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Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2015/2328(INI)

Plenary speeches (3)

Implementation of the Creative Europe programme (debate) IT
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2328(INI)
Implementation of the Creative Europe programme (debate) IT
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2328(INI)
Implementation of the Creative Europe programme (A8-0030/2017 - Silvia Costa) (vote) IT
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2328(INI)

Reports (1)

REPORT on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2013 establishing the Creative Europe Programme (2014 to 2020) and repealing Decisions No 1718/2006/EC, No 1855/2006/EC and No 1041/2009/EC PDF (412 KB) DOC (77 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2015/2328(INI)
Documents: PDF(412 KB) DOC(77 KB)

Amendments (29)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2
— having regard to Articles 167 and 173 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 b (new)
- having regard to the Joint communication 'Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations' JOIN/2016/029 final,
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 19 January 2016 on the role of intercultural dialogue, cultural diversity and education in promoting EU fundamental values,
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Aa (new)
Aa. whereas the objectives may prove difficult to align as it means combining the intention of preserving the diversity of the creative and cultural sectors and the dynamic of assuring their "competitiveness" and the continuation of industrial policy in those sectors;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Creative Europe allows for cooperation and joint action with countries not participating in the programme, and with international organisations which are active in the cultural and creative sectors, such as UNESCO, the Council of Europe, and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, on the basis of joint contribution in the pursuit of the programmes objectives;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas the lack of data and quantitative and qualitative indicators, despite the provision made therefor in the regulation, makes it difficult to evaluate the impact of the programmsystem of performance indicators provided for in the Article 18 of the main regulation, including indicators for the general objectives of the programme, indicators attached to the MEDIA and culture strands respectively, as well as specific indicators concerning the Guarantee Facility instrument, has not been set or become operational to date;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas there is a strong synergy between informal learning and the creative and media sector, as many arts, media and culture organisations provide informal education opportunities;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Asks the Commission to ensure a good coordination between the DGs in charge of Creative Europe, as well as with the EACEA Agency and CED taking care of the different phases in the implementation of Creative Europe, whereby the role of CED and EACEA is crucial as it involves direct links not only with beneficiaries, but the whole cultural and creative sector;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Asks the Commission to work as close as possible with UNESCO, the Council of Europe and also the OCDE, to develop a stronger basis of joint contributions in the pursuit of programme objectives and evaluation of impact, especially in the international dimension and the respect of the specific human and economic values of culture and creation;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Asks the Commission to make use of the system of performance indicators provided in the Article 18 of the legal basis of Creative Europe, whereby insisting on the artistic and creative component of the programme, too often sacrificed to pure economic considerations like managerial capacities or a quantitative audience development;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Commission to further simplify financial aspects, andlso by extending the lump-sum instrument and encouraging greater use of flat-rate reimbursements, and to speed up the balancingfinal payment procedure, at least for small cooperation beneficiaries;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. UrgWelcomes the Commission and Agency current work to modify the automatic points system in order to allow a genuine level playing field, taking into account the existing national support schemes for the audiovisual industry;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that, in an international and increasingly competitive film landscape, the European audiovisual sector continues to require the need to uphold and foster support measures to safeguard its diversity and independence, as well as to strengthen its competitiveness;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Encourages greater development of subtitling and dubbing in order to facilitate the circulation of audiovisual products within and outside the EU;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Recommends that the European audiovisual heritage be secured and made available for the purposes of study, audience engagement and economic promotion, by digitising films and audiovisual archives;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines the need for the European Commission to put forward a data-driven European audience engagement project, which would aim at exploring and strengthening the capacity of Europe's audio-visual and film sector to collect, analyse and predict data concerning audience behaviours with a view to increase demand for non-national European films;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to maintain its support to cinemas networks, such as Europa Cinemas, that promote European film worldwide by financially and operationally helping cinemas which exhibit a significant number of European films and underlines the crucial role that cinemas have in raising audience awareness and maintaining the social element of the cinema experience;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Recommends that literary translation projects include the promotion of books and reading, and support participation in book fairs in order to increase book circulation, as well as access to literacy for all, including for people with disabilities;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Commission and the EACEA to give the Culture sub-programme opportunities to present itself externally and to hold structured meetings with operators in the sector;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the success and significance of the European Capitals of Culture scheme, and calls for better use of the know-how of capitals of culture for the development of citiesbased on the dynamic of cities and regions involved in the process, making out of the label and still very modest EU financial contribution a real asset for further financing and activities, well over the year;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Recommends that the European Heritage Label be given greater visibility and stresses the significance of the (material and immaterial) sites concerned as regards European identity and, building the EU and learning about diverse Heritage for a better future;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Asks the Commission to guarantee a geographic and sectoral balance in the Guarantee Facility, ensure the access for small scale organisations and grass roots initiatives and projects, evaluate its impact and examine possibilities as regards the development of synergies with EFSI and other programmes;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Asks the Commission to make the tools and documentation produced by various Creative Europe Desks available online as models of good practices to be followed;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Underlines a need for better collaboration between CEDs in order to become more effective advisory tools for their national applicants;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls on the Commission and EACEA to improve the communication and exchange of the information with CEDs, in particular on the financial instruments and on new cross sectorial initiatives;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33 a (new)
33a. Calls on the Commissions to increase the transparency of the evaluations and selection process for learning purposes by providing more detailed information on selected and rejected projects;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Recommends that the legal basis for the next programme should explicitly include the promotion of cultural and artistic quality and the intrinsic value of culture among the objectives of the programme and the sub-programmes and among the selection and evaluation criteria;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Notes that European film co-productions are crucial in order to ensure that our products are sufficiently competitive and to meet market challenges, and recommends that they be developed by using proportionate methods and resources, also by collaborating with flagship European institutions in the sector, such as Eurimages;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Urges the Commission to create a European observatory on culture and creativity, with standards comparable to those of the European Audiovisual Observatory, to elaborate qualitative criteria corresponding to the specific nature of the sectors;
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT