21 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2018/2091(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the priorities for the New Agenda and the sector-specific approach are welcome; whereas support should be given to all cultural and creative sectors, and cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue should be maintained as cross- cutting prioritiesEuropean tangible and intangible heritage should be preserved;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe is emerging from a severe financial crisis, during which, unfortunately, the budget for culture has often been the first to suffer cuas a result of Commission-imposed budgetary constraints;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas Europe is facing growing social inequalities, rising populismcommunity demands and radicalisation and has an increasingly diverse population population that is becoming less and less unified; whereas culture is therefore more importantnecessary than ever;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Europe’s creative and cultural sectors are the EU’s strongest assets, whereas they represent 4.2 % of the EU’s GDP, create 8.4 million jobs, equal to 3.7 % of total employment in the EU, are economically resilient, even in times of crisis, and offer a higher percentage of youth employment than other sectors, but whereas their durability is threatened by extreme and growing competition from the US as a result of investment in these sectors by the internet giants;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Europe’s music sector is very dynamic, accounting for 1 million jobs and a turnover of EUR 25 billion, yet remains severely underfunded and up against such strong competition from Anglo-Saxon music that content is becoming standardised; whereas, out of a total budget of EUR 1.46 billion for Creative Europe, as of July 2018 only EUR 51 million have gone to music projects;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas culture can play an important role in social cohesion and integration and whereas the special call for migrants’ integration in the Creative Europe programme has proved to be efficient but oversubscribedresulted in the funding of projects whose only objective is to promote migration and blame Europeans;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas cultural networks are a power tool in forging interpersonal bonds and peaceful connections across national borders within a single civilisation;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Nnew AEuropean agenda for Cculture and stresses that it represents a huge opportunity to adopt a comprehensive and coherent policy for culture at European level, but also, while it may be useful for coordinating Member States' cultural policies, it must never violate the principle of subsidiarity; stresses, that it can only be successful if supported by a significant budgetary increase for Creative Europeerefore, the importance of promoting programmes rather than creating new ones, and warns against the tendency for budgets to be continuously increased;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises that the 2018 European Year of Cultural Heritage represents an opportunity to increase awareness of the unique strength and diversity of EU culture and the vital role it plays in our societies and economies, in creating a sense of belonging, in promoting active citizenshipsocial participation and in defining our fundamental values and identity;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the launching of ‘Music Moves Europe’ as a significant first step in stimulating creativity, diversity and innovation in Europe’s music sector and the sectoral action on music in the Creative Europe programme; calls on the Commission to focus on mobility of artists and repertoire within and beyond Europe,deplores the fact that an English name has been chosen for this initiative at the same time that song lyrics are more and more often written in English, which leads to loss of cultural diversity; calls on the Commission to focus on distribution, funding for SMEs, transparency of digital platforms to artists, diversity of streaming services and a mapping of the sector when developing further EU action on music;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomDeplores the Commission’s intention to introduce a dedicated action on mobility within Creative Europe, but underlines that this requires an appropriate budget and simplified administrative procedures in order to avoid obstacles linked to visas and double taxationas that will necessarily entail a budget increase to the detriment of other actions, and stresses that a better sense of rootedness, not mobility, leads to greater cultural depth;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that according to the 2017 Eurobarometer 36 % of Europeans did not participate in any cultural activity within the previous year and calls on the Member States, therefore, to strengthen the links between culture, education, innovation and researchpromote a better geographical distribution of their cultural establishments and events;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that democratic principles and European values are increasingly challenged due to growing polarisation both within Europe and globallythese cultural sectors are becoming increasingly politicised; cCalls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States, therefore, to develop a strategic approach for the protection of cultural rights, freedom of artistic expression and media pluralism, as well as the right to freely participate in cultural lifeo seek ways to promote the political neutrality of these sectors;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Underlines that, despite the EU added value of cultural investment, Creative Europe represents 0.15 % of the overall EU budget, of which only 31 % is earmarked for culture; welcomes the new MFF proposal and the proposed increase in funding as a good first step and calls for a doubling of the budget allocated to the new Creative Europe programme;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to develop a ‘one-stop-shop’ portal in all the official languages of the EU Member States where all existing EU funding instruments for CCSs are listed in a user- friendly, comprehensive and efficient manner;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle the centralisation of cultural events and spaces in an effort to protect against mass tourism, which is causing environmental and social damage to the most popular areas;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out that, while the digital domain can be an excellent tool for the creative sector and for the promotion of culture, tangible and intangible cultural heritage must be protected from robotisation and individualisation if it is to remain key to our humanisation;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that the protection of copyrights is at the core of CCS revenue and welcomes the new copyright directive proposal and its measures to protect news publishers, close the value gap between creative industries and digital platforms and increase transparency and balance in the contractual relations of authors and performers; stresses that it is vital to create a fair digital marketplace in which creators are fairly compensatedcomprising European entities, in which European creators are fairly compensated and cultural sectors are protected from global standardisation;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Regrets that the safeguarding and promotion of culture was not included as a goal in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and stresses that culture is an engine for sustainable development and intercultural dialogue, as long as cultural spaces are not destroyed by mass consumption;