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Madam President, I think this directive will be a success. What we have here is a classic example of European work. First of all, Parliament came up with a pioneering proposal as regards which the Council then needed four years to establish a common position adopted by the 15 Member States which was characterised by exclusively national interests. Parliament then required the Council to think in European terms at second reading, while the optimum demands were made on behalf of artists and auction houses. Finally, a solution that everyone involved considered to be acceptable and satisfactory was found following tough negotiations with the Council and the Commission.
We have put European competition in the art market back on track, while auction houses and galleries in the EU are being given equality of opportunity. In this context, I think it is particularly important for the Commission to also look regularly into the issue of whether – and, if so, when – the European art market, and not only national art markets, are affected, and that corresponding adjustments are made. We have improved social security for artists and their heirs, who have now also been uniformly guaranteed a financial stake in the increases in value of their works.
I therefore believe that we have, in this way, taken a first important step in the direction of more competition and more security in European art circles. I must ask the House to approve the result of the negotiations."@en1
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