6 Amendments of María Teresa GIMÉNEZ BARBAT related to 2016/2032(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that Eurostat figures show that 2.9 % of the EU’s workforce, i.e. 6.3 million people, were employed in the cultural sector in 2014, which is comparable to the proportion of the workforce employed in the banking and insurance sector; stresses furthermore that the cultural and creative sectors make up nearly 4.5% of the European economy, as nearly 1.4 million small and medium- sized businesses generate and distribute creative content all over Europe;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that further promoting and investing in cultural and creative industries will be beneficial for reducing the youth unemployment rate as according to a recent study cultural and creative sectors employed more 15-29- year-olds than any other economic sector (19.1 % of total employment in CCS versus 18.6 % in the rest of the economy)1a; _________________ 1aCultural times - the first global map of cultural and creative industries /December 2015/
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Encourages Member states to enhance the development of creative competences and set up business skills development networks between educational and training systems, creative companies and cultural and arts institutions in order to foster an interdisciplinary approach; encourages the EU and Member States to expand solutions to encourage talent and skills development within CCI (Cultural and Creative Industry) as for instance foreseeing innovative and flexible grants for supporting creativity and innovation and talent development;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Acknowledges that while some Member States have already well developed policies for Cultural and creative industries' (CCIs), others are still at the stage of planning; underlines therefore the need for fostering better interaction between the EU and Member States and facilitating exchanges of best practices between Member States in the field of funding mechanisms for SMEs operating in the CCS;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Acknowledges that most CCS Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) face difficulties in accessing finance and that there is a lack of understanding of the CCS' unique characteristics by the financiers; Considers it to be crucial that the EU and its Member States broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro- enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, risk capital finance and venture capital.; Stresses that information on the available sources of funding should be made available and easily accessible;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Emphasises the role of exchange programs, in particular mobility in VET which enable cooperation between different business lines, combine creativity with business skills and allow participants to better understand the real needs of enterprises; calls therefore for widening the financial opportunities from which CCS SMEs can benefit in order to provide high quality mobility opportunities;