2022/2047(INI) Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations
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Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | CULT | YENBOU Salima ( Renew) | ADINOLFI Isabella ( EPP), SMERIGLIO Massimiliano ( S&D), FRANZ Romeo ( Verts/ALE), DA RE Gianantonio ( ID), KRUK Elżbieta ( ECR), GEORGOULIS Alexis ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | DEVE | VERHEYEN Sabine ( EPP) | Dominique BILDE ( ID), Miguel URBÁN CRESPO ( GUE/NGL), Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA ( Verts/ALE), Beata KEMPA ( ECR), Stéphane BIJOUX ( RE), Pierfrancesco MAJORINO ( S&D) |
Committee Opinion | AFET | SÁNCHEZ AMOR Nacho ( S&D) | François ALFONSI ( Verts/ALE), Angel DZHAMBAZKI ( ECR), Stelios KOULOGLOU ( GUE/NGL), Georgios KYRTSOS ( RE), Harald VILIMSKY ( ID), Loucas FOURLAS ( PPE) |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 57
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RoP 54, RoP 57Subjects
Events
2022/12/12
Indicative plenary sitting date
2022/06/27
EP - VERHEYEN Sabine (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in DEVE
2022/06/09
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2022/06/09
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2022/05/11
EP - SÁNCHEZ AMOR Nacho (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AFET
2022/05/04
EP - YENBOU Salima (Renew) appointed as rapporteur in CULT
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- Isabella ADINOLFI
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- Romeo FRANZ
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- Georgios KYRTSOS
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- Francisco José MILLÁN MON
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- Pedro SILVA PEREIRA
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- Michaela ŠOJDROVÁ
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- Massimiliano SMERIGLIO
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- Peter POLLÁK
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- François-Xavier BELLAMY
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- Pierrette HERZBERGER-FOFANA
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- Diana RIBA I GINER
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- Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR
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- Salima YENBOU
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- Alexis GEORGOULIS
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- Heléne FRITZON
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- Chiara GEMMA
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- Vlad-Marius BOTOŞ
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- Tomasz FRANKOWSKI
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- Emmanouil FRAGKOS
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- Gianantonio DA RE
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- Maxette PIRBAKAS
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- Hannes HEIDE
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- Elżbieta KRUK
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- Vincenzo SOFO
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2022/2047(INI)
2022/09/12
DEVE
55 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A (new) A. whereas culture and access to culture are fundamental elements for freedom and respect for human rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates that culture and cultural heritage can play a key role in promoting peace, democracy and sustainable development by fostering tolerance, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that culture includes local customs and traditions, such as farming practices or certain traditional health systems in some cases;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses the need to protect cultural diversity and promote it as a condition for fruitful dialogue between countries and cultures; recalls that the EU has committed to contribute to the implementation of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recalls that culture plays a crucial role in crisis response policies, including through its contribution to economic development and employment and its role as a source of resilience and social inclusion, especially of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Underlines that access to culture and education has to be ensured for people with disabilities, particularly in developing countries, to break the vicious cycle that causes their socio-cultural conditions to worsen those of their lives;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Deplores the fact that the cultural sector was hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions, with, for example, a ‘66 per cent reduction in visitor rates to World Heritage sites in 2020’1a and that, moreover, the high prevalence of self- employment in this sector makes it particularly sensitive to changing circumstances; _________________ 1a https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0 000381524/PDF/381524eng.pdf.multi
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the inclusion of culture as an area of intervention in the Global Challenges thematic programme under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe Regulation to foster sustainable social and economic development
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the inclusion of culture as an area of intervention in the Global Challenges thematic programme under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the Rome Declaration of the G20 Ministers of Culture in 2021 establishes the commitment of all Member States in actions to protect cultural heritage at risk in crisis areas and recognises the great potential of cultural heritage to drive climate action and sustainable development;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to launch more calls for proposals for cultural cooperation through the NDICI – Global Europe instrument and on partner countries to strengthen their cultural policies;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission to ensure full monitoring of actions involving international cultural cooperation supported by the NDICI – Global Europe instrument in the 2021-2027 programming period; stresses that the performance indicators set out in the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation for culture as a specific objective should therefore be closely evaluated;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU and Member States to continue and reinforce the efforts in promoting dialogue, intercultural cooperation and cultural diversity, protecting cultural heritage, strengthening cultural and creative industries and supporting cultural policies including in the framework of development cooperation policies and its partnerships with developing countries;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the Commission to provide for appropriate and decent funding for international cultural relations in existing programmes on culture and education, so that these can develop their international action in a proper way;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the integration of a specific chapter on culture under Title III (Human and Social Development) of the proposed partnership agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS); recalls
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the integration of a specific chapter on culture under Title III (Human and Social Development) of the proposed partnership agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS); underlines that cooperation in this field should also address the return, restitution and conservation of cultural works and artefacts; calls for the strengthening of cultural programmes to stimulate job opportunities, tourism, inclusive and sustainable growth, and social cohesion, to promote youth empowerment and gender equality, tackle harmful social and gender norms and stereotypes, fight against any forms of discrimination and to support the cultural sector which has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the integration of a specific chapter on culture under Title III (Human and Social Development) of the proposed partnership agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS); calls for the strengthening of cultural programmes to stimulate job opportunities, tourism, inclusive and sustainable growth, and social cohesion, to improve the working conditions of actors in the sector, including, but not solely, by limiting the use of freelance work through the national law of the states concerned1a, and to support the cultural sector which has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; _________________ 1a https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0 000381524.locale=en
Amendment 27 #
3. Welcomes the integration of a specific chapter on culture under Title III (Human and Social Development) of the proposed partnership agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS); calls for the strengthening of cultural programmes to stimulate job opportunities, tourism, inclusive and sustainable growth, and social cohesion, and to support the cultural sector which has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; insists on the need to defend and promote cultural rights in third countries, including freedom of expression for artists, journalists, and academics;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the EU has the potential to strengthen its international cultural cooperation partnerships through the Outermost Regions (ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), which are located at geographical, cultural and linguistic crossroads around the world and maintain strong relations with partner countries in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, America and the Pacific; calls on the EU to design and support international cultural cooperation projects involving the ORs and OCTs in order to foster regional integration and build new partnerships with partner countries;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Underlines that to be sustainable in the long-term the EU's external cultural funding activities must imply a strong involvement of local partners - including civil society organisations - adaptation of programmes to local realities and a due consideration of the post-funding period for implementation and evaluation of projects;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need to develop new global financing mechanisms to support transparent and bottom-up led approaches to international cultural relations;
Amendment 31 #
3a. Calls for the development of new models of cooperation between the EU and developing countries, in particular with their national cultural institutions;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for embracing the preferential treatment for developing countries as defined by the 2005 UNESCO Convention for the promotion and the protection of the diversity of cultural expressions to create an equitable global cultural sector;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls for the upcoming Youth Action Plan in international Action to include specific measures and programmes that contribute to expose the youth of both the EU and the Global South to other cultures and languages;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage is an essential factor in ensuring its transmission to future generations; recalls that restoring cultural works and artefacts, as well as preserving traditional and ancestral know-how, including, for example, in the area of agriculture or, in some cases, medicine, promotes the respect and mutual understanding of the value of different cultures, but also promotes peace, reconciliation and dialogue; encourages the EU and its Member States to facilitate dialogue and share best practices on the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage in the framework of the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage is an essential factor in ensuring its transmission to future generations; recalls that restoring cultural works and artefacts promotes the respect and mutual
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural and natural heritage is an essential factor in ensuring its transmission to future generations; recalls that restoring cultural works and artefacts promotes the respect and mutual understanding of the value of different cultures, but also promotes peace, reconciliation and dialogue; encourages the EU and its Member States to facilitate dialogue and share best practices on the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural and natural heritage in the framework of the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Emphasises that the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage is an essential factor in ensuring its transmission to future generations, in particular for young people; recalls that restoring cultural works and artefacts promotes the respect and mutual understanding of the value of different cultures, but also promotes peace, reconciliation and dialogue; encourages the EU and its Member States to facilitate dialogue and share best practices on the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage in the framework of the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that protection of cultural heritage needs to be an integrated part of the EU external actions as a tool to promote peace and stability, inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and mutual cultural understanding;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Insists on the importance for the EU to enhance the protection and promotion of cultural and natural heritage paying particular attention to environmental and wildlife protection while at the same level respecting the integrity and interests of indigenous people and local communities living alongside nature and wildlife on their ancestral land; calls for the NDICI- Global Europe instrument to provide adequate financing to strengthen the protection of cultural and natural heritage, with respect to the rights, including land rights of Indigenous People and Local Communities (IPLCs);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms that culture is a key element of sustainable development and an integral component of its social, economic and environmental dimensions, and long- term societal changes; recalls that culture is instrumental in the implementation of the 2030 UN Agenda and calls for strengthening the contribution of cultural actors to sustainable development through participation in enhanced dialogue, professional networks, exchanges, the recognition of the professionalism of authors, artists, cultural and creative operators, and multi-
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the private sector and public actors on the protection and preservation of cultural heritage in partner countries; recalls that the private sector contributes to the administration, financing and protection of cultural sites;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls for the interests of developing countries, which are very often despoiled of their cultural heritage as a result of conflicts, to be respected, protected and taken into account in the action plan against illicit trafficking of cultural property for 2022-2025;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Underlines that lack of proper infrastructure, professional knowledge and trained professionals can be a barrier of proper management of cultural heritage and artefacts;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls for adequate funding for the protection, conservation and restauration of cultural heritage under the NDICI- Global Europe, particularly in conflict prone areas;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls on the EU to step up the fight against the trafficking of cultural heritage and to contribute to efforts to ensure the return and restitution of cultural goods;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Welcomes the acknowledgement by certain Member States of the need to return cultural works and artefacts to their places of origin; calls for all Member States to continue or initiate processes for the restitution of cultural works and artefacts in a more consistent and timely manner; calls for the NDICI- Global Europe Regulation to effectively support the implementation of agreements for the return of cultural property to their countries of origin and to present the results of actions in this field to the European Parliament as part of the scrutiny process of the instrument; encourages the development of EU guidelines on restitution to encourage the development of necessary research, studies and exchanges for the establishment of coherent programmes for restitution of cultural works and artefacts to their countries of origin;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Reaffirms the importance of culture for diplomacy; as in a globalised, interconnected world where countries are increasingly interdependent, it can be critical to fostering peace and stability by supporting mutual understanding, trust and exposure to cultural diversity, points out that through culture, international partnerships are strengthened by enhancing international relations in many areas of cooperation;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that the EU should develop deeper and more effective international relations in the area of culture based on partnership, long-term engagement and mutual interest and understanding;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Emphasises that importance of the exchange of ideas, information, art and other aspects of culture among nations and their people in order to foster mutual understanding; reminds that popular culture and art play an important role in the how the country, nation or the issue is perceived; emphasises the role of cultural works for cross-linguistic and cross- border understanding; stresses that cultural works such as films or literature create links between different cultures; therefore international co-productions should be promoted;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms that culture is a key element of sustainable development and an integral component of its social, economic and environmental dimensions, and long- term societal changes; recalls that culture is instrumental in the implementation of the 2030 UN Agenda and calls for strengthening the contribution of cultural actors to sustainable development through participation in enhanced dialogue, professional networks and multi- stakeholder partnerships and supporting civil society organisations, in order to leave no one behind and support the aims and principles of the 2030 UN Agenda;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Calls for the promotion of artistic freedom of expression as a value and an endeavour of the European Union, nurturing free dialogue as well as exchange of good practices at international level;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines the importance of protecting minority and indigenous languages in developing countries, since these languages are essential for ensuring the continuation and transmission of culture, the preservation of customs, the knowledge of history, the protection of the cultural identity and dignity of indigenous peoples and safeguard their traditional heritage;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls for the integration of adequate training, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices into EU initiatives, including initiatives supporting education and exchange programmes;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4d. Calls for the creation of a Cultural Visa Programme, along the lines of the existing Scientific Visa Programme, for third-country nationals, artists and other professionals in the cultural field with the aim of fostering cultural relations and eliminating obstacles to mobility in the cultural sector;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Welcomes, in this regard, initiatives such as the African Traditional Medicine Day, launched in 2003, and the national policies adopted in this area by around 40 African countries, and recalls that ‘80% of the [African] population relies on traditional medicine for their basic health needs’1a; _________________ 1 a https://www.afro.who.int/regional- director/speeches-messages/african- traditional-medicine-day-2022
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms that culture, which incorporates intangible heritage (in particular, ancestral traditions and know- how) and natural and built heritage, is a key element of sustainable development and an integral component of its social, economic and environmental dimensions, and long-
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms that culture is a key element of human development and a driver of sustainable development and an integral component of its social, economic and environmental dimensions
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Reaffirms that culture is a key element of sustainable development and an integral component of its social, economic and environmental dimensions, and long- term societal changes and evolution, and of the stability and sustainability of communities; recalls that culture is instrumental in the implementation of the 2030 UN Agenda and calls for strengthening the contribution of cultural actors to sustainable development through participation in enhanced and inclusive dialogue, professional networks and multi- stakeholder partnerships;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that international cultural cooperation is a lever for promoting EU values, including democracy, the rule of law, freedoms, human rights and gender equality, and that it offers the EU, its Member States and partner countries the opportunity to learn from cultures, good practices and know-how, to stimulate the development of cultural and creative industries and tourism, to offer employment opportunities and to strengthen social cohesion;
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