10 Amendments of Dirk STERCKX related to 2010/2156(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the need to reduce the inequalities faced by practitioners in the cultural and creative sector and, to fight discrimination in these sectors, especially as regards pay, jobs thatto ensure that jobs match the level of qualifications, and to reduce inequalities in social security; calls on the Member States to introduce changes toflexibility in their social security systems to meet the needs of practitioners in the cultural and creative sectors, in which connection the characteristics of the social security system must not act as an obstacle to the creativity of the sector;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to respect and acknowledge actions taken by cultural services and, not-for-profit organisations and private initiatives involved in the development of a creative inclusive economy;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Favours initiatives on mobility, particularly for students and young creators whether qualified or not, as well as the development of residencies and workshops forive artists, and calls on the Member States to remove barriers to free movement, particularly with reference to exchanges between EU artists and between EU and non-EU countries; calls on the Commission to ensure that the right to free movement can be exercised;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to promote joint research between the cultural and creative industries and the education and training sector, so as to facilitate the use of creative techniques and tools in the educational sector and conversely, by means of research and education, to renew the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Advocates the mobilisation of existing EU funds and programmes for the development of the cultural and creative sector;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that a highn equivalent level of social protection, and in particular unemployment insurance, to that enjoyed by all other employees is necessary to provide a guaranteed income for those periods without employment natural to the cultural and creative sector, and enable personal and collective emancipation.
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the cultural and creative industry is an economic sector as valid as any other, which is not – or not to any significant degree – subject to relocation, and where, therefore, many jobs can be created in the European Union;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recognises the importance of education for the purpose of learning entrepreneurial skills for this sector;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Recognises the importance of protecting intellectual property rights and an efficient approach to tackling infringements of them; considers that these infringements are a threat to the viability of the sector, although intellectual property rights are precisely a guarantee of income and employment in the creative and cultural sector;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to investigate the scope for best practices such as the tax shelter scheme which exists in Belgium, a tax exemption scheme which encourages the production of audiovisual works and stimulates the climate for investment in the Belgian audiovisual industry, and calls on the Commission to encourage their adoption; notes that under this scheme investors enjoy a 150% tax exemption on the amount which they spend on Belgian audiovisual works;