2 Amendments of Željana ZOVKO related to 2021/2106(DEC)

David LEGA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Miriam LEXMANN, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 103 a (new)

103 a. Notes that the Commission stated1a that it would step up its engagement with the Palestinian Authority, with the aim of ensuring that further curriculum reform addresses problematic textbook content in the shortest possible time frame; insists that all EU funded educational material must reflect UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non-violence; regrets that the Commission has failed to respond appropriately regarding the educational material used by the PA; notes that a report by IMPACT-se2a found that textbooks published in September for 2021-22 remains identical or even worse in terms of problematic content, compared to previous versions; condemns that the Palestinian Education Ministry keeps introducing new teaching materials containing antisemitism, hate speech and incitement to violence; _________________ 1a https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/en/video/ I-207593 2a https://www.impact-se.org/wp- content/uploads/PA-MoE-Study-Cards- 2021%E2%80%9322-Grades- 1%E2%80%9311.pdf

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

David LEGA, Juan Ignacio ZOIDO ÁLVAREZ, Miriam LEXMANN, Željana ZOVKO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108 – point h a (new)

h a. step up its engagement with the PA, with the aim of ensuring additional curriculum reform to address the highly problematic issues identified in school material in the shortest possible time frame; insists that all EU funding must be made conditional on educational materialand course content complies with UNESCO standards of peace, tolerance, coexistence, and non-violence; suggest the Commission to partly withhold funding to the UNRWA and the PA, the reserve should only be released if substantive positive changes are made in the PA curriculum- should there be no change, appropriations in the reserve shall be used for funding Palestinian NGOs with a proven track record of promoting educational initiatives fostering tolerance and coexistence;

2022/03/04
Committee: CONT

2 Amendments of Željana ZOVKO related to 2021/2106(DEC)

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