Activities of Hannu TAKKULA related to 2013/2007(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union PDF (162 KB) DOC (102 KB)
Amendments (4)
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the article 167 of the Lisbon Treaty clearly states that "the Union shall contribute to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity", and therefore encourages actions not only in order to preserve and safeguard the richness of its linguistic heritage as part of its diversity, but also to go a step forward to enhance and promote this heritage in addition to Member States' policies;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to paybe more attentionve to the extreme dangerthreat that many European languages are experiencing, and to commit wholeheartedly to a policy of protection and promotion, that is up to the job of preservshould aim at sustaining the diversity of the Union's linguistic and cultural heritage by supportdeploying ambitious protecactive revitalisation policies within the language communities concerned and supporting the development of a broader consciousness among EU citizens of the linguistic and cultural richness these communities represent;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the European Union should support a language policy that enables children to acquire two mother tongueshe endangered language from the very earliest age; points out that such a programme would, as all linguists maintain, help children learn additional languages later on, and that it would offer speakers of traditionalendangered languages practical support in revitalising intergenerational language transmission in areas in which it is dwindling;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a language revitalisation policy is a long-term effort that must be based on a diverse, coordinated scheduleplanning of activities in various fields such as the media, the arts, education (including pre-school education), in particular education (with pre-school and primary school education as a real asset, together with parents' training in the language itself), media programmes (with also the possibility to set up and develop radio and television stations), the arts and in all areas of public life; takes the view that support should be provided for the drawing-up of such schedulprogrammes, for exchanges of good practice among language communities, and for the introduction of assessment procedures;