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REPORT on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing for the period 2014-2020 the programme "Europe for Citizens" PDF (547 KB) DOC (746 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) With regard to the themes of projects, their embedding in the local and regional context, and to the composition of stakeholders there should be important synergies with other Union programmes, namely in the areas of employment, social affairs, education, youth and culture, sport, justice, equality between women and men and non-discrimination, and regional policy.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8 a) The European Parliament's resolution of 2 April 2009 on European conscience and totalitarianism and the Council Conclusions of 9-10 June 2011 on the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe underline the importance of keeping the memories of the past alive as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future, and highlight the value of the Union's role in facilitating, sharing and promoting the collective memory of those crimes. Account should therefore also be taken of the relevance of historical, cultural and intercultural aspects and of developing the existing links between remembrance and European identity and the values that unite the Union’s Member States.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 b (new)
Recital 8 b (new)
(8 b) It is both desirable and appropriate for financial resources to be distributed between the two strands of the programme in such a way that working on legacies common to Europeans and sharing collective memories of both suffering and success may contribute to the genesis of a European civic culture together with direct actions aimed at encouraging civic participation within the framework of the programme.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
Amendment 142 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) Preference will be given to grants for projects with a high impactirrespective of their size but with a high impact, or which otherwise show great potential, in particular those which are directly linked to EU Union policies or to issues identified by citizens as being of major interest, with a view to participateion in the shaping of the EUnion’s political agenda. Moreover, following the principle of sound financial management, the implementation of the programme should be further simplified by recourse tousing a combination of lump-sums, flat- rate financing and the application of unit- cost ratesunit- cost rates so that better account is taken of the real costs of the projects, particularly specific project costs arising from their geographical location.
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. raiseing awareness onf remembrance, common history, common values and identity and of the Union'’s history, identity and aim by stimulating debate, reflection and networking; aim of promoting peace, its values, its cultural and linguistic diversity and the well-being of its peoples, by stimulating debate, reflection and the development of networks and by bringing together people from local communities across Europe to share and exchange experiences and to learn from history;
Amendment 159 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 164 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory wording
2. In order to achieve its objectives, the programme shall finance inter alia the following types of actions, implemented on at transnational level or with a clear European dimension:
Amendment 211 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – indent 11 a (new)
– Seminars
Amendment 224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – title
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – title
STRAND 1: Remembrance and European citizenshipFostering remembrance of European history and developing a sense of European identity
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 1
Amendment 235 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2
It will support activities that invite to reflection on European history and cultural diversity, and on common values in the broadest sense, taking into account diversgender equality. Funds may be available for initiatives reflecting on causes ofprompting reflection and debate on the causes which gave rise to totalitarian regimes in Europe's modern history (especially but not exclusively Nazism andleading to the Holocaust, Stalinism) and totalitarian communist regimes) and commemorateing their victims of their crimes. The strand should also encompass activities concerning other defining moments and reference points in recent European history. In particular, it will give preference to actions which encourage tolerance and reconciliation, mutual understanding through intercultural dialogue and reconciliation as a means of moving beyond the past and building the future, in particular with a view to reaching the younger generation.
Amendment 242 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Annex – part 1 – section 1 – paragraph 2 a (new)
25% of the programme’s total budget is allocated to this strand.
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – title
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – title
STRAND 2: DFostering European citizenship through democratic engagement and civic participation.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – paragraph 1
Amendment 251 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3
Much remains to be done to attract more womeninvolve more young people and women in democratic activity and in political and economic decision- making. Women'sTheir voices should be better heard and acted upon by those responsible for taking the policy decisions that impact on people's lives.
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex – part 1 – section 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
60% of the programme’s total budget is allocated to this strand.
Amendment 255 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2
Annex – part 1 – section 3 – paragraph 2
It will support initiativEurope for Citizens Points and initiatives operating in the programme countries that boost the transferability of results, provide a better return on investment, and increase learning from experience. The raison d'être of this action is the further "‘valorisation"’ and exploitation of the results of the initiatives launched for the purpose of boosting long- term suwith a view to ensuring that they have a lastainabilityg effect.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3
Annex – part 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3
It will include "‘capacity building"’ - the development of support measures to exchange best practices, to pool experiences between stakeholders at local and regional levels including public authorities, and to develop new skills, for example through training. The latter could include peer-to-peer exchange, training for trainers, as well as for example the creation and development of a database on the organisations/projects funded by the programme. IT tools (such as the Eve database) which provide information on the organisations/projects funded by the programme. For this action it is particularly important that sufficient funding is guaranteed at national level so that information, training and customer advice concerning this programme targeted at civil society can continue to be offered in the programme countries on a decentralised basis in the customers’ own language.
Amendment 257 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Annex – part 1 – section 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
10% of the programme’s total budget is allocated to this strand.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 2 – paragraph 3
Annex – part 2 – paragraph 3
The management of the programme and the majority of actions may be centrally managed by an executive agency. In selecting projects this agency should ensure a geographical balance in the allocation of funds and should monitor that compensation of project funding takes place on the basis of real expenditure. The agency should also receive information, advice and training in its own language.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 2 – paragraph 9
Annex – part 2 – paragraph 9
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – part 3 – section 1 – introductory wording
Annex – part 3 – section 1 – introductory wording
Specific objective 1: Raiseing awareness onf remembrance, Unicommon history, identity and aimvalues and of the Union’s aim of promoting peace, its values, its cultural and linguistic diversity and the well-being of its peoples, by stimulating debate, and reflection and networking, by developing networks and by bringing together people from across Europe, particularly members of local communities, young people and women, to share and exchange experiences and to learn from history.