CULT-PA-773116_EN by Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών

AMENDMENTS

The Committee on Culture and Education submits the following to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on International Trade, as the committees responsible:

Amendment 1

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment 2

Motion for a resolution

Recital S (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment 3

Motion for a resolution Recital S a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Aa. whereas the current geopolitical situation and global challenges show that closer cooperation between the EU and the United Kingdom is necessary for the security, stability and prosperity of the whole continent; Or. en

Amendment

S. whereas the United Kingdom is not part of the 2021-2027 Erasmus+ programme, the 2021-2027 European Solidarity Corps programme or the 20212027 Creative Europe programme;

Or. en

Amendment

Sa. whereas the cultural and creative sectors are not included in the TCA,

which mentions the term ‘education’ only in relation to cybersecurity and the need to educate citizens on related challenges;

Or. en

Amendment 4

Motion for a resolution

Recital S b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Sb. whereas, as a consequence of Brexit, EU citizens studying in the United Kingdom are no longer entitled to ‘home fees’, requiring them to pay higher international student fees; whereas this change makes it prohibitively expensive to study in the United Kingdom, penalising young people from socially disadvantaged backgrounds in particular, as there is no price cap on tuition fees for international students;

Or. en

Amendment 5

Motion for a resolution

Recital S c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

Sc. whereas the Turing Scheme cannot be considered a replacement for the Erasmus+ programme, as it only finances outward mobility; whereas in the final year of Erasmus+, 2019-2020, the funding allocation to the United Kingdom was GBP 200 million, a higher sum than the GBP 110 million allocated for the Turing Scheme in 2022/20231a;

Amendment 6

Motion for a resolution

Recital S d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment 7

Motion for a resolution

Recital S e (new)

1a https://www.gov.uk/government/publica tions/turing-scheme-funding-outcomes2022-to-2023/turing-scheme-fundingoutcomes-for-the-2022-to-2023-academicyear.

Amendment

Sd. whereas from 2013 to 2016 52.7 % of all mobility placements of UK students took place in an EU Member State1a; whereas 6 out of 10 mobility placements under the Turing Scheme for the academic year 2021-2022 were outside the EU1b;

1a https://dera.ioe.ac.uk/id/eprint/31640/1/ Gone%20International_expanding%20op portunities_digital.pdf.

1b The three most popular Erasmus+ destinations for UK students, Spain, France and Germany, have seen a dramatic 43% decline in average UK higher education participant numbers under the Turing Scheme: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/docu ments/5022/The_Turing_Scheme__Understanding_Impacts_and_Implicatio ns.pdf.

Or. en

Or.

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Se. whereas the number of EU students in the United Kingdom is constantly decreasing, from 66 685 in the academic year immediately before Brexit to 28 375 in the academic year 202320241a;

1a Data source: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-andanalysis/students/chart-6#notes (consulted 16 April 2025).

Amendment 8

Motion for a resolution Recital S f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Sf. whereas the Governments of Scotland and Wales have put in place programmes to offer student mobility, namely the Scottish Education Exchange Programme Test and Learn1a project and the Taith international learning exchange programme1b , respectively; whereas the Irish Government is funding Erasmus+ mobility for students from universities in Northern Ireland, irrespective of their nationality, by enrolling them in Irish universities for the duration of their exchange1c;

1a https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottis h-education-exchange-programme-testand-learn-funded-projects/.

1b https://uniswales.ac.uk/sites/default/file s/202503/Wales%20beyond%20borders%20FIN AL.pdf.

Or.

Amendment 9

Motion for a resolution

Recital S g (new)

Motion for a resolution

1c https://www.gov.ie/en/department-offurther-and-higher-education-researchinnovation-and-science/pressreleases/minister-harris-announcesmobility-funding-for-northern-irelandhigher-education-students/.

Or. en

Amendment

Sg. whereas the UK’s International Education Strategy has set the objective of increasing the number of international students welcomed in UK higher education institutions each year from 400 000 to 600 000 by 20301a;

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicatio ns/international-education-strategy-2021update.

Or. en

Amendment 10

Motion for a resolution

Recital S h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Sh. whereas the 2019 political declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom stated that ‘the Parties agree to consider conditions for entry and stay for purposes such as research, study, training and youth exchanges’1a; whereas youth exchanges were considered one of the

Amendment 11

Motion for a resolution

Recital S i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment 12

Motion for a resolution

Recital S j (new)

Motion for a resolution

main priorities for EU-UK relations during the meeting of the General Affairs Council of 17 December 2024;

1a OJ C 34, 31.1.2020, p.1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/treaty/withd _2020/dcl_1/sign.

Amendment

Si. whereas UK artists are now subject to Schengen rules, which leads to difficulties when touring in various European countries in a short period of time;

Or. en

Amendment

Sj. whereas the TCA applies a cultural exception, excluding audiovisual services from its scope, despite the EU and the United Kingdom sharing many of the same values in the fields of culture and education;

Or. en

Or.

Amendment 13

Motion for a resolution

Recital S k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Sk. whereas the United Kingdom remains a party to the European Convention on Transfrontier Television, and audiovisual works originating in the United Kingdom are considered ‘European works’ in accordance with Article 1(1)(n)(iii) of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive1a;

1a Directive 2010/13/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 10 March 2010 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the provision of audiovisual media services (Audiovisual Media Services Directive) (OJ L 95, 15.4.2010, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2010/13/ oj).

Or. en

Amendment 14

Motion for a resolution

Title

Motion for a resolution

Culture, youth and sport

Amendment

Education, culture, youth and sport

Amendment 15

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34. Notes with concern the uncertainties and difficulties that have arisen for students, teachers, touring artists and cultural professionals willing to learn, teach, perform and work on both sides of the Channel; underlines the need for reciprocity in existing or future procedures and measures;

Amendment 16

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

34a. Welcomes the proposal by the Commission to establish a youth mobility scheme1a, allowing young Europeans and Britons to benefit from a tailor-made solution to travelling, studying and working on both sides of the Channel; underlines that, given the temporary nature of the provision, this scheme should not be considered a migration policy tool but rather a tool for cultural, educational and pedagogical exchanges; notes that the United Kingdom already has youth mobility schemes with countries such as South Korea, New Zealand, Japan and Uruguay; calls on the Member States to consider a common approach rather than negotiating bilateral agreements with non-EU Member States;

1a Commission recommendation for a COUNCIL DECISION authorising the opening of negotiations for an agreement

between the European Union and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on youth mobility (COM(2024)0169).

Or. en

Amendment 17

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34b. Notes with concern that school trips and youth mobility from the EU are hindered by the new UK entry rules and the need for schools to pay for a visa for every student; calls, therefore, for the creation of a youth group travel scheme for young people under 18;

Or. en

Amendment 18

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34c. Is deeply worried by the drop in the number of EU students studying in British universities1a; underlines the fact that this situation is clearly linked to the UK’s withdrawal from the Erasmus+ programme and the end of equal treatment rules regarding tuition fees and scholarships for EU students; urges the United Kingdom and the EU to reach an agreement on lowering tuition fees in order to allow more young Europeans to study in the United Kingdom;

1a Data taken from: https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-andanalysis/students/chart-6#notes (consulted 16.04.2025).

Or. en

Amendment 19

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34d. Strongly believes that the United Kingdom and the EU must deepen their academic cooperation in order to face current geopolitical challenges and enhance their respective soft power; highlights, in this regard, that the principle of international reciprocity enshrined in the Erasmus Charter for Higher Education is key to building stable and long-term partnership between higher education institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 20

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34e. Welcomes the creation of the Turing Scheme by the UK Government, the Taith programme by the Welsh Government and the Scottish Education Exchange Programme Test and Learn project, which is currently in its pilot phase; regrets, however, that the Turing Scheme only covers outgoing student mobility and cannot therefore be seen as a full replacement for Erasmus+; calls, in this regard, for better complementarity of

both programmes, as is the case with the Swiss European Mobility Programme;

Or. en

Amendment 21

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34f. Notes that UK universities are allowed to be part of European university alliances, but can no longer be included in their governance structure, which de facto relegates them to the status of second-class partners; encourages their continued partnership through the European Universities Alliances initiative, benefiting from the new form of a legal status allowing them to be a full partner;

Or. en

Amendment 22

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34g. Underlines the fact that the United Kingdom continues to participate in the European Higher Education Area (‘Bologna process’); urges the United Kingdom, the Commission and the Member States to continue their work towards full mutual recognition of academic qualifications, diplomas, degrees and exchange periods;

Or. en

Amendment 23

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 h (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34h. Notes the long-standing links and mutual influences between the British and EU cultural scenes; recognises the high economic value of the UK cultural sector; calls for new and continuous cooperation between EU and UK artists and other professionals in the cultural and creative sectors and industries, and for their labour rights to be safeguarded;

Amendment 24

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 i (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34i. Notes that the Creative Europe programme was not replaced by any other programme dedicated to culture to support artists in the United Kingdom;

Amendment 25

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 j (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

34j. Regrets the absence of any provisions linked to culture and the cultural and creative sectors in the TCA following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and the end of UK participation in

Amendment 26

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment 27

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 34 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

free movement, resulting in administrative obstacles facing touring artists, especially emerging and independent artists; notes that UK artists and cultural workers touring in the EU have to comply with 27 different visa, immigration and work permit systems; requests, therefore, that the Members State clarify the requirements regarding ATA carnets; calls for the inclusion of the cultural sector in the forthcoming review of the TCA;

Amendment

34k. Calls for a solution to be found to addressing the post-Brexit difficulties faced by artists, especially young and emerging ones, in relation to touring and participation in festivals, such as customs and VAT rules for merchandising and rules on cabotage; asks the United Kingdom, the Member States and the Commission to work towards finding solutions that would foster easier ways for artists to operate across the channel; Or. en

Amendment

34l. Notes the need to ensure convergence of the future regulatory

environment for cultural and media services in the United Kingdom and the EU to provide stable, predictable and clear requirements for the cultural and creative sector;

CULT-PA-773116_EN

DRAFT OPINION

AMENDMENTS