7 Amendments of Marek Henryk MIGALSKI related to 2013/2129(INI)
Amendment 33 #
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 Commu, Fascism, Communism and Stalinism, which, although they differed in ideology and form, 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 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas historical memory cannot be selective and whereas the impact that European countries have had on other countries and continents through colonialism cannot be overlooked;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas mistaken ideas about historical events, combined with each country having its own history policy and ignorance on the part of the media, which form public opinion, are a universal phenomenon leading to falsifications of history that can be hurtful to victims of totalitarian regimes and their families, as is the case with the all-too-frequent references to Auschwitz-Birkenau, the Nazi German concentration camp in occupied Poland, as a ‘Polish death camp’;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas education in Europe should be based on an objective approach to history, so as to enable Europe’s youth to understand other peoples and to learn about both the good and the bad sides of Europe’s history;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, while Europe’s past is full of dark and brutal events, our continent’s development is based largely on profoundly humanistic processes and events that have given rise to a unique form of peaceful cooperation between peoples;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes there to be scope for cooperation between Member States in exchanging information on teaching programmes and that grass-roots cooperation between Member States, for example on writing new history textbooks, would avoid the trap of the past being used as an instrument for propaganda purposes in schools and would promote common values such as tolerance, mutual understanding and respect for diversity;