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Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that surveys show that ~~the less~~Union citizens with a lower level of educatedion and ~~less affluent a Union citizen is, th~~from socially deprived backgrounds are more likely ~~he will be~~ to oppose further European integration, which indicates that the European idea, in spite of all previous efforts, mainly reaches the well-educated, wealthy segment of European society;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission to extend its dialogue to new target groups by designing communication plans that can involve people living in smaller towns and villages, the working class and retired people in EU affairs; therefore proposes a two-phase approach to enhance the dialogue between the European Union and its citizens by first providing information and then facilitating debate with and among informed citizens;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recommends the extension of the Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig and Comenius programmes to ~~less affluent citizens to~~ facilitate ~~their~~ mobility within the EU; draws attention to the fact that ~~less affluent citizens currently cannot afford to participate in these programmes~~these programmes in particular are very popular with young people and make an important contribution to the success of European integration;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to promote a common one-year school course on the history of Europe after 1945, the history of European integration and the functioning of the EU, consensually developed by experts in the Member States and taught, voluntarily, in secondary schools in the 23 official languages to form the basis of a common European knowledge;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Considers that ~~the Budgetary Authority should further increase funds for schools, universiti~~, when adopting the next financial perspective, the Council should approve an increase in the EU budget so that more resources can~~d NGOs which support EU studies and EU communication in the Member States~~ be made available for forward-looking policies, such as education, research and culture;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Proposes that EU Institutions create a new educational project called the European Open University, a university that is open and free for Union citizens, irrespective of their nationality, age and qualifications; proposes that a comprehensive curriculum (consisting of the history, objectives, institutions, policies and the future of the EU) be developed for it by leading professors in the 27 Member States; proposes that the European Open University also use the most developed technologies, such as various e-learning and webinar forms, along with traditional courses, in order to reach the largest possible public, enabling everyone who wishes to to attend the courses;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to make available to the public, through service contracts ensuring full editorial independence, TV programmes in all 23 official languages, following the example of services provided by Euronews; considers that the Budgetary Authority should make available the necessary funding;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the idea of EU Tube, as with almost 1,.7 million viewers, it is a unique tool with which to communicate EU policies to young internet users; ~~also calls on the Commission to prepare guidelines on efficient internet campaigns and share them with other EU institutions;~~

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that encouraging EU officials to give regular interviews to the media helps to fill the communication gap between the institutions and citizens, thus helping to give the EU a more human face;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Considers that clarifying the political differences between the EU political parties would help citizens to identify themselves with and choose between various concepts on the future of Europe, and proposes that all parties present their manifesto for the 2009 European parliamentary elections;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Helga TRÜPEL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Calls on the Commission, alongside Europe-wide campaigns, also to launch local, small-scale EU communication campaigns with the involvement of local NGOs~~, instead of expensive and ineffective Europe-wide campaigns; calls on the Commission to disseminate the best practises identified from such campaigns~~ and civil society;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

11 Amendments of Helga TRÜPEL related to 2008/2224(INI)

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