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Establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) (debate) IT
Establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) (debate) IT
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REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Creative Europe programme (2021 to 2027) and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1295/2013 PDF (351 KB) DOC (164 KB)
Amendments (39)
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2021 – 2027 shall be EUR 1 8502 806 000 000 in 2018 prices (EUR 3 566 000 000 in current prices).
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Programme should take into account the dual nature of the cultural and creative sectors, recognising, on the one hand, the intrinsic and artistic value of culture and, on the other, the economic value of those sectors, including their broader contribution to growth and competitiveness, creativity and innovation and knowledge generation. This requires strong European cultural and creative sectors, both in the for-profit and not-for- profit domains, in particular a vibrant European audiovisual industry, taking into account its capacity to reach large audiences and its economic importance, including for other creative sectors as well as cultural tourism and local, urban and territorial development. However, competition in global audiovisual markets has been further intensified by the deepening digital disruption e.g. changes in media production, consumption and the growing position of global platforms in the distribution of content. Therefore, there is a need to step-up the support to the European industry.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Further analysis of the specificities of the different cultural sectors to better respond to the needs and shortfalls identified should be a priority. The preparatory action “Music moves Europe” paved the way for a sectoral approach to the music eco-system which despite its economic, social and cultural importance was underrepresented in the previous Creative Europe programme.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7b) Union support needs to be reinforced in the field of international cultural relations. The Programme should seek to contribute to the third strategic objective of the new European Agenda for Culture by harnessing culture and intercultural dialogue as engines for sustainable social and economic development. In Europe and throughout the world, cities are driving new cultural policies. A large number of creative communities are gathered in hubs, incubators and dedicated spaces worldwide. The EU should be instrumental in networking these communities from Europe and third countries and foster multi-disciplinary collaboration across artistic, creative and digital skills.
Amendment 156 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Creative Europe Programme has sparked the creation of innovative and successful projects that generated good practices in terms of transnational European cooperation in the creative and cultural sectors. In turn, this has increased the European cultural diversity for audiences, and leveraged the social and economic benefits of European cultural policies. To be more efficient, such success stories should be highlighted and whenever possible expanded.
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Music, in all its forms and expressions and especially contemporary music, is an essential component of the cultural, artistic and economic heritage of the European Union. It is an element of social cohesion, multicultural integration, youth socialization and serves as a key instrument to enhance the tourist and cultural offer.
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 c (new)
Recital 10 c (new)
(10c) A flagship cross-sectorial action aiming at showcasing European creativity and cultural diversity to EU Member States and third countries shall be included as part of the special actions under Creative Europe. The action shall emphasize the excellence of European culture-based creativity in triggering cross-innovation in the wider economy, by awarding a special prize.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Culture is key to strengthen inclusive and cohesive and reflective communities. In the context of migration pressure, culture has an important role in the integration of migrants to help them feel part of host societies and develop good relations between migrants and new communitiecreating inclusive spaces for intercultural dialogue, for instance in working towards social inclusion of migrants.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) It is a matter of priority to make culture – and thus cultural goods and services – more accessible to persons with disabilities, as tools to foster their complete personal fulfilment and active participation, thereby contributing to a truly inclusive society based on solidarity.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Artistic freedom is at the core of vibrant cultural and creative industriesectors, including the news media sector. The programme should promote cross-overs and collaboration between the audiovisual sector and the publishing sector to promote a pluralistic media environment.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Media sector has being facing several challenges due to structural changes resulting from the evolution of the Internet and the influence of digital technologies. Due to economic constraints and the switch to online distribution, media and publishing companies struggle to keep on providing quality content, which makes audiences less loyal and plunges them into a deeper financial crisis. In this scenario, citizens risk of being exposed to large scale disinformation, including fake news. Digital platforms and social media networks actually use algorithms displaying contents that are tailored to one's own personal beliefs, therefore jeopardising the development of critical thinking and media literacy.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Women are very present in the artistic and cultural field in Europe as authors, professionals, teachers, and as a growing and often predominant share of the cultural public. However, as evidenced by researches and studies such as the European Women´s Audiovisual Network for film directors and by the We Must project in the music field, they have less access to the possibility of realizing their works and having decision-making roles in cultural, artistic and creative institutions. Therefore, it is necessary to promote female talents, to circulate their works, to support women's artistic careers and to create a network of their experiences and best practices;
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) In line with the Commission Communication "Investing in a smart, innovative and sustainable Industry – A renewed Industrial Policy strategy" of 13 September 201720 , future actions should contribute to the integration of creativity, design and cutting-edge technologies to generate new industrial value chains and revitalise competitiveness of traditional industries. __________________ 20, as well as to enable more effective copyright protection and management, in particular for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. __________________ 20 COM(2017)479 final. COM(2017)479 final.
Amendment 198 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The Davos Declaration "Towards a high-quality Baukultur for Europe" clearly stresses the importance of promoting the culture of a high quality built environment (so called Baukultur) at the highest European political level. It refers to existing buildings, including monuments, as well as the design and construction of contemporary buildings, infrastructure, public spaces and landscapes, without restraining the emphasis only on urban areas, but mostly on the interconnectivity of peripheral, remote and rural areas. The concept of Baukultur encompasses all factors which have a direct impact on the quality of life of citizens and communities, therefore fostering inclusivity, cohesion and sustainability in a very concrete way.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Considering the difficulty of finding, analysing and adapting data for the different cultural and creative sectors, as well as the complexity of measuring the impact of cultural policies and defining qualitative and quantitative indicators, the Commission should entrust that mission to an independent European Observatory for Culture and Creative Sectors, based on existing structures within the Commission, such as the Joint Research Centre, acting in network with European centres of excellence in this field in collaboration with the Council of Europe, the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) and Unesco.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) 'cultural and creative sectors' means all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values or artistic and other individual or collective creative expressions and practices, whether those activities are market or non-market oriented. The activities may include the research and the development, the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of practices, goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or other creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education or management. They willcould have a potential to generate innovation and jobs in particular from intellectual property. The sectors include architecture, archives, libraries and museums, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), tangible and intangible cultural heritage, design (including fashion design), festivals, music, literature, performing arts, books and publishing, radio, and visual arts;
Amendment 289 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) promoting policy cooperation and innovative actions supporting all strands of the programme, including the promotion of a diverse and pluralistic media environment, media literacy and social inclusion, in particular of persons with disabilities, including through greater accessibility of cultural goods and services.
Amendment 303 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to strengthen the cross-border dimension and circulation of European cultural and creative operators and works including through residency programmes, touring, events, workshops, exhibitions and festivals; ;
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to promote societal resilience and social inclusion through culture and cultural heritage, including through greater accessibility of cultural goods and services to persons with disabilities;
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to strengthen European identity and values through cultural awareness, heritage, expression, critical thinking, arts education and culture-based creativity in education; formal, non-formal and informal lifelong education; and a wider approach to arts and culture education and artistic research, progressing from STEM to a STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics) paradigm
Amendment 340 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) to promote international capacity building of European cultural and creative sectors, including grass-roots and micro organisations, to be active at the international level;
Amendment 343 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to contribute to the Union 's global strategy for international relations through cultural diplomacy to achieve long-term impact, the involvement of civil society, grassroots organisations and citizens is desirable during the process.
Amendment 369 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to support cross-sectoral transnational policy cooperation including on the role of culture for social inclusion, in particular for persons with disabilities, and promote the knowledge of the programme and support the transferability of results;
Amendment 375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to promote innovative approaches to content creation, access, distribution and promotion, promotion and the relevant copyright protection and management across cultural and creative sectors;
Amendment 420 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1
Article 9 – paragraph 1
1. Access to the Programme shall be open to international organisations active in the areas covered by the Programme such as Unesco, the Council of Europe, with a more structured collaboration with Cultural Routes and Euroimages, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the OECD on the basis of joint contributions for the achievement of the Programme objectives and in accordance with the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 423 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The Union shall be a member of the European Audiovisual Observatory for the duration of the Programme. The Union's participation in the Observatory shall contribute to the achievement of the priorities of the MEDIA strand. The Commission shall represent the Union in its dealings with the Observatory. The MEDIA strand shall support the payment of the contribution fee for Union membership of the Observatory to fosterand data collection and analysis in the audiovisual sector.
Amendment 424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9 a (new)
Article 9a European Observatory for Culture and Creative Sectors The Commission shall establish an independent European Observatory for Culture and Creative Sectors, using its own existing structures, such as the Joint Research Centre. The Observatory shall act in network with European centres of excellence in this field and in collaboration with the Council of Europe, the OECD and UNESCO and shall contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the CULTURE strand, to the gathering of relevant information and data to complement and consolidate with existing cultural statistics to strengthen evidence-based policy making and leading to the definition of qualitative and quantitative indicators and to measuring the impact of cultural policies. The Observatory shall be supported through the CROSS SECTORAL strand.
Amendment 438 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The calls for proposal should award small-scale projects with a higher co-financing rate than large-scale projects.
Amendment 443 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. By way of derogation from Article [130(2)] of the Financial Regulation, and in duly justified cases, costs incurred by the beneficiary before the submission of the grant application, mayshall be considered eligible, provided that they are directly linked to the implementation of the supported actions and activities.
Amendment 465 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The European Commission shall guarantee that all cultural and creative sectors are eligible in those areas of EU action where the Seal of Excellence is applicable. Proposals awarded the Seal of Excellence should have facilitated access to other EU programmes.
Amendment 486 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) Support to cultural and creative operators, organisations and SMEs to operate at international level to help them expand their activity on foreign markets, in particular showcasing the European culture-based creativity in cross innovation and promoting activities beyond the countries participating in the Creative Europe Programme;
Amendment 492 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) Support to the music sector: promoting diversity, creativity and innovation in the field of music, in particular the distribution of musical repertoire in Europe and beyond, training actions and audience development for European repertoire, as well as support for data gathering and analysis; in the framework of the European Observatory for Culture and Creative Sectors, valorisation of professionals operating in the live music sector, including promoters, investment on transnational actions of young artists and support to the organization of performances of emerging artists
Amendment 495 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Annex I – point 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
(b) Support to the book and publishing sector: targeted actions promoting diversity, creativity, accessibility for people with disability and innovation, in particular the translation and promotion of European literature across borders in Europe and beyond, training and exchanges for sector professionals, authors and translators as well as transnational projects for collaboration, innovation and development in the sector including through the promotion of "European libraries", both in Europe and abroad, also in partnership with European Cultural Institutes abroad;
Amendment 511 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) Development of audiovisual works in particular films and television works such as fiction, short films, documentaries and children's films and animated films as well as interactive works such as quality and narrative video games and multimedia with enhanced, cross-border circulation potential by Union independent production companies;
Amendment 550 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) Encourage new forms of creation at the cross roads between different cultural and creative sectors, for instance through the use of innovative technologies, by providing, in particular, for new copyright management models;
Amendment 552 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point a
(a) Encourage new forms of creation at the cross roads between different cultural and creative sectors and with operators of other sectors, for instance through the use of innovative technologies;
Amendment 560 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point a
(a) Addressing the structural changes faced by the media sector by promoting and monitoring a diverse and pluralistic media environment free, pluralistic and diverse media environment and supporting independent monitoring with a view to assessing risks to media pluralism and freedom;
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
Annex I – point 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4 – point c
(c) Promoting media literacy to allow citizens to develop a critical understanding of the media and supporting the creation of a Union platform to share media literacy practices and policies among all the Member States.
Amendment 577 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – table – point 2
Annex II – paragraph 1 – table – point 2
Number of participants in learning activities supported by the Programme who assess they have improved their competences and increased their employability including the proportion of women