32 Amendments of Harald VILIMSKY related to 2018/2036(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic traditionally established European minorities are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible and independent, and whereas protecting and promoting traditionally established European minority rights is essential for peace, security and stability and for promoting tolerance, mutual respect and understanding and co-operation among all persons living on their territory;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the protection of the rights of persons belonging to traditionally established European minorities can help build a sustainable future for Europe and contribute to guaranteeing the respect of the principles of dignity, equality and non- discrimination; whereas benefits are not limited to traditionally established European minorities since this protection and promotion will bring stability, economic development and prosperity to all;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the European Union’s cultural heritage is rich and diverse; whereas cultural heritage enriches the individual lives of citizens; whereas Article 3 of the TEU affirms, that ‘the Union shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced’; whereas traditionally established European minorities that have been living together in Europe contribute to this rich, unique and diverse heritage and are an integral part of the European identity;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Recalls that while protection of minorities is a part of the Copenhagen criteria, both for the candidate countries and for the Member States, there is no guarantee that candidate states stick to the commitments undertaken under the Copenhagen criteria once they became Member States; recallunderlines that there is no standard for minority rights in Union policy nor a common understanding of who can be considered a member of a minority; notneed for a common Union policy on minority rights; underlines that there is no definition of minorities in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, nor in the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM); recommends that, with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and non-discrimination, such a definition should be based on the definition, laid down in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1201(1993) for an additional protocol on the rights of minorities to the European Convention on Human Rights, of a ‘national minority’ as a group of persons in a state whounderlines that minority rights are already defined by law in the Member States and therefore a Union policy in this field is neither necessary nor justified;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Paragraph 1 – indent 1
Amendment 111 #
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
Paragraph 1 – indent 3
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Paragraph 1 – indent 4
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
Paragraph 1 – indent 5
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Expresses that there is ano need for a legislative proposal on minimum standards of protection of minorities in the EU, nor for improving the situation of minorities in all the Member States and to avoid double standards, while; underlines the importance of respecting the principle of subsidiarity and proportionality, and after carrying out a proper impact assessment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that their legal systems guarantee that persons belonging to a minority are not discriminated against, and to take and implement targeted protection measures based on relevant international standards;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States, while to safeguarding the national citizenship, and calls on the Commission, while promoting the European identity and common values, to safeguard the right ofright of traditionally established national minorities to preserve, protect and develop their own identity, and to take the necessary steps to ensure the effective participation of traditionally established national minorities in social, economic and cultural life and in public affairs;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that persons belonging to traditionally established European minorities are in a special category with regard to the right to remedies and have specific needs that must be met if they are to achieve full and effective equality, and that their rights should be respected and promoted, including the right to freely express, preserve and develop their cultural or linguistic identity, free from any attempt at assimilation against their will;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that traditionally established national minorities are groups of persons belonging to minorities who have been living on the same territory and sharing a common identity, in some instances as a result of border changes, in others as a result of living a long time in an area, whereby they have managed to preserve their identity; calls onwelcomes the Member States and the Commission to protect the cultural and linguistic identity of traditionally established national minorities, and to create conditions for the promotion of that identity; points to the important role that regional and local authorities in the EU can play in protecting traditionally established national minorities, and considers that administrative reorganisation and territorial districting must not have negative consequences for them;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that maintaining the European cultural heritage of the EU is a common interest of the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and its Member States to support, enhance and promote the cultural rights of natraditionally established European minorities;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Highlights the fact that media plays a central role with regard to cultural and linguistic rights; recalls that being able to receive and publish information in a language one can fully understand and communicate in is a precondition for equal and effective participation in public, economic, social and cultural life; notes in this regard that special attention must be given to the needs of persons belonging to natraditionally established European minorities living in rural and remote areas;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that the training of teachers and access to textbooks of good quality are essential preconditions for ensuring good quality education for students; notes that a widely recognised problem regarding minority language education that needs to be addressed is the insufficient availability of high-quality teaching material and skilled minority language teachers; notes that multi-dimensional teaching of history should be a requirement in all schools, whether in minority or majority communities;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Notes that in addition to its 24 official languages, the EU is home to 60 other languages which are also part of the EUEurope’s cultural and language heritage and which are spoken in specific regions or by specific groups by 40 million people; notes that the multilingualism of the European Union is unique at the level of international organisations; notes that the principle of multilingualism is enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, which obliges the EU to respect linguistic diversity and to support Europe’s rich linguistic and cultural heritage by promoting language learning and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that safety and security marking and labelling, important mandatory instructions and public announcements of import to citizens, whether provided by the authorities or the private sector, as well as place names and topographical designations, are written in their correct form and available in the languages commonly used in a given region, including on signs indicating entry into or exit from urban areas and on all other road signs providing information;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Notes that the visual representation of regional and minority languages – road signs, street names, the names of administrative, public and commercial institutions, etc. – is essential to promoting and protecting natraditionally established European minority rights, as it reflects, and contributes to, the vital use of regional and minority languages, encouraging persons belonging to natraditionally established European minorities to use, preserve and develop their linguistic diversity, identity and language rights, express their multi-ethnic local identity, and strengthen their sense of ownership as members of groups living in a traditionally established local or regional community;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 5
Subheading 5
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – indent 1
Paragraph 30 – indent 1
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – indent 2
Paragraph 30 – indent 2
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 – indent 3
Paragraph 30 – indent 3