Komisarz UE potępia próby ożywienia piłkarskiej Superligi

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Komisarz UE potępia próby ożywienia piłkarskiej Superligi  W obszernym ekskluzywnym wywiadzie dla Euronews komisarz UE ds. sportu i kultury Glenn Micallef broni europejskiej infrastruktury piłkarskiej, przedstawia pierwsze w historii strategiczne ramy UE dotyczące kultury i wzywa do poprawy warunków pracy artystów.  CZYTAJ WIĘCEJ : http://pl.euronews.com/2025/11/18/komisarz-ue-potepia-proby-ozywienia-pilkarskiej-superligi  Zasubskrybuj nasz kanał.Euronews jest dostępny na Dailymotion w 12 językach

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01:30a continent that embraces its unity in diversity and diversity starts with

01:35culture. We have a diversity of languages in the European Union, 24

01:40official languages and 60 regional and minority languages. We have a rich

01:46heritage, both tangible and intangible heritage. Europe is home to the largest

01:52number of UNESCO World Heritage Sites and this is a sector that contributes

01:58significantly to our economy. So to put this in perspective, this is a sector that

02:04contributes 200 billion euro annually in value added to our economies. It employs

02:108 million people and 40% of our tourism is cultural tourism. So these are

02:18significant contributions to our societies, to our democracy but also to our

02:23competitiveness. Now that you mentioned democracy, can culture be

02:27a counterforce to extremism, defending democracy?

02:33Look, culture, when artists are free to express themselves, when they are free to

02:41artistically express their voices, then democracy has a voice. So what we want to

02:48do is we want to strengthen artistic freedom, we want to give the opportunity

02:52for people to be able to access more easily our culture and our heritage in

02:59Europe, because this is one of the most effective shields that we have to

03:04division and extremism. And this is why I say continuously that if we invest in

03:10culture, it pays back twice. It pays today and tomorrow, but it also helps us promote the

03:15value, the values that the Union stands for, which is dialogue, communication,

03:21encouraging people to think critically and to empathize. And this is, these are a

03:27translation of our values into action through culture.

03:31And how can art be shielded from political influence? You mentioned freedom of expression already,

03:37because as it happened, a concert with an Israeli conductor was cancelled because of

03:45the Gaza crisis some time ago. What's your take? Where are you coming down on this?

03:50Stefan, freedom of artistic expression is the essential precondition for the

03:56enjoyment of culture. So our ambition here is to encourage and promote and protect and

04:06and preserve our cultural diversity. We want to ensure that we have a strong

04:11political commitment. This is why we, in our cultural compass, one of the first

04:15flagship actions that we propose is a reaffirmation of the values that we hold so dear.

04:23At political level, this is why we're proposing a joint declaration between the parliament,

04:28the council and the commission making a strong political statement of what values we want to

04:35promote. You once said, I want culture to pay the rent, calling for real change in how Europe

04:42supports its creative forces, its artists. What prompted that heartfelt remark?

04:49I didn't say it once. I said it more than once. And I will continue to say it

04:53because people create culture and there is no art. There is no culture

04:57without artists and creative professionals. And the culture compass makes this very clear.

05:01culture evolves through people, through artists and to creators, and they are the ones who bring

05:07the cultural sector to life. So they deserve dignity. The reality is here that in Europe we have 8 million

05:16people working in this sector, which is roughly 4% of our working population. To put things into

05:23perspective, this is almost the amount of people that we have working in the agricultural sector, yet

05:30this is a sector that faces many challenges. So you have atypical working hours, seasonality impacting the

05:36sector, poor working conditions and lack of protection and support. Half of the people that are working in this

05:44sector say that they face poor working conditions. And close to 70% say that they have to work more than one job

05:53to be able to make ends meet. And this means that if we continue to allow this to happen,

06:00it will be very hard for the cultural sector to attract and to retain talent. So if we want to unlock

06:06the potential that culture can contribute to our society, but also to our economies, this must change.

06:13And culture must pay the rent. And what exactly is the remedy? I mean, you're dealing with national

06:18governments who are in charge of culture. I'm getting to this. I've been for the last 10 months

06:26speaking to stakeholders in the sector, artists, writers, publishers, and many of them, they long

06:35to dedicate themselves to their artistic work. But they can't because they don't afford it. And they feel,

06:41and this is the takeaway that I get from the consultations that I have, that we expect them

06:50to work for free voluntarily and without compensation. So we're proposing a new charter on the rights

06:59of the artists, on the status of the European artists. We want to kickstart that discussion

07:03immediately in December when we have the high level round table on artists' working conditions.

07:09And this is a forum where we will also present best practices that have worked in member states

07:16to improve working conditions. You've been at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year.

07:23Is the European film industry strong enough to face the current challenges? And I name a few. Hollywood,

07:30digital transformation, fragmented production, and distribution.

07:34Can I speak a little bit about my views on the digital transition? Because the digital transition and

07:44the new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence, are ones where we have to have a

07:51future outlook to. We have to embrace these technologies. In the cultural sector, these are

07:59technologies that are having a profound, they're leaving a profound impact. And these sectors and

08:05these industries, including the film industries, have been increasingly using these technologies. They

08:11are a huge opportunity for the sector, but only if the conditions are right. And our focus here should be

08:19for these sectors to embrace these technologies. For these technologies to contribute to more innovation,

08:28and to the sectors becoming more competitive. And more importantly, that these technologies

08:37reinforce and enable human creativity. And this is why we also propose in the Culture Compass

08:43an AI strategy for the cultural and creative sectors to help transform the challenges that these sectors face

08:51into opportunities. And out there, there are genuine concerns in some of these sectors. As I said,

08:57I've been having consultations for the last 10 months. I've spoken to representatives, for example,

09:02of the books and publishing sector. And they are alarmed at the astonishing pace at which some books,

09:10some titles, some titles are being published. So some authors publishing almost one title a day,

09:17which is shocking. And this is why we're proposing to build on the AI action plan, the initiatives by

09:25EVP Verkunen and complement them with a dedicated strategy for AI in the cultural and creative sector

09:32industries, where we propose three pillars for action. The first is to foster innovation in these sectors by

09:42promoting collaboration between artists and creators and the digital sector. Promoting the ethical use of

09:52artificial intelligence. And finally, identifying the support and the adaptations needed in the sector to be

10:01to be able to protect both content and the creators. And this is, to me, the fundamental point that rights holders,

10:10those who come up with the content, remain in control of their work. Now, I asked you about the film industry.

10:17Now you're ending up about books. I want you to answer a film question, if I may. What are your favorite movies?

10:25Name one or two or three. My favorite ever would be Gladiator. It's a movie that was shot in Malta,

10:35where I come from. And it was released, if I'm not mistaken, in the year 2000. So I remember watching it in the cinema.

10:46You mentioned artificial intelligence. Do you see this? Let me ask it differently.

10:56How can AI be an inspiration for the arts?

10:59Well, the movie sector is a showcase of how artificial intelligence has been used. Not now. It has been used

11:09for at least a decade. So I've been in one of my consultations leading up to the adoption of the

11:15Culture Compass. I've been to an investment, financed also using European funding, of a film academy in Spain.

11:25This was an academy that was

11:30encouraging young students to enter the film industry, contributing to the industry, but also

11:36teaching them new skills that are needed to make productions even better than they are today.

11:43And this is what I mean when I say we have to embrace these technologies, use them to our advantages,

11:50and at the same time work with the creators and the content, those who come up with the content,

11:56to get something that we don't get from any machine, which is human imagination. That will never be replaced.

12:03I want to pivot to youth part of your portfolio as well. And as we were speaking about artificial

12:10intelligence, there is the concern that especially young people are suffering from the fact that many

12:19entry-level jobs in the service sector, white call jobs, are being replaced by artificial intelligence. And a lot of

12:27people are young people are having problems getting into the job market. Where do you come down on this? Is

12:35is this a real concern? Look, these are technologies that will change the labor market. They will have

12:42structure, they will have structural changes on the labor market. But it makes it all the more important

12:48that we invest in initiatives that promote upskilling, reskilling and quality jobs. That is what this

12:55commission has been very busy doing since the initial days of the mandate. Initiatives like the Union of

13:02Skills by EVP Menzato, the AI Action Plan by EVP Verkunen, all place a huge emphasis on the need for

13:11investments in this area to equip our workforces, youth and beyond, with the right tools that we need to

13:20make the best use of these technologies. Another problem that youngsters are facing is

13:28mental problems. And according to the World Health Organization, there are roughly 20% of young

13:35people in the EU who suffer from mental problems. I'm sure you are aware of that problem. What can we do?

13:43What can the commission do? What can the people in the council do to find a solution to this?

13:49Our figures are showing an even more alarming situation. This is no longer a priority, this is an

13:55emergency now. We have one in two young people, so half of our younger generation, that reports that

14:03they have struggled with some kind of mental health issue, be it depression, anxiety or some other form of

14:12disorders. This is, to my, the way I see it linked to quality of life. And here again, I see a huge role

14:25for the cultural sector. To me, improving cultural offers for youth, but also more broadly for our

14:33populations can be a healthy alternative, for example, to excessive screen time. Excessive screen time,

14:42which, in my opinion, is directly linked to the problems that we see with mental well-being,

14:50not to mention the negative psychological, physical and emotional effects it has on younger generations.

14:58But improving cultural offers can actually make a huge difference. We see this also through our work

15:05promoting the intersection and the collaboration between culture and well-being. And this is one of

15:11the areas where we emphasize and put a lot of effort in the culture compass. So we want to improve the access

15:18to culture for youth, more specifically. What about the access to sports? There's the mental health,

15:27there's also the physical health, and the problem of obesity is becoming bigger and bigger. How do you get,

15:33especially young people, to be more active? We have an epidemic of inactivity nowadays. We have,

15:40in our populations, almost half of our citizens that are not active physically, not even an hour a week. And this is

15:51linked to a huge problem that we have in terms of non-communicable diseases, so cardiovascular issues,

16:01diabetes, and health expenditures that we see soaring. But beyond the expenditures,

16:09it's leaving an impact on the well-being of our population. So sport could be a free medicine,

16:17a free remedy to these challenges that we face. Our ideas, our thinking there is to promote

16:26sports even further among population. We've just come out of the European Week of Sport, where we have

16:31across the European Union, towards the end of September, a celebration of sport at grassroots

16:40level, but also at higher level, encouraging people to be physically active. It's not about competition,

16:47it's not about going to the Olympics, it's about waking up in the morning, putting on your running

16:54shoes, going for a walk and being active. That makes you physically stronger and healthier, but also

17:02mentally. I know you love football. You were a vice president of a club in Malta. You're no longer

17:12having that job, but you were. I want to know, how do you see attempts to revive the European Super League

17:20in Europe, independent from UEFA? I will tell you a very direct answer on this.

17:27Please. The Super League was, is and will continue to be a mistake. This is not a good idea. This is not

17:35the way we innovate in sport. In Europe we believe in open competition, in sport based on merit and

17:45qualification to these European level competition should be based on sporting merit. This way we

17:55could also support our European domestic leagues to continue to be sustainable. Would that only cement

18:03the English dominance over European football, a Super League independent from UEFA? Look, it's no secret

18:11that European football, European sport faces challenges from a sustainability point of view.

18:20There are various issues that are contributing to this, including heavy match calendars, including

18:28pressures on the financial side. And that just means that we have to bring all the stakeholders,

18:36work together to find common solutions. It will take a common effort. It will take stakeholders

18:41around sitting around the same table in an inclusive way, accepting everyone around the table. I've been

18:48shocked to see over the last few days discussions on athletes welfare, for example, without the union

18:55representing the athletes being around the table. No, these are discussions that we need to have in an

19:01inclusive environment with all stakeholders around the table and working towards common solutions.

19:06And a question to the football fan then, how do we stop the English dominance

19:13in football in Europe? It needs investment, investment and collaboration. And of course, there are

19:23ways where we could innovate, like maybe exploring innovative formats for the way that our leagues are organized.

19:32But that doesn't mean that we take away sport away from the communities. I think

19:40most of the clubs in Europe owe their successes to the local communities. And that is something

19:46that we have to preserve for sure. All right. Commissioner Glenn Mikhailov,

19:51Thank you so much for coming on the show today. Thank you.

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