24 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2011/0370(COD)
Amendment 23 #
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 respect 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 and lifelong learning.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In order to flourish, Europe's cultural and creative sectors require a modern, accessible and legally certain system for the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR).
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Books, newspapers and magazines are components of cultural industries as well as a pluralistic and diverse European media landscape, the digital age also poses challenges to the sustainability of traditional sectors of these industries, including book publishing, bookselling and the print media.
Amendment 31 #
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, create employment, maintain their competitiveness 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-readiness of the operators in the sectors as well as the insufficient investor-readiness of financial institutions.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) There is a need to bring together the current individual Union programmes for the cultural and creative sectors within a single comprehensive framework programme in order to more effectively support cultural and creative operators to take advantage of the opportunities the digital shift and globalisation offer and help them to address issues currently leading to market fragmentation. To be effective, the Programme should take account of the specific nature of the sub- sectors, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches within independent strands. Such changes should prioritse simplification of the process for application and compliance with financial reporting procedures so that both SMEs and community and voluntary organisations are not overburdened with administration.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The European Capitals of Culture and Sport and the European Heritage Label help to strengthen the feeling of belonging to a common cultural area, and contribute to enhancing the value of cultural heritage. Funding should be provided for these two Union actions.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) With regard to the implementation of the Programme, the specific nature of the cultural and creative sectors should be taken into account, and particular care should be taken to ensure that administrative and financial procedures are simplified, particularly for SMEs and community and voluntary organisations.
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) As stated in the Commission report on the impact of the European Parliament and Council Decisions modifying the legal bases of the European Programmes in the areas of Lifelong Learning, Culture, Youth and Citizenship of 30 July 2010, the substantial shortening of the delays in the management procedures has increased the efficiency of programmes. This type of simplification should be continued and further improved, with a focus on shortening time to grant and a greater use of electronic project management tools.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. ‘cultural and creative sectors’ means all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values and/or artistic and creative expressions, whether these activities are market or non-market oriented and whatever the type of structure that carries them out. These activities include the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education, management or regulation. The cultural and creative sectors include in particular architecture, archives and libraries, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), cultural heritage, design, festivals, music, performing arts, publishing, radio, sport and visual arts;
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the transnational character of its activities and their impact, which will complement local, national, international and other Union programmes;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – point b
Article 4 – point b
(b) to strengthen the competitiveness and flexibility of the cultural and creative sectors with a view to promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point c
Article 5 – point c
(c) to strengthen the financial capacity of the cultural and creative sectors, and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and community and voluntary organisations;
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – point d a (new)
Article 5 – point d a (new)
(da) to stimulate sustainable employment in the cultural and creative sectors, which will also generate positive employment spin-offs in related sectors such as tourism and the digital sector.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall establish a Facility targeting the cultural and creative sectors and operated within the context of a Union debt instrument for small and medium-sized enterprises as well as community and voluntary organisations. This facility shall have the following priorities:
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitate access to finance for small- and medium-sized enterprises and community and voluntary organisations in the European cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point e
Article 8 – point e
(e) conferences, seminars and policy dialogue including in the field of cultural and media literacy targeted at stakeholders directly involved in the sectors;
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – point f – indent 5 a (new)
Article 8 – point f – indent 5 a (new)
- provide regular feedback on administrative burdens for small and medium sized enterprises and community and voluntary organisations as well as practical proposals to reduce these burdens.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) supporting actions providing operators with skills and knowhow encouraging the adaption to digital technologies, including testing new approaches to audience building and business models, such as utilising social media platforms;
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) supporting audience building as a means of stimulating interest in European cultural works, including by leveraging social media platforms.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – point e
Article 10 – point e
(e) special actions aiming to achieve greater visibility for the richness and diversity of European cultures, and stimulate intercultural dialogue and mutual understanding, including European cultural prizes, the European Heritage Label, and the European Capitals of Culture and Sport.
Amendment 66 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) facilitating the acquisition of skills and the development of networks and in particular encouraging the use of digital technologies and social media to ensure the adaptation to market development;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) relevant EU policies, in particular those in the fields of education, employment, health, research and innovation, enterprise, tourism, justice and, development and sport;
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) other relevant EU funding sources in the field of culture and media policies, in particular the European Social Fund, the European Regional Development Fund, the Research and Innovation Programme, the Erasmus for All Programmes, as well as the financial instruments relating to justice and citizenship, external cooperation programmes and the pre- accession instruments. In particular, it will be important to ensure synergies at the level of implementation between the Programme and the national and regional strategies for smart specialisation.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
1. Beneficiaries of the projects supported by the Programme shall ensure communication and dissemination of information concerning the Union's funding they have received and the results obtained, including the prominent display of relevant logos, nomenclature and symbols.