Date: in 12 pts Culture, creativity and innovation in the new Commission Catherine Magnant Deputy Head of Unit , Cultural policy European Commission Directorate-general Education & Culture Culture & Creativity Directorate ECIA Final conference Amsterdam, 28 November 2014
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Culture, creativity and innovation in the new Commission
Catherine Magnant
Deputy Head of Unit , Cultural policy European Commission
Internal market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs
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Günther Oettinger's mandate
Digital economy and society
(…)copyright law, support cultural and creative industries and exploit their potential for the economy (…)
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Tibor Navracsics's mandate
Education, Culture, Youth and Sport
(…)Promote culture as a catalyst for innovation:
• by maximising the sector's contribution to jobs and growth, particularly the young,
• by promoting our cultural diversity
• by helping Europe's culture sectors to reach out to new audiences , using the Creative Europe programme to best effect (…)
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2. The way forward in EAC
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Building on the 'acquis' (EAC)
- Green paper 2010 ('unlocking the
potential of CCIs')
- Communication 2012 ('promoting the
CCS for growth and jobs in the EU')
- Policy work with EU MS (exchange of
good practice – Work Plan for Culture)
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The way forward in EAC:
TWO MAIN LINES OF ACTION
(1) Policy (within Commission and with EU MS)
(2) Funding (Creative Europe)
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POLICY
- Regulatory environment for CCS (contribution to IPR & VAT revisions)
- Improving the evidence on the economy of culture (with Eurostat)
- Fostering the exchange of good practice bewteen EU Member States through the Open Method of Coordination – Work Plan for Culture
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POLICY
The Work Plan for Culture and the 'Open Method of Coordination': a unique policy tool
- 2011-2014: Cultural and creative sectors one of 6 priority areas (focus on regional dimension, export strategies and access to funding)
- 2015-2018: Cultural and creative sectors, creative economy and innovation one of 4 priority sectors (innovation & entrepreneurship)
Creative Europe What’s in it for the Europe’s cultural and creative sectors?
2014-2020
ABOUT CREATIVE EUROPE 7 years (2014-2020), 1.4 billion € 11. Offers funding for: •Support CCIs to adapt •Development of European films, TV programmes and games •Distribution and promotion of European films, festivals, cinema networks •Training for cultural and creative professionals/artists •Cross-border cooperation projects
2014-2020
CROSS-SECTORAL STRAND €121m for a Guarantee Fund to facilitate loans to cultural and creative enterprises and organisations Support for piloting projects bridging different cultural and creative sectors
2014-2020
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Key features of the Loan Guarantee Facility
- Loans to organisations operating in the CCS
- Market driven guarantee, banks investing in portfolios of loans
- Capacity-building for banks: non-financial leverage
- Managed by the European Investment Fund
- € 121 million fund raising credits for up to € ca.700 M to the benefit of SMEs in CCS
3. DG EAC's answer to ECIA's recommendations
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ECIA RECOMMENDATION N 1
•Stimulate innovation and growth by enabling cross sectorial innovation
• DG EAC’s contributions:
• - Creative Europe's cross sectorial strand • - OMC working group on innovative measures
to promote entrepreneurship and new business models in CCS (2016-2017)
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ECIA RECOMMENDATION N° 2
• Build better business support and access to finance in effective regional ecosystems