Activities of Andrey SLABAKOV related to 2021/2008(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of citizenship education actions
Amendments (27)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
Citation 6
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
Citation 17
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 20
Citation 20
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22
Citation 22
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 27
Citation 27
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
Citation 32
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas new systemic changes such as the climate crisis, supranational political integration and the digital shiftdigital shift, as well as emerging local and global challenges, i.e the global pandemic of COVID-19, require the corresponding adaptation of educational systems, including where necessary citizenship education;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas citizenship education must be understood as multilevel, encompassing local, regional, national, citizenship, as well as European and global aspects of citizenship;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas sociopolitical changes observed in Member States, ranging from social polarisation and low institutional trust to democratic backsliding, the erosion of the rule of law, exclusionary nationalism and the instrumentalisation of Euroscepticism for political purposes, along with the rise of extremist movements and authoritarianism, may pose a serious threat to Eurtrengthening citizenship education in formal, non-formal, informal and lifelong-learning education could play an important role in engendering a more opean democracies and destabilise the EU as a whole; whereas strengthening citizenship education in formal, non-formal, informpolitical discourse and successful engagement of citizens in the political and lifelong-learning education could play an important role in countering this trendegislative processes at national and European level;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the emergence of a dynamic European citizenship has been hindered by a knowledge and emotional gap; as well as a lack of mechanisms enabling citizen’s participation and dialogue; whereas European identity complements the multiple local, national, geographical, cultural or other identities a person might have; whereas insufficient knowledge about the EU and poor understanding of its added value may contribute to the perception of a democratic deficit and may lead to Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the emergence of a dynamic European citizenship has been hindered by a knowledge and emotional gap; whereas insufficient knowledge about the EU and poor understanding of its added value may contribute to the perception ofinsufficient knowledge about the EU and poor understanding of its functions and added value are a well documented fact; whereas the disconnect between EU decision making and the population in general has contributed to a democratic deficit and mayhas lead to Euroscepticism in Member States;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is concerned about the limited focus on the European and global aspects of citizenship in national curricula;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require an increase in the current level of citizenship education; is concerned about the imbalances in terms of average civic knowledge across and within Member States; notes that students living in rural areas face additional barriers when engaging with citizenship education programmes; affirms that that every single student must have access to high quality citizenship education; is concerned that male students score significantly below their female counterparts;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that sociopolitical and global changes will require an increase in the current level ofdaptations of the current approaches to citizenship education; is concerned about the imbalances in terms of average civic knowledge across and within Member States;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that while some aspects of citizenship education are present in most national curricula, there are strong differences across Member States; acknowledges that such differences can be the result of national specificities and traditions; recalls that initial and continuous teacher training must be a priority in the field of citizenship education;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the crucial pedagogical role of non-formal and informal learning, including youth work, volunteering and sport, in developing social and civic skills, competences and behaviours, and in shaping responsible and active European citizens;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. RegretNotes that the political consensus at European level on the need to advance citizenship education and the teaching of common European values has notshould be revisited and adapted to set more realistic, tangible and workable goals, which should been translated into concrete objectives, targets and benchmarks; concludes that citizenship education policies suffer from an implementation gap;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. RegretNotes that the majority of EU programmes havare not been ableintended to provide substantial and effective support for EU and globalsupport to Member States in the field of citizenship education; underlines that, where appropriate, targeted actions could be pursued together with national authorities to promote citizenship education;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Affirms that on the basis of Articles 9, 10, 165 and 166 TEU, the EU has a primary responsibility to foster EU citizenship education as a way to ensure deeper knowledge among its citizens of the European project as a union of democratic sovereign states, thus guaranteeing its citizens the right to fully participate in political life and decision-making at EU level;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Draws attention to the awarding of the 2021 European Citizen’s prize to student´s debate initiatives; considers that in a climate of increasing polarisation, democratic debate is more important than ever; believes that fostering skills and competences for debate is an integral part of citizenship education;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for a comprehensive European strategy on European civic and citizenship education, as well as the creation of supporting platforms to promote its implementation, focusing notably on shared EU democthe interactic values and principleson between citizens and the EU and participation in EU decision-making;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for coordination across relevant EU programmes to be reinforcedimproved where possible, in order to increase the systemic impact of citizenship education;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19 b. Encourages the Commission to promote learning about the EU at school in negotiation processes with candidate countries for EU membership;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Asks the Commission to propose a recommendation containing indicative primary and secondary school curricula on the EU and global civic education for its voluntary adoption by the Member States, in full respect of Treaty provisions; believes that said common demonstrative curricula should foster a better understanding of the existing EU institutions, the European electoral and decision-making processes, and the history and cultures of Member States and the common links between them, combining different pedagogical approaches and methods, including theoretical and project- based learning;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers the Conference on the Future of Europe a timely opportunity to hold a multilevel discussion on policy development in the area of education and culture; calls on the Member States and the Commission to embrace and take forwardcarefully consider the concluding reports of the Conference’s Working Group on Education, Culture, Youth and Sport;