17 Amendments of Marco SCURRIA related to 2010/2156(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas cultural and creative industries are characterised by a dual (economic and cultural) naturnature, being economic in that they contribute to economic development through employment, economic growth and wealth creation, but also cultural, thanks to activities integrating individuals socially and culturally into society as well as by being involved in promoting values and cultural identities and developing a European cultural heritage,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas as this dual nature differentiates them from other industries, implementation of policies and specific measures must be taken into account,
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas, in the European Union, cultural and creative industries play a major role in promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, pluralism and social and territorial cohesion, democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue, but also in democratising access to culture and promoting intercultural dialogue throughout the Union,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas artists do not have at present a legal status at EU level that takes into account the specific nature of their work and their career, in regard to mobility, working conditions and social protection in particular,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the need to analyse cultural and creative industries and the impact of their activities on the European economy, describing them each in turn, in order to highlight their characteristics, better understand their goals and problems and implement more effective measures;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines the need to consider working conditions and the economic, social, legal and taxation aspects of these sectors; invites the Commission, therefore, to analyse the impact the cultural and creative industries have on the EU economy, and to publish a performance evaluation guide on employment and business wealth creation in each of the sector’s branches;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need to develop a strong sense of cultural and creative entrepreneurship at local, regional, national and European level;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Asks the Commission to consider the possibility of establishing specific actions and suitable tools to support and develop European cultural and creative industries, in particular SMEs, with the aim of improving the creation, production, promotion and distribution of cultural goods and services;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the need to create optimum conditions for employing university- educated and professional young people from this sector and to train them in the specific economic, taxation, financial and technological aspects of the cultural and creative world and in communication and marketing, intellectual property rights and intergenerational knowledge transfer;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that, in order to guarantee better distribution of European works and repertoires, initiatives must be introduced aimed at improving and promoting translation, dubbing, subtitling and, surtitling and digitisation of European cultural works and at drawing up specific measures in these areas as part of the new generation of MEDIA and Culture programmes for the period 2014-2020;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Proposes the creation of new pilot projects under the Erasmus and Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programmes to allow for greater collaboration between universities and enterprises in the cultural and creative sector;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8a. Reaffirms the aim of preserving the specific nature of some trades and the transfer of know-how, especially in the cultural, creative and crafts sector, and of guaranteeing mechanisms for knowledge transfer; proposes encouraging the establishment at local, regional and territorial level of knowledge transfer workshops, particularly for the traditional creative sector;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Encourages the Member States to promote the distribution and circulation of works across the European Union;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 b (new)
Paragraph 11 b (new)
11b. Reaffirms that the status of European artist must be created so that artists are able to enjoy satisfactory working conditions and appropriate measures in regard to tax systems, their right to work, social security rights and copyright in order to better mobility across the European Union;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on all the actors concerned to consider introducing new, innovative financial instruments which are adapted to the specific needs of these industries, such as bank guarantee measures, repayable advances and venture-capital funds; Stresses the importance of professionals in the banking sector being trained to advise on financing cultural and creative projects so that there is better access to credit from financial institutions;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Encourages local, territorial and regional bodies to make the financial institutions more aware of the special features of the cultural and creative industries so they are motivated to invest in these industries and in particular in the SMEs;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission to set up a multilingual portal establishing a European network connecting professionals in the cultural and creative sector so they may exchange experience and best practices, cooperate on common transnational and cross-border projects, and acquaint themselves with the statutory rules in force, copyright issues, social rights and potential funding;