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Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Recalls that surveys show that the less educated and less affluent a Union citizen is, the more likely he will be to oppose further European integration, which indicates that the European idea, in spite of all previous efforts, mainly reaches the well-educated, wealthy segment of European society;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Urges the Commission to extend its dialogue ~~to new target groups by designing communication plans that can involve people living in smaller towns and villages, the w~~by adapting its message to different target groups accorkding ~~class and retired people in EU affair~~to their social backgrounds; therefore proposes a two-phase approach to enhance the dialogue between the European Union and its citizens by first providing information and then facilitating debate with and among informed citizens;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Stresses the ~~importance of swiftly~~need to complet~~ing~~e the ratification process of the Lisbon Treaty, which will further increase the transparency of the EU and the involvement of citizens in decision-making processes;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Recommends the extension of the Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci, Grundtvig and Comenius programmes to less affluent citizens to facilitate their mobility within the EU; draws attention to the fact that less affluent citizens currently cannot afford to participate in these programmesCalls on the Commission to find the modalities for co-financing especially Erasmus programme in order to make it more affordable for less-opportunities students all over Europe;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

65. Calls on the Commission to promote a common ~~one-year school course~~curricula on the history of Europe a~~fter 1945, the history of European integration and the functioning of the EU, consensually developed by experts in the Member States and~~nd its institutions to be taught, voluntarily, in secondary schools in the 23 official languages to form the basis of a common European knowledge;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Proposes that EU Institutions create a new educational project called the European Open University, a university that is open and free for Union citizens, irrespective of their nationality, age and qualifications; proposes that a comprehensive curriculum (consisting of the history, objectives, institutions, policies and the future of the EU) be developed for it by leading professors in the 27 Member States; proposes that the European Open University also use the most developed technologies, such as various e-learning and webinar forms, along with traditional courses, in order to reach the largest possible public, enabling everyone who wishes to attend the courses;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Calls on the Commission to make available to the public, through service contracts ensuring full editorial independence, TV programmes in all 23 official languages, following the example of services provided by Euronews; considers that the Budgetary Authority should make available the necessary funding;deleted

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Welcomes the idea of EU Tube, as with almost 1,7 million viewers, it is a unique tool with which to communicate EU policies ~~to young~~among the internet users; also calls on the Commission to prepare guidelines on efficient internet campaigns and share them with other EU institutions;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

129. Considers that encouraging EU officials to give regular interviews to the media ~~helps to fill the communication gap between the institutions and citizens, thus helping to give the EU a more human face~~, thus facilitating the process of bringing closer the European Union's institutions to its citizens;

2009/01/26
Committee: CULT

9 Amendments of Ramona Nicole MĂNESCU related to 2008/2224(INI)

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