Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
B-10-2026-0436-AM-001-009
6.10.2026 B100436/1
Amendment 1
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
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| Ba. whereas the EU must fully respect the responsibility of the Member States for the organisation of their education systems and their teaching content, as well as their linguistic diversity and cultural traditions; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/2
Amendment 2
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
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| Ia. whereas it is the right of parents to ensure education and teaching in conformity with their own religious and ethical convictions; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/3
Amendment 3
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
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| Ib. whereas the preservation and transmission of Europe’s cultural heritage to future generations, including its Christian heritage, must be an important objective of education; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/4
Amendment 4
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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| 3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that citizenship education, democratic competences, media literacy, critical thinking and knowledge of the EU and its values are integral components of the pilot, including through participatory and experiential learning approaches that enable pupils to engage actively with democratic processes and European cooperation; | 3. Calls on the Commission to ensure that citizenship education under the European Schools Alliances remains politically pluralistic and respects the right of pupils to develop independent and critical judgements; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/5
Amendment 5
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
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| 3a. Urges the Commission to ensure that the European Schools Alliances fully respect parents’ rights to determine the religious, moral and pedagogical upbringings of their children, and that EU-funded educational initiatives, in particular regarding sexuality education, do not impose ideological or political approaches, including gender-related concepts, that disregard parental convictions; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/6
Amendment 6
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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| 6. Encourages the pilot to support accessible and inclusive pupil and teacher mobility, including through group exchanges, collaborative teaching, peer learning, digital cooperation and the exchange of innovative and inclusive teaching practices, as well as to help make mobility a more regular and sustainable feature of school education in line with the objectives of the Council Recommendation ‘Europe on the Move’; | 6. Encourages the pilot to support accessible and inclusive pupil and teacher mobility, including through group exchanges, collaborative teaching, peer learning, digital cooperation and the exchange of innovative and inclusive teaching practices; demands that student exchanges under the European Schools Alliances are limited to the 27 Member States of the European Union and the European Economic Area countries Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway, and do not extend to other non-EU countries; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/7
Amendment 7
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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| 6a. Calls on the Commission to place the acquisition of solid subject knowledge and foundational skills, including literacy and numeracy, at the centre of its educational initiatives, recognising that well-founded knowledge is the basis for developing higher-order competences, critical thinking and independent judgement, and to strengthen natural sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), as well as links between STEM education and vocational training, as essential foundations for Europe’s economic competitiveness, technological sovereignty and capacity for innovation in key future technologies; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/8
Amendment 8
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
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| 6b. Calls on the Commission to support educational approaches that preserve and promote the study of classical languages, literature, philosophy and history, recognising their contribution to linguistic proficiency, logical reasoning, historical understanding and critical thought, and to ensure that the European Schools Alliances contribute to safeguarding Europe’s classical intellectual and cultural heritage; |
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6.10.2026 B100436/9
Amendment 9
Marc Jongen
on behalf of the ESN Group
Motion for a resolution B100436/2026
Committee on Culture and Education
Pilot project on European Schools Alliances
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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| 8. Invites the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to promote synergies between the pilot and existing EU funding programmes and initiatives, such as Erasmus+, national and regional partnership plans, the European Social Fund Plus, and the Youth Guarantee, in order to generate stronger cooperation partnerships, including mobility activities, improved educational outcomes, stronger basic skills, innovation in teaching and learning, social inclusion, democratic resilience, better preparation for future skills needs, and effective teacher professional development; | 8. Invites the Commission, in cooperation with the Member States, to promote synergies between the pilot and existing EU funding programmes and initiatives, such as Erasmus+, national and regional partnership plans, the European Social Fund Plus, and the Youth Guarantee; calls on the Commission to ensure that any new structures established under the European Schools Alliances provide clear and demonstrable added value compared with existing Erasmus+ instruments, are cost-efficient and respect the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, avoiding unnecessary duplication and administrative burdens; |
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