38 Amendments of Marie-Thérèse SANCHEZ-SCHMID related to 2013/2129(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas a great many EU Member States have, at some point in their history, lived through the painful experience of a totalitarian regime;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the European Union undertook in 2007 to foster a European historical memory with the intention of forging a common identity;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop of the trauma brought about by two all-powerful totalitarianism systems: National Socialism and Communism, which, although they differed in ideology and form,, which were both characterised by brutality and claimed the lives of millions; whereas it is inappropriate to argue that one was better or worse than the other; and whereas united Europe is founded on the basis of Judaeo-Christian ethics, Greek aesthetics and Roman law;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the European Union was born from the impetus provided by several European leaders, and could not have become the area of peace and freedom that we know today without their energy and motivation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas the creation of European symbols such as the European flag, passport and anthem as early as the 1980s sought to give concrete expression to the common collective identity towards which we strive;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. whereas, while not repudiating the past, one should not confuse history, which draws on experiences, with historical memory, which calls for objectivity;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas even after the Second World War the building of a united Europe met with very mixed success, and a democratic harmonisation of the governments of its Member States would only come about after 1989;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the trauma of 1939-45 must not be allowed to be repeated, and in that regard remembering and accurately portraying the past is of vital importance; whereas, also, the acceptance of historical lies or the denial of difficult episodes in history can lead to xenophobia and hatred; whereas the claim made for many years that the Katyń massacre was a German crime is a classic example of a historical liethe Member States must learn the lessons it taught and work together to overcome difficult episodes in their pasts in order to forge among the European public a genuine collective memory that transcends the horrors of the past;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas education plays a key role in understanding history and promoting historical truth, especially among young people, whose knowledge of history often comes solely from electronic media, especially among younger generations of Europeans;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas culture is a universal and easily accessible carrier ofor harnessing the historical memory and content influencing Europeans’ awarenessof the European Union and facilitating an understandthe overcoming of dark episodes in the past; whereas, also, history is a huge source of inspiration for artists and culture-makers;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas it is clear that some Member States which until very recently were suffering under dictatorships should be able to access their archives to help come to terms with their past;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of a Platform ofthe House of European History, which will embody European Mmemory and Cconscience, is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, and whereas EU financial support is essential for this projecit to achieve its mission;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the duty of memory must not be a tool used for political ends and that it must serve as a means of transcending tragic events in European history and ensuring a ‘renaissance’ of unified European culture;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that as early as 1973, in the Declaration on European Identity, European governments were voicing the need to rediscover common European values;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Pays tribute to all the heroes, known and unknown, who, acting out of a profound sense of humanismcommitment and faithfulness to their values, opposed the totalitarian regimes and demonstrated their humanity, often paying with their own livesdemocratic values, showed resistance and worked towards the unification of Europe;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the discussions held between the countries of the Union on Europe’s past and how to commemorate it, and views these as necessary awareness-raising steps in terms of the existence of a European community;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Emphasises that the countries of Europe see life in the same way, that this is based on the desire to build a society designed to serve man, and that they mean to protect democratic principles;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Stresses that talk of a European historical memory presupposes an acceptance to view history in an alternative and objective manner, or in other words one that enables one to develop one’s viewpoint;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Points out that forgetting the past does not mean denying the past, and that this is a necessary foundation from which historical memory can emerge;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between nations and authentic European integration based on truth;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that Europe has a specific, finely-developed vision of democracy, and it is this unique approach, amalgamated with its past errors, which will serve as the foundation of the identity of Europe;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Stresses the fact that European states must reflect on one important aspect of European historical memory: they need both justice and to confront their pasts, and far from being opposites, reconciliation and the development of a shared memory in fact make justice possible;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal for a Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the aim of which is to establish an international judicial body to deal with the most serious crimes of the Communist dictatorsthe creation of House of European History, which will serve as the memory and conscience of Europe;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to support ambitious European history teaching programmes which do not gloss over the most difficult episodes; recognises that Member States have complete autonomy as regards the content of their teaching syllabuses;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the importance of EU funds in promoting historical memory; notes that such funds should be used for projects linked to history education, promotion, research, archiving and digitisationmaintaining and digitising the archive records of Member States in order to allow their citizens, and those of other Member States, access to the European historical memory;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Deplores the planned reduction in funds for the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme, and calls on the Commission to guarantee better funding for national and transnational educational and cultural projects which raise awareness of the darker episodes in Europe’s history;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13