Activities of Loucas FOURLAS related to 2022/2047(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU strategy for international cultural relations
Amendments (22)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
— having regard to Article 167(3) and (4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Citation 6 a (new)
Citation 6 a (new)
— having regard to the Nicosia Convention1a on Criminal Offences against Cultural Property, _________________ 1a https://www.coe.int/en/web/conventions/fu ll-list?module=treaty- detail&treatynum=221
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 1 June 2017 on combating anti-Semitism,
Amendment 12 #
— having regard to the EU Action Plan against trafficking in cultural goods,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
— having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 7 June 2022 on the 2021 Commission Report on Turkey,
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas clearly targeted resources for international cultural relations would greatly enhance its ability to fully develop; whereas culture can become a driver to promote sustainable social and economic development;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas intercultural dialogue is key to promote peace and fight radicalisation in Member States and in partner countries;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas anti-Semitism is against Europe’s system of values and principles and its condemnation needs to be promoted in all aspects of the EU's international cultural relations;
Amendment 53 #
Dc. whereas Christian minorities in partner countries are considered an integral part of Europe’s culture and need to be respected;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the development of strategies based on international cultural relations for EU delegations and other EU actors in their relations with third countries such as UNESCO, Council of Europe, Interpol, the World Customs Organisation and International Council of Museums;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Encourages Member States and partner countries to engage in constructive dialogue and cooperation for the repatriation of looted artefacts around the globe to the countries of origin or former owners;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for the creation of an EU cultural institute, similar to the Member States’ institutes like Goethe, Cervantes, Alliance Francaise, etc. with specific mission to promote the European languages, increase knowledge of European culture and disseminate European values;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for the creation of “100 Tourist EU Sites” initiative that will include 100 places of interest from all Member States, including a booklet to collect stamps from those sites to promote EU culture and increase tourist flows;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls Member States and partner countries to include a culture and trade nexus in their trade negotiations and monitor its implementation in order to further promote cultural dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls on third countries to cooperate with the relevant international organisations, especially the Council of Europe and UNESCO, in order to prevent and combat illicit trafficking and the deliberate destruction of cultural heritage, while actively taking action to preserve its structural rigidity and restore its original form;
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls all the Member States to sign and ratify the Nicosia Convention, the treaty on Offences relating to Cultural Property;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on third countries to respect fully the historical and cultural character of cultural and religious monuments and symbols, especially those classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls on the Commission to use all available levers to prevent the destruction of cultural heritage in conflict zone areas;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls on the Turkish authorities to fully respect the historical and cultural character of cultural and religious monuments and symbols, especially those classified as UNESCO World Heritage Sites; calls on Turkey to fully respect its international obligation to protect monuments of Alevi, Christian, Armenian, Pontian and Jewish origin;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Condemns the conversion of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul in 2020, a monument internationally recognised as a historic World Heritage site and a universal symbol of Christianity, Chora Church in Istanbul and Hagia Sophia in Trabzon in 2013 into mosques by the Turkish authorities; notes with concern the recent developments with regard to the historic Panagia Soumela Monastery, which is included, on the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List; recognises that the protection of cultural heritage is key to promote good neighbourly relations and maintain peace and stability in the region;
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 g (new)
Paragraph 5 g (new)
5g. Reiterates its call on Turkey to respect the role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate for Orthodox Christians all over the world and to recognise its legal personality and the public use of the ecclesiastical title of the Ecumenical Patriarch;
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 h (new)
Paragraph 5 h (new)
5h. Stresses the need to eliminate restrictions on the training, appointment and succession of members of the clergy, to allow the reopening of the Halki Seminary, which has been closed since 1971, and to remove all obstacles to enable it to function properly;