Activities of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2015/2328(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Creative Europe programme (debate) DE
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) and repealing Decisions No 1718/2006/EC, No 1855/2006/EC and No 1041/2009/EC PDF (412 KB) DOC (77 KB)
Amendments (22)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
Citation 2
— having regard to Articles 167 and 173 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Creative Europe has prothe objectiveds to be a successful programme in terms of its objectivessafeguard and promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and to promote Europe's cultural heritage on the one hand, and to strengthen the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors on the other;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Aa (new)
Recital Aa (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives may prove difficult to align as it means combining the intention of preserving the diversity of the creative and cultural sectors and the dynamic of assuring their "competitiveness" and the continuation of industrial policy in those sectors;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the splittructure of the programme into two sub- programmes and a C, preserving the particularities and identity of both, and the addition of a cross- sectoral Sstrand is still considered useful, given the different nature and specific vocation of culture and media, but requires adjustmentan asset to provide a better understanding of cooperation and developments in the cultural field, linking up with third countries;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Creative Europe allows for cooperation and joint action with countries not participating in the programme, and with international organisations which are active in the cultural and creative sectors, such as UNESCO, the Council of Europe, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on the basis of joint contribution in the pursuit of the programmes objectives;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the lack of data and quantitative and qualitative indicators, despite the provision made therefor in the regulation, makes it difficult to evaluate the impact of the programmsystem of performance indicators provided for in the Article 18 of the main regulation, including indicators for the general objectives of the programme, indicators attached to the MEDIA and culture strands respectively, as well as specific indicators concerning the Guarantee Facility instrument, has not been set or become operational to date;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the support provided for networks, includtype of grants for cooperation projects withing the most representative and significant networks, can no longer be allocated to their operational activities, as was the case underculture sub-programme of Creative Europe doesn't fit the needs of networks, which rely on operational structure and activities, as in the previous programme, but only to projects Culture 2007-2013;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas the Creative Europe Desks (CED) are the crucial intermediary between the Commission, the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) and the applicants, and whereas they should be more closely involved inbetter informed about the decision -making process;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the Commission to ensure a good coordination between the DGs in charge of Creative Europe, as well as with the EACEA Agency and CED taking care of the different phases in the implementation of Creative Europe, whereby the role of CED and EACEA is crucial as it involves direct links not only with beneficiaries, but the whole cultural and creative sector;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Asks the Commission to work as close as possible with UNESCO, the Council of Europe and also the OCDE, to develop a stronger basis of joint contributions in the pursuit of programme objectives and evaluation of impact, especially in the international dimension and the respect of the specific human and economic values of culture and creation;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recommends that the Commission mainretains the existingpresent structure with twoof Creative Europe, while better defining the specificities and identity of both sub- programmes and use the potential of the cross-sectoral strand more effectively;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission to make use of the system of performance indicators provided in the Article 18 of the legal basis of Creative Europe, whereby insisting on the artistic and creative component of the programme, too often sacrificed to pure economic considerations like managerial capacities or a quantitative audience development;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to further simplify financial aspects and speed up the balancing procedure, at least for small cooperation beneficiariuse criteria that do not hamper small projects to access to funding, and to make sure that the final payment of the grants is realized in the best time possible, which should be a criteria of excellence for the work of EACEA, both for the culture and MEDIA sub-programmes;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. UrgWelcomes the Commission and Agency current work to modify the automatic points system in order to allow a genuine level playing field, taking into account the existing national support schemes for the audiovisual industry;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. ReWelcommends that the e creation of "hubs" (European Pplatforms be extended to all sectors of Creative Europe, to enable emerging talent to circulate in the EU projects) to support and enable emerging artists and creators to exchange and work together;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Insists that European Networks which are stable and highly representative of one of the sectors of Creative Europe should be supported with a mix of grants: operational grants aimed at ensuring the institutional activities and projectcultural networks are fundamental for a visibility of culture and artistic activities in Europe and with third countries, as they are often the first ones to go into cooperation with new fields, sectors or countries; their role as coordinator of actions and promoters of culture and creativity for whole artistic domains should be supported with operational grants;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the success and significance of the European Capitals of Culture scheme, and calls for better use of the know-how of capitals of culture for the development of citiesbased on the dynamic of cities and regions involved in the process, making out of the label and still very modest EU financial contribution a real asset for further financing and activities, well over the year;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the request from the CED to be involved inbetter informed about the decision- making process and for greater account to be taken of their expertise in the field; points out that the confidential sharing of evaluation reports, even negative ones, can help improve their capacity;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Recommends that Creative Europe be continued in 2021-2028 as a programme with two sub-programmes and a cross- sectoral strand including training, with the same values and priorities. It should include peer-to-peer learning in the culture sub-programme, and, in both MEDIA and culture sub- programmes, audience development, access to markets, social inclusion, international cooperation, cross-sectoral and cross-over projects, as well as communication, studies, a Guarantee facility and CED support; ; as to the cross- sectoral strand, the continuation of the Guarantee facility scheme depends on the final impact as will be demonstrated in the intermediary report by the Commission;