13 Amendments of Kinga GÖNCZ related to 2010/2015(INI)
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas improving citizens’ knowledge of the EU requires the EU to become a natural subject of study in secondaryEU studies to be incorporated into the school curricula,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that EU news coverage must be open, criticimpartial, factual and independent, which is a central prerequisite for generating pan- European debate and creating a European public sphere;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the lack of online news and information on the EU and its institutions is not the problem; notes that all the institutions have launched their own news platforms, which fail, however, to captivate the public because in most cases they are not clear, attractive and understandable enough;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the Member States should ensure the independence of public service broadcasters, and at the same time stresses that the latter have a responsibility to cover the EUdecisions made by the EU, which would affect citizens' everyday life;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to explore the possibilities of introduceing annual scoreboards that list and compare EU news broadcasting by public service networks in the Member States;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Highlights the need for information offices to go local and provide targeted information about the decisions and activities of the European Parliament to the general public; proposes to consider giving greater independence to the information offices in deciding how they communicate with the general public;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Suggests increasing the budget lines - allocated for supporting national and regional media through grants, education and visitors' programs - for Parliament’s information offices;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Invites the Member States to consider including the EU as a subject in all secondaryorporating EU studies into the education curricula and encourages them to exchange best practice in this area at EU level;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s and Parliament’s training schemes for journalists on EU matters and calls for them to be extended in order to meet the increasing demand; also calls for extending allocations to support the media in order to enable them to cover EU affairs;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Encourages the Commission and Parliament to strengthen further their commitment to educate and train staff in communication skills, enabling them to communicate with the media and with citizens in order to improve the information and communication of the EU institutions; considers enhanced recruitment of media professionals to fulfill these requirements essential;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests developing EuroparlTV, further integrating it into Parliament’s internet strategy and stepping up the distribution of its content to TV channels and online media on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the EuroparlTV ratings and reach of audience;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26