Activities of Pál SCHMITT
Plenary speeches (92)
The role of culture in the development of European regions (debate)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Protecting children using the Internet and other communication technologies (debate)
Concentration and pluralism in the media in the European Union (A6-0303/2008, Marianne Mikko) (vote)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Year of Creativity and Innovation (2009) (debate)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (continuation of debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
White Paper on Sport (debate)
Croatia: 2007 progress report - Progress Report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Treaty of Lisbon (debate)
Adult learning: It is never too late to learn (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The role of sport in education (debate)
Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems (debate)
Family life and study (debate)
Progress report on Croatia (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Equality road-map (debate)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Olympic truce - Development and sport
Youth in Action
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Doping in sport
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Union strategy to combat the use of drugs in sport (continuation)
ECB annual report for 2008 - Report on the 2009 Annual Statement on the Euro Area and Public Finances (debate)
ECB annual report for 2008 - Report on the 2009 Annual Statement on the Euro Area and Public Finances (debate)
Development of the European Citizens’ Initiative based on Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union (debate)
Situation in Tibet (debate)
Situation in Tibet (debate)
EU policy on Arctic issues (debate)
Implementation of the first railway package directives (debate)
Implementation of the first railway package directives (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) (debate)
Regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (debate)
Regulation applying a scheme of generalised tariff preferences (debate)
Revision of the Package Travel Directive (debate)
Taxation of financial transactions (debate)
Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine (debate)
EU-Tunisia relations (debate)
EU-Tunisia relations (debate)
EU-Tunisia relations (debate)
EU-Tunisia relations (debate)
Recent attacks on religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia
Mutual recognition of professional qualifications (debate)
Mutual recognition of professional qualifications (debate)
The cohesion policy after 2013 (debate)
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)
Joint removals of irregular migrants to Afghanistan and other third countries (debate)
Joint removals of irregular migrants to Afghanistan and other third countries (debate)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
2007 discharge: EU general budget - Council (debate)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Belgium - textile industry; Ireland - Dell - Relocation of undertakings in the EU and the role of EU financial instruments (debate)
Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Belgium - textile industry; Ireland - Dell - Relocation of undertakings in the EU and the role of EU financial instruments (debate)
The state of play of the Euromed Free Trade Area (debate)
The state of play of the Euromed Free Trade Area (debate)
Safety and interoperability of the community railroad system (debate)
Safety and interoperability of the community railroad system (debate)
Use of minority languages within the framework of the European cultural heritage (debate)
Use of minority languages within the framework of the European cultural heritage (debate)
Closure of the sitting
European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) - Rules on the confidentiality of Europol information - Implementing rules governing Europol’s relations with partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information - List of third States and organisations for Europol agreements - Implementing rules for Europol analysis work files - Accreditation of forensic laboratory activities (debate)
Use of information technology for customs purposes (debate)
Implementation of the Services Directive (debate)
Joint Programming of research to combat neurodegenerative diseases, in particular Alzheimer’s disease (debate)
Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate)
Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate)
Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate)
Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate)
Murder of human rights activists in Russia
Murder of human rights activists in Russia
Kazakhstan: the case of Yevgeny Zhovtis
Kazakhstan: the case of Yevgeny Zhovtis
Syria: the case of Muhannad Al Hassani
Syria: the case of Muhannad Al Hassani
Voting time
Murder of human rights activists in Russia (vote)
Adjournment of the session
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Reports (3)
REPORT on Better Schools: an agenda for European cooperation PDF (171 KB) DOC (87 KB)
REPORT Report on the role of sport in education PDF (230 KB) DOC (153 KB)
REPORT Report on university-business dialogue: a new partnership for the modernisation of Europe's universities PDF (237 KB) DOC (142 KB)
Amendments (38)
Amendment 23 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas sport is one of the most effective means of combating substance abuse (smoking, alcoholism and drug- taking), as school pupils and students in higher education are one of the social groups most at risk in this regard,
Amendment 24 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas the participation of school pupils and students in sport depends primarily on the existence of appropriate background infrastructure,
Amendment 53 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Member States to ensure there are sufficient funds for investment in sport for educational institutions and to increase the cooperation of the public and private spheres in this area;
Amendment 124 #
2010/2013(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Supports the objective to raise adult participation in lifelong learning from 12.5 % to 15 % by 2020, and calls for appropriate action; to this end, calls on universities to facilitate wider access to studying, diversify and broaden the student base and amend study programmes to make them attractive to adults returning to study;
Amendment 7 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that, in order to improve digital competitiveness, greater attention must be paid to levelling out regional differences in terms of access to information technology and broadband Internet coverage;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that greater attention must be paid in the new Digital Agenda to the digitalisation of, and improving citizens’ access to, Europe’s unique cultural heritage;
Amendment 52 #
2009/2225(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. cCalls for the creation of amore support for the European Pa portal, where Union citizens would haich must be give n ac cess to European films as well as ontral role in the upholding and publication of ther European cultural events such as concerts and plays, through the use of Video-On- Demand (VOD)audiovisual heritage and other digitalised cultural assets;
Amendment 4 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas benchmarks are important tools to drive forward further reforms, as they allow to measure improvement towards well-defined common goals,
Amendment 5 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas schools have a crucial importance in terms of children's social and learning life and personal development; as well as in terms of transmitting them the knowledge, skills and values for participating in democratic society and active citizenship,
Amendment 11 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas a broad education including subject matters such as arts and music can contribute to fostering personal fulfilment, self-confidence and the development of creativity and innovative thinking,
Amendment 29 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Is convinced that children should learn foreign languages from an early age; welcomes the proposal of a new benchmark foreseeing that at least 80% of pupils in lower secondary education be taught at least two foreign languages; calls on Member States to reflect on the possibility of employing more native speakers to teach languages; underlines the importance of education in ICT and in media literacy;
Amendment 35 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends that financial support is given equally to all kind of schools regardless of their size or educational philosophy; in this respect, underlines the important role of faith-based schools that perform high quality education and teach strong moral values;
Amendment 37 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Believes that public education should remain primarily a state-financed domain which contributes to social equity and inclusion; welcomes however, initiatives aimed at developing a fruitful cooperation with the private sector and exploring potential new ways of complementary financing;
Amendment 39 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that educational institutions in a more disadvantaged financial situation should be granted additional support;
Amendment 42 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that the composition of teaching staff should reflect, as far as possible, the increasing diversity of European societies, in order to provide role models for all pupils; in this respect, encourages reflection about the necessity of attracting more men to the teaching profession, particularly at primary level;
Amendment 43 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Strongly advocates that as many students and teachers as possible are given the opportunity to participate in mobility and in school partnership projects; underlines the importance of the Comenius programme in this respect; stresses the need to further reduce the administrative burden for applicant schools; welcomes the setting up of Comenius Regio; supports the proposal to develop a new benchmark on mobility;
Amendment 44 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Recommends that teachers, including artistic teachers, are encouraged to make a maximum use of European and national mobility programmes, and that mobility becomes an integral part of their training and careers;
Amendment 45 #
2008/2329(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is convinced that it is necessary to provide both high-quality initial teacher education based on theory and practice and a coherent process of continuous professional development and support in order to keep teachers up-to-date with the skills required in the knowledge-based society throughout their careers; believes that teacher education and recruitment policies should be designed to attract the most able recruits and that teachers should be offered levels of social recognition, status and remuneration corresponding with the importance of their tasks;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. emphasises that playing video games can have substantial educational advantages and be beneficial in developing linguistic, creative, strategic skills and intellectual capacities, but at the same time draws attention to the serious health risks arising from misuse of videogames;
Amendment 14 #
2008/2173(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on Member States, with a view to protecting children's mental health, to take more resolute action against abuses connected with videogames, and to apply the principle of zero tolerance to businesses which violate child protection provisions;
Amendment 38 #
2008/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the importance of media education for parents, who play a decisive role in the development of children's media-use habits;
Amendment 8 #
2008/2102(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Observes that the quality of curricula and teaching must be improved across the board, that teachers’ social security must be improved, and that more attention must be paid to their continuing training and mobility;
Amendment 1 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
– having regard to the study published by the European Parliament entitled 'Current situation and prospects for physical education in the European Union',
Amendment 2 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 b (new)
Citation 12 b (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 13 November 2007 on the role of sport in education1,
Amendment 17 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas appropriate professional qualifications for physical education teachers play a very important role in the physical and mental development of children and in encouraging them to adopt a healthy way of life,
Amendment 34 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on Member States to ensure that only suitably qualified physical education teachers can hold PE lessons in the public education system;
Amendment 48 #
2008/2068(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Considers that, in order to deal with violence at schools, it is vital to achieve closer cooperation between head teachers and parents and to create the tools and procedures to tackle the phenomenon effectively;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2025(BUD)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports firstly the setting-up of a new preparatory action in the field of sport with an annual budget of EUR 1,5 million under Heading 3b - given that Article 149 of the Lisbon Treaty adds a new EU competence in the area of sport, including incentive measures - followed by an EU funding programme on sport; requests the continuation and full development of the pilot projects proposed by this committee, especially the project on artist mobility proposed last year; supports the continuation, under Heading 4, of the preparatory action of MEDIA INTERNATIONAL that enlarges the scope of the EU's media policy internationally in a positive way;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
– having regard to the UNESCO Convention on cultural diversity which recognizes the legitimacy of policies of the public authorities to ensure and promote pluralism,
Amendment 2 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Article 11 (2) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which is at the same time an integrated part of the Lisbon Treaty,
Amendment 6 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union has confirmed its commitment to the defence and the promotion of media pluralism, as an essential pillar of the right to information and freedom of expression enshrined in Article 11 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, which remain fundamental principles in preserving democracy, civic pluralism and cultural diversity,
Amendment 63 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the content qualitative rules and protection of minors should be applied both at public and commercial levels,
Amendment 81 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas weblogs represent an important new contribution to the media pluralism and are an increasingly common medium for self-expression by media professionals as well as private persons, the status of their authors and publishers, including their legal status, is neither determined nor made clear to the readers of the weblogs, causing uncertainties regarding impartiality, reliability, source protection, applicability of ethical codes and the assignment of liability in the event of lawsuits,
Amendment 86 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas public broadcasters have to be given stable funding, must act in a fair and balanced way and be given means to promote public interest and social values,
Amendment 128 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas public service broadcasters and commercial broadcasters will continue to play complementary roles, together with new players, in the new audiovisual landscape characterized by a multiplicity of delivery platforms,
Amendment 146 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 187 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Proposes the introduction of fees commensurate with the commercial value of the user-generated content as well as ethical codes and terms of usage for user- generated content in commercial publications;
Amendment 202 #
2007/2253(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recommends the inclusion of media literacy among the 9 basic competences as it plays an essential role in overcoming the digital divide between the generations; and supports the development of the European core curriculum for media literacy;