Committee / Commission BUDGETARY AMENDMENTS

Committee / Commission CULT

Meeting of / Réunion du 13/09/04

BUDGETARY AMENDMENTS / AMENDEMENTS BUDGÉTAIRES

Rapporteur: Helga TRÜPEL

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Draft amendment 5650 === CULT/5650===

Budget reference line : 15 04 01 03 << Tabled by Maria Badia Cutchet, Alejandro Cercas, Committee on Culture and Education >> ------Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission Item 15 04 01 03 Subsidy for cultural organisations advancing the idea of Europe Amend remarks and figures as follows: 15 04 01 03 DB 2004 PDB 2005 DB 2005 AMENDMENT DB+AMENDMENT Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Appropriations 5 308 000 5 308 000 4 300 000 4 300 000 4 300 000 4 300 000 1 230 750 1 230 750 5 530 750 5 530 750 Reserves Heading: Subsidy for cultural organisations advancing the idea of Europe Remarks: After paragraph

Add following text: This appropriation is intended to cover operating and administrative expenditure of networks and organisations which promote European culture and cultural cooperation and make a contribution of their own to the development of cultural life and administration. Add following text: — EUR 750 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Union Youth Orchestra, — EUR 330 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Union Baroque Orchestra (EUBO), — EUR 250 000 is earmarked for a grant to Philharmony of the Nations, — EUR 250 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Choral Academy, — EUR 60 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Fédération européenne des choeurs de l'Union, — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to Les Choeurs de l'Union européenne, — EUR 60 000 is earmarked for a grant to Europa Cantat (European Federation of Youth Choirs), — EUR 400 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Opera Centre in Manchester, — EUR 338 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Union Jazz Youth Orchestra («Swinging Europe»), — EUR 295 000 is earmarked for a grant to the International Yehudi Menuhin Foundation, — EUR 165 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Chamber Orchestra, — EUR 100 000 is earmarked fora grant to the Association Européene des Conservatoires, Académies de Musique et Musikhochschulen (AEC), — EUR 250 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Yuste Academy Foundation, — EUR 125 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Council of Artists (ECA),

— EUR 125 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Forum for the Arts and Heritage (EFAH), — EUR 80 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Informal European Theatre Meeting (IETM), — EUR 80 000 is earmaked for a grant to the Convention Théâtrale européenne, — EUR 80 000 is earmarked for a grant to L'Union des Théâtres de l'Europe, — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Prix Europe pour le Théâtre, — EUR 130 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Prix Europa (prize awarded to the best television and radio programme), — EUR 100 000 is earmarked for a grant to Europa Nostra, — EUR 70 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Writers' Congress (EWC), — EUR 85 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Network of Arts Organisations for Children and Young People (EU-NET ART), — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Fédération européene des villages d'artistes (Euro Art), — EUR 85 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Network of Cultural Administration Training Centres (ENCATC), — EUR 85 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European League of Institutes of the Arts (ELIA), — EUR 85 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Network of European Museums Organisations (NEMO), — EUR 85 000 is earmarked for a grant to Momentum Europa, — EUR 85 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Pan-European Public Children's Network, — EUR 75 000 is earmarked for a grant to Les Rencontres: Association of European Cities and Regions for Culture, — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to Europalia, — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to Euroballet, — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to the International Festivals and Events Association Europe, — EUR 75 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Pegasus Foundation. — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to Hors-les-Murs, — EUR 60 000 is earmarked for a grant to Huis Doorn (Netherlands), — EUR 81 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Music Festival, — EUR 40 500 is earmarked for a grant to Tuning Educational Structures in Europe, — EUR 60 750 is earmarked for a grant to the St Boniface Memorial Foundation 2004, — EUR 40 500 is earmarked for a grant to the European Community of Historic Armed Guilds. Legal basis:

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Justification: Annex 2 to Decision No 792/204/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote bodies active at European level in the field of culture contains a list of cultural organisations which may be awarded grants without calls for proposals. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-

Draft amendment 5651 === CULT/5651===

Budget reference line : 15 06 01 03 << Tabled by Mario Mauro, Committee on Culture and Education >> ------Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission Item 15 06 01 03 Grants to European think tanks and organisations advancing the idea of Europe Amend remarks as follows: 15 06 01 03 DB 2004 PDB 2005 DB 2005 AMENDMENT DB+AMENDMENT Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Appropriations 2 405 000 2 405 000 2 405 000 2 405 000 2 405 000 2 405 000 2 405 000 2 405 000 Reserves Heading: Grants to European think tanks and organisations advancing the idea of Europe Remarks: Add following text: This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the activities and operation of think tanks making a direct contribution to research into European integration policy and organisations actively working for European cooperation. It is also intended to cover expenditure on the activities and operation of organisations actively working for European integration: — EUR 120 000 is earmarked for a grant to the International Secretariat of the Union of European Federalists, — EUR 250 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Council of European Municipalities and Regions, — EUR 225 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Citizens Action Service, — EUR 250 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management, — EUR 200 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Centre for European Studies in Strasbourg, — EUR 100 000 is earmarked for a grant to the College of Europe in Hamburg, — EUR 100 000 is earmarked for a grant to «Soul for Europe», — EUR 100 000 is earmarked for a grant to Fair Trials Abroad, — EUR 100 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Intercultural Leadership School, — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to CEJI (Centre européen juif d'information), — EUR 75 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, — EUR 120 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Europäisches Übersetzer-Kollegium Straelen, — EUR 155 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Festival of Europe (9 May), — EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Association européenne des représentants territoriaux, — EUR 75 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Meeting for Friendship among Peoples Association, — EUR 75 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Institute of European Affairs (Dublin),

— EUR 50 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Centre for European Not-for-profit Organisations, — EUR 80 000 is earmarked for a grant to the Institut für Europäische Politik (Berlin), — EUR 80 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Institute of International Relations (IERI), — EUR 150 000 is earmarked for a grant to the European Academy of the Urban Environment in Berlin. Delete following text: This appropriation is intended to cover expenditure on the activities and operation of think tanks making a direct contribution to research into European integration policy and organisations actively working for European cooperation. Delete following text: It is also intended to cover expenditure on the activities and operation of organisations actively working for European integration. Legal basis:

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Justification: The appendix to the annex to Council Decision 2004/100/EC of 26 January 2004 establishing a Community action programme to promote active European citizenship (civic participation) contains a list of organisations which may be awarded grants without calls for proposals. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-

Draft amendment 5652 === CULT/5652===

Budget reference line : 15 06 01 06 << Tabled by Doris Pack, Committee on Culture and Education >> ------Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission Item 15 06 01 06 Support for the Jean Monnet House and the Robert Schuman House Amend remarks as follows: 15 06 01 06 DB 2004 PDB 2005 DB 2005 AMENDMENT DB+AMENDMENT Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Appropriations 375 000 375 000 383 000 383 000 383 000 383 000 383 000 383 000 Reserves Heading: Support for the Jean Monnet House and the Robert Schuman House Remarks: After paragraph

Add following text:

EUR 250 000 is earmarked for grants to the Jean Monnet House and EUR 133 000 is earmarked for grants to the Robert Schuman House. Legal basis:

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Justification: In order to take into account the 2 % budgetary increase in grants, the earmarking of 2004 for the Jean Monnet House and the Robert Schuman House has to be adapted accordingly. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-

Draft amendment 5653 === CULT/5653===

Budget reference line : 15 06 06 << Tabled by Luis Francisco Herrero-Tejedor Algar, Committee on Culture and Education >> ------Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission Article 15 06 06 Special annual events Amend remarks and figures as follows: 15 06 06 DB 2004 PDB 2005 DB 2005 AMENDMENT DB+AMENDMENT Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Appropriations p.m. 2 300 000 — p.m. — p.m. 6 000 000 2 000 000 6 000 000 2 000 000 Reserves Heading: Special annual events Remarks: Amend text as follows: This appropriation is intended to finance the 15th Mediterranean Games.The allocation for the article will be EUR 6 000 000, with payments spread over a three-year period.This appropriation is also intended to finance the organising committee's activities to extend established cultural ties and to promote the social and educational benefits of playing any sport, together with voluntary work projects with a view to better integration between the EU and the Mediterranean regions through sport.This appropriation covers the settlement of commitments made regarding special annual events in previous years. Legal basis:

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Justification: Along the lines of Special Olympics Ireland, which used to be funded on the basis of the Community budget, the 15th Mediterranean Games are not only a very important sporting event with a major impact, but also an exceptional occasion for boosting the role of the EU in the Mediterranean region and the international dimension of European sport.

In their own right and as an event forming part of the Olympic Movement, the Mediterranean Games are unquestionably a point of reference for fostering, in the Mediterranean, the positive values of sport as an instrument for peace and harmony. The Mediterranean Games will welcome people from a wide range of cultures and religions, making them not only a sporting event but also a celebration of integration, fellowship and tolerance which will live on long after the games are held. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-

Draft amendment 5654 === CULT/5654===

Budget reference line : 15 07 01 01 << Tabled by Lissy Gröner, Committee on Culture and Education >> ------Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission Item 15 07 01 01 European Youth Forum Amend figures as follows: Amend classification: CE 15 07 01 01 DB 2004 PDB 2005 DB 2005 AMENDMENT DB+AMENDMENT Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Appropriations p.m. p.m. 2 100 000 2 100 000 2 100 000 2 100 000 100 000 100 000 2 200 000 2 200 000 Reserves 2 000 000 2 000 000 Justification: In last year’s budgetary procedure the Culture committee agreed that the line should be € 2.2 million. In its Opinion on the budget the committee stated “The increase in the subsidy is justified in view of the enlargement of the EU in 2004 and the broadening of the sphere of activities of the European Youth Forum.”

The amount of 2.2 million is also justified and covered under the legal base for this line (DECISION No 790/2004/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL, OJ L 138/24 30.4.2004). In its report on this decision (A5-0358/2003 adopted 6 Nov. 2003) the Parliament also stated that the line should not be lower than 2.2 million (amendment 14).

The Budgets committee in its report on the budget in first reading, on 1 October 2003, also set the line at 2.2 million (Subsidies Rapporteur’s Proposal). Due to a technical error however, this amendment was never transmitted to the plenary’s first reading and the line therefore remained at PDB level, despite the Parliament’s repeated intention to raise it to 2.2 million. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-

Draft amendment 5655 === CULT/5655===

Budget reference line : 16 02 02 << Tabled by Henri Weber, Committee on Culture and Education >> ------Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission

Article 16 02 02 Citizens’ information via the media Amend remarks and figures as follows: Amend classification: CE 16 02 02 DB 2004 PDB 2005 DB 2005 AMENDMENT DB+AMENDMENT Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Appropriations 8 165 000 6 651 100 9 000 000 9 000 000 9 000 000 9 000 000 4 000 000 4 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 Reserves 2 000 000 2 000 000 Heading: Citizens’ information via the media Remarks: After paragraph On 27 June 2001, the Commission adopted a communication to ...... a communication and information policy strategy for the European Union. Add following text: In line with the Commission communication of 20 April 2004 on implementating the information and communication strategy for the European Union and with the Council's conclusions in this connection, part of the funding — EUR 5 000 000 — should be awarded to Euronews in accordance with the provisions applicable to public contracts in the cultural sphere. Legal basis:

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Justification: With regard to European information, Euronews has become a channel of reference on the audiovisual landscape of the European Union and much further afield: it was transmitted on 190 channels in 1993 and on 1132 in 2003. It presently broadcasts in seven languages, including Russian, in 78 countries via cable or satellite in the EU, Western Europe, the Middle East and the Maghreb. Its viewing audience is growing constantly: from 5.6 million in 2000 to more than seven million now. Its website, giving access to more than four million pages and 3000 hours of video information, contains 3000 hours of video images. It is also the most economical European channel in terms of programming costs. Value for money is a factor fully justifying keeping Euronews as the partner of choice of the Commission, and of the other institutions, for implementing the Union's audiovisual strategy. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-=-=-=-

Draft amendment 5656 === CULT/5656===

Budget reference line : 16 02 02 << Tabled by Luis Francisco Herrero-Tejedor Algar, Committee on Culture and Education >> ------Volume 4 (section 3) — Commission Article 16 02 02 Citizens’ information via the media

Amend remarks and figures as follows: 16 02 02 DB 2004 PDB 2005 DB 2005 AMENDMENT DB+AMENDMENT Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Commitments Payments Appropriations 8 165 000 6 651 100 9 000 000 9 000 000 9 000 000 9 000 000 4 000 000 4 000 000 13 000 000 13 000 000 Reserves 2 000 000 2 000 000 Heading: Citizens’ information via the media Remarks: After paragraph This appropriation is intended to fund general information work on ...... service remit. The information concerned covers all the Community institutions. Amend text as follows: However, and in line with what was laid down both in the Commission communication of 20 April 2004 on implementing the information and communication strategy for the European Union and in the Council's conclusions concerning the implementation thereof, part of this appropriation — EUR 5 000 000 in total — is intended to finance Euronews, in accordance with the rules applicable to public contracts for cultural services.On 27 June 2001, the Commission adopted a communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on a new framework for cooperation in activities concerning the information and communication policy of the European Union (COM(2001) 354 final).This communication proposes an interinstitutional framework for cooperation between the institutions and with the Member States for the development of a communication and information policy strategy for the European Union. Legal basis:

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Justification: With regard to European information, Euronews has become the channel of reference on the audiovisual landscape of the EU and neighbouring countries: increasing the number of national or transnational channels on which it is broadcast from 190 in 1993 to 1132 in 2003, Euronews has been able to extend its distribution network from 35 million to 151 million households.

The channel presently broadcasts via cable and satellite in seven languages, including Russian, to 78 countries, in particular in and near the European Union (Eastern Europe, Middle East and the Maghreb).

Its audience has considerably increased, too, rising to more than 7.1 million viewers a day towards the end of 2003 (compared with 5.6 million in 2000). Its website receives more than 500 000 visitors a month, consulting more than four million pages and downloading 3000 hours of video information.

According to studies, Euronews is also the channel with the lowest costs per hour of programming in Europe.

Accordingly, no other information tool seems capable of providing such value for money, which fully justifies keeping Euronews as the Commission's partner for implementing the Commission's audiovisual strategy, provided that this takes place in accordance with the current financial rules.