Programme to encourage the development, distribution and promotion of European audiovisual works (MEDIA Plus - Development, Distribution and Promotion): extension until 2006

The committee adopted the report by Walter VELTRONI (PES, I) approving the proposal under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure, subject to an amendment calling for the budget for the MEDIA Plus programme to be increased by a further EUR 18 million, in line with the revised Financial Perspective for enlargement. The committee also called for the Commission to provide a full and detailed assessment report on the MEDIA Plus Programme no later than 31 December 2005, in time for Parliament to consider the proposal for a new MEDIA Plus Programme planned to start in 2007 and evaluate the need for the new financial framework, �