7 Amendments of Giancarlo SCOTTÀ related to 2018/2036(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic traditionally established European minorities are an integral part of human rights, which are universal, indivisible and independent, and whereas protecting and promoting traditionally established European minority rights is essential for peace, security and stability and for promoting tolerance, mutual respect and understanding and co-operation among all persons living on their territory;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the protection of the rights of persons belonging to traditionally established European minorities can help build a sustainable future for Europe and contribute to guaranteeing the respect of the principles of dignity, equality and non- discrimination; whereas benefits are not limited to traditionally established European minorities since this protection and promotion will bring stability, economic development and prosperity to all;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the European Union’s cultural heritage is rich and diverse; whereas cultural heritage enriches the individual lives of citizens; whereas Article 3 of the TEU affirms, that ‘the Union shall respect its rich cultural and linguistic diversity, and shall ensure that Europe’s cultural heritage is safeguarded and enhanced’; whereas traditionally established European minorities that have been living together in Europe contribute to this rich, unique and diverse heritage and are an integral part of the European identity;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Recalls that while protection of minorities is a part of the Copenhagen criteria, both for the candidate countries and for the Member States, there is no guarantee that candidate states stick to the commitments undertaken under the Copenhagen criteria once they became Member States; recallunderlines that there is no standard for minority rights in Union policy nor a common understanding of who can be considered a member of a minority; notneed for a common Union policy on minority rights; underlines that there is no definition of minorities in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious and Linguistic Minorities, nor in the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (FCNM); recommends that, with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, proportionality and non-discrimination, such a definition should be based on the definition, laid down in Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Recommendation 1201(1993) for an additional protocol on the rights of minorities to the European Convention on Human Rights, of a ‘national minority’ as a group of persons in a state whounderlines that minority rights are already defined by law in the Member States and therefore a Union policy in this field is neither necessary nor justified;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States, while to safeguarding the national citizenship, and calls on the Commission, while promoting the European identity and common values, to safeguard the right ofright of traditionally established national minorities to preserve, protect and develop their own identity, and to take the necessary steps to ensure the effective participation of traditionally established national minorities in social, economic and cultural life and in public affairs;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that traditionally established national minorities are groups of persons belonging to minorities who have been living on the same territory and sharing a common identity, in some instances as a result of border changes, in others as a result of living a long time in an area, whereby they have managed to preserve their identity; calls onwelcomes the Member States and the Commission to protect the cultural and linguistic identity of traditionally established national minorities, and to create conditions for the promotion of that identity; points to the important role that regional and local authorities in the EU can play in protecting traditionally established national minorities, and considers that administrative reorganisation and territorial districting must not have negative consequences for them;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that maintaining the European cultural heritage of the EU is a common interest of the Member States; calls on the EU institutions and its Member States to support, enhance and promote the cultural rights of natraditionally established European minorities;