12 Amendments of Herbert DORFMANN related to 2013/2007(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13
Citation 13
– having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2004 on preserving and promoting cultural diversity: the role of the European regions and international organisations such as UNESCO and the Council of Europe5 , and to its resolution of 4 September 2003 on European regional and lesser-used languages – the languages of minorities in the EU – in the context of enlargement and cultural diversity,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas respect for linguistic diversity makes a positive contribution to social cohesion by boosting self-esteem, and whereas linguistic diversity fosters access to culture and contributes to creativity and to the acquisition of intercultural skills, especially in border areas;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the category of endangered languages covers also such languages, which are endangered only on a particular territory, where the number of speakers of the community is in a process of significant decrease; as well as those cases where the statistics of consecutive censuses show a dramatic drop in the number of speakers of a specific language;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to pay more attention to the extreme danger that many European languages are in, and to commit wholeheartedly to a policy of protection and promotion that is up to the job of preserving the unique diversity of the Union's linguistic and cultural heritage by supporting ambitious protection policies within the language communities concerned;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Calls on the European Union and the Member States to pay more attention to the extreme danger that many European languages are in, and to commit wholeheartedly to a policy of protection and promotion that is up to the job of preserving the diversity of the Union's linguistic and cultural heritage by supporting ambitious protection policies within the language communities concerned; encourages Member States to produce action plans for the promotion of endangered languages based on shared good practices which are already available within a number of language communities in Europe;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on all Member States who have not yet ratified or fully implemented the Council of Europe European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The Charter acts a benchmark for the protection of endangered languages and as one of the minority protection mechanisms specified in the Copenhagen criteria which States must satisfy in order to gain EU accession;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to propose concrete policy measures for the protection of endangered languages. Calls on the Commission and the Council to adapt EU policies and programmes so as to support endangered languages and linguistic diversity using EU financial support tools for the period between 2014 and 2020, including: programmes on education and training, youth and sport, the culture and media programme, the structural funds (cohesion fund, ERDF, ESF, European territorial cooperation, EARDF) and all instruments designed to promote new technologies and multimedia platforms;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes the view that the European Union should support a language policy that enables children to acquire two mother tongueshe endangered language from the very earliest age; points out that such a programmeolicy would, as all linguists maintain, help children learn additional languages later on, and that it would offer speakers of traditionalendangered languages practical support in revitalising intergenerational language transmission in areas in which it is dwindling;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes the Commission's multilingualism programmes; takes the view that promoters of projects connected with minority languages must be able to take advantage of the opportunities they offer, and, given that language communities fighting for the survival of endangered languages often consist of small groups of people, urges the Commission not to deem programmes involving these communities ineligible for funding on the grounds of low levels of financial commitment, but to support especially those small endangered language groups;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of the language transmission of the endangered languages within the families from generation to generation and the promotion of learning of endangered languages within a specific education system if needed; Members States and regional authorities are encouraged to develop education policies and teaching materials for this reason;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to support and consider both pilot projects that help promote endangered languages and action plans drawn up by the language communities themselves;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls on the Member States to consider a possible restriction of second home ownership and holiday lets in endangered language areas.