10 Amendments of Karlo RESSLER related to 2020/2196(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas full functioning of the Schengen area and its enlargement to several newer Member States remains key for expanding the economic and social benefits, fostering cohesion and bridging gaps between countries and regions; whereas enlargement of the Schengen area to all Member States which have met the necessary conditions for the application of all relevant parts of the Schengen acquis is also essential for creating an effective, coordinated and robust security framework;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B (new)
Recital B (new)
B. whereas the European Commission in its Communication on the verification of the full application of the Schengen acquis in October 2019 gave its objective assessment on Croatia's progress in joining the Schengen Area and confirmed that Croatia has taken the measures needed to ensure that the necessary conditions for the full application of the Schengen rules and standards are met;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. FCalls on the Council and the Member States to step up their efforts to achieve the completion of Schengen integration of the remaining relevant EU Member States; namely, further to its numerous requests for the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania, requests the Council to take an immediate decision on the abolition of checks at internal land, sea and air borders; as well as to take a decision on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Croatia, following the completion of the applicable Schengen evaluation procedures and the positive assessment by the Commission;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that the effective protection of the EU’s external borders is essential for the viability of the Schengen area and for the freedom of movement within the EU; Notes that the Schengen evaluation reports and the vulnerability assessments continue to point to deficiencies and vulnerabilities in the protection and management of the external border; calls on the Member States to implement the recommendations addressed to them by the Council and Frontex, aimed at remedying the deficiencies and vulnerabilities;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. ExpressNotes wits deeph concern about the repeatedthe allegations concerning Frontex’s possible involvement in the so-called pushbacks and considers that internal reporting mechanisms, as well as parliamentary and public scrutiny over Frontex’s activities, must be reinforced; takes note of the internal probe launched by Frontex in October following allegations of pushbacks, which found no evidence of wrongdoing; stresses that any similar allegations taken place at EU’s external borders need to be taken seriously and investigated promptly by relevant local authorities;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deeply regrets the fact that there have been persistent and serNotes with concern the allegations about violence and so-called pushbacks at the external border, notes with regret that such allegatiouns areports about violence and pushbacks at the external border, as well as the lack of adequate monitoring mechanisms often based on unreliable and unverifiable information from those who attempt to cross borders illegally; welcomes the setting up of an independent monitoring mechanisms by Croatia and invites others to use this as a positive example in contributing to ensure respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law at the external borders; considers that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) must be given an enhanced operational role with regard toincluded in monitoring of respect for fundamental rights at the external borders; encourages the mconitoring of respect for fundamental rights at the external bordertinuous investment of Member States into the professional conduct of police officers, workshops, trainings and seminars in the area of asylum and refugee law, in coordination with Frontex, the Fundamental Rights Agency and non-governmental organisations;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Deeply rRegrets the fact that there have been delays in the implementation of the fundamental rights provisions of the new European Border and Coast Guard Regulation15, such athat is the recruitment of 40 fundamental rights monitors by 5 December 2020 as stipulated in the Regulation; calls on Frontex, on the basis of Article 265 of the TFEU, to ensure the implementation of Article 110(6) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 within two months from the date of adoption of this resolution at the latest and is looking forward to their swift and effective establishment based on the ongoing recruitment process; __________________ 15 Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 of 13 November 2019.
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that another visit to Croatia should take place to further assess the protection of the external border, further to the visits of 2016, 2017 and the renewed visit of 2019; calls on Croatia to continue to implement ongoing actions and remedy any deficiencies identified, especially as regards staffing levels and land border surveillance capacity; insists that the forthcoming visit must also assess respect for fundamental rights and the reports about violence and pushbackmmends Croatia for the implementation of the recommendations from the visits of 2016, 2017 and 2019 with regard to external border, and the positive outcome of the late 2020 field visit of Commission and Member States experts;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes the importance of allocating technical and financial resources and support to the main countries of entry; recalls the need to enable the swift and effective registration and referral to the competent authorities of all migrants arriving in the Union with full respect for their fundamental rights, as the proper identification of asylum applicants at entry points should contribute to the overall functioning of the Schengen area;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Expresses its strong support in combating organised smuggling networks which endanger the lives of migrants and asylum seekers on a daily basis, as well as put Schengen at risk;