5 Amendments of David CASA related to 2011/0370(COD)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to respectpromote cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through vocational training.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The digital shift is having a massive impact on how cultural and creative goods and services are made, disseminated, accessed, consumed and monetised. These changes offer great opportunities for the European cultural and creative sectors. Lower distribution costs, new distribution channels and new opportunities for niche products can facilitate access and increase circulation worldwide. In order to seizefully take advantage of these opportunities and adapt to the context of the digital shift and globalisation, the cultural and creative sectors need to develop new skills and require greater access to finance to upgrade equipment, develop new production and distribution methods and adapt their business models.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) One of the greatest challenges of the cultural and creative sectors, especially small operators including small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises, is their difficulty accessing the funds they need to finance their activities, grow, in order to maintain their competitiveness and growth or internationalise. While this is a common challenge for SMEs in general, the situation is significantly more difficult in the cultural and creative sectors due to the intangible nature of many of their assets, the prototype profile of their activities, the lack of investment-readinesscentric knowledge of the operators in the sectors as well as the insufficient investor-readiness of financial institutions.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and confers on the Union the task, inter alia, of contributing to the flowering of cultures of Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time. It further confers on the Union the task of ensuring that the conditions necessary for the competitiveness of the Union's industry exist. In this respect, the Union, where necessary, supports and supplements Member States' actions to both respect and promote cultural and linguistic diversity, strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors and facilitate adaptation to industrial changes, in particular through vocational training.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The ‘European agenda for culture in a globalizing world, endorsed by the Council in a Resolution of 16 November 2007 sets the objectives for future activities of the European Union for the cultural and creative sectors. It aims to promote cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue, to promote culture as a catalyst for creativity in the framework of the Lisbon Strategy for growth and jobs and to promote culture as a vital element in the Union's international relations.