Activities of Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU related to 2010/0044(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Heritage Label (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The Treaty aims at an ever closer union among the peoples of Europe and Article 167 in particular gives the European Union the task of contributing to the flowering of the cultures of the Member States, while respecting their national and regional diversity and at the same time bringing the common cultural heritage to the fore. Furthermore, Article 167(2) specifies that, in accordance with the principle of proportionality, the Union shall contribute to improvement of the knowledge and dissemination of the culture and history of the European peoples.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Heritage Label should seek synergies and complementarities with other initiatives such as the UNESCO World Heritage List and the Council of Europe’s ‘European Cultural Routes’. The added value of the new European Heritage Label should be based on the contribution made by the selected sites to European history and culture, on a clear educational dimension reaching out to citizens, includingespecially young people, and on networking between the sites to share experiences and best practices. The main focus of the initiative should be on the promotion and the access of the sites, and on the quality of the explanations given and of the activities proposed, rather than on the conservation of the sites, which should be guaranteed by existing protection regimes.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2
Article 2
For the purposes of this Decision, ‘sites’ shall mean monuments, natural or urban sites, cultural landscapes, places of remembrance, cultural goods and objects, intangible heritage and tradition attached to a place, including contemporary heritage.
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 7
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – indent 7
– Contribute to the attractivenesspromotion, the attractiveness, the tourist development and the sustainable development of the regions.
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 3
Article 7 – point 2 – indent 3
– promoting multilingualism by using several official languages of the European Union;
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3α. If, for any major reason and after the European panel has issued its recommendation, a Member State requests withdrawal of the label from a site within its territory.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall ensure the external and independent evaluation of the European Heritage Label action. This evaluation shall take place every six years in accordance with the calendar set out in the Annex and shall examine all elements, including the efficiency of the processes involved in running the action, the extent to which the action contributes to achieving the basic objective which is to foster among European citizens a greater sense of belonging to the EU and to encourage intercultural dialogue, the number of sites, the impact of the action, how it could be improved and whether the European Heritage Label should be continued.