9 Amendments of Jill EVANS related to 2016/2032(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises the increasing importance of micro-enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector for investment, growth, innovation and employment, but also in their key role, together with cultural NGOs, networks and platforms, in preserving and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity and a wide range of traditional arts and crafts; recognises that culture and innovation are crucial factors in helping regions to attract investment, support creative talent, and foster social cohesion, and thereby contribute to local development which local and regional authorities are well-placed to support;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that the financial needs of the cultural and creative sectors are different from those of other sectors, and therefore sector-specific solutions for access to finance are needed;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Highlights the importance of support for SMEs that operate in minority or lesser-used languages, and those that are distinctive and uniquely connected to their region or area in order to better protect and promote the true cultural and linguistic diversity of Europe;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights that difficulty in attracting investment is often due to problems in assessing risks and valuing intangible property - such as intellectual property rights; notes that public policy at EU, national and regional level has a role to play in encouraging investors and improving their relationship with the creative and cultural industries;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Understands that in order to improve access to finance in the cultural and creative sector it is necessary to develop expertise in assessing the specific risks of a lack of tangible collateral and a dependence on intangible assets; notes that this expertise is needed both within micro- enterprises and SMEs and within the financial institutions; stresses that intellectual property rights can be accepted as collateral;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the launch of the Guarantee Facility of the Creative Europe programme as one of the means of addressing the pressing need for accessing loan financing for innovative and sustainable projects in the cultural and creative sectors, encompassing micro-enterprises, SMEs, smaller non-profit associations and NGOs, where the financing gap is expected to exceed EUR 1 billion per year according to the Commission’'s ex-ante assessment;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. regrets that the system for granting additional points to projects in the Guarantee Facility will only consider projects on a Member State level, meaning that projects using minority languages or from marginalised areas may be unable to access support, and the true diversity of the EU and its multinational states is not reflected;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Welcomes the initiative of the integrated training scheme the Guarantee Facility proposes to bankers and financial intermediaries; strongly recommends the necessary measures to be put in place in 2016, as in the original Commission proposal;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers it to be crucial that the EU and, its Member States, and its regional and devolved governments and authorities broaden the range of financing instruments available to micro-enterprises and SMEs in the cultural and creative sector with new and innovative financing schemes such as microcredit, repayable contributions, crowdfunding, peer-to-peer lending, tax deduction, risk capital finance and venture capital.;