Activities of Georgios KYRTSOS related to 2022/2047(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU Strategy for International Cultural Relations (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the New European Agenda for Culture and the EU strategy for international cultural relations
Amendments (9)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
— having regard to its resolutions of 28 April2015 on the destruction of cultural sites perpetrated by ISIS/Da’esh and of 10March 2022 on the destruction of cultural heritage in Nagorno- Karabakh,
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Council, European External Action Service (EEAS) and Commission to mainstream culture as a strategic pillar through all EU’s external action policy areas; supports the inclusion of culture in all existing and future bilateral and multilateral agreements, with due respect for the commitments made under the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the development of the Cultural Relations Platform and the joint implementation of programmes allowing cultural actors and public stakeholders to develop innovative ideas and concrete projects, finance cultural relations and facilitate networks; welcomes the establishment of focal points in the EU Delegations to that effect; calls on the EEAS and Commission to further strengthen their role with the objective to better coordinate EU’s cultural outreach and cooperation in partner countries, aligned with EU’s foreign policy objectives; calls on the EEAS and Commission to enhance the specific skills of the focal points needed to perform their duties at the highest level;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Urges the EEAS and Commission to step-up their efforts in the fight against illegal trafficking, looting and destruction in cultural property as well as to support Member States’ actions to conduct the repatriation of stolen cultural property to its rightful owners in a evidence-based and mutual understanding approach;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the allocation of the necessary budgetary and personnel resources to the EU’s international cultural relations and cultural diplomacy in order to facilitate cultural cooperation with local actors and academia in third countries; calls on the EEAS and Commission to consider the feasibility of introducing a dedicated chapter for international cultural relations in the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Condemns the deliberate destruction of cultural sites in Ukraine as a result of unprovoked and illegal Russian war of aggression; commends the efforts of volunteers, museum curators and cultural workers in Ukraine, as well as in the EU Member States, to rescue and protect artworks and artefacts belonging to Ukraine; calls on the EU and its Member States to support these efforts in maintaining and reconstruction of destroyed and damaged cultural sights, and to work in cooperation with international institutions to pressure Russia to return stolen artefacts from Ukraine;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Council, Commission and EEAS to step up their action in protecting cultural heritage in conflict and crises zones, including by providing emergency support for its preservation and by considering targeted sanctions against actors identified as responsible for destruction, illegal trafficking, falsifying or damaging cultural heritage;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights the strategic importance for the EU to further strengthen the partnership with the EU National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) network and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), including via the allocation of additional financial resources;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)