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amendment list, 19 June 2026

Establishing the 'AgoraEU' programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818

Document CJ65-AM-790062 · (COM(2025)0550 – 2025/0550(COD))

Committee on Culture and Education Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

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Amendment 1225

Dainius Žalimas

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) promoting civic awareness and better understanding of the Union, its common history, memory and diversity to foster mutual understanding and tolerance.(c) promoting civic awareness and better understanding of the Union, its common history, including the coming to power of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, memory and diversity to foster mutual understanding and tolerance.

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Amendment 1226

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) promoting civic awareness and better understanding of the Union, its common history, memory and diversity to foster mutual understanding and tolerance.(c) promoting civic awareness and better understanding of the Union, the history of its Member States and their numerous scientific, artistic and cultural achievements to foster mutual understanding and European identities.

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Amendment 1227

Loránt Vincze

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) promoting civic awareness and better understanding of the Union, its common history, memory and diversity to foster mutual understanding and tolerance.(c) promoting civic awareness and a better understanding of the Union and its values, common history and memory, and its cultural and linguistic diversity, to foster mutual understanding and tolerance.

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Amendment 1228

Łukasz Kohut, Loránt Vincze

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) promoting civic awareness and better understanding of the Union, its common history, memory and diversity to foster mutual understanding and tolerance.(c) promoting civic awareness and a better understanding of the Union and its values, common history, memory and its cultural and linguistic diversity, to foster mutual understanding and tolerance.

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Amendment 1229

Gabriela Firea, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) supporting locally anchored civic and European citizenship learning pathways, conducted in a non-partisan manner and in full respect of political pluralism, that combine cultural participation, media, digital and AI literacy, basic and transversal skills, volunteering, mentoring and dialogue with public institutions, including through youth civic labs, local assemblies, peer-to-peer activities, youth-led media formats, film and media clubs and participatory cultural projects, in cooperation with schools, libraries, museums, archives, youth centres, social services, community arts organisations and local civil society, with particular attention to young people not in employment, education or training and to communities affected by poverty, discrimination, territorial disadvantage, low institutional trust or limited access to European programmes and opportunities;

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Amendment 1230

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) supporting, protecting and strengthening civic space and civil society actors working to uphold the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, including through the establishment of an independent, civil society-led EU Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society, in complementarity and coordination with existing initiatives;

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Amendment 1231

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

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) (ca) promoting participatory media literacy as a tool for civic engagement and democratic resilience, contributing to safeguarding media pluralism and the rule of law.

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Amendment 1232

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cb) ensuring that the EU Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders and Civil Society provides early warning, monitoring, immediate assistance and holistic protection to civic space actors under threat due to their work in the field of fundamental rights, including human rights defenders and civil society organisations, through physical, psychosocial, legal, digital and financial protection measures, including relocation where necessary, as well as mechanisms for alerts and institutional responses;

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Amendment 1233

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cc) raising awareness of available protection measures and strengthening preparedness and resilience within civic space to prevent, respond to and counter attacks, harassment, strategic lawsuits, intimidation and other threats aimed at undermining the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and restricting democratic participation;

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Amendment 1234

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point c d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cd) ensuring that all actions supported under this objective adopt an intersectional, gender-sensitive and rights-based approach, including specific measures to protect women human rights defenders and other groups facing heightened risks.

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Amendment 1235

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article9a
Daphne strand
Within the Daphne strand, the ‘Zero Tolerance to Gender-based Violence’ specific objective shall focus on:
(a) preventing, responding to and fighting, at all levels, all forms of gender-based violence, violence against women and girls, including but not limited to domestic violence, economic violence, sexual violence, trafficking in human beings, all forms of harmful practices, including female and intersex genital mutilation, all forms of obstetric and gynaecological violence, as well as online violence, economic violence, domestic violence and emerging forms of digital violence, violence against women and girls, including cyber-bullying, non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, stalking and online harassment, and all other emerging forms of gender-based violence;
(a)bis preventing, responding to and fighting, at all levels, all forms of violence affecting children, young and older people, LGBTIQ persons, persons with disabilities, Roma people, ethnic and racial minorities, undocumented people, and other groups at risk;
(b) protecting and supporting direct and indirect victims and survivors of violence as referred in point (a) and point (a)bis, in particular by facilitating access to justice and support services, including support services for women and other specialised expertise made available by grassroots organisations, as well as by providing direct assistance to victims and survivors of violence;
(c) supporting the implementation, within the Union, of the objectives of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and of Directive (EU) 2024/1385.
d) supporting comprehensive primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, in line with Recitals 73 and 74 of Directive (EU) 2024/1385, including education programmes that tackle gender norms, including comprehensive sexuality and consent education.

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Amendment 1236

Diana Riba i Giner, Hannah Neumann

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 9a
Civic Space Resilience
Within the Union values strand, the ‘Civic Space Resilience’ specific objective shall focus on:
(a) protecting a democratic civic space that safeguards and promotes the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, and strengthening its resilience against attacks and threats from actors that seek to undermine those values;
(b) establishing a holistic and independent European Union Rapid Response Facility to provide early warnings, immediate comprehensive protection, assistance and support as well as long-term stabilisation actions to civic space actors under threat due to their work in the field of fundamental rights and freedoms, democracy and the rule of law, whether in the Union or abroad, in particular human rights defenders and civil society organisations, in complementarity with and in coordination with existing initiatives providing such support;
(c) raising awareness of the measures provided in this Article with a view to ensuring preparedness within civic space to immediately respond to and counter attacks and threats from actors that seek to undermine the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in order to enable civic space actors to carry out their work unhindered. The European Union Rapid Response Facility referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), shall provide for holistic protection, including physical, psychosocial, legal, administrative, digital and financial protection and support, and relocation where needed, shall include a mechanism to provide alerts and to inform institutional responses, and shall be multilingual, trauma-sensitive and gender-sensitive.

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Amendment 1237

Alessandro Zan, Krzysztof Śmiszek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 9a
Union values
Within the general objective set out in Article 3(1) and within the specific objective set out in point (c) of Article 3(2), the CERV+ Strand shall focus on protecting, promoting and raising awareness of rights by providing financial support to civil society organisations which are active at local, regional, national and transnational level in promoting and cultivating those rights, thereby also strengthening the protection and promotion of Union values as set out in Article 2 TEU and the Charter and contributing to the construction of a more democratic Union, democratic dialogue, euqality and non-discirimination, transparency and good governance.

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Amendment 1238

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 9 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article9b
Emergency Support for Civic Space strand
EU Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society Within the Emergency Support for Civic Space strand, the ‘EU Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society’ specific objective shall focus on:
(a) supporting the establishment of a civil society-led, establishing a holistic and independent EU Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society to provide early warnings as well as immediate comprehensive protection, assistance and support to civic space actors under threat due to their work in the field of fundamental rights, in particular human rights defenders and civil society organisations, in complementarity with and in coordination with existing initiatives providing such Support;
(b) raising awareness of the measures provided in this Article with a view to ensuring preparedness within civic space to immediately respond to and counter attacks and threats from actors that seek to undermine the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in order to enable civic space actors to carry out their work unhindered. The EU Protection Mechanism for Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society referred to in the first subparagraph, point (a), shall provide for holistic protection, including physical, psychosocial, legal, digital and financial protection, and relocation where needed, and shall include a mechanism to provide alerts and to inform institutional responses. The Mechanism should adopt an intersectional and gender sensitive approach and adequately protect women human rights defenders.

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Amendment 1239

Alice Kuhnke, Emma Rafowicz

Proposal for a regulation

Chapter IV a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
IVa Union Values strand
Article 9b
Civic Space Resilience
Within the Union values strand, the ‘Civic Space Resilience’ specific objective shall focus on:
(a) protecting a democratic civic space that safeguards and promotes the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, and strengthening its resilience against attacks and threats from actors that seek to undermine those values;
(b) establishing a holistic and independent European Union Rapid Response Facility to provide early warnings as well as immediate comprehensive protection, assistance and support to civic space actors under threat due to their work in the field of fundamental rights, in particular human rights defenders and civil society organisations, in complementarity with and in coordination with existing initiatives providing such support;
(c) raising awareness of the measures provided in this Article with a view to ensuring preparedness within civic space to immediately respond to and counter attacks and threats from actors that seek to undermine the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in order to enable civic space actors to carry out their work unhindered.
(d) support the needs of human rights defenders at risk or in forced displacement in the EU, by ensuring their protection, facilitating safe and sustainable relocation, and supporting the continuation of their human rights activities during displacement through dedicated support schemes;
(e) promote a resilient civic space through cooperation, exchange of practices and peer learning of civic space actors across the EU by supporting both sector-specific and cross-sector exchange and networking;
(f) support the implementation of the objectives and the actions of the EU Strategy for Civil Society.
The European Union Rapid Response Facility referred to in the first subparagraph, point (b), shall provide for holistic protection, including physical, psychosocial, legal, digital and financial protection, and relocation where needed, and shall include a mechanism to provide alerts and to inform institutional responses.

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Amendment 1240

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Chapter IV a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
IVa Daphne Strand
Article 9a
Zero Tolerance to Gender-based Violence
Within the Daphne strand, the ‘Zero Tolerance to Gender-based Violence’ specific objective shall focus on:
(a) preventing, responding to and fighting, at all levels, all forms of gender-based violence, violence against women and girls, including but not limited to domestic violence, economic violence, sexual violence, trafficking in human beings, all forms of harmful practices, including female and intersex genital mutilation, all forms of obstetric and gynaecological violence, as well as cyber violence, including cyber-bullying, non-consensual sharing of intimate or manipulated material, stalking and online harassment, and all other emerging forms of gender-based violence.
(a)bis preventing, responding to and fighting, at all levels, all forms of violence affecting children, young and older people, LGBTIQ persons, persons with disabilities, Roma people, ethnic and racial minorities, undocumented people, and other groups at risk;
(b) protecting and supporting direct and indirect victims and survivors of violence as referred to in point (a) and point (a)bis, in particular by facilitating access to justice and support services, including support services for women and other specialised expertise made available by grassroots organisations, as well as by providing direct assistance to victims and survivors of violence;
(c) supporting the implementation, within the Union, of the objectives of the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence, and of Directive (EU) 2024/1385;
d) supporting comprehensive primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, in line with Recitals 73 and 74 of Directive (EU) 2024/1385, including, among others, education programmes that tackle gender norms, and comprehensive sexuality and consent education.

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Amendment 1241

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Chapter IV b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
IVb Emergency Support for Civic Space Strand
Article 9b
EU Protection Mechanism of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil society
Within the Emergency Support for Civic Space strand, the ‘EU Protection Mechanism of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society’ specific objective shall focus on:
(a) supporting the establishment of a civil society-led holistic and independent EU Protection Mechanism of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society to provide early warnings as well as immediate comprehensive protection, assistance and support to civic space actors under threat, harassment or surveillance, including through the deployment of intrusive surveillance software, due to their work in the field of fundamental rights, in particular human rights defenders and civil society organisations, in complementarity with and in coordination with existing initiatives providing such support;
(b) raising awareness of the measures provided in this Article with a view to ensuring preparedness within civic space to immediately respond to and counter attacks and threats from actors that seek to undermine the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, in order to enable civic space actors to carry out their work unhindered.
The EU Protection Mechanism of Human Rights Defenders (HRDs) and Civil Society referred to in point (a), shall provide for holistic protection, including physical, psychosocial, legal, digital and financial protection, and relocation where needed, and shall include a mechanism to provide alerts and to inform institutional responses. The Mechanism should adopt an intersectional and gender sensitive approach and adequately protect women human rights defenders.

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Amendment 1242

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;(a) Safeguarding and promoting democratic resilience, societal preparedness and engagement, and protecting the integrity of the public discourse and the information ecosystem, notably in capacity building for cultural, audiovisual, journalistic and civic organisations and upskilling and reskilling for professionals in these fields; cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, independent media, journalism and civic space fields, and strengthening the integrity of the public discourse and countering disinformation in the information ecosystem protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement, with an intersectional perspective in accordance with art. 21 of the Charter and case law;

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Amendment 1243

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;(a) to support cross-sectoral transnational cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement; recognising the essential societal role of culture, artistic freedom, media freedom and media pluralism and their potential synergies in this endeavour;

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Amendment 1244

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields;

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Amendment 1245

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;(a) safeguarding and promoting democratic and societal resilience, and societal engagement;

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Amendment 1246

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the diversity and freedom of public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement, as well as the freedom of speech;

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Amendment 1247

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and strengthening the integrity of the public discourse and the information ecosystem,, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;

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Amendment 1248

Erik Kaliňák

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering democratic resilience, societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;(a) cross-sectoral cooperation and innovation across the cultural, media and civic fields, and protection of the integrity of the public discourse, thereby bolstering societal preparedness and cultural and civic engagement;

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Justification

The term 'democratic resilience' is not precisely defined in Union law and has been used very broadly in recent years to fund activities with political or ideological content. The Programme should focus on specific and measurable objectives in the areas of culture, media and civic participation.

Amendment 1249

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) a responsible, ethical transparent and human-centric use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, in full respect for fundamental rights, the intellectual property rights of right holders and with priority given to ensuring that such technologies do not reproduce or amplify bias and exacerbate discrimination or exclusion, but that they also contribute to tackling those challenges, contributing to trust in the information space, cultural diversity and democratic resilience, enhancing human creativity and the digitalisation of systems and processes, as well as to skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches, including support for the uptake of digital and data-driven technologies, in particular artificial intelligence, in a human-centric, ethical and transparent manner, contributing to trust in the information space, cultural diversity and democratic resilience;;

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Amendment 1250

Ivaylo Valchev, Lara Magoni, Marco Squarta

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) ethical, responsible, sustainable and rights-based use, incl. labelling of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross-sectoral approaches; The evaluation criteria for projects shall not systematically advantage projects using AI-generated content over those based on original human creative work. Content generated entirely by artificial intelligence shall not qualify as 'European creative work' for the purposes of circulation or distribution support under the MEDIA+ strand;

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Justification

Without this, MEDIA+ could subsidise AI content distribution at the expense of human artists.

Amendment 1251

Sophie Wilmès, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Fabienne Keller, Hilde Vautmans, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, including by supporting investment in and the uptake of such technologies to enhance the competitiveness and innovation capacity of the cultural, creative and media sectors, while safeguarding human oversight, fundamental rights, media pluralism and the integrity and trustworthiness of information as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;

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Amendment 1252

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, including support for the development and uptake of digital and data-driven technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, in a human-centric, ethical and transparent manner, upholding trust in the information space, cultural diversity and democratic resilience, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;

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Amendment 1253

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) a responsible, ethical and transparent use of innovative tools and content technologies, including Artificial Intelligence as an assistive tool , as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches including support for the uptake of digital and data-driven technologies, contributing to trust in the information space, cultural diversity and democratic resilience;

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Amendment 1254

Gabriela Firea, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) a responsible, transparent and human-centred use of innovative tools and content technologies, including artificial intelligence, accompanied by skills development, protection of authors' rights and fair remuneration, accessibility for persons with disabilities, and support for workers and self-employed persons affected by digitalisation and artificial intelligence;

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Amendment 1255

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) ensuring a responsible, ethical and human-centered use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;

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Amendment 1256

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) a responsible and efficiency-enhancing use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably artificial intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross-sectoral approaches;

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Amendment 1257

Peter Agius, Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) a responsible use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;(b) a responsible and human-driven use of innovative tools and content technologies, notably Artificial Intelligence, as well as skills development and capacity-building through cross sectoral approaches;

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Amendment 1258

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.deleted

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Amendment 1259

Alessandro Ciriani, Carlo Fidanza, Lara Magoni

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.deleted

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Amendment 1260

Sophie Wilmès, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Fabienne Keller, Hilde Vautmans, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders as well as through capacity-building, legal training, monitoring activities and support mechanisms aimed at ensuring the effective application and enforcement of Union legislation safeguarding media freedom and pluralism, digital rights and democratic participation, including Regulation (EU) 2024/1083 (European Media Freedom Act), Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 (Digital Services Act), Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 (Digital Markets Act), Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (Artificial Intelligence Act), and Union measures protecting persons engaging in public participation against manifestly unfounded claims or abusive court proceedings (anti-SLAPP).

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Amendment 1261

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.(c) actions for the development and implementation of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, within the limits of Union competences and in cooperation with Member States and, where appropriate, national authorities and stakeholders. Such actions shall not finance political campaigning, ideological pressure activities or litigation strategies aimed at undermining national constitutional choices, cultural traditions, religious heritage or family policy choices falling outside Union competence.

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Amendment 1262

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy, including their alignment with the Union values enshrined in the Treaties, the Charter and the applicable international human rights conventions, particularly in the culture, news and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders and by contributing to the evidence base and data infrastructure necessary for such monitoring, in synergy with the EU Cultural Data Hub

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Amendment 1263

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy, including their alignment with the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU, the Charter and the applicable international human rights conventions, particularly in the culture, news and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.

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Amendment 1264

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders and by contributing to the evidence base and data infrastructure necessary for such monitoring, in synergy with the EU Cultural Data Hub.

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Amendment 1265

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders.(c) actions for the development, implementation, and monitoring of relevant Union legislation and policy in the culture, media and civic fields, including, where applicable, through cooperation among national authorities and stakeholders with a view to enhancing coherence between regulatory frameworks and funding actions..

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Amendment 1266

Ivaylo Valchev, Lara Magoni, Marco Squarta

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) the establishment and activities of Programme Desks with appropriate resourcing in participating countries to stimulate cross-border cooperation and the exchange of best practices within the sectors covered by the Programme. In addition, the Programme Desks may also be responsible for providing impartial guidance, practical information and assistance to applicants, stakeholders and beneficiaries of the Programme with all the aspects thereof, including in relation to the application procedure, dissemination of user-friendly information and Programme results, inquiries for partners, training and formalities;

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Justification

Guarantees Programme Desks in law with specific functions: cross-border cooperation, impartial guidance, practical assistance, partner searches, training, and formalities. This is one of the most practically impactful access provisions in the package, particularly for operators in countries with lower administrative capacity.

Amendment 1267

Alice Kuhnke, Emma Rafowicz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) actions facilitating training and digital investment such as developing and adapting digital tools and training on digital skills, and, where relevant and feasible, facilitating synergies related to fact-checking activities, sustaining core infrastructure, as well as functions intended to further simplify the administrative burden;

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Amendment 1268

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) the establishment and activities, with appropriate resourcing, of AgoraEU Desks, providing impartial guidance and assistance to potential beneficiaries and facilitating cross-border cooperation, networking and the exchange of best practices among stakeholders in the cultural, media and civic fields;

Or. en

Amendment 1269

Alex Agius Saliba

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) supporting volunteer organisations involved in organising intangible cultural heritage activities that have a large added value for their local and regional cultural community, both economically and socially, with a focus on the needs for outermost and remote regions.

Or. en

Justification

This additional horizontal new priority gives the opportunity to support volunteer organisations, that have a unique role and immense value in cultural life. These volunteers carry impactful local and regional intangible cultural heritage activities, like the Maltese festas, that bring a community together, and add value to the local economy and richness of cultural life in all diversity.

Amendment 1270

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) actions promoting peace education, conflict prevention, mediation, reconciliation, intercultural dialogue, democratic participation and community-based approaches to social cohesion.

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Amendment 1271

Peter Agius, Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ca) 1d actions to support the cross-border dimension of the programme by reaching companies and communities in insular, outermost, and remote regions;
1d New paragraph d

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Amendment 1272

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cb) operating grants and project grants for independent civil society organisations engaged in advocacy, strategic litigation, monitoring, watchdog activities, policy scrutiny, civic participation, peace-building and the defence and promotion of fundamental rights and the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU.

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Amendment 1273

Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cb) ensuring accessible funding conditions across all strands of the Programme, with particular attention to first-time applicants, independent creators, SMEs and organisations with limited administrative capacity including in underrepresented or less-resourced regions and markets;

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Amendment 1274

Alice Kuhnke, Emma Rafowicz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(cb) actions protecting civic space resilience, inter alia by providing emergency support and protection against attacks and threats from actors that seek to undermine Union values;

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Amendment 1275

Gabriela Firea, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, decentralised outreach and practical application support in national languages and in plain language, with particular attention to regions and communities with low previous participation in Union programmes. Such support may include local information sessions, online and on-site application clinics, mentoring for first-time applicants and cooperation with small municipalities, schools, libraries, museums, cultural centres, youth centres, local cultural institutions, community media, women-led organisations and grass-roots civil society actors, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;

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Amendment 1276

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results with particular attention to accessibility for smaller organisations, local actors and first-time applicants including in underrepresented or less-resourced regions and media markets;;

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Amendment 1277

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results with particular attention to accessibility for smaller organisations, local actors and first-time applicants including in underrepresented or less-resourced regions and media markets;

Or. en

Amendment 1278

Peter Agius, Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, with targeted outreach and technical assistance for applicants on funding opportunities for applicants from insular, outermost and peripheral regions, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;

Or. en

Amendment 1279

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results with particular attention to accessibility for smaller organisations, local actors and first-time applicants including in underrepresented or less-resourced regions and media;

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Amendment 1280

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;

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Amendment 1281

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing the verification of the Programme results;

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Amendment 1282

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through AgoraEU Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;

Or. en

Amendment 1283

Erik Kaliňák

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach, visibility and the dissemination of the Programme results;(d) in line with the provisions of the Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Performance], the promotion of the Programme, and its funding opportunities, including through Programme Desks, thereby enhancing outreach and the dissemination of the Programme results;

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Justification

The Programme's funds are intended above all to support the achievement of the Programme's objectives. Large-scale communication and promotional activities by Union institutions should not constitute an independent objective of the Programme.

Amendment 1284

Alessandro Zan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) actions to create a more inclusive EU, promoting equality and preventing and fighting against discrimination on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and all forms of racism and intolerance, including on the grounds of gender identity and gender expression as well as multiple and intersectional discrimination;

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Amendment 1285

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) actions to create a more inclusive and equal EU, promoting equality, and preventing and fighting against discrimination, hate crimes, hate speech on the grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, and all forms of racism and intolerance and all grounds protected under the art. 21 of the Charter and case law;

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Amendment 1286

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The different strands of the Programme shall be implemented in synergy with each other. In the Work programmes referred to in Article 17, the Commission shall clearly define the expected synergies that would arise within the general and specific objectives of the programme.

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Amendment 1287

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(db) actions to promote gender equality, gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment, and protecting and promoting women’s full enjoyment of rights, actively tackling gender stereotypes and addressing intersectional discrimination; and systematic use of gender mainstreaming tools such as gender budgeting and gender impact assessments; aim for gender balance in all bodies and consultations.

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Amendment 1288

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature and scope.The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature and scope. Actions aimed at preventing, detecting and countering disinformation, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), and other forms of information-related threats undermining democracy, fundamental rights, media freedom and pluralism shall constitute a cross-cutting priority across all strands of the Programme. Particular attention shall be given to ensuring complementarity, coordination and synergies between actions supported under the MEDIA+ strand, the CERV+ strand and the News Media and Journalism strand, while fully respecting freedom of expression, editorial independence and media pluralism. Adequate resources shall be made available across those strands to strengthen societal resilience, promote media literacy, support independent journalism and fact-checking initiatives, and protect democratic participation and civic space against information-related threats.

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Amendment 1289

Joanna Scheuring-Wielgus, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature and scope.The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature, scope and the objectives of the Programme. Fostering synergies among the objectives of the Programme shall not prejudice, disadvantage or otherwise limit the eligibility or assessment of project proposals that focus exclusively on a single objective of the Programme. Cross cutting and horizontal activities shall not undermine, directly or indirectly, the Union values enshrined in Article 2 TEU and in the Charter. The European Parliament shall be informed before the use of flexibility under the Programme. The European Parliament shall be duly informed of any mobilisation of funding under the Programme that could undermine the attainment and implementation of its objectives. Professional organisations representative of the cultural and creative sectors at European level shall be consulted in the preparation of cross-cutting and horizontal activities.

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Amendment 1290

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature and scope.The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature and scope. Such financing shall not affect the autonomy of the individual strands of the Programme, their respective priorities or the activities supported under those strands.The financing shall aim to ensure synergies between Agora EU programme and other funding instruments of the Union. The actions through which the priorities set out in paragraph 1 of this Article are to be pursued are set out in the Section 3 of Annex I.

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Amendment 1291

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature and scope.The financing of cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities shall be determined by their nature and scope, taking budgetary constraints into account.

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Amendment 1292

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The costs related to the implementation of the cross-cutting and horizontal priority set out in point (d) of this Article shall be financed from the allocation of the Strand or Strands supported by the relevant Programme Desk. Where a Programme Desk supports only one Strand, its costs shall be financed exclusively from that Strand’s allocation. Where a Programme Desk supports more than one Strand, its costs shall be financed jointly by the relevant Strands, pro rata to the indicative financial allocations for those Strands set out in Article 11.

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Amendment 1293

Ivaylo Valchev, Lara Magoni, Marco Squarta

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
In implementing the Programme, the Commission shall ensure that at least 30% of the grants awarded under each strand are accessible to organisations with an annual budget of less than EUR 500 000 or applying for Union funding for the first time. The Commission shall introduce specific simplification measures, including pre-application support, mentoring and simplified reporting formats, to facilitate participation by small, grassroots and local organisations.

Or. en

Justification

Despite repeated commitments to simplification and accessibility across successive programme generations, EU cultural funding continues to flow predominantly to larger, well-established organisations with administrative capacity to handle complex applications. A minimum threshold requirement with concrete access measures would operationalise the stated commitment to equitable access.

Amendment 1294

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article10a
Programme desks and Contact Points
1) The Programme shall support the establishment and activities of Programme desks and Contact Points in participating countries.
2) The countries participating in the Programme, acting together with the Commission, shall establish these Programme desks and Contact Points in accordance with their national law and practice.
3) The Programme desks and Contact Points shall:
a) promote the Programme and provide relevant information on the various types of financial support available under the strands of the Programme and assist operators to apply by informing them about requirements and procedures related to the various calls for proposals and by sharing good practices;
b) support potential beneficiaries in application processes and provide peer mentoring for newcomers to the Programme, stimulate cross-border cooperation and the exchange of best practices between professionals, institutions, within and across the policy areas covered by the Programme;
c) support the Commission in ensuring proper communication and dissemination of the results of the Programme.
4) The Programme Desks and Contact Points shall be funded by the financial envelopes of the respective programme strands as per need.

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Amendment 1295

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 10 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 10b
Dialogue Group
Dialogue GroupThe Commission shall set up a AgoraEU Civil Dialogue Group for the purpose of ensuring a regular, open, inclusive and transparent dialogue with the beneficiaries among the different strands of the Programme and with other relevant stakeholders. The Platform should serve as a forum to exchange experiences and good practices, discuss policy developments and implementation of the Programme, as well as related challenges and needs within the areas and strands covered by the Programme, in particular in relation to the cross-cutting and horizontal areas and activities, with the aim to contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the Programme set out in Article 3. The findings of the AgoraEU Dialogue Group shall be taken into consideration by the Commission in the preparation of the work programme referred to in Article 17. The summary of the findings shall be made publicly available and transmitted to the European Parliament.

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Amendment 1296

Ivaylo Valchev

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period from 1 January 2028 to 31 December 2034 shall be EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.
The indicative allocation of that envelope between the Programme's strands shall be as follows:
(a) Creative Europe – Culture strand: at least 30%;
(b) MEDIA+ strand: at least 35%;
(c) CERV+ strand: not more than 25%;
(d) cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities: not more than 10%.
Any deviation from the indicative allocations shall require a prior amendment of the annual work programme approved by the AgoraEU Programme Committee in accordance with Article 17a.

Or. en

Justification

The Commission's 'indicative' budget language gives it unilateral discretion to redistribute funds between strands; the amendment introduces binding strand-level indicative allocations (Culture ≥30%; MEDIA+ ≥35%; CERV+ ≤25%; cross-cutting ≤10%) with deviations requiring Programme Committee approval. The CERV+ ceiling prevents the rights strand from swallowing the cultural programme, mirroring a broadly held Member State position reflected in the Council's partial general approach.

Amendment 1297

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 4 300 000 000 in current prices, the equivalent of the sum of the programmes in the current MFF 2021-2027.

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Amendment 1298

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Gabriela Firea, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 12 000 000 000 in current prices.

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Amendment 1299

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 10 720 000 000 in current prices.

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Amendment 1300

Emma Rafowicz, Alice Kuhnke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 10 720 000 000 in current prices.

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Amendment 1301

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 10 720 000 000 in current prices.

Or. en

Justification

The proposed amendment aligns the financial envelope of the Programme with the position of the European Parliament on the next Multiannual Financial Framework for the period 2028-2034, adopted on 28 April 2026.

Amendment 1302

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 10 720 000 000 in current prices.

Or. en

Amendment 1303

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 7 000 000 000 in current prices.

Or. en

Amendment 1304

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 8 582 000 000 in current prices.1. The indicative financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2028-2034 is set at EUR 4 291 000 000 in current prices.

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Amendment 1305

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The distribution of the amount set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be as follows:
a. 23% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in Chapter II (Culture Strand);
b. 45% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in Chapter III (Media + strands);
ba. Within the amount set out in point (b) of paragraph 1a, the following amounts shall be allocated to the following objectives:
(i) at least 55% shall be allocated to the ‘Media’ sub-strand (Article 5);
(ii) at least 45% shall be allocated to the ‘News Media’ sub-strand (Article 6);
c. 32% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in Chapter IV (CERV+ strands);
d. Up to 3 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be available for cross-cutting and horizontal priorities (Chapter V) and activities that support cooperation, synergies and common objectives across the strands referred to in Chapters II, III and IV. That amount may be drawn proportionately from the allocations referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of paragraph 1a.

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Amendment 1306

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, Alessandro Zan, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The distribution of the amount set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be as follows:
(a) 42,5% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in Chapters II, IIa and III (Culture - Creative Europe, Culture - Music and Culture -MEDIA strands);
(b) 15% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in News media and Journalism strand
(c) 42,5% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in the Citizens, Equality, Gender Equality, Rights and Values (‘CERV+’), Daphne strand and Emergency Support strand. The following amounts shall be allocated to the following objectives:
At least 60% shall be allocated to the CERV+ strand, of which at least 10% shall be allocated to the specific objectives set out in point (b) of Article 7;
At least 30% shall be allocated to the Daphne strand;
At least 10% shall be allocated to the Emergency Support strand.

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Amendment 1307

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Hristo Petrov, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. 1a. The distribution of the amount set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be as follows:
(a) at least 18.3% of the financial envelope shall be allocated to the specific objectives set out in Chapter II; (b) at least 22.4% of the financial envelope sh
all be allocated to the specific objectives relating to the audiovisual and media sectors set out in Chapter III;
(c) at least 14.7% of the financial envelope shall be allocated to the News specific objective set out in Chapter IV;
(d) at least 34.6% of the financial envelope shall be allocated to the specific objectives set out in Chapter V;
(e) the remaining 10% of the financial envelope shall be allocated across the specific objectives in accordance with Union priorities, emerging needs and the priorities and activities established in this Regulation.

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Amendment 1308

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The distribution of the amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall ensure a balanced and predictable allocation of resources among the strands of the Programme and shall be at least as follows:
(a) at least 25 % of the financial envelope shall be allocated to the objective referred to in point (a) of Article 3(2) ("Creative Europe – Culture" strand);
(b) at least 45 % of the financial envelope shall be allocated to the objective referred to in point (b) of Article 3(2) ("MEDIA+" strand);
(c) at least 30 % of the financial envelope shall be allocated to the objective referred to in point (c) of Article 3(2) ("CERV+" strand).

Or. en

Amendment 1309

Moritz Körner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The distribution of the amount set out in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be as follows:
(a) 40% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in Chapters II, IIa and III (Culture - Creative Europe, Culture - Music and Culture -MEDIA strands);
(b) 20% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in Chapter IIIa (Information and Journalism strand);
(c) 40% of the financial envelope shall be allocated for the specific objectives set out in Chapters IV, Iva and IVb (CERV+, Daphne and Union Values strands).

Or. en

Justification

In order to ensure the survival of media pluralism and free speech and in order to sustain diverse, independent voices beyond state or dominant corporate influence, and in order to ensure that citizens can access a broad range of perspectives, hold power to account, and participate in democratic debate, the financial envelope for the information and journalism strand should be at least one fifth of the overall financial envelope.

Amendment 1310

Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be allocated among the Programme strands as follows:
(a) 20% for the 'Creative Europe - Culture' strand;
(b) 41% for the 'MEDIA+' strand, within which at least 50% shall be earmarked for the 'News' specific objective referred to in Article 3(b)(ii);
(c) 39% for the 'CERV+' strand.

Or. en

Amendment 1311

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Within the amounts set out for the specific objectives set out in Articles 7, 8, 9, 9a and 9b (CERV+, Daphne and Emergency Support for Civic Space strands), at least 85% shall be allocated to support activities carried out by civil society organisations, in particular local and regional civil society organisations.

Or. en

Amendment 1312

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1b. When implementing the programme, the Commission shall ensure that independent civil society organisations can access funding without disproportionate administrative burdens, that such funding supports advocacy, watchdog, monitoring, participation, peace-building and democratic engagement activities, and that particular attention is paid to grassroots, local, volunteer-based and under-represented organisations.

Or. en

Amendment 1313

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Hristo Petrov, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1b. Within the amount set out in point (a) of paragraph 1a, the following indicative amounts shall be allocated to the following objectives:
(a) at least 20% shall be allocated to the specific objective for books and publishing;
(b) at least 20% shall be allocated to the specific objective for music;

Or. en

Amendment 1314

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1b. Within the amounts set out for the specific objectives set for CERV+, Daphne and Emergency Support Strands, at least 85% shall be allocated to support activities carried out by civil society organisations, including by local, regional, and national civil society organisations.

Or. en

Amendment 1315

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1c. In addition to the amount referred to in paragraph 1, and for the purposes of the programme-specific adjustment, an additional amount of up to 50% of the amounts collected through fines, penalties and periodic penalty payments imposed and collected by Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies pursuant to Union law, including under Regulation (EU) … [AI Act], Regulation (EU) 2022/2065 [Digital Services Act] and Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 [Digital Markets Act], shall be made available for the Programme in accordance with the distribution key procedure and percentages set out in this Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 1316

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1d. Financial support to third parties through regranting shall be available across all strands and thematic substrands of the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1317

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 1 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1e. The financial allocations to each strand of the Programme shall be ring-fenced and shall not be reallocated to other strands.

Or. en

Amendment 1318

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. In addition to the amounts set out in paragraph 1 of this Article, and in order to promote the international dimension of the Programme, an additional financial contribution shall be made available from Regulation (EU) [XXX]* of the European Parliament and of the Council [Global Europe]to support actions implemented and managed in accordance with this Regulation. Such contribution shall be in line with a single programming document drawn up under Regulation (EU) XXX[Global Europe].

Or. en

Amendment 1319

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Appropriations may be entered in the Union budget beyond 2034 to cover the expenses necessary and to enable the management of actions not completed by the end of the Programme.3. Appropriations may be entered in the Union budget beyond 2034 to cover the expenses necessary and to enable the management of actions not completed by the end of the Programme. However, this should not be the case if there are insufficient grounds for a failure to complete the actions by the end of the Programme.

Or. fi

Amendment 1320

Sophie Wilmès, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Hilde Vautmans, Fabienne Keller, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Appropriations may be entered in the Union budget beyond 2034 to cover the expenses necessary and to enable the management of actions not completed by the end of the Programme.3. Appropriations may be entered in the Union budget beyond 2034 for a reasonable period following the end of the Programme to cover the expenses necessary and to enable the management of actions not completed by the end of the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1321

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. Appropriations may be entered in the Union budget beyond 2034 to cover the expenses necessary and to enable the management of actions not completed by the end of the Programme.3. Appropriations may be entered in the Union budget up until 2036 to cover the expenses necessary and to enable the management of actions not completed by the end of the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1322

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 1323

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities.

Or. en

Amendment 1324

Sophie Wilmès, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Fabienne Keller, Hilde Vautmans, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme. The share of the Programme's financial envelope allocated to such expenditure shall be limited to a proportion necessary for the effective management of the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1325

Erik Kaliňák

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.

Or. sk

Justification

The Programme's funds should be used primarily to finance the projects and activities of the recipients. Funding for institutional communication on the Union’s political priorities should be drawn from specific administrative budget lines

Amendment 1326

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the security-related political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.

Or. fi

Amendment 1327

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities, corporate information technology systems and platforms, information and communication activities, including corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, and all other technical and administrative assistance or staff-related expenses incurred by the Commission for the management of the Programme.4. The financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article and the amounts of additional resources referred to in Article 12 may also be used for strictly necessary technical and administrative assistance for the implementation of the Programme, such as preparatory, monitoring, control, audit and evaluation activities. Expenditure for technical and administrative assistance shall be proportionate, transparent and limited to what is necessary for sound financial management. Union funds under this Programme shall not be used for political communication campaigns promoting contested political priorities of the Union.

Or. en

Amendment 1328

Sophie Wilmès, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Fabienne Keller, Hilde Vautmans, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Where measures affecting the implementation of Union funds are adopted pursuant to the horizontal conditionality mechanism applicable to the protection of the Union budget in cases of breaches of the principles of the rule of law or of the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the Commission may allocate or reallocate resources under the Programme to support civil society organisations contributing to the protection and promotion of Union values, democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.Such support shall not result in double funding.

Or. en

Amendment 1329

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Any increase in flexibility or reallocation of funds between the strands of the Programme shall be subject to prior consultation with the European Parliament and the Council. The Commission shall provide ex ante information to the budgetary authority regarding the intended use of the reallocated funds. The Commission shall, on an annual basis, submit to the European Parliament and the Council an ex post report on such reallocations, including information on the amount concerned, the strands affected, the beneficiaries, the objectives pursued and the main results achieved.

Or. en

Amendment 1330

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. At least 60 % of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 shall be dedicated to actions directly supporting the competitiveness, innovation, market access, technological capacity and financial sustainability of the cultural, creative, audiovisual, video game, news media and publishing sectors, with particular attention to small and medium-sized enterprises, local media, independent creators and cultural actors in Member States with smaller markets or less widely spoken languages.

Or. en

Amendment 1331

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. The Commission shall ensure transparent reporting on the allocation of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 between the strands of the Programme, including the share allocated to cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities, and on the main categories of actions supported within each strand.

Or. en

Amendment 1332

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. The Commission shall ensure transparent reporting on the allocation of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 between the strands of the Programme, including the share allocated to cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities, and on the main categories of actions supported within each strand.

Or. en

Amendment 1333

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. A meaningful share of the allocation dedicated to the Information and Journalism strand shall support activities promoting media freedom, media pluralism, journalist safety, independent fact-checking, information integrity, public-interest monitoring and independent watchdog activities.

Or. en

Amendment 1334

Alessandro Zan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. Within the amounts set out paragraph 1 of Article 11, at least 3% and up to 5% shall be allocated to support activities carried out by civil society organisations, of which at least 2% and up to 4% shall be allocated to local and regional civil society organisations.

Or. en

Amendment 1335

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4b. Where the allocation of funds to an individual project or action exceeds 5% of the annual budget of the Programme, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council thereof prior to the adoption of the corresponding financing decision. In such cases, the Commission shall take due account of any observations made by the European Parliament and the Council, in line with the applicable provisions of the Financial Regulation and the framework financial regulation for Union bodies.

Or. en

Amendment 1336

Alessandro Zan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4b. Within the amount set out in paragraph 1 of Article 11, at least 1% and up to 2% shall be allocated to support activities to prevent and combat at all levels all forms of gender-based violence and at least 1% and up to 2% to activities promoting women’s full enjoyment of rights; gender equality, gender mainstreaming and women’s empowerment, and protecting and promoting women’s full enjoyment of rights;

Or. en

Amendment 1337

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Lucia Yar, Brigitte van den Berg, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4b. The Commission shall ensure transparent reporting on the allocation of the financial envelope referred to in paragraph 1 between the strands of the Programme, including the share allocated to cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities, and on the main categories of actions supported within each strand.

Or. en

Amendment 1338

Alessandro Zan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4c. Within the amount set out in paragraph 1 of Article 11, at least 1% to activities promoting equality, respecting the principle of non-discrimination on the grounds provided for in Article 21 of the Charter, and preventing and fighting against discrimination.

Or. en

Amendment 1339

Alessandro Zan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4d. Within the amount set out in paragraph 1 of Article 11, at least 2% and up to 3% shall be allocated to activities protecting and promoting citizens’ participation and engagement in the democratic and civic life, as well as of the Union 1% and up to 2% to activities protecting and promoting Union values as set out in Article 2 TEU and the Charter.

Or. en

Amendment 1340

Alessandro Zan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 – paragraph 4 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4e. The Commission shall not depart from the allocated percentages of programme funds set out in points (a), (b), (c) and (d) of paragraph 4 by more than 0,5 percentage points.

Or. en

Amendment 1341

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 11 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 11a
Earmarking
The distribution of the amount set out in article 11 shall be:
a) 20.9% for the Creative Europe-Culture Strand
b) 37.2 % for the MEDIA + Strand
i. -of which XX% for the objective referred to in point (b)(i) of article 3(1) ('MEDIA')
ii. -of which XX% for the objective referred to in point (b)(ii) of article 3(2) ('news and journalism')
c) 41.9 % for the CERV + Strand

Or. en

Justification

The proposed amendment aims to ensure a transparent and predictable allocation of resources for both MEDIA (audiovisual) actions and news and journalism actions, while providing greater certainty regarding the internal distribution of funding within the MEDIA+ strand. Establishing dedicated allocations will prevent structural imbalances between these sectors and ensure that each retains its visibility, specific focus and capacity to address its particular needs and challenges within the MEDIA+ strand.

Amendment 1342

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties, may make additional financial or non-financial contributions to the Programme. Additional financial contributions shall constitute external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(2), points (a), (d), or (e), or Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.1. Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions or other third parties, excluding entities engaged in political advocacy vis-à-vis Union institutions, may make additional financial or non-financial contributions to the Programme. Additional financial contributions shall constitute external assigned revenue within the meaning of Article 21(2), points (a), (d), or (e) or Article 21(5) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

Or. fr

Amendment 1343

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Lucia Yar, Brigitte van den Berg, Dainius Žalimas, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be made available to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly or indirectly in accordance with Article 62(1), point (a) or (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. They shall be additional to the amount referred to in Article 11(1) of this Regulation. Those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned. Where the Commission has not entered into a legal commitment under direct or indirect management for additional amounts thus made available to the Programme, the corresponding uncommitted amounts may, at the request of the Member State concerned, be transferred back to one or more respective source programmes or their successors.2. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be made available to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly or indirectly in accordance with Article 62(1), point (a) or (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. They shall be additional to the amount referred to in Article 11(1) of this Regulation. Those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned. Where the Commission has not entered into a legal commitment under direct or indirect management for additional amounts thus made available to the Programme, the corresponding uncommitted amounts may, at the request of the Member State concerned, be transferred back to one or more respective source programmes or their successors, provided that such transfer does not jeopardise the implementation of this Regulation and is duly justifed in terms of budgetary execution and programme objectives. The Commission shall ensure full traceability of the transferred amounts and shall inform the European Parliament and the Council without delay of any such transfer, as well as its expected impact on the Programme and on the source programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1344

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be made available to the Programme. The Commission shall implement those resources directly or indirectly in accordance with Article 62(1), point (a) or (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. They shall be additional to the amount referred to in Article 11(1) of this Regulation. Those resources shall be used for the benefit of the Member State concerned. Where the Commission has not entered into a legal commitment under direct or indirect management for additional amounts thus made available to the Programme, the corresponding uncommitted amounts may, at the request of the Member State concerned, be transferred back to one or more respective source programmes or their successors.2. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management may, at their request, be made available to the Programme. Resources allocated to Member States under shared management shall remain under the control of the Member State concerned and may not be transferred to the Programme without the explicit prior agreement of that Member State and the approval of the Programme Committee referred to in Article 17.

Or. en

Amendment 1345

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. An amount at least equivalent to the revenues from fines imposed under Regulations (EU) 2022/1925, (EU) 2022/2065 and (EU) 2024/1689 arising from the design or functioning of very large online platforms or very large online search engines, as referred to in Regulation (EU) 2022/2065, or equivalent AI services, shall be made available as an additional allocation of commitment and payment appropriations to the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1346

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Additional financial and non-financial contributions made available to the Programme pursuant to this Article shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the safeguards and principles provided for in this Regulation, and shall not undermine the independence, integrity or coherence of actions supported under the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1347

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Decommitted, suspended or recovered funds originating from national allocations under shared management shall not be automatically reallocated to the Programme or to any centrally managed Union instrument. Such funds shall remain available for reprogramming by the Member State concerned in accordance with applicable Union law.

Or. en

Amendment 1348

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Revenues from fines imposed under Regulations (EU) 2022/1925, (EU) 2022/2065 and (EU) 2024/1689 shall be made available as an additional allocation of commitment and payment appropriations to the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1349

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. Additional financial and non-financial contributions made available to the Programme pursuant to this Article shall be implemented in a manner consistent with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the safeguards and principles provided for in this Regulation, and shall not undermine the independence, integrity or coherence of actions supported under the Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1350

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 12 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. Resources and synergies involving the European Competitiveness Fund shall not replace or reduce dedicated funding allocated under the News Media and Journalism strand and shall fully respect editorial independence and media pluralism objectives.

Or. en

Amendment 1351

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Lucia Yar, Brigitte van den Berg, Dainius Žalimas, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes, in particular the European Democracy Shield, Justice Programme, Erasmus+, Global Europe Instrument, European Competitiveness Fund, Horizon Europe and the National and Regional Partnership Plans. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The Commission shall transmit an Action Plan to the European Parliament and to the Council at the latest by 30 June 2028 outlining the opportunities and operationalisation of synergies with other programmes, which need to be reflected in the annual budgetary procedure as well as in the Work Programme as referred to in Article 15 of this Regulation. The Action Plan may be updated, when needed, and shall be updated at least at mid-term, by 30 June 2031. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support. The Commission shall address synergies between the Programme and other Union programmes in the Programme Performance Statement set out in Article 41 (3) (h) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and in relevant programming and reporting documents.

Or. en

Amendment 1352

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support. Such synergies shall ensure that the specific objectives set out in Article 3 and the cross-cutting and horizontal priorities and activities referred to in Article 10 and safeguards of this Programme are preserved and not subordinated to the primary objectives of other Union instruments.

Or. en

Amendment 1353

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.1. Complementarity with other Union programmes may fuel double funding, as stated in Opinion 11/2026 of the Court of Auditors on this Regulation. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.

Or. fr

Amendment 1354

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support. Such synergies shall ensure that the specific objectives and safeguards of this Programme are preserved and not subordinated to the primary objectives of other Union instruments.

Or. en

Amendment 1355

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.1. The Programme shall be implemented in synergy with other Union programmes. An action that has received a Union contribution from another programme may also receive a contribution under this Programme, provided that there is no duplication of funding. The rules of the relevant Union programme shall apply to the corresponding contribution, or a single set of rules may be applied to all contributions and a single legal commitment may be concluded. If all Union contributions are provided based on eligible cost, the cumulative support from the Union budget shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and may be calculated on a pro-rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.

Or. fi

Amendment 1356

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Such participation shall not compromise the independence and impartiality of the evaluation process or the objectives of this Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1357

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Such participation shall not compromise the independence and impartiality of the evaluation process or the objectives of this Programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1358

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), excluding entities whose main activity is political or ideological advocacy, provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

Or. fr

Amendment 1359

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

Or. en

Amendment 1360

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided the protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.2. Award procedures under the Programme may be jointly conducted under direct or indirect management with Member States, Union institutions, bodies and agencies, third countries, international organisations, international financial institutions, or other third parties (‘partners to the joint award procedure’), provided that the full protection of the financial interests of the Union is ensured. Such procedures shall be subject to a single set of rules and lead to the conclusion of single legal commitments. For that purpose, the partners to the joint award procedure may make resources available to the Programme in accordance with Article 12 of this Regulation, or the partners may be entrusted with the implementation of the award procedure, where applicable in accordance with Article 62(1), point (c), of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. In joint award procedures, representatives of the partners to the joint award procedure may also be members of the evaluation committee referred to in Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

Or. fi

Amendment 1361

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. The Programme shall provide for the predictable award of operating grants to civil society organisations which are involved in the development, implementation and enforcement of Union legislation and policy, and which are primarily active in the areas covered by CERV+ as set out in Articles 7, 8 and 9, to ensure their independence and sustainability, in accordance with Article 183(2)(b) of the Financial Regulation.

Or. en

Amendment 1362

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. Operational grants shall constitute a mandatory and adequate funding instrument under the Programme, alongside action grants and financial support to third parties.

Or. en

Amendment 1363

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2c. Funding under the Programme shall take into account compliance with applicable labour and social standards.

Or. en

Amendment 1364

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2d. A dedicated funding window shall be established under the Programme to provide structural, multiannual and emergency support for human rights defenders and organisations operating in environments where civic space, democracy, the rule of law or fundamental rights are under threat.

Or. en

Amendment 1365

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 13 – paragraph 2 e (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2e. The Programme shall provide for multiannual and operating funding for independent, investigative, local and non-profit media, including core funding covering operational costs as well as the operational grants shall be available for structurally non-commercial and public-interest journalism.

Or. en

Amendment 1366

Chiara Gemma, Ivaylo Valchev

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries through full or partial association, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the relevant international agreements or any decisions adopted under the framework of those agreements and applicable to:1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries through full or partial association, subject to a rigorous assessment of the added value for Europe’s cultural and creative industries and in accordance with the principle of reciprocity, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the relevant international agreements or any decisions adopted under the framework of those agreements and applicable to:

Or. it

Amendment 1367

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries through full or partial association, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the relevant international agreements or any decisions adopted under the framework of those agreements and applicable to:1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries through full or partial association, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the relevant international agreements or any decisions adopted under the framework of those agreements in full compliance with international human rights law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and applicable to:

Or. en

Amendment 1368

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries through full or partial association, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the relevant international agreements or any decisions adopted under the framework of those agreements and applicable to:1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries through full or partial association, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and applicable to:

Or. en

Amendment 1369

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries through full or partial association, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the relevant international agreements or any decisions adopted under the framework of those agreements and applicable to:1. The Programme may be opened to the participation of the following third countries, provided that they contribute financially to the Programme, through full or partial association, in accordance with the objectives laid down in Article 3 and in accordance with the relevant international agreements or any decisions adopted under the framework of those agreements and applicable to:

Or. en

Amendment 1370

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) members of the European Free Trade Association which are members of the European Economic Area, as well as European micro-states;(a) members of the European Free Trade Association which are members of the European Economic Area, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the Agreement on the European Economic Area, as well as European micro-states in accordance with the conditions laid down in the relevant agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 1371

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) members of the European Free Trade Association which are members of the European Economic Area, as well as European micro-states;(a) members of the European Free Trade Association which are members of the European Economic Area, as well as European micro-states, subject to effective reciprocity in the access of European cultural actors to their national support schemes;

Or. fr

Amendment 1372

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 1373

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates;(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements, protocols and Association Council decisions or in similar agreements and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;

Or. en

Amendment 1374

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates;(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates, in accordance with the general pricniples and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions or in similar agreements and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;

Or. en

Amendment 1375

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) acceding countries, candidate countries and potential candidates;(b) acceding countries and candidate countries;

Or. fi

Amendment 1376

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) European Neighbourhood Policy countries;deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 1377

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) European Neighbourhood Policy countries;deleted

Or. fi

Amendment 1378

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) European Neighbourhood Policy countries;(c) European Neighbourhood Policy countries, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements, protocols and Association Council decisions or in similar agreements and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;

Or. en

Amendment 1379

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) European Neighbourhood Policy countries;(c) European Neighbourhood Policy countries, in accordance with the general principles and general terms and conditions for the participation of those countries in Union programmes established in the respective framework agreements and Association Council decisions or in similar agreements and in accordance with the specific conditions laid down in agreements between the Union and those countries;

Or. en

Amendment 1380

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other third countries.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 1381

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other third countries.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 1382

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other third countries.deleted

Or. fr

Amendment 1383

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other third countries.deleted

Or. fi

Amendment 1384

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other third countries.(d) other third countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific international agreement covering the participation of the third country in any Union programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1385

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other third countries.(d) other third countries, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to any Union programme.

Or. en

Amendment 1386

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(da) provide clear provisions to ensure clear safeguards in the event of a failure by a third country to comply with the commitments undertaken in the Association Agreement, or where serious and persistent deficiencies risk affecting sound financial management and the protection of the Union’s financial interests.

Or. en

Amendment 1387

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The participation of third countries in the Programme shall be subject to strict and proportionate conditions ensuring that it serves the strategic interests of the Union and its Member States and brings clear added value to the Programme.Priority shall be given to the financing of the European beneficiaries.

Or. en

Amendment 1388

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Association Agreements for participation in the Programmes shall:The Association Agreements for participation in the Programme referred to in paragraph 1 shall:

Or. en

Amendment 1389

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Association Agreements for participation in the Programmes shall:The Association Agreements for participation referred to on paragraph 1 shall:

Or. en

Amendment 1390

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) ensure a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Programmes;(a) ensure a full balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Programmes;

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Amendment 1391

Alessandro Zan

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point b a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(ba) ensure that the particpation of third counties associated to the Programme is subject to the full respect by the third country of the rights and values enshrined in the Treaties and in the Charter, as well as international law obligations on human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 1392

Ivaylo Valchev

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) guarantee the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial interests;(d) guarantee the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial interests, including the right to carry out audits, on-the-spot checks, monitoring and evaluation of funded actions, the prevention of fraud, corruption, and misuse of Union funds, and to suspend or recover funding where irregularities are identified, without conferring any decision-making power on the third country ;

Or. en

Justification

The Commission text guaranteed financial management rights without specifying their content; the amendment details them (audits, on-the-spot checks, fraud prevention, suspension and recovery) and explicitly prevents conferring decision-making power on the third country. This prevents association agreements from creating veto rights over audit procedures.

Amendment 1393

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) guarantee the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial interests;(d) guarantee the rights of the Union to ensure the strict, sound financial management and full protection of its financial interests;

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Amendment 1394

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) where relevant, ensure the protection of security and public order interests of the Union.deleted

Or. en

Amendment 1395

Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Brigitte van den Berg, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) where relevant, ensure the protection of security and public order interests of the Union.(e) where relevant, ensure the protection of security and public order interests of the Union, as well as the respect of EU values, as enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU by the beneficiaries.

Or. en

Amendment 1396

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) where relevant, ensure the protection of security and public order interests of the Union.(e) Guarantee full compliance with international human rights law and Charter of Fundamental Rights;

Or. en

Amendment 1397

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – point e

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(e) where relevant, ensure the protection of security and public order interests of the Union.(e) ensure the protection of security and public order interests of the Union.

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Amendment 1398

Sophie Wilmès, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Fabienne Keller, Hilde Vautmans, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
For the purposes of point (d), the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access required under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, and guarantee that enforcement decisions imposing a pecuniary obligation on the basis of Article 299 TFEU, as well as judgements and orders of the Court of Justice of the European Union, are enforceable.For the purposes of point (d), the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access required under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 including the right of the European Court of Auditors to carry out audits , and guarantee that enforcement decisions imposing a pecuniary obligation on the basis of Article 299 TFEU, as well as judgements and orders of the Court of Justice of the European Union, are enforceable.

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Amendment 1399

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
For the purposes of point (d), the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access required under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, and guarantee that enforcement decisions imposing a pecuniary obligation on the basis of Article 299 TFEU, as well as judgements and orders of the Court of Justice of the European Union, are enforceable.For the purposes of paragraph 2 point (d), the third country shall grant the rights and access necessary required under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, and shall ensure that enforcement decisions imposing a pecuniary obligation on the basis of Article 299 TFEU, as well as judgements and orders of the Court of Justice of the European Union, are enforceable within its territory.

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Amendment 1400

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
For the purposes of point (d), the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access required under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, and guarantee that enforcement decisions imposing a pecuniary obligation on the basis of Article 299 TFEU, as well as judgements and orders of the Court of Justice of the European Union, are enforceable.For the purposes of paragraph 2, the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access required under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013, and guarantee that enforcement decisions imposing a pecuniary obligation on the basis of Article 299 TFEU, as well as judgements and orders of the Court of Justice of the European Union, are enforceable.

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Amendment 1401

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. 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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Amendment 1402

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. Legal entities established in a non-associated third country shall bear the cost of their participation.

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Amendment 1403

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The association agreements granting participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective referred to in Article 3 shall take into account the situation of the audiovisual market in the country concerned, including the proximity of their legal framework with the Union audiovisual media acquis and the access to its equivalent support schemes, in particular with regard to other European countries. The agreements concluded with the countries referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall require the alignment of their national law to Directive 2010/13/EU to grant participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective.3. The association agreements granting participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective referred to in Article 3 shall take into account the situation of the audiovisual market in the country concerned, including the alignmnent of their legal framework with the Union audiovisual media acquis and the access to its equivalent support schemes, in particular with regard to other European countries. The agreements concluded with the countries referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall require the alignment of their national law to Directive 2010/13/EU to grant participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective.

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Amendment 1404

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The association agreements granting participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective referred to in Article 3 shall take into account the situation of the audiovisual market in the country concerned, including the proximity of their legal framework with the Union audiovisual media acquis and the access to its equivalent support schemes, in particular with regard to other European countries. The agreements concluded with the countries referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall require the alignment of their national law to Directive 2010/13/EU to grant participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective.3. The association agreements granting participation in the ‘Media’ or 'News Media' sub-strand referred to in Article 3 shall take into account the situation of the media or news media market in the country concerned, including the proximity of their legal framework with the relevant Union media acquis and the access to its equivalent support schemes, in particular with regard to other European countries. The agreements concluded with the countries referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall require the full alignment of their national law to Directive 2010/13/EU to grant participation in the ‘Media’ sub-strand.

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Amendment 1405

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The association agreements granting participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective referred to in Article 3 shall take into account the situation of the audiovisual market in the country concerned, including the proximity of their legal framework with the Union audiovisual media acquis and the access to its equivalent support schemes, in particular with regard to other European countries. The agreements concluded with the countries referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall require the alignment of their national law to Directive 2010/13/EU to grant participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective.3. The association agreements granting participation Media+ strand referred to in Article 3 shall take into account the situation of the audiovisual market in the country concerned, including the proximity of their legal framework with the Union audiovisual media acquis and the access to its equivalent support schemes, in particular with regard to other European countries. The agreements concluded with the countries referred to in paragraph 1 (b) shall require the alignment of their national law to Directive 2010/13/EU to grant participation in the ‘Audiovisual’ specific objective.

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Amendment 1406

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3a. Association under this Article shall be without prejudice to the Union’s strategic, security, autonomy and policy interests. The Commission may, in the work programme or in the call text, establish specific restrictions or exclude participation of entities established in particular third countries where this is necessary to safeguard those interests.

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Amendment 1407

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 – paragraph 3 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3b. The Commission shall make available on a regular basis to the European Parliament and to the Council information concerning the amount of the Union's financial contributions provided to legal entities established in associated and non-associated third countries.

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Amendment 1408

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 14 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article14a
Safeguarding access to funding for independent civil society organisations
1)The implementation of the Programme and of any Union conditionality mechanism linked to the respect for the values enshrined in Article 2 TEU shall ensure that independent civil society organisations, human rights defenders, activists and other final beneficiaries continue to have effective and non-discriminatory access to Union funding.
2) Where breaches of the principles of the rule of law, democracy or fundamental rights affect the management or distribution of Union funds at national level, the Commission shall take appropriate, and timely measures to ensure that support shall continue to be provided directly to independent civil society organisations and other relevant beneficiaries.
3) Measures adopted under Union conditionality mechanisms shall not result in reducing or suspending financial support to independent organisations promoting and protecting Union values, democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights.

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Amendment 1409

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. The Programme shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, under direct management or under indirect management with entities referred to in Article 62(1), point (c) of that Regulation.1. The Programme shall be implemented in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, under direct management or under indirect management with entities referred to in Article 62(1), point (c) of that Regulation. The CERV+, Daphne and Emergency Support strands shall be implemented solely under direct management

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Amendment 1410

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring access to funding for local, regional and community media, investigative journalism projects, freelance journalists, fact-checking initiatives and small civil society organisations through financial support to third parties where appropriate.

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Amendment 1411

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The Programme shall respect the principles of subsidiarity, national constitutional identity, political neutrality, transparency.

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Amendment 1412

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1b. The Commission shall establish mechanisms ensuring that no Union funding is channelled, directly or indirectly, through intermediary organisations for the purpose of financing political advocacy, censorship, electoral influence activities or lobbying directed against Member State’ governments.

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Amendment 1413

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1b. In implementing the Programme, particular attention shall be paid to ensuring a balanced geographical distribution of support across Member States and regions, including access to funding for local, regional and community media, small organisations and applicants from underrepresented regions.

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Amendment 1414

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Union funding may be provided in any form in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, in particular grants, prizes, procurement and non-financial donations.2. Union funding may be provided in any form in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, in particular grants, prizes, procurement and non-financial donations. To facilitate access to the Programme, local, regional, national and transnational entities shall be able to benefit, where appropriate, from multiannual operating grants, financial support to third parties and simplified grant management arrangements, including two-stage application procedures and more flexible lump-sum financing mechanisms. Where justified by the objectives of the action, Union support may cover up to 100% of the eligible costs.

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Amendment 1415

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Union funding may be provided in any form in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, in particular grants, prizes, procurement and non-financial donations.2. Union funding may be provided in any form in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, in particular grants, prizes, procurement and non-financial donations. Grants under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title VIII of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and may cover up to 100 % of the eligible costs, without prejudice to the co-financing principle as laid down in Article 193 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Volunteer time can be used as co-financing should co-financing be required.

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Amendment 1416

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. Local, regional, national and transnational entities shall be eligible for support through multiannual operating grants, financial support to third parties, and simplified and flexible grant award procedures, such as a two-step-application procedure, as well as more flexible lump sum funding system and a funding intensity as high as possible. Where appropriate, Union funding of up to 100% of eligible costs may be granted with significantly higher pre-financing. with additional funding for accessibility and inclusion costs. Zero- to low- interest mechanisms linked to successful EU -funded projects will be put in place.

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Amendment 1417

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. The Programme shall provide the possibility for financial support to third parties within the meaning of Article 207 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, to ensure the accessibility of funding for civil society organisations and cultural organisations at local, regional, national and transnational levels.

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Amendment 1418

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 2 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2b. Local, regional, national and transnational entities shall be eligible for support through multiannual operating grants, financial support to third parties, and simplified and flexible grant award procedures, such as a two-step-application procedure, as well as more flexible lump-sum funding system. Where appropriate, Union funding of up to 100% of eligible costs may be granted.

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Amendment 1419

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Sandro Ruotolo, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Union support in the form of a budgetary guarantee shall be provided within the maximum amount of the budgetary guarantee established by the ECF Regulation.4. Union support in the form of a budgetary guarantee shall be provided within the maximum amount of the budgetary guarantee established by the ECF Regulation. In particular the ‘News, Media and Journalism’ specific objective, such agreements shall include safeguards ensuring respect for media pluralism, editorial independence, safety of journalists, and professional standards.

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Amendment 1420

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. Where the Programme makes use of the ECF InvestEU Instrument, it shall provide the provisioning for the budgetary guarantee and the financing to financial instruments, including when combined with non-repayable support in the form of a blending operation.5. Where the Programme makes use of the ECF InvestEU Instrument, it shall provide the provisioning for the budgetary guarantee and the financing to financial instruments, including when combined with non-repayable support in the form of a blending operation. Grants awarded under the Programme shall include action grants, multiannual operating grants and financial support to third parties.

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Amendment 1421

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5a. [From 1 January 2028 / programme start date], by way of derogation from the first, second and fourth subparagraphs of Article 212(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, where the Programme provides the financing to financial instruments through the ECF InvestEU Instrument to paragraph 4 of this Article, revenue, repayments and recoveries from those financial instruments shall be used to provide Union support under this Regulation. By way of derogation from Article 21(3) point (f) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and in accordance with Article 21(5) of that Regulation, those resources shall constitute external assigned revenue to the Programme.

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Amendment 1422

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be provided as financing not linked to costs or, where necessary, simplified cost options, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Funding may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement only where the objectives of an action cannot be achieved otherwise.6. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be in accordance with Title VIII of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Where duly justified in the work programme or in the award documentation, Union support provided to a beneficiary under the Programme shall take one of the following forms:
(a) financing not linked to costs, where the total amount does not exceed 500 000 EUR and the work programme specifies:
(aa) the methodology for determining the amount of Union support;
(ab) the objectively verifiable milestones, targets or other conditions triggering payment, including the correlation between the relevant milestones, targets and conditions and the funding received;
(ac) the procedure for verifying their fulfilment; including, where appropriate, independent verification;
(ad) the consequences of partial or non fulfilment, including proportional reductions of the grant and recoveries, where applicable;
(ae) reporting obligation on the unit or total costs, as relevant, of the supported activities and
(af) the obligation to inform the granting authority of variations greater than 10% between the amount granted and the estimated amount of expenditure incurred at the end of the implementation period; such variations shall, where appropriate, lead to the recovery of the amounts exceeding 10% of the above-mentioned difference or a reassessment of milestones and targets previously agreed;
(b) simplified cost options, including unit costs, lump sums or flat-rate financing, where the work programme sets out the basis of calculation and ensures that the approach does not lead to overcompensation;
(c) reimbursement of actual eligible costs, where points (a) and (b) are not appropriate or where the total amount of the action exceeds 100 000 EUR.
In all cases, the work programme or award documentation shall specify the consequences of partial or non-fulfilment, including proportional reductions of the grant and recovery of amounts already paid. The use of financing not linked to costs and other simplified cost options shall not affect the application of the rules on exclusion, conflicts of interest, avoidance of double funding, or the audit and investigation rights of OLAF, the Court of Auditors and the EPPO.

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Amendment 1423

Chiara Gemma, Ivaylo Valchev

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be provided as financing not linked to costs or, where necessary, simplified cost options, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Funding may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement only where the objectives of an action cannot be achieved otherwise.6. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be provided as financing not linked to costs or, where necessary, simplified cost options, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Funding may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement only where the objectives of an action cannot be achieved otherwise. Grants must always be conditional on the achievement of measurable and verifiable results, and contracts shall provide for claw-back mechanisms in the event that objectives are not met. The use of lump sums must not reduce the liability of beneficiaries.

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Amendment 1424

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be provided as financing not linked to costs or, where necessary, simplified cost options, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Funding may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement only where the objectives of an action cannot be achieved otherwise.6. Where Union funding is provided in the form of a grant, funding shall be provided as financing not linked to costs or, where necessary, simplified cost options, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Funding may be provided in the form of actual eligible cost reimbursement only where the objectives of an action cannot be achieved otherwise. Accessibility and inclusion costs shall be reimbursed in full as actual eligible costs. Grants awarded under the Programme shall include action grants, multiannual operating grants and financial support to third parties.

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Amendment 1425

Gabriela Firea, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. Where actions involve apprenticeships, traineeships, mentoring, non-formal learning, community outreach or the participation of persons in vulnerable situations, the work programmes shall ensure that the financial support provided through grants, unit costs, lump sums or other simplified cost options corresponds to the real costs borne by participants and implementing actors. This shall include, where relevant, fair remuneration for artists, cultural workers, freelancers, craftspeople, mentors, youth workers, cultural mediators and community facilitators, and costs related to transport, accommodation, subsistence, childcare and other care responsibilities, accessibility, interpretation, insurance and digital access. Grant design and payment schedules shall avoid reliance on unpaid labour, informal family support, unreimbursed costs or delayed reimbursements that may exclude low-income participants, precarious cultural workers or small community-based organisations.

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Amendment 1426

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 7

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
7. For the purposes of Article 153(3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, the evaluation committee may be composed partially or fully of independent external experts.deleted

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Amendment 1427

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8. Entities applying for a funding under the Creative Europe - Culture strand of the Programme that have received over 50% of their annual revenue from public sources over the last two years, shall be considered as having the necessary financial, professional and administrative capacity to carry out activities under the Programme. They shall not be required to present further documentation to demonstrate that capacity.deleted

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Amendment 1428

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8. Entities applying for a funding under the Creative Europe - Culture strand of the Programme that have received over 50% of their annual revenue from public sources over the last two years, shall be considered as having the necessary financial, professional and administrative capacity to carry out activities under the Programme. They shall not be required to present further documentation to demonstrate that capacity.deleted

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Amendment 1429

Erik Kaliňák

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8. Entities applying for a funding under the Creative Europe - Culture strand of the Programme that have received over 50% of their annual revenue from public sources over the last two years, shall be considered as having the necessary financial, professional and administrative capacity to carry out activities under the Programme. They shall not be required to present further documentation to demonstrate that capacity.8. Entities applying for a funding under the Creative Europe - Culture strand of the Programme that have received over 50% of their annual revenue from public sources over the last two years, shall be considered as having the necessary financial, professional and administrative capacity to carry out activities under the Programme.

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Justification

All applicants should be subject to the same requirements in terms of demonstrating financial and administrative capacity. Public funding alone does not automatically guarantee the ability to effectively implement projects financed from the Union budget.

Amendment 1430

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Marco Tarquinio, Victor Negrescu, Michał Kobosko

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8a. Grants under the Programme shall be awarded and managed in accordance with Title VIII of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and may cover up to 100 % of the eligible costs and amounts redistributed to the final beneficiaries and intermediary organisations implementing regranting schemes shall not be required to provide co-financing for such redistributed amounts redistributed to third parties, and shoud be distributed without prejudice to the co-financing principle as laid down in Article 193 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

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Amendment 1431

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8a. Application and reporting procedures under the Programme shall be simple, user-friendly and proportionate, with particular attention to the needs of SMEs, micro-organisations and first-time applicants. The implementation of the Programme shall minimise unnecessary administrative and reporting burdens through streamlined, digital and risk-based procedures, ensuring that beneficiaries can focus their resources on the delivery and impact of their projects rather than on compliance requirements.

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Amendment 1432

Alessandro Ciriani, Carlo Fidanza, Lara Magoni

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8a. The use of operational contributions must be limited and must provide for specific documentation of expenditure, separate accounting for expenditure incurred with the Union contribution and specific reporting arrangements between beneficiaries and the provider. Operational contributions must under no circumstances finance activities that may damage the reputation of the Union and must comply with existing Commission guidelines.

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Amendment 1433

Ivaylo Valchev, Lara Magoni, Marco Squarta

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8a. The use of operational contributions must be limited and must provide for specific documentation of expenditure, the keeping of separate accounts for expenditure incurred with Union contribution and specific reporting arrangements between beneficiaries and the granting authority. Operational contributions must in no case finance activities that could damage the Union's reputation and must comply with the Commission's existing guidelines.

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Justification

Operational contributions (core lump-sum funding) can become structural funding for organisations whose activities are difficult to audit and may diverge from programme objectives. The amendment limits their use, requires separate accounting and specific reporting, and prohibits their use for activities damaging the Union's reputation.

Amendment 1434

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8a. Applications shall be user-friendly and reporting procedures shall be operationalised, more efficient and further strengthened as part of the implementation of the Programme. Simplified administrative burden, including requirement during the application procedure and reporting requirements, shall be applied on recipients of funding under the Programme.

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Amendment 1435

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8a. Particular attention shall be paid, when implementing the Information and Journalism strand, to organisations carrying out public-interest monitoring, research, advocacy and watchdog activities related to media freedom, media pluralism, information integrity, platform governance and algorithmic transparency.

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Amendment 1436

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8b. The Programme shall provide for predictable multiannual operating grants to European networks, associations and civil society organisations active in media freedom, media pluralism, journalism, information integrity, digital rights and platform accountability.

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Amendment 1437

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 – paragraph 8 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
8c. Multiannual operating grants may be awarded to European networks, associations and civil society organisations active in media freedom, media pluralism, journalism, information integrity, digital rights and platform accountability. Particular attention shall be paid to ensuring predictable and sustainable support for such organisations in order to strengthen democratic resilience and the European information ecosystem.

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Amendment 1438

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article15a
Political neutrality of beneficiaries
1. Union funds under the Programme shall not be awarded to organisations or media entities whose principal activities are of political nature, lobbying, influencing electoral outcomes, or promoting partisan political objectives.
2. Beneficiaries shall refrain from using Union funds for activities during election campaigns, intended to influence constitutional reforms, judicial reforms or other matters falling within the exclusive competence of Member States. Beneficiaries should be prohibited from supporting illegal border-crossing, illegal migrants already staying in the European Union, the promotion of gender ideology to minors and Sharia law.
3. The European Commission shall publish all documents regarding funding provided under the Programme on all public and private funding sources, governance structures, affiliated entities and lobbying activities. The Commission shall establish a publicly accessible transparency register containing such information.
4. No grant may be awarded to a beneficiary that has not fully discharged its reporting obligations relating to previous Union funding or whose reports have not been made publicly available in accordance with this Article.

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Amendment 1439

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article15a
Funding without a call for proposals
1. Union funding may only be granted without a call for proposals in accordance with Article 198 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 in exceptional and duly justified cases, requiring specific award documentation and assessments. Such assessments will require at least two separate evaluation procedures.
2. Where that possibility is used, the work programme or the award documentation shall contain a specific justification describing the duly substantiated circumstances and shall specify the safeguards applied to ensure transparency, equal treatment and the absence of conflicts of interest.
3. For actions over 1 000 000 EUR, the Commission shall transmit to the discharge authority the relevant award documentation after the conclusion of the grant agreement. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council on the use of funding granted without a call for proposals in accordance with Article 15d of this Regulation.

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Amendment 1440

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 15 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article15b
Reporting by the Commission to the European Parliament and to the Council
1. Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) [XXX]* [Performance] and Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, the Commission shall transmit to the European Parliament and to the Council, by 30 June each year, an annual report on the implementation of the Programme for the preceding financial year, enabling the exercise of budgetary control and discharge responsibilities under Article 319 TFEU.
2. The annual report shall include at least the following:
(a) financial implementation data by strand, specific objective, form of support and management mode, including any reallocations, and disaggregated information on the use of financing not linked to costs, simplified cost options and actual cost reimbursement, including the number of actions funded under each modality and the total amounts involved;
(b) main performance indicators as listed in the Performance Regulation;
(c) the geographical distribution of Programme support among Member States, associated countries and, where applicable, third countries, including the type of funding instrument used and the management mode applied;
(d) the use of additional resources under Article 12, including reflows, recoveries and repayments;
(e) information on irregularities, suspected and established fraud, the main results of audits and controls, and the state of recovery proceedings, including amounts outstanding;
(f) information on the use of direct grants, operating grants and other derogations from competitive award procedures, including the legal basis invoked and the justification applied;
(g) information on actions financed in or through third countries, including the management mode, amounts committed and paid, and the audit and investigative bodies that have exercised access rights during the reporting year;
(h) a summary of detected conflicts of interest, exclusion decisions and protective measures applied under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509;
(i) information on individual use of operating grants.
3. The Commission shall publish the annual report on the Programme's dedicated website and shall present it to the competent committees of the European Parliament upon request. The report shall be drawn up in a machine-readable format and shall be accessible through the single Union funding portal referred to in Regulation (EU) [XXX]* [Performance].

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Amendment 1441

Laurence Farreng, Hristo Petrov, Brigitte van den Berg, Abir Al-Sahlani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. The Programme shall not support activities, project content or participating organisations whose conduct, governance or outputs promote hatred, discrimination, violence, radicalisation or extremism on any grounds. Beneficiaries and participating organisations shall uphold the values enshrined in Article 2 of the TEU throughout the project lifecycle. Compliance with this requirement shall be verified through transparent, risk-based and evidence-based procedures, without creating disproportionate administrative burden or arbitrary political screening, in full respect of fundamental rights, pluralism, freedom of expression, freedom of association and non-discrimination.

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Amendment 1442

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1a. Stresses that the Programme shall under no circumstances fund the structural operating costs of eligible entities; funding shall be provided exclusively in the form of action grants limited to particular projects, and the final payment of those grants shall be strictly conditional on the production of tangible output and accounting audits;

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Amendment 1443

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) entities established in a Member States;(a) entities established in a Member States; or an overseas country or territory linked to that Member State;

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Amendment 1444

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) entities established in a Member States;(a) entities established in a Member States, or an overseas country or territory linked to that Member State ;

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Amendment 1445

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(a) entities established in a Member States;(a) entities established in a Member State, with the strict exception of politically active organisations;

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Amendment 1446

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) entities established in an associated third country;(b) entities established in an associated third country, with the strict exception of politically active organisations;

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Amendment 1447

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(b) entities established in an associated third country;(b) entities established in a third country associated to the Programme ;

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Amendment 1448

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(c) international organisations;(c) international organisations, with the strict exception of politically active organisations;

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Amendment 1449

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.deleted

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Amendment 1450

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.deleted

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Amendment 1451

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.deleted

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Amendment 1452

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.deleted

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Amendment 1453

Alessandro Ciriani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.(d) by way of exception, other entities established in third countries not associated with the programme where the support of those entities is strictly necessary to achieve the objectives of a particular action, contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3 and is in the Union’s interest.

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Amendment 1454

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.(d) other legal entities established in non-associated third countries not participating in the programme where their participation is strictly necessary for implementing the objectives of a given action which contributes to the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 3.

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Amendment 1455

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3, with the strict exception of politically active organisations;

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Amendment 1456

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.(d) other entities established in third countries non-associated to the programme where the support of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3 and is in the Union's interest.

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Amendment 1457

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.(d) other legal entities established in n third countries not participating in the Programme where their participation is strictly necessary for implementing the objectives of a given action that contributes to the objectives laid down in Article

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Amendment 1458

Ivaylo Valchev, Lara Magoni, Marco Squarta

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(d) other entities established in non-associated third countries where the funding of such entities is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3.(d) exceptionally other entities established in non-associated third countries whose funding is essential for implementing the action and contributes to the objectives laid down in Article 3 and is in the interest of the Union.

Or. en

Amendment 1459

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2a. In implementing the Programme the Commission shall ensure that no category of eligible organisation is disadvanged due to its engagement in public interest advocacy.

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Amendment 1460

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. In addition to Article 168(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, associated third countries referred to in Article 14(1) of this Regulation may, where relevant, participate in and benefit from any procurement mechanisms set out in Article 168(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Rules applicable to Member States shall be applied, mutatis mutandis, to participating associated third countries.3. Rules applicable to Member States shall be applied, mutatis mutandis, to participating associated third countries.

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Amendment 1461

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 3

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. In addition to Article 168(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, associated third countries referred to in Article 14(1) of this Regulation may, where relevant, participate in and benefit from any procurement mechanisms set out in Article 168(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Rules applicable to Member States shall be applied, mutatis mutandis, to participating associated third countries.3. In addition to Article 168(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509, third countries associated to the Programme referred to in Article 14(1) of this Regulation may, where relevant, participate in and benefit from any procurement mechanisms set out in Article 168(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Rules applicable to Member States shall be applied, mutatis mutandis, to third countries associated to the Programme.

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Amendment 1462

Pernando Barrena Arza

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Award procedures affecting security or public order, in particular concerning strategic assets and interests of the Union or its Member States, shall be restricted in accordance with Article 136 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.deleted

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Amendment 1463

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Award procedures affecting security or public order, in particular concerning strategic assets and interests of the Union or its Member States, shall be restricted in accordance with Article 136 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.deleted

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Amendment 1464

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 4

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4. Award procedures affecting security or public order, in particular concerning strategic assets and interests of the Union or its Member States, shall be restricted in accordance with Article 136 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.4. Award procedures affecting, or likely to affect, security or public order, in particular concerning strategic assets and interests of the Union or its Member States, shall be restricted in accordance with Article 136 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.

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Amendment 1465

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 4 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4a. The exclusion system and the imposition of financial penalties shall apply in full compliance with the Financial Regulation, in particular Articles 137 and 138 thereof. Where funds have already been allocated, they shall be recovered without undue delay and in accordance with the applicable financial and administrative procedures.

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Amendment 1466

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 4 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
4b. Beneficiaries shall be eligible for support under the Programme only where they respect the values referred to in Article 2 TEU, including the rule of law and fundamental rights, and do not, directly or indirectly, promote, support or tolerate extremist ideologies or activities.

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Amendment 1467

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. The work programme referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 may further specify the eligibility criteria set out in this Regulation or set additional eligibility criteria for specific actions.deleted

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Amendment 1468

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 5

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5. The work programme referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 may further specify the eligibility criteria set out in this Regulation or set additional eligibility criteria for specific actions.5. The work programme referred to in Article 110 of Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 may further specify clear, objective and measurable eligibility criteria set out in this Regulation or set additional eligibility criteria for specific actions, to take into account specific policy requirements or the nature and objectives of the action.

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Amendment 1469

Gabriela Firea, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5a. Eligibility, partnership, turnover, co-financing and administrative requirements shall be proportionate to the scale, purpose and risk profile of the action, and shall not have the effect of excluding small or newly established organisations solely because they lack reserves, previous Union funding experience or extensive administrative capacity. This shall apply in particular to youth-led entities, community arts organisations, local cultural institutions, libraries, museums, archives, cultural centres and organisations working with persons in vulnerable situations. Where appropriate, the Programme may support intermediary, mentoring, capacity-building or re-granting mechanisms, so that local actors with direct access to underserved communities can access the Programme even where they are not able to apply directly.

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Amendment 1470

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 5 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5a. In order to guarantee the protection of the strategic interests, security and public order of the Union and its Member States, the work programme may also exclude the participation of legal entities established in the Union or in associated countries directly or indirectly controlled by non-associated third countries or by legal entities of non-associated third countries from individual calls for proposals, or make their participation subject to conditions set out in the work programme.

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Amendment 1471

Gabriela Firea, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 5 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
5b. The work programmes shall provide for simplified small-scale grants, cascading grants, mentoring and technical assistance for libraries, cultural centres, youth centres, local cultural institutions, youth-led initiatives and community-based civic, cultural and media literacy organisations, in particular in rural areas, small towns and disadvantaged communities. Eligible costs may include, where relevant, cultural programming, books and educational materials, film screening rights, basic projection and sound equipment, accessibility measures, digital tools, media and AI literacy activities, child safeguarding measures, training for local staff and volunteers, transport and outreach costs, and cooperation with schools, artists, cultural workers, youth organisations and social services.

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Amendment 1472

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. An operating grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the European Network of National Equality Bodies (Equinet), to cover expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of Equinet.deleted

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Amendment 1473

Chiara Gemma, Ivaylo Valchev

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. An operating grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the European Network of National Equality Bodies (Equinet), to cover expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of Equinet.deleted

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Amendment 1474

Erik Kaliňák

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. An operating grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the European Network of National Equality Bodies (Equinet), to cover expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of Equinet.deleted

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Justification

Funding from the Union budget should be allocated through open, transparent and competitive procedures. Awarding an operating grant to a specific organisation without a call for proposals creates an exception to the principle of equal treatment of potential applicants.

Amendment 1475

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. An operating grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the European Network of National Equality Bodies (Equinet), to cover expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of Equinet.deleted

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Amendment 1476

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6. An operating grant may be awarded without a call for proposals to the European Network of National Equality Bodies (Equinet), to cover expenditure associated with the permanent work programme of Equinet.6. Operating grants under this Programme shall be awarded through transparent and competitive procedures. Any exception to a call for proposals shall be duly justified, proportionate and subject to public reporting, and shall not privilege any network or organisation on ideological or political grounds.

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Amendment 1477

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Lucia Yar, Brigitte van den Berg, Dainius Žalimas, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. The Commission shall put forward a list of modalities to enable individual beneficiaries to continue benefitting, to the extent possible, from access to the Programme, in situations when measures under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 were applied to the Programme in a specific Member State. Such modalities shall be without prejudice to the measures applied under Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2092 and may include direct management by the Commission or ensuring alterantive arrangements with other eligible entities, subject to appropriate safeguards in terms of proper management of the Union funds.

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Amendment 1478

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. The use of operating grants shall be limited and shall require specific documentation of expenditure, maintenance of separate accounts for the expenditure incurred from the Union contribution and specific reporting arrangements between the beneficiaries and the granting authority. Operating grants shall by no means finance activities which may create reputational damage to the Union and shall respect existing Guidance of the Commission.

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Amendment 1479

Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
6a. Projects using artificial intelligence shall be eligible for funding only where applicants demonstrate compliance with Union copyright law, including applicable licensing and remuneration obligations and express reservations of rights by rightholders.

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Amendment 1480

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article16a
Evaluation
1. Proposals shall be evaluated by the evaluation committee on the basis of information collected in accordance with specific reporting and monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and an administrative burden, in particular on the Member States and the beneficiaries of the Programme. Those requirements, where appropriate, should include measurable indicators as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground.
2. The evaluation committee may be composed partially or fully of representatives of Union institutions or bodies. It shall also include independent external experts selected on the basis of transparent, objective and publicly available criteria, in particular professional competence, relevant experience and independence.The composition of the evaluation committee shall ensure a high level of appropriate expertise, impartiality and balanced judgement.
3. Where external experts are involved in the evaluation of calls for proposals, strong safeguards against conflicts of interest shall apply. Their selection shall be carried out through a transparent and duly documented procedure. Prior to their appointment, external experts shall submit a declaration of interests. Any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest shall be identified, assessed and effectively prevented.
4. All members of evaluation committees, including independent external experts, and all persons taking part in the preparation, award or implementation decisions of grants, prizes, procurement or financial instruments under the Programme, shall sign an annual declaration of absence of conflict of interest, listing relevant economic, professional and political affiliations of the preceding three years; the declarations shall be made available to the European Court of Auditors, OLAF and EPPO upon request, and aggregated, anonymised statistics on declared conflicts and on cases handled shall be included in the annual performance report on the Programme. The granting authority shall perform regular, risk-based checks to verify compliance with the information provided in the declaration of conflicts of interest submitted by external experts.
5. The Commission shall make publicly available, in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable data protection rules, the rules and criteria governing the selection of external experts and the procedures for the prevention and management of conflicts of interest. The evaluation process may be followed by independent observers in order to verify compliance with the principles of transparency, equal treatment, impartiality and independence.
6. The evaluation criteria, thresholds and proposal scoring method shall be made public in advance and shall be applied consistently. The evaluation criteria may be further specified in the work programme adopted by the Commission.

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Amendment 1481

Zsuzsanna Borvendég

Proposal for a regulation

Article 16 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article16a
Political neutrality, transparency and respect for Member State sovereignty
1. Funding under this Programme shall be implemented in accordance with the principles of political neutrality, ideological neutrality, transparency, subsidiarity and proportionality.
2. Beneficiaries shall disclose all Union funding received under this Programme in a clear and publicly accessible manner.
3. Union funding shall not be awarded to actions whose main purpose is to influence national, regional or local elections or referenda, to conduct party-political campaigning, to finance ideological advocacy directed at minors, or to exert political pressure on Member States in areas falling outside Union competence.
4. The Commission shall ensure that the implementation of this Programme does not prejudice the national identities, constitutional traditions, public policy choices, cultural sovereignty, religious heritage and institutional autonomy of the Member States.
5. The Programme shall not discriminate against applicants or beneficiaries on the basis of their religious, philosophical, conservative, pro-family or national cultural orientation, provided that their activities comply with Union law and the objectives of the Programme.

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Amendment 1482

Ivaylo Valchev, Lara Magoni, Marco Squarta

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The Programme shall be implemented through annual work programmes.
The Commission shall adopt the annual work programmes by means of implementing acts. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17a(2).
Each annual work programme shall contain at least:
(a) the specific objectives, priorities and expected results for each strand;
(b) the implementation methods for each strand;
(c) the total amount of expenditure for each strand, including the indicative amount allocated to each type of action;
(d) the evaluation criteria for the selection of projects, which shall be based on artistic and cultural quality, European added value, reach and accessibility, sustainability, and contribution to the cultural and linguistic diversity of the Union;
(e) the simplification measures applicable to small and first-time applicant organisations.
The evaluation criteria shall not include compliance with contested social or political ideologies or endorsement of positions on contested social questions.

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Justification

This amendment operationalises the Programme Committee requirement by specifying minimum content for annual work programmes. The explicit list of evaluation criteria based on cultural quality, European added value and diversity prevents ideological conditions from creeping into project selection. The prohibition on contested social ideology as an evaluation criterion protects artistic freedom in practice, not merely as a recital principle.

Amendment 1483

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and shall ensure a balanced implementation between specific objectives and cross-cutting activities. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support including those to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.

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Amendment 1484

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The Programme shall be implemented by annual work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and shall ensure a balanced implementation between specific objectives and cross-cutting activities. The work programmes shall set out the activities and related amounts of Union support, including those to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.

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Amendment 1485

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The annual and multiannual work programmes shall be adopted in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 under the examination procedure.

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Amendment 1486

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509 and shall ensure a balanced implementation between specific objectives and cross-cutting activities. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.

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Amendment 1487

Alice Kuhnke, Emma Rafowicz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out the activities and related amounts of Union support, including the activities and related amounts to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.

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Amendment 1488

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The Programme shall be implemented by annual work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.

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Amendment 1489

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.The Programme shall be implemented by annual work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.

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Amendment 1490

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.1. The Programme shall be implemented by work programmes referred to in Article 110 Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. The work programmes shall set out, where applicable, the activities and related amounts of Union support to be implemented through the ECF InvestEU instrument.

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Amendment 1491

Nina Carberry

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
(1) Programme committees composed of Member State representatives shall be consulted on the preparation, implementation and evaluation of the work programmes under the Culture–Creative Europe, Culture–MEDIA and Culture–Music strands. The Commission shall take utmost account of their opinions.

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Amendment 1492

Gabriela Firea, Maria Guzenina

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The work programmes shall include, where relevant, indicators and monitoring tools capable of showing whether the Programme reaches persons and organisations facing social, territorial or economic barriers to participation. Such monitoring shall cover, where appropriate, first-time beneficiaries, children and young people from low-income households, young people not in employment, education or training, persons with disabilities, participants from rural areas and small towns, and workers and self-employed persons in precarious situations in the cultural, creative and media sectors. The Commission shall take steps to address data and methodological gaps that may obscure exclusion, delayed access to support or uneven territorial reach, while ensuring full respect for data protection rules, voluntary self-identification, non-discrimination and safeguards against stigmatisation.

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Amendment 1493

Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Brigitte van den Berg, Irena Joveva, Fabienne Keller, Lucia Yar, Dainius Žalimas, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Sophie Wilmès, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall ensure transparency in the preparation and implementation of the Programme. It shall organise structured and regular exchanges with relevant stakeholders and representatives of the cultural, media and civic sectors. Such exchanges shall take place at an early stage in the preparation of the work programmes and prior to their adoption, with a view to gathering input. The Commission shall make available, in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable rules on confidentiality, information on the priorities envisaged for forthcoming work programmes and shall provide stakeholders with the opportunity to submit observations.

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Amendment 1494

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Programme Committee
1. A Programme Committee composed of representatives of the Member States shall assist the Commission.
2. The Programme Committee shall examine and deliver opinions on:
(a) annual and multiannual work programmes;
(b) funding priorities;
(c) calls for proposals exceeding EUR 5 million;
(d) operating grants;
(e) strategic orientations of the Programme;
(f) any proposal involving the transfer, reallocation or reuse of decommitted resources originating from Member State allocations.
3. The examination procedure laid down in Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

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Amendment 1495

Alessandro Ciriani, Carlo Fidanza, Lara Magoni

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Clawback mechanism
In the event that the activities financed by this Regulation are in breach of the Commission’s guidance of April 2025 on the ban on direct lobbying of EU institutions or bodies governed by public law, the Commission and/or the contracting authorities may use a clawback mechanism to recover the sums earmarked.

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Amendment 1496

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall ensure transparency in the preparation and implementation of the Programme. It shall organise structured and regular exchanges with relevant stakeholders, including civil society organisations, organisations representing citizens, equality, fundamental rights and values, and representatives of the cultural, independent media and civic sectors.

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Amendment 1497

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall, by means of delegated acts, adopt the work programmes implementing the specific objectives referred to in Article 3(2), points (a), (b), (c) and (d) and for the activities in Chapters II, III, IV and V, in accordance with Annexes I and II.

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Amendment 1498

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. Draft work programmes shall be transmitted to the European Parliament and to the Council at the same time as to Member States consulted, and the Commission shall take due account of the views expressed by the European Parliament before adopting the work programme.

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Amendment 1499

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The annual work programmes shall give an indication of the amount allocated to each action and set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. Annual work programmes shall also contain an indicative timetable for implementation.

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Amendment 1500

Alice Kuhnke, Emma Rafowicz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The work programmes shall give an indication of the amount allocated to each action and set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. Annual work programmes shall also contain an indicative timetable for implementation.

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Amendment 1501

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Each strand shall receive its own dedicated work programme. The Creative Europe - Culture strand shall have annual work programmes; the CERV+, Daphne and Emergency Support strands shall have multiannual work programmes.

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Amendment 1502

Chiara Gemma, Marco Squarta, Lara Magoni, Ivaylo Valchev

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall publish annually a consolidated list of the final beneficiaries of the programme, specifying the amounts received, the measure financed and the objectives pursued.

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Amendment 1503

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The annual work programmes shall be adopted by means of delegated act, in accordance with (art 17a on delegation).

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Amendment 1504

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Member State oversight and examination procedure
1. The Commission shall adopt implementing acts in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 17a(3) concerning:
(a) annual and multiannual work programmes;
(b) funding priorities and indicative budgetary allocations between strands and objectives;
(c) operating grants and framework partnership agreements;
(d) award criteria and evaluation methodologies applicable to grants exceeding EUR 1 million;
(e) strategic projects and actions receiving Union support exceeding EUR 5 million;
(f) transparency, eligibility and accountability requirements applicable to civil society organisations, foundations, media entities and other beneficiaries;
(g) any modification of funding priorities during the implementation period of the Programme.
2. The Commission shall not adopt implementing measures under paragraph 1 where the Programme Committee delivers a negative opinion.
3. Where no opinion is delivered, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act and Article 5(4), third subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
4. The Commission shall provide the Programme Committee with all documents necessary for the exercise of its functions, including draft calls for proposals, evaluation methodologies, lists of selected beneficiaries and annual implementation reports.

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Amendment 1505

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Such exchanges shall take place at an early stage in the preparation of the work programmes and prior to their adoption, with a view to gathering input. The Commission shall make available, in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable rules on confidentiality, information on the priorities envisaged for forthcoming work programmes and shall provide stakeholders with the opportunity to submit observations.

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Amendment 1506

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea, Victor Negrescu

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The Commission shall ensure transparency in the preparation and implementation of the Programme. It shall organise structured and regular exchanges with relevant stakeholders, including civil society organisations, organisations representing citizens, equality, fundamental rights and values, and representatives of the cultural, independent media and civic sectors.

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Amendment 1507

Alice Kuhnke, Emma Rafowicz

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The work programmes shall be adopted by means of delegated acts, in accordance with Article 17c.

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Amendment 1508

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
3. The work programme shall be adopted by the Commission by means of a delegated act.

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Amendment 1509

András László, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Protection of the Union's Financial Interests
1. The Commission shall conduct ex ante and ex post audits of beneficiaries.
2. Beneficiaries receiving more than EUR 30 000 annually shall be subject to enhanced transparency and audit requirements.
3. The Commission shall publish annually a detailed report on the allocation of funds, including the final beneficiaries, amounts awarded, evaluation scores and justifications for the funding decision, grant agreements and fulfilment reports.

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Amendment 1510

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The annual work programmes shall give an indication of the amount allocated to each action listed in Annex I and set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. Annual work programmes shall also contain an indicative timetable for implementation. Where necessary to respond to new challenges and needs, the Commission may adopt delegated acts to review the list of actions not listed in Annex I.

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Amendment 1511

Krzysztof Śmiszek, Matjaž Nemec, Maria Grapini, Katarina Barley, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Molnár, José Cepeda, Gabriela Firea

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Such exchanges shall take place at an early stage in the preparation of the work programmes and prior to their adoption, with a view to gathering input. The Commission shall make available, in a timely manner and in accordance with applicable rules on confidentiality, information on the priorities envisaged for forthcoming work programmes and shall provide stakeholders with the opportunity to submit observations.

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Amendment 1512

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 – paragraph 1 d (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
The annual work programmes shall be adopted by means of delegated acts, in accordance with Article 17c

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Amendment 1513

Mario Furore

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article17a
Social and environmental conditionality for the Creative Europe
Support under the Culture strand and the MEDIA strand shall be conditional on beneficiaries committing, through the grant agreement, to comply with applicable Union and national law relating to working conditions, labour rights and remuneration, to take due account of the principles set out in the EU Artists’ Charter ("the Charter") as a common reference framework, and to integrate environmentally sustainable practices in the implementation of activities supported by the Programme.
Beneficiaries shall comply with all applicable Union and national legal requirements concerning working conditions, social protection, health and safety at work, collective agreements where applicable, and fair remuneration.
Beneficiaries shall take appropriate and proportionate measures to reduce the environmental footprint of the supported action or, where this is not reasonably possible, explain the reasons and identify alternative measures, taking into account the nature of the supported action and the size and capacity of the beneficiary.
The application of these requirements shall be proportionate and shall not create excessive administrative or reporting burdens, in particular for SMEs, micro-organisations and first-time applicants.
Social and environmental conditionality under this Article shall not impose unfunded obligations. The Commission shall support beneficiaries through practical guidance, voluntary tools and the exchange of best practices, with a view to facilitating implementation while preserving accessibility to the Programme.
Where the Commission finds, after appropriate checks, that a beneficiary has failed to comply with the obligations set out in this Article, measures may be applied in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509. Such measures shall be proportionate to the seriousness, duration and recurrence of the non-compliance and to the size and capacity of the beneficiary.
The beneficiary shall have the right to be heard, to submit remedial information and to appeal, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2024/2509.
Social and environmental conditionality under this Article shall not be used to impose undue political, ideological or commercial conditions on artistic freedom, cultural expression or editorial independence.

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Amendment 1514

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17a
Monitoring and reporting
1. The Commission shall ensure the independent monitoring of the Programme on progress towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives of the Programme.
2. In addition to the relevant indicators in Regulation (EU) [XXX]* [Performance], the Commission shall use the indicators in Annex II to monitor and report on progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the Programme. Where relevant, the Commission shall also take into account qualitative and quantitative indicators additional to those listed in Annex II.
3. To ensure the effective assessment of the progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the Programme, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 17c, to amend Annex II with regard to the indicators where considered necessary as well as to supplement this Regulation with provisions on the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework.
4. The Commission shall establish the methodology, as well as put in place simplified and cost-effective empirical tools, for the monitoring and reporting following the consultation with the AgoraEU Dialogue Platform pursuant to Article 10a.
5. The Commission shall ensure that disaggregated data for monitoring the implementation and the results of the Programme is collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner, and, for the Culture and Media strands, is made publicly available through the EU Cultural Data Hub. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on the beneficiaries of funds under the Programme.
6. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council on progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the Programme.

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Amendment 1515

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article17a
Exercise of the delegation
1. The power to adopt delegated acts shall be conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article.
2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Article 17 shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2034.
3. The delegation of power referred to in Article 17 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision to revoke shall put an end to the delegation of power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.
4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016.
5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall notify it simultaneously to the European Parliament and to the Council.
6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Article 17 shall enter into force if no objection has been expressed either by the European Parliament or by the Council within a period of two months of notification of that act to the European Parliament and the Council or if, before the expiry of that period, the European Parliament and the Council have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or of the Council

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Amendment 1516

François-Xavier Bellamy

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17a
Protection of the financial interests of the Union
1.In accordance with the Financial regulation, the financial interests of the Union are to be protected by means of proportionate measures, including measures relating to the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities, including fraud, to the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used, and, where appropriate, to the imposition of administrative penalties.
2.Where a third country participates in the Programme by means of a decision adopted pursuant to an international agreement or on the basis of any other legal instrument, the third country shall grant the necessary rights and access required for the authorising officer responsible, OLAF and the Court of Auditors to comprehensively exercise their respective competences. In the case of OLAF, such rights shall include the right to carry out investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, as provided for in Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013.

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Amendment 1517

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article17a
Monitoring and reporting
1. Qualitative and quantitative indicators to report on the progress of the Programme towards the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 3 are set out in Annex II.
2. To ensure the effective assessment of the Programme’s progress towards the achievement of its objectives, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 17a , to develop the provisions for a monitoring and evaluation framework, including amendments to Annex II in order to review or supplement the indicators where necessary for monitoring and evaluation.
3. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring the implementation and the results of the Programme are collected efficiently, effectively, and in a timely manner.
4. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds and, where appropriate, on Member States

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Amendment 1518

Emma Rafowicz, Alice Kuhnke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17a
Information, communication and visibility
Beneficiaries of Union funding shall indicate the source of such funding and ensure its visibility. In particular, when promoting actions and their results, they shall provide clear, consistent and proportionate information tailored to various target audiences, including the media and the general public. This communication shall notably include the name of the Programme , for actions supported under the Culture Creative Europe strand, the Culture logo provided for in Annex III, and, for actions supported under the Culture - MEDIA strand, the MEDIA logo provided for in Annex III. The Commission shall carry out information and communication activities relating to the Programme, the measures implemented under it, and the results achieved.

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Amendment 1519

Ivaylo Valchev, Lara Magoni, Marco Squarta

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17a
Committee procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee (the 'AgoraEU Programme Committee'). That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.
3. The AgoraEU Programme Committee shall be involved in all phases of the Programme cycle, including the definition of priorities, the adoption of annual work programmes, and the monitoring of Programme implementation. The Commission shall provide the Agora EU Programme Committee with regular reports on implementation, including on financial execution by strand.

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Justification

The introduction of a mandatory examination procedure under Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 was demanded by a large majority of Member States in Council negotiations (reflected in the partial general approach which added Article 17a). This amendment mirrors the Council approach and ensures that Member States retain meaningful oversight of Programme implementation.

Amendment 1520

Alessandro Ciriani

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17a
Article 17a Committee procedure
1. The Commission shall be assisted by a committee (the ‘AgoraEU Committee’). That committee shall be a committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
2. The committee shall meet in specific configurations to deal with specific matters connected with the individual strands of the programme.
3. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply.

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Amendment 1521

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Annamária Vicsek

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17a
Transparency of final beneficiaries
To ensure that oversight by the budgetary authority and the Court of Auditors is effective, the Commission shall publish and update annually a public and exhaustive register of all the final beneficiaries of the programme.

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Amendment 1522

Emma Rafowicz, Alice Kuhnke

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17b
Monitoring and reporting
1. The Commission shall ensure the independent monitoring of the Programme on progress towards the achievement of the general and specific objectives of the Programme.
2. In addition to the relevant indicators in Regulation (EU) [XXX]* [Performance], the Commission shall use the indicators in Annex II to monitor and report on progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the Programme. Where relevant, the Commission shall also take into account qualitative and quantitative indicators additional to those listed in Annex II.
3. In addition to the indicators referred to in paragraph 2 and in Annex II , the Commission shall establish a horizontal Marker to support beneficiaries in mainstreaming 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. The Commission shall use the marker to carry out more consistent impact assessments and reporting of the Programme’s contribution in mainstreaming social inclusion and participation, equality, including gender equality, diversity, accessibility, independence and pluralism, as well as safe and fair working conditions across all strands.
4. To ensure the effective assessment of the progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the Programme, the Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 17c, to amend Annex II with regard to the indicators where considered necessary as well as to supplement this Regulation with provisions on the establishment of a monitoring and evaluation framework.
5. The Commission shall establish the methodology, as well as put in place simplified and cost-effective empirical tools, for the monitoring and reporting following the consultation with the AgoraEU Dialogue Platform pursuant to Article 10a.
6. The Commission shall ensure that disaggregated data for monitoring the implementation and the results of the Programme is collected efficiently, effectively and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on the beneficiaries of funds under the Programme. 6. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council on progress towards the achievement of the objectives of the Programme.

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Amendment 1523

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Milan Zver, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article17b
Evaluation
1. The Commission shall carry out evaluations based on the regular collection of data and consultation of stakeholders and beneficiaries, in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process.
2. Once sufficient information about the implementation of the Programme is available but, in any event, no later than 31 December 2031, the Commission shall carry out an interim evaluation of the Programme, which shall be based, inter alia, on external and independent analyses. The Commission shall submit a report on the interim evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council no later than six months after the interim evaluation has been carried out.
3. After 31 December 2034 but, in any event, no later than 31 December 2036, the Commission shall carry out a final evaluation of the Programme, which shall be based on external and independent expertise. The Commission shall submit a report on the final evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council no later than six months after the final evaluation has been carried out.
4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, together with its observations on those evaluations, to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the European Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions.
5. The evaluation reporting system shall ensure that data for Programme evaluation are collected efficiently, effectively, in a timely manner and at the appropriate level of detail. The recipients of Union funds shall communicate such data and information to the Commission in a way that complies with other legal provisions. For example, personal data shall be made anonymous where necessary. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds.

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Amendment 1524

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article17b
Monitoring
1. Qualitative and quantitative indicators to report on the progress of the Programme towards the achievement of the objectives laid down in Article 3 and the specific objectives laid down in Articles from 4 to 10 are set out in [Regulation (EU) XXX Performance] and in Annex XX.
2. The performance reporting system shall ensure that data for monitoring the implementation and the results of the Programme are collected efficiently, effectively, and in a timely manner. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds and, where appropriate, on Member States.
3. The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of the Programme, providing detailed overview of how resources were divided over the various strands with specific attention on how the specific objectives were substanciated.

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Amendment 1525

Diana Riba i Giner

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 b (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article 17b
Information, communication and visibility
Beneficiaries of Union funding shall indicate the source of such funding and ensure its visibility. In particular, when promoting actions and their results, they shall provide clear, consistent and proportionate information tailored to various target audiences, including the media and the general public. This communication shall notably include the name of the Programme and, for actions supported under the Creatve Europe - Culture strand, the Culture logo provided for in Annex II, for actions supported under the MEDIA strand, the MEDIA logo provided for in Annex III. The Commission shall carry out information and communication activities relating to the Programme, the measures implemented under it, and the results achieved.

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Amendment 1526

Brigitte van den Berg, Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová, Laurence Farreng, Nikola Minchev, Hristo Petrov, Irena Joveva, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article17c
Evaluation
1. The Commission shall carry out evaluations based on the regular collection of data and consultation of stakeholders and beneficiaries, in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process.
2. Once sufficient information about the implementation of the Programme is available but, in any event, no later than 31 December 2031, the Commission shall carry out an interim evaluation of the Programme, which shall be based, inter alia, on external and independent analyses. The Commission shall submit a report on the interim evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council no later than six months after the interim evaluation has been carried out. '
3. After 31 December 2034 but, in any event, no later than 31 December 2036, the Commission shall carry out a final evaluation of the Programme, which shall be based on external and independent expertise. The Commission shall submit a report on the final evaluation to the European Parliament and to the Council no later than six months after the final evaluation has been carried out.
4. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3, together with its observations on those evaluations, to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the European Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions.
5. The evaluation reporting system shall ensure that data for Programme evaluation are collected efficiently, effectively, in a timely manner and at the appropriate level of detail. The recipients of Union funds shall communicate such data and information to the Commission in a way that complies with other legal provisions. To that end, proportionate reporting requirements shall be imposed on recipients of Union funds.

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Amendment 1527

Sabine Verheyen, Hélder Sousa Silva, Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski, Manuela Ripa, Sunčana Glavak, Łukasz Kohut, Eleonora Meleti, Viktor Weisz, Giusi Princi

Proposal for a regulation

Article 17 c (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
Article17c
AgoraEU Dialogue
1. The Commission, in cooperation with the European Parliament and the Council, shall organise dialogue to discuss implementation of the Programme. It shall aim to examine the areas and issues that shall be addressed in the work programme referred to in Article 17.
2. The dialogue shall include dedicated exchanges with stakeholders and, where relevant, national authorities or bodies for each strand of the Programme.
3. The dialogue shall be organised on an annual basis.
4. The Commission shall report on the outcome of the dialogue to the European Parliament.
5. The findings of the dialogue shall be taken into consideration by the Commission in the preparation of the work programme referred to in Article 17.
6. The summary of the findings shall be made publicly available.

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Amendment 1528

Chiara Gemma, Ivaylo Valchev

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 1

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
1. This Regulation shall not affect the continuation or modification of the actions concerned, until their closure, under Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818 , which shall continue to apply to the actions concerned until their closure.1. This Regulation shall not affect the continuation or modification of the actions concerned, until their closure, under Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/818 , which shall continue to apply to the actions concerned until their closure. Ongoing actions within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2021/692 continue until their natural expiry, with no possibility of extension. The Commission shall submit a final report on the implementation of the CERV programme by 31 December 2028, including an assessment of its actual impact and cost-effectiveness.

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Amendment 1529

Catherine Griset, Fabrice Leggeri, Antonín Staněk, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal

Proposal for a regulation

Article 19 – paragraph 2

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
2. The financial envelope for the Programme may also cover technical and administrative assistance expenses necessary to ensure the transition between the Programme and the measures adopted under Regulations (EU) 2021/692 and (EU) 2021/81.deleted

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Amendment 1530

Chiara Gemma

Proposal for a regulation

Article 20 – paragraph 2 a (new)

Text proposed by the CommissionAmendment
By 31 December 2031, the Commission shall submit an interim report on the implementation of the Programme, paying particular attention to cost-effectiveness, conformity with the principle of subsidiarity and actual impact on the European cultural and creative sectors. On the basis of that report, the European Parliament and the Council may propose amendments to the programme, including a reduction of the budget allocation.

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