27 Amendments of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2013/2167(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)

Ba. Whereas the internet can facilitate freedom of expression, pluralism, exchange of information, access to cultural content, education, human rights, development, freedom of assembly, democracy, and intercultural and interreligious interaction and inclusion;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)

Ac. whereas the notion of cultural and religious differences has often led to conflict between different groups of people and has been exploited by leaders and regimes to further their own goals, thereby fuelling conflict;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that all types of learning ~~are prerequisites for~~can enable access~~ing~~ to culture and knowledge and promot~~ing~~e mobility; highlights the importance of area studies in providing comprehensive knowledge of cultural and religious heritage;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)

Ae. whereas understanding of people´s cultures and religions can help foster tolerance and reconciliation in post- conflict situations;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)

Af. whereas blasphemy and apostasy are considered crimes in many countries in the world;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Stresses that democratic and fundamental freedoms such as freedom of expression, press freedom, access to information and communication, freedom of religion or belief, freedom from want and freedom from fear, and freedom to connect, online and offline, are preconditions for cultural expression;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the importance of cultural diplomacy in advancing the EU's interests and values in the world, and underlines the need for the EU to act as a global player; welcomes the Erasmus+ and Europe for Citizens programmes, which will contribute to enhancing linguistic competence, cultural awareness, active citizenship and mutual understanding; stresses the importance of the Creative Europe programme in the cultural and creative sectors, in particular the audiovisual sector;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Recalls that a common EU strategy on culture in the EU's external actions coordinated by the European External Action Service (EEAS) is necessary in order to enable strategic and efficient use of cultural resources and budgets;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Underlines that digitisation, virtual exchanges, eTwinning and Open Educational Resources offer unprecedented opportunities to further develop interaction with third and neighbourhood countries in the field of culture and education;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Highlights the role of new technologies as instruments for ~~promoting inter~~connecting people around culturale and ~~interreligious dialogue~~diversity; stresses the importance of the new media in providing access to cultural goods, as demonstrated by key projects such as Europeana; regrets that repressive regimes increasingly censor and monitor the internet; urges the Commission to implement the recommendations set out in the European Parliament resolution on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign Policy1; __________________ 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0470.

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Morten LØKKEGAARD, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hannu TAKKULA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Recognises the link between cultural rights and human rights and meanwhile objects to the use of cultural or religious arguments to justify human rights violations;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Encourages the EEAS to integrate the cultural dimension in its external policies;

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Morten LØKKEGAARD, Marietje SCHAAKE, Hannu TAKKULA

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Encourages the EEAS to establish a contact point specifically tasked with coordinating culture diplomacy.

2013/12/06
Committee: CULT

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Notes in particular that the democratisation of numerous states throughout the world in the past two decades, and more recently the events of the uprisings in the Arab world, but also those in other parts of the world, have shown that the quest for democracy, human dignity and equal participation ~~is not only a Western ideology but~~are universal and important ~~action driver~~ within and across diverse cultur~~al system~~es and religious backgrounds;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Urges the EU to prioritize encouraging third countries to end punishing blasphemy and apostasy;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Stresses that inclusive education should play a prominent role in development policy, crisis-management and post-conflict stabilisation;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Emphasises the importance of cultural diplomacy ~~and~~, cultural cooperation and educational and cultural exchange in communicating the values that make up European culture and in advancing the interests of the EU’s and its Member States; stresses the need for the EU to act as a world player with a global perspective and global responsibility;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Recognises that the internet and communication technologies are a key enabler in facilitating freedom of expression, pluralism, exchange of information, education, human rights, development, freedom of assembly, democracy and intercultural and interreligious interaction and inclusion, thereby fostering tolerance and understanding; Urges the Commission, therefore, to implement the recommendations set out in the Report on a Digital Freedom Strategy in EU Foreign policy;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Notes with concern that beyond the threats that terrorist networks represent for the Union, as well as for the rest of the world, fundamentalist religious groups which seek to influence societies ~~and legislation~~, repress people, and restrict their human rights and fundamental freedoms, undermine the very principles that the Union promotes in its foreign and development policies and operate with the support – be it open or covert – of certain states;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Recalls that freedom of religion and conscience implies equally both the right to promote religious beliefs as an integral part of the freedom of expression and the right to change or leave one’s belief; expects both of these aspects to be present in the EU’s initiatives for intercultural dialogue;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19a. Stresses that atheists are facing threats, pressure and danger in many third countries, and should be protected similarly to religious or other minorities by EU programs and policies;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Stresses the importance of the EU taking action throughout the world to promote respect for freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of access to media and new information technologies, and to actively protect and promote people´s digital freedoms;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the EU to make culture an even stronger part of political dialogue with partner countries and regions around the world, promoting cultural exchanges and systematically integrating culture into development programmes and projects; Stresses, in this respect, the need for streamlining of internal operations in the Commission in the various DGs which focus on external relations (foreign policy, enlargement, trade and development), education, culture and the digital agenda;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for a coherent EU policy on human rights based on common fundamental standards and a constructive, results-oriented approach; stresses that, when faced with human rights violations, the EU should make use of the full range of tools at its disposal, including sanctions, especially the human rights clauses inserted into trade and association agreements with third countries;

2014/01/27
Committee: AFET