14 Amendments of Nathalie LOISEAU related to 2022/2047(INI)
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 9 #
Draft opinion
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2022 on foreign interference in all democratic processes in the European Union, including disinformation,
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas cultural heritage has a universal dimension as a testimony of history inseparable from peoples’ identity, which the international community has to protect and preserve for future generations; whereas cultural diversity play an important role in the promotion of human rights, conflict prevention, reconciliation and counter-extremism;
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 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 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Deplores the fact that ongoing conflicts continue to lead to the destruction, pillaging, looting of cultural heritage and trafficking of illicit cultural goods; 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 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 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Recalls that authoritarian countries, under the pretence of cultural cooperation, attempt to perform influence operations to shape or confuse the European public debate, undermine the European democratic values and depict themselves in a positive way; recalls similarly that travelling to authoritarian countries to develop a cultural project expose cultural stakeholders to malign influence; recalls for instance China’s attempts to pressure and censor the museum of Nantes in relation to an exhibition on Genghis Kahn initially planned for 2020 or the role played by Confucius Institutes enabling China to exercise strict control over all topics related to China in the field of research and teaching, thus constituting a violation of the constitutional protection of academic freedom and autonomy;
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)
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on the EEAS to produce a study into the prevalence and influence of malicious state actors in the European cultural sector as well as in international cultural relations in which the EU is involved; calls in addition the EU, its Member States and stakeholders of the cultural sector to apply the utmost vigilance when engaging in international cultural cooperation;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Condemns Azerbaijan’s continued policy of erasing and denying the Armenian cultural heritage in and around Nagorno-Karabakh, in violation of international law and the decision of the ICJ of 7 December 2021; condemns further the renewed aggression of Azerbaijan on Armenia, which further puts at risk Armenian cultural heritage; calls for the EU to actively pressure Azerbaijan to end hostilities and to participate in efforts to protect cultural heritage at risk in Nagorno-Karabakh, notably by deploying mechanisms to facilitate UNESCO’s fact-finding mission;