Activities of Angel DZHAMBAZKI related to 2015/2104(INI)
Legal basis opinions (0)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture is a powerful instrument for European diplomatic relations, fostering EU core values and global citizenship, and that it should be incorporated consistently into the EU's external action; calls for a fruitful cooperation between the European Commission – more specifically its Directorate-General (DG) for Education and Culture and its DG for International Cooperation and Development –, the European External Action Service and the UN in areas such as cultural heritage at risk and illicit trade in cultural property, conflict prevention, the development of creative industries, the mobility of culture professionals, cultural goods and services, and education in emergencies, noting that external relations are first and foremost a Member State competence;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 h (new)
Paragraph 1 h (new)
1h. Encourages the EU and the Member States to promote common interests together with third countries, through an equal-based partnership focused on mutual exchange and intercultural cooperation; recommends the development of a dynamic role for culture on the international stage as a "soft power" that can benefit the EU and its Member States in their relations with the wider world;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the consolidated cooperation between the EU and UNESCO, based on the adoption of the Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement between the European Union and the United Nations (FAFA) of 2003 and the EU's participation in the UN General Assembly following the UN General Assembly resolution adopted in 2011; calls, however, for more effective EU representation within the UN, particularly in the fields of culture and education and in line with the Lisbon Treaty; stresses that a genuine EU-UN strategic partnership could be achieved by having EU representatives with voting rights on the boards of UN agencies in the areas of culture and education and by taking action jointly with UNESCO – and with UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA and UNWOMAN – in the form of financial cooperation and common project management, in agreement with the beneficiary partner countri, following the UN General Assembly resolution adopted in 2011, where the remit of the EU is to present the agreed position of its Member States;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Notes that the EU's observer status can be beneficial to its Member States provided that clear lines of communication are employed between the EU and the Member State governments, having in mind the important role the EU already plays in developing and implementing UN Conventions and Protocols and its active part in UN global conferences; notes the possibility to review some common projects in the areas of culture and education jointly with UNESCO – and with UNICEF, UNDP, UNHCR, UNRWA and UNWOMAN – in agreement with beneficiary partner countries;