5 Amendments of Francesco DE ANGELIS related to 2010/2156(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the fact that culture and creative industries (CCIs) are recognised throughout the Green Paper as a tool for local and regional development, and points out that local and regional authorities in most Member States are responsible for sectors mentioned in the context of CCIs, especially culture, research, education, tourism and employment; calls therefore for support to be provided for the setting- up of regional and local agencies to coordinate the resources of the area and cooperate with the other Member States;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
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2. Points out that cultural and creative infrastructures and facilities play an important role in the development of the physical environment of towns and cities and, in particular, the rehabilitation of old industrial districts, and that cultural heritage is at the same time considered significant in the development of rural areas, especially through its contribution to rural tourism; believes therefore that the establishment of cultural and creative strategies should be included inindustries and the development of those which already exist should be supported by means of regional and local development strategies, in a partnership between public authorities representing different policy areas and relevant civil society representatives;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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3. Considers culture and creative-based projects capable not only of improving the structural conditions of lagging regions, but also of contributing directly to competitiveness and employment creation in all regions; hence calls on the Commission, Member States, regions and local authorities to use, and make the most of, existing EU support programmes such as the Cohesion and Structural Policy, rural development within the Common Agricultural Policy, the Research Framework Programme, CIP, etc. to fosterincrease investment in the culture and creativity sector;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recommends that the Commission evaluate the relevance of the Structural Funds and existing and future programmes in the field of culture, research, tourism, audiovisual media, youth and education, drawing lessons from existing projects and studies in order to design a post-2013 cohesion policy that would help releaseexploit the full potential of the cultural sphere, and particularly that of the creative industries, such as their potential to create new employment;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
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5. Considers it necessary to take ad hoc measures to facilitate access to credit for SMEs, devoting particular attention to the potential of young entrepreneurs in this sector; calls for a more important future role for SMEs and private capital in the implementation of projects and measures in the cultural and creative sector, particularly through PPPs and through maximisation of the use of EIB and EIF financial instruments;