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Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818
Document CJ65-AM-790059 · COM(2025)0550 – 2025/0550(COD)
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| (28) The Programme should foster synergies and complementarity with Global Europe as it will contribute to the advancement of the Union’s international cultural relations and to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation. | (28) The Programme should foster synergies and complementarity with Global Europe as it will contribute to the advancement of the Union’s international cultural relations and to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation including measures to facilitate cross-border circulation, creation, participation and accessibility of cultural and audiovisual works. |
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| (28a) In order to strengthen the mainstreaming of social inclusion and participation, equality, including gender equality, diversity, accessibility, independence and pluralism, as well as safe and fair working conditions across all strands of the Programme and to improve the assessment of its contribution to those objectives, the Commission should establish a horizontal Marker, building on existing Commission practices such as the Inequality Marker used in the Union’s external action programs. The Marker should complement the Programme’s performance indicators serving as a mainstreaming and monitoring tool by providing guidance and support to the design, monitoring and evaluation of actions. It shall be proportionate and shall not constitute an eligibility criterion or impose unnecessary administrative burden on applicants or beneficiaries. |
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| (28a) Cultural diversity in the Union is also shaped by people who have no or insufficient access to social protection systems. Cultural workers consistently identify guaranteed access to social protection, regardless of employment status, as their most pressing problem1a. The Programme should therefore also be able to finance actions designed to develop concepts and build and expand social protection structures for artists throughout Europe. | |
| 1a Mutual learning workshop on Access to social protection for artists, p.6 https://employment-social-affairs.ec.europa.eu/document/download/6e00b4b1-443b-4c12-9900-9372dc6111cc_en?filename=MLS_SP%20for%20artists_Report_EMPL_Final%20%281%29.pdf |
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| (28a) The Programme should operate in complementarity and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), including, where relevant, through financial instruments established under the ECF framework or other instruments, such as Horizon Europe, in particular with regard to access to finance, scaling-up of innovation, technological capacity building and cross-border investment in the cultural, information and civil society sectors. |
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| (28a) The Programme should operate in complementarity and synergy with the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), including, where relevant, through financial instruments established under the ECF framework or other instruments, such as Horizon Europe, in particular with regard to access to finance, scaling-up of innovation, technological capacity building and cross-border investment in the cultural, information and civil society sectors. |
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| (28b) Building on the programme-specific adjustment mechanism established under the 2021–2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, and in light of the growing risks arising from the concentration of power in digital markets, which may adversely affect culture, journalism, democracy and fundamental rights through, inter alia, job displacement, copyright violations, reduced discoverability of European cultural content, market distortions and the dissemination of manipulation and disinformation, revenues generated from fines imposed pursuant to Regulations (EU) 2022/1925, (EU) 2022/2065 and (EU) 2024/1689 of the European Parliament and of the Council should be made available to the Programme as additional commitment and payment appropriations. |
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| (28b) An amount at least equivalent to the revenues from fines under Council Regulations (EC) No 2022/2065, (EC) No 2022/1925, and (EC) No 2024/1689 will be made available as an additional allocation of commitment and payment appropriations to the Programme, following the precedent of the programme-specific adjustment established under the 2021–2027 MFF, and taking into account the significant risks and negative effects that digital market dominance poses to culture, media, democracy, and fundamental rights, including job losses, market distortion, and the spread of information manipulation and disinformation; |
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| (29) The Programme should also support the financing of technical and organisational support for the implementation of Regulation (EU)2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , thereby underpinning the exercise by citizens of the right to launch and support European citizens’ initiatives. Together with the other rights set out in Article 24 TFEU, that right ensures citizens’ direct participation in the democratic life of the Union. | (29) The Programme should also support the financing of technical and organisational support for the implementation of Regulation (EU)2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , thereby underpinning the exercise by citizens of the right to launch and support European citizens’ initiatives, it being understood that any rejection of such initiatives by the Commission should be duly reasoned and based on a sufficiently thorough assessment, supported by detailed legal and substantive justification. Together with the other rights set out in Article 24 TFEU, that right ensures citizens’ direct participation in the democratic life of the Union. |
| 18 Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/788/oj). | 18 Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/788/oj). |
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| (29) The Programme should also support the financing of technical and organisational support for the implementation of Regulation (EU)2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council18, thereby underpinning the exercise by citizens of the right to launch and support European citizens’ initiatives. Together with the other rights set out in Article 24 TFEU, that right ensures citizens’ direct participation in the democratic life of the Union. | (29) The Programme should also support the financing of technical and organisational support for the implementation of Regulation (EU)2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council18, thereby underpinning the exercise by citizens of the right to launch and support European citizens’ initiatives. Such support must be strictly limited to technical and procedural assistance, and shall not finance communication or lobbying campaigns in favour of specific initiatives. Together with the other rights set out in Article 24 TFEU, that right ensures citizens’ direct participation in the democratic life of the Union. |
| 18 Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/788/oj). | 18 Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/788/oj). |
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| (29) The Programme should also support the financing of technical and organisational support for the implementation of Regulation (EU)2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council18, thereby underpinning the exercise by citizens of the right to launch and support European citizens’ initiatives. Together with the other rights set out in Article 24 TFEU, that right ensures citizens’ direct participation in the democratic life of the Union. | (29) The Programme should also support the cost-effective implementation of Regulation (EU)2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council18, thereby underpinning the exercise by citizens of the right to launch and support European citizens’ initiatives. Together with the other rights set out in Article 24 TFEU, that right ensures citizens’ direct participation in the democratic life of the Union. |
| 18 Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/788/oj). | 18 Regulation (EU) 2019/788 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 April 2019 on the European citizens' initiative (OJ L 130, 17.5.2019, p. 55, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2019/788/oj). |
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| (29a) Impact, effective respect of European values, quality and relevance should constitute key evaluation criteria for the selection of the projects under the Programme. |
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| (30) To ensure consistency, the budgetary guarantee and financial instruments under the Programme, including when combined with other forms of non-repayable support in blending operations, should be implemented in accordance with the applicable rules of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) InvestEU Instrument through agreements concluded for that type of support under the ECF InvestEU Instrument. | (30) Points out that the complementarity with other Union programmes suggested could encourage double funding, contrary to Opinion 11/2026 of the Court of Auditors on this Regulation. |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Gabriela Firea, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu
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| (30) To ensure consistency, the budgetary guarantee and financial instruments under the Programme, including when combined with other forms of non-repayable support in blending operations, should be implemented in accordance with the applicable rules of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) InvestEU Instrument through agreements concluded for that type of support under the ECF InvestEU Instrument. | (30) To ensure consistency, the budgetary guarantee and financial instruments under the Programme, including when combined with other forms of non-repayable support in blending operations, should be implemented in accordance with the applicable rules of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) InvestEU Instrument through agreements concluded for that type of support under the ECF InvestEU Instrument. Where such support concerns media and news, it should include safeguards ensuring respect for media pluralism, editorial independence, and professional standards. |
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| (30) To ensure consistency, the budgetary guarantee and financial instruments under the Programme, including when combined with other forms of non-repayable support in blending operations, should be implemented in accordance with the applicable rules of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) InvestEU Instrument through agreements concluded for that type of support under the ECF InvestEU Instrument. | (30) To ensure consistency, the budgetary guarantee and financial instruments under the Programme, including when combined with other forms of non-repayable support in blending operations, should be implemented in accordance with the applicable rules of the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) InvestEU Instrument through agreements concluded for that type of support under the ECF InvestEU Instrument. Where such support concerns media and news, it should include safeguards ensuring respect for media pluralism, editorial independence, and professional standards. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (30a) The purpose of AgoraEU is to promote positive change in support of media freedom and pluralism, cultural diversity, freedom of expression, civic participation, and the values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. To this end, funding under the Programme should be granted only to actions that respect and do not undermine those values. Supported projects should contribute to presenting European affairs in their full diversity by projecting a fair and accurate image of the European Union and its citizens. Funding should not be awarded to actions that are liable to damage the reputation of the Programme or compromise the values of the Union. The activities under this programme should enable citizens to better understand the EU added value of Union action in this policy area. |
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| (31) Where Union support under the Programme is to be provided in the form of a budgetary guarantee or a financial instrument, including where combined with non-repayable support in a blending operation, it is necessary that such support is provided exclusively through the ECF InvestEU Instrument in accordance with the applicable rules of the ECF InvestEU Instrument. | (31) Where Union support under the Programme is to be provided in the form of a budgetary guarantee or a financial instrument, including where combined with non-repayable support in a blending operation, it is necessary that such support is provided exclusively through the ECF InvestEU Instrument in accordance with the applicable rules of the ECF InvestEU Instrument. The use of these instruments must be exceptional and duly justified, seeing as the cultural and civic sectors could distort the market if they are structurally reliant on public European guarantees. |
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| (32) The Commission should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, their estimated needs and the budget available. | (32) The Commission must ensure maximum transparency in the division of budgetary commitments into annual instalments and should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, their estimated needs and the budget available. The European Parliament and Council must be notified in due time of any significant change in the allocation of resources between strands of the programme. |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu
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| (32) The Commission should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, their estimated needs and the budget available. | (32) The Commission should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, their estimated needs and the budget available, all while providing a necessary degree of certainty to beneficiaries to allow for medium-term management and planning of the implementation of the objectives of budgetary commitments. |
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| (32) The Commission should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, their estimated needs and the budget available. | (32) The Commission should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the proven progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, estimated needs, the budget available and the transparency of the actions for which the funding is used. |
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| (32) The Commission should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, their estimated needs and the budget available. | (32) The Commission, with the agreement of the Member States, should be able to divide budgetary commitments into annual instalments. In that case, the Commission should commit the annual instalments during the implementation of the Programme, taking into account the progress of the actions that receive financial assistance, their estimated needs and the budget available. |
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (32a) Applicants should demonstrate, in their applications, that the proposed activities are consistent with the values referred to in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and that the applicant's own institutional policies and governance are compatible with those values. Activities funded under the Programme should be implemented in compliance with those values throughout their duration. The Commission should ensure that the award procedures, accreditation criteria and monitoring arrangements applicable to the Programme include appropriate and proportionate measures to verify compliance with paragraph 1, at both the evaluation and the implementation stages. For that purpose, the Commission should produce and regularly update guidelines clarifying how compliance with the values referred to in paragraph 1 is to be assessed. Where non-compliance is identified during or after the award procedure, the Commission should take appropriate measures, including the rejection of the application, the suspension of payments and, where warranted, the reduction or recovery of funds, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Information concerning applicants or beneficiaries found in non-compliance with Union values should be recorded in the Early Detection and Exclusion System referred to in Article 137 of the Financial Regulation. |
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| (32a) An open, transparent and regular dialogue with the beneficiaries of the Programme and other relevant stakeholders should be established by setting up a Civil Dialogue Group. The Civil Dialogue Group should be an open and informal forum for discussion and should contribute to the exchange of experiences and good practices and to the discussion of policy developments within the areas and objectives covered by the Programme and related areas. The Civil Dialogue Group should not have any responsibility regarding the management of the Programme.It may be organised, where appropriate, in configurations reflecting the different strands of the Programme. |
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| (32a) An open, transparent and regular dialogue with beneficiaries of the Programme and other relevant stakeholders should be ensured by the Commission in the preparation and implementation of the Programme. Such dialogue should contribute to the exchange of experiences and good practices and to the discussion of policy developments within the areas and objectives covered by the Programme. It may be organised, where appropriate, in configurations reflecting the different strands of the Programme. |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko
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| (32a) Certain actions supported under the Programme, in particular those carried out by grassroots organisations, independent media, human rights defenders and small civil society organisations, often face structural difficulties in securing complementary sources of funding. In duly justified cases, Union grants should therefore be able to cover up to 100 % of eligible costs in order to facilitate participation, ensure accessibility and maximise the effectiveness of Union support. |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko
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| (32b) In order to strengthen the capacity of the Union to protect and promote democracy, fundamental rights, media freedom and pluralism, and to respond effectively to emerging challenges in the information and digital environment, additional financial resources should be made available to the Programme. Given the close link between the objectives of this Programme and the enforcement of Union rules aimed at ensuring a fair, safe and rights-based digital ecosystem, including Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act), Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 (Digital Markets Act) and Regulation (EU) … [AI Act], a share of the amounts collected through fines, penalties and periodic penalty payments imposed and collected pursuant to Union law should be allocated to the Programme. This would enable the Union to reinvest part of the proceeds of enforcement actions into measures that strengthen democratic resilience, support independent media and journalism, foster civic participation and protect fundamental rights, thereby creating a virtuous cycle between the enforcement of Union law and the promotion of Union values. |
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| (32b) The dialogue should involve a balanced representation of stakeholders active in the cultural, audiovisual, media and civic sectors, including, as appropriate, cultural and creative organisations, independent media and journalism actors, audiovisual and film industry representatives, civil society organisations, organisations representing fundamental rights and equality, professional associations, social partners, research and academic institutions, and other relevant actors contributing to the objectives of the Programme. Particular attention should be paid to ensuring geographical diversity and the participation of smaller organisations and actors from underrepresented regions and media markets. |
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| (32b) The Commission should ensure that structured exchanges take place at an early stage in the preparation of the work programmes and that stakeholders are provided, in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable rules on confidentiality, with information on the envisaged priorities and orientations, in order to enable the submission of observations. |
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| (32c) The Commission should ensure that structured exchanges take place at an early stage in the preparation of the work programmes and that stakeholders are provided, in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable rules on confidentiality, with information on the envisaged priorities and orientations, in order to enable the submission of observations. |
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| (33) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 applies to the Programme. It lays down the rules on the establishment and the implementation of the general budget of the Union, including the rules on grants, prizes, non-financial donations, procurement, indirect implementation, financial assistance, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees. | (33) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 applies to the Programme. It lays down the rules on the establishment and the implementation of the general budget of the Union, including the rules on grants, prizes, non-financial donations, procurement, indirect implementation, financial assistance, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees. Those rules should be implemented in a manner that ensures the widest possible access to the Programme, in particular for SMEs, micro-organisations and first-time applicants. Application and reporting procedures should therefore be simple, user-friendly and proportionate, making greater use of streamlined, digital and risk-based approaches while avoiding unnecessary administrative burdens. Funding mechanisms should remain sufficiently flexible to reflect the diversity of beneficiaries and projects, allowing support to be based on the achievement of the Programme's objectives rather than on rigid administrative or operational requirements. The Commission should also provide clear guidance and transparent feedback to applicants in order to improve accessibility and participation to the Programme. |
| 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). | 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). |
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| (33) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 applies to the Programme. It lays down the rules on the establishment and the implementation of the general budget of the Union, including the rules on grants, prizes, non-financial donations, procurement, indirect implementation, financial assistance, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees. | (33) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council19 applies to the Programme. It lays down the rules on the establishment and the implementation of the general budget of the Union, including the rules on grants, prizes, non-financial donations, procurement, indirect implementation, financial assistance, financial instruments and budgetary guarantees. Provisions ensuring fast and flexible grant-making procedures, including a dedicated inclusion envelope for accessibility costs outside the co-funding scheme, such as a two-step-application procedure, user-friendly applications and reporting procedures should be operationalised and further strengthened as part of the implementation of the Programme. |
| 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). | 19 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2024 on the financial rules applicable to the general budget of the Union (OJ L, 2024/2509, 26.9.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/2509/oj). |
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| (33a) Pursuant to Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, the establishment and implementation of the budget is to comply with the provisions of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092. Moreover, in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, in the implementation of the budget, Member States and the Commission are to ensure compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in accordance with Article 51 of the Charter, and are to respect the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU relevant in the implementation of the budget. |
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| (33a) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of the Programme through work programmes, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. Those powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by the Member States of the Commission's exercise of implementing powers. |
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (33a) Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 applies to this Programme. It establishes a general regime of conditionality for the protection of the Union’s budget in the case of breaches of the principles of the rule of law in the Member States. |
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| (34) In accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council20, Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/9521, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9622and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193923, the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities and fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulations (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (‘OLAF’) may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) may investigate and prosecute fraud and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council24. In accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, EPPO and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. | (34) In accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council20, Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/9521, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9622 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193923, the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities and fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulations (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (‘OLAF’) may carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other illegal activity affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) may investigate and prosecute fraud and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council24. In accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to fully cooperate in the protection of the Union’s financial interests, to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF, EPPO and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. The Programme must therefore pay particular attention to the prevention of misuse and to the recovery of resources where misuse is uncovered. |
| 20 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L248, 18.9.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/883/oj). | 20 Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248, 18.9.2013, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/883/oj). |
| 21 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1995/2988/oj). | 21 Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1995/2988/oj). |
| 22 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1996/2185/oj). | 22 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities’ financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/1996/2185/oj). |
| 23 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1939/oj). | 23 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/1939/oj). |
| 24 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2017/1371/oj). | 24 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2017/1371/oj). |
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| (34a) The participation of third countries in the Programme should be subject to strict and proportionate conditions ensuring that such participation effectively serves the Union’s and Member States’ strategic interests and delivers a clear added value. Association should be granted only where the third country concerned shares and upholds the values referred to in Article 2 TEU, ensures a sufficiently high level of alignment with relevant Union law and policies, and provides guarantees equivalent to those applicable to Member States as regards financial control, protection of the Union’s financial interests, and respect for fundamental rights. |
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| (34a) In addition to the protection of the Union's financial interests under the Financial Regulation, all beneficiaries shall be subject to enhanced transparency obligations. The Commission shall ensure that Union funds are not awarded on the basis of political or ideological considerations and that Union funds are not used to restrict freedom of expression. Beneficiaries shall disclose their principal funding sources, governance structures and lobbying activities. Failure to comply shall constitute grounds for suspension, recovery or exclusion from future funding. |
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| (34b) In order to preserve the integrity, autonomy and decision-making capacity of the Union, participation of third countries should not confer any influence over the governance of the Programme. Association agreements should establish a fair and balanced contribution and should include robust mechanisms for monitoring, audit, and enforcement, including effective recovery of funds where relevant. The scope of association should be differentiated and may exclude sensitive areas, taking into account the level of regulatory convergence, administrative capacity, and the third country’s track record in complying with Union standards and obligations. Furthermore, participation should be conditional upon the absence of risks to public order, security, or the proper functioning of the Programme. Where justified, the Union should be able to restrict, suspend, or terminate participation, in whole or in part, including at the level of specific actions or beneficiaries. |
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| (34b) In order to preserve political neutrality and public trust, the Commission should ensure that Union funding is not used to support ideological advocacy, partisan political campaigns, and media funding shall be fully transparent and limited in proportion to a media company’s total revenues. |
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| (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. | (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. Performance indicators should not just report on the activities that have been carried out, but should be quantitative, measurable and geared towards concrete results. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. | (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of horizontal priciples of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. |
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| (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. | (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principle of ‘do no significant harm’ referred to in Article 33(2), point (d), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. |
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| (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and gender equality referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. | (35) The Programme is to be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX] of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance] which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including rules for ensuring a uniform application of the principles of ‘do no significant harm’ and equality between women and men referred to in Article 33(2), points (d) and (f), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 respectively, rules for monitoring and reporting on the performance of Union programmes and activities, rules for establishing a Union funding portal, rules for the evaluation of the programmes, as well as other horizontal provisions applicable to all Union programmes such as those on information, communication and visibility, while taking into account the scope and nature of the activities and priorities. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (35a) For grants implemented through financing not linked to costs or simplified cost options, the work programme or the award documentation should specify the methodology for determining the amount of Union support, the objectively verifiable milestones, targets or other conditions triggering payment, the procedure for verifying their fulfilment, and the consequences of partial or non-fulfilment, including proportional reductions of the grant and recoveries, where applicable. That methodology should be applied without prejudice to Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The use of financing not linked to costs and simplified cost options should not affect the application of the relevant rules on exclusion, conflicts of interest, avoidance of double funding, or the audit and investigation rights of Commission, OLAF, the Court of Auditors and the EPPO. |
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| (35a) The Programme should also promote cross-sectoral cooperation and synergies between culture, media and civil society. The cross-cutting and horizontal activities shall address common challenges, and opportunities. In this context, the ethical, sustainable and responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, skills development and capacity building, and access to funding for smaller organisations, local actors and first time applicants should be promoted. The objective of fostering synergies among the objectives of AgoraEU shall however not prejudice, disadvantage or otherwise limit the eligibility or assessment of project proposals that focus exclusively on a single objective of AgoraEU. |
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| (35a) The Programme should also promote intersectoral cooperation. The cross-cutting and horizontal activities shall address common challenges, including those deriving from the use of AI. In the age of artificial intelligence, human creativity remains irreplaceable. In this context, the ethical, sustainable and responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably artificial intelligence, should be promoted, for example by encouraging the protection and enhancement of cultural and creative data, in full respect of intellectual property rights. |
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| (35a) The Programme should support the use of digital and innovative technologies in the cultural and creative sectors, in full synergy with other EU Programmes, specifically the European Competitiveness Fund, in order to increase the sectors’ competitiveness. Concurrently, the Programme should support and protect human creativity through the ethical and responsible use of artificial intelligence technologies, recognising that human creativity remains an irreplaceable asset, especially in the cultural and creative sectors, where the protection of intellectual property rights is essential. |
AI should be a tool in cultural and creative sectors - human creativity remains irreplaceable, and IPR protection is the enabling condition.
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| (35a) Access to funding under this Programme shall be subject to strict eligibility and control requirements. |
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| (35b) In accordance with the principle of transparency enshrined in Article 15 TFEU, Union institutions are to conduct their work as openly as possible. Furthermore, in full compliance with the Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, the utmost transparency regarding information on all recipients of Union funding under the Programme, including non-governmental organisations, subcontractors and ultimate beneficiaries, should be sought. The information on recipients of Union funds, including final beneficiaries, should be published on a centralised and dedicated Union funding portal referred to in (EU) [XXX]* [Performance Regulation], and should provide clear information on amounts allocated, purpose of the funding, achieved results, and any subsequent transfer of the funding. Publication requirements should cover all methods of budget implementation. To ensure full traceability of funds and to prevent any misuse of public resources, list of final beneficiaries of European funding granted to non-governmental organisations and related organisations, including their subcontractors and partners, should be made public. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (35b) The Programme should foster cross-sectoral cooperation and synergies between the cultural and creative sectors, the media sectors and civil society. Its cross-cutting and horizontal actions should address challenges common to these sectors, including those arising from the development and deployment of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. While artificial intelligence offers significant opportunities for innovation, human creativity remains at the core of Europe’s cultural and creative ecosystem. The Programme should therefore promote the ethical, sustainable and responsible development and use of innovative technologies and content tools, including artificial intelligence, while safeguarding human creativity and cultural diversity. In particular, it should support measures aimed at protecting, preserving and enhancing the value of cultural and creative data, in full respect of intellectual property rights and the Union legal framework. |
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| (35c) In order to safeguard the sound financial management of the Union budget and to uphold the values enshrined in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union, it is essential to ensure effective oversight of activities financed through Union funds, as well as full compliance by beneficiaries with those values. Where such requirements are not met, the Commission should take appropriate measures, including the immediate suspension of Union funding, in order to protect the Union’s financial interests and ensure accountability. Self-declaration of the beneficieries should not be considered as sufficient. |
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| (36) The Programme should also support the role of Programme Desks, which Member States have the possibility to establish, and which should provide guidance and assistance to applicants on funding opportunities and cross-border collaborations, contributing to the Programme’s outreach visibility and dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance]. Programme Desks should carry out their functions independently and without interference from public authorities in their decision making, and ought not to have any responsibility regarding the management of the programme25. | deleted |
| 25 In order to promote the Programme at national level, provide relevant information on the various types of financial support available under Union policy, and assist operators to apply for support under the Programme, the Programme shall support the establishment of Desks in participating countries. The Desks shall implement their activities aiming to enhance outreach, visibility and dissemination of the Programme results in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including the rules applicable to all Union programmes regarding information, communication and visibility obligations, including in particular obligations for beneficiaries and implementing partners |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (36) The Programme should also support the role of Programme Desks, which Member States have the possibility to establish, and which should provide guidance and assistance to applicants on funding opportunities and cross-border collaborations, contributing to the Programme’s outreach visibility and dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance]. Programme Desks should carry out their functions independently and without interference from public authorities in their decision making, and ought not to have any responsibility regarding the management of the programme25 . | (36) The Programme should also support the role and functioning of AgoraEU Desks, which Member States and other participating countries shall establish, and which should provide guidance and assistance to applicants on funding opportunities and cross-border collaborations, promote the Programme and provide information on the various forms of financial support available under Union policies. The effective implementation, visibility and accessibility of the Programme depend on the capacity of beneficiaries and potential beneficiaries to obtain timely information, guidance and support at national level. The Programme should therefore ensure adequate and sustainable support for the functioning of the AgoraEU Desks, including through appropriate allocations from the relevant programme strands, taking into account the scope of their tasks and responsibilities. Participating countries should retain the flexibility to determine the most appropriate organisational and management arrangements for the operation of the AgoraEU Desks, in accordance with their national, regional and sectoral specificities. The AgoraEU Desks should play a particular role in facilitating participation by newcomers to the Programme, small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations operating at local level, including through guidance, peer learning and the dissemination of good practices. They should also contribute to fostering cross-border cooperation and exchanges among cultural, creative and media professionals and organisations, and support the communication, visibility and dissemination of the Programme’s results among citizens and stakeholders, contributing to the Programme’s outreach visibility and dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance]. AgoraEU Desks should carry out their functions independently and without interference from public authorities in their decision making, and ought not to have any responsibility regarding the management of the programme25 . |
| 25 In order to promote the Programme at national level, provide relevant information on the various types of financial support available under Union policy, and assist operators to apply for support under the Programme, the Programme shall support the establishment of Desks in participating countries. The Desks shall implement their activities aiming to enhance outreach, visibility and dissemination of the Programme results in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including the rules applicable to all Union programmes regarding information, communication and visibility obligations, including in particular obligations for beneficiaries and implementing partners | 25 In order to promote the Programme at national level, provide relevant information on the various types of financial support available under Union policy, and assist operators to apply for support under the Programme, the Programme shall support the establishment of Desks in participating countries. The Desks shall implement their activities aiming to enhance outreach, visibility and dissemination of the Programme results in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including the rules applicable to all Union programmes regarding information, communication and visibility obligations, including in particular obligations for beneficiaries and implementing partners |
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| (36) The Programme should also support the role of Programme Desks, which Member States have the possibility to establish, and which should provide guidance and assistance to applicants on funding opportunities and cross-border collaborations, contributing to the Programme’s outreach visibility and dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance]. Programme Desks should carry out their functions independently and without interference from public authorities in their decision making, and ought not to have any responsibility regarding the management of the programme25 . | (36) The Programme should also support the role of Programme Desks, building on the previous Creative Europe and MEDIA Desks, which Member States, including in collaboration with regional authorities, have the possibility to establish, and which should provide guidance and assistance to applicants on funding opportunities and cross-border and interregional collaborations, contributing to the Programme’s outreach visibility and dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance]. Programme Desks should carry out their functions independently and without interference from public authorities in their decision making, and ought not to have any responsibility regarding the management of the programme25 . |
| 25 In order to promote the Programme at national level, provide relevant information on the various types of financial support available under Union policy, and assist operators to apply for support under the Programme, the Programme shall support the establishment of Desks in participating countries. The Desks shall implement their activities aiming to enhance outreach, visibility and dissemination of the Programme results in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including the rules applicable to all Union programmes regarding information, communication and visibility obligations, including in particular obligations for beneficiaries and implementing partners | 25 In order to promote the Programme at national level, in collaboration with regional authorities, provide relevant information on the various types of financial support available under Union policy, and assist operators to apply for support under the Programme, the Programme shall support the establishment of Desks in participating countries. The Desks shall implement their activities aiming to enhance outreach, visibility and dissemination of the Programme results in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including the rules applicable to all Union programmes regarding information, communication and visibility obligations, including in particular obligations for beneficiaries and implementing partners |
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| (36) The Programme should also support the role of Programme Desks, which Member States have the possibility to establish, and which should provide guidance and assistance to applicants on funding opportunities and cross-border collaborations, contributing to the Programme’s outreach visibility and dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance]. Programme Desks should carry out their functions independently and without interference from public authorities in their decision making, and ought not to have any responsibility regarding the management of the programme25. | (36) The Programme should also support the role of Programme Desks, which Member States have the possibility to establish, and which should provide guidance and assistance to applicants on funding opportunities and cross-border collaborations, contributing to the Programme’s outreach visibility and dissemination in accordance with Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance]. In the exercise of their functions, Programme Desks should operate in close cooperation with the competent national authorities and take the cultural specificities and priorities of Member States into account. |
| 25 In order to promote the Programme at national level, provide relevant information on the various types of financial support available under Union policy, and assist operators to apply for support under the Programme, the Programme shall support the establishment of Desks in participating countries. The Desks shall implement their activities aiming to enhance outreach, visibility and dissemination of the Programme results in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 202X/XXXX which establishes the rules for the expenditure tracking and the performance framework for the budget, including the rules applicable to all Union programmes regarding information, communication and visibility obligations, including in particular obligations for beneficiaries and implementing partners |
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| (36a) An open, transparent and regular dialogue with the beneficiaries of the Programme, including children and young people, and other relevant stakeholders should be established by means of an AgoraEU Dialogue Platform. The AgoraEU Dialogue Platform should facilitate the discussion and dialogue with the Commission. It should contribute to the exchange of experiences and best practices and to the discussion of policy developments and actions needed within the areas and strands covered by the Programme, in particular those which are related to the cross-cutting and horizontal areas and activities. The AgoraEU Dialogue Platform should not have any responsibility regarding the management of the Programme, but should be consulted as part of the qualitative evaluation of the programme. |
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| (36a) The Programme should be open to the participation of third countries only on an exceptional basis and only where it is in the interest of the Union. Associated third countries should respect the founding values and principles of the Union and should be subject to the same rules as European actors. The partnership should ensure the security of the Union's financial interests. |
Third country participation should be the exception, not a default, and must be conditioned on respect for Union founding values and financial security safeguards. The Commission proposal does not adequately constrain third country access to EU cultural funding.
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| (36a) In the evaluation and selection of projects under the Programme, a balanced geographical distribution should be pursued to the extent possible. While fully preserving the principle of excellence, where proposals achieve an identical score under the evaluation criteria, priority should be given to projects originating from underrepresented Member States or regions. |
The EU must ensure that the benefits of the EU budget are accessible to all Member States. The consideration of geographical balance is intended to support wider participation and a more equitable distribution of opportunities, while preserving the principle of excellence. Persistent underrepresentation may undermine confidence in the inclusiveness of EU programs.
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| (37) Pursuant to Article 85(1) of Council Decision (EU) 2021/176426, persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories are eligible for funding subject to the ruled objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. | deleted |
| 26 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 of 5 October 2021 on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland) (OJ L 355, 7.10.2021, p. 6, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2021/1764/oj). |
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| (37) Pursuant to Article 85(1) of Council Decision (EU) 2021/176426 , persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories are eligible for funding subject to the ruled objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. | (37) Pursuant to Article 85(1) of Council Decision (EU) 2021/176426 , persons and entities established in overseas countries and territories are eligible for funding subject to the ruled objectives of the Programme and possible arrangements applicable to the Member State to which the relevant overseas country or territory is linked. The specific characteristics of the outermost regions referred to in Article 349 TFEU must also be taken into account, particularly in the design of the future actions, which will enable the objectives of the Programme to be adapted to these territories where necessary. |
| 26 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 of 5 October 2021 on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland) (OJ L 355, 7.10.2021, p. 6, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2021/1764/oj). | 26 Council Decision (EU) 2021/1764 of 5 October 2021 on the association of the Overseas Countries and Territories with the European Union including relations between the European Union on the one hand, and Greenland and the Kingdom of Denmark on the other (Decision on the Overseas Association, including Greenland) (OJ L 355, 7.10.2021, p. 6, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2021/1764/oj). |
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| (38) Participation of third countries in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective requires a certain level of reciprocity and regulatory alignment. For this reason, the situation of their audiovisual markets, the proximity of their legal frameworks with the Union audiovisual media acquis, in particular Directive 2010/13/EU, and the access to their support schemes should be taken into consideration when concluding Association Agreements. This is of particular importance concerning other European countries, whose audiovisual works benefit from the provisions of Directive 2010/13/EU that promote European works, notably the quotas system. In the specific case of acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, the requirement to align their national legislations with Directive 2010/13/EU was already included in Regulation (EU) 2021/818 establishing the Creative Europe Programme. This condition has been an efficient incentive to accelerate their work on the overall alignment with the EU acquis in view of accession. | deleted |
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| (38) Participation of third countries in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective requires a certain level of reciprocity and regulatory alignment. For this reason, the situation of their audiovisual markets, the proximity of their legal frameworks with the Union audiovisual media acquis, in particular Directive 2010/13/EU, and the access to their support schemes should be taken into consideration when concluding Association Agreements. This is of particular importance concerning other European countries, whose audiovisual works benefit from the provisions of Directive 2010/13/EU that promote European works, notably the quotas system. In the specific case of acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, the requirement to align their national legislations with Directive 2010/13/EU was already included in Regulation (EU) 2021/818 establishing the Creative Europe Programme. This condition has been an efficient incentive to accelerate their work on the overall alignment with the EU acquis in view of accession. | (38) Participation of third countries in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective requires reciprocity and regulatory alignment. The third countries must implement the actions required by the objective on their own initiative. For this reason, the situation of their audiovisual markets, the proximity of their legal frameworks with the Union audiovisual media acquis, in particular Directive 2010/13/EU, and the access to their support schemes should be taken into consideration when concluding Association Agreements. This is of particular importance concerning other European countries, whose audiovisual works benefit from the provisions of Directive 2010/13/EU that promote European works, notably the quotas system. In the specific case of acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, the requirement to align their national legislations with Directive 2010/13/EU was already included in Regulation (EU) 2021/818 establishing the Creative Europe Programme. This condition has been an efficient incentive to accelerate their work on the overall alignment with the EU acquis in view of accession. |
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| (38) Participation of third countries in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective requires a certain level of reciprocity and regulatory alignment. For this reason, the situation of their audiovisual markets, the proximity of their legal frameworks with the Union audiovisual media acquis, in particular Directive 2010/13/EU, and the access to their support schemes should be taken into consideration when concluding Association Agreements. This is of particular importance concerning other European countries, whose audiovisual works benefit from the provisions of Directive 2010/13/EU that promote European works, notably the quotas system. In the specific case of acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, the requirement to align their national legislations with Directive 2010/13/EU was already included in Regulation (EU) 2021/818 establishing the Creative Europe Programme. This condition has been an efficient incentive to accelerate their work on the overall alignment with the EU acquis in view of accession. | (38) Participation of third countries in the ‘MEDIA’ specific objective requires a certain level of reciprocity and regulatory alignment. For this reason, the situation of their audiovisual markets, the proximity of their legal frameworks with the Union audiovisual media acquis, in particular Directive 2010/13/EU, and the access to their support schemes should be taken into consideration when concluding Association Agreements. This is of particular importance concerning other European countries, whose audiovisual works benefit from the provisions of Directive 2010/13/EU that promote European works, notably the quotas system. In the specific case of acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, the requirement to align their national legislations with Directive 2010/13/EU was already included in Regulation (EU) 2021/818 establishing the Creative Europe Programme. This condition has been an efficient incentive to accelerate their work on the overall alignment with the EU acquis in view of accession. |
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| (38a) The Culture - Creative Europe, Culture - Music and Culture – MEDIA strands recognise the economic value of the European cultural and creative sectors and are intended to strengthen their financial capacity, competitiveness and investment potential. Support granted under those strands should therefore be directed towards actions and activities that generate European added value. Union funding under budget lines dedicated to strengthening European cultural and creative undertakings should not support actions or activities lacking European added value, in particular where the profits generated by such activities would directly benefit the ultimate shareholders of undertakings that are not nationals of a Member State or of a country participating in the relevant strand. Allowing such benefits to accrue outside the participating countries would risk weakening the competitive position of European undertakings and undermining the capacity of the Union to achieve the objectives pursued by those strands. The Culture – Creative Europe and Culture – Music and Culture – MEDIA strands recognise the artistic, intrinsic and societal value of the European cultural and creative sectors. They intent to strengthen democratic resilience, enhance social cohesion, boost people’s well-being and support Culture as an expression of Europe’s values and powerful catalyst for societal resilience rooted in freedom of artistic expression, mutual understanding, access and participation. |
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| (38a) In order to ensure the effective assessment of the Programme’s progress towards the achievement of its objectives, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 TFEU should be delegated to the Commission. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that those consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement of 13 April 2016 on Better Law-Making. In particular, to ensure equal participation in the preparation of delegated acts, the European Parliament and the Council receive all documents at the same time as Member States’ experts, and their experts systematically have access to meetings of Commission expert groups dealing with the preparation of delegated acts. |
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| (38a) Cross-border collaboration should still be encouraged, but it should not be a universal eligibility condition. Single-beneficiary projects should be possible. What should be required instead is meaningful European-level knowledge sharing. Supported projects should dedicate specific resources to dissemination, peer learning, and transfer of practical lessons across borders. Cross-border projects could still receive additional points or other incentives, but strong local or national actors should not be excluded simply because they do not fit a consortium model. |
Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (38a) The participation of third countries in the Programme should entail appropriate safeguards where serious deficiencies relating to the rule of law, fraud, corruption or misuse of Union funds risk affecting sound financial management or the protection of the Union’s financial interests. |
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| (38b) Funding intensity should be as high as possible in most support streams, especially where the aim is to reach smaller, emerging, or financially constrained actors. Otherwise, the Programme risks being only truly accessible to larger organizations with reserves and co-financing capacity. Pre-financing and cashflow constraints should be addressed. Even generous grant rates are of limited value if organizations cannot carry costs while waiting for reimbursement. The best option would be significantly higher pre-financing. A second-best option would be a dedicated low-interest or zero-interest bridge loan mechanism linked to successful EU-funded projects. |
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| (38c) The no-profit rule and the treatment of earned income within funded projects creates a contradiction: the Commission calls for sustainability and long-term viability, yet often penalizes projects that generate revenue during or alongside implementation. In practice, earned income can trigger administrative complexity and be deducted from the grant amount, discouraging organizations from even trying. Safeguards against misuse are legitimate, but the rules should prevent private enrichment without punishing revenue generation that strengthens the medium- and long-term sustainability of public-interest information projects. |
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| (38d) Support granted under the Creative Europe - Culture, and MEDIA+ strands should be directed towards actions and activities that generate European added value. Such European added value may be achieved through the transnational dimension of supported projects, their scale, partnership structure, or contribution to the circulation of European works, artists, and cultural professionals, which could not be sufficiently achieved by Member States acting alone. Funding should strengthen cross-border cooperation, cultural diversity, and access to and participation in culture, while upholding the democratic values on which the Union is founded. |
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| (39) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the transnational nature of the challenges, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 TEU. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives. | (39) Since the objectives of this Regulation cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States but can rather, by reason of the transnational nature of the challenges, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, as set out in Article 5 TEU. In implementing this Regulation, due regard shall be paid to the competences of the Member States in the areas of culture, education, media and the organisation of democratic processes. In accordance with the principle of proportionality as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve those objectives. |
The AgoraEU programme intervenes in areas where, according to the Treaties, Member States retain significant responsibility, in particular in the areas of culture, education, media and the organisation of democratic processes. It is therefore appropriate to explicitly confirm that the implementation of the programme respects the division of powers laid down in the Treaties, while fully respecting the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality.
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (39a) The power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the TFEU should be delegated to the Commission in respect of adopting work programmes. It is necessary to ensure the correct closure of the predecessor programmes, in particular as regards the continuation of multi-annual arrangements for their management, such as the financing of technical and administrative assistance. As from [1 January 2028], the technical and administrative assistance should ensure, if necessary, the management of actions that have not yet been finalised under the predecessor programme by [31 December 2027]. |
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| (39a) Deplores attempts to introduce mechanisms commonly referred to as 'smart conditionality' that would permit the reallocation of resources originally allocated to Member States towards centrally managed Union programmes. Such mechanisms risk undermining the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and sincere cooperation, weakening Member States' control over resources allocated to them and interfering with their sovereign policy choices. |
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| For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition applies: | For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definition applies: | For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply: |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| 'cultural and creative sectors' means all sectors: | |
| (a) whose activities, many of which have potential to generate innovation and jobs in particular from intellectual property: | |
| i) are based on cultural values and artistic and other individual or collective creative expressions; and | |
| ii) include the development, the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or other creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education or management; | |
| b) irrespective of: | |
| i) whether the activities of those sectors are market-oriented or non-market-oriented; | |
| ii) the type of structure that carries out those activities; and | |
| iii) how that structure is financed; | |
| those sectors include, inter alia, 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, publishing (books and written press), radio and visuals arts. |
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| ‘cultural and creative sectors’ means all sectors: | |
| a) whose activities, many of which have potential to generate innovation and jobs in: | |
| i) are based on cultural values and artistic and other individual or collective creative expressions; and | |
| ii) include the development, creation, production, circulation, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or other creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education or management; | |
| b) irrespective of: | |
| i) whether the activities of those sectors are market-oriented or non-market-oriented; | |
| ii) the type of structure that carries out those activities; and | |
| iii) how that structure is financed;those sectors include, inter alia, 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 (including theatre, dance and circus), books and publishing , radio and visual arts. |
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| “news media outlet” means a natural or legal person that, on a professional basis, exercises editorial responsibility for the production, selection, and organisation of content, operates in accordance with professional and ethical standards of journalism, and whose primary activity consists of providing the public or media with news and information whether of general or specialised interest through any means of communication, including audiovisual services, print media or online services and press agencies; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| ‘news media outlet’ means a natural or legal person, on a professional basis, exercises editorial responsibility for the production, selection, and organisation of content, and whose primary activity consists of providing the public with news and other editorial content of general and special interest through any means of communication, including audiovisual services, print media or online services; |
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| European cultural sovereignty in the cultural, creative and media sectors refers to Europe’s ability to preserve and reinforce its capacities across the entire value chain, encompassing the creation, production, distribution and public availability of works and content, while ensuring that intellectual property rights are retained within Europe |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| ‘legal entity’ means a natural person or a legal person which is created and recognised as such under national law, Union law or international law, which has legal personality and which may exercise rights and be subject to obligations when acting in its own name, or an entity which does not have legal personality as referred to in point (c ) of Article 197(2) of the Financial Regulations; |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| 'cultural and creative sectors and industries means all sectors and industries: | |
| (a) whose activities, many of which have potential to generate innovation and jobs from intellectual property: (i) are based on cultural values and artistic and other individual or collective human creative expressions; and (ii) include the development, the creation, the production, the dissemination and the preservation of goods and services which embody cultural, artistic or other creative expressions, as well as related functions such as education or management; | |
| (b) irrespective of: (i) whether the activities of those sectors are market-oriented or non-market-oriented; (ii) the type of structure that carries out those activities; and (iii) how that structure is financed; | |
| those sectors and industries include, inter alia, architecture, archives, libraries, museums, artistic crafts, audiovisual (including film, television, video games and multimedia), tangible and intangible cultural heritage, design (including fashion design), music, literature, performing arts (including theatre and dance), books and publishing, radio, podcasts, festivals, photography, immersive art and visual arts; |
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| “news media outlet” means a natural or legal person that, on a professional basis, exercises editorial responsibility for the production, selection, and organisation of content, and whose primary activity consists of providing the public with news, editorial content and information, whether of general or specialised interest, through any means of communication, including audiovisual services, print media or online services; |
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| “cultural and creative sectors”: all sectors whose activities are based on cultural values and artistic and creative expressions, which include the development, creation, dissemination, and preservation of cultural, artistic, and creative goods and services, many of which are also capable of generating innovation and jobs. |
The Commission proposal creates legal uncertainty by not defining 'cultural and creative sectors' in the operative articles (Article 2 definitions). This amendment introduces a definition based on cultural values and artistic and creative expressions, covering development, creation, dissemination, and preservation of goods and services.
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| 'Societal resilience' means the capacity of democratic institutions, civil society organisations, communities and individuals to uphold fundamental rights, peace, social cohesion, democratic participation, media pluralism and the rule of law in the face of internal and external challenges. |
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| For the purposes of this Regulation, ‘non-governmental organisation’ means a non-profit organisation that is independent of any government or political party, operates transparently and makes its budgets and sources of financing public. |
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| ‘final beneficiary’ means any legal or natural person that directly or indirectly receives funding under the Programme, including through a principal beneficiary or a redistributing third party. |
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| ‘sub-beneficiary’ means any entity that receives Programme funds by way of redistribution, sub-grant or agreement concluded with a principal beneficiary. |
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| “intellectual property rights”: legal protections granted over the creations of the human mind. |
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| “European audiovisual production company”: an audiovisual producer, including independent production companies, that is established in a Member State, majority owned and effectively controlled within the EU, with its principal place of business in the Union, paying taxes in the Union, and maintaining a substantive, ongoing economic presence (including employment) in the Union. |
Without defining what constitutes a 'European audiovisual production company', the requirement has no legal effect.
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to strengthen all cultural and creative sectors to safeguard artistic freedom and independence, to reinforce the news sector, to safeguard media freedom and media pluralism, to ensure democratic accountability through independent journalism, to protect journalists, to advance education and training opportunities in support of this objectives,, and to protect and promote rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties, the Charter and the applicable international human rights treaties and conventions, including equality, gender equality, protection of persons belonging to minorities, active citizenship, democratic participation, social inclusion and diversity and societal resilience. Those objectives shall be pursued in particular by supporting civil society organisations as well as cultural organisations and news media outlets and other stakeholders active at local, regional, national and transnational level, in order to sustain and further develop open, rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law, cultural diversity and media freedom. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to strengthen the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the film, audiovisual, music and book sectors, to safeguard artistic freedom and independence, to reinforce the news sector, to safeguard media freedom and media pluralism, ensuring democratic accountability through independent journalism, and to protect and promote rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties, the Charter and the applicable international human rights conventions, including equality, gender equality, protection of persons belonging to minorities, active citizenship, democratic participation, social inclusion and diversity and societal resilience. Those objectives shall be pursued in particular by supporting civil society organisations as well as cultural organisations and news media outlets and other stakeholders active at local, regional, national and transnational level, in order to sustain and further develop open, rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law, cultural diversity and media pluralism. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to strengthen the cultural and creative sectors and their competitiveness, in particular the film, audiovisual, music and book sectors, to safeguard artistic freedom and independence, to reinforce the news sector, to safeguard media freedom and media pluralism, and to protect and promote rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties, the Charter and the applicable international human rights conventions, including equality, gender equality, protection of persons belonging to minorities, active citizenship, democratic participation, social inclusion and diversity and societal resilience. Those objectives shall be pursued in particular by supporting civil society organisations as well as cultural organisations and news media outlets and other stakeholders active at local, regional, national and transnational level, in order to sustain and further develop open, rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law, cultural diversity and media pluralism. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to strengthen the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic freedom and independence, to reinforce the news sector, to safeguard media freedom and media pluralism, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. Those objectives should be pursued in particular by supporting civil society organisations as well as cultural organizations and news media outlets and other stakeholders active at local, regional, national and transnational level, in order to sustain and further develop open, rights-based, democratic, equal and inclusive societies based on the rule of law, cultural diversity and media pluralism. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. In pursuing these objectives, the Programme should focus on areas where action at Union level generates clear European added value, notably by addressing transnational challenges, fostering cross-border cooperation and achieving outcomes that Member States could not attain as effectively acting alone. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. The Programme shall respect the principle of subsidiarity, the diversity of constitutional frameworks of Member States and shall not seek to impose uniform standards in areas falling within the exclusive or primary competence of Member States. |
Article 4(2) TEU obliges the Union to respect the national identities of Member States, inherent in their fundamental constitutional structures. Cultural policy is primarily a national competence (Article 167 TFEU uses 'incentive measures'). This amendment ensures that the general objective clause is read consistently with the Treaty allocation of competences and prevents the programme from being used as a vehicle for harmonising cultural or social policy beyond what the legal bases authorise.
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, to protect and expand civic space across the Union, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, and the applicable international human rights conventions, including equality, gender equality, protection of persons belonging to minorities, active citizenship, democratic participation, social inclusion and diversity and societal resilience. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to safeguard, develop and promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, including national, regional and local works, taking into consideration the specificities of the sectors in all MS and the respective domestic markets, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual sectors, to safeguard and strengthen artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience within the Union. |
This amendment adds the constitutional safeguard clause to the general objectives of the programme. Article 4(2) TEU obliges the Union to respect Member States' national identities inherent in their fundamental constitutional structures. Article 167 TFEU limits Union cultural action to incentive measures, explicitly excluding harmonisation. The amendment makes explicit that the programme shall not seek uniform standards in areas of national or primary Member State competence.
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic media freedom, media pluralism, press freedom and to protect and promote non-doscrimination, equality, including gender equality, gender identity and sexual orientation, gender mainstreaming, active citizenship, civil society organisations and engagement in democratic life, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic freedom and media freedom and pluralism. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, including national, regional, local and religious cultural heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to support democratic participation and societal resilience in accordance with the Treaties and the Charter, while fully respecting the competences of Member States, their national identities, constitutional traditions and cultural sovereignty. |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to strengthen and promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors and industries, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote access to culture, equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, and thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience, therefore contributing to European cultural sovereignty. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, including the unique identity of historical and indigenous national and ethnic minorities, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to safeguard, develop and promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to enhance the competitiveness and resilient innovation of all cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard and promoting artistic, media freedom and media pluralism, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
Nikola Minchev, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Fabienne Keller, Laurence Farreng, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Dainius Žalimas, Hilde Vautmans, Bernard Guetta, Hristo Petrov
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, mutual understanding, depolarisation, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and tangible or intangible cultural heritage, to strengthen the resillience of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
When talking about a public good like the cultural sector we need to think in terms of strengthening this sector to deliver on its added value beyond economic value. It's objective is not only to compete, but rather to create and enhance the lives of Europeans. The focus should be on both the tangible as the intangible cultural heritage of Europe, like the Maltese festa's or carnival.
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to safeguard, preserve and promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote European cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of all cultural and creative sectors, including the audiovisual industries, music, books and performing arts sectors, to safeguard artistic freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, including equality between men and women, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
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| (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. | (1) The general objectives of the Programme are to preserve and promote cultural and linguistic diversity and heritage, to increase the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the media and audiovisual industries, to safeguard artistic and media freedom, and to protect and promote equality, active citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, thereby enhancing democratic participation and societal resilience. |
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| (1) ‘independent European audiovisual production company’ means a company which is not, directly or indirectly, majority controlled by an audiovisual media service provider; majority control is considered to occur when more than 25% of the share capital of a production company is held by a single audiovisual media service provider or 50% when several audiovisual media service providers have shares or other means of control in the company; an audiovisual production company is a company whose main objective and activity is audiovisual production. As market conditions and audiovisual operators continue to evolve, the work programmes referred to in Article 17 shall establish and regularly revise the specific criteria for applying this definition, taking into account the size and structure of national audiovisual markets across participating countries. |
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| The Programme shall support a coordinated and long-term approach to innovation across the cultural, media and civic sectors, facilitating the development, testing, deployment and uptake of trusted technologies and services that contribute to media pluralism, accessibility, cross-border cooperation and democratic resilience. |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to the economic dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’), including works that help disseminate the national, regional and local cultures of Member States; |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to and enhance cross-border cultural and artistic creation, cooperation, mobility, participation, access and accessibility to culture, as well as and cross-border circulation of a diversity range of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors and supporting their entities of all sizes (‘culture’); |
The reference to specificities of Member State domestic markets is a subsidiarity anchor preventing the objectives from being read as a mandate for cultural harmonisation.
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works; |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic, gender equality, non-discrimination and equality, and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, education, participation, mobility, and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works and access to them, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cross-border cultural and cultural heritage creation, cooperation, mobility, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to and foster cross-border cultural and artistic creation and cooperation, mobility, participation, accessibility, as well as cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors not covered under Art.3(2)(b) (‘culture horizontal approach’); |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, including European performing arts,while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘cultural sectors’); |
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works and activities, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); |
Not only cultural works, but also cultural activities should be eligible within the culture objective of the Programme.
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| i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation and accessibility, and cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); | i. contribute to cross-border cultural creation, cooperation, participation, access and accessibility, as well as cross-border circulation of a diversity of cultural works, while strengthening the social, economic and international dimensions of the cultural and creative sectors (‘culture’); |
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| ia. Contribute to the cultural diversity, sustainability and balanced growth of the music sector, in particular by strengthening the creation, promotion, circulation and distribution of European musical works and addressing structural imbalances in the European music ecosystem across its entire value chain; |
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| ia. To contribute to the sustainability and balanced growth of specific cultural and creative sectors not covered under Art.3(2)(b) through sectorial approaches to respond to their specific needs and challenges (‘culture sectorial approach’) |
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| ia. To contribute to the preservation and promotion of European cultural heritage; |
Paragraph 1 of this Article cites the promotion of cultural heritage as the first general objective. For consistency, this objective must also be reflected among the specific objectives. This is also consistent with the recitals and the Commission's explanatory memorandum.
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| ib. ia. contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity and resilience of the European book ecosystem, notably by fostering literary creation, translation and circulation and promotion of European works across all formats |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Gabriela Firea, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu
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| (aa) the ‘News Media and Journalism’ strand shall: | |
| (a) contribute to safeguarding and fostering a free, pluralistic, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism, news media, media civil society organisations, local and regional journalism, journalist safety, including for those in exile, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘Democratic News Ecosystem’); | |
| (b) contribute to an inclusive audiovisual industry by ensuring the participation and accessibility of persons with disabilities and other marginalised groups ('inclusive industry') |
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| (aa) the ‘Culture - Music’ strand shall support the cultural diversity, sustainability and balanced growth of the music sector, in particular by strengthening the creation, promotion, circulation and distribution of European musical works and addressing structural imbalances in the European music ecosystem. |
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity, and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games sectors industries, notably by ensuring level playing field, enhancing creation, promotion and cross-border distribution of European content and its access to it by citizens, by taking into account differences across Member States regarding audiovisual production, distribution, access to, and consumption of audiovisual works and content, by broadening participation of countries (‘audiovisual’); |
The level playing field concept is essential, ensuring that the MEDIA+ strand does not merely reinforce existing advantages held by major audiovisual producing countries. This provision was present in Creative Europe 2021-2027 and should be reinstated in the successor programme.
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries (‘audiovisual’); |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity, competitiveness and resilience of the European audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation, production, cooperation, mobility, scalability, circulation, promotion and cross-border distribution of European works and content and their accessibility to citizens (sub-strand ‘Media’); |
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural diversity, competitiveness, and economic growth of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’) and by supporting the upscale of the audiovisual small-medium size companies; |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution and promotion of European audiovisual work and access to it by citizens, including through audience support activities; |
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation by all contributors in the value chain and and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); |
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); |
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); |
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games sectors, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European works and content and their access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); |
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| i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games industries, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution of European content and its access by citizens (‘audiovisual’); | i. contribute to the cultural diversity and competitiveness of the audiovisual and video games sectors, notably by enhancing creation and cross-border distribution and circulation of European works and access to them (‘MEDIA’); |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| ia. support and contribute to artistic and editorial independence and foster the development and circulation of predominantly independent European audiovisual works; |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’) including through the development and deployment of trusted innovation, the strengthening of tools and infrastructures supporting journalism and independent research, the promotion of news integrity, and initiatives aimed at reducing information and knowledge asymmetries and fostering meaningful public engagement with media; |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable, editorially independent, and diverse Union information ecosystem in accordance with with Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 (European Media Freedom Act), notably by supporting free and editorially independent journalism and media service providers providing news and current affairs content with a view to guaranteeing the independence of editorial decisions,, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information, tackling disinformation, and safeguarding media pluralism against media capture (‘news’); |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable pluralistic, diverse and resilient Union public-interest information ecosystem, notably by fostering media literacy, supporting free and independent media freedom civil society organisations, journalism and news media, tackling disinformation and enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information, including at local and regional level (‘news’); |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable, pluralistic and diverse Union information ecosystem, in particular by supporting and protecting free and independent journalism and news media outlets, local and regional journalism, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy and reliable information and tackling disinformation and fostering media literacy (sub-strand ‘News Media’); |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable, pluralist and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting and protecting free and independent journalism and news media, including public service media, enhancing citizens’ access to reliable trustworthy information, tackling disinformation and fostering media literacy and critical thinking (‘news’); |
Pluralism of outlets - not merely freedom of individual outlets - is the correct standard for a healthy media environment.
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem that takes different political views into consideration, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling the influence of hostile third countries (‘news’); |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem with the exception of funding of news media; |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation whilst respecting freedom of expression and plurality of opinions (‘news’); |
Measures against disinformation should be implemented in a way that does not restrict freedom of expression or the pluralism of public debate. The addition explicitly refers to existing fundamental rights protected by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights.
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to safeguarding and fostering a free, pluralistic, viable and diverse information ecosystems, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, and media civil society organistions enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information (‘news’); |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information, tackling disinformation and fostering media literacy (‘news’); |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, pluralistic, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free, indipendent and investigative journalism enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); |
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| ii. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation (‘news’); | ii. contribute to a free, independent, viable, diverse and pluralistic Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to information that is trustworthy and free from any manipulation (‘news’); |
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| iia. exclude funding for bodies that aim to impose political control over traditional media and online platforms such as trusted flaggers or fact checkers; |
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| iib. exclude the establishment or financing of any new EU agency or semi-public organisation that aims to exercise control over the media and online platforms; |
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| (ba) the 'Information and Journalism' strand shall contribute to safeguarding and fostering a free, pluralistic, viable, resilient and diverse information ecosystem in the Union by supporting: | |
| (i) independent journalism and news media outlets, in particular those providing public interest, investigative, local and cross-border journalism; | |
| (ii) civil society organisations performing functions critical to the integrity of the information ecosystem that are distinct from, but complementary to, journalism, including civil society organisations specialising in digital rights, fact-checking entities, internet governance experts, platform accountability bodies, including those focused on detecting and disrupting disinformation , and researchers and research institutions combating foreign information manipulation and interference; | |
| (iii) cross-sectoral cooperation between the organisations referred to in points (i) and (i), including joint initiatives on disinformation monitoring, platform accountability, media literacy, and the resilience of the information ecosystem; and by enhancing citizens' access to trustworthy information, tackling disinformation in all its forms, and promoting digital and media literacy ('Democratic News Ecosystem'); |
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| (ba) the ‘Information and Journalism’ strand shall contribute to safeguarding and fostering a free, pluralistic, viable, resilient, sustainable and diverse information ecosystem in the Union, in particular by supporting independent journalism, local and regional journalism, news media outlets and civil society organisations, enhancing access to trustworthy information, tackling disinformation and promoting digital and media literacy (‘Democratic News Ecosystem’); |
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| (ba) the ‘Information and Journalism’ strand shall contribute to safeguarding and fostering a free, pluralistic, viable, resilient and diverse information ecosystem in the Union, in particular by supporting independent journalism, news media outlets and civil society organisations, enhancing access to independent and reliable information, tackling disinformation and promoting digital and media literacy (‘Democratic News Ecosystem’); |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (ba) the ‘News and journalism’ strand shall: | |
| i. contribute to a free, viable and diverse Union information ecosystem, notably by supporting free and independent journalism and news media, enhancing citizens’ access to trustworthy information and tackling disinformation and promoting digital and media literacy; |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (c) the Democracy, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (‘CERV+’) strand shall: | (c) the Democracy, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (‘CERV+’) strand |
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| (c) the Democracy, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (‘CERV+’) strand shall: | (c) the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (‘CERV’) strand shall: |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda
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| i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); | i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, including equality, gender equality and non- discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties, the Charter and the applicable international human rights treaties and conventions, including the right to free movement, as well as protecting and promoting a vibrant, resilient, inclusive and democratic civic space that safeguards and promotes the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU both online and offline, and empowering civil society, as well as advancing gender mainstreaming (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); |
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| i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); | i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination, including gender equality, gender identity, sexual orientation, and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties and in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, including free movement of citizens, respect for private and family life, empowering civil society and to advancing gender mainstreaming and the mainstreaming of non-discrimination (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); |
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| i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); | i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination on the grounds enshrined in Articles 19 TFEU and 21 of the Charter, and Union citizens' rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society in the fields of active citizenship, civic education and democratic participation (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); |
The reference to Article 19 TFEU and Article 21 of the Charter anchors the non-discrimination objective in the established Treaty framework and its specific enumerated grounds. The addition to civil society empowerment limits this provision to genuine civic activities rather than broad-based advocacy or litigation, consistent with Amendment 11 on Recital 23.
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| i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); | i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); |
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| i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); | i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); |
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| i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); | i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens (‘citizens, equality, rights and values’). |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| i. contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society (‘rights, equality, citizens and civil society’); | i. Democracy, Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values strand shall contribute to protecting and promoting fundamental rights, equality and non-discrimination and Union citizen’s rights enshrined in the Treaties including free movement of citizens, and empowering civil society; |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu
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| ia. Contribute to information integrity that enables civic engagement; |
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| ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); | ii. contribute to fighting against violence against women, children, young persons and other forms of violence against persons belonging to vulnerable groups, as well as to protecting victims and survivors (‘Daphne’); |
Consistent with the Daphne programme's historical mandate. Adds explicit support for victims and survivors, giving the objective a protection dimension alongside prevention.
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| ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); | ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence, including hate speech directed against persons belonging to minorities (‘Daphne’); |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda
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| ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); | ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence and other forms of hate speech, violence against children and other minority groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); |
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| ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); | ii. contribute to fighting against all forms of online and offline gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); |
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| ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); | ii. contribute to fighting against all kinds of violence, such as genital mutilation, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’). |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| ii. contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence (‘Daphne’); | ii. (b) the ‘Daphne ’ substrand shall contribute to fighting against gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence |
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’), avoiding activities that can be detrimental to the Union's reputation and give rise to conflicts of interest, such as the direct lobbying of EU institutions and public law bodies. |
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation, information integrity that enables civic engagement and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation, information integrity and rule of law’). |
In the digital age where a large part of the population gets their information from social media we need to include information integrity to be supported and enhance to allow for the civic engagement that underpins a healthy democratic process.
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. contribute to enhancing inclusive democratic participation, promoting gender-balanced representation and upholding the rule of law (‘Inclusive democratic participation and rule of law’) |
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation, better implementation of democracy in the EU institutions, and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. (c) the democratic participation and rule of law substrand shall contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law. |
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and resilience and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). |
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation (‘democratic participation’). |
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| iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and upholding the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). | iii. contribute to enhancing democratic participation and awareness of the principles of the rule of law (‘democratic participation and rule of law’). |
The AgoraEU programme is a funding programme in the field of culture, media and civil society. Its role is not to enforce or evaluate the rule of law against Member States, but to promote awareness, education and civic participation in this area.
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| iiia. contribute to raising awareness of European history, including the causes and consequences of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, and to fostering awareness among European citizens of their shared history, cultural heritage and values. |
adapted from CERV: "Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens, in particular young persons, aware of their common history and values as the foundation for a common future. Remembrance activities should reflect on the causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe’s modern history, in particular Nazism, which led to the Holocaust; fascism; Stalinism and totalitarian communist regimes, and should commemorate the victims of their crimes. They should also encompass activities concerning other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. The relevance of historical, social, cultural and intercultural factors should also be taken into account in order to create a European identity based on common values and a sense of common belonging."
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| iiia. contribute to promoting a culture of peace, dialogue, non-violence, democratic participation, intercultural understanding, reconciliation and social cohesion within and across Member States. |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda
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| (ca) The Emergency Support for Civic Space strand shall contribute to protecting and promoting a vibrant, resilient, inclusive and democratic civic space that safeguards and promotes the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU by supporting the establishment of a holistic and independent EU Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society, to provide immediate support to civic space actors under threat, especially where no existing mechanism is available, paying special attention to human rights defenders and civil society organisations (‘Emergency Support’). |
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| (ca) the Union Values strand shall contribute to protecting and promoting a vibrant, resilient, inclusive and democratic civic space that safeguards and promotes the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in particular by supporting the establishment of a holistic and independent European Union Rapid Response Facility to provide immediate support to civic space actors under threat within the EU, especially where no existing mechanism is available, paying special attention to human rights defenders and civil society organisations (‘Civic Space Resilience’). |
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| (ca) the Daphne strand shall contribute to preventing and fighting against all forms of gender-based violence, violence against children and other groups at risk of such violence, including online violence (‘Zero Tolerance to Genderbased Violence’). |
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| (cb) the Emergency Support for Civic Space strand shall contribute to protecting and promoting a vibrant, resilient, inclusive and democratic civic space that safeguards and promotes the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, by supporting the establishment of a holistic and independent EU Protection Mechanism of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society to provide immediate support to civic space actors under threat, especially where no existing mechanism is available, paying special attention to human rights defenders and civil society organisations (‘Emergency Support’). |
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| (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. | (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. The objective of fostering synergies among the objectives of AgoraEU shall, however, not prejudice, disadvantage or otherwise limit the eligibility or assessment of project proposals that focus exclusively on a single objective of AgoraEU. |
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| (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. | (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. It shall also foster complementarity and coherence with other Union programmes and instruments pursuing related objectives under the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, in order to avoid overlaps and double funding. |
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| (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. | (3) To maximise impact, the funding to be awarded through the Programme should comply with strict principles of cost-effectiveness and performance. |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. | (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. The pursuit of synergies will not however come at the expense of targeted, sector or industry specific approaches. . |
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| (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. | (3) To maximise impact and enhance synergies across the strands referred to in paragraph 2, the Programme shall support cross-cutting and horizontal activities contributing to the general objective referred to in paragraph 1, notably by developing synergies between the cultural, media and civic spheres and promoting cross-sectoral collaboration and innovation. Such activities shall not directly or indirectly undermine the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (3a) Recognising the intrinsic, societal and economic value of culture, media and civic sectors, the Programme objectives shall be pursued through actions with European added value. European added value shall be ensured, inter alia, through: | |
| (a) the transnational character of actions and activities, which complement regional, national, international and other Union programmes and policies, thereby promoting European common roots and cultural diversity; | |
| (b) cross-border cooperation, including through mobility, among organisation and professionals in the cultural and creative sectors, and the potential of such cooperation to address common challenges and opportunities, including those arising from the digital and AI-driven transformation, and to promote access to culture, active engagement of citizens and intercultural dialogue; | |
| (c ) the economies of scale and growth and jobs which Union support fosters, creating a leverage effect for additional funds; | |
| (d) fostering a level playing field through actions that take into account the national specificities, in particular regarding the production and distribution of content, access to content, the size of the markets and their cultural and linguistic diversity, in view of broadening the participation of countries with different audiovisual and news media capacities and strengthening collaboration between such countries. |
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| (3a) The Programme objectives shall be pursued in a way that encourages inclusion, gender equality and diversity and participation, which, where appropriate, shall be achieved through specific incentives that: | |
| (a) ensure that people with disabilities, people belonging to minorities and people belonging to socially marginalised groups have access to the cultural and creative sectors and that encourage their active participation in those sectors, including in both the creative process and audience development; and | |
| (b)foster gender equality, in particular as a driver of creativity, economic growth and innovation. |
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| (3a) The Programme shall promote inclusion, equality, diversity and participation by ensuring access to, and active participation in, the cultural, creative, media and civic sectors for persons with disabilities, persons belonging to traditional national and linguistic minorities, other minority groups and socially marginalised communities. |
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| (3a) The Programme shall promote inclusion, equality, diversity and participation by ensuring access to, and active participation in, the cultural, creative, media and civic sectors for persons with disabilities, persons belonging to traditional national and linguistic minorities, other minority groups and socially marginalised communities. |
Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko
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| (3a) In order to safeguard the individual strands and priorities, synergies between strands shall remain optional and shall not create direct or indirect competition between strands or reduce accessibility of funding for eligible actors. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (3b) The Programme objectives shall be pursued in a way that encourages inclusion, equality, diversity and participation, where appropriate, the Programme objectives shall be achieved through specified incentives that: | |
| (a) ensure that people with disabilities, people belonging to minorities and people belonging to socially marginalised groups have access to the cultural, creative sectors as well as media and civic spheres and that encourage their active participation in those sectors; | |
| (b) foster equality, in particular as a driver of creativity, economic growth, innovation, active citizenship, democratic participation and social inclusion; |
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| Article 3a | |
| Horizontal principles | |
| (1) The implementation of the Programme and related activities shall be carried out in a manner that ensures respect for: | |
| (a) the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2(a) and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092; and | |
| (b) the rights, freedoms and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. | |
| Those rights, freedoms and principles shall be fully and consistently respected throughout the implementation of the Programme and related activities. |
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| Article 3b | |
| Respect of the rights, freedoms and principles set out in the Charter of Fundamental Rights | |
| (1) The Commission shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the activities supported by the Programme and their implementation with the relevant provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union throughout the implementation of the Programme (‘Charter horizontal condition’). | |
| (2) Where the Commission considers that an activity does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the Charter horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1, it shall inform the entity or the international origanisation carrying out the activity, which, in turn, may present its observations and eventual remedial measures. | |
| (3) Where the Commission concludes that the Charter horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition and identifying the specific measures of the activity affected by the non-fulfilment. | |
| For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the Charter horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: | |
| (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; | |
| (b) the nature, duration, gravity and scope. |
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| Article 3c | |
| Respect for the principles of the rule of law | |
| (1) The Commission shall put in place and maintain effective mechanisms to ensure compliance of the activities supported by the Programme and their implementation with the respect of the principles of the rule of law as set out in Article 2, point (a), and Article 3 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 throughout implementation of the Porgramme (the ‘rule of law horizontal condition’). | |
| (2) Where the Commission considers that an activity does not fulfil or no longer fulfils the rule of law horizontal condition, as provided for in paragraph 1 and taking into account the Rule of Law and European Semester country reports, it shall inform the entity or the international origanisation carrying out the activity, which, in turn, may present its observations and eventual remedial measures. | |
| (3) Where the Commission concludes that the rule of law horizontal condition is not fulfilled, it shall adopt an implementing decision determining the non-fulfilment of the rule of law horizontal condition and identifying the specific measures of the activity affected by the non-fulfilment. | |
| For that purpose, the following aspects of the non-fulfilment of the rule of law horizontal condition shall be taken into consideration: | |
| (a) the actual or potential impact on the sound financial management of the Union budget or on the financial interests of the Union; | |
| (b) the nature, duration, gravity and scope. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| II Creative Europe - Culture strand | II Culture StrandProgramme actionsThe Programme shall support actions that are in accordance with the priorities set out in Articles 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and the descriptions set out in Annex I. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| II Creative Europe - Culture strand | II Culture strand |
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| Culture | Culture-Horizontal approach |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, the ‘Culture’ specific objective, covering the cultural and creative sectors, shall focus on: | Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, the ‘Culture’ specific objective, covering the cultural and creative sectors and industries, actions shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and promote fair working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. Support should be restricted to works and performances based on a substantial and identifiable creative human contribution. The Creative Europe - Culture strand of the programme shall be implemented keeping in mind the administrative capacity of beneficiaries. Without prejudice to [tracking and performance regulation] or [the financial regulation] reporting obligations for beneficiaries should be proportionate to both the financial support received and the size of the beneficiary. The actions under this strand shall focus on: |
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| Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, the ‘Culture’ specific objective, covering the cultural and creative sectors, shall focus on: | Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, the ‘Culture-horizontal approach’ specific objective, covering the cultural and creative sectors, shall focus on: |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, the ‘Culture’ specific objective, covering the cultural and creative sectors, shall focus on: | In line with the Programme objectives referred in Article 3, the 'Culture' strand shall have the following priorities: |
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| (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; | (a) fostering cross-border cooperation; |
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| (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; | (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, with particular attention to satirical works and formats as separate forms of expression in the European cultural and creative industries, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; |
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| (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; | (a) fostering local and regional cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, co-creations, including across cultural and economic sectors and other industries, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes, including grassroots and community-based actors; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; | (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through cooperation projects and partnerships among organisation of all sizes, in particular by grassroots, community-based and micro-organisations, the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals and artistic residencies; |
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| (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; | (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as cooperation and partnerships between organisations of all sizes with particular focus on supporting small scale projects; |
Large-scale international partnerships systematically favour well-resourced organisations; the amendment creates space for grassroots cultural actors.
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| (a) fostering cross-border creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; | (a) fostering creation, cooperation and exchanges across various formats, including through the mobility of artists and cultural and creative professionals, artistic residencies, as well as partnerships between organisations of all sizes; |
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| (aa) (a) supporting the creation, production, promotion and cross-border circulation of European musical works and artists, reflecting the Union’s cultural and linguistic diversity, both live and across digital environments; |
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| (ab) strengthening the competitiveness, resilience and sustainability of the European music ecosystem, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises, independent operators and emerging artists, including through improved access to finance, business development and internationalisation opportunities; |
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| (ac) promoting skills development, professional mobility and collaboration among authors, composers, performers and other music professionals, while fostering innovation and the responsible use of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, in full respect of intellectual property rights; |
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| (ad) enhancing the discoverability and visibility of European music and expanding audience development, especially among young people, through support for digital distribution, cultural exchange and initiatives promoting Europe’s cultural and linguistic diversity; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving affordable and barrier-free access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for children, young people, women and girls, persons with disabilities, low-income families, older persons and persons living in rural areas, small towns, disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods, depopulated or less-developed regions, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement, community-based cultural practices and non-formal learning; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, including through audience engagement and audience development initiatives, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, fostering awareness of Europe’s cultural diversity, common heritage and values, especially through cultural education and cultural engagement; |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) protecting and promoting tangible and intangible cultural heritage, including through awarding of prizes; improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural education and cultural engagement; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage as well as the unique identity of historical and indigenous national and ethnic minorities for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture activities and tangible or intangible cultural heritage for all Europeans, notably for young people and citizens in outermost and remote regions, while strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; |
This amendment is clarifying that cultural activities, especially when they are intangible heritage in remote or outermost regions, should be supported under this heading of the Programme.
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience, equality and diversity; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people – including by developing audiences, particularly among future generations – and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; |
Developing audiences and educating younger audiences are key levers for achieving broader and more inclusive cultural participation.
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience, social cohesion, intergenerational solidarity, respect for national, regional, local, linguistic and religious heritage, and the cultural roots of European nations, through cultural engagement; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, including in rural, insular, mountainous and peripheral areas, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) preserving and promoting European cultural heritage, improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; |
By including the safeguarding and promotion of cultural heritage in the general and specific objectives, it is essential that it is also included in this Article 4, which sets out the concrete actions of the specific objective 'Culture' within the Creative Europe: Culture chapter.
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement, including in rural, remote and less-served areas; ; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural education and cultural engagement; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality between men and women and diversity, through cultural engagement; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture, the arts, and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; |
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| (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality and diversity, through cultural engagement; | (b) improving access to and participation in culture and cultural heritage for all, notably for young people, and strengthening social resilience and social cohesion, in particular intergenerational fairness, equality through cultural engagement; |
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| (ba) Regional, minority and lesser-used languages are vital to Europe’s cultural diversity, yet many are at risk. The Programme should support local communities in safeguarding and promoting them for future generations. |
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the production, circulation, distribution, promotion, visibility and discoverability of diverse European cultural and artistic works through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, individual and group mobility programmes, touring initiatives, the recording and retransmission of concerts and live performances through European audiovisual services, festivals, and translation; |
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content, including folk traditions, local festivities, folklore and intangible heritage, through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; |
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for talented artists and prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, and translation; |
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion, visibility and discoverability of diverse European cultural and artistic content and heritage through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming to train and promote young and emerging artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, exhibitions, festivals, and translation ; |
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation, including in and from regions and in lesser-used languages; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion, discoverability and visibility of diverse European cultural and artistic works through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting emerging and young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, exhibitions, festivals, and translation; |
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion, visibility and discoverability of diverse European cultural and artistic content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting emerging or young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion, visibility and discoverability of diverse European cultural work through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young or emerging artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; |
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| (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring initiatives, festivals, and translation; | (c) supporting the circulation, distribution, promotion and visibility of diverse European cultural content through various channels across the Union and internationally, including through European platforms for emerging artists, support to entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, prizes that promote artistic talent and excellence, touring and export initiatives, festivals, and translation; |
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| (ca) support the creation, circulation and visibility of European literary works while strengthening the sustainability, competitiveness and resilience of the European book ecosystem, promoting reading, professional mobility and skills development, and reinforcing the role of libraries and independent bookshops as essential cultural infrastructures; |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (ca) contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience and sustainability of the European performing arts ecosystem, notably by fostering artistic creation, co-production, mobility, circulation and promotion of European performing arts works and artists across borders and disciplines (‘Performing Arts Sector’); |
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| (ca) promoting, in particular, activities aimed at providing self-employed artists and journalists with protection comparable to that of employees as regards social security; |
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| (ca) 1d supporting the cross-border display and exchange of European intangible cultural heritage including traditional manifestations of folklore and music; | |
| 1d New paragraph d |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (cb) Improve access to financing and reduce administrative burdens, specifically for small and medium size organisations and enterprises with lower administrative capacities; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including the impact of artificial intelligence on creation, distribution, working conditions, remuneration and intellectual property, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training, upskilling, reskilling, career transition support, mentoring, knowledge of contractual and intellectual property rights, and information on access to social protection and peer-learning activities, with particular attention to freelancers, self-employed workers, women, young professionals and cultural actors in regions with weaker cultural infrastructure; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities as well as by fostering the responsible uptake and development of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies, equipping professionals with the skills to use and assess such technologies, and enhancing their capacity to address information and knowledge asymmetries arising from algorithmically mediated and AI-enabled information environments; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities, avoiding excessive administrative and financial burdens on the cultural and creative sectors; |
Consistent with EU Better Regulation principles. Administrative burden is the primary documented barrier to SME and grassroots participation in EU cultural programmes.
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate climate change and technological developments such as AI, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, dissemination, training and peer-learning activities; capacity building; skilling and upskilling; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities, and experimentation and cross-sector innovation; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, talent development, and training and peer-learning activities; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, talent development, training and peer-learning activities; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, talent development, training and peer-learning activities; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; |
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| (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the green and digital transitions, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; | (d) strengthening the capacity and skills in the cultural and creative sectors to drive innovation and competitiveness and to navigate the digital transition, including through support for networks of cultural and creative organisations, training and peer-learning activities; |
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| (da) supporting cultural workers, craftspeople, heritage practitioners and community cultural mediators, who safeguard, teach and renew cultural heritage, traditional crafts, community arts and local cultural life, including in libraries, museums, archives, cultural centres and local cultural institutions, by strengthening their visibility, fair remuneration, leadership and access to digital tools, while opening paid and recognised pathways for young people to access mentoring, cultural entrepreneurship, digital creation and skills linked to living heritage and contemporary cultural practices, in particular in rural, peripheral and underserved communities; |
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| (da) facilitating access to finance, with particular attention given to small and medium-sized projects; |
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| (db) supporting libraries, local cultural centres, youth centres and other local cultural institutions and community-based cultural actors as accessible local spaces for culture, reading, media and AI literacy, European citizenship, safe non-formal learning environments for children and young people, and volunteering, including through reading clubs, mobile and community libraries, European film screenings, theatre and storytelling workshops, cultural mediation, intergenerational activities and outreach to children and young people in rural, peripheral, depopulated or otherwise underserved communities; |
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| (e) promoting cultural policy development through cooperation and exchange of good practices at Union level, and improving evidence base through enhanced data collection, analysis, and pilot actions; | (e) promoting cultural policy development through cooperation and exchange of good practices at Union level, and improving the evidence base through enhanced data collection, analysis and pilot actions, including by addressing gaps in data and methodology concerning social, territorial, gender, age, disability-related and discrimination-related barriers to cultural participation, access to non-formal learning and working conditions in the cultural and creative sectors, in full respect of data protection rules and the principle of non-discrimination; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (e) promoting cultural policy development through cooperation and exchange of good practices at Union level, and improving evidence base through enhanced data collection, analysis, and pilot actions; | (e) promoting cultural policy development through cooperation and exchange of good practices at Union level, facilitating access to finance and improving evidence base through enhanced data collection, analysis, and pilot actions and through supporting market analysis capacities; |
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| (e) promoting cultural policy development through cooperation and exchange of good practices at Union level, and improving evidence base through enhanced data collection, analysis, and pilot actions; | (e) promoting cultural policy development through exchange of good practices; |
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| (e) promoting cultural policy development through cooperation and exchange of good practices at Union level, and improving evidence base through enhanced data collection, analysis, and pilot actions; | (e) promoting cultural policy development through cooperation and exchange of good practices at Union level, and improving evidence base through enhanced data collection, analysis, and pilot actions, including with regional and local authorities and stakeholders; |
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| (ea) supporting the entire music value chain, including through European music networks and collaborative structures, the promotion of accessible creative spaces and diverse music venues – including through the regeneration and revitalisation of underused or disused spaces, particularly in areas affected by cultural desertification – and the provision of technical and administrative support for such entities; |
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| (ea) supporting Member States to ensure that the public have access to arts and culture in their local communities and that arts and culture spaces can continue to operate; |
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| (eb) supporting access to culture in all regions by promoting the revitalisation, regeneration and regeneration of underused, disused or abandoned spaces for cultural and creative purposes and, where no suitable spaces exist, the creation of new cultural community spaces, particularly in inland, rural, remote and depopulated areas and in disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods affected by cultural desertification; |
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| (ec) supporting the adoption of innovative tools, technologies and solutions to adapt cultural sites to contemporary production and distribution standards; |
Adapting to contemporary production and distribution standards bolsters the quality of creation as well as the circulation of works and public access.
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| (f) advancing the Union’s international cultural relations and contributing to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation; | deleted |
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| (f) advancing the Union’s international cultural relations and contributing to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation; | deleted |
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| (f) advancing the Union’s international cultural relations and contributing to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation; | (f) advancing the Union’s international cultural relations and contributing to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation through national and regional cultural external cooperation agencies, and cultural diplomacy agencies and institutions rooted in regional ecosystems; ; |
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| (f) advancing the Union’s international cultural relations and contributing to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation; | (f) advancing the Union’s international cultural relations and contributing to the Union’s external action objectives through cultural cooperation, whilst respecting the cultural diversity and national identity of the Member States; |
Cultural cooperation is one of the Union’s supporting competences. It is appropriate to affirm that the development of international cultural relations should not lead to the weakening of the cultural diversity or national identity of the Member States, but to their presentation and preservation.
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| (fa) promoting the linguistic diversity, circulation and accessibility of European literature and books, including works in minority, regional and minoritised languages, with enhanced online accessibility, and strengthening the role of libraries through cross-border cooperation, translation, digital innovation, access to financing and measures aimed at promoting readership and cultural participation, particularly among young people. |
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| (fa) promoting the linguistic diversity, circulation and accessibility of European literature and books, including works in minority, regional and minoritised languages, with enhanced online accessibility, and strengthening the role of libraries through cross-border cooperation, translation, digital innovation, access to financing and measures aimed at promoting readership and cultural participation, particularly among young people. |
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| (g) supporting the implementation of the Decisions No 445/2014/EU27and No 1194/2011/EU28of the European Parliament and the Council of the Union. | (g) supporting the implementation of the Decisions No 445/2014/EU27 and No 1194/2011/EU28 of the European Parliament and of the Council while ensuring that the economic, media and cultural impact of these actions is taken into consideration. |
| 27 Decision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC (OJ L 132, 3.5.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2014/445(1)/oj). . | 27 Decision No 445/2014/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing a Union action for the European Capitals of Culture for the years 2020 to 2033 and repealing Decision No 1622/2006/EC (OJ L 132, 3.5.2014, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2014/445(1)/oj). |
| 28 Decision No 1194/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label (OJ L 303, 22.11.2011, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2011/1194/oj). . | 28 Decision No 1194/2011/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 November 2011 establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label (OJ L 303, 22.11.2011, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2011/1194/oj). |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (ga) supporting the diversity, competitiveness, sustainability and cross-border circulation of European music, including live music, along its value chain by promoting creation, distribution, discoverability, prominence, audience development, live events such as touring and festivals, professional development and innovation, as well as by strengthening the evidence base and market knowledge of the sector; |
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| (ga) supporting the implementation of the EU Artists’ Charter; |
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| (gb) supporting the needs of artists and cultural professionals at risk or in forced displacement, by ensuring their protection, facilitating safe and sustainable relocation, and supporting their empowerment and integration into European cultural ecosystems through dedicated support schemes; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (gb) supporting the diversity, circulation and accessibility of European literature and books, and strengthening the role of libraries, including through professional exchanges, cross-border cooperation and translation, fostering innovation, audience development and live events. |
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| Where necessary to address sector-specific needs that cannot be sufficiently met through the objectives referred to in paragraph 1, points a-g of this Article, support shall be provided for targeted actions for specific cultural and creative sectors, including actions which: | |
| a. contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity and resilience of the European book ecosystem, notably by fostering literary creation, translation and circulation and promotion of European works across all formats; | |
| b. ensuring the effective integration of cross-cutting priorities, notably gender equality, inclusion and accessibility, including through dedicated and additional financial support for accessibility costs, while also promoting sustainable practices, mental well-being and safe work environments across the music sector; | |
| c. contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience, and sustainability of the European performing arts ecosystem, notably by fostering artistic creation, co-production, mobility, circulation and promotion of European performing arts works and artists across borders and disciplines; | |
| d. contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience, and sustainability of the architecture and cultural heritage ecosystems, including promoting and supporting sustainable safeguarding, regeneration and adaptive reuse of cultural heritage; | |
| e. contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience, and sustainability of the crafts and design ecosystem; | |
| Support under this paragraph shall be provided only where the needs identified are genuinely sector-specific and cannot be sufficiently addressed through horizontal actions under paragraph 1. |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, the ‘Books and Publishing’ specific objective, covering the cultural and creative sectors and industries related to books and publishing, shall focus on: | |
| (a) supporting the creation, circulation, translation and international visibility of European literary works, reflecting the Union’s linguistic and cultural diversity, including regional, minority and lesser-used languages; supporting at the same time the outreach of diverse audiences; | |
| (b) Promoting a more competitive and resilient book ecosystem in the Union, from authors, translators and publishers to printers, distributors, booksellers and libraries, while supporting innovation, professional development, transational cooperation and exchanges for professionals in the sectors, and improving access to finance, in particular for SMEs; | |
| (c) contributing to a fair, transparent and innovation literary sector by ensuring human-led creativity remains central, encouraging responsible use of AI, and supporting clear authorship, originality and high-quality professional literary production; |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, the ‘Music’ specific objective, covering the cultural and creative sectors and industries related to music, shall focus on: | |
| (a) supporting the creation, production, circulation, distribution and visibility of European musical works, reflecting the Union’s linguistic and cultural diversity, across all formats and markets, including internationally; | |
| (b) strengthening the competitiveness and independence of the music sector, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises and independent artists, by addressing market concentration and the growing dominance of digital and streaming platforms, | |
| (c) supporting the music value chain including through European music networks and collaborative structure and enhancing talent development throughout the value chain through targeted measures for composers, song writers and performing artists, the promotion of accessible creative spaces and diverse music venues, and provision of technical and administrative support for entities that focus on talent development; (d) promoting the circulation and mobility of artists and repertoires and the development of diverse audiences, including in rural, remote and outermost regions, including by enhancing visibility, cooperation and access to markets, supporting entities aiming at training and promoting emerging artists, individual and group mobility programmes, touring initiatives and festivals; | |
| (e) strengthening live performance as an essential part of Europe’s musical ecosystem, recognising its role in connecting artists and audiences, sustaining local venues and cultural communities, supporting artistic development and ensuring that European musical works are experienced (f) strengthening policy development and evidence-based decision-making through enhanced data collection and analysis, by supporting a European Music Observatory and measures contributing to greater transparency of the music sector. |
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| The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. | The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and shall contribute to the objectives of the European Artists’ Charter by promoting fair and decent working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals, skills development, environmental sustainability and the responsible use of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies. Where artificial intelligence tools are used, they shall support and enhance human creativity, which shall remain the primary creative input of the supported activities. |
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| The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. | The implementation of the 'Culture' specific objective shall be carried out in full respect of artistic freedom and the diversity of cultural expressions, and shall contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals, while promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, and ensure equitable access for cultural operators of all sizes and from all Member States, with particular attention to operators from Member States with smaller cultural markets and to regional cultural traditions. |
This amendment adds an equity provision ensuring that operators from smaller Member States and those working in minority languages and regional cultural traditions have genuine access to the Programme. These are concrete operationalisations of the Programme's stated commitment to cultural diversity.
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| The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. | The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect for artistic freedom. |
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| The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. | The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, without imposing theme- or value-based guidelines on the selection of projects to be financed, and shall contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. |
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| The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. | The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals, ensuring broad territorial outreach across the Union. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. | The implementation of the ‘Culture’ specific objective shall be carried out with full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural and linguistic expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. |
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| The implementation of the ‘Cultural Sectors’ and 'Book and Publishing Sector' specific objectives shall be carried out with full respect for artistic freedom, authors’ rights and diversity of cultural expressions, and contribute to the improvement of working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. For that purpose, the Programme shall support decent and safe working conditions, together with fair and non-discriminatory remuneration. Support within the Culture - Creative Europe strand shall further be directed towards works and performances based on a substantial and identifiable creative human contribution. Where artificial intelligence tools are employed in an auxiliary capacity, they shall serve to enhance human creativity, be deployed with full transparency, with the consent of the contributing artists and cultural and creative professionals who shall be remunerated appropriately. Applicants seeking support under the Culture - Creative Europe strand shall comply with applicable Union copyright law and national measures transposing Directive (EU) 2019/790 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a, in particular Article 4 thereof, concerning the obligation to respect any express reservations of rights (opt-out) by rightholders. |
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| Actions under the Creative Europe – Culture Strand shall take into account and seek to improve the working conditions of artists and cultural professionals, including by promoting fair remuneration, social protection, and portability of social security rights across borders. The evaluation criteria for projects shall include assessment of the working conditions offered to participating artists and cultural professionals. |
The precarious working conditions of artists and cultural professionals are identified in the Commission's own impact assessment as a structural challenge. Making improvement of working conditions an operative element of the Culture strand - and including it in evaluation criteria - ensures that EU funding is not used to support projects that exploit cultural workers.
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| The actions through which the priorities set out in paragraph 1 of this Article are to be pursued are set out in Section 1 of Annex I. |
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| Article 4a | |
| Culture sectorial approach | |
| Within the Creative Europe - Culture strand, where necessary, in view of complementing the horizontal approach under art.4, and responding to sector specific challenges, the ‘Culture-sectorial approach’ specific objective, shall focus on: | |
| (a) contribute to the diversity and resilience of the music sector, notably by strengthening the creation, promotion, circulation and distribution of European musical works and address structural imbalances; | |
| (b) contribute to the cultural and linguistic diversity and resilience of the European book ecosystem, notably by fostering literary creation, translation and circulation and promotion of European works and the adaptation of literature into accessible formats for people with disabilities; | |
| (c) contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience and sustainability of the European performing arts ecosystem, notably by fostering artistic creation, co-production, mobility, circulation and promotion of European performing arts works and artists across borders and disciplines; | |
| (d) contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience, and sustainability of the architecture and cultural heritage ecosystems, including promoting and supporting sustainable safeguarding, regeneration and sustainable reuse of cultural heritage; | |
| (e) contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience, and sustainability of the visual arts ecosystem; | |
| (f) contribute to the cultural diversity, resilience, and sustainability of the crafts and design ecosystem and; | |
| (g) support to other sectors where specific needs are identified. | |
| Support under this article shall be provided only where the needs identified are genuinely sector-specific and cannot be sufficiently addressed through horizontal actions under Article 4 'Culture-Horizontal approach'. |
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| Article 4b | |
| The implementation of the ‘Culture-horizontal approach’ and ‘Culture-sectoral approach’ specific objectives shall be carried out with full respect for artistic freedom and the diversity of cultural and linguistic expressions, while preserving and promoting the intrinsic value of culture. It shall contribute to improving working conditions for artists and cultural and creative professionals. To this end, support shall be granted exclusively to activities that guarantee decent and safe working conditions, as well as fair and non-discriminatory remuneration. |
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| Article 4c | |
| Support within the Creative Europe - Culture strand shall further be restricted to works and performances based on a substantial and identifiable creative human contribution. Where artificial intelligence tools are employed in an auxiliary capacity, they shall serve to enhance human creativity, be deployed with full transparency and be in compliance with Union law. |
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| IIa Chapter II a | |
| Culture - Music strand | |
| Article 4b | |
| Music | |
| 1. The Culture - Music strand aims to provide dedicated support for the music sector in the Union by addressing structural imbalances. | |
| 2.The Culture - Music strand shall focus on: | |
| (a) supporting the creation, production, circulation, distribution and visibility of European musical works, reflecting the Union’s linguistic and cultural diversity, across all formats and markets, including internationally; | |
| (b) strengthening the sustainability, competitiveness and independence of the music sector, in particular micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, organisations and independent artists and entities, by addressing market concentration and the growing dominance of digital and streaming platforms, and by promoting fairer value distribution across the music value chain including by addressing the challenges posed by artificial intelligence and access to finance; | |
| (c) improving access to funding, in particular for first-time applicants, independent artists and entities and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and organisations including through simplified procedures, two-stage application process, and possibilities for full financing; | |
| (d) supporting the entire music sector including through European music networks and collaborative structures, promotion of accessible creative spaces (including music venues), activities and practices and provision of technical and administrative support for such entities; | |
| (e) promoting the circulation and mobility of artists and repertoires and the development of diverse audiences, including in rural, remote and outermost regions, including by enhancing visibility, cooperation and access to markets, supporting entities aiming at training and promoting young artists, individual and group mobility programmes, touring initiatives and festivals, educational and participatory music activities; | |
| (f) ensuring the effective integration of cross-cutting priorities, notably gender equality, inclusion and accessibility, including through dedicated and additional financial support for accessibility costs, while also promoting sustainable practices, mental well-being and safe work environments across the sector; | |
| (h) strengthening policy development and evidence-based decision-making through enhanced data collection and analysis, by supporting a European Music Observatory and measures contributing to greater transparency of the music sector. | |
| 3.The implementation of the Culture - Music strand shall be carried out in full respect of artistic freedom and diversity of cultural expressions across the artistic, societal and economic dimensions of music. It shall contribute to improving working conditions, fair remuneration and social protection for artists and cultural and creative professionals, including through the application of social conditionality. It shall also take into account the specific situation of artists at risk and ensure a more balanced and equitable music ecosystem across Member States. | |
| 4.Such support shall be restricted to works and performances based on a substantial and identifiable creative human contribution. Where artificial intelligence tools are employed in an auxiliary capacity, they shall serve to enhance human creativity and be subject to informed consent, full transparency, and appropriate remuneration. Furthermore, creative work should not rely on AI generated content as its primary input, which would then be reworked by artists. Final beneficiaries shall comply with Directive (EU) 2019/790, in particular Article 4 thereof, concerning the obligation to respect any express reservations of rights (opt-out) by rightholders. |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| Audiovisual | Media |
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| Audiovisual | MEDIA |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| Audiovisual | Media+ |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| Within the MEDIA+ strand, the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective shall focus on: | (1) In line with Programme objectives referred to in Article 3, the 'Media' sub-strand shall have the following priorities: |
Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle
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| Within the MEDIA+ strand, the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective shall focus on: | The MEDIA+ strand shall focus on the audiovisual industries by: |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting European independent production companies in the development, creation and production of audiovisual works, with particular attention to SMEs and producers from countries and regions with more limited audiovisual production capacity or smaller markets, so that Union funding reaches a broader range of European voices, languages and stories, while allowing cooperation with broadcasters, video-on-demand services and other audiovisual actors as partners where such cooperation strengthens financing, distribution or audience reach and does not undermine the creative and editorial independence of the work; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the development, creation, production and co-production of European film and audiovisual works primarily by independent European audiovisual production companies and co-productions, including co-productions involving audiovisual media service providers where the independent production company retains a significant share of intellectual property rights, as well as the theatrical distribution of European cinematographic works in cinemas across a variety of formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences, including children and young people, across borders; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the development, creation, production and co-production of European film and audiovisual works exclusively by independent European audiovisual production companies as well as the distribution of European audiovisual works and the theatrical distribution of European cinematographic works in cinemas across a variety of formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences, including children and young people, across borders; |
Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the creation, development, co-production and production of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, fostering cross-border cooperation and collaboration, promoting innovation among entities from Member States with different audiovisual capacities, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders, with particular attention to strengthening SMEs and emerging audiovisual companies by facilitating their access to funding, competitiveness and capacity to scale up; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, including regional and local creation ecosystems, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders and to reflect Europe’s linguistic and cultural diversity; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works, including works that spotlight European history, landscapes, languages and heritage, across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres that represent different political opinions and views, and with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, including works produced in regional and minority languages, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; |
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| (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; | (a) supporting the creation of European audiovisual works, regardless of their corporate structure or ownership model, across multiple formats and genres, with the potential to reach diverse audiences across borders; |
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 604 - 916 - Draft report Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818}},
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date = {2026-06-19},
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