Activities of Nikolaos CHOUNTIS related to 2016/2036(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the Common Foreign and Security Policy
Amendments (4)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls the need to ensure coherence between internal and external EU policies, and stresses that targeted cultural and educational policies can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives; reiterates the role of intercultural dialogue through intergovernmental collaboration as a tool for mutual understanding between peoples, peace building and conflict prevention;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy does not refer to cultural diplomacy, and underlines the need for the Member States to initiate a strategic approach to culture and intercultural dialogue, based on the principles of interculturalism, solidarity and mutual understanding between peoples, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad regarding the promotion of the values of democracy, peace-building and respect for human rights and interculturalism;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recognises the role of cultural and creative industries in fostering growth and economic development, and encourages further support to creative industries in the EU and in third countri, and cooperation on a footing of equality with, creative industries in the EU based on common intercultural exchanges;