16 Amendments of Santiago FISAS AYXELÀ related to 2011/0436(APP)
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to increase the involvement of EU citizens in EU affairs, the programme ought also to take into account the European Parliament’s resolution of 14 June 2012 on public consultations and their availability in all EU languages1, paragraph 2 of which urges the Commission to ensure that every EU citizen’s right to address the EU institutions in any of the EU official languages is fully respected and implemented by ensuring that public consultations are available in all EU official languages, that all consultations are treated equally and that there is no language-based discrimination between consultations. __________________ Texts Adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2012)0256.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The new programme should cover a wide spectrum of different actions and include, among others, citizens' meetings, contacts and debates on citizenship issues, Union level events, initiatives to reflect on defining moments in European history, initiatives to raise awareness, particularly amongst young people, about the Union institutions and their functioning, and debates on European policy issues, with a view to invigorate all aspects of public life.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The new programme should cover a wide spectrum of different actions and include, among others, citizens' meetings, contacts and debates on citizenship issues, Union level events, initiatives to reflect on defining moments in European history, initiatives to raise awareness about the Union institutions and their functioning, including visits to the European institutions, and debates on European policy issues, with a view to invigorate all aspects of public life.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – indent 1
– Strengthen remembrance, promote a Europe united in its cultural diversity and enhance capacity for civic participation at the Union level.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Rraise awareness on remembrance, the Union's history, identity and aim and promote education for European citizenship by stimulating debate, reflection and networking;
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – point 1 – subpoint 1
Article 2 – point 1 – subpoint 1
1. raise awareness on remembrance, the Union'’s history, identity and aims by stimulating debate, reflection and networking to help bring citizens and associations from all over Europe closer together;
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘DFostering democratic engagement and, civic participation and the sense of belonging to the Union’.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 8 a (new)
– Educational programmes taught in educational establishments at all levels, from junior school upwards
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11
– Support ofor programme information/advice structures in the Member States at national, regional or local level
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
The programme shall be open to all stakeholders promoting European integration, in particular local authorities and organisations, European public policy research organisations (think-tanks), citizens'’ groups and other civil society organisations (such as voluntary and survivors'’ associations), and educational and research institutions.
Amendment 221 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall have a regular dialogue with the beneficiaries of the programme and relevant stakeholdpartners and experts.
Amendment 222 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall ensure the coherence and the complementarity between this programme and instruments in other areas of Union action, especially education, vocational training, culture, sport, fundamental rights and freedoms, social inclusion, gender equality, combating discrimination, research and innovation, the enlargement policy, the neighbourhood policy – particularly its cross-border strand– and the Union external action.
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – Strand 1 – paragraph 2
Annex – part 1 – Strand 1 – paragraph 2
It will support activities that invite to reflection on common values in the broadest sense, taking into account diversity. Funds may be available for initiatives reflecting on causes of totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially but not exclusively Nazism and Stalinism) and to commemorate their victims. The strand should also encompass activities concerning other reference points in recent European history. In particular, it will give preference to actions which encourage tolerance and, reconciliation and a sense of belonging to the Union with a view to reaching the younger generation.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – Strand 2 – paragraph 1
Annex – part 1 – Strand 2 – paragraph 1
The strand is defined by the possible projects and initiatives that can be launched under its heading, not by the type of civic organisations or actors that can apply. The strand will accommodate activities that cover civic participation in the broadest sense, with particular focus on structuring methods for long-term sustainability. It will give preference to initiatives and projects with a clear link to the European political agenda, focusing in particular on small projects.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – Strand 2 – paragraph 3
Annex – part 1 – Strand 2 – paragraph 3
Amendment 264 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 3 – Specific objective 1 – introductory wording
Annex – part 3 – Specific objective 1 – introductory wording
Specific objective 1: Raise awareness on remembrance, the Union’s history, identity and aims by stimulating debate, reflection and networking to help bring citizens and associations from all over Europe closer together;