30 Amendments of Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ related to 2014/2149(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas culture is a shared resource and a common good, and its full potential to support economic development has yet to be recognised both at the level of the EU strategies and the UN post-2015 development goals;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the promotion of culture, cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue acts as a catalyst for cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas enhancing European cultural and linguistic diversity, promoting Europe’s cultural heritage, and strengthening the competitiveness of the European cultural and creative sectors aim to promote smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas heritage resources are long- term assets which have a role of creating value and contribute to skills development and create permanent jobs;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cultural heritage plays significant role in creating and preserving European, national, regional, local and individual identity;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas cultural heritage projects are often examples of innovative and sustainable economic activities which develop businesses and research capabilities of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas policies for the maintenance, restoration, accessibility and exploitation of cultural heritage are primarily national or local responsibilities, but cultural heritage is nonetheless directly addressed in several EU policies, including those concerning agriculture and research and innovation;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas Article 167 TFEU states that Union action shall be aimed at improving the knowledge and dissemination of the culture and history of the European peoples; encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, supporting and supplementing their action in the area of conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage of European significance;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards promotes excellence, inspires through the ‘power of example’ and stimulates the exchange of best practices in the heritage field across Europe;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 – point d
Paragraph 4 – point d
(d) reconsider the EUR 5 million benchmark in relation to cultural heritage projects submitted in the framework of the small-scale infrastructure action11 , at least to the same level as UNESCO projects, i.e. EUR 10 million; __________________ 11 See: Article 3.1(e) of Regulation No 1301/2013 (Regulation (EU) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 on the European Regional Development Fund and on specific provisions concerning the Investment for growth and jobs goal and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006).
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges the Member States toCommission to take stock of best practices in fiscal policies in Europe and recommend the appropriate ones to the Member States; calls on the Member States to follow those recommendations and exchange the best practices in fiscal policibetween themselves in order to ensure maximum encouragement of private support for culture heritage projects;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls for establishment of an obligation for the Commission to submit every four years a report to the European Parliament on the state of play of cultural heritage in the Union focusing on both tangible and intangible heritage, with special attention paid to nomination and selection of European Heritage Label sites, and comprising also an evaluation of the existing programmes and recommendations for the next period;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Asks the Member States to ensure the development of legal tools that allow alternative funding and administration models, such as community involvement, the participation of civil society and public-private partnerships, with a view tof implementing actions related to cultural heritage preservation, development and promotion;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages all stakeholders participating in the governance of cultural heritage to find the balance between the sustainable conservation and the development of economic and social potential of cultural heritage;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Emphasises that economic potential of culture should not be seen as ancillary to the tourism sector; warns Member States against this narrow tourist-oriented view on cultural heritage and encourages them to approach heritage objects and areas with a sustainable local development model, where touristic development is integrated within a wider development strategy thereby encouraging less invasive and higher value-added forms of tourism;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Encourages Member States to work together with regional and local authorities in order to maximise the value of cultural heritage in our societyies and its contribution to jobs and growth in the EU;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Invites the Commission to ensure the excellence, innovation and competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors by promoting the work of artists, creators and cultural professionals;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Draws attention to the need to improve the methodological framework in order to have better statistics related to the field of cultural heritage; calls on the Commission to propose a set of indicators that could be used for monitoring and evaluation of the situation of cultural heritage and that would be unified for all countries;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the need to promote mobility opportunitiand exchange of experiences for those working in the cultural heritage sector;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Draws attention to the need to promote mobility opportunities for those working in the cultural heritage sector; calls in this context on the Commission to put forward a proposal to extend the Creative Europe programme to include mobility of cultural heritage managers and employees (e.g. castle managers) with a view to exchange experiences and best practices;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Highlights the potential of the digitisation of cultural heritage, both as a tool for preserving our past and as generating research opportunities, job creation and economic development; recognises that the development of innovative techniques brings new opportunities for heritage promotion and better social inclusion, as they enable access to stories embodied in heritage to those deprived of such possibilities (disabled people or those living in remote areas); stresses that digital access can never replace part of the pleasure of traditional, analogue access to original heritage, nor the social benefits which brings access to museums, historic sites, libraries, theatres, such as intergenerational transmission of heritage, and encourage Member States to promote and support citizens’ participation in traditional cultural activities;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Points out the importance of preserving cultural landscapes and, in particular, intangible cultural heritage which represents a living culture and fuels traditional crafts and calls on the Commission to include it, to a larger extent, in the respective programmes;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Affirms that religious heritage constitutes an intangible part of European cultural heritage; stresses that importance of places, practices and objects linked to religious practices should not be disregarded in a discourse of European cultural heritage or be subjected to any form of discriminative treatment;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Stresses the importance to develop a true democratic and participative narrative for European heritage, including that of religious and ethnic minorities; draws attention to the presence of heritage sites which embed different or contested pasts and highlights that reconciliation processes should not lead to a suppression of historical consciousness of communities; invites the Member States to reflect on the ethics and methods of presentation of the cultural heritage and take into account diversity of interpretations;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Draws attention to the specific characteristics of national minorities in the Member States regarding cultural heritage, therefore calls for the preservation of their cultural heritage and promotion and protection of cultural diversity;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Draws attention to the threats raised by climate changeserious environmental threats, affecting an important number of sites within the European Union; urges that the consequences of climate change and human pressure on heritage preservation and restoration methods should be takes into account by Members States in their long-term funding strategies for culture, education and research;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Emphasises the importance of intercultural dialogue both within Europe and outside Europe which should be promoted by the Union as an appropriate tool against radicalism of whatever origin;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses the importance of preserving traditional forms of promoting culture;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 e (new)
Paragraph 23 e (new)
23e. Stresses the importance of supporting cultural activities of migrant communities;