11 Amendments of Nicole KIIL-NIELSEN related to 2013/2167(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the EU is a culturally diverse community of values, based on the motto ‘United in diversity’ and founded on the principles of human rights and democracy and has a legal and a moral duty to promote these values in its relations with all other countries;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. whereas the necessity to combat extremismrespect for cultural diversity and tolerance vis-à-vis different concepts and beliefs remains a condition fornecessary integral part of the successful construction of a newpeaceful international order based on widely shared universal values;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its conviction that the EU must defend its own global interests in a determined, unified manner, whileUnderlines that the EU should always basinge its foreign policies on the promotion of the fundamental values upon which the Union is founded (namely, respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights) and on respect for other countries;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes in particular that the democratisation of numerous states throughout the world in the past two decades, and more recently the events of the uprisings in the Arab world, have shown that the quest for democracy - notably freedom of expression, human drignityhts and equal participation - is not only a Western ideologyconcern but an important action driverspiration for people within and across diverse cultural systems and religious backgrounds;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the notion of cultural and religious differences has, all across history and until now, been used repeatedly as a pretext for blatant violations of human rights by authoritarian and radical regimes and extremist groups;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Rejects essentialist visions of cultures as fixed entities; bBelieves that the growing interaction of people belonging to different cultural backgrounds can lead to the development and strengthening of a common core of universal values;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for the EU to seek particular cooperateion with those Islamic states which uphold an inclusive and tolerant vision of Islam todifferent cultures, ethnicities and beliefs in order to jointly counter the attempts to promote fundamentalistdiscriminatory and exclusivist interpretations of religbeliefs which can lead to violent persecution of all those who do not fit to such an interpretation; notes that instances of radical religious resurgence is not limited to the Muslim world but it is taking place on a global scalehave regretfully taken place all through history and are not limited to a certain faith;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the EU should be more assertive in its support of the promotion of human rights, social and political rights by civil society, as well as of more liberal interpretations of religious dogma in those countries the governments of which promote fundamentalist and exclusivist views of religion and culture or allow groups with such an agenda to dominate the public discourse;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses the importance of the EU taking action throughout the worldin its external actions to promote respect for freedom of expression, freedom of the press and freedom of access to media and new information technologies;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Is concerned at the fragmentation of external EU cultural policy and projects, which is hampering the strategic and efficient use of cultural resources and the development of a visible common EU strategy on the cultural aspects of the EU’s external relations; calls for a coherent EU strategy for the international promotion of European cultural activities and programmes based on the protection of diversity, a more effective coordination of existing EU external policy programmes with cultural components and their implementation in agreements with third countries;