17 Amendments of Juan Carlos GIRAUTA VIDAL related to 2015/2104(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
Cultural diplomamension of the EU foreign policy
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that culture is a powerful instrument for European diplomatic relations, fostering EU core values, cohesion 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 and access to culture and education;
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 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 j (new)
Paragraph 1 j (new)
1j. Calls the HR/VP to appoint a culture professional in each EU representation in third partner countries (as in the EU- China Delegation) and to provide EEAS staff with training on the cultural dimension of external policy;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 m (new)
Paragraph 1 m (new)
1m. Recommends the Commission to pro- actively cooperate with the cultural network-based clusters of EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture), in cooperation with local institutions, cultural practitioners, civil society, together with Members States' Cultural Institutes;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 p (new)
Paragraph 1 p (new)
1p. Stresses the role of culture to foster democratization, peace-building and respect of human rights; underlines the commitment of the EU to support artistic freedom and freedom of cultural expression against censorship and harassment of artists, researchers, journalists, and civil society organisations; encourages the setting of priorities linked to the cultural dimension within the EIDHR (The European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights);
Amendment 37 #
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, the 2012 Memorandum of Understanding between the UNESCO and the EU 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 countries;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Highlights that culture is a key driver for building sustainable societies and calls for mainstreaming of the cultural dimension in the UN Post-2015 agenda for sustainable development and therefore in the set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030, as culture has a major impact on economic development, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, peace and security;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Recognises that cultural heritage represents the diversity of cultural expressions and therefore plays an important role in the Union's external relations; calls the for the adoption of an harmonised legislation and international agreements to protect cultural heritage and fight against illicit trafficking of cultural goods in close cooperation with UNESCO;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Highlights the impact of the cultural and creative industries (CCIs) for local and regional development and calls for the continuation and extension of the EU/UNESCO Expert Facility Projects and for the consideration of UNESCO Culture for Development Indicators (CDIS) as methodological reference to assess the multidimensional role of culture in development processes;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 f (new)
Paragraph 2 f (new)
2f. Underlines that cultural tourism facilitates people-to-people contacts across the world and welcomes joint efforts to strengthen UNESCO heritage- based tourism in cooperation with the EU, that spurs investment in the cultural sector and proposes sustainable and high- quality offer to promote the diversity of the cultural expressions;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 g (new)
Paragraph 2 g (new)
2g. Underlines the need to remove obstacles and improve mobility for artists and culture professionals through a set of preferential treatments, such as visa for educational and cultural purpose, to facilitate cultural exchange, research projects, artists' residencies and grants for creators and performers, in line with the Article 16 of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and the Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, co-signed by the EU;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recallminds that the EU has ratified the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions and calls on the Member States thatwho have not already done so to ratify the 1970 Convention on the Means of Prohibiting and Preventing the Illicit Import, Export and Transfer of Ownership of Cultural Property and, the 1950 UNIDROIT Convention on Stolen and Illegally exported Cultural Objects, which represent important tools for strengthening the protection of global cultural heritage and cultural diversity as well as the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict. and its two protocols;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for the improvement of the communication strategy in the development of cultural cooperation by using and developing digital resources, such as web-based multi-lingual information platforms and online educational resources, to foster accessibility, disseminate information in local languages and encourage exchanges and networking among artists, cultural practitioners, and civil society organisations;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is of the conviction that the economic and social dimension of the UN System must be substantially strengthened, and that this could be achieved through the establishment of a Sustainable Development Council as the main decision making body for all sustainable development related matters (based on the three pillars, social, economic and environmental), ensuring coordinated and efficient assessment of the needs, and adoption of necessary roadmaps, decisions and binding measures; stresses that this is necessary to effectively implement the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN Summit in September and to put forward the UN Post-2015 agenda for sustainable development, considering the role of culture to foster economic growth, social inclusion, environmental sustainability, peace and security;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Believes that, besides promoting economic and social development in the world, the Sustainable Development Council should also be responsible for human well-being related matters; considers that the Sustainable Development Council should also be responsible for cultural sustainability, and the protection and promotion of the diversity of cultural expressions since culture is recognized as a key factor for building sustainable societies together with social, economic and environmental development, by integrating education, cultural diplomacy, protection of heritage, creative sector and scientific research in the policy-making approach;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that the EU should take more advantage of partnerships with the UN Specialized Agencies, Funds, Programmes, Commissions and Committees both in enhancing its global goals and in solving its own problems, through the strengthening of the representation of the EU in the boards of the UN agencies, by giving voting rights to the EU as a whole, meaning as a single voice speaking on behalf of Member States;