9 Amendments of Jill EVANS related to 2018/2036(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that the EU has a duty to protect minorities and to guarantee their rights; notes that Article 2 of the Lisbon Treaty frames ‘minority protection’ as one of the fundamental values of the EU; further notes that Articles 21 - on non- discrimination - and 22 - on cultural, religious and linguistic diversity - of the Charter of Fundamental Rights acquired legally binding form in the Lisbon Treaty; regrets that there is not at present a comprehensive EU approach on how to address issues in minority protection policy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the European Commission to establish a common EU framework for regional or minority languages, similar to the EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies, to encourage the Member States to develop strategies to improve the participation and representation of minorities in the political, cultural, social and economic life of the societies in which they live;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that mother-toinority language education is essential for upholding language rights; encourages the Member States, therefore, to ensure that persons belonging to regional ethnic or linguistic minorities have adequate opportunities to learn their languages and even to receive education in thesethrough the medium of minority languages at all levels of education in the territories in which they live;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure the provision of education in minority languages and for the opportunity to have the minority language as the main medium of instruction in both public and private educational institutions;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Notes that some border areas share a common language that is not an official EU language; believes that increased levels of funding for teaching and promoting lesser-used cross-border languages would strengthen cooperation, increase mobility for minorities across borders and enrich the cultural diversity and heritage of those areas;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the European Commission to strengthen the promotion of programmes focused on the exchange of experiences and best practices concerning education in regional and minority languages in Europe; calls on the European Union and Commission to put greater emphasis on regional and minority languages in the future generation of Erasmus+, Creative Europe and Europe for Citizens programmes under the new MFF;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. RHighlights the fact that the media plays a central role with regard to cultural and linguistic rights; recalls that the media should reflect the plurality of the population, and respect the principle of non-discrimination and that state regulation of broadcast media should in no way restrict minority right; calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote the presence of minority languages in public and private media, as well as on online interfaces, social media and language technologies;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to present a legislative proposal or an EU recommendation on the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity; calls further on the Commission to allocate the area of ‘multilingualism and language technology’ to the portfolio of a Commissioner; considers that the Commissioner responsible should be tasked with promoting linguistic diversity and equality at EU level, given the importance of protecting European minority languages in the digital age;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Advises that the Donostia Protocol 1a, launched in December 2016, with input from language NGOs from across Europe is a useful standard-setting tool for the protection and promotion of minority languages, aimed at ensuring that speakers of European lesser used languages are empowered to live their lives in their language; _________________ 1a http://protokoloa.eus/en/