26 Amendments of Sandra KALNIETE related to 2023/2112(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas common historical narratives and common evaluation of key historical events serve as a foundation for shared culture and identity;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas there remain gaps of historical awareness of key historical events between different regions within the EU;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas history must never be relativised, distorted or falsified for political purposes both from the EU member states and from the candidate countries;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas historical narratives in some EU Member States and candidate countries may be misused for political reasons thus opening the door to disinformation and undue Russian influence in the region; whereas disinformation campaigns, anti-European narrative and Russian propaganda are mainly spread through digital channels, thus accentuating the need for digital upskilling and media literacy campaigns in the EU;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas dealing with the past requires utmost impartiality, objectivity and dispassion both in historical scholarship and theamongst political realmians;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas while there are ‘historical facts’ grounded in professional historical work, there is no single monolithic, indisputable and everlasting ‘historical truth’ that one specific group or nation can monopolise and exclusively claim for itselfwhich can be used to negate another state’s history;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas European historical consciousness is understood as an individual as well as collective ability and skill to understand, (self-)critically assess and learn from history, which facilitates the recognition of the inextricable connection and interdependency between past, present and future which facilitates the recognition of the inextricable connection and interdependency between past, present and future;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Acknowledges that the diverse and often conflicting histories of European nations and states make any effort to deal with history at a supranational political level a difficult and potentially dangerous endeavour, and that attempts to regulate how to commemorate and interpret the past always prove to be challenging;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises the potential of the principle of historia magistra vitae and considers especially the dark elementtragic periods of Europe’s history – including communism, totalitarianism, racism, jingoaggressive nationalism and militarism and colonialism – not only to be a vigorous reminder of past mistakes whose repetition is to be avoided, but also as a call to work jointly towards democratic and inclusive societies in the Union and globally;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers a responsible, evidence- based and critical dealing with history a sine qua non for any democratic body politicpolitical and non-political State authority and democratic institutions, in order to sensitise current and future generations for achievements and aberrations of the past alike, strengthen a self-reflexive public discourse and foster understanding and reconciliation within and among particular social groups, nations and states, focusing on common European values;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its concern that there continues to be a latent competition and partial incompatibility between different memory frames and remembrance cultures in the Union, especially between Western and Eastern Europnot only between Western and Eastern Europe but also amongst some Eastern European countries due to the continuous Russian influence in the region; emphasises the need to bridge the gap of historical remembrance of key foundational events among European countries and people;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the Union and the Member States to promote historical awareness and remembrance of Soviet and Russian crimes into education curricula, civic remembrance culture and public spaces;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to upscale media and digital literacy campaigns as main instruments against any disinformation campaigns; is worried by the current Russian propaganda, and asked the Member States and the Commission to already strengthen these instruments;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recognises that the Union’s concern mainly with narrating a story about itself ex negativo, with the horrors of the past and especially National Socialism and Stalinism serving as a ‘negative foundation myth’communism, provides a strong sense of purpose for the European project, yet bears the risk of nurturing a teleological and simplistic black-and-white scheme of history which potentially hampers a fully informed understanding of Europe’s intricate past and reduces incentives to challenge stereotypes and sacred cows of national histories;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Maintains that Europe-wide understanding of Eastern European, Russian, and Soviet history is a crucial element to stopping the ongoing cycle of Russia’s imperial and colonial aggression in the continent; calls on the Union to evaluate and condemn 20th century communist and Soviet crimes; Encourages the Union and the Member States to promote historical awareness and remembrance of Soviet and Russian crimes into education curricula, civic remembrance culture, and public spaces; supports the building of a pan-European memorial to the victims of 20th century totalitarianisms in the EU capital, Brussels;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights that the Russian aggression against Ukraine has been prepared and justified with a high level of historical disinformation coming from Russia and its allies; notes that Soviet communism and Stalinism in particular have not received political or legal Europe-wide evaluation and condemnation; highlights that the lack of awareness of Eastern European history and Soviet crimes increases the vulnerability of European societies;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Maintains that Europe-wide understanding of Eastern European, Russian, and Soviet history is a crucial element to stopping the ongoing cycle of Russia’s imperial and colonial aggression in the continent; encourages the Union and the Member States to promote historical awareness and remembrance of Soviet and Russian crimes into education curricula, civic remembrance culture, and public spaces; supports the building of a pan-European memorial to the victims of 20th century totalitarianisms in the EU capital, Brussels;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recognises the need for a broader and more holistic understanding of European history for a (self-)critical European historical consciousness to emerge, in particular by widening the focus of current European remembrance initiatives;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Acknowledges the crucial importance of approaching Europe’s past on the foundation of European core values such as humanism, tolerance, democracy and the rule of law, and of and on the religious and philosophical traditions that underpin such values, creating an open sphere of discussion that also makes it possible to address difficult elements of national histories and that provides for mutual understanding and reconciliation both within and between European nations;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to highlight, in teaching curricula, the various national historical identities of the Member States, allowing learners to understand the complexity of the European cultural and historical heritage and the uniqueness of each Member State’s past;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Member States to revisecomplement current curricula and teaching methodologies with a view to shifting focus from national towardselements a related to European and global history and in order to allow for more emphasis on a supranational historical remembrance, in particular by allowing for multiple interpretations of the same historical period and event and by fostering corresponding teaching styles that favour reflection and discussion over knowledge transfer and that are guided by the overall objective of making students learn ‘how to think’ rather than ‘what to think’;enabling European students to critically assess of the same historical period and event
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to provide tailor-made (history) teacher training that enables teachers to grasp transnational aspects of history, imparts adequate didactics and principles of modern teaching and is primarily concerned with forming self-reflective young peopleadapted guidelines and material that enables teachers to put an adequate focus on transnational aspects of history;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Requests that the European institutions, the Member States and candidate countries, educational institutions and civil-society actors step up efforts to abstain from and repudiate any attempt to instrumentalise history for political purposes and fight historical denialism both in the European Union and beyond;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. EspousesIs of the idea that the ideal of a ‘culture of remembering’ and historical consciousness based on shared European values and practices in approaching the past, yet at the same time avoiding any undue levelling or simplification of history;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses its hope that on the basis of critical self-reflection relating to history and historical responsibility at national level, a truly European reflective discourse on the continent’s past may emerge, with history not being abused for power- political purposes; expresses its hope that a community of fate among European peoples will emerge from a common historical work for the better for the future generations;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Envisions national collective memories eventually contributing to and merging into a European public sphere, withxpresses its hope that national remembrance cultures will complementing each other rather than being in competition, and will be able to dealings with history becoming an issue of civic rather than political action;