Activities of Michel REIMON related to 2016/2072(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries PDF (419 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Amendments (31)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the study of the European Commission on "the impact of culture on creativity", June 2009,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas CCIs have dual value, as they preserve and promoteirect links to artists and creators, are most likely to foster cultural and linguistic diversity, and strengthen European and regional identity, while sustaining social cohesion andsense of belonging, therefore may contributinge substantially to investment, growth, innovation and employment in the EU economyUnion;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas cultural diplomacyooperation in all cultural and creative domains eases and strengthens the bilateral relations between European and third countries and builds bridges between societies and contribute to better, fostering mutual understanding and common projects;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas CCIs contribute to Europe’s ‘soft power’ in their role as ambassadors of European values – such as culture, creativity, quality, excellence, craftsmanship – on the world stagealso to develop Europe’s image in the world – often based on the valorisation of its cultural heritage, its creativity in arts and performing arts, as well as its craftsmanship, in establishing a fruitful dialogue with CCIs from other countries;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas employment in the cultural sector is unlikely to be offshoredCCIs rely on keeping a strong EU location in terms of employment, based on it is connected toraftsmanship, and specific cultural and historical competences; whereas CCIs contribute significantly and more than any other sector to youth employment and have proved to be most resilient during the post-2008 economic crisis;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the CCIs comprise a majority of small and micro-companies and whereas the cultural and creative sector (CCS) companies with less twhich main strength shall remain the short value chain 9 employees account for more than 90 % of the workforcebetween artists and creators and their final output and production;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas among the different sources of EU funding, only some like" Creative Europe" and the "European Fund for Strategic Investment" mention CCIs as a specific priority, together with other NGOs and small associations or cultural institutions, which is the reality of the cultural field at large;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas despite the factconsidering that more creative content is being consumed today than ever before, in particular on services such as user-uploaded content platforms and content aggregation services, the cultural and creative sector has not seen a comparable increase in revenues from this increase in consumptionfacilitating the emergence of attractive legal offers with a broad catalogue and cross-border availability should be a priority;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to develop a coherent and long-term industrial policy framework for the CCS, and on the EU to include the support, development, promotion and protecmotion of CCIs in its strategic goals, and overall political prioritis required by article 167, §4 of the TFEU throughout all its policies and programmes;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to design its future policies based on the following definition of CCIs: ‘cultural and creative industries are those industries that are based on cultural values, individual creativity, skills and talent with the potential to create wealth and jobs through generating value from intellectual property. They include the following sectors relying on cultural and creative inputs: architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audio-visual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, creativity-driven high-end industries and fashion, festivals, music, performing arts, books and publishing, radio and visual arts’provide a precise and sensible definition of CCIs, including nature and goals of those SMEs, and mentioning their own and unique strength to establish the shortest value chain between creators, artists, and the production, dissemination of creativity potential;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to identify specific indicators in order to monitor and analyse the cultural, economic and societal impact of its policies and regulatory proposals related toregarding CCS on all other domains of activity in the CCSEU, and to possibly identifyon connected third countries; this would allow to develop alternative data sources with a view to complementing and improving official statistics;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Encourages the Commission and Eurostat to include the CCS in their yearly statisticsin its endeavour to regularly analyse and measure the impact of culture and cultural policies for the whole CCS, developing new and pertinent criteria, and to publish a sectorial biennial report on the developments of CCIs in Europe;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that technology and infrastructure rely on the content provided by creators; calls, therefore,Calls on the Commission to establish a legal framework for the value chain in the digital age that takes into account the specificities of the sector and leads to an improvement in the remuneration of authors and creators;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks the Commission, in view of the upcoming copyright reform, to create legal solutions which will suit creators, right holders and consumers alike in order to make clear that liability exemptions can only apply to genuinely neutral and passive online service providers and not to services that play an active role in distributing, promoting and monetising content at the expense of creators;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in their respective spheres of competences, to promote cross-sectorial cooperation by establishing ‘learning labs’, creative hubs, co-working spaces, networking programmes and cultural and creative clusters and networks at regional, national, European and international level in order to foster interaction between micro-, small, medium and large enterprises in the CCS, traditional craftsmanship, research centres, universities, investors and policy makers; asks, moreover, for support for the development of new business models, products and services through strategic partnerships and for support for the activities of business incubators;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that creative skills need to be learnt from an early age in order to lay the foundations for the continuous renewal of creative talentscan be encouraged at all stages in life; encourages the Member States to improve theirbetter connect all training, learning and qualification systems, and opportunities enabling students in cultural and arts disciplines to acquire comprehensive trainingdevelop their own talent;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the potential of CCIs regarding youth employment and reindustrialisation; calls on the Commission and the Member States to incluconsider the CCIs in the Youth Employment Initiative and to provide funds to facilitate careers and training in this sectorspecial opportunities offered by the whole CCS in the framework for example of the Youth Employment Initiative;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to securerespect the cultural diversity offered by CCS, to include in their preservaiorities the promotion of traditional European savoir-faire, preserving and promoting the craft trades linked to the CCS and to re-valorise vocational training and a highly skilled workforce in order to attract talents, national, regional and local savoir-faire, including the variety linked to linguistic expressions and traditions, and to continue the common effort to boost vocational training;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the CommissionMember States and regional authorities to raise awareness about career opportunities in manufacturing jobs through awareness campaigns and policies promoting the transmission of knowledge in order to preserve and develop craftsmanship in these sectors;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the Members States to follow up on Erasmus+ incentives to promote cross-sectorial approaches between different areas in formal education and in non-formal learning; recommends the creation within higherencourages higher education and professional education institutions of jointto cross programmes between arts and culture, science, engineering, technology, business and other relevant fields; stresses the need to support centres of excellence and relevant economic fields;
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes that participation in all EU funded programmes is open to CCIs, but that this participation should still to be considered below its potential; asks the Commission as a first step to create aand asks the Commission as a first step to join forces between the different DGs in charge of SMEs and create an up-dated one stop shop – e.g. a website – highlighting different funding opportunities for CCIs, as this would increase awareness and accessibility of funding for CCIs;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish the cultural and creative industriesrespect art 167, §4 and establish the CCIs, as part of the CCS, as a horizontal priority within EU funding schemes, in and programmes, particularly in Horizon 2020 and the ESIFs;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that in order to improve access to finance in the CCINotes that the Commission included a training scheme for financial intermediaries and bankers wit is necessary to develop expertise in assessing the value of intangible assets which could be used as collateralh the new "Guarantee Facility" tool of Creative Europe , in order to develop sensitivity to the sector itself and expertise in assessing the special character and type of added value of CCS; considers it useful to assert the success of this scheme and if positive, then to extend it to various areas of policies;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24