23 Amendments of Dominique BILDE related to 2015/2139(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Member States of the EU represents an immense richness of cultural, social and linguistic diversity; whereas, in this context, the shared values that hold together our societies, such as freedom, fairness, democracy, human rights, the rule of law, tit is crucial that these differences are respected, avoiding any forced procedure of standardisation that would be a genuine act of violerance and solidarity, are crucial for Europe’s future;gainst the peoples of Europe
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas not being a legal concept,recalling that intercultural dialogue is not a legal concept, not regulated by national, European or international law, but is built on international frameworks aimed at protecting human rights and cultural diversityderived from a theory of social relations;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas it is important to provide the means for intercultural dialogue and dialogue between citizenremain alive to national characteristics in order to strengthen respect for cultural diversity and to address the complex realities of our societies;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, in light of the European Ye respect for traditional cultures is an integral part of Ddevelopment 2015 and the review of the UN Millennium Development Goals, the role of culture in development should not be overlooked, any attempt to undermine these cultures could cause tensions among the people concerned, and thus backfire;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Argues that a European Union approach should seek to promote a common understanding of the issues by bringing together European and national politicians, local and regional authorities, civil society organisations and academicsfoster the various national cultures so as to comply fully with the principle of cultural diversity;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Advocates that fostering an intercultural and interfaith approach in the educational field is needed in order to address and promote multiculturalism, integration and social cohesthe recognition of the failure of multiculturalism by several leaders of the Member States is cause for a rethink of their strategy of integration, particularly in education;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates that including culture in EUthe field of culture in the bilateral or multilateral external relations and development policy of the Member States provides a tool for conflict resolution, peacemaking and crisis prevention;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that cultural dialogue and diversity should be integrated incontinue to be tools at transversal way in all EU policy areas that impact on EU fundamental valuhe disposal of sovereign states in their bilateral or multilateral relations between one another or with third countries;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that increasing public investment in inclusive, quality and accessible education is the first step to providing equal access and opportunitiesan inclusive education for all;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that education and lifelong learning not only provide knowledge, skills and competences, but should also help learners to develop civic values and become active, responsible, open-minded members of society; recognises the importance of cooperation among all education stakeholders, including parents, families and associative structures;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Encourages the Member States to develop training, empowering educators to address all forms of discrimination and racismpay more attention to the wide spectrum of opinions, while ensuring respect by all for the particular cultural context of each Member State;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises the need to create rights- based and gender-sensitive learning environments for students to learn about and stand up for human rights, democracy and the rule of law; encourages students to actively participate in the governance of their learning structurelearning environments for students based on not only on rights but also on duties, such as respect for the authority of teachers, since education can only provide a stable framework by incorporating these two dimensions stresses, furthermore, that although the teaching of values is important, the learning of basic skills such as reading and writing remains essential for the personal fulfilment of all individuals;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the need to provide sustainable support to NGOpublic and private educational establishments, youth organisations and training institutions to challenge extremism through active citizenship and empowerment of youth– provided that they uphold the principles of freedom and the fundamental values of each Member State – to challenge the many aspects of the lack of job security currently affecting young people;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Encourages inclusive artistic and sport educational and training activities for all ages, as well as volunteering, in order to strengthen processes of socialisation processes and the participation of minorities in cultural and social life including in leadership and decision makingand of assimilation of the national culture particular to each Member State;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recognises the importance of both formal, non-formal and informal learning, to promote self-development focusing on cognitive and non-cognitive skills, critical thinking, media literacy and intercultural skillslearning, to promote self-development, while striking a balance ensuring the acquisition of basic skills essential for intellectual development without neglecting training in critical thinking, media literacy and facilitating equal access to culture for all;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the EU institutions to broadencontinue their analysis of radicalisation and initiate new reflections on the nature and the processes of political violence, to stake a courageous and realistic stance in discussions with sovereign Member States so as to grasp the full extent of processes of political violence and draw the relevant conclusions; congratulates, in this regard, the speakers at the public hearing of the Committee on Culture and Education of Thursday, 15 October 2015 on the prevention of radicalisation, on the quality of their speeches and the food for thought they provided, as true whistle- blowers;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to involve migrants, refugees and faith communities in respectful and empowering integration processes, ensuring their participation in civic and cultural life by designingand their people to decide for themselves their conceptions of citizenship and cohabitation and the way in which they integrate, or even assimilate foreigners into their country; recalls in this regard that all newcomers, whatever the conditions of their arrival, should remain respectful of the culture and traditions of their host country, as an essential prermanent mechanismsequisite for acquiring a new citizenship and ensuring national cohesion;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. CRecalls on the European External Action Service to include culture as an integral element of external EU policy; callsthat, pursuant to Article 6 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Member States hold full competence in the field of culture and that the EU is merely competent to carry out actions in 'support' onf the Commission to mainstream cultural diplomacy and intercultural dialogue in all EU external relations instruments and in the EU development agendam; recognises, nonetheless, that culture is an indispensable tool in diplomacy; doubts, however, whether it is worth further institutionalising it given the risk of compromising the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls onSupports the Member States and the Commissionin taking the action they deem necessary to prevent extremism and marginalisation through community cohesion measures,measures that their government judges suitable to the specific conditions of their country (historical ties with some communities, bilateral agreements, etc.) involving a broad range of actors with the objectives of countering extremism and fostering community cohesionensuring the stability of each State;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the CommissNotes the democratic deficit affecting several Member States, as regularly demonstrated by both the turnout among young people in elections and the Member States to explore, design and implement interactive youth and child- focused methods of participation at all levels of government; various surveys showing the pessimism of younger generations in respect of their governments; is convinced that these are merely the symptoms of a deeper crisis of confidence that must be overcome, by means of such instruments as education and culture; takes the view that placing renewed emphasis on the teaching of subjects such history, but also on other humanities subjects such as Greek and Latin, would enable young people to reconnect with their roots and address the future with the certainty of knowing where they come from; calls, therefore, on the Member States to consider this revaluation of fundamental knowledge as a means of forging active citizenship and encouraging young people to serve their countries;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. CRecalls on the Commission and the Council to adopt intercultural dialogue as a political objective and guarantee EU support through various policy measures, initiatives and fundthat each Member State should be free to choose the form that their processes of integration and cohabitation should take; is convinced that imposing any given measures 'from above' is no way to address the challenges of integration, which vary greatly from country to country, in line with their particular national and historical characteristics; recognises that the problem of accepting migrants is currently Europe-wide in scope; adds, however, that past experience has shown that a model of integration that works perfectly in one country could fail spectacularly in another and that, far from being a solution, forced standardisation could itself give rise to new problems;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Encourages the Member States to fully exploit EU financial instruments, programmes and initiatives for the promotion and support of intercultural dialogue and cultural diversityReminds the governments of the Member States that they have been democratically elected and, therefore, their investment and expenditure must be made solely in the service of the common good of their country and the demands of their people; stresses that it is not role of the European institutions to urge sovereign nations to promote any programme or initiative at the expense of their freedom;