Activities of Isabella ADINOLFI related to 2022/2047(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations
Amendments (53)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 36 a (new)
Citation 36 a (new)
— having regard to Regulation (EU) 2017/1563 on the Marrakesh Treaty,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas most workers in the CCSI are atypical workers;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the pandemic has highlighted the vulnerable nature of the CCSI as highly fragmented; whereas workers in the CCSI, who are mainly employed on a project basis or on atypical or part-time contracts, were severely affected by the pandemic;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas the safety measures imposed during the pandemic deprived the CCSI of a significant source of income by making in-person access to CCSI institutions or initiatives impossible; whereas in many sectors certain cultural habits that disappeared during the pandemic have not systematically returned;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas workers in the CCSI have been significantly affected by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the arts and artistic disciplines are important components of both formal and informal education;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas digital technologies affect all aspects of cultural institutes’ work; whereas digital technologies influence many aspects of the accessibility and enjoyment of cultural works, materials and initiatives;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the strengthenUnderlines that the next Council Work Plan for Culture represents an opportunity to advance towards a more comprehensive cultural policy at EU level and calls for an increase in funding ofor the Creative Europe 2021-2027 programme, which is still highly underfunded, in order to fulfil the objectives of the Programme;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights the need for mutual cultural respect to be the basis for international cultural relations;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote existing cultural and artistic activities, to develop new ones and to promote participation by citizens in these activities;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission to stress the importance and dignity of workers in the CCSI;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the Member States to promote and invest in citizens’ participation in cultural and artistic activitiesaccessibility to cultural and artistic activities for all citizens and to increase their participation; calls on the Member States to take appropriate measures to identify and eliminate obstacles to participation, including those linked to socio-economic characteristics, income and physical accessibility; invites the Member States to integrate cultural participation objectives in policy-making beyond cultural policy;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to fully recognise the right to cultural, artistic and scientific life and related cultural rights as universal human rights, allowing all individuals to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share their benefits; calls on the Member States to promote the development of culture and technical research and to protect the landscape and the historical and artistic heritage, including in the interest of future generations, and to make full use of the potential offered by the EU’s funding, programmes and policies dedicated to culture and their synergies with other programmes; calls on the Member States to dedicate 2% of their budgets to culture, as the European Parliament has requested on many occasions; calls on the Member States to use funding from the Recovery and Resilience Facility to achieve their objectives in terms of cultural investment;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that data collection should be considered as a key cross-cutting priorities in the new Council Work Plan for Culture; in this regard regrets that the latest available data collected by Eurostat on cultural participation date back to 2015; given the drastic change that CCSI have undergone since then, notably due to theCOVID-19 pandemic as well as innovative technological developments, invites the Commission to set up a Eurostat survey on cultural participation and trends in the EU, collecting and analysing statistical data at different territorial scales (national, regional, etc.), with special attention to participation in sub-urban, rural and peripheral areas and within marginalised socio-economic communities and disadvantaged and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognises the fundamental role of art and culture as an instrument for individual expression, particularly for individuals who are often victims of discrimination, such as women, minorities and members of the LGBTQI+ community;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure the inclusion of the most disadvantaged groups in cultural activities and initiatives with particular, but not exclusive, reference to older people, those with disabilities and the economically disadvantaged;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to eliminate administrative, financial and linguistic obstacles that hinder physical and mental participation in cultural activities and initiatives, particularly, but not exclusively, for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Encourages the Member States to recognise the importance of cultural and artistic activities for the mental health and well-being of young people, at both national and international levels, particularly for disadvantaged young people;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Stresses the importance of cultural initiatives focused on entertainment and care for persons with disabilities; deplores the fact that the suspension of such activities during the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant adverse impact on the individuals who had been benefiting from them; asks the Commission to pay more attention to this issue in the coming years;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Expresses concern about the common narrowing of school curricula, which tend to relegate arts and artistic disciplines in a more marginal position compared to other subjects; urges Member States to allocate the appropriate financial and human resources and incentives to arts and artistic disciplines as curricular as well as extra-curricular activities; urges the Commission to move beyond a “STEM approach” and fully adopt a “STEAM approach” (Sciences, Technologies, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) instead;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Recalls the importance of a full and well-structured school curriculum, which includes the arts and artistic disciplines, with a view to an appropriate and rounded education and the formation of individuals who are more thoughtful, and are more responsible citizens; stresses that the habit of accessing and enjoying culture and artistic and cultural initiatives developed during a person’s formative years results in the development of a cultural attitude and a habit of partaking in culture;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recalls the importance of mutual recognition of artistic competences and creative skills and qualifications to facilitate cross-border mobility of workers in the CCSI;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the fundamental importance for the Member States of mobility for students in the cultural and artistic sector in allowing a broader and more eclectic training and providing more specific and attractive professional prospects and presenting a broad and diverse cultural front;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the establishment of the Culture Moves Europe mobility scheme for professionals in the CCSI; regrets, however, that administrative and, financial and linguistic obstacles to mobility still remain; calls on the Commission and the Member States to eliminate these obstacles;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their efforts to provide quality information on mobility and exchange programmes for artists and other cultural professionals and practitioners, as well as material support to tackle all kinds of obstacles to mobility in the CCSI, including administrative, financial and linguistic obstacles, as well as obstacles linked to disability;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the professionalworkers in the CCSI, having been seriously hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, must benefit from a genuine European recovery, particularly given the fact that this atypical sector is composed mostly of individuals as well as micro and small sized organisations and companies, often depending on irregular income and lacking long-term financial predictability;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the professionals in the CCSI, having been seriously hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, must benefit from a genuine and targeted European recovery that takes into account the atypical nature of the CCSI and of workers in the CCSI , who are mainly employed on a project basis or on atypical or part-time contracts;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Notes that the recovery efforts should set out to create a more stable and reliable structure for the CCSI, tackling the problems deriving from the sector’s make-up, composed mainly of individuals and of micro and small organisations and companies, often depending on irregular income and lacking long-term financial predictability;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Underlines that the support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility should be used in particular to improve the working conditions of professionals in the CCSI; Welcomes the Commission’s support to Member States in ensuring fair remuneration and improving socio- economic conditions for artists and creators through general and sector- specific dialogues; underlines that, besides measures supporting the economic recovery of the CCSI, the support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility should be used in particular to improve the working conditions, training, up- and reskilling of professionals in the CCSI in order to keep up with the ongoing structural changes in these sectors;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages all Member States to implement Directive (EU) 2019/790 on copyright in the digital single market; calls on those Member States who have not yet done so, to transpose the Directive into their national laws, and to guarantee fair, appropriate and proportional remuneration of authors and performers; calls on the Commission to support the transposition and implementation efforts;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Member States to ensure fair remuneration and fair working conditions for workers in the CCSI , particularly, but not exclusively, for workers operating in the single digital market;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Notes with regret that it is often impossible, in reality, for women to have access to culture because of institutional and structural constraints, harmful narratives and poor socio-economic conditions;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with regret that the procedures to apply for EU funding are often burdensome; calls on the Commission to further simplify these procedures; and to guarantee reasonably easy access to EU funds for all organisations and individuals in the CCSI, including small and medium-sized organisations and those that are family- run; encourages the Commission to carry out a study on the use of finance by SMEs, particularly in the most disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to incentivise the use of finance by internal areas at risk of depopulation through a targeted and inclusive cultural policy; underlines that the support from the Recovery and Resilience Facility should in addition be used to facilitate access to credit by SMEs;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Asks the Commission to respect the principle of multilingualism when adapting these procedures and to allow the submission of applications in all 24 official EU languages to guarantee an equal opportunity to participate for all the organisations and individuals in the CCSI, including those who do not have the capacity or the means to provide a suitable translation in English;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Regrets the difficulty generally encountered by individuals and SMEs in the CCSI in obtaining access to banking credit;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Recalls the Commission’s key objective of accompanying the development of creative partnerships between the cultural and other sectors such as ICT, research and development, urban planning and sustainable tourism, to reinforce the social and economic impact of investments in culture and creativity, in particular towards the promotion of growth and jobs and the development and attractiveness of regions and cities; notes in particular the positive contribution of the EU Digital Innovation Hubs and the Creative Innovation Labs, which support European industries in their innovation capacity respectively in the digital and audiovisual areas;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need to find a balance between the growth and development of the tourism sector in cities known for their art and in tourist destinations and their permanent residents’ quality of life;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that cultural heritage can help the EU to attain its ambitious objectives of becoming climate-neutral by 2050; recalls that the renovation of heritage and other ancient buildings should always be carried out in compliance with the national rules on conservation, the 1964 Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, and the original architecture; stresses that preserving the environment implies, more broadly, to respect the built heritage, be it or not strictly protected according to the national legislations;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Encourages the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Member States to design their cultural programmes in line with the principles of environmental sustainability and the fight against the climate crisis; highlights the vast contribution that the arts and culture make to raising awareness of these issues, and inspiring positive behavioural change; asks the Commission to set up a special fund for such cultural initiatives through synergies with other dedicated EU programmes, funds and policies;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Asks the Commission to make sure that the principles of environmental sustainability and policies to combat the climate crisis do not in any way affect the physical integrity, architectural coherence, historical character or the value of historic or artistic buildings or of historic centres, even where they are not specifically protected as such;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Asks the Commission to make sure that activities to make historic or artistic buildings and culturally or artistically important assets safe and to restore them are conducted in a sensitive manner, using materials that are appropriate for the nature of the asset to be restored and taking the greatest account of the authenticity and quality of the final result of the activity although this may undermine, where necessary, any principles of environmental sustainability and climate crisis combating efforts that may be involved;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Asks the Commission to identify a single European standard for digitalisation;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Insists that copyright in works of art and material in the CCSI must remain European, including in relation to the digitalisation of works of art and material in the CCSI, including, but not restricted to, digitalisation carried out by industries outside the EU; discourages economic speculation in this field;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Asks the Commission to fully and comprehensively regulate the metaverse, with particular reference to virtual artistic heritage; asks the Commission to preserve European artistic heritage even if it is replicated or, in any event, transposed to the metaverse;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Asks the Commission to protect the intellectual property of the digitised European landscape, which must remain European;
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Regrets the gradual disappearance of cultural material in paper form and the repercussions of this trend on the publishing sector, particularly on small and medium-sized publishing houses and bookshops;
Amendment 281 #
26a. Notes that archaeological/cultural items stolen from a people represent the identity of the people from whom they have been stolen;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Asks the Commission to strongly condemn the destruction of historical, artistic and cultural heritage in recent conflicts that may in some cases constitute violations of human rights and the systematic destruction of the historical, artistic and cultural heritage by totalitarian regimes and terrorist groups as a tool for affirming their supremacy over peoples or minorities;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Recalls that culture is a fundamental driver when it comes to facilitating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 and calls on the Commission to advocate for the inclusion of culture as a separate goal in the development agenda after2030;