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Activities of Andrey SLABAKOV related to 2021/2007(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

An intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience (short presentation)
2021/11/10
Dossiers: 2021/2007(INI)

Opinions (1)

OPINION on an intellectual property action plan to support the EU’s recovery and resilience
2021/09/07
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2021/2007(INI)
Documents: PDF(148 KB) DOC(79 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Andrey SLABAKOV', 'mepid': 197849}]

Amendments (6)

Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Calls for the enhancement of tools available to ensure that innovators from the cultural and creative sectors (CCSs), in particular SME’s, can ensure a fair return on their investments and capitalise on their creations and thus further stimulate innovation;
2021/06/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the proposal outlined in the Intellectual Property Action Plan to establish an EU Toolbox against counterfeiting; expresses its disappointment that the same level of attention is not given to other forms of IPR infringement, including copyright infringement; encourages the development of a dedicated Toolbox against copyright infringement, based on industry good practices and fully integrated with the DSA;
2021/06/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Emphasises that the COVID-19 crisis threatened the livelihood of all workers in the cultural and creative sectors; observes that for many authors, performers and cultural workers the digital marketplace was the only tool for generating income during the lockdown; notes with concern that the biggest winners of the digital culture growth were not the creators but the distributors; highlights, therefore, that a robust and fair remuneration for author’s and adjacent rights is essential and Member States must reinforce their IPR framework to protect creators and performers;
2021/06/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 52 #
5 b. Emphasises the role of intellectual property as a ‘key driver of economic growth’; calls for IP to act as a cornerstone in the EU’s future, promoting a global ‘level playing field’, protect against IP theft, ensure the EU’s technological sovereignty, and to facilitate the ‘green and digital transformations’ of Europe.
2021/06/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to seeking strong IP protection in future Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and for full implementation in existing ones; regrets, however, that the current template for IPR in such agreements is not reflective of the protection afforded by European rules; reminds the Commission that FTA signatories interpret IPR differently than the EU and that the largest threat for intellectual property comes from outside the Union; urges the Commission to introduce higher standards into its FTA template for IPR in order to strengthen the protection for European authors;
2021/06/25
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Highlights the crucial role that IP plays in Europe’s digital transformation; emphasises that innovation should go hand in hand with creativity and digitisation, with the pandemic highlighting the necessity of the emergence of critical new technologies, notably in the health sector; notes the necessity of ensuring a system is in place to protect European businesses from cyber attacks and the resulting loss of trade secrets;
2021/06/25
Committee: CULT