2021/2008(INI) Implementation of citizenship education actions
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RUIZ DEVESA Domènec ( S&D)
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FOURLAS Loucas ( EPP),
CICUREL Ilana ( Renew),
YENBOU Salima ( Verts/ALE),
DA RE Gianantonio ( ID),
SLABAKOV Andrey ( ECR),
BARRENA ARZA Pernando ( GUE/NGL)
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2022/04/04
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2022/03/23
EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
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The Committee on Culture and Education adopted the own-initiative report by Domènec RUIZ DEVESA (S&D, ES) on the implementation of citizenship education actions.
The EU has a primary responsibility to foster EU citizenship education as a way to ensure deeper knowledge among its citizens of the European project as a union of democratic states, thus guaranteeing its citizens the right to fully participate in political life and decision-making at EU level. However, insufficient knowledge of or ignorance about the EU and poor understanding of its functioning and added value may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and may lead to mistrust, civic disengagement and Euroscepticism in Member States.
Existing EU programmes such as Erasmus+ or the European Solidarity Corps still have significant untapped potential for improving the implementation of citizenship education with a more strategic approach to the formal, non-formal and informal learning components of the programmes, and with better coordination of resources. The Commission and the Member States should do more to improve and increase the information flow about the European Union and specific rights and obligations.
There is also a lack of proximity to and understanding of the Union’s democratic processes and mechanisms of participation among citizens, especially young people. A renewed European momentum for citizenship education can be a way of encouraging young people to take part in elections, limiting the allure of extremist and populist discourses, thereby also strengthening social cohesion.
The state of citizenship education in the EU
Members insisted on the need for a pedagogical renewal and the adoption of a theoretical and practical approach to citizenship education in the Union. They are concerned about the limited focus on the European and global aspects of citizenship in national curricula. The report noted that only half of the students studying in the EU report having opportunities to learn about Europe in school. Moreover, it highlighted that the lack of solid research on how to teach and assess citizenship education in an effective manner, and the lack of appropriate pedagogical instruments to this end, hinder the effective teaching of citizenship education.
EU policies in the field of citizenship education
Members noted that EU programmes make a limited contribution to advancing certain dimensions of citizenship education, mainly because of a lack of explicit direct support, limited resources and uneven geographical coverage. They regretted that so far, EU-funded projects in this area have not had a widespread long-term impact.
The report concluded that EU programmes such as Erasmus+, Horizon Europe, the European Solidarity Corps, the Rights and Values programme or Creative Europe, among others, have contributed, mostly indirectly, to the active provision of citizenship education. However, they have not been able to yield any systematic, lasting impact.
Recommendations for a renewed European citizenship education
The report made the following recommendations:
Member States should:
- support, review and update their education systems - and all forms of EU-related curricula content at all levels of education and learning, including vocational education and training - with a view to strengthening the EU dimension;
- enhance and broaden initial and ongoing, professional and lifelong development opportunities for teachers, educators, families and the wider educational community, and to provide them with appropriate support and resources to teach citizenship education, developed in close collaboration with all relevant actors at EU and national level;
- establish and develop national volunteering schemes.
As for the Commission, Members called on it to:
- dedicate a call for proposals to an Erasmus+ Teacher Academy dedicated to citizenship education for teachers, trainers and learners from both the formal and non-formal sector, including the vocational education and training (VET) sector;
- develop a common citizenship education competence framework for teachers and students for the Key Competence ‘citizenship’, including multilingual and intercultural competences of educators;
- assess the introduction of a new specific strand in the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme to foster citizenship education , with dedicated budgetary allocations , and to increase the actions and activities aimed at citizenship education under Erasmus+ and Horizon Europe with dedicated calls;
- approve the pilot projects proposed by Parliament, which are designed to strengthen citizenship education;
- consider the possibility of supporting the creation, in every municipality in the Member States, of a monument to the European Union to provide citizens with a visual symbol of European integration.
Other recommendations include:
- encouraging high-quality training, within working hours, on EU topics for teachers;
- the creation ʻEuro Teacherʼ label award as well as the creation of European badges for schools and universities actively promoting citizenship education;
- developing common and participatory educational research, in particular EU-wide comparable testing in the area of citizenship education, including EU citizenship, with a well-defined mandate and objectives within the remit of EU competences;
- developing European civic mobility in the framework of the European Solidarity Corps addressed to young people with a view to contributing to genuine European civic engagement and services;
- the inclusion in the Recovery and Resilience Facility and the educational programmes financed with EU funds of specific targets related to citizenship education.
Documents
2022/03/15
EP - Vote in committee
2022/01/24
EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2021/12/15
EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2021/02/11
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2021/02/02
EP - RUIZ DEVESA Domènec (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in CULT
Documents
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A9-0060/2022
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE704.643
- Committee draft report: PE703.014
- Committee draft report: PE703.014
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE704.643
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- Sylvie GUILLAUME
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- Christine ANDERSON
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- Loucas FOURLAS
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- Domènec RUIZ DEVESA
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| Amendments | Dossier |
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2021/2008(INI)
2022/01/24
CULT
226 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) — having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, particularly, goal 4 (Quality education) and target 4.7;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 32 Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours, and in shaping responsible and active
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Considers that the contribution to the history and development to the European Project of the island of Ventotene and its Manifesto should be formally recognised; stresses the role of the Island of Ventotene as an emblematic place of memory for European integration and of reference for the protection of our common European values; believes that Ventotene embodies the ideal capital of Europe by continuously energising European integration, including through the active involvement of young people; stresses also the symbolic importance of the Carcere di Santo Stefanoand its potential to become a centre of reference for cultural exchange, public events, exhibitions and debate;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that the political consensus at European level on the need to advance citizenship education and the teaching of common European values has not been translated into concrete objectives, targets, actions and benchmarks and regrets the rejection by the Commission of several pilot projects proposed by the European Parliament in this direction; concludes that citizenship
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Regrets that the political consensus at European level on the need to advance citizenship education and the teaching of common European values has not been translated into concrete objectives, actions, targets and benchmarks; concludes that citizenship education policies suffer from an
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Regrets that EU programmes have not been able to provide substantial and effective support for EU and global citizenship education;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 33 a (new) — having regard to its resolution of 25 March 2021 on shaping digital education policy;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Regrets that EU programmes have not been able to provide substantial and effective support for EU and global citizenship education; calls on the European Commission and Member States for funds to reinforce EU programmes supporting education and citizenship education;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Regrets that EU programmes such as Erasmus +, Horizon Europe, the European Solidarity Corps, the Rights & Values, or Creative Europe, among others, have not been able to provide substantial and effective support for EU and global citizenship education;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses that existing programmes such as Erasmus+, the European Solidarity Corps and the European Parliament Ambassador School contribute to the active provision of citizenship education;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Stresses that the acquisition of political knowledge cannot take place purely through knowledge transfer in a classroom and emphasises in this context the importance of the European institutions' provision of information exchange;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 c (new) 8c. Notes that interactive programmes beyond the school curriculum, such as Euroscola, represent sustainable added value in terms of the individual provision of citizenship education and active participation in democratic life;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Finds that EU programmes make a limited contribution to advancing certain dimensions of citizenship education, mainly because of Member State competence in this area, a lack of explicit direct support, limited resources and uneven geographical coverage;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 a (new) — having regard to the Council of Europe Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC)
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Affirms that on the basis of Articles 9, 10, 165 and 166 TEU, and the EU Charter for fundamental rights the EU has a primary responsibility to foster EU citizenship education as a way to ensure deeper knowledge among its citizens of the European project as a union of democratic states, thus guaranteeing its citizens the right to fully participate in political life and decision-making at EU level;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Affirms that on the basis of Articles 9, 10, 165 and 166 TEU, the EU has a primary responsibility to foster EU citizenship education as a way to ensure deeper knowledge among its citizens of the
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Affirms that on the basis of Articles 9, 10, 165 and 166 TEU, the EU has a primary responsibility to foster EU citizenship education as a way to ensure deeper knowledge among its citizens of the E
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Highlights the will to encourage a European common identity through a common academic programme and to strongly integrate a European dimension in education as expressed by citizens in the context of the Conference of the Future of Europe, as well as the demand of European youth to include knowledge about the opportunities and benefits of Europe in curricula;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Affirms that on the basis of Articles 6, 165 and 166 TFEU the EU must not require the harmonisation of EU countries’ laws or regulations, and shall provide support while fully respecting the responsibility and competences of the Member States;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Notes that some Member States acknowledge the positive influence of EU policy developments in fostering educational change in the area of citizenship education; underlines the need for extensive cooperation between Member States, local actors, educators and EU affairs experts in order to create synergies between practices and methods applied across Europe;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Is concerned about the lack of effective action by the Commission regarding the advancement of
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Calls on the MemberStates and the Commission to encourage and facilitate high-quality training on EU topics for teachers, other educational staff, youth leaders and trainers,including modules abroad allowing them to spend part of their training inanother Member State, and by ensuring the recognition of their competences toteach about the EU; calls for the creation and promotion of a ʻEuro Teacherʼlabel award;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Notes the importance of citizenship education to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030; underlines the interconnections between citizenship education and education for sustainability and the importance of coordinating the efforts being made to mainstreaming both areas into policies, curricula, pedagogies and methodologies from formal, non-formal and informal learning and education;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Draws attention to the awarding of the 2021 European Citizen’s prize to student´s debate initiatives; considers that in a climate of increasing polarisation, democratic debate is more important than ever; believes that fostering skills and competences for debate is an integral part of citizenship education;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 b (new) — having regard to the Conclusions of the Council and of the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council on fostering democratic awareness and democratic engagement among young people in Europe (2020/C 415/09);
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Highlights the need of citizenship education to raise awareness of the climate transition, to foster the Education for Climate Coalition as well as to enhance knowledge about sustainability creating synergies with the thematic axes included in the New European Bauhaus initiative;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Encourages Member States to support, review and update their education systems – and all forms of EU- related curricula content at all levels of education and learning, including vocational education and training – with a view to strengthening the EU dimension in close collaboration with all relevant actors at EU and national level, while strongly encouraging regions and local authorities to do the same, in particular when they have direct competences in educational systems; underlines the importance to take into account linguistic diversity within European citizenship Education, with due consideration to minority languages and languages in danger;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12 a. Urges for the European Commission to dedicate a call for proposal to an Erasmus+ Teachers Academy on citizenship education; encourages the development of a European citizenship educational culture while acknowledging diversities in Europe;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12 c. Reiterates its call on the Member States and the educational community to involve citizens descendants of immigrants, migrants, refugees and faith communities in bidirectional, respectful and empowering citizenship-building processes, ensuring their participation in civic and cultural life; believes that fostering a better understanding among citizens of the historic and personal causes of migrants’ journeys, including Europe’s colonial past, as well as the shared cultural backgrounds, is an important component of global citizenship;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 b (new) 12 b. Calls on the European Commission and Member States to work on the inclusion of a co-constructed teaching unit in the initial training of teachers across the Union to introduce them to European education systems, best educational practices, EU exchange platforms, tools and partnerships, reflective practice and European values; calls for the creation of a European oath of teachers, similar to the universal oath of hippocrates;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 d (new) 12 d. Asks the Member States to enhance and broaden initial and ongoing, professional, and lifelong development opportunities for teachers, educators, families and the wider educational community to provide them with appropriate support and resources to teach citizenship education; stresses the need to promote and encourage multilingual and intercultural competences of educators, as well as mobility opportunities, peer-to-peer learning and exchanges of best practices among teaching staff;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 c (new) 12 c. Considers the more flexible and hybrid mobility features of the Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027 as an opportunity to increase the mobility opportunities for teachers and future teachers; encourages the European Commission to promote short-term mobility of teachers and to establish long-term mobility partnerships using the digital component;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 e (new) Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 f (new) 12 f. Urges the Commission to develop a common citizenship education competence framework for teachers and students for the Key competence active citizenship;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 g (new) 12 g. Calls for the recognition and validation of citizenship competences acquired through non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and for the strengthening of links between formal, non-formal and informal learning in citizenship education;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 37 c (new) — having regard to the Council of Europe Charter on Education for Democratic Citizenship and Human Rights Education;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that in the post-ET 2020 cooperation framework, attention should be focused on developing curricula and national assessments in citizenship education that integrate all relevant aspects of the subject area in line with European Reference Framework for Democratic Culture of the Council of Europe and the European Reference Framework of Key Competences for Lifelong Learning, in particular with regards to Social and civic competences;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that in the post-ET 2020 cooperation framework, attention should be focused on developing curricula and national assessments in citizenship education that integrate all relevant aspects of the subject area and encourages the inclusion of informal and non-formal education providers in its coordination and facilitation;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Considers that in the post-ET 2020 cooperation framework, attention should be focused on developing
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Points out the importance of critical thinking and media literacy, particularly in the use of the Internet and social media, for an effective fight against disinformation, indoctrination and propaganda as well as all forms of discrimination; underlines the need to make them an integral part of citizenship education;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls for a new Working Group focusing on citizenship education to be established to follow-up on the works of the ET 2020 Working Group on Promoting Common Values and Inclusive Education set up after the 2015 Paris declaration;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13 a. Calls for the creation a specific European citizenship education action plan with concrete targets for 2025 and synergies with the European Education Area;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 b (new) 13 b. Considers that citizenship education should be approached from a participatory and transformative perspective rather than a normative one and should take into consideration national and regional specificities and learning needs; notes that citizenship education is not only a set of knowledge, competences and skills, but also, and for many citizens, mainly a lived experience and, therefore, requires methods than enable learners to experience citizenship in all its dimensions and that raise awareness on its role in and for the European Union, the Member States, the individual, and society at large, and that, the other way around, help learners to translate their lived experience into concrete skills, competences and knowledge;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for the development of concrete objectives and benchmarks on citizenship education in the European Education Area enabling framework, including European citizenship education; these objectives should contain specific targets which ensure the full involvement of all groups of people, and particularly people with disabilities and young people from the most vulnerable backgrounds and at a higher risk of dropping out of school;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas education is a fundamental right that should be equally accessible to all; whereas
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for the development of concrete objectives and benchmarks on citizenship education in the European Education Area enabling framework, including European citizenship education; further calls, in this regard, for specific objectives and benchmarks on inclusion of disadvantaged learners;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for the development of concrete objectives and benchmarks on citizenship education in the European Education Area enabling framework, including European citizenship education and under a Lifelong learning perspective starting from early childhood;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Calls for the development of concrete objectives and benchmarks on
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Underlines the important added values brought by the Jean Monnet chairs in promoting a better education about the European Union and calls for a permanent financing of existing and future chairs;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14 b. Underlines the need to extend the European Schools networks and existing promotional activies related to citizenship education or education about the EU;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 c (new) 14 c. Calls upon the Parliament to allocate more financial resources to its activities, tools and actions related to the promotion of citizenship education across all Member States and seek for their active deployment;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 d (new) 14 d. Underlines the importance of involving local, national and European medias in popularizing European culture and history and citizenship education and calls for the creation of further financing programs designed to support existing or new initiatives in the field on a permanent basis;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need for a more structured approach towards the identification and dissemination of the results of citizenship education projects from EU programmes, notably Erasmus plus, Horizon Europe, Europe for Citizens and the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme, Creative Europe and the European Solidarity corps in order to scale up results across the Union; considers to this end the need to establish a permanent review and analysis mechanism at EU level to identify good practices which can be disseminated and scaled-up widely to contribute to systemic and long-lasting policy changes;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Underlines the need for a more structured approach towards the identification and dissemination of the results of citizenship education projects from EU programmes and calls for the involvement of the European Parliament in the process;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the need to decisively advance the research on how to best teach and assess citizenship education, taking into account new systemic and contextual changes; underlines the importance to this end of KA2, KA3, Jean Monnet actions and Horizon Europe; welcomes the greater focus of KA2 to ‘common values, civic engagement and participation’ in the Erasmus + 2021-2027; asks for dedicated calls on citizenship education in all above mentioned actions and programmes;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Highlights the need to decisively advance the research
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16.
Amendment 163 #
16 a. Underlines the need to invest more in education formats about the European Union at school and university level by strengthening existing networks and developing new curricula adapted for this type of training; calls for the involvement of specialized faculties in European affairs in researching and deploying best teaching methods and tools for citizenship education while using available EU funds and resources;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16 a. Believes it is important to disseminate further existing opportunities at EU level among the VET educational community, considers important to provide tailored support to facilitate access to the programmes; calls for the inclusion of a dedicated focus on citizenship education on all EU vocational education and training actions, in particular within the activities of the Centres of Vocational Excellence;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Stresses that the substantive alignment of citizenship education must go hand in hand with the provision of digital competences and education if it is not only to meet the requirements of the digital transformation but also to ensure the responsible use of digital media;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to include European citizenship learning modules and a visit programme to heritage and memory sites of historical significance for the Union and the host countries to promote an intercultural and dialogical approach to history and strengthen European values and principles as an integral part of any Erasmus + and European Solidarity Corps mobility opportunity;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to include
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to include European citizenship learning modules and a visit programme to natural, cultural and mixed heritage and memory sites of environmental and historical significance for the Union and the host countries as an integral part of any Erasmus + and European Solidarity Corps mobility opportunity;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls on the Commission to include
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas education is a fundamental right and a public good that should be equally accessible to all; whereas the Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education in order to participate fully in society;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 – subparagraph 1 (new) Stresses that, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, education policy is an exclusive competence of the Member States and that the European Union has a supportive role to play in this;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls on the Commission to promote citizenship education for all citizens, including adults, more actively and to reflect this in relevant funding programmes as well as working groups; asks the Commission to link the initiatives of the European Skills Agenda to civic competences and to include digital citizenship in the development of the European Digital Skills Certificate;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Calls for the creation of European badges for schools and universities actively promoting citizenship education; calls for the creation of an European award supporting the educators and local actors actively promoting education about Europe;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17 a. Asks the Commission to assess the introduction of a new specific strand in Erasmus + and the Citizens, Equality, Rights& Values to foster citizenship education, with dedicated budgetary allocations;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 b (new) 17 b. Calls on the Commission to boost research to develop innovative pedagogical approaches for citizenship education in early years;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 c (new) 17 c. Calls on the Commission to make the most of the 2022 European Year of Youth to develop specific programmes and actions strengthening European citizenship and identity;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 d (new) 17 d. Highlights the role of the House of European History to advance the development, specific programmes, instruments and activities that build up a cogent narrative of European integration and its basic values, in particular for students and teachers at all levels of education; asks the Commission and the Parliament to assess modes to decentralise the House of European history in order to broaden accessibility, including from the Member States and in particular, the educational community, through among others, enhanced collaboration with Member States cultural institutions, itinerant exhibitions, and a network of permanent delegations;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a comprehensive European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to promote its implementation, focusing notably on shared EU democratic values and principles – such as human dignity, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, equality, tolerance and the respect of diversities - with the aim of enhancing citizens’ understanding of the EU institutions and decision-making process and of EU policies, raising awareness of the benefits, rights and obligations of EU citizenship, advancing knowledge of the European integration process, how to actively participate in the EU’s democratic processes and of reinforcing a common sense of belonging;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a comprehensive European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to promote its implementation, focusing
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a comprehensive European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to promote its implementation, focusing notably on shared EU democratic values and principles - such as human dignity, democracy, the rule of law, human rights, equality, tolerance, the respect of diversities and freedom of conscience;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas education is a fundamental right that should be equally accessible for free to all; whereas the Pillar of Social Rights states that everyone has the right to quality and inclusive education in order to participate fully in society;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a comprehensive European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a comprehensive European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to promote its implementation, focusing notably on shared EU democratic values and principles and fundamental rights;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a comprehensive, non- binding European strategy on European
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Stresses that the strategy should include a lifelong learning and community perspective, involving the informal, non formal sectors, as well as business and NGOs, in particular those that receive EU funding, which should directly contribute to enhance the knowledge about the EU among participants and the communities in which they are inscribed;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18 a. Asks the Commission to develop a European Competence Framework for Citizenship Education that accounts for the local, regional, national, European and global spheres, in a similar vein to DigComp, EntreComp and LifeComp, and the recently released GreenComp building interconnections amongst all frameworks;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18 b. Believes that said strategy should include synergies with relevant EU actions in the field of youth and EU policies fighting racism, antisemitism, islamophobia, xenophobia, hate against LGTBIQ people and discrimination against women and minorities, by stablishing links with the EU antiracism action plan, and funding instruments such as the Rights, Equality and Citizenship Programme;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for reinforced coordination and synergies across EU
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas education is a fundamental
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for coordination across EU programmes to be reinforced in order to increase the systemic impact of citizenship education; inter alia, by introducing and providing a module on the EU citizenship in training courses financed by the EU through structural funds and mobility programmes; believes that undertaking a modules in EU citizenship education should entail a certification through microcredentials;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for synergies between Member States and coordination across EU programmes to be reinforced in order to increase the systemic impact of citizenship education;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Calls for coordination across relevant EU programmes to be
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19 a. Recommends undertaking a Special Eurobarometer Survey on citizens´ general knowledge of the EU broadening the scope of the current European Union citizenship and democracy series; calls for the development of EU wide comparable testing on the area of citizenship education, including EU citizenship;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19 b. Encourages the Commission to promote learning about the EU at school in negotiation processes with candidate countries for EU membership;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; in particular Article 165 TFEU, developed jointly with Member States’ experts, teachers, students, and the wider educational community, and accompanied by incentive measures for its uptake; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes, and the history and cultures of Member States and the common links between them, combining different pedagogical approaches and methods, including theoretical and project- based learning;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes, and the history and cultures of Member States and the common links between them, combining different pedagogical approaches and methods, including theoretical and project- based learning; believes, finally, that education policies and reforms must make citizenship education a priority objective;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas new systemic changes such as the climate crisis, supranational political integration and the digital shift require the corresponding adaptation of educational systems, including citizenship education; whereas the green transition calls for expanding citizenship education to include the need to act responsibly not only within a given community or society but towards the planetas a whole; whereas the digital shift opens new opportunities for active citizenship and democratic participation online but also encompasses risks and threats posed by misinformation and disinformation; whereas active digital citizenship should take into account and address the digital gap among generations;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes,
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school as well as university curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes, and the history and cultures of Member States and the common links between them, combining different pedagogical approaches and methods, including theoretical and project- based learning;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing guidelines for indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes, and the history and cultures of Member States and the common links between them, combining different pedagogical approaches and methods, including theoretical and project- based learning;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Asks the Commission not to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20 a. Encourages all Member States to develop national volunteering schemes or National Civic Services, including with the incent and leverage of the European Solidarity Corps; urges the European Commission and Member States to considerably increase European cooperation in civic service and youth volunteering, to ensure mutual recognition between national systems; encourages National volunteering schemes and Civic Services to earmark European mobility experiences, on a reciprocal basis, eventually under the umbrella of the European Solidarity Corps programme; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to substantially increase the resources for the European Solidarity Corps and to urgently work towards the objective to create a six month European Civic Service, in full complementarity with the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on EU cultural education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; takes the view that the abovementioned indicative, common cultural education curricula should focus on providing a better understanding of what Europe is about;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas new systemic changes such as
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for the establishment of a new EU agency, unit or task force on citizenship education, with the participation of specialists from all Member States, to improve accessibility to and the quality of citizenship education in all Member States and to support the development of a European dimension in citizenship education; believes it could be an opportunity to increase the support to and coordination of Member States’ citizenship education actions and their implementation, to give strategic orientation for the development of national structures and curricula of citizenship education and to set minimum common standards in terms of content and methodology in citizenship and civic education across the Union;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for the establishment of a new EU agency on citizenship education to improve accessibility to and the quality of citizenship education in all Member States and to support the development of a European dimension in citizenship education; considers that said Agency should be in charge of data collection, and of evaluating the impact of citizenship education actions financed by the Union, in view of upscaling those most successful and allowing the Commission to identify tested initiatives in order to propose legislative acts in this field;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for the establishment of a new EU agency on citizenship education to improve accessibility to and the quality of citizenship education
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Calls for the
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21 a. Believes that it is urgent to kick- start work in this direction by introducing a feasibility action focused on data collection and evaluation of the impact of citizenship education actions; considers that in the mid-term, such an Agency should operate on a model of shared governance, allowing for the direct contribution of Member States, the European Parliament, students and the wider educational community in order to ensure a wider expertise and ownership of its activities;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas new systemic changes such as the climate crisis, supranational political integration
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 b (new) 21 b. Praises the Ambassadors schools programme and the Euroscola initiative; calls for the introduction of certification and recognition of the skills and competences obtained by participants, for students and teachers alike; considers it a best practice that deserves to be scaled up to achieve a systemic effect across the Union; believes that in the long run it could be jointly managed by the EU Agency on citizenship education and the European Parliament; asks in this regard for a dedicated and enhanced budget line;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers the Conference on the Future of Europe a timely opportunity to hold a multilevel discussion on policy development in the area of education and culture; believes that shared competences in the field of education should be introduced, while the exercise of that competence by the EU shall not result in Member States being prevented from exercising theirs; calls on the Member States and the Commission to embrace and take forward the concluding reports of the Conference’s Working Group on Education, Culture, Youth and Sport;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers the Conference on the Future of Europe a timely opportunity to hold a multilevel discussion on policy development in the area of education and culture; believes that a reform of the treaties is needed to increase the educative competences of the European Union aiming to achieve shared competences in this field; calls on the Member States and the Commission to embrace and take forward the concluding reports of the Conference’s Working Group on Education, Culture, Youth and Sport;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers the Conference on the Future of Europe a timely opportunity to hold a multilevel discussion on policy development in the area of education, youth and culture; calls on the Member States and the Commission to embrace and take forward the concluding reports of the Conference’s Working Group on Education, Culture, Youth and Sport;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Considers the Conference on the Future of Europe a timely opportunity to hold a multilevel discussion on policy development in the area of education and culture; calls on the Member States and the Commission to
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Calls on Member States to strengthen the efforts for the implementation of the Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non-formal and informal learning considering how many competences obtained through these types of learning are adjacent, complementary or outright essential for the development of civic competences;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 a (new) 22 a. Invites the Commission to consider the possibility of supporting the creation on every municipality in the Member States of a monument of the European Union to provide citizens with a visual symbol of European integration.
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas new systemic changes such as the climate crisis, supranational
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas new systemic changes such as the
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas new systemic changes such as the climate crisis, supranational political integration, the pandemic, social and territorial gaps and the digital shift require the corresponding adaptation of educational systems, including citizenship education;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas new systemic changes such as
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas the digital agenda and the Green Deal open opportunities for citizenship education; whereas both can only be fully achieved with a citizenship education dimension to them;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional, national, European and
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional, national, European and global citizenship and cross-sectoral, benefitting from mutual cooperation between formal, non-formal and informal education;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled “Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025” (COM(2020)152 final);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional, national
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas citizenship education must be conceived of as a means through which educators and learners discover and construct values, attitudes, skills and knowledge and understand the world together through participatory pedagogy;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the main focus must be on national citizenship education, given that citizenship and democracy are first and foremost exercised at national level;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas citizenship education must be regarded within respect of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Article 165, acknowledging that The Union shall contribute to the development of quality education by encouraging cooperation between Member States and, if necessary, by supporting and supplementing their action, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content of teaching and the organisation of education systems and their cultural and linguistic diversity;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) C c. whereas citizenship education must be regarded within respect of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union Article 166, acknowledging that the Union shall implement avocational training policy which shall support and supplement the action of the Member States, while fully respecting the responsibility of the Member States for the content and organisation of vocational training;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas s
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 b (new) — having regard to the own-Initiative report on empowering girls through education in the EU (2014/2250(INI));
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the resurgence of antisemitism in all its forms and xenophobia, the rise of extremist movements and authoritarianism, may pose a serious threat to European democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas strengthening citizenship education in formal, non-formal, informal and lifelong-
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law,
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the rise of extremist movements and authoritarianism, may pose a serious threat to European democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas strengthening citizenship education in formal, non-formal
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the rise of extremist movements and authoritarianism, may pose a serious threat to European democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas strengthening citizenship education to include free, empowered citizens in formal, non-formal, informal and lifelong- learning education could play an important role in countering this trend;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the rise of extremist movements and authoritarianism, may pose a serious threat to European democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas strengthening citizenship education in formal, non-formal, informal and lifelong- learning education could play an important role in countering this trend in the long term;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the rise of extremist movements, fake news and authoritarianism, may pose a serious threat to European democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas political support of the Union tends to be expressed more in terms of feelings, attitudes and values rather than of concrete impact in daily lives; whereas there is a clear lack of proximity with and readability of the Union’s democratic processes and mechanisms amongst citizens, especially youth; whereas ignorance about the Union is often source of a shift from adherence in principle to mistrust and disengagement; whereas a European dynamic of renewed citizenship education can be a way of reconciling young people with elections, containing temptation for extremist and populist discourses, as well as offering appropriate tools, in line with new modes of youth participation;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas citizenship education helps to strengthen social cohesion and develop a democratic culture;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 c (new) — having regard to the Commission communication of 12 November 2020 entitled “Union of Equality: LGTBIQ Equality Strategy 2020-2025” (COM(2020)698 final);
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the emergence of a dynamic European citizenship has been hindered by a knowledge and emotional gap; as well as a lack of mechanisms enabling citizen’s participation and dialogue; whereas European identity complements the multiple local, national, geographical, cultural or other identities a person might have; whereas insufficient knowledge about the EU and poor understanding of its added value may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and may lead to Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the emergence of a dynamic European citizenship has been hindered by a knowledge and emotional gap; whereas insufficient knowledge about the EU and poor understanding of its added value may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas the emergence of a dynamic European citizenship has been hindered by
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas the European Parliament Report of 11 November 2021 on the European Education Area calls for the EEA to allow for a greater flow of learners, teachers and knowledge, fostering a sense of European belonging and civic awareness, guaranteeing rights and values, providing fair and equal opportunities, and improving social cohesion;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas, the European Parliament resolution of 12 April 2016 on Learning EU at school called on the Commission to provide a common framework and to prepare guidelines with concrete examples on learning about the EU in order to foster objective and critical thinking about the benefits of the European Union for its citizens;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas the Commission has failed
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas existing EU programmes such as Erasmus+ or European Solidarity Corps still have a significant unleashed potential to improve the implementation of citizenship education with a more strategic approach to the formal, non- formal and informal learning components of the programmes, and with better coordination of resources;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 17 Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that there is no common definition of citizenship education; believes that teaching citizenship education involves a combination of knowledge, skills,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that there is no common definition of citizenship education; believes that teaching citizenship education involves a combination of knowledge, skills, competences and care; considers that, as a minimum, citizenship education should provide a theoretical understanding of the political, legal, social and economic concepts and structures including those pertaining to the European level, as well as global developments and sustainability commensurate with the level of education and training, coupled with practical experiences;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that there is no common, non-binding definition of apolitical citizenship education; believes that teaching citizenship education involves a combination of knowledge, skills, competences and care;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Regrets that there is no common definition of citizenship education; believes that teaching citizenship education involves a combination of knowledge, skills, competences, attitudes, values and care;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that citizenship education at regional, national and European level is essential, even at an early stage of schooling, for a basic understanding of democracy, the rule of law, freedom and inclusion;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the limited focus on European and global citizenship in national curricula; notes with concern that only half of students studying in the EU report having opportunities to learn about Europe in school; highlights that students' support for cooperation among European countries was positively associated with higher levels of civic knowledge; deplores the increasing tension between the national and European level in some Member States’ curricula; warns against the politicisation of citizenship education and the ensuing shifts in the delivery of citizenship education following government changes;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the limited focus on European and global citizenship in national curricula; regrets citizenship education is unequally treated between and within member states and underlines the need to reduce the gaps currently existing, notably for rural, remote, mountain and social disadvantaged areas;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the limited focus on the European and global aspects of citizenship in national curricula;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 (new) Stresses the importance of civic education as an interdisciplinary subject that includes study of the Constitution and of the national laws of the Member State;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require an increase in the current level of citizenship education; is concerned about the imbalances in terms of average civic knowledge across and within Member States; notes that students living in rural areas face additional barriers when engaging with citizenship education programmes; affirms that that every single student must have access to high quality citizenship education; is concerned that male students score significantly below their female counterparts;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require an increase in the current level of citizenship education; is concerned about the imbalances in terms
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require an increase in the current level and quality of citizenship education; is concerned about the imbalances in terms of average civic knowledge across and within Member States;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require a
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require a
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 22 Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that while some aspects of citizenship education are present in most national curricula, there are strong differences across Member States in terms of the education levels at which it is taught, total hours devoted to the subject, contents and methodologies; notes that only some Member States have structured assessments, objectives, pedagogical orientations or specific training for teachers; notes that even when these elements are present, there is a gap between the national programmes and its effective implementation in schools; recalls that initial and continuous teacher training must be a priority in the field of citizenship education
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that while some aspects of citizenship education are present in most national curricula, there are strong differences across Member States; recalls that initial and continuous teacher and educators training must be a priority in the field of citizenship education; underlines the need to include this type of training modules in the Teacher’s academies program and insists of the need to provide adequate tools, methods, materials, in physical or digital format, for every teacher or educator across Europe;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that while some aspects of citizenship education are present in most national curricula, there are strong differences across and within Member States; recalls that
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that while some aspects of citizenship education are present in most national curricula, there are strong differences across Member States; acknowledges that such differences can be the result of national specificities and traditions; recalls that initial and continuous teacher training must be a priority in the field of citizenship education;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Points out that while some aspects of citizenship education are present in most national curricula, there are strong differences across Member States; recalls that ongoing initial and continuous teacher training must be a priority in the field of citizenship education;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Invites the Member States to promote civic education via specialised courses, from infant school onwards, in a range of topics such as: environmental education, and education in respect for and promotion of cultural heritage and common public goods;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Welcomes that several Member States have developed national volunteering in civic service; whereas these schemes are essential in fostering citizenship education, especially on the practical level; whereas a civic service strengthens social cohesion, allows for the mobilisation for causes of general interest, and the construction of prospects for young people, especially the most vulnerable, contributing to their personal and professional development;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Highlights that the lack of solid research on how to teach and assess citizenship education in an effective manner and the lack of appropriate pedagogical instruments to this end, hinder the effective teaching of citizenship education; notes that some empirical evidence points towards a ‘whole school’ or ‘whole community’ approaches as having a positive impact on civic skills and attitudes;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses also the importance of environmental education, consisting of education in how to manage natural resources in an environmentally- respectful manner, taking individual and collective interests into account;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 b (new) 4 b. Believes European mobility presents the prospects of rallying young people to the European community and of reinforcing the emergence of a citizens’ Europe; whereas national volunteering schemes and civic services have the potential to be a natural gateway towards European mobility for young people, especially those with fewer opportunities;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 27 Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Notes the European Solidarity Corps launched in 2018 has the potential to become the foundation for a universal European general interest mobility experience but has a too limited budget over the 2021-2027 period, lacks visibility and currently generates geographical imbalances; whereas existing national volunteering schemes and civic services are functioning in an isolated manner from the European Solidarity Corps;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 d (new) 4 d. Recalls the European Commission and Member States to develop common and participatory educational research, also on citizenship education, with a well- defined mandate and budget with the remit of EU competences;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Decries the lack of attention to citizenship education in
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Decries the lack of attention to citizenship education in initial vocational education and training and adult education, as well as the lack of emphasis placed on the value of intergenerational learning contexts that facilitate bilateral dialogue amongst older and younger generations;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Believes that it is never too early to learn about citizenship; notes that early childhood education plays an important role for the development of critical social and emotional skills and plants the seed for wellbeing, dialogue, mutual respect, understanding, and common values;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours, and in shaping responsible and active European citizens; calls for a multi-stakeholder approach leading to the creation of specific Citizenship Education platforms of all relevant stakeholders – social partners, civil society, local authorities – and their involvement in the process of teaching and developing citizenship education;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours, and in shaping responsible and active European citizens, as well as the need to not solely understand education and learning as a tool to serve the labour market but to acknowledge its full potential to serve and prepare the European citizens for the challenges ahead;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work,
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours, and in shaping responsible-minded and active European citizens;
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