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Activities of Luis HERRERO-TEJEDOR

Plenary speeches (19)

Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2007/2154(INI)
Future of Professional Football in Europe - Security at Football Matches (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2130(INI)
Coordination of certain of the Member States' provisions on television broadcasting (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2005/0260(COD)
European communication policy (debate)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2006/2087(INI)
New directive on audiovisual content
2016/11/22
Television without frontiers
2016/11/22
Competitiveness of audiovisual and information services: protection of minors and human dignity
2016/11/22
EU information and communication strategy
2016/11/22
Mid-term review of the Lisbon strategy (continuation)
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
2016/11/22
Question Time (Commission)
2016/11/22
European Council of 4 and 5 November 2004
2016/11/22

Reports (2)

REPORT on the White Paper on a European communication policy PDF (216 KB) DOC (149 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2006/2087(INI)
Documents: PDF(216 KB) DOC(149 KB)
REPORT on the implementation of the European Union’s information and communication strategy PDF (195 KB) DOC (82 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: CULT
Dossiers: 2004/2238(INI)
Documents: PDF(195 KB) DOC(82 KB)

Opinions (3)

OPINION Commission staff working document : Media pluralism in the Member States of the European Union
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Documents: PDF(99 KB) DOC(75 KB)
OPINION Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of the environment through criminal law
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Documents: PDF(160 KB) DOC(387 KB)
OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the "YOUTH IN ACTION" programme for the period 2007-2013
2016/11/22
Committee: LIBE
Documents: PDF(142 KB) DOC(83 KB)

Written declarations (1)

Written declaration on the third anniversary of the kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt and Clara Rojas

2016/11/22
Documents: PDF(76 KB) DOC(34 KB)
Authors: Patrick GAUBERT, Timothy KIRKHOPE, Luis HERRERO-TEJEDOR

Amendments (29)

Amendment 41 #

2008/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the vital importance of preserving the possibility forright of parents and guardians tof choosinge the official language in which their children are to be educated in countries with more than one official or regional language;
2009/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 43 #

2008/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Warns against the mistake of promoting one language at the expense of the rights of speakers of another, or by using any form of coercion or discrimination which ignores or infringes these rights;
2009/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 51 #

2008/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the vital need for a thorough groundingto be taught in one's mother tongue, not only for educational success in general but, especially, also for the acquisition of acceptable levels of competence in other languages. For that reason, no schoolchild may be deprived of education in the official language of the state;
2009/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 58 #

2008/2225(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses, further, the importance of a full knowledge of the host country'sstate’s official languages for the full integration of immigrants and their families;
2009/01/28
Committee: CULT
Amendment 9 #

2008/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. WelcomesRegrets that the abovementioned Joint Declaration 'Communicating Europe in Partnership', which sets out a number of clear objectives for the improvement of EU communication on the part of the European Parliament, the Council and Commission and the Member States, is lacking in ambition;
2009/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 13 #

2008/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recommends the extension ofat 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 programmesbe more effectively promoted and organised so as to encourage as many people as possible to take part and to facilitate their mobility within the EU;
2009/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 32 #

2008/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Believes that the EU institutions and the Members States should coordinate their communication efforts and build a partnership with civil society in order to exploit the possible synergies; stresses the need for coordination between the institutions and the desirability of forging links between the Commission and Parliament television channels;
2009/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 33 #

2008/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Stresses that the Commission should develop communications activities with an active focus and reorganise those of little or no relevance to the EU; considers that most programmes are aimed at those who are already interested and feel themselves to some extent involved in EU affairs;
2009/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 39 #

2008/2224(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the CommissionMember States 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;
2009/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 1 #

2008/2186(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the fact that - the number of late payments in the area of education and culture is decreasing, - something Parliament has repeatedly called for on previous occasions - and expects the Commission to continue its efforts to further reduce them
2009/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2008/2186(DEC)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Requests the Commission to investigate whether there is demand for exceptions, - and if so, to enumerate them - under certain conditions, from the no-profit rule laid down in the Financial Regulation in order to allow beneficiaries to generate higher own resources without the fear that this might lead to a reduction in the support granted to them under EU co-financing;
2009/01/26
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2008/2025(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Insists that - in light of the European elections and the importance of relevant information in the media - sufficient attention is given to the information policy in general and investigative European journalism in particular, through the establishment of European Fund for Journalism, whereby support is given to small teams of journalists from several Member States doing research on a European issue in different European member states for publication in those countries;
2008/05/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 3 #

2008/2025(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Supports firstly the setting-up of a new preparatory action in the field of sport with an annual budget of EUR 1,5 million under Heading 3b - given that Article 149 of the Lisbon Treaty adds a new EU competence in the area of sport, including incentive measures - followed by an EU funding programme on sport; requests the continuation and full development of the pilot projects proposed by this committee, especially the project on artist mobility proposed last year; supports the continuation, under Heading 4, of the preparatory action of MEDIA INTERNATIONAL that enlarges the scope of the EU's media policy internationally in a positive way;
2008/05/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 12 #

2008/2025(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Reminds the Commission of the repeated occasions on which Parliament has urged it to introduce mechanisms to guarantee the transparency and supervision of measures implemented as part of the EU’s information and communication policy;
2008/05/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 14 #

2008/2025(BUD)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Stresses the need for participation by all the institutions in devising information campaigns conducted on behalf of the European Union;
2008/05/08
Committee: CULT
Amendment 2 #

2008/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation (new)
- having regard to the UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity which recognises the legitimacy of public policies for the recognition and promotion of pluralism,
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 28 #

2008/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that community media are aone of the existing tools for the integration of immigrants and also enable disadvantaged members of society to become active participants by engaging in debates that are important to them;
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 36 #

2008/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. UrEncourages the Commission to collaborate more actively with community media to enter into atake account of community media activities in its closer dialogue with citizens, and at local level;
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 60 #

2008/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. EncouragesRecognises that the sector tomay make more use of EU funding schemes, through the implementation of a number of specific programmes, such as the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, Lifelong Learning Programmes and others; stresses however that funding must come principally from national, local and/or other sources;
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 65 #

2008/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Proposes thatUrges the Ccommissionunity media to establishes a European Internet platform through which to spread useful and relevant information for the sector, to facilitate networking and exchange of best practices;
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 66 #

2008/2011(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission for a regular dialogue with the sector at European level given the added value of community media for the implementation of the EU’s objectives and to support the sector’s participation in such discussions;deleted
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 10 #

2007/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, in the interests of a system of pluralist competition, to adopt concrete measures to prevent abuses by monopoli to consolidate an objective framework for granting broadcasting licenses in the areas of cable and satellite TV and analogue orand digital broadcasting, and to consolidate an objective framework for granting broadcasting licenses on a basis of transparent and fair criteriaon a basis of transparent and fair criteria, in order to establish a system of pluralist competition and prevent abuses by monopolies;
2008/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 12 #

2007/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to place limits on the domination of advertising by certain brands;deleted
2008/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 16 #

2007/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. UrgeReminds the Member States to put an end to the aura of 'guardians of the truth' with which some have of them have surrounded the national regulatory authorities, thus creating a serious democratic deficit, and proposes, in order to avoid censorship be it ex antehat a balance must always be sought, in the decisions of the national regulatory authorities, between their duties and the freedom orf ex post, that they turn those authorities into bodies for the protection of children and young people and of health, as well as giving them a new name so as to differentiate them from existing audiovisual boardpression, the protection of which is ultimately the responsibility of the courts;
2008/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 18 #

2007/2253(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the CommissionReminds the Commission that Parliament has called upon it on three previous occasions (Resolutions of 20 January 2004, 27 October 1994 and 13 November 2002) to draw up a directive setting limits on media ownership, ensuring pluralism, encouraging and preserving cultural diversity, and safeguarding access for all media companies to the technical elements that can enable them to reach the public in its entirety;
2008/04/07
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 147 #

2007/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Suggests in this respect the creation of independent media ombudsmen in the Member States;deleted
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 182 #

2007/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes the introduction of fees commensurate with the commercial value of the user-generated content as well as ethical codes and terms of usage for user- generated content in commercial publications;deleted
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 219 #

2007/2253(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Recommends that the regulations governing state aid are implemented in a way allowing the public service media to fulfil its function in a dynamic environment, while avoiding unfair competition leading to impoverishment of the media landscape; considers that unfair competition could in practice be averted by preventing dual funding for public service television channels, which, though financed from state budgets, compete in addition for a slice of the commercial stations’ advertising ‘pie’;
2008/04/15
Committee: CULT
Amendment 5 #

2007/0249(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 49 a (new)
(49a) When steps are to be taken with a view to setting up a European telecommunications market authority, the Commission should ensure compliance with the subsidiarity principle.
2008/05/16
Committee: CULT