Activities of Niklas NIENASS related to 2020/2261(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU
Amendments (76)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to the Preamble and Article 2, 3 and 4 of the Treaty of the European Union, as well as having regard to Articles 6 and 167 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in particular its Article 19,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 18 May 2021 on the recovery, resilience and sustainability of the cultural and creative sectors,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in its resolution of September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe, Parliament underlined the need to improve the working conditions of cultural and creative workers and urged the Commission to establish a European framework for working conditions in the cCultural and cCreative sSectors and(CCS), including the cultural and creative industries (CCSI);
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas culture has an intrinsic value as an expression of humanity, democracy and civic engagement that can be key to advancing sustainable development;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas culture and the freedom of the arts contribute significantly to the vibrancy of a society and enable all segments of society to express their identities, contributing to social cohesion and intercultural dialogue paving the way to an ever closer European Union and holds an instrumental role in fostering the digital an green transitions;
Amendment 10 #
A c. whereas culture, arts, cultural heritage and cultural diversity are of great value to European society from a cultural, educational, democratic, environmental, social, human rights and economic point of view and should be promoted and supported; whereas Europe's Cultural and Creative Sectors contribute substantially to a common European identity and our values, to our mental health and economical wealth, and in the long term to the creation of a European public sphere;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
A d. whereas the Cultural and Creative Sectors (CCS) are comprised of all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values, or other artistic individual or collective creative expressions, as defined in the legal basis of the Creative Europe Programme; whereas this definition includes the cultural and creative industries as well as non-commercial sectors such as cultural heritage, cultural education and research; whereas there is no comprehensive EU definition of ‘artists’ adding to the difficulties encountered especially in terms of cross- border mobility;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
A e. whereas the European Cultural and Creative Sectors account for between 4 and 7% of the European gross domestic product and 8.7 million jobs in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
A g. whereas so far there has been only limited Union competence in the field of culture; whereas the Parliament had to fight hard to achieve a significant increase in the budget for the Creative Europe programme; whereas Creative Europe is the sole Union programme dedicated to culture; whereas this programme's funding still falls far short of the needs of our European artists and the whole Cultural and Creative Sectors;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the CCSI mainly comprise micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and self-employeorganisations and enterprises with restricted access to financial markets, as well as self-employed artists, cultural workers, freelancers and entrepreneurs, who often draw on irregular and mixed incomes from different sources;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas certain Member States undermine artistic freedom in Europe by state interference and politically driven restrictions, e.g. autocrats taking control of art academies, or by instituting ideological criteria for public funding; whereas artistic freedom is further threatened by the absence of social security for many cultural workers, and by cultural diversity being increasingly consumed by mainstream commerce;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the containment measures taken by the Member States affected the CCSI more than any other sectorultural and Creative Sectors more than any other part of our society and economy; whereas the CCSI experienced losses in turnover of over 30 % for 2020 – a cumulative loss of EUR 199 billion – with the music and performing arts sectors experiencing losses of 75 % and 90 % respectively8 ; _________________ 8Ernst & Young, Rebuilding Europe: The cultural and creative economy before and after the COVID-19 crisis, January 2021.
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas culture is an ecosystem that not only generates high economic value (representing 4.4 % of EU GDP in terms of total turnover and employing around 7.6 million people), but also has a substantialhas a substantial societal and social impact, contributing to democratic, sustainable, free, fair and inclusive societies and reflecting and strengthening our European diversity, values, history, freedoms and way of life, but also generates high economic value (representing 4.4 % of EU GDP in terms of total turnover and employing around 7.6 million people);
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the development of thea multidimensional European framework for working conditions in the CCSI will require coordination with EU policies on competition, the internal market, social policy, fundamental rights and equality, and copyrightsocial policy, fundamental rights such as equality and copyright, competition, the internal market, funding for culture, as well as monitoring the progress of Member States on improving working conditions in the CCS and sharing best practices among them;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas since Parliament’s call for improvements to the situation of artists in its resolution of June 2007, no progress has been made and, while the situation has aggravated and thus most of its demands remain valid or have become more urgent;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has made artists and cultural and creative professionalworkers even more vulnerable, as the loss of earnings for freelancers and non- standard workers, who make up the majority of the CCSI, has been exacerbated by weak or absent national social security schemes and dedicated support measures;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has also exposed the pre-existing vulnerabilities of the Cultural and Creative Sectors, including the precarious livelihoods of artists and cultural workers, as well as the tight budgets of many cultural institutions and the insufficient public funding;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
G b. whereas the measures taken by Members States to support the CCS in the face of the pandemic vary greatly, and thus the gaps between the situations of artists and cultural professionals in different Member States have considerably increased;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
G c. whereas, as a consequence of COVID-19, millions of artists, authors, performers, technicians and other employees in the Cultural and Creative Sectors are still without a job and without decent prospects; whereas this situation is not only a catastrophe for art and culture but heavily affects the foundations of our entire society;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the ongoing impact of the pandemic has made it impossible for artists and cultural and creative workers to carry out their jobactivities and generated uncertainty over future prospects that could cause professionals to leave the sector, which will have a long-lasting effect on the composition and diversity of the European CCSI as a whole and discourage young people and professionals from vulnerable backgrounds from working in these industriesectors;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas most of the Member States enacted substantial emergency measures to help the CCSI to survive the crisis; whereas, however, this support was not available to some artistor suitable for many financially vulnerable artists and cultural and creative workers on account of their particular working status and was not thus insufficient to ensure sustainable working conditions; whereas this affects the social rights of artists and cultural professionals, who have the right to be fairly financially compensated for their work, and the protection of a diversity of cultural expressions;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas cross-border mobility remains an essential component of artists and cultural workers’ careers; however, most of the current funding instruments supporting mobility do not sufficiently stimulate environmentally and socially sustainable mobility and hinder work-life balance of artists and cultural professionals;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Council’s Work Plan for Culture for 2019-2022 makes it a priority to establish an ecosystem supporting artists and cultural and creative professionals and recognises the need for joint action in this field; whereas there is an urgent need for such joint action;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas several Member States have specific legislation in place providing a special status for artists to guarantee them access to social benefits; whereas, however, this legislation varies considerably between the Member States, which can hinders the mutual recognition of the status of artists and cultural and creative workers, cross-border collaboration and mobility, and ultimately European cultural diversity;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas funding support for CCS varies greatly between Member States, in terms of budgets’ size, guiding priorities and values, which hinders inclusivity, sustainability and balance of cross-border collaboration and mobility;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas artists and cultural and creative workers tend to have atypical work patterns and often lack proper social security protection, notably in cross-border contexts, which often leads to their exclusion from pension, health care and unemployment payments;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas artists’ and cultural and creative workers' remuneration often comes from different sources such as contracts, royalties, grants and subsidies, which renders their income highly unpredictable, leaves them in precarious situations and weakens their resilience;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. Whereas authors, performers and all cultural creators should have access to guaranteed minimum standards of social security, including employment and health insurance and pension funds, so that they can concentrate fully on their artistic process and creativity
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas the lack of collective bargaining for self-employed artists and cultural and creative workers further serves to undermine their position on the labour market and leads to a lack of adequate social protections;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas cross-border mobility is an essential part of an artist’s and cultural and creative worker's work but is often hampered by bureaucratic procedures, a lack of clear information and myriad administrative rules and requirements across the Member States, notably as regards social protection and taxation;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas public grants are considered the most vital and effective form of financial support for the CCSI, but are often difficult to access for those who need them the most, chronically underfinanced, and sometimes biased by political influence;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and highlighted artists’ dependence onand cultural and creative workers' general dependence on continuous public and private financial support, and in particular their need for short-term financial support in times of crises;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q a (new)
Recital Q a (new)
Q a. whereas, in light of the consequences of the pandemic, a whole generation of young artists and cultural workers will struggle to find their place in our societies, both enrolling in higher art education and entering cultural employment;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas access to finance remains the main challenge for individual artistespecially for smaller actors in the CCS, including individual artists, artists collectives, and cultural and creative workers, who are often ineligible for loans and bank guarantees and are highly dependent on public and private grants and subsidies;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas many private investors have scaled back their financial support for cultural projects during the crisis, especially those with a cross-border dimension, during the crisis; whereas this underlines the importance of reliable and constant public funding;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
S a. whereas a gender gap pervades in the CCS, and women in all their diversity are under-represented in key creative roles; women artists are often silenced and subject to disproportionate criticism as a result of their work and women and LGBTIQ+ artists are more likely to be targeted by attacks or subjected to restrictions;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
S b. Whereas culture, arts, cultural heritage, and cultural diversity are of great value to European society from a cultural, educational, democratic, environmental, social, human rights and economic point of view and should be promoted and supported. Whereas Education and culture are key to building inclusive and cohesive societies for all, fostering integration, and sustaining European competitiveness;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S b (new)
Recital S b (new)
S b. whereas artists and cultural professionals from minority groups including women, young people, representatives of racial, ethnic and geographic minorities, people with vulnerable socio-economic background, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ people have lesser access to artistic and cultural careers and are hit the hardest by the consequences of the pandemic;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S c (new)
Recital S c (new)
S c. whereas artists are often subject to racism, xenophobia, discrimination and exclusion based on their perceived identity as a result of structural and institutional racism and tokenism that result in strained relationships and collaborations with relevant institutions as well as in obstruction of their artistic freedom;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S d (new)
Recital S d (new)
S d. where as young artists experience exacerbated precarity, with artists under 30 being more likely to be unemployed, to accept unpaid work and to be subject to exploitative working conditions such as unpaid salaries and precarious contracts;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S e (new)
Recital S e (new)
S e. whereas artists with disabilities are excluded from policy and funding in the CCS due to a lack of consideration, for example in terms of restricted mobility or challenges posed by bureaucratic funding procedures;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas freedom of expression and freedom of the arts, as enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, are currently under threat in several Member States and are sometimes hindered by the use of antiterrorism legislation or allegations that artistic works insult religious feelings or national symbols or are deemed to be offensive or inappropriate, also resulting in cases of self-censorship;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges the Commission and theall Member States to recognise the fundamental role of culture for society, the well-being of EU citizens and the economy, and to translate this recognition into adequate and continuous financial and structural support;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to recognise the European added value of cross-border cooperation and to eliminate barriers to cross-border mobility in the EUsustainable, balanced and inclusive cross-border mobility of artists and cultural works in the EU, with a special focus on sustainability, with third countries that are candidates or potential candidates to the accession, that are members of the European Economic Area (EEA), the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) or with which the Union has other relevant cooperation agreements;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide authors, performers, other creative professionals and workers in the CCSI with clear information and guidelines on mobility opportunities and administrative requirements in all Member States, including on visas, taxation, social security and access to training, as well on Union programmes and funds that can serve their needs, such as Creative Europe, but also those not directly or specifically targeted at the CCS;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the establishment of mobility information points to provide assistance to artists and support sustainable mobility; recommends that all Member States establish oneat least one such mobility and information point to offer free and tailored support to artists and cultural and creative workers;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Condemns that most Member States failed to implement the Directive on Copyright and the Digital Single Market on time before the deadline of 7 June 2021; Regrets that the Commission only published the guidelines three days before the deadline for implementation; Believes that this demonstrates the need for a Regulation also for procedural matters;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Encourages greater synergy between the cultural and educational sector and promotes greater participation of artistic and cultural schools and institutions in activities under Erasmus+, and in other actions under EU programmes, both for students and teachers;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on theall Member States to fully transpose Directive (EU) 2019/790 on cCopyright in the dDigital sSingle mMarket without any further delay and, in particular, to guarantee fair remuneration for authors and performersthe enforcement of the right of all authors and performers to appropriate and proportionate remuneration, as well as transparency, in all parts of the CCS; Calls on the Commission to ensure that all Member States fulfil their respective legal obligations by immediately commencing relevant proceedings against all Member States that failed to transpose the directive by the set deadline;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Recognises the crucial role of culture and arts in promoting cultural diversity and fostering inclusive societies and the fight against any kind of discrimination;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s inception impact assessment and ongoing public consultation on collective bargaining agreements, which is designed to define the scope of application of EU competition rules in order to remove obstacles and improve working conditions through collective bargaining on behalf of solo self-employed workers and freelancers in the CCSI;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on Member states to acknowledge the right of association for all workers in the CCS, regardless of their working status, to improve their bargaining position and to introduce fair pay as a principle for (working) contracts within the CCS;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the urgent need to improve the working conditions in the CCSI; encourages the Member States to utilise upward convergence to establish minimum standards for artistuthors, performers and all cultural creators and cultural workers in relation to working conditions, fair remuneration and social security;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RecommeCalls on the Member States ands the creation of a European Commission to create a European framework for working conditions in the CCSI; welcomes, in this regard, the forthcoming OMC discussions between the Member States on the statu which could set minimum standards common to all EU countries, including harmonised definitions of relevant terms related to the CCS, especially that of 'artist', to facilitate cross-border mobility and recognition, and minimum standards and requirements with regards to the working conditions of artists; welcomes, in this regard, the forthcoming OMC discussions between the Member States on the status of artists; calls for the establishment of a working group in the framework of the OMC to facilitate best practice sharing between Member States as well as to facilitate the monitoring of progress in relation to the amelioration of the conditions of artists;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for greater cross-border portability and recognition of cultural and creative skills, qualifications and diplomas in order to facilitate mobility for cultural and creative playerspeople working in the CCS;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Calls on Member States and the Commission to support vocational training programmes and initiatives for the career development of all authors, performers and cultural creators, and in particular to support them in acquiring digital, entrepreneurial and other skills in order benefit from digital opportunities to promote their work and collaborate with other artists;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Recommends the Commission and the Member States to provide increased and consistent information on sustainable mobility through initiatives such as updated toolkits and handbooks, as well as the revision of existing ones;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Urges theall Member States to fulfil their obligation to defend and respectresponsibility and obligation to respect, foster and defend artistic freedom in order to uphold the fundamental right to freedom of expression and to ensure that EU citizens can freely enjoy and consume artistic creations and participate in culture; invites the European Commission to develop further research on the topic and prepare a roadmap for achieving better protection of freedom of artistic expression in Europe; calls upon the Member States to jointly establish a structured dialogue amongst artists, legal experts and relevant stakeholders to determine common standards for freedom of artistic expression and develop and implement relevant guidelines;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to map existing definitions of artists and cultural workers across Member States, in view of an inclusive wording in the EU’s policy- making and in the European framework for working conditions in the CCS, supporting a process-oriented approach, e.g. by recognising the labour intensity of the creative process, including research and preparation, and also aligned with the 1980 UNESCO Recommendation concerning the Status of the Artists;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take due account of the unique situation of artists from marginalised communities including women artists, artists with disabilities, artists from racial and ethnic minorities, LGBTIQ+ artists and artists from socio- economically disadvantaged backgrounds in the development of all relevant policies, funding programmes and activities connected to the CCS;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Welcomes the Council’s recent conclusions on the recovery, resilience and sustainability of the Cultural and Creative Sectors, in particular with regards to the call for a fair and sustainable labour market and social protections for CCS professionals as well as the need to secure artists’ income; calls upon Member States to work towards the swift implementation of these conclusions;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10 c. Recommends the equal recognition of the multiple forms of artistic and cultural and creative work, including the activities that are not (or barely) monetised, among others;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to reconsiderensure full access to basic social protection systems for artists and cultural workers, regardless of their employment status, and including access to unemployment allowance, health care and pensions;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11 a. Calls on the Member States to fully include access to art education, including to expand understanding and appreciation for art and culture as well as to encourage the development of cultural and artistic work for everybody, as part of a holistic approach for recovery not only for the CCS, but for our society as a whole;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11 b. Calls on the Member States to provide access to free lifelong learning and training for all learners through, among others, mentoring programmes, as well as the development of EU-wide training material for the transition from education to employment;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11 c. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate skills’ development paths by supporting cooperation between higher art education institutions, arts councils, skills councils, as well as across disciplinary domains, such as with science and technology;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Paragraph 11 d (new)
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to encourage and promote private investment in the CCSIcultural and creative industries; Calls on the Member States to encourage and promote both public and private support and donations in the CCS; Calls on the Member States to ensure easier access to finance for artists and all cultural creators in the whole CCS; Emphasizes that no private investment in culture can or should ever replace or diminish any public spending for culture nor the responsibility of the public to adequately funding culture, because independent art requires freedom from economic restraints;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to update and adapt the funding envelopes for culture and to facilitate access to public grants and loans by reducing administrative burdens at all stages of the application and reporting processes, and to actively promote the existence and use of public funds with a targeted approach;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Reiterates its call on the Commission and the Member States to include culture in each of the national recovery and resilience plans and to earmark in every Member State at least 2 % of the budget envelope of the Recovery and Resilience Facility to culture;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Encourages for synergies between relevant EU programmes such as Creative Europe, Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, the Cohesion Policy Funds and the RRF to be exploited in order to better support artists and provide new and accessible funding streams;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop new funding mechanisms that remove exclusive and inaccessible funding practices in order to make access to finance easier and more accessible especially for small artists collectives and individuals, including those located in rural areas and outside of large cities, including through the provision of funding centred on training, materials and working space to facilitate the holistic development of artists outside of project based work;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support the short-term recovery of the CCSIwhole cultural ecosystem and to bolster the resilience and competitiveness of these industries in the long term CCS in the long term, and to reinforce these sectors by providing fair and structured support to especially the most vulnerable actors within the CCS as well as by ensuring comprehensive monitoring of the socio- economic situation in the CCS with the help of the European Framework for working conditions, in order to tackle any major crises as effectively as possible in the future;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to create new funding programmes to support sustainable, balanced and inclusive mobility and cross-border cooperation, as well as innovate existing funding instruments in this direction;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Calls on the Council to acknowledge that where Member States fail, the Union must do more to safeguard culture, cultures and cultural diversity in Europe; therefore, calls on the Council to reconsider the allocation of competences in the field of culture and to envisage an expansion of Union competence in this area in the medium term; recognises the role that the Conference on the Future of Europe can potentially play in this context;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15 b. Welcomes that during the crisis many cultural ecosystems of workers and organisations adapted to new digital distribution formats showing innovative ways of reaching their audience, nevertheless, digital engagement should not replace cultural experiences in person;