Activities of Iosif MATULA related to 2008/2225(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Multilingualism: an asset for Europe and a shared commitment (short presentation)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises the importance of providing interpretation in the languages of all the participants in a meeting;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Encourages the learning of a second European Union language by officials who come into contact with the citizens of other Member States in their work;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Asserts the importance of a thorough grounding in the language of the country of residence for citizens belonging to another ethnic group speaking a minority language;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need to give sufficient importance to language learning at pre- school level, alongside support for the learning of a third language from an early age;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Supports the use of subtitles in the national languages in television programmes, instead of dubbing and voiceovers, in order to facilitate the learning and practise of EU languages and better understanding of the cultural background to audiovisual productions;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Encourages the EU to reap the potential dividends offered by European languages in its external relations, and calls for further development of this asset in cultural and economic dialogue with the rest of the world with a view to strengthening the EU'’s role on the international scene and to benefitting third countries, in the spirit of the development policy promoted by the EU;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Advocates greater support for the international projection of the European languages which are widely spoken worldwide andorldwide, with these constituteing an asset for the European project, in the light of the key importance of the linguistic, historical and cultural ties between the EU and third countries and in the spirit of promoting democratic values in those countries;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Believes that support should be provided for learning third country languages, including within the EU;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 c (new)
Paragraph 23 c (new)
23c. Emphasises the need for the main international languages to be used in tourist areas, and particularly at tourist information points, on tourist signs and on road signs;