Pearle* conference London Agenda point 11 Mobility in the cultural sector

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Pearle conference London Agenda point 11
Mobility in the cultural sector

• Information on EU activities

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Flash-back.what was said at the last Pearle
conference

• Two-way approach in Pearles activities
• - Legislation towards better regulatory
  environment for the sector
• - One-stop-shop towards setting up of single
  contact points
• gt Cf. study on mobility

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December 2007-May 2008EU regulatory affairs (1)

• Third-country nationals
• migration package
• Travelling to USA
• Sanctions against employers
• Social security
• Implementation social security schemes
• Also recommendation posting of workers
• Also job mobility action plan
• gt Role of TRESS-network

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December 2007-May 2008EU regulatory affairs (2)

• C. Taxation
• Commission initiatives ECJ Scorpio case
• VAT consultation reduced VAT
• D. Intellectual property
• Creative content online

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Beginning 2008 Pearle contacts

• Several meetings with EU stakeholders
• DG Culture
• Cabinet Figel
• Secr.Gen. Cultural Council
• Permanent representations
• EP-Committee culture
• Others EUNIC, Citizens Signpost
• Content of our meetings?
• Information on legislative and regulatory issues
• advocating for one-stop-shop, including different
  phases (2008-2012)

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PHASE CALENDER TASK
Phase 1 Second half 2008 Feasibility study
Phase 2 2009 Pilot project in a number of countries to test the one-stop-shop principle
Phase 3 2010 Evaluation of the pilot project
Phase 4 2010 Finding the right finances for a sustainable service for the arts
Phase 5 2010-2011 Setting up the one-stop-shop network
Phase 6 2012 One-stop-shop centers to be operational in all countries
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December 2007-May 2008EU cultural policy
mobility

• Cultural Council
• November 2007 endorsement COM culture gt
  mobility priority area
• OMC Setting up of Expert working mobility
• First meeting on 31 March Pearle presentation
• Awaits input of studies regarding mobility of
  artists
• 2 approaches to mobilityartists // artistic
  works (IP)
• Next meetings June October
• President Finland / 22 MS

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December 2007-May 2008 EU cultural policy
mobility

• European Parliament pilot scheme on mobility
  (budget year 2008-2009)3 strands
• Feasibility study on setting up a comprehensive
  scheme designed to provide a European wide system
  of information on mobility in the cultural sector
• Networking of existing structures supporting
  mobility in different sectors
• Setting up of a Mobility fund

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December 2007-May 2008 EU cultural policy
mobility

• European Commission - DG Culture
• Pearle to DG EAC continuous stream of
  information
• Stakeholder meeting (March) terms of reference
  pilot project mobility EP
• Place of mobility in cultural platforms
  transversal issue?
• Launching 2 studies
• Mobility of cultural workers incl. mobility
  schemes and obstacles
• Feasibility study

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Study on mobility of cultural workers

• Overview mobility schemes for cultural workers
  nat/regional/local (objectives, benificiaries,
  eligibility criteria, etc)
• Typology of existing schemes
• Analysis of impact and efficiency of existing
  mobility schemes
• Analysis of gaps in provision and scope of
  complementarity at EU level
• Recommendations on ways to enhance mobility
  forms to support financial / guides / networking

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Study on mobility of cultural workers

• Eri-carts network of researchers / studies
  cultural policy
• Started in May
• Questionnaire for national researchers
• Cultural workers who? Artists (focus
  performing, visual and literary arts), other
  professional workers/ practitioners in the
  cultural area cultural institution managers,
  producers, promoters, researchers, journalists
• Main fields of investigation specific and
  general mobility programmes / cross-border
  schemes (in / out / two-way)

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Feasibility study on comprehensive scheme for
European wide system of information for mobility

• Study encompassing 2 phases
• Mapping of existing information systems (national
  / EU)
• Recommendations for a comprehensive scheme
• Input of Pearle
• Needs analysis
• identifying targets groups
• Criteria to be taken into account
• Scope EU 27 and larger (culture 2007) world
• Suggestions towards recommendations
• No open call by tender, but framework contract
  (Ecotec) assignment received in April

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What next?

• Council working group next meetings in June and
  October
• DG Culture - June call for networking of
  existing structures promoting mobility,
• objectives
• exchange of best practices (conferences,
  workshops)
• evaluation methodologies, valorisation of results
• developing mobility schemes (by fund raising,
  joint initiatives, joint calls for proposals etc)
  
• promoting the development of needs analysis and
  its practical analysis (to feed political
  reflection, with a view to the mobility fund and
  new Culture programme)
• setting up a joint mobility project
• Specifications
• Minimum 3 countries and 3 different networks