Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2010/2028(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system PDF (174 KB) DOC (100 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas a democratic European society, the participation of citizens in public debate and access to information in the digital world depend on a vibrant and competitive audiovisual, online and written press sector,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas broadcasting is still the mainan important source of information for most citizens in the EU and as such is uniquely placed to influence people’s values and opinions, placing a responsibility on public media to create content of public interest, as well as independent journalism,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas public service broadcasting can makes a vital contribution to European audiovisual production, cultural diversity and identity, pluralism, social cohesion, the promotion of fundamental freedoms and the functioning of democracy,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas such a coexistence of public and commercial broadcasters has ensured a diverse range of programming, which can benefits all EU citizens and can contributes to media pluralism, cultural and linguistic diversity, editorial competition (in terms of content quality and diversity) and freedom of expression, as long as public media are pluralist and independent of commercial or political influence,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas public service broadcasting is a crucialn important asset in maintaining a public sphere in the digital era, which is characterised by audience fragmentation,
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas public broadcasters in some Member States are confronted with fundamental, life-threatening problems, both financially and politically, which poses a direct threat to the very existence of the dual system and European standards of press freedom and free expression,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas public service media need sufficient and balanced public funding to enable them to fulfil their remit in terms of offering a high standard of cultural and news content,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas state aid to public broadcasters should be subject to the same scrutiny as state aid to other sectors,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines in particular the fundamental role of the European dual system in promoting democracy, social cohesion and integration, as well as in preserving and promoting both media pluralism and cultural and linguistic diversity when it adheres to European press freedom standards;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights against this background the specific mission of public service broadcasting in the digital era to bring media content of public interest and created according to European press freedom standards to as many European citizens as possible and to maintain a public sphere with the aim of overcoming audience fragmentation;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges Member States to define the remits of public service broadcasters so that they can retain their distinctiveness through a commitment to original audiovisual production and high-quality programming and journalism regardless of commercial or political considerations;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recalls the body of Council of Europe recommendations and declarations, which have been agreed upon by all the EU Member States and which lay down European standards with regard to freedom of expression, press freedom and media pluralism and the independence, organisation, remit and funding of public service media, particularly in the information society;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reminds Member States of their commitments to these European standards and urges them to provide appropriate and stablebalanced funding for public service media to enable them to fulfil their remit, guarantee their political and economic independence, contribute to an inclusive information and knowledge society and avoid a division between information haves and have-nots;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the implementation of the media pluralism monitor, an efficient tool to diagnose threats to media pluralism; supports the establishment of a centre/forum where European citizens, journalists and others can share concerns about threats to fundamental European values such as freedom of expression, press freedom and media pluralism;