9 Amendments of Jonás FERNÁNDEZ related to 2015/2329(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme is a unique and highly symbolic programme, as it is a listening exercise on civil society’s debate and critical thinking about the European project, its history and that of the movements and ideas that have promoted it;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Europe for Citizens programme aims to strengthen a sense of European citizenship, enhance mutual tolerance and promote a better understanding of the EU, of its origin and development, values, institutions, competencies and policies developed for the benefit of its citizens;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current rise of ‘Euroscepticism’ – which culminated recently in the vote in favour of Brexit – reinforces the need to encourage civic participation and to launch an in-depth debate on European values and training campaign on the functioning of EU institutions, while highlighting the opportunities brought about by belonging to the EU;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers that, given the low rate of success of the European Remembrance and Civil Society projects in the Europe for Citizens programme (6 %, as against 19.64 % for Culture and 45.6 % for MEDIA in the Creative Europe programme), a 60 % increase in the current budget would be necessary in order to achieve a target rate of 20 % of funded projects; calls, therefore, on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to consider a total financial envelope of approximately EUR 300 million for the Europe for Citizens programme under the next MFF, also in order to give sufficient funding for the new chapter "Know Europe";
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to implement an engaging communication strategy for European citizenship by using social networks, radio and TV advertisement, and billboards, constantly updating the content and reaching new audiences in the participating countries, especially those in which the level of participation is lower;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the strong focus on citizens and societal aspects of the EU, allowing EU institutions to directly engage with civil society on the ground; highlights within the priorities of the programme the importance of projects focused on current challenges for Europe, on issues such as migration, refugees, social inclusion and intercultural dialogue, management of diversity, intercultural dialogue, and the identification of the common European cultural legacy;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Stresses the need to develop – within the ‘European Remembrance’ strand – a European identity that should be plural, transcultural, dynamic, and cosmopolitan, open to migration flows and the influences from the rest of the world, oriented towards the future and not only the past, with a view to achieving common secular integration;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Proposes the creation of the chapter "Know Europe", within the "Europe for the Citizens" programme, devoted to financing research and outreach activities regarding the valorisation of the European common cultural legacy and the promotion of a European approach to the study of the continent´s history, overcoming strictly national outlooks;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Proposes the yearly publication by the Commission of a synthetic report containing the main proposals for the improvement of the European construction that are voiced by the participants in the projects financed by the "Europe for the Citizens" programme;