18 Amendments of Isabelle THOMAS related to 2013/2129(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the history of Europe is inextricably linked with tragedy and the experience of various forms of totalitarianism, such as Communism, National Socialism, Fascismdictatorships and other criminal systems which brought death and unimaginable suffering to millions of Europeans;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop of the trauma brought about by twohree all-powerful totalitarianism systems: National Socialism and, Fascism and totalitarian Communism, which, although they differed in ideology and form, were both characterised by brutality and claimed the lives of millions; whereas it is inappropriate to argue that one was better or worse than the other; and whereas united Europe is founded on the basis of Judaeo- Christian ethics, Greek aesthetics and Roman law;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop of the trauma brought about by two all-powerful totalitarianism systems: whereas the European Union was constructed against the backdrop of the trauma brought about by two all-powerful totalitarianism systems: National Socialism and Communism, which, although they differed in ideology and form, were both characterised by brutality and claimed the lives of millions; whereas it is inappropriate to argue that one was better or worse than the other; and whereas united Europe is founded on the basis of Judaeo-Christianhumanist ethics, Greek aesthetics and Roman law, Roman law and a vast range of cultural inputs;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the trauma of 1939-45 must not be allowed to be repeated, and in that regard rememberinghistory and accurately portraying the past is of vital importance; whereas, also, the acceptance of historical lies or the denial of difficult episodes in history can lead to xenophobia and hatred; whereas the claim made for many years that the Katyń massacre was a German crime is a classic example of a historical lie;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas education plays a key role in understanding history and promoting historical truth, especially among young people, whose knowledge of history often comes solely from electronic media;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas colonialism and slavery are part of Europe's conflictive past and their dramatic consequences must be taught;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas culture is a universal and easily accessible carrier of historical memory and content influencing Europeans’ awareness and facilitating an understanding of dark episodes in the past and should be accessible and taught to everyone; whereas, also, history is a huge source of inspiration for artists and culture- makers;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-governmental organisations and the voluntary sector play a major role in documenting and uncovering the truth of totalitarian crimecrimes commited by dictatorships;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of a Platform of European Memory and Conscience is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, and whereas EU financial support is essential for this project to achieve its mission;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly condemns all crimes against humanity and the totalitarian regimedictatorships which left a bloody stain on our history;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Pays tribute to all the heroes, known and unknown, who, acting out of a profound sense of humanism and faithfulness to their values, opposed the totalitarian regimes dictatorships and crimes against humanity and demonstrated their humanity, often paying with their own lives;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the sovereign role and positionrole of the Member States in designing their own teaching programmes; calls, at the same time, for selective memory to be avoided when these programmes are drawn up and condemns an instrumental approach to history and its political interpretation; calls for the teaching of European history to be scaled up in the Member States’ programmes in order to reinforce common understanding and European citizenship;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that all countries implement their own history policy, which helps to build a sense of national identity, but which, in combination with ignorance and selective memory, can sometimes lead to falsifications of history that are dangerous and hurtful to victims and their families, as is the case when referring to Auschwitz- Birkenau, the Nazi German concentration camp in occupied Poland, as a ‘Polish death camp’;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between natioEuropeans and authentic European integrationcitizenship based on truth;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to support ambitious history teaching programmes which do not gloss over the most difficult episodes; recognises that Member States have complete autonomy as regards the content of their teaching syllabusese importance of Member States placing greater emphasis on the teaching of European history in their school curricula in order to reinforce common understanding and European citizenship;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on Council, Commission and Member States to strengthen the efforts to promote education, remembrance and research about European historical memory through school and textbooks, museums, historic monuments, music, theatre, cinema and literature, among other means;