Activities of Andi CRISTEA related to 2016/2240(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on Towards an EU strategy for international cultural relations PDF (397 KB) DOC (76 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 a (new)
Citation 29 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 9 July 2015 on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy,
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 b (new)
Citation 29 b (new)
– having regard to the joint communication of the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (VP/HR) on the Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy JOIN(2015) 50 final,
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 c (new)
Citation 29 c (new)
– having regard to the Council Conclusions of 14 December 2015 on the Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 29 d (new)
Citation 29 d (new)
– whereas the Union's efforts to nurture societal resilience by deepening work on culture, education and youth foster pluralism, coexistence and respect,
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the mutual advantages of working together: the EU is an arena in which all Member States join forces to play a stronger role in the field of international cultural relations; suggests that each Member State’'s rotating presidency could launch joint actions together with the EU, such as exhibitions, particularly for smaller states or those with no cultural representations abroad, including through EU delegations with specific human and financial resources made available to this end;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the impact of the cultural dimension in international relations by including the cultural dimension systematically in negotiations and in Association Agreements; underlines the need for the EU to set principles of conduct for cooperation partners in transnational projects and create a flexible framework for facilitating transnational cultural cooperation removing barriers;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Urges the European national institutes for culture or other cultural agencies and embassies to be more pro- active in setting up mechanisms to facilitate visa access for cultural professionals;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights the importance of culture and human rights initiatives, which should aim at supporting cultural professionals in countries or regions where their rights are threatened; calls for such programmes to be jointly funded by the European Endowment for Democracy and the European Neighbourhood Instrument;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights that Parliament should play an active role in promoting culture in the EU’'s external action, including through its information and liaison offices;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights the role of EU delegations in sharing information and facilitating coordination and cooperation between European actors in third countries – including among national European diplomacies, to help European actors carry out cooperation projects between European and local partners and to find suitable local partners and support communication between European and non-European partners; notes that EU delegations could make use of the professional capabilities of cultural experts from local civil society given their local knowledge while the experts could, in turn, contribute to a strong connection and a regular dialogue between EU delegations and local civil society;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Emphasises the need to re-define the role of national cultural institutes in intercultural exchange having in mind that some of them have a long tradition and they have many contacts in third countries which could make them a solid foundation for cooperation and communication between the various European players;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines the necessity to elaborate a European quality charter for external cultural relations that would reconcile diverging opinions about definitions, policy models and external cultural policy traditions;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Urges improved visibility and better dissemination of EU activities in the field of culture at international level, including by setting up common guidelines23 and reaching out to target audiences in their local language; __________________ 23 One suggestion could be the creation of ‘Ambassadors for Culture’ who are committed to and supportive of both European integration and international relations (in a similar manner to UN Goodwill Ambassadors). These could be artists, musicians, writers, etc.).
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29a. Calls for the creation of a network of European cultural ambassadors, assigning specific thematic mandates in any given region and acting as a catalyst for the youth, the media and the wider public promoting ongoing cultural initiatives, helping thus foster the image of Europe as a constructive, modern, globalised and flexible driver of change agent;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Encourages the EU to fully take advantage of the potential of multimedia research to understand the current challenges and opportunities in developing countries, including on matters related to culture and on the assessment of the role of culture in development and international cooperation;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls for targeted cultural and educational policies that can support key EU foreign and security policy objectives and contribute to reinforcing peace, democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights; underlines in this regard their role in conflict resolution with a special focus on countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Acknowledges that the EU also operates in specific environments in which the political context and the legal frameworks for the fruition of cultural relations are hostile and repressive; recognises that in third countries the EU often suffers from the consequences of inaccurate, partial and subjective information and is the target of outright propaganda; calls for special measures and appropriate action in this regard;