4 Amendments of Silvia COSTA related to 2015/2132(BUD)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the strong support consistently given by Parliament to adequate funding for culture and media programmes, given their important role in supporting cultural and creative industries; welcomes, therefore, the increase for the Creative Europe Programme, including multimedia actions, compared to the 2015 budget, while expressing reservations regarding the administrative division between its Culture and Media strands; regrets, however, the Council's decreased funding for this programme, as it could give the impression to Union citizens that it underestimates the value of culture as an engine for economic growth and personal development;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Strongly supports the proposed increase for ‘Europe for Citizens’; finds that the decrease in commitments and payments proposed by the Council is politically unjustified, as this programme is vital to civic participation in the democratic process in Europe and is a central instrument for participatory democracy in the Union;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Deeply regrets the fact that in Heading 3 the programmes involving culture and citizenship, such as ‘Creative Europe’ and ‘Europe for Citizens’ have had their budget reduced proportionally more than others in terms of both commitments and payments;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Points out that since the launch of the Cultural and Creative Sectors Guarantee Facility (CCSGF) in the framework of the ‘Creative Europe’ programme is planned for 2016, the fund needs to be allocated enough money in the first year of implementation to secure an effective start;