44 Amendments of Sandra KALNIETE related to 2013/2129(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 June 2011 on the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to its many previous resolutions on democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, including that of 13 January 1983 on the situation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of 27 January 2005 resolution on remembrance of the Holocaust, anti- semitism and racism, of 12 May 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1945, of 28 September 2005 on the 25th Anniversary of Solidarity and its message for Europe, of 26 October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and its historical meaning for Europe, of 23 October 2008 on the commemoration of the Holodomor, and that of 15 January 2009 on Srebrenica,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the Conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 15 June 2009 on ‘European Conscience and Totalitarianism’,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the statement of the Stockholm Programme adopted by the European Council on 10/11 December 2009,
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 c (new)
Citation 11 c (new)
– having regard to the Declaration by European Youth on the Occasion of the European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Totalitarian Regimes, adopted on 23 August 2013 in Vilnius,
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the history of Europe and its relation to the world is inextricably linked with tragedy and the experience of various forms of totalitarianism, such as Communism, National Socialism, Fascism and other criminal systems which brought death and unimaginable suffering to millions of Europeans;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas, while the dark episodes of Europe's 20th-century-history are crucial elements of the continent's collective memory, positive historical developments such as the construction of the European Union should also be remembered;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas for many European countries the end of the Second World War did not lead to full freedom; whereas Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and part of Romania were forcefully incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940; whereas many eastern and central European countries were held captive by Soviet imposed communist dictatorships; whereas democracy was stifled in parts of Southern Europe until the late 1970s; whereas for many years after the war Europe was divided, and its central and eastern parts not fully liberated until after 1989, when the opportunity presented itself for genuine integration across the entire continent;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas historical research and history education do not attempt to transmit a single truth about the past, nevertheless the aim is to approach the historical truth as near as possible based on solid facts and qualified evidence and by striving towards objectivity;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas education plays a key role in understanding history and promoting historical truth, especially among young people, whose knowledge and understanding of history often comes solely from electronic media;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas history education contributes to the acquisition of key and transversal competences which are essential to develop young people's curiosity, autonomy, open- and international mindedness, spirit of inquiry and ability to think independently and to resist manipulation;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas non-governmental organisations and the voluntary sector play a major role in documenting and uncovering the truthresearch and disseminating evidence of totalitarian crimes;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the presentation and teaching of history should be based not on political interpretation but on solid research work; whereas the full opening up of historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, will make it possible to carry out diligent research and to verify ‘historical lies’;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of athe Platform of European Memory and Conscience is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, and whereas EU financial support is essential for this project to achieve its mission;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas activities related to the awareness and education and research of the crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes are only in place in the Member States which experienced such crimes, while in other Member States there is insufficient awareness of these crimes;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas efforts for building common European memory on the XX century's history of Europe adds to strengthening unity, solidarity and common understanding within the EU; whereas promoting true historic memory across Europe must not separate but unite;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas legislation on the denial of the Holocaust exists in 10 Member States, only four Member States have national legislation on the denial of crimes committed by totalitarian regimes which explicitly includes crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the European youth should be at the centre of those efforts, as deepening of young Europeans' knowledge about our totalitarian past essentially means educating about human rights and democracy, preventing xenophobia, racism and intolerance, rehabilitation and rebirth of totalitarianism, and adds to building active European citizenship;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas all Member States have commemoration days of the Holocaust, while 9 Member States commemorate European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, as called upon by the declaration of the European Parliament adopted on 23 September 2008;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas the dominant historical experience of Western Europe was Nazism, and whereas Central and Eastern European countries have experienced both Communism and Nazism; whereas understanding has to be promoted in relation to the double legacy of dictatorship borne by these countries;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas Europe will not be united unless it is able to form a common consciousness, recognises Nazism, Stalinism and fascist and Communist regimes as a common legacy and brings about an honest and thorough debate on their crimes in the past century;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K f (new)
Recital K f (new)
Kf. whereas there can be no reconciliation without truth and remembrance;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Pays tribute to all the heroeindividuals, known and unknown, who, acting out of a profound sense of humanism and faithfulness to their values, opposed the totalitarian regimes andand oppressive regimes and fought for fair and equal treatment of all, thus demonstrateding their humanity, often paying with their own lives;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the sovereign role and position of the Member States in designing their own teaching programmes; calls, at the same time, for selective memorybiased or unilateral approaches to be avoided when these programmes are drawn up and condemns an instrumental approach to history and its political interpretation;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Acknowledges the sovereign role and position of the Member States in designing their own teaching programmes; maintains, that the Union should still play a meaningful role as facilitator by encouraging discussion, setting standards, sharing of experiences and supporting scientific research and other Member States' initiatives; calls, at the same time, for selective memory to be avoided when these programmes are drawn up and condemns an instrumental approach to history and its political interpretation;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Points out that it is unacceptable to apply double standards when assessing and critically analysing Communism and National Socialismcritical assessment and analysis of the National Socialist and other totalitarian regimes should be pursued with equal perseverance;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Notes that all countries implement their own history education and remembrance policyies, which helps to build a sense of national identity, but which, in combination with ignorance and selective memory, can sometimes lead to falsifications of history that are dangerous and hurtful to victims and their families, as is the case when referring to Auschwitz- Birkenau, the Nazi German concentration camp in occupied Poland, as a ‘Polish death camp’;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between nations and authentic European integration based on truth; suggest creating possibilities within educational frames for the younger generations to meet with the still living witnesses of the European historical moments and turning points of XX. Century;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between nations and authentic European integration based on truth and therefore recommends that greater efforts should be made to teach the history of Eastern Europe in Western Europe and vice versa;
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recognizes that raising awareness about the totalitarian experiences of Member States will help form a common consciousness and therefore recommends support of the teaching of a comparative history of totalitarian regimes;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal for aof the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the aim of which is to establish an international judicial body to deal with the most serious crimes of the Communist dictatorships;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to support ambitious history teaching programmes which do not gloss over the most difficult episodes; recognises that while Member States have complete autonomy as regards the content of their teaching syllabuses, they have to be based on common European values;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that modern media can play a vital role in promoting historical truth, both by accurately portraying historical events and by granting appropriate funding to historical productions and educational history programmes, such as the EUROCLIO project of Historiana, and, in this context, commends the level of awareness of the Holocaust and crimes of the Nazi regime and calls upon similar efforts to raise awareness of the crimes of other totalitarian regimes;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the European Union should support cooperation between institutes and organisations which foster historical memory, and in this context calls on the Commission to ensure financial support for professional historical research to form the basis for future educational and cultural projects; calls for historical archives to be fully opened up to research historians; welcomes the initiative of the European Parliament to establish a House of European History;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the European Union should support cooperation between institutes and organisations which foster historical memory, and in this context calls on the Commission to ensure financial support for professional historical research to form the basis for future educational and cultural projects; calls for historical archives, particularly archives of repressive forces of the totalitarian dictatorships, to be fully opened up to research historians;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Supports citizens' initiatives and non- governmental organisations, including those outside the EU, which are actively engaged in researching the history of nationEurope and its countries and gathering documents on the crimes committed under totalitarianism and oppressive regimes, and supports transnational partnerships and networks with the aim of promoting mutual relations between EU citizens; supports, in that context, cooperation between Member States and countries covered by the European Neighbourhood Policy;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Supports the initiatives of writing joint history textbooks, which can contribute to better understanding of nations and communities living traditionally next to each other;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for efforts to make education on totalitarianism in Europe more comprehensive, including education, research and remembrance on crimes committed by the totalitarian Communist regimes, which could not have been adequately addressed during the post-war decades;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Condemns the trivialization of totalitarianism through the public use of its symbols by the media, advertising and others;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that archives are essential for research and in turn research for the promotion of education and knowledge, therefore calls for a Statute of European Heritage for historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, which would provide a safeguard for the common history of the European Union;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines the need to reflect remembrance of the crimes committed under the totalitarian regimes in Europe, in order to more effectively combat the racism, xenophobia and political extremism that we are witnessing across the EU today; in this context, looks forward to the substantial conclusions of the European conference 'Combating hate crime in the EU', organized by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the EU;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Supports the work of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) examining the role of historical sites and museums in Holocaust education and human rights education in the EU, invites the FRA to include also other totalitarian regimes in Europe in its research and encourages the Member States to draw inspiration from the identified practices in their broader efforts to preserve the memory of crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in pre- war and post-war Europe;