Activities of Andrey SLABAKOV related to 2022/2046(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on upscaling the 2021-2027 multiannual financial framework: a resilient EU budget fit for new challenges
Amendments (10)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Believes that the importance of culture for our identity, democracy, society and economy is not adequately reflected in the current multiannual financial framework 2021-2027, particularly in light of the long-lasting consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic which the cultural and creative sectors will continue to be suffering from for many years to come;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Reiterates its deep regret and incomprehension that - despite repeated calls by the European Parliament1a with overwhelming majority - the Recovery and Resilience Facility investments fail to reflect the enormous economic and social significance of the cultural and creative sectors which account for 4.4% of the EU’s GDP and about 8.7 million jobs in the EU, leaving these sectors considerably underrepresented in the EU’s overall effort to overcome the pandemic and to support the recovery and resilience of the European economy; _________________ 1a e.g. in its resolution of 17 September 2020 on the cultural recovery of Europe and in its resolution of 20 October 2021 on the situation of artists and the cultural recovery in the EU
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Expresses its regret that most COVID-19 recovery programmes dedicated to culture focus mainly on large venue events, such as festivals and concerts; notes that, despite the larger share of revenues from such events, they do not represent the vast majority of people working in the CCS; insists that financial support should be more evenly spread through the sectors, in order to truly recover from the ongoing crises;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Is worried that the proposed massive budget cut of the Creative Europe programme - the proposed 2023 annual budget foresees a 20% reduction compared to the previous year2a - will bring further harm to the cultural and creative sectors that are only slowly starting to blossom again and will thus have a long-lasting negative impact on our European cultural ecosystem and its diversity; _________________ 2a 325.3 million EUR (2023 proposal) after 406.5 million EUR (2022 budget)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Insists on the need to fundamentally change the way projects in the Creative Europe Programme are evaluated with an intention to focus less on administrative conditions and more on the artistic value of projects and ideas; highlights that the current system for evaluation significantly disadvantages young people and first-time applicants, who have excellent and original concepts with artistic added value, and who lack the know-how to meet the bureaucratic requirements for a successful application; asks the Commission to significantly reduce the administrative burden and rework application and evaluation procedures of the Creative Europe Programme;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to adapt the multiannual financial framework by increasing the overall Creative Europe budget 2021-2027 by at least 720 million EUR3a in order to allow for a stable continuation of the funding and thus avoid any annual budget reductions; _________________ 3a Plus inflationary adjustment
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Is concerned that the structure of the cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI), which cover many micro-organisations and self-employed persons, has made them particularly vulnerable to the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and inflation, decimating both organisations and, employment and entrepreneurship opportunities, and explains their very slow and incomplete economic recovery; therefore, requests more support for the CCSI;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Asks the Commission to propose, without delay,launch a consultation, including all relevant national and international stakeholders, on the possibility of establishing a European Status of the Artist;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)