Activities of Kay SWINBURNE related to 2013/2007(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union PDF (162 KB) DOC (102 KB)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas, in Wales, a pro-active approach to protecting a previously endangered language at a national level has resulted in a significant reduction in the threat posed to its use and a significant rise in the languages use in all aspects of Welsh life;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas, the threat to endangered languages in Europe can be reduced through the guarantee of the principle that in the conduct of public business and the administration of justice, the language concerned is treated proportionately on the basis of equality and in the interest of diversity;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls upon the European institutions and Member States to formally recognise all languages currently in use within the Union and to monitor and record all statistics on usage trends and community attitudes to enable targeted policies for their future preservation;
Amendment 94 #
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 designed to promote new technologies and multimedia platforms; these tools should focus on programmes and actions that demonstrate a positive wider agenda, either culturally or economically, beyond their community and their region.
Amendment 112 #
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 endangered language communities fighting for the survival of endangered languages often consist of small groups of people, urges the Commission not to deem programmes involving these communities ineligible for funding on the grounds of low levels of financial commitment; whilst recalling that EU funding for the promotion of linguistic diversity should not be redirected from it's intended course nor be used to support actions that utilise endangered languages as vehicles for pursuing wider political agendas.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls upon the European Commission to identify cases of pro-activity at a national level that have resulted in a significant reduction in the threat of a European language becoming extinct and to highlight these examples of best practice for the promotion and protection of endangered languages across the European Union;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Takes the view that European Commission support for language revitalisation ought to focus particular attention on initiatives within the field of digital media, including social media, in an effort to ensure the engaging of younger generations with Europe's endangered languages;