Activities of Silvia COSTA related to 2018/0207(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the Rights and Values programme (debate) IT
Amendments (19)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) The Justice, Rights and Values Fund and its two underlying funding programmes will focus primarily on people and entities, which contribute to make our common values, rights and rich diversity alive and vibrant. The ultimate objective is to nurture and sustain rights-based, equal, inclusive and democratic society. That includes a vibrant civil society, encouraging people's democratic, civic and social participation and fostering the rich diversity of European society, based on our common history and memory. Articles 10 and 11 of the Treaty of the European Union further specifies that thespecify that every citizen shall have the right to participate in the democratic life of the Union and that its institutions shall, by appropriate means, give citizens and representative associations the opportunity to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action.
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Rights and Values programme (the '‘Programme'’) should allow developing synergiessynergies to be developed to tackle the challenges that are common to the promotion and protection of values, active citizenship and education for European citizenship and to reach a critical dimension to have concrete results in the field. That should be achieved by building on and further developing the positive experience of the predecessor Programmes that are now incorporated in the new Programme. This will enable to fully exploit the potential of synergies, to more effectively support the policy areas covered and to increase their potential to reach people. To be effective, the Programme should take into account the specific nature of the different policies, their different target groups and their particular needs through tailor-made approaches.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Article 17 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union establishes a Dialogue between the EU and churches and organisations mentioned in it. It recognizes their specific contribution in fostering protection and promotion of fundamental human rights, in light of which they should be granted the same access as civil society organisations to the relevant funding opportunities provided by the programme.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) In order to bring the European Union closer to its citizens, a variety of actions and coordinated efforts are necessary at macro-regional and other levels. Bringing together citizens in town- twinning projects or networks of towns and supporting civil society organisations in the areas covered by the programme will contribute to increase citizens' engagement in society and ultimately their involvement in the democratic life of the Union. At the same time supporting activities promoting mutual understanding, diversity, reconciliation, dialogue and respect for others fosters a sense of belonging and a European identity, based on a shared understanding of European values, culture, history and heritage. The promotion of a greater sense of belonging to the Union and of Union values is particularly important amongst citizens of the EU outermost regions due to their remoteness and distance from continental Europe.
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) Increasing plurality and global migration movements raise the importance of intercultural and inter- religious dialogue in our societies. Full support should be given through the programme to intercultural and inter- religious dialogue as a part of social harmony in Europe and a key element to boost social inclusion and cohesion. While interreligious dialogue could help to highlight the positive contribution of religion to social cohesion, religious illiteracy risks to set the stage for the misuse of religious feeling among the population. The programme should therefore support projects and initiatives developing religious literacy, fostering interreligious dialogue and mutual comprehension.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Remembrance activities and critical reflection on Europe’s historical memory are necessary to make citizens, in particular the young ones, aware of the common history, as the foundation for a common future, moral purpose and shared values rooted in Europe´s cultural and spiritual heritage. The relevance of historical, cultural and intercultural aspects should also be taken into account, as well as the links between remembrance and the creation of a European identity and sense of belonging together.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Citizens should also be more aware of their rights deriving from citizenship of the Union, and should feel at ease about living, travelling, studying, working and volunteering or taking part in cultural exchanges in another Member State, and should feel able to enjoy and exercise all their citizenship rights, place their trust in equal access, full enforceability and protection of their rights without any discrimination, no matter where in the Union they happen to be. Civil society needs to be supported for the promotion, safeguarding and raising awareness of EU common values under Article 2 TEU and in contributing to the effective enjoyment of rights under Union law.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) The European Parliament resolution of 2 April 2009 on European conscience and totalitarianism and the Council Conclusions of 9-10 June 2011 on the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe underline the importance of keeping the memories of the past alive as a means of building a common future, and highlight the value of the Union's role in facilitating, sharing and promoting the collective memory of these crimes in a bid to breathe fresh life into a pluralist and democratic joint European identity.
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In order to ensure efficient allocation of funds from the general budget of the Union, it is necessary to ensure the European added value of all actions carried out, their complementarity to Member States’ actions, while consistency, complementarity and synergies shall be sought with funding programmes supporting policy areas with close links to each other, in particular within the Justice, Rights and Values Fund — and thus with the Justice Programme — as well as with Creative Europe programme, European Solidarity Corps and Erasmus+ to realise the potential of cultural crossovers in the fields of culture, the audio-visual sector, media, arts, education and creativity. It is necessary to create synergies with other European funding programmes, in particular in the fields of employment, internal market, enterprise, youth, volunteering and the third sector, social inclusion - especially migrants and the most disadvantaged - vocational education and training, non-formal and informal learning, sport, health, citizenship, justice, migration, security, research, innovation, technology, industry, cohesion, tourism, enlargement, international cooperation, external relations, trade and development.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
1. The general objective of the Programme is to protect and promote European citizenship, rights and values as enshrined in the EU Treaties, including by supporting civil society organisations - especially at a grassroot level -, in order to sustain open, democratic and inclusive societies, as well as key stakeholders such as associations of citizens, NGOs, Churches and religious associations or communities, and think tanks, research, cultural and academic institutions.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to promote citizens and in particular young people´s engagement and participation in the democratic life of the Union (Citizens' engagement and participation strand),;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) increasing citizens’ understanding of the Union, its history, cultural heritage and diversity and heritage and the age-old civilisation that lies behind it, including through the promotion of formal and non-formal education for European citizenship; implementing initiatives for the enhancement of European culture and its tangible and intangible cultural heritage , its cultural and linguistic diversity, tolerance and mutual understanding, which are at the heart of the European project; supporting targeted actions to facilitate the inclusion of migrants in communities of arrival and in the social and cultural fabric of the EU and combating all forms of hatred and discrimination;
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) promoting and supporting exchanges of good practice regarding formal and informal education for European citizenship;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) promoting exchange and cooperation between citizens of different- in particular young people - of different countries, including EU Member States, future members, applicants and potential applicants and neighbouring countries; to promote citizens’ civic and democratic participation allowing citizens - especially young people - and representative associations to make known and publicly exchange their views in all areas of Union action and to foster intercultural and interreligious dialogue;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) encouraging and supporting organised joint initiatives, in the form of both citizens’ associations and networks of legal entities, to promote more effectively the objectives set out in the previous paragraphs;
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) awareness raising among citizens, notably young people, dissemination of information to improve the knowledge of the policies and rights in the areas covered by the Programme;
Amendment 194 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) awareness raising, dissemination of information to improve the knowledge of the policies and rights in the areas covered by the Programme and European citizenship;
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) strengthening citizen's awareness of European culture, history and remembrance as well as their sense of belonging to the Union, particularly through formal and informal education for European citizenship;
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point h
Annex I – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) encouraging and facilitating active participation, with particular attention to marginalised groups, in the construction of a more democratic Union as well as awareness of rights and values through support to civil society organisations;