8 Amendments of Ivo BELET related to 2010/2156(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the creative and cultural industries (CCIs), which account for 5 million jobs and 2.6% of EU GDP, as one of the main drivers for growth in the EU; therefore calls on the Commission to support CCI's competitive and economic models, in order to maximise the job potential in the European Union;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that EU Innovation policy has a role to play in embracing the innovation potential of creative SMEs and needs to take into account the important role of creative industries in realising a creative and innovation-friendly society, therefore calls to avoid unnecessary cost and red tape for SMEs in public procurement;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that intellectual property rights are a fundamental asset for creative companies, an incentive for individual creativity and investment in creation; calls, therefore, for schemes to help CCIs adapt to the digital shift via new online services based on new forms of rights management promoting authors‘ rights, such as extended collective licensing systems and easy, one-stop-shop systems for the clearance of rights;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the urgent need for funding initiatives for creative businesses, points out that, given the nature of CCIs, venture capital/private equity/business angel/mezzanine-type investments are the most relevant forms of financing, and suggests using the framework of the ECIA (European Creative Industries Alliance) to provide a platform for access to information and advice on investment readiness and long-term business strategies, access to loans, guarantee funds and cross-border private investment, and to explore the possibility of establishing a Creative Industries Bank;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for the creation of a true European Creative Single Market enabling CCIs to expand and reach out to a larger potential customer base, helping them to develop new long term strategies for creation, distribution and exploitation, and fostering mobility, exchange and cooperation between persons active in the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Highlights the potential of creative clusters between research centres and artistic schools where creative businesses may link with art establishments to provide joint training programmes and life-long learning opportunities, particularly for entrepreneurial training; therefore encourages Member States and regions to create opportunities for such cooperation and to explore innovation vouchers schemes to help cultural and creative SMEs and individuals in acquiring professional skills;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Given the increasing shift of the publishing industry towards digital content production and distribution, calls on the Commission to take initiatives to promote and increase digital literacy and stresses that publishers should be closely involved in initiatives on digital media literacy;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission to adapt copyright to the digital era allowing the cultural and creative industries reaping the benefits created by digital technology and media convergence and to consider specific ways of facilitating the use of creative content and archived material and putting in place extended collective licensing systems and easy, one-stop-shop systems for the clearance of rights;