Activities of Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA related to 2022/2047(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations
Amendments (11)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that culture is a key element of sustainable development and an integral component of its social, economic and environmental dimensions, and long- term societal changes; recalls that culture is instrumental in the implementation of the 2030 UN Agenda and calls for strengthening the contribution of cultural actors to sustainable development through participation in enhanced dialogue, professional networks, exchanges, the recognition of the professionalism of authors, artists, cultural and creative operators, and multi- stakeholder partnerships; underlines that youth exchanges, city twinning, and partnerships in the professional field have been important vehicles to foster intercultural understanding and should be promoted by the EU in its development and foreign policies;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the inclusion of culture as an area of intervention in the Global Challenges thematic programme under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe Regulation to foster sustainable social and economic development, and international cultural cooperation and promote initiatives for cultural diversity; welcomes the contribution of the NDICI-Global Europe instrument to the Erasmus+ programme, notably actions aimed at countries from the Global South not associated to the Erasmus+ programme; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to report regularly to the European Parliament on the state of implementation and achieved results of the NDICI-Global Europe instrument in the field of culture and education, including through the bi- annual scrutiny process (High Level Political Dialogue) and annual reporting;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to provide for appropriate and decent funding for international cultural relations in existing programmes on culture and education, so that these can develop their international action in a proper way;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the integration of a specific chapter on culture under Title III (Human and Social Development) of the proposed partnership agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS); underlines that cooperation in this field should also address the return, restitution and conservation of cultural works and artefacts; calls for the strengthening of cultural programmes to stimulate job opportunities, tourism, inclusive and sustainable growth, and social cohesion, to promote youth empowerment and gender equality, tackle harmful social and gender norms and stereotypes, fight against any forms of discrimination and to support the cultural sector which has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that to be sustainable in the long-term the EU's external cultural funding activities must imply a strong involvement of local partners - including civil society organisations - adaptation of programmes to local realities and a due consideration of the post-funding period for implementation and evaluation of projects;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls for the upcoming Youth Action Plan in international Action to include specific measures and programmes that contribute to expose the youth of both the EU and the Global South to other cultures and languages;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural and natural heritage is an essential factor in ensuring its transmission to future generations; recalls that restoring cultural works and artefacts promotes the respect and mutual understanding of the value of different cultures, but also promotes peace, reconciliation and dialogue; encourages the EU and its Member States to facilitate dialogue and share best practices on the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural and natural heritage in the framework of the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation.
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Insists on the importance for the EU to enhance the protection and promotion of cultural and natural heritage paying particular attention to environmental and wildlife protection while at the same level respecting the integrity and interests of indigenous people and local communities living alongside nature and wildlife on their ancestral land; calls for the NDICI- Global Europe instrument to provide adequate financing to strengthen the protection of cultural and natural heritage, with respect to the rights, including land rights of Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs);
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Welcomes the acknowledgement by certain Member States of the need to return cultural works and artefacts to their places of origin; calls for all Member States to continue or initiate processes for the restitution of cultural works and artefacts in a more consistent and timely manner; calls for the NDICI- Global Europe Regulation to effectively support the implementation of agreements for the return of cultural property to their countries of origin and to present the results of actions in this field to the European Parliament as part of the scrutiny process of the instrument; encourages the development of EU guidelines on restitution to encourage the development of necessary research, studies and exchanges for the establishment of coherent programmes for restitution of cultural works and artefacts to their countries of origin;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for the promotion of artistic freedom of expression as a value and an endeavour of the European Union, nurturing free dialogue as well as exchange of good practices at international level;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for the creation of a Cultural Visa Programme, along the lines of the existing Scientific Visa Programme, for third-country nationals, artists and other professionals in the cultural field with the aim of fostering cultural relations and eliminating obstacles to mobility in the cultural sector;