9 Amendments of Andrew LEWER related to 2014/2228(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. recognising that cultural diversity is a distinctive feature of the EU because of Europe's history, its rich variety of traditions and strong cultural and creative industries, and that the promotion of cultural diversity will remain a guiding principle, just as it has been in other EU trade agreements;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. recalling that cultural and creative industries contribute around 2.6% of EU GDP with a higher growth rate than the rest of the economy;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. underlining that, with a decline in the EU's competitiveness in traditional industries, the development of trade in cultural and creative-industry goods and services will constitute an important driver of economic growth and job creation in Europe; observing that, according to estimates, world trade in cultural and creative goods and services has nearly doubled in the past ten years;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. strongly believing that greater trade openness in the cultural and creative industries sector would greatly benefit both the European and US economies and could contribute to cultural richness and diversity of both - the US and Europe;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. recalling that the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights is an issue central to securing the European cultural and creative industries while maintaining incentives for companies to develop new service and business models and for artists and creators to innovate;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
Df. maintaining that international cooperation is the only way to combat piracy, counterfeiting and the violation of IPRs.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure, via a general clause in thethat the TTIP agreement, is in full compliance with the GATS and the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, that the parties to the agreement reserve the right to adopt or maintain any measure (in particular of a regulatory and/or financial nature) with respect to the protection or promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, media pluralism and media freedom, and to preserve or develop, in accordance with the principle of technological neutrality, a regime for audiovisual services in line with democratic, social and cultural requirements;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) look to establish in TTIP the right balance between the necessary protection and sustainability of creation with the need to foster the development of new services and business models;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point a b (new)
(ab) ensure that the EU cultural and creative sector maintains and enhances its ability to access a large market of 300m consumers with high purchasing power and that EU producers and creators are guaranteed, wherever possible, non- discriminatory market access or equivalent treatment to US producers;