Activities of Salvatore CARONNA related to 2012/2302(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on promoting the European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs
Amendments (6)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the cultural and creative industries should become a part of EU and national socio-economic strategies; stresses that, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, local and regional authorities should be encouraged to include their visions of creativity in theirthe local and regional authorities are also encouraged, in line with the principle of subsidiarity, to include the cultural and creative sectors in their medium and long- term economic strategies and policy delivery;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that funding available under the ESF and ERDF in the future multiannual financial framework, namely under the ESF and ERDF, should be used to help strengthen the cultural and creative industries as well as the national, regional and local institutional and administrative capacity to work with togethemr;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Takes the view that the cultural and creative sectors may help refashion local economies by encouraging the development of new economic activities, creating new jobs and sustainable employment and making European cities and regions more attractive;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that creative people, products and services should be the basis of a strong single European market and well developed regions; calls for better use of the cultural and creative industries in attracting new investment and varied talent to Europe; calls on the Member States to support business models adapted to the limited European market, bearing in mind that the sector is made up almost entirely of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and the self-employed; calls on the Member States and regions to launch strategies which would enable the mobility of artists and people working in the cultural and creative industries and help them to overcome obstacles such as those relating to different tax or social systems or language barriers;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 7
7. Points to the fact that the cultural and creative industries contribute to maintaining and improving Europe’s immense artistic, cultural, historical and architectural heritage; highlights that the cultural and creative sectors are of huge interest to tourists from both the EU and non-EU countriesfundamental importance to the development and expansion of the European Union tourist sector as a whole; believes that, in view of this added value, the cultural and creative sectors should be strongly supported by the future EU budget as they bring with them important economic opportunities;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the importance of educational schemes for promoting creativity from early childhood on; stresses that since local and regional authorities are often responsible for pre-school and primary education, they mayshould play an important role in this process.