12 Amendments of Sari ESSAYAH related to 2013/2167(INI)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas in all civilizsations highly value the cultural foundations on which their very identity dependsthe national cultural heritage, which creates the basis for the cultural identity of citizens, is highly valued;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the development of stable, liberal democracies which share the values of the EU to be a tool of peace, international cooperation and willingness to constructively tackle global issues, and considers that it is in the interest of the EU to actively promote a political culture of tolerance, openness and secularisfreedom, as well as the development of democratic institutions throughout the world;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes in particular that the democratisation of numerous states throughout the world in the past two decades, and more recently the events of the uprisings in the Arab world, have shown that the quest for democracy, human dignity and equal participation is not only apart of Western political ideologyies but may also be an important action driver within and across diverse cultural systems and religious backgrounds;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Rejects essentialist visions of cultures as fixed entities; believes that the growing interaction of people belonging to different cultural backgrounds can lead to the development and strengthening of a common core of universal values in accordance with the fundamental values of the EU and the approach adopted in the UN Declaration of Human Rights;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Notes however that the EU and its Member States have been able to find a common ground for dialogue and cooperation towards achieving common solutions with UN member states which go beyond cultural and religious differences; notes also that the tensions and deadlocks that hamper the development of such solutions stem from the opposition of states and of parties involved in conflicts to such agreements on strategic grounds rather than on the basis of conflicting moral values;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Notes with concern that beyond the threats that terrorist networks represent for the Union, as well as for the rest of the world, fundamentalist religious groups which seek to influence societies and legislation in ways contrary to the EU’s fundamental values undermine the very principles that the Union promotes in its foreign and development policies and operate with the support – be it open or covert – of certain states;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU to cooperate with those Islamic statstates with Muslim majorities which uphold an inclusive and tolerant vision of Islam to counter the attempts to promote fundamentalist and exclusivist interpretations of religion and violent extremism; notes that radical religious resurgence is not limited to the Muslim worldcountries with Muslim majorities but it is taking place on a global scale;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Expects that in their political statements EU representatives should make clear the fact that fundamentalist, exclusivist interpretatinterpretations of religion that are intolerant of adherents of other faiths and that facilitate repressions of religionhuman rights and violence are incompatible with the EU’s values and must be opposed with the same assertiveness as would be any repressive political regime;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the EU should be more assertive in its support of the promotion of human rights, social and political rights by civil society, as well as of more liberal interpretations of religious dogma in those countries the governments of which promote fundamentalist and exclusivist views of religionviews of religion that facilitate repression of human rights and violence;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Recalls that freedom of religion and conscience implies equally both the right to promote religious beliefs and the right to change one’s belief; expects both of these aspects to be present in the EU’s initiatives for intercultural dialogue; considers that the right to change one’s convictions is a fundamental human right which no interpretation of religion must breach;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Considers that the EU ought, in accordance with the TFEU, to increase dialogue with religious groups;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Reaffirms its support for all EU agreements with third countries to include reciprocal conditionality and political clauses on human rights and democracy, as a common reaffirmation of the mutual commitment to these values and regardless of the state of protection of human rights in a given country, with appropriate safeguards to ensure that the suspension mechanism cannot be abused by either side;Does not affect the English version.