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12 Amendments of Sylvie GUILLAUME related to 2022/0212(BUD)

Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need to continue to support the cultural and creative sectors and industries as well as the sports sector affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and the need to urgently address the new priorities linked to the war in Ukraine, including by increasing support to Ukrainian students, artists, journalists and NGOslearners, teachers, artists, cultural workers, journalists and NGOs; points out that in addition to the impact of the pandemic, the above-mentioned sectors are also facing new challenges such as rising inflation and the associated loss of purchasing power among European citizens; notes that the rising cost of energy poses existential problems for operators of cultural and sports facilities, especially in winter;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the disproportionately negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people with disabilities and underlines the importance of financial support for inclusive events that promote their visibility in culture and sports, such as the Special Olympics World Games 2023 in Berlin;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Union budget should ensure the long-lasting legacy of the 2022 European Year of Youth, as agreed by the co-legislator and tangible improvements for young people, as agreed by the co-legislators; recalls the political commitment to use funds from all relevant Union programmes and to report the European Parliament on a regular basis;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Believes, in this regard, that the Union budget should foresee a significant increase in the 2023 Erasmus+ Programme so that the education and training systems can cope with the new challenges and that learners, teachers, schools, youth organisations and NGOs can benefit from adequate resources; believes, furthermore, that a budgetary increase also ensures the continued greening and digitalisation of the Erasmus+ Programme as well as further inclusion measures to allow the participation of more disadvantaged young Europeansignificantly more young Europeans, with an increased focus on gender balance, young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, minorities and young people with disabilities;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls for dedicated investments in citizenship education through the reinforcement of Union programmes and projects supporting education, in line with the will of the citizens expressed in the recommendations stemming out of the Conference on the Future of Europe; insists on the need for a dedicated budget to develop Union-wide comparable information and testing in the area of citizenship education;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that the cultural and creative sectors and industries continue to suffer from the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic; points out, furthermore, that the rising inflation, caused byresulting notably from the war in Ukraine is worsening the situation and there; calls fore a bolstering of the Creative Europe Programme is needed; consequently, insists on the need to reinstate at least half of the budgetary cut to the Creative Europe Programme, which was proposed by the Commission for 2023 when compared to 2022 and in order to provide targeted support for the creative sectors and industries, including the performing arts and in particular the live performance sector;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Stresses the need for additional funding for the European Capitals of Culture, as they represent a great added value for European society, and as the COVID-19 pandemic and rising inflation have significantly worsened the framework conditions for the implementation of the European Capitals of Culture;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Considers that the cultural and creative sectors require additional financial support and that, given the challenges of inflation and rising energy costs resulting notably from the Russian war in Ukraine, any reduction in the budget would harm the current situation and the future growth of the sectors in multiple ways;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. EmphasisesNotes the persistent issue of disinformation that threatens people's ability to access information and hampers the normal functioning of deliberative democracies; emphasises therefore the urgent need for more funding to fight disinformation; insists, in this regard, that the budget for the Cross-Sectoral and Media Strands under Creative Europe should be significantly reinforced;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Insists that the New European Bauhaus initiative launched in 2021 needs proper and sufficient funding to be able and deliver its objectives beyond 2022, and reminds that it should not be funded at the expense of the Creative Europe Programme; in this regard, recalls the Parliament position for an indispensable and swift mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework to respond to the long-term consequences of the current crisis, to additionally explore the possibilitilook for avenues to establish a long-term dedicated funding for the New European Bauhaus initiative and for the European Education Area, as well as to explore possibilities for a permanent Union editorial and news media fund to empower independent editorial and news coverage, safeguard the independence of European journalists and journalism, and guarantee the freedom of the press;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that a reinforcement is needed to the European Solidarity Corps Programme to support young people and organisations engaged in solidarity actions, also taking into account the consequences of the war in Ukraine and that more funding is required for the Citizens’ engagement and participation strand of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme.;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls the importance that citizens' engagement activities, including town-twinning and remembrance, play in promoting a common culture of remembrance and mutual understanding conducive to peace-keeping in Europe; considers in this respect that additional funding is required for the Citizens' engagement and participation strand of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme;
2022/09/07
Committee: CULT