17 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2013/2007(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Heading 1
Heading 1
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2004 on preserving and promoting cultural diversity: the role of the European regions and international organisations such as UNESCO and the Council of Europe5 , and to its resolution of 4 September 2003 on European regional and lesser-used languages – the languages of minorities in the EU – in the context of enlargement and cultural diversity,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas all languages, including those which are endangered, reflect historical, social, cultural and ecological knowledge and skills that form part of the richness of the European Union; thus the linguistic diversity and the presence of endangered languages within a country should be seen as an asset instead of burden, and so should be supported and promoted;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there areaccording to UNESCO therefo are many traditional European languages throughout the EU thatapproximately 130 languages within the European Union which should be regarded as being endangered: in the High North, in Atlantic areas in northern and southern Europe, in the Alps, in the Pyrenees, in the Mediterranean, in northern Europe, in cCentral-Eastern Europe and in European territories overseas;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas respect for linguistic diversity makes a positive contribution to social cohesion by boosting self-esteem, and whereas linguistic diversity fosters access to culture and contributes to creativity and to the acquisition of intercultural skills, especially in border areas;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the category of endangered languages covers also such languages, which are endangered only on a particular territory, where the number of speakers of the community is in a process of significant decrease; as well as those cases where the statistics of consecutive censuses show a dramatic drop in the number of speakers of a specific language;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, the issue of endangered languages does not receive enough specific attention within the policy of multilingualism of the European Commission; and whereas over the last two multiannual financial framework periods (2000-2007 and 2007-2013), European funding for these languages has been cut drastically, and whereas this has added to their problems;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to pay more attention to the extreme danger that many European languages are in, and to commit wholeheartedly to a policy of protection and promotion that is up to the job of preserving the unique diversity of the Union's linguistic and cultural heritage by supporting ambitious protection policies within the language communities concerned;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to pay more attention to the extreme danger that many European languages are in, and to commit wholeheartedly to a policy of protection and promotion that is up to the job of preserving the diversity of the Union's linguistic and cultural heritage by supporting ambitious protection policies within the language communities concerned; encourages Member States to produce action plans for the promotion of endangered languages based on shared good practices which are already available within a number of language communities in Europe;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on Member States who have not yet done so to ratify and fully implement the Council of Europe European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages, because the Charter acts as a benchmark for the protection of endangered languages as well;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to propose concrete policy measures for the protection of endangered languages. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adapt EU policies and programmes so as to support endangered languages and linguistic diversity using EU financial support tools for the period between 2014 and 2020, including: programmes on education and training, youth and sport, the culture and media programme, the structural funds (cohesion fund, ERDF, ESF, European territorial cooperation, EARDF) and all instruments designed to promote new technologies and multimedia platforms;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the European Union should support a language policy that enables children to acquire two mother tongueshe endangered language from the very earliest age; points out that such a programmeolicy would, as all linguists maintain, help children learn additional languages later on, and that it would offer speakers of traditionalendangered languages practical support in revitalising intergenerational language transmission in areas in which it is dwindling;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the Commission's multilingualism programmes; takes the view that promoters of projects connected with minority languages must be able to take advantage of the opportunities they offer, and, given that language communities fighting for the survival of endangered languages often consist of small groups of people, urges the Commission not to deem programmes involving these communities ineligible for funding on the grounds of low levels of financial commitment, but to support especially those small endangered language groups;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of the language transmission of the endangered languages within the families from generation to generation and the promotion of learning of endangered languages within a specific education system if needed; Members States and regional authorities are encouraged to develop education policies and teaching materials for this reason;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Takes the view that the role of media, especially of new media can play an important role in the protection of endangered languages, particularly for future generations, furthermore underlines that new technologies could also be used in favour of these aims;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Suggests that endangered language communities should be empowered by both the international community and the Member States to recognise that the use and preservation of their own language represents an asset both for their own community and Europe;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Draws attention among others to the useful ‘adum.info’ and 'Eurolang' websites that provides information on EU programmes under which funding is available for projects that promote minority and endangered languages, and calls on the Commission to issue another call to update these websites to include the new programmes for the period between 2014 and 2020, and to provide more information on this subject, especially for the attention of the language communities concerned;