7 Amendments of Emma McCLARKIN related to 2016/2036(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that the 2014 annual report on the common foreign and security policy does not refer to cultural diplomacy, and underlines the need for the Member States to initiate a strategic approach to culture and intercultural dialogue, which should be reflected in the EU’s external relations; suggests that the coming Communication of the Commission on cultural diplomacy proposes such a strategic framework for international cultural cooperation providing appropriate long-term support to public and private cultural actors;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to enhance cooperation and partnerships in the areas of culture education, audiovisual, youth and sports policies; stresses the need to exchange best practices with the EU's strategic partners in these fields;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the renewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and calls for an increased profile of culture and education in the bilateral and regional cooperation programmes under the ENP; underlines the importance of the same in relationships with acceding and candidate countries;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes the results of a recent European Parliament study on European cultural institutes abroad, in particular the set of guiding principles for the effective pooling and sharing of resources between cultural institutes and the EU institutions with a view to improving the visibility of European actions abroad through achieving scale; underlines that Europe's cultural diversity should be used as a strength in the EU's external action;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes the important and valuable role that sport can play in supporting international goals; underlines that sports can contribute to developing effective cultural relations based on mutual understanding, reciprocity, trust and co- operation; in this regard looks forward to the EUNIC 2016 Yearbook on the topic and its conclusions;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Encourages the participation of eligible third countries in the main EU programmes in the field of education and culture, such as Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Horizon 2020 focusing on exchange of best practice.
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the importance of education for children in emergency situations and protracted crises and the need to raise the profile of education projects in such cases; in this regard notes the announcement from the Commission to provide €445 million in humanitarian aid for the Syria crisis in 2016, part of which will be allocated to education.