Activities of Gilbert COLLARD
Plenary speeches (11)
Situation of freedoms in Algeria
Keep the bills down: social and economic consequences of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of a windfall tax (debate)
Renewable Energy, Energy Performance of Buildings and Energy Efficiency Directives: amendments (REPowerEU) (continuation of debate)
Suspicions of corruption from Qatar and the broader need for transparency and accountability in the European institutions (debate) (debate)
Activities of the European Ombudsman - annual report 2021 (debate)
Guidelines for the 2024 budget - Section III (debate)
The need for European solidarity in saving lives in the Mediterranean, in particular in Italy (debate)
Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas (debate)
Need for a speedy adoption of the asylum and migration package (debate)
Need to release all hostages, to achieve a humanitarian ceasefire and prospect of the two-state solution (debate)
Review of the Spanish Presidency of the Council (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on achieving an effective policy legacy for the European Year of Cultural Heritage
Oral questions (1)
Waiver of patent protection to speed up vaccine production in the EU
Written questions (21)
Respect for multilingualism in the European institutions
European authorities playing with our children’s IQ
Legal basis for geo-tracking and the sharing of personal data during the coronavirus outbreak
Further enlarging the Schengen Area
Abuses in collection of users’ personal data for coronavirus tracing in France
Statement by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, according to which Osama bin Laden is a ‘martyr’
Failings of CETA and presence of hormone-treated meat on the European market
EU support for Pakistan and terrorist financing
Developing lithium recycling in Europe
The European Union must combat hate speech by trading partners
The Commission's order for Remdesivir
Stamping out new or resurgent paedophile content
Compliance with the ban on animal testing for cosmetics
The fight against invasive species
Unaccompanied minors entering the European Union
NGOs accused of colluding with human traffickers in the Mediterranean
Grants awarded to advocacy groups
Accusations of corruption concerning Ms Kyriakides
Euranet Plus: multilingualism and independence
Challenge of recycling composite materials in renewable energy technologies
Expected impact of sanctions on energy
Individual motions (8)
Motion for a resolution on budgetary measures to be implemented to cushion the economic impact of the spread of COVID-19 on the public finances of the Member States
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on placing the Antifa movement on the EU terrorist list
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on protecting Europe’s cultural heritage
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the creation of a historical label in streaming services
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the classification of the Grey Wolves as a group involved in terrorist acts and subject to restrictive measures
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the introduction of compulsory medical tests for migrants illegally entering the European Union and who claim to be minors
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on lifting sanctions against Poland and Hungary in the context of them hosting Ukrainian refugees
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on defending freedom of information and the case of Julian Assange
Amendments (39)
Amendment 8 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that an independent, impartial, professional, representative and responsible media is a key pillar of democracy; expresses serious concerns about the situation in some Member States whereby media laws allow for greater political and economic interference;
Amendment 16 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned that the current COVID-19 pandemic not only continues to have a significant negative impact on public health, social welfare and the economy, but also entails a serious threat to media freedom; warns that governments across the world could use the coronavirus emergency as an excuse to implement draconian new restrictions on freedom of expression and tighten media censorship; calls on the Commission to mobilise funds to encourage anti-corruption investigative journalism, with no distinctions on political grounds;
Amendment 25 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that Reporters Without Borders1 argue that the next decade will be crucial for ensuring the preservation of media freedom, as it is often threatened by the rise of populist governmentsgroupthink; calls on the Member States and the Commission to enforce a legal framework to protect journalists and their sources; _________________ 1 2020 World Press Freedom Index.
Amendment 32 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to propose a directive against strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs)the Sleeping Giants in order to protect independent media and journalists from vexatious lawsuitsagainst financial pressure intended to silence or intimidate them;
Amendment 47 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned about the increase inexploitation of online hate speech, notably against with the political aim of restricting freedom of the press and freedom of expression; stresses the need for better cooperation between authorities and online platform service providers in order to combat hate speech, without destabilisingcensorship and safeguard the fundamental right to freedom of expression;
Amendment 56 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to guarantee that the public service media is free from censorship and political influence; invites the Member States, in this regard, to establish the necessary regulatory frameworks to monitor media ownership and ensure full transparencypluralism of opinion;
Amendment 72 #
2021/2036(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the Member States to introduce effective measures to ensure better protection for the personal safety of journalists, in particular investigative journalist and whistle-blowers.
Amendment 15 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas education is a fundamental right that should be equally accessible to all; whereas the Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education in order to participate fully in society; , while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity1 a, the Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education in order to participate fully in society; _________________ 1 a Consolidated version of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Union policies and internal actions - Title XII: education, vocational training, youth and sport - Article 165
Amendment 23 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas new systemic changes such as the climate crisis, supranational political integration and the digital shift require the corresponding adaptation of educational systems, including citizenship education, but these citizenship education lessons must remain free from political or ideological influence and focus instead on factual information and the functioning of institutions and democracy;
Amendment 32 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional, national, European and glob and national citizenship;
Amendment 35 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the main focus must be on national citizenship education, given that citizenship and democracy are first and foremost exercised at national level;
Amendment 41 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the rise of extremist movements and authoritarianpoverty, the rise in fake news, the migration crisis and Islamic terrorism, may pose a serious threat to European democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas strengthening citizenship education in formal, non- formal, informal and lifelong-learning education could play an important role in countering this trend;
Amendment 49 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
Amendment 63 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Regrets that there is no common, non-binding definition of apolitical citizenship education; believes that teaching citizenship education involves a combination of knowledge, skills, competences and care;
Amendment 68 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 98 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours, and in shaping responsible and active European citizens;
Amendment 106 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretNotes that the political consensus at European level on the need to advance citizenship education and the teaching of common European values hwas not been translated into concrete objectives, targets and benchmarks; concludes that citizenship education policies suffer from an implementation gap;
Amendment 113 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RegretNotes that EU programmes havwere not been able to provide substantial and effective support for EU and global citizenship education;
Amendment 119 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Finds that EU programmes make a limited contribution to advancing certain dimensions of citizenship education, mainly because of Member State competence in this area, a lack of explicit direct support, limited resources and uneven geographical coverage; regretnotes that so far, EU-funded projects in this area have not had a widespread long-term impact;
Amendment 122 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Affirms that on the basis of Articles 9, 10, 165 and 166 TEU, the EU has a primary responsibility to foster EU citizenship education as a way to ensure deeper knowledge among its citizens of the European projectU as a union of democratic states, thus guaranteeing its citizens the right to fully participate in political life and decision- making at EU level;
Amendment 142 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that in the post-ET 2020 cooperation framework, attention should be focused on developing curricula and national assessmentsnon-binding curricula in citizenship education that integrate all relevant aspects of the subject area;
Amendment 148 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 169 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to include European citizenship learning modules and a visit programme to heritage and memory sites of historical significance for the Union and the host countries as an integral part of any Erasmus + and European Solidarity Corps mobility opportunity;
Amendment 184 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a comprehensive, non- binding European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to promote its implementation, focusing notably on shared EU democratic values and principles;
Amendment 205 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes, and the history and cultures of Member States and the common links between them, combining different pedagogical approaches and methods, including theoretical and project- based learning;
Amendment 208 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on EU cultural education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; takes the view that the abovementioned indicative, common cultural education curricula should focus on providing a better understanding of what Europe is about;
Amendment 209 #
2021/2008(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 4 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe, as the EU’s main education, volunteering and culture programmes, play a key role in fostering education in the skills needed for the green transition, raising awareness of environmental issues, volunteering to protect the environment, and developing creative, inclusommon-sense (short supply chains, local market support), creative and accessible solutions to tackle environmental challenges, although this is not their primary objective;
Amendment 39 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to introduce financial incentives in the investment plan to complement the Erasmus+, European Solidarity Corps and Creative Europe programmes in the shift towards more environmentally friendly, sustainable means of transport, while also promoting inclusion and accessibility; takes the view that such incentives should be supported with an ambitious, accurate and dedicated budget within the investment plan;
Amendment 40 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Calls on the Commission to show greater transparency in relation to these "financial incentives in the investment plan to complement [...] the shift towards more environmentally friendly, sustainable means of transport", in order to more easily control the allotted budget and its effectiveness (specific outcomes), thus allowing the existence of the budget or the amount thereof to be challenged if necessary;
Amendment 50 #
2020/2058(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned about the situation resulting from the COVID-19 crisis, especially that of the most vulnerable individuals and sectors and that of minorities, whowhich face an even more precarious situation than before the crisis; calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures to adapt the proposal for the Green Deal investment plan to develop an approach coordinated with emergency measures, such as the Coronavirus Response Investment Initiative and the proposed SURE scheme, and recovery instruments, and requests that investment in the fields of culture, education, youth and sport be considered strategic in order to foster the green transition promoted through the Green Deal.
Amendment 1 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines that traineeships should be understood as a limited period of work practice, which should help young people gain confidence in their capacities, as well as practical and professional experience, make an informed career choice, improve their employability and facilitate their transition into regular employment;
Amendment 10 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that to facilitate access to regular employment, traineeships should offer a strong training or learning content, safeguard adequate working conditions such as a fair payment starting from the first day worked, in order to prevent a multiplicity of short traineeships of a duration which places them just below the obligatory salary threshold, fixed working hours, health and social coverage, and should in no case be a substitute for regular jobs or a precondition for a job placement;
Amendment 14 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Insists that all traineeships should promote inclusiveness, especially with regard to persons with fewer opportunities; insists that it is crucialit is crucial wherever possible to ensure participation in traineeships for persons with disabilities (in particular, physical disabilities, autism and Down Syndrome) by taking appropriate measures to increase awareness and accessibility;
Amendment 29 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. States that some employers tend to misuse traineeships; calls on the Commission to propose monitoring mechanisms at Union level, especially in the framework of Erasmus+ programmes, and facilitate greater provision of cross- border traineeship opportunities in order to increase the intra-Union mobility of young people;
Amendment 43 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the EU institutions to set an example by proposing more traineeships and offering more variety in their makeup, in order to move into line with courses offered by the Member States: work-study contracts, for example, which are a compulsory part of some French courses, particularly in the area of culture, but which sadly do not exist in those offered by the EU institutions;
Amendment 46 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that in 2019, Parliament's administration selected, from 6 058 applicants, 26 French trainees as against 60 from Italy, 54 from Spain and 27 from non-EU countries including one from Algeria, two from Albania, one from Kosovo, four from Uzbekistan...; calls on the EU institutions to give preference to applicants for traineeships who are citizens of the Member States and, in order to avoid unfairness, to award places in proportion to the number of young people attending school in the Member States;
Amendment 48 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Regrets the fact that the EU institutions can offer up to 10% of their traineeships to young people from non- EU countries, which is too large a proportion and leads to a great many European applications being rejected;
Amendment 49 #
2020/2005(INL)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Calls for a report on the state of play of traineeships, particularly in the area of culture: museums, galleries, exhibitions, theatres, cinemas, libraries, festivals, concerts or other areas of music, performance art, painting, sculpture...; calls for specific proposals if there are shortages in these areas: financial support, platforms to combine proposals for traineeships in these cultural areas, etc.