Activities of László TŐKÉS related to 2013/2007(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union PDF (162 KB) DOC (102 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1
Citation 1
– having regard to Articles 2 and 3(3) of the Treaty on European Union,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 a (new)
Citation 1 a (new)
– having regard to Articles 21(1) and 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to Report 12423/2010, Resolution 1769/2010 and Recommendation 1944/2010 of the Council of Europe,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas therefore in some countries and regions minority or regional languages exist which are endangered or dying out but which in other, neighbouring, countries are official, majority, languages;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas linguistic diversity and respect for it 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, as well as promoting cooperation between peoples and countries;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas every integration process entails uniformisation, and this may have a particularly adverse impact on minority or endangered communities;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the official languages of the Member States may also be endangered languages in certain areas of the Union;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas communities that speak endangered languages are still subject to a good deal of prejudice and suspicion in society;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J b (new)
Recital J b (new)
Jb. whereas linguistic, cultural and ethnic assimilation bears much of the blame for causing endangered languages to die out;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J c (new)
Recital J c (new)
Jc. whereas teaching in people’s mother tongue is the most effective;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J d (new)
Recital J d (new)
Jd. whereas endangered languages can only be saved from extinction by systematically ensuring the institutional opportunity to gain a mastery of the language as a mother tongue and to provide fully-fledged education in it;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas if children who are biliare taught their mother tonguale from the start, and in parallel therewith learn an official language, they have a natural skill that they can use to learn more languages later on, and whereas linguistic pluralism is an advantage for young Europeans;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Calls on the governments of the Member States to condemn practices which, by means of linguistic discrimination or enforced or concealed assimilation, have in the past been – or are now – directed against the identity and language use of endangered linguistic communities or their cultural institutions;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission and the governments and regional authorities of the Member States to establish programmes to promote tolerance of endangered linguistic or ethnic communities, respect for their linguistic and cultural values and respect for those communities in society;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Draws the attention of the governments and regional authorities of the Member States to the fact that the survival of an endangered language is tantamount to the survival and development of the community which uses it and that, accordingly, for the purpose of formulating policies to protect it, account should be taken not only of cultural and educational aspects but also of the economic and social dimensions;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the European Union should support a language policyies that enables children to acquire two mother tongues, in addition to their mother tongue, to acquire a similar command of a second language from the very earliest age; points out that such a programme would, as all linguists maintainics demonstrates, help children learn additional languages later on, and that it would offer speakers of traditional languages practical support in revitalising intergenerational language transmission in areas in which it is dwindling; considers that it should also be made possible for users of the dominant majority language to attain a perfect command of a second language;
Amendment 119 #
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 and considers that, in order to protect these languages better, the Commission should also apply positive discrimination from the material point of view;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Takes the view that a language revitalisation policy is a long-term effort that must be based on a diverse, coordinated schedule of activities in various fields such as the media, the arts, education (including pre-school education) and higher education), research and cultural life and in all areas of public life; takes the view that effective support should be provided for the drawing-up of such schedules, for exchanges of good practice among language communities, and for the introduction of assessment procedures;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that, in order to revitalise languages, it is likewise important that languages which have become peripheral and whose use is largely confined to family circles should have the right to be used publicly in society;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to provide constant support, via its various programmes, for transnational networks and European-level initiatives and activities that are designed to promote endangered languages, and emphasises that active participation is needed in order to ensure that UNESCO’s Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger is rendered more complete and remains a permanent fixture;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to establish a monitoring service of its own to observe, as it unfolds, the language rights situation in the European Union Member States, which is an aspect of human rights, the state of endangered languages, the number of speakers that they have, their rootedness in society and their educational and cultural institutions that help to preserve such languages;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Commission to take measures to secure the signature and ratification of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992) and the Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities (1995) by those Member States which have not yet taken this action;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls on the Commission to continue the research which began with the Euromosaic study, to survey positive examples and best practices in Europe and to recommend them to the governments of the Member States for the purpose of application;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Calls on the Commission to draft a legally binding directive concerning the protection of endangered languages in the Union;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support both pilot projects that help promote the use of endangered languages and action plans drawn up by the individual language communities themselves;