20 Amendments of Ibán GARCÍA DEL BLANCO related to 2022/2188(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the cultural and creative sectors are not mentionincorporated in the Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA);
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Erasmus+ is not just a mobility programme, but a powerful tool for exchanging knowledge, fostering academic cooperation, creating strong and lasting linkbonds and promoting understanding between people and institutionfrom different cultural backgrounds, institutions and their members, as well as a wide range of stakeholders and their organisations and networks, contributing to the development of policies and practices;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the UK’s global programme to study and work abroad ("Turing Scheme") does not offer such mutual exchanges comparable to Erasmus+;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-EU countries can join Erasmus+ as member or associated countries;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas, as a consequence of Brexit, EU citizens studying in the UK canare no longer benefit fromtitled to ‘home fees’, but have to pay higher international student fees, making it prohibitively expensive for the vast majority of them, penalising even more young students from socially disadvantaged backgrounds and ultimately narrowing down the exposure of UK learners and teachers to their fellow Europeans;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital S a (new)
Recital S a (new)
Sa. Whereas members of educational and cultural institutions and organisations from the EU and the UK continue their relationship despite a lack of funding, administrative obstacles and all other adversities caused by the UK's non-participation in Erasmus+;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that numerous education, culture and youth stakeholders, both in the EU and the UK, are calling for the UK to be associated with Erasmus+, Creative Europe, European Solidarity Corps and Horizon Europe once more; calls for the issue to be addressed in different political contexts to raise awareness of opportunities at the level of the European institutions, EU Member States and UK authorities; further, calls for practical, intermediary or alternative solutions to be explored to mitigate the loss of opportunities for students, teachers, artists, cultural and creative workers, athletes and young people;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the enormous benefits of the Erasmus+ programme not only for students, but also for teacherhigher education students, vocational education and training (VET) students, adult learners, young people, administrative staffbut also for teachers, academics, administrative staff and generally for education institutions and society as a whole, which cannot be measured by the size of its financial envelope;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Regrets the narrowness of the ‘value for money’ approach adopted by the UK Government regarding Erasmus+, which disregards the numerous benefits in terms of exchange of knowledge and skills for students, teachers and administrative staff, the contribution to diversity on campuses and in schools, and its contribution to broadening its participants’ outlooks and opportunities; notes that this approach is also characteristic of the "Turing scheme", which ultimately impacts on the student and academic community;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes the creation of the Turing scheme by the UK Government; regrets, however, that this programme only covers outgoing student mobility, and does not cover the youth and sport sectors6 ; notes in this context that the "Turing Scheme" represents a significant deterioration compared to Erasmus+ and therefore cannot be seen as an equivalent replacement for Erasmus+; _________________ 6 UK Government, Turing scheme website.
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Welcomes the new possibility to dedicate 20 % of the Heading 2 budget of the Erasmus+ 2021-2027 programme to outgoing international mobility outside the 33 countries participating fully in Erasmus+; notes, however, that this part cannot be dedicated entirely to one specific partner country, and does not replace the missed opportunities resulting from the UK’s withdrawal from the Erasmus+ programme;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the work currently being undertaken by the Scottish Government to create a similar programme, covering both incoming and outgoing mobility; invites the Scottish Government to consider the sports sector in the planning of the programme;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that 11 UK Universities are partners in alliances through the European Universities initiative; regrets that these cooperation projectsir participation will end when the first- generation alliances expire (at the end of 2024);
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Is concerned by the excessive bureaucracy created by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU for UK artists wanting to tour in the EU and European artists wanting to tour in the UK, as illustrated by the administrative obstacles created by the application of the CITES Regulations for artists travelling with certain types of musical instruments containing protected species, especially when travelling by Eurostar train;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Notes that the plethora of migration rules, including different visa and work- permit systems in each of the EU Member States, as well as customs and VAT rules for merchandising, rules on cabotage and cross-border trade for specialist hauliers transporting merchandising and stage decor between the UK and the EU, are making it difficult and expensive for emerging and independent UK artists to tour in the EU or participate in European festivals; notes that EU artists are also affected by similar issues when touring in the UK;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Stresses that streamlining visa and work arrangements is in the interest of the cultural and creative sectors in both the EU and the UK and urges both parties to work towards an agreement; believes that these visa and work arrangements should be part of a future EU framework for artists and cultural professionals;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Notes that numerous UK cultural organisations continued to be connected after Brexit through their partnership with European cultural networks, professional associations and trade federations; expresses concern, that in the medium term the sustainability of these relationships is at great risk and that the adverse effects of programme exit will increase;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Regrets that the number of EU citizens working in the cultural and creative industries and sectors in the UK has dropped since Brexit;1a _________________ 1a https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa ndcommunity/populationandmigration/int ernationalmigration/articles/changesinpa yrolledemploymentsheldbynonuknationals duringthecoronaviruscovid19pandemican deuexitperiods/2022-03-01
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 31 c (new)
Paragraph 31 c (new)