8 Amendments of Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID related to 2013/2007(INI)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas all languages, including those which are endangered, reflect historical, social, cultural and ecological knowledge and skills that form part of the richness of the European Union and the basis of the European identity;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there are therefore many traditional European languages throughout the EU that should be regarded as being endangered: in the High North, in Atlantic areas in northern and southern Europe, in the Alps, in the Pyrenees, in the Mediterranean, in northern Europe, in central Europe and in European territories overseas;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas linguistic diversity makes a positive contribution to social cohesion by boosting mutual understanding and self- esteem, and whereas linguistic diversity fosters access to culture and contributes to creativity and to the acquisition of intercultural skills, especially in border areas;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the notion of linguistic diversity in the European Union embraces not only official languages, but also co-official languages, regional languages, and languages that are not officially recognised within the Member States;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas children who are bmultilingual from the start have a natural skills that they can use to learn more languages later on, and whereas linguistic pluralism is an advantage for young Europeans;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adapt EU policies and programmes so as to support endangered languages and linguistic diversity using EU financial support tools for the period between 2014 and 2020, including: programmes on education and training, youth and sport, the culture and media programme, the structural funds (cohesion fund, ERDF, ESF, European territorial cooperation, EARDF) and all instruments and exchange platforms designed to promote new technologies and multimedia platforms;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the European Union should support and encourage Member States which are following a language policy that enables children to acquire two mother toEuropean languages from the very earliest age; points out that such a programme would, as all linguists maintain, help children learn additional languages later on, and that it would offer speakers of traditional languages practical support in revitalising intergenerational language transmission in areas in which it is dwindling;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the Commission’s multilingualism programmes; takes the view that promoters of projects connected with minority languages must be able to take advantage of the opportunities they offer, and, given that language communities fighting for the survival of endangered languages often consist of small groups of people, urges the Commission not to deemto facilitate access to, and publicise, programmes involving these communities in, and to provide guidance on their eligibleility for funding on the grounds of, taking into account the low levels of financial commitment;