Activities of Łukasz KOHUT related to 2023/2004(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme 2021-2027 – citizens' engagement and participation (A9-0392/2023 - Łukasz Kohut) (vote)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme 2021-2027 – citizens’ engagement and participation
Amendments (6)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas citizen engagement must be understood as multi-level, encompassing local, regional, national, European and global processes; whereas the ongoing processes of globalisation and European integration will require the new generation of Europeans to be increasingly politically engaged at multiple levels in order to be able to live and work internationally and navigate difference in their daily lives; whereas societies are becoming more diverse, making respect for the diversity of cultures and origins and the rejection of any kind of discrimination towards women, LGTBIQ people or, ethnic minorities ever more important within Europe;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the emergence of a European citizenship has been hindered by a knowledge gap and an emotional gap, and should therefore be accompanied and reinforced by a set of mechanisms enabling citizen participation and intercultural dialogue; whereas a better understanding of our shared European history and stronger citizen engagement in social and political life can have a beneficial impact on an emerging European identity that complements citizens’ multiple local, regional, national, geographical, cultural or other identities;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas insufficient citizen engagement, limited knowledge of the EU and poor understanding of its added value may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and may lead to Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Firmly believes that the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV) programme makes a unique contribution to enhancing civic engagement and participation from a fundamental rights perspective by effectively combining values, civil dialogue and citizenship, while also promoting gender equality, and the diversity through the assistance for preserving the regional herritage as well as the fight against discrimination and, violence; is of the opinion that the CERV programme is essential for addressing shrinking civic space and challenges to the rule of law across Europe.
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes note of the results of introducing different types of re-granting mechanisms under the CERV programme, which have been very encouraging so far; calls for a qualitative and quantitative analysis of the different re-granting calls with a view to possibly extending their use to the other strands of the CERV programme, where relevant, and in particular to Strand 3, in order to ensure that EU funding reaches grassroots-level civil society organisations that have long track records and considerable experience; urges the Commission to further simplify the administrative procedures and requirements for re-granting to give organisations applying for re-granting more flexibility vis-à-vis sub-grantees, ensuring appropriate working, healthcare and social protection standards; believes that the co-funding requirements could be revised with a view to adapting the rules to the beneficiary’s situation in order to support a larger variety of beneficiaries and thematic fields; underlines that funding provided from the CERV programme in the field of rights, equality, values and civic engagement, for which other sources of funding are very scarce or absent, should cover a greater percentage of grant amounts; considers that it is crucial to increase to 2.6 billion EUR the fiancial allocation of the CERV in the next MFF programming, in order to achive ambitious pro-democratic goals;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges that exchanges and participation in activities under the CERV programme are key for building the capacity of civil society organisations for civic engagement and the promotion of Union values in non-EU countries; underlines that active engagement and commitment to European values do not start with accession agreements and are the outcome of the long-standing work of activists and civil society organisations to promote these ideas and support local activists in non-EU countries; calls, therefore, for the CERV programme to cover the participation costs of civil society representatives, at least those from candidate and associated countries, regardless of whether their country is involved in the CERV programme; stresses the need to address the challenges associated with the war in Ukraine by encouraging projects with Ukrainian partners through remembrance and, democratic participation activities and recovering Ukrainian cultural herritage;