19 Amendments of Harald VILIMSKY related to 2015/2138(INI)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
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1. Underlines the increasing importance of a European dimension in education, while stressing the need for a broad understanding ofat the same time safeguarding the interests of individual EU Member States, and stresses that the concept which takes into account its complex, dynamic and multi-layered nature, with can be understood broadly and that learning about the EU at school beingcan be a crucial component;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
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2. Emphasises that an EU dimension in education can help reconnect the EU with its citizens, deepen the role of the values set out in Article 2 TEU, and potentially strengthen the voice of the Union in an interdependent world;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
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3. Points out that the EU shouldcan be more visible in teaching materials, given its impact on the everyday life of its citizens; considers that content explicitly related to the EU can add substantial value to school curricula; emphasises the needconsiders it possible to use active and participative teaching methods tailored to learners’ levels, needs and interests;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
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4. Underlines that an EU dimension in education should enable learners not only to acquire knowledge, but also critically to engage in a critical reflection on the EU, including EU decision-making processes and how these influence their Member State and their democratic participation;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 5
5. Draws attention to the fact that the EU has been shaped by its Member States with their unique histories and cultures, and that the development of the Union remains inextricably linked with its Member States; notes that the impact of the EU on Member States is considerable, and that learning about the EU at school shouldcan reflect both the role of Member States in the development of the EU and the influence of the EU on national developments;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the need topossibility of ensureing, enhanceing and broadening initial and ongoing professional development opportunities for teachers and educators in order to enable them to incorporate an EU dimension into their teaching, in particular with regard to citizenship education;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 7
7. Calls for an urgent renewal and strengtheningadjustment, on a voluntary basis, of EU citizenship and political education across the Member States, with the aim of equipping learners with relevant knowledge, skills and competences, and empowering them to exercise their democratic rights and responsibilities, to value diversity, and so as to be active and responsible citizens;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
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8. Points out that increased student and parent participation in school governance can contribute to tackling discrimination and strengthening sustainable participatory democracy and citizenship, and to fostering trust and cooperation between various actors; calls on educational institutions to introduce, and increase the scope of, democratic governance, since democracy has toshould be learned and lived; it is for the Member States to decide which measures they should take to this end;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work and adult learning, in developing social and civic competences and shaping responsible and active European citizens; underlines the need to be able to recognise such competences within formal learning and to be able to create closer links between formal, non-formal and informal learning;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 10
10. Underlines the major role of Erasmus+, Europe for Citizens and Creative Europe in promoting education and training, language skills, active citizenship, cultural awareness, intercultural understanding and many other valuable skills and competences; stresses the need for sufficient financial support for these programmes and wider access to mobility;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to closely monitorevaluate the impact of EU programmes on developing participants’ sense of citizenship and civic participation;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 13
13. Encourages the Commission to continue its support for efforts to develop and promote an EU dimension in education, and to actively disseminate information – including information on relevant funding opportunities and available studies and reports – to key stakeholders;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
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14. Calls on the Commission to support and facilitate objective networks that promote, and are involved in, learning about the EU at national level, as well as exchanges of best practice between these objective networks at Union level, and to identify areas of improvement;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
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16. Encourages Member States on a voluntary basis to support, review and update their education systems and all forms of EU-related curricula content at all levels of education – including vocational education and training – with a view to strengthening the EU dimension in close collaboration with all relevant actors at EU, national, regional and local level;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 17
17. Calls on Member States at their own discretion to ensure equal and inclusive access to innovative and high-quality formal and non-formal education for all learners;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
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18. Asks Member States to take further action at their own discretion to promote multi-cultural, non- discriminatory and inclusive education and citizenship values in school and university curricula;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 19
19. Calls on Member States at their own discretion to increase investment in education and to provide the necessary support for schools and teachers to carry out and continuously develop an EU dimension in education;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers that Member States, in consultation with educational actors, shouldcan seek opportunities to exchange ideas and examples of good practice in integrating an EU dimension into their educational programmes in order to enable young people to see the Union as an integral part of their living environment;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 21
21. Urges Member States to acknowledge and, as the individual Member States see fit, to support social partners and civil society organisations in bridging the gap between the EU and its citizens;