Activities of Patrick LE HYARIC related to 2010/2156(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries
Amendments (15)
Amendment 8 #
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, access to the labour market, jobs that match the level of qualifications, and social security and unemployment and maternity benefits; calls on the Member States to introduce changes to their social security systemsystems of social protection to meet the needs of practitioners in the cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that access to knowledge and creative content is a key aspect of fundamental rights, as is respect for cultural diversity, especially that of particularly vulnerable people;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Considers that the lack of harmonisation with regard to copyright exemptions acts as a brake on the Europe- wide circulation of knowledge-based products and services and on job creation in innovative sectors where the technological environment is constantly evolving;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Considers that creativity depends on access to existing knowledge, works and creative content;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1d. Considers that the cultural and creative industries represent potential for the creation of high-quality jobs not vulnerable to relocation, and that they have a key role to play in the development of a society based on knowledge and innovation;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Sees the wide diversity in the status of cultural and creative sector practitioners – amateurs, volunteers, employees, entertainment-industry contract workers and individual entrepreneurs, etc. – and in their working methods as a reflection of rich variety in Europe that must be preserved, while at the same time preventing discrimination among practitioners and affording them access to labour and social rights, so as to ensure fair and regular remuneration, thereby reducing financial insecurity;
Amendment 27 #
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 involved in the development of a creative inclusive economy; calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage and embed good practices designed to facilitate access for young and particularly vulnerable people to culture and creative content – for example, reduced prices, culture vouchers and free cultural activities;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Favours EU and Member States’ initiatives on mobility, particularly for students, apprentices, trainees and young creators whether qualified or not, as well as the development of residencies and workshops for artists, and calls on the EU and the Member States to remove barriers to the free movement of persons and the issue of visas, 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 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to promote joint research and partnerships 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;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to exchange information and good practice, to step up education and training provision, especially in the fields of computer studies and business management, to foster new skills and to promote lifelong learning, for example by facilitating access to the existing European programmes and funds, thereby making decent jobs more accessible and enhancing and acknowledging the skills of creators and workers in the cultural and creative sector, who feel the impact of economic and technological change particularly strongly;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Points out that artistic trades constitute one of the pillars on which our cultural heritage and our economy rest, and that their continuity must therefore be safeguarded by means of appropriate mechanisms for passing on knowledge and skills, as emphasised in Parliament’s resolution of 10 April 2008 on cultural industries in Europe;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the Commission to promote the use, dissemination and development of open source software and open standards, which represent potential for innovation, creativity, knowledge dissemination and job creation;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that a high level of social protection, and in particular of unemployment insurand maternity leave allowances, 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 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to promote the ILO’s Decent Work Agenda and to ensure decent working conditions, with a view to reducing social inequalities, combating discrimination and improving health and safety at work in the cultural and creative industries;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises that the cultural and creative industries contribute, in many cases, to the transformation of declining local economies by encouraging the emergence of new types of economic activity, creating new and sustainable jobs and making European regions and cities more attractive, thus serving the interests of social and territorial cohesion.