Activities of Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID related to 2012/2302(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs (short presentation)
Reports (1)
REPORT on promoting the European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs PDF (221 KB) DOC (132 KB)
Amendments (31)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 19 a (new)
Citation 19 a (new)
– having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 30 May 20132,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the development of new economic models for online access to cultural works is booming and should be encouraged by a stable legal framework which promotes investment in the CCS;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the CCS are performing well economically and continuing to create jobs , particularly for young people, in spite of the difficulties currently facing the economies of the Union;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for recent, reliable statistics on the CCS, in particular as regards their actual situation and their potential in terms of jobs and growth, so as to be able to decide on the most appropriate political action to promote these sectors effectively;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises the very disparate nature of the cultural and creative ecosystem, and stresses the need to address this by promoting the emergence of a common identity through the creation of areas of dialogue in order to create new links between actors and to enable skills and knowledge to be transferred to and from other branches of the economy;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the EU and the Member States to promote and recognise the visibility of the cultural and creative sectors, which make up Europe’s ‘cultural exception’;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a territorial basis to be developed and for exchanges to be optimised so as to attract investors in order to enable the various cultural and creative enterprises (VSBs, SMEs, NGOs and cultural institutions) to continue to promote growth and create jobs;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of promoting mutual knowledge and transfer of the skills and knowledge essential to collaboration between creative enterprises through competitiveness clusters, excellence initiatives and networking, and thereby creating a common culture for the CCS, encouraging the various sectors to work together in order to cope with the new economic and societal challenges more effectively;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Points out that professionals in the CCS must be guaranteed a social status so that they are able to enjoy satisfactory working conditions and appropriate measures with regard to tax systems, their right to work, social security rights and copyright in order to improve their mobility across the EU;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the importance of improving training, learning and qualification systems, including by offering students in cultural and arts disciplines training which is tailored to today’s professional needs, in order to bring business and teaching closer together and to ensure effective implementation in all the Member States;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Commission to recognise the specific nature of the master crafts, which are genuine sources of European jobs that are based on four criteria common to all the high-end CCS: innovation and creativity; excellence and aestheticism; know-how and technology; and career-long learning and promotion of knowledge;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that art and cultural education is a prerequisite for equal opportunities as it helps schoolchildren to cultivate themselves by developing their artistic abilities, meeting artists, viewing works of art and visiting places of cultural value;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points out that closer links must be forged between universities and the creative and cultural sectors with a view to making these job-rich sectors more competitive, and calls for the establishment of a platform for exchanges and of alliances and partnerships to help participants think and act in a manner likely to lead to collective success;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses the need to support the European funding of the cultural and creative sectors, including in times of economic crisis; expressly asks the European Parliament to push for an ambitious and substantial culture budget; calls, therefore, on the Council not to reduce the budget allocated by the Commission for the ‘Creative Europe’ programme;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Emphasises the importance of developing consultancy and advisory services in respect of business financing and management to help SMEs and VSBs master the requisite tools for good corporate governance, with a view to improving the creation, production, promotion and distribution of cultural goods and services;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to take the action required by recommending mixed methods of funding, particularly public-private partnerships;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls, therefore, on the Member States and the Commission to use existing and future tools and programmes, such as MEDIA or the Creative Europe programme’s guarantee mechanism, and to take specific measures to facilitate access by CCS stakeholders to the funding available under these instruments;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the exponential growth in the use of innovative digital services to access cultural works, and stresses the need to ensure a stable ecosystem that encourages investment in the CCS, job creation in Europe and the promotion of innovative business models;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls, therefore, on the Commission to develop a regulatory framework which is adapted to the specific features of these sectors, particularly as regards respect for IPR, and advocates better sharing of responsibilities throughout the digital value chain, paying due account to the competitiveness of the CCS;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses in this connection the important role played by collecting societies in providing access to cultural heritage by enforcing IPR effectively and simplifying formalities for users;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Stresses the need for the EU and its Member States to devise and draft, in accordance with the UNESCO Convention of 2005, policies in favour of cultural diversity that are suited to the digital age;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Emphasises in this connection the need to keep the cultural and audiovisual outside the scope of the negotiating mandate for the EU-USA free-trade agreement, while pointing out that cultural and creative works are not goods like any others;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 c (new)
Paragraph 20 c (new)
20c. Stresses the need to strengthen policies on the digitisation of works to promote access to as many works of European cultural heritage as possible;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 d (new)
Paragraph 20 d (new)
20d. Calls on the Commission to propose suitable instruments to enable the CCS to export to the international markets under the right conditions;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 e (new)
Paragraph 20 e (new)
20e. Points out that that culture has indirect effects on other economic sectors; calls, therefore, on the CCS to step up cooperation with other sectors such as ICT and tourism with a view to meeting the challenges of digital technology, globalisation and access to international markets;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the importance of regional cultural and creativity policies, and hence the central role of local and regional authorities in promoting and supporting the CCS by making use of the right instruments and financing arrangements;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Stresses the importance of culture in the social and economic revitalisation of cities; urges the Commission to support peer learning among city administrations with a view to encouraging local- government policymakers to share good practices.
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the important role played by the CCS as a lever for growth and development at local and regional level, particularly by promoting cultural heritage, tourism and centres of excellence, by helping to make regions attractive, restructuring the socioeconomic fabric, developing new activities and creating stable and sustainable jobs;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Takes the view, therefore, that the territorialisation requirements that come with certain regional or national cinema aid measures help maintain this link between culture and geography and should, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the 2001 Cinema communication1, be maintained;