23 Amendments of Sabine VERHEYEN related to 2022/2047(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reaffirms that culture is a key element of human development, a driver of sustainable development and an integral component of its social, economic and environmental dimensions, and; recalls that culture can create jobs, stimulate growth and foster long- term societal changes and progress, contributing to the stability and sustainability of communities and the strengthening of social cohesion; recalls that culture is instrumental in the implementation of the 2030 UN Agenda pledge to ensure no one is left behind and calls for strengthening the contribution of cultural actors to sustainable development through the recognition of authors, artists and cultural and creative operators as professional workers, participation in enhanced and inclusive dialogue, professional networks and multi- stakeholder partnerships, exchanges and multi-stakeholder partnerships, and support to civil society organisations; underlines the need to strengthen the European Union’s diplomatic role as a global cultural partner in keeping with the spirit of the sustainable development goals; underlines that youth exchanges, city twinning and partnerships in the professional field have been important vehicles in fostering intercultural understanding and should be promoted by the EU in its development and foreign policies; reaffirms the need to facilitate international exchanges with the aim of fostering cultural relations and eliminating obstacles to mobility in the cultural sector;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates that culture and cultural heritage, including international cultural cooperation, is a lever for promoting EU values, including peace, democracy, the rule of law, freedoms, human rights and gender equality, offering the EU, its Member States and partner countries the opportunity to learn from cultures, good practices and know- how, to stimulate the development of the cultural and creative industries and to foster tolerance, intercultural and interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the inclusion of culture as an area of intervention in the Global Challenges thematic programme under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe Regulation to foster sustainable social and economic development, and international cultural cooperation and the promotion of initiatives for cultural diversity; welcomes the contribution of the NDICI – Global Europe instrument to the Erasmus+ programme, notably the actions aimed at countries from the Global South not associated with the Erasmus+ programme; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to properly monitor and report regularly to Parliament on the state of implementation of actions involving international cultural cooperation and the results achieved by the NDICI – Global Europe instrument, particularly in the field of culture and education, including through the bi- annual scrutiny process (High-Level Geopolitical Dialogue), annual reporting and close evaluation of performance indicators;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new) and 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new) and 2 b (new)
2a. Urges the Commission to provide appropriate funding for international cultural relations in existing programmes on culture and education, in particular by including cultural financing opportunities in geographical envelopes and also in the NDICI instrument’s thematic programmes; calls also for adequate funding for the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural heritage under NDICI – Global Europe, particularly in conflict-prone areas and regions vulnerable to natural disasters and climate change-related risks; calls, furthermore, on partner countries to strengthen their cultural policies; underlines that in order to be sustainable in the long-term, the EU’s external cultural funding activities must closely involve local partners – including civil society organisations – that programmes must be appropriate to local realities and that due consideration must be given to the post-funding period in project implementation and evaluation; 2b. Stresses that the EU has the potential to strengthen its international cultural cooperation partnerships through the Outermost Regions (ORs) and Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs), which are located at geographical, cultural and linguistic crossroads around the world; calls for the EU to design international cultural cooperation projects involving the ORs and OCTs in order to foster regional integration and build new partnerships with partner countries;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the integration of a specific chapter on culture under Title III (Human and Social Development) of the proposed partnership agreement between the EU and the Organisation of African, Caribbean and Pacific States (OACPS); calls for the strengthening of cultural programmes to stimulate job opportunities, tourism, inclusive and sustainable growth, and social cohesion, and to support the cultural sector which has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic; underlines that cooperation in this field should also address the fight against the trafficking of cultural heritage and contribute to efforts to ensure the return, restitution and conservation of cultural works and artefacts; recalls that the EU- CARIFORUM Economic Partnership Agreement includes a separate protocol on cultural cooperation, which contains provisions on cultural exchanges and dialogue; calls for the preferential treatment of measures to facilitate a flow of cultural goods and services and to promote the mobility of artists from developing countries as defined by the 2005 UNESCO Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions to be embraced in order to create an equitable global cultural sector; calls for the strengthening of cultural programmes to stimulate job opportunities, tourism, inclusive and sustainable growth, and social cohesion, in order to promote youth empowerment and gender equality, tackle harmful social and gender norms and stereotypes, fight against any forms of discrimination and to support the cultural sector which has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as to support and promote cultural rights in non-EU countries, including freedom of expression for artists, journalists and academics, and to promote free dialogue and the exchange of good practices at international level;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 and 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 and 4 a (new)
4. Emphasises that the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural and natural heritage is an essential factor in ensuring its transmission to future generations, in particular for young people; recalls that restoring cultural works and artefacts promotes the respect and mutual understanding of the value of different cultures, but also promotes peace, reconciliation and dialogue; encourages the EU and its Member States to facilitate dialogue and share best practices on the protection, conservation and restoration of cultural and natural heritage in the framework of the NDICI – Global Europe Regulation; 4a. Underlines the unique role of indigenous peoples and local communities living on their ancestral land alongside nature and wildlife for the protection and promotion of cultural and natural heritage, and their importance in implementing climate change mitigation and adaptation measures; underlines that in developing countries, the protection of minority and indigenous languages is essential to safeguard the cultural identity and dignity of indigenous peoples and preserve their traditional heritage; calls for the NDICI – Global Europe instrument to provide adequate financing to strengthen the protection of cultural and natural heritage with respect to the rights, including the land rights, of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that protection of cultural heritage needs to be an integrated part of the EU external actions as a tool to promote peace and stability, inter-cultural and inter-religious dialogue and mutual cultural understanding;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Underlines that lack of proper infrastructure, professional knowledge and trained professionals can be a barrier of proper management of cultural heritage and artefacts;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for adequate funding for the protection, conservation and restauration of cultural heritage under the NDICI- Global Europe, particularly in conflict prone areas;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Reaffirms the importance of culture for diplomacy; as in a globalised, interconnected world where countries are increasingly interdependent, it can be critical to fostering peace and stability by supporting mutual understanding, trust and exposure to cultural diversity, points out that through culture, international partnerships are strengthened by enhancing international relations in many areas of cooperation;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Emphasises that importance of the exchange of ideas, information, art and other aspects of culture among nations and their people in order to foster mutual understanding; reminds that popular culture and art play an important role in the how the country, nation or the issue is perceived; emphasises the role of cultural works for cross-linguistic and cross- border understanding; stresses that cultural works such as films or literature create links between different cultures; therefore international co-productions should be promoted;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4d. Calls for the integration of adequate training, knowledge exchange and sharing of best practices into EU initiatives, including initiatives supporting education and exchange programmes;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the strengthenUnderlines that the next Council Work Plan for Culture represents an opportunity to advance towards a more comprehensive cultural policy at EU level and calls for an increase in funding ofor the Creative Europe 2021-2027 programme, which is still highly underfunded, in order to fulfil the objectives of the Programme;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Pilot Project - Establishing a European Heritage Hub to support a holistic and cost-effective follow-up of the European Year of Cultural Heritage;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Encourages the Commission to bring forward the legacy of the European Year of Cultural Heritage 2018 to support the creation of more partnerships with the private, public and non-profit sectors for the preservation of cultural heritage;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Invites the Commission to incorporate cultural heritage as a strategic and crosscutting priority in the Work Plan for Culture 2023-2026;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Highlights the success of the European Capitals of Culture initiative with respect to the development of cities and regions across the EU and associated countries; reiterates the importance of the European Heritage Label as a project enhancing awareness of the cultural and historical roots of the EU in an innovative way;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Believes that cultural heritage can help the EU to attain its ambitious objectives of becoming climate-neutral by 2050; recalls that the renovation of heritage and other ancient buildings should always be carried out in compliance with the national rules on conservation, the 1964 Venice Charter for the Conservation and Restoration of Monuments and Sites, and the original architecture; stresses that preserving the environment implies, more broadly, to respect the built heritage, be it or not strictly protected according to the national legislations;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Acknowledges digitalisation as a means of maximising the benefits of cultural heritage, noting the need for reskilling of CCSI employees;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to assist Ukraine in its reconstruction and restoration efforts of damages in the culture and heritage sector caused by Russia’s war against Ukraine;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37a. Recalls that culture is a fundamental driver when it comes to facilitating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in 2030 and calls on the Commission to advocate for the inclusion of culture as a separate goal in the development agenda after2030;