Activities of Francisco José MILLÁN MON related to 2022/2047(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (debate)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— having regard to the Declaration adopted during the informal meeting of European Union Member State ministers responsible for Cultural and European Affairs, held in Paris on 3 May 2019,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
— having regard to the Resolution adopted by the Council of Europe establishing an Enlarged Partial Agreement (EPA) on Cultural Routes (CM/Res(2010)53),
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 c (new)
Citation 12 c (new)
— having regard to the Santiago de Compostela Declaration of the Council of Europe of 23 October 1987, on the occasion of the proclamation of the Camino de Santiago as the first European Cultural Route,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 d (new)
Citation 12 d (new)
— having regard to the Statement of 30 December 2020 by Margaritis Schinas, European Commission Vice-President and Commissioner for Promoting our European Way of Life, on the Compostela Holy Year 2021,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to Resolution CM/Res(2010)53 adopted by the Council of Europe establishing an Enlarged Partial Agreement (EPA) on Cultural Routes,
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Citation 8 b (new)
Citation 8 b (new)
— having regard to the UN General Assembly resolution of 26 January 2021 on promoting a culture of peace and tolerance to safeguard religious sites,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas Europe is a cultural community, based on shared values and history and on the success of economic integration; whereas, without prejudice to the cultural diversity of its peoples, there is in Europe a basic body of many artistic and cultural manifestations;
Amendment 18 #
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; whereas culture is a very important driver for tourists visiting Europe from third countries and whereas it also plays an important economic role in creating jobs and contributing to regional equilibrium;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the exceptional historical and cultural heritage of Europe – to which the European Cultural Routes bear witness – is the main visible symbol of the permanent ties and exchanges between our citizens and our nations and is key in the formation of a European spirit;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas Article 167(3) of the TFEU states that ‘the Union and the Member States shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the sphere of culture, in particular the Council of Europe’;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the Camino de Santiago Routes and the other European Cultural Routes, which occupy a prominent position in the geography of the European continent, have played and continue to play an important role in the feeling of belonging to a shared European culture;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas Article 167(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union states that the Union and the Member States shall foster cooperation with third countries and the competent international organisations in the sphere of culture, in particular the Council of Europe;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the Cultural Routes certified by the Council of Europe pass through neighbouring countries to the east and south of the EU, candidate countries and also through some EU partner countries outside Europe, thus helping to strengthen the links between the EU and all those countries;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas, in the context of conflicts and wars worldwide, there have been attacks on cultural heritage, particularly on religious sites; whereas this destruction of cultural heritage makes communities more vulnerable and restricts the exercise of their right to freedom of belief as well as freedom of thought and expression;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the development of strategies based on international cultural relations for EU delegations and other EU actors in their relations with third countries; urges that joint actions be implemented by the EU delegations, the diplomatic missions of the Member States and national cultural institutes to promote European culture in third countries;
Amendment 89 #
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 and academia in third countries; calls for consideration to be given to the possible creation of a special fund for the recovery, protection, restoration and promotion of European cultural heritage, which could also contribute to the recovery of global cultural heritage;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for an update to the 2016 EU strategy for international cultural relations with a view to establishing a permanent structural and institutional EU dimension and developing and implementing a long- term strategy to be integrated permanently and horizontally within the EU’s external action toolbox.; calls for the strategy update to incorporate a call for the EU to include protection of cultural heritage in its external action, which will also help to preserve peace and promote mutual tolerance and respect;
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to strengthen cooperation with the Council of Europe, particularly with the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, which in addition to its relevance for EU countries in terms of culture and tourism also constitutes an institutional tool for consolidating cultural relations with third countries, with a view to promoting the fundamental values of cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and the sustainable regional development of lesser-known destinations, at the same time as preserving their shared cultural heritage;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Deplores the attacks on monuments of European historical figures seen in various countries around the world and calls on the EU to ensure the protection, conservation and defence of European cultural and historical heritage in all multilateral forums;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Deplores the terrorist attacks on sites forming part of world cultural heritage; calls on the EU institutions to work together with the United Nations and in particular with UNESCO for their protection and restoration;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission to consider creating a special European fund to contribute to the recovery, protection, restoration and promotion of our cultural heritage;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls on the Commission and the EEAS to strengthen cooperation with the Council of Europe, particularly with the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, with a view to promoting the fundamental values of cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue and the sustainable regional development of lesser-known destinations, at the same time as preserving their shared cultural heritage;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States, and on citizens’ associations, to: (a) continue the work of identifying and mapping the Camino de Santiago Routes and the other European Cultural Routes, including in digital format; (b) signpost the routes to Santiago de Compostela that cross the European continent, using the symbols suggested by the Council of Europe; (c) develop a coordinated plan to protect and rehabilitate cultural and natural heritage in the neighbourhood of these Cultural Routes; (d) set up cultural programmes and activities to continue rediscovering the historical, literary, musical and artistic heritage created along the European Cultural Routes; (e) promote the establishment of exchanges and twinnings between the villages, towns and regions located along these Cultural Routes;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Calls on the Commission, building on the success of ‘DiscoverEU’, the free Interrail initiative for young people, to consider creating an action within the framework of the Erasmus+ programme so that young Europeans can obtain a travel voucher to visit and discover the Camino de Santiago Routes and other European Cultural Routes;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 d (new)
Paragraph 32 d (new)
32d. Highlights the importance of the major European museums organising exhibitions that emphasise the European character of many of the continent’s artistic manifestations, which transcend national borders;