12 Amendments of Luigi MORGANO related to 2018/0207(COD)
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Rights, Duties, Citizenship and Values programme
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In accordance with Article 2 of the Treaty of the European Union, ‘the Union is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom democracy, equality, the rule of law and the respect for human rights, including the rights of the persons belonging to minorities. TheseIn particular, in accordance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, human dignity is the foundation of all inalienable human rights. These principles and values are common to the Member States in a society wherein which pluralism, non- discrimination, tolerance, justice, solidarity and equality between women and men prevail’. Article 3 further specifies that the ‘Union’s aim is to promote peace, its values and the well- being of its people’ and, among others, ‘it shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced’. Those values are further reaffirmed and articulated in the rights, freedoms and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Those rights principles and values must continue to be promoted and enforced and shared among the citizens and peoples and be at the heart of the EU project. Therefore, a new Justice, Rights and Values Fund, comprising the Rights, Duties, Citizenship and Values and the Justice programmes shall be created in the EU budget. At a time where European societies are confronted with different various developments such as increasing individualism, erosion of social cohesion and traditional forms of inclusion, mistrust of the European integration process fuelled by widespread disinformation, extremism, radicalism and divisions, it is more important than ever to promote, strengthen and defend justice, rights and EU values: human rights, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, solidarity and the rule of law. This will have profound and direct implications for political, social, cultural and economic life in the EU. As part of the new Fund, the Justice Programme will continue to support the further development of Union area of justice and cross-border cooperation. The Rights and Values Programme will bring together the 2014-2020 Programme Rights, Equality and Citizenship established by Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council8 and the Europe for Citizens programme established by Council Regulation (EU) No 390/20149, (hereafter 'the predecessor Programmes'). _________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 1381/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 (OJ L 354, 28.12.2013, p. 62) 9 Council Regulation (EU) No 390/2014 of 14 April 2014 establishing the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme for the period 2014- 2020 (OJ L 115, 17.4.2014, p.3)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Justice, Rights and Values Fund and its two underlying funding programmes will focus primarily on people and entities, which contribute to make our common principles, values, rights and rich diversity alive and vibrant. ‘The ultimate objective is to nurture and sustain rights and duties-based, equal, inclusive and democratic society’. That includes a vibrant civil society, encouraging people's democratic, civic and social participation and fostering the rich diversity of European society, based on our common history and, memory and roots. Article 11 of the Treaty of the European Union further specifies that the institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations, together with the bodies referred to in Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union that actively protect and promote the principles and values underlying this Programme, the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Rights and Values, Duties, Values and Citizenship programme (the 'Programme') should allow developing synergies to tackle the challenges that are common to the promotion and protection of values and to reach a critical dimension to have concrete results in the field. That should be achieved by building on the positive experience of the predecessor Programmes. This will enable to fully exploit the potential of synergies, to more effectively support the policy areas covered and to increase their potential to reach people. To be effective, the Programme should take into account the specific nature of the different policies, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to bring the European Union closer to its citizens, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts are necessary. Bringing together citizens in town-twinning projects or networks of towns and supporting civil society organisations in the areas covered by the programme will contribute to increase citizens' engagement in society and ultimately their involvement in the democratic life of the Union. At the same time supporting activities promoting mutual understanding, diversity, dialogue including intercultural and interreligious dialogue, in view of its key role as an effective means of solving potential social tensions resulting from increasing migration and respect for others fosters a sense of belonging and a European identity, based on a shared understanding of European values, culture, history and heritage. The promotion of a greater sense of belonging to the Union and of Union values is particularly important amongst citizens of the EU outermost regions due to their remoteness and distance from continental Europe.
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens, especially young people, aware of the common history, as the foundation for a joint and common future, moral purpose and shared valuesrooted in Europe’s spiritual and moral heritage. The relevance of historical, cultural and intercultural aspects should also be taken into account, as well as the links between remembrance and the creation of a European identity and sense of belonging together.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
This Regulation establishes the Rights, Duties, Citizenship and Values programme (‘Programme’).
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to protect and promote rights, duties, principles and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties, including by supporting civil society organisations, the bodies referred to in Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage andits shared spiritual and moral values, its tangible and intangible cultural heritage and its linguistic and cultural diversity;
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) mutual learning through exchange of good practices among stakeholders to improve knowledge and mutual understanding, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and civic and democratic engagement;
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) strengthening citizen's awareness of European culture, history, shared spiritual and moral roots and remembrance as well as their sense of belonging to the Union;