13 Amendments of Miriam LEXMANN related to 2022/2047(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
— having regard to Article 8(2) of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court,
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
— having regard to the Council conclusions of 22January 2018 on the integrated approach to external conflicts and crises,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas culture has major potential to promote the EU’s values, solidify its identity and contribute to the fulfilment of its objectives worldwide, as well as addressing global challenges, including fostering human development and peace;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas culture and religion are deeply rooted in local realities and key determinants of societal and personal bonds in many of the EU’s partner countries and regions, including in Africa, Latin America, Asia and EU’s Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood; whereas developing a profound understanding of these realities and taking them fully into account could contribute to enhancing the comprehensiveness and fairness of EU’s partnerships, and to increasing the overall effectiveness of EU’s External Action;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas EU efforts towards forward-looking international cultural relations and cultural diplomacy should strive to promote values such as solidarity and fraternity, involving actors at all levels of public institutions, civil society, as well as Churches, religious associations or communities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas cultural and religious heritage is one of the most valuable drivers of social cohesion, intercultural encounter as well as economic and human development, and peace;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas as part of its war on Ukraine, the Russian Federation is seriously damaging and destroying Ukraine’s cultural and religious heritage; whereas deliberate attacks on cultural and religious heritage in armed conflict are considered war crimes under international law;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the allocation of the necessary budgetary and personnel resources to the EU’s international cultural relations and cultural diplomacy in order to facilitate cultural cooperation with local actors, including public institutions, civil society, as well Churches, religious associations or communities and academia in third countries;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for increased protection of cultural and religious heritage in the context of armed conflict, including Russia’s war against Ukraine; calls for proper international investigation of the attacks of the Russian Federation on Ukraine’s cultural and religious heritage; calls for establishing a special fund to support the reconstruction of Ukraine’s destroyed and seriously damaged cultural and religious heritage;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Calls for a more systematic involvement of religious and cultural actors in the joint conflict analyses for countries that are at risk of or facing conflict or instability, as stipulated in the Council conclusions on the integrated approach to external conflicts and crises of 22 January 2018;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls for better integrating cultural and religious aspects and intensifying cooperation with relevant actors in the framework of EU’s bilateral and regional partnerships and related policies, notably with respect to Africa, Latin America, Asia, as well as the Western Balkans and EU’s Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Stresses that improving international cultural relations should always be supported by efforts to strengthen teaching and learning about culture within the EU and its Member States, fostering intercultural and interreligious competences within the geopolitical dimension of the European Education Area and the European Research Area;
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Calls for the creation of specific ad-hoc instruments favouring the continuation of cultural exchange programmes between the EU and third countries in conflict situations, in order to preserve people-to-people contacts and enable cultural cooperation in arts, academia, research and other relevant areas;