4 Amendments of Nuno TEIXEIRA related to 2010/2156(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the fact that culture and creative industries (CCIs) are recognised throughout the Green Paper as a tool for local and regional development, and points out that local and regional authorities in most Member States are responsible for sectors mentioned in the context of CCIs, especially culture, research, education, tourism and employment; , whereby the important role they play in this sector should be highlighted;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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2. Points out that cultural and creative infrastructures and facilities play an important role in the development of the physical environment of towns and cities and, in particular, the rehabilitation and revitalisation of old industrial districts, and that cultural heritage is at the same time considered significant in the development and renewal of rural areas, especially through its contribution to rural tourism and towards preventing the depopulation of these areas; believes therefore that cultural and creative strategies should be included in regional and local development strategies, in a partnership between public authorities representing different policy areas and relevant civil society representatives;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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3. Considers culture and creative-based projects capable not only of improving the structural conditions of lagging regions, by making good use of their local physical, human and capital resources in order to promote cultural diversification, but also of contributing directly to competitiveness and employment creation in all regions; hence calls on the Commission, Member States, regions and local authorities to use, and make the most of, existing EU support programmes such as the Cohesion and Structural Policy, rural development within the Common Agricultural Policy, the Research Framework Programme, CIP, etc. to foster culture and creativity;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recommends that the Commission evaluate the relevance of the Structural Funds and existing and future programmes in the field of culture, research and training, tourism, audiovisual media, youth and education, drawing lessons from existing projects and studies in order to design a post-2013 cohesion policy that would help release the full potential of the cultural sphere, and particularly that of the creative industries;