2015/2095(INI) Situation in the Mediterranean and need for a holistic EU approach to migration
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2016/09/20
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The European Parliament adopted by 459 votes to 206 with 52 abstentions, a resolution on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration.
Dealing with a humanitarian disaster : Parliament noted that according to Frontex data, in 2015 1.83 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 500 migrants who arrived in the Union in the course of the whole 2014. According to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children.
Recalling the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility in matters relating to migration, which is at the heart of the whole of the Union system, Parliament starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that proper funding , at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential . It noted that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea, and that a better European response is still required .
However, Parliament called for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because the policy response must be properly targeted. It stated that, in general terms, the criminal smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State, whereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent, deceptive or abusive means, for the purpose of exploitation.
Parliament pointed to the role of Union agencies in the fight against criminal smuggling. It noted, as a positive step forward, that the Commission adopted a Union Action Plan against Migrant Smuggling on 27 May 2015, under which it provides for the setting up of a Contact Group of Union Agencies on migrant smuggling, to strengthen their operational cooperation and information exchange.
On relocation : the resolution noted that, within the last year, the Council has adopted two decisions on temporary relocation measures in the Union, and that they involve the transfer of applicants for international protection from Greece and Italy to other Member States. It observed that, although the Relocation Decisions do not end the current Dublin rules on allocation of responsibility, they do constitute a ‘temporary derogation’ from the Dublin rules. Parlaiment was concerned that, under the current Relocation Decisions, Member States of first arrival still have to handle the more complicated claims for international protection (and appeals), have to organise longer periods of reception, and will have to coordinate returns for those ultimately not entitled to international protection. It reiterated that any new system for the management of the Common European Asylum System must be based on solidarity and a fair sharing of responsibility. It
felt that the preferences of the applicant should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation.
On resettlement : Parliament took the view that resettlement is one of the preferred options for granting safe and lawful access to the Union for refugees and those in need of international protection, where the refugees can neither return to their home countries nor receive effective protection or be integrated into the host country. It pointed out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement . Such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees seeking international protection and be permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatory participation of Member States.
On the revision of the Dublin III Regulation : recalling the general principles of common European asylum and the question of humanitarian admission, Parliament observed that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation has raised many questions linked to fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection. It noted that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders . It believed that Member States need to accept the on-going difficulties with the Dublin logic, and that the Union should develop options for solidarity both among Member States and the migrants concerned.
Members pointed out that the pressure placed on the system – as established by the Dublin Regulation –has shown that the system has largely failed to achieve its two primary goals of establishing objective and fair criteria for allocation of responsibility and of providing swift access to international protection. It reiterated its reservations regarding the criterion whereby currently it is the Member State of first entry that is responsible for the examination of a claim for international protection, and considered that this criterion should be revised .
Parliament further pointed out that, at the same time, the incidence of secondary movements across the Union remains high. The Dublin system was not designed to share responsibility among Member States, but to assign swiftly responsibility for processing an asylum application to a single Member State. Members recommended that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility for handling claims for international protection. They took the view that the European Union should support the Member States receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support. They considered that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS.
Parliament pointed out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union. It suggested that such a system could provide for certain thresholds per Member State relative to the number of arrivals , which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States. Such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place.
Integration: Parliament underlined that integration measures for all legally residing third-country nationals should promote inclusion , rather than isolation. It emphasised that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society. This should necessarily include accommodation, literacy and language courses, inter-cultural dialogue, education and professional training, and also effective access to democratic structures in society – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive. However, integration is a two-way process and respect for the values upon which the Union is built must be an integral part of the integration process, as must respect for the fundamental rights of the refugees.
Parliament also stressed the importance of family unity and the rights of the child.
On a list of safe countries of origin : Members acknowledged the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive. They observed that if such a Union list became obligatory for Member States it could, in principle, be an important tool for facilitating the asylum process, including return. They regretted the current situation in which Member States apply different lists , containing different safe countries, hampering uniform application and incentivising secondary movements.
On the European Asylum Support Office (EASO): Parliament recommended that EASO be developed, in the long term, into a principal coordinator of the CEAS with a view to guaranteeing common application of the rules of that system. It understood that the Commission recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard, which is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders.
On Schengen and the management and security of the external borders: Parliament recalled that, since the establishment of the Schengen Area, the Union is an area without internal borders, and that the inherent logic of such a system has always been that the abolition of internal border controls has to go hand in hand with compensatory measures strengthening the external borders of the Schengen Area and the sharing of information through the Schengen Information System (‘SIS’). It accepted that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons. Members stressed again that, as regards legislation specifically in the area of asylum and migration, in order for legislation on internal and external borders to be effective, it is essential that measures agreed at Union level are implemented properly by Member States . It underlined that better implementation of measures by Member States at the external borders, following increased pressure, is essential.
Parliament took note that on 15 December 2015 the Commission came forward with a proposal for a targeted revision of the Schengen Borders Code. It considered that the Schengen Area is one of the major achievements of European integration, and noted that the conflict in Syria and other conflicts elsewhere in the region have triggered record numbers of refugees and migrants arriving in the Union. Members were concerned by the fact that, in response, some Member States have felt the need to close their internal borders or introduce temporary border controls, thus calling into question the proper functioning of the Schengen Area.
Hotspots: Parliament called for the hotspots to be set up as soon as possible in order to give concrete operational assistance to Member States. It calls for the allocation of technical and financial resources and support to Member States of first arrival, such as Italy and Greece, 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. It considered that quick and effective support by the Union to Member States and the acceptance of such support is important for mutual trust. One of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need.
Parliament stressed the need for cooperation with third countries on issues related to asylum. It understood that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries in tackling the root causes of, and addressing, irregular flows to Europe. It recalled that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan. Members emphasised, in that respect, the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians. On addressing root causes, they reaffirmed that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the ‘push factors’ in third countries (conflict, persecution, ethnic cleansing, generalised violence or other factors such as extreme poverty, climate change or natural disasters), which force people into the hands of criminal smuggling networks, which they see as their only chance to reach the Union.
Funding: Parliament welcomed the recently established Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the EUR 1.8 billion pledged to the fund, which has added an additional element to third country funding, and called on the Member States to continue contributing to the fund. It recommended that the four thematic pillars addressing (i) legal migration and mobility, (ii) irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, (iii) international protection, and (iv) the development impact of migration, should be of equal importance in Union external policy and funding.
Lastly, Parliament agreed that, while recent budgetary proposals and the additional funding foreseen in the Union’s budget for 2016, including the use of the flexibility instrument, should be welcomed, medium and longer-term funding remain a concern. It was concerned that the increase in the amounts proposed for budget lines under AMIF for 2016 have not been accompanied by a proposed revision of the global resources available under that fund for the 2014-2020 funding period. It understood that, left as is, the result will be that funding under AMIF will have dried up long before 2020.
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The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the joint report by Roberta METSOLA (EPP, MT) and Kashetu KYENGE (S&D, IT) on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration.
Facing a humanitarian disaster : Members highlighted that in 2015 1.83 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 500 migrants who arrived in the Union in the course of the whole 2014. In 2015, over 1.4 million applications for international protection were lodged in the EU+ (EU-28 plus Norway and Switzerland with numbers rising steadily since April 2015).
Recalling that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based, Members stated that starting from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that proper funding , at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential.
However, Members called for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy response must be properly integrated, they must also be properly targeted.
Members pointed out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection, often on a temporary basis, to the most vulnerable where needed, e.g. unaccompanied minors or refugees with disabilities.
On the revision of the Dublin III Regulation : the report noted that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders. Members called for changes in order to ensure fairness, solidarity and shared responsibility between Member States. In reality, the current mechanisms of the Dublin system have failed to be objective, to establish fair criteria for allocating responsibility for applications for international protection and to provide swift access to protection. Members pointed out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union. They suggest that such a system could provide for certain thresholds per Member State relative to the number of arrivals, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States. Members stated that such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place and underlined that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the child.
Relocation and resettlement : the report called on the Member States to respect their obligations as regards the emergency relocalisation measure. It underlined that on 3 March 2016, only 338 of the 39 600 asylum seekers awaiting reassignment from Italian reception facilities to other Member States had actually been relocated, while in the case of Greece 322 out of the 66 400 projected relocations had actually taken place.
On resettlement, Members stressed that the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement. They recommended that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees , with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union.
As regards hotspots , Members called for the allocation of technical and financial resources and support to Member States of first arrival, such as Italy and Greece, 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.
Schengen : Members took note that on 15 December 2015, the Commission came forward with a proposal for a targeted revision of the Schengen Borders Code, proposing to introduce systematic controls of all Union nationals (not only on third-country nationals) against the relevant databases at the external borders of the Schengen Area. They recalled that the Schengen Area is one of the major achievements of European integration and that the conflict in Syria and other conflicts elsewhere in the region have triggered record numbers of refugees and migrants arriving in the Union, which in turn has revealed deficiencies at parts of the Union's external borders. Therefore, in response, some Member States have felt the need to close their internal borders or introduce temporary border controls, thus calling into question the proper functioning of the Schengen Area.
Returns : lastly, Members stated that it is necessary to adopt new EU readmission agreements which should take preference over bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries. The return of migrants should be carried out safely and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them .
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The Council adopted conclusions on measures to handle the refugee and migration crisis . In full cooperation with the Commission and bearing in mind the necessity to safeguard the functioning of the Schengen area and to reduce migratory pressures, the Council decided:
to encourage Member States and relevant third countries to intensify ongoing efforts to substantially increase reception capacities ; the establishment of hotspots in Italy and Greece will be intensified, so that all of these function by end of November 2015 as previously agreed; all participating Member States will speed up the relocation process , notably by communicating their capacities for first relocations and by nominating as appropriate relocation liaison officers to Italy and Greece, preferably by 16 November 2015. The Council and the Commission support Italy and Greece in their decisions to register migrants before further handling their case on the mainland, in particular with Eurodac machines provided by Member States; that Member States, with the full support of the Commission and Frontex, will substantially improve the return rate ; to overcome the potential lack of cooperation of migrants as they arrive into the European Union and while fully respecting the fundamental rights and the principle of non-refoulement, Member States will make use of possibilities provided by the EU acquis , such as (1) asylum procedures at borders or transit zones; (2) accelerated procedures; (3) non-admissibility of subsequent asylum applications by the individuals concerned; (4) coercive measures, including, as a last resort, detention for a maximum period necessary for the completion of underlying procedures; to fully support the Commission in pursuing contingency planning of humanitarian assistance for the Western Balkans; to assist the Member States concerned in respecting their legal obligation to perform adequate controls , to manage and to regain controls of the external borders and increase coordination of actions relating to border management. This will involve a range of supporting measures by Frontex, gradually extending, as necessary, to the deployment of Rapid Border Intervention Teams (RABITs) in accordance with EU rules; to support the upscaling by 1 December 2015 of the Poseidon Sea Joint Operation in Greece within the current operational plan; to conduct a thorough debate on the functioning of the Schengen area ; to invite Europol to accelerate the establishment of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) and invite Member States, in coordination with the Commission, to set up by 1 December 2015 a network of single operational contact points on migrant smuggling; to continue examining pending legislative proposals on a crisis relocation mechanism and on safe countries of origin as already planned, as well as on other priority actions such as on the adaptation of the Dublin system and on the gradual establishment of an integrated management system for external borders; to invite the Commission and the High Representative to press for practical results on return and readmission in their bilateral dialogues , notably during the upcoming high-level meetings with Afghanistan, Morocco, Nigeria, Pakistan, Tunisia and Turkey; the first European Migration Liaison Officers (EMLOs) should be deployed as a matter of priority to Ethiopia, Niger, Pakistan and Serbia by the end of January 2016; to support accelerating the fulfilment of the visa liberalisation roadmap with Turkey towards all participating Member States and the full implementation of the readmission agreement, in the context of the enhanced cooperation foreseen in the action plan; to define, as a matter of urgency, a common information strategy addressed to asylum seekers, migrants, smugglers and traffickers aiming at (1) discouraging migrants to embark on perilous journey and to have recourse to smugglers, (2) explaining how EU rules on the management of external borders and international protection operate, including resettlement, relocation and return.
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The Foreign Affairs council adopted conclusions on migration in the context of the unprecedented migratory and refugee crisis that the EU is now facing, marked by a sharp increase of mixed migratory flows along the Eastern Mediterranean and Western Balkans, in parallel with a constant flow along the Central Mediterranean route.
The Council confirmed the need of a comprehensive and balanced external migration and asylum policy for the EU and reaffirmed its full commitment to human rights, including to the situation of women and girls as well as other vulnerable persons and groups.
Addressing the root causes of migratory flows : the Council confirmed its commitment to mobilise all appropriate instruments and policies and support efforts to address the root causes of migratory flows, in particular conflicts, political instability, human rights violations, poor socio-economic development, including lack of employment opportunities, poor governance and climate change.
In this regard, the Council continues to support diplomatic initiatives by the UN to find solutions to the conflicts in Syria and Libya , underpinned by efforts of the HRVP, the Commission and Member States.
The importance of close cooperation with first countries of asylum, countries of origin and transit to jointly address this common challenge was also underlined.
Cooperation with Turkey : the Council considered it essential to step-up EU-Turkey cooperation on support of refugees and migration and looked forward to an agreement with Turkey as part of a comprehensive agenda based on mutual commitments.
Financing : the Council welcomed the decision to substantially increase the funding of the EU Regional Trust Fund recently established in response to the Syrian crisis (the "Madad Fund") with over 500 EUR million in EU funding to be matched by efforts from EU Member States and other countries. The extension of its scope to the Western Balkans was proposed.
Dialogue with African countries : the Council recalled the importance to engage in a comprehensive dialogue with African countries of origin and transit in order to jointly manage migration and asylum flows in the spirit of partnership, ownership and shared responsibility .
In this context, it called for a closer engagement with African partners through the EU-Africa Migration and Mobility continental dialogue, the EU's regional strategies (Sahel, Horn of Africa, Gulf of Guinea) and dialogues (Rabat, Khartoum) and the Cotonou Partnership Agreement.
High Level Dialogues on migration : such dialogues on the broad agenda on migration and asylum should be encouraged, carried out in a spirit of partnership and should help identify leverage and enhance cooperation, in particular on readmission.
The Council reiterated its call on the Commission, together with the EEAS, to propose, within six months, comprehensive and tailor-made packages to reinforce overall cooperation with third-countries in order to implement effectively readmission and returns .
Cooperation with international partners : calling on the international community to increase its efforts to deal with this crisis, the Council wanted to see further reinforcement of cooperation with key international partners and with the United Nations , in particular UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), UN Development Programme (UNDP), as well as with organisations such as the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
Fight against criminal networks of traffickers and smugglers : reaffirming that this issue remains a priority, the Council welcomed the transition to the second phase of EUNAVFOR MED Operation SOPHIA on the high seas. It invited the HRVP to continue work in order to allow the transition to the successive phases of the operation.
It also asked for the reinforcement of EUCAP Sahel Niger.
Libya: underlining that a solution to the Libyan conflict remains crucial to any effort in addressing migratory flows through the Central Mediterranean, the Council recalled that the EU stands ready to resume support to the Libyan authorities to address irregular migration , especially in the area of border management and the fight against trafficking of human beings.
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- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2016)484
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0102/2016
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0066/2016
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.029
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.030
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.031
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.032
- Committee opinion: PE571.679
- Committee opinion: PE573.159
- Committee draft report: PE575.215
- Committee opinion: PE560.599
- Committee opinion: PE565.184
- Committee opinion: PE560.805
- Committee opinion: PE560.730
- Committee opinion: PE565.012
- Committee opinion: PE560.807
- Committee opinion: PE560.807
- Committee opinion: PE565.012
- Committee opinion: PE560.730
- Committee opinion: PE560.805
- Committee opinion: PE565.184
- Committee opinion: PE560.599
- Committee draft report: PE575.215
- Committee opinion: PE573.159
- Committee opinion: PE571.679
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.029
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.030
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.031
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE577.032
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2016)484
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- 2016/11/22 The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) ES
- 2016/11/22 The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) ES
- 2016/11/22 The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola, Kashetu Kyenge) ES
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- 2016/11/22 The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate)
- 2016/11/22 The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate)
- 2016/11/22 The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola, Kashetu Kyenge)
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- Joachim STARBATTY
- Helga STEVENS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jaromír ŠTĚTINA
- Davor Ivo STIER
- Catherine STIHLER
- Beatrix von STORCH
- Pavel SVOBODA
- Richard SULÍK
- Adam SZEJNFELD
- Claudia ȚAPARDEL
- Eleni THEOCHAROUS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Isabelle THOMAS
- Pavel TELIČKA
- László TŐKÉS
- Ulrike TREBESIUS
- Mylène TROSZCZYNSKI
- Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS
- Elena VALENCIANO
- Bodil VALERO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Paavo VÄYRYNEN
- Derek VAUGHAN
- Marie-Christine VERGIAT
- Daniele VIOTTI
- Udo VOIGT
- Miguel VIEGAS
- Dame Glenis WILLMOTT
- Cecilia WIKSTRÖM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Steven WOOLFE
- Flavio ZANONATO
- Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
Votes
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 1 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 612, +: 88, 0: 12
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 2 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 561, +: 75, 0: 71
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 3 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 574, +: 72, 0: 67
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - § 23 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: +: 442, -: 233, 0: 38
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - § 38 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: +: 456, -: 201, 0: 57
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - § 46 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: +: 555, -: 139, 0: 21
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 27 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 476, +: 157, 0: 79
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 4 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 594, +: 72, 0: 50
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 5 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 639, +: 73, 0: 5
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 6 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 613, +: 86, 0: 15
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - § 80 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: +: 540, -: 113, 0: 62
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 7 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 630, +: 70, 0: 16
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 34 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 459, +: 170, 0: 86
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 35 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 556, +: 131, 0: 22
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 8 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 619, +: 82, 0: 15
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 38 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 505, +: 137, 0: 73
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - § 123 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: +: 521, -: 181, 0: 13
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 21 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 505, +: 141, 0: 69
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 22 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: -: 474, +: 164, 0: 75
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Am 23 #
2016/04/12 Outcome: +: 636, -: 50, 0: 31
A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola et Kashetu Kyenge - Résolution #
2016/04/12 Outcome: +: 459, -: 206, 0: 52
| Amendments | Dossier |
| 2041 |
2015/2095(INI)
2015/07/16
BUDG
26 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary steps to have the Dublin II Regulation revoked;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to provide as accurate an assessment as possible of the
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to provide as accurate an assessment as possible of the appropriations needed for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund over the period to 2020 and, on that basis, to present a proposal for an increase in appropriations and, if necessary, an adjusted allocation among the various implementing programmes when the multiannual financial framework is revised; stresses also the need for such funding to have genuine European added value rather than simply supporting existing national programmes;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission to provide as accurate an assessment as possible of the appropriations needed for the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund over the period to 2020 and, on that basis, to present a proposal for an increase
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Makes clear its intention to modify the budgetary nomenclature of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund in an effort to make it more transparent and make it easier to monitor the allocation of annual appropriations among the various implementing programmes and instruments;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the increase of EUR 41 245 000 in funding for FRONTEX in the 2016 draft budget; calls for reliable statistics to be provided on the cost of the Triton and Poseidon; regrets that, eleven years after its establishment in Warsaw, the headquarters agreement between Frontex and the Polish Government has still not been signed, thereby preventing agency staff from working under optimum conditions; calls on the Commission to provide more information on the proposed amendment to the part of FRONTEX
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the increase of EUR 41 245 000 in funding for FRONTEX in the 2016 draft budget; calls for reliable statistics to be provided on the cost of the Triton and Poseidon operations; calls on the Commission to provide more information on the proposed amendments to FRONTEX’s mandate
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the increase of EUR 41 245 000 in funding for FRONTEX in the 2016 draft budget; calls for reliable statistics to be provided on the cost of the Triton and Poseidon operations; calls on the Commission to provide more information as soon as possible on the proposed amendment to FRONTEX’s mandate concerning the organisation of repatriation;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes the commencement of transport arrangements for the repatriation of illegal migrants and the deployment of Return Fund appropriations; welcomes the fact that measures have been taken in several EU Member States to encourage voluntary return with a view to reducing illegal immigration;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Acknowledges that the Council did not cut the main lines of AMIF (Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund) and ISF (Internal Security Fund) in heading 3, underlying that an increase would be needed. Criticise, however, that the migration and asylum line under the DCI (-200 000 in CA, -5 million in PA), and the poverty reduction lines for both Mediterranean countries (-50 million in PA) and Eastern Partnership (-12 million in PA) and more generally, the IPA, have been cut. Believes that the proposed cuts are counterproductive in relation to the general management strategy of the future migration's flows;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Acknowledges the role of Europol in countering human trafficking and, more specifically, its activities in fighting against criminal networks, which requires additional staff in at least three newly set up hot spots; points out that the addition of just three people to its establishment plan is not sufficient to fulfil these extremely demanding tasks, and that the funding allocated to it in the 2016 draft budget is not ensuring sufficient resources to perform adequately these tasks;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that staff at the JHA agencies must not be reduced or automatically redeployed; calls for a genuine medium- and long-term strategy to be drawn up for these agencies in order to increase their impact and support on the territories mostly affected by migrations flows;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the planned increase in funding for asylum and immigration in the 2016 draft budget;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Welcomes the planned increase in
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 11 (new) 11. Considers it essential to keep a close eye on the use made of all funding related to immigration, in particular with regard to contracting and subcontracting procedures, in view of a number of instances of fraud and mismanagement that have occurred in the Member States.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal to introduce a mechanism for the relocation of 40.000 people over the course of 2016 and 2017, at a total cost of EUR 240 000 000; regrets however that the Council and the European Council were not able to agree on a higher figure of the people to be relocated among the Member States;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to establish a mechanism to be used in cooperation with Europol, the ultimate aim being the repatriation of illegal immigrants;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes, further, the Commission’s recommendation concerning a resettlement programme and the additional EUR 50 000 000 set aside for this purpose in 2015 and 2016; stresses that the amount set aside should correspond to the real needs depending on the future migration flows and therefore shall adapt accordingly;
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2015/07/24
PETI
99 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that the Commission’s European Agenda on Migration, designed without any kind of participation of the European Parliament and relevant stakeholders, such as migrants organizations, has already shown to be an inefficient instrument which cannot aim at dealing with migration flows;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Regrets that during the Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting the ministers of the Member States did not reach an agreement on the redistribution of 40 000 refugees from Greece and Italy;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life, the alleged shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and violations of fundamental rights, the ineffectiveness of the existing Dublin system and the
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life, the alleged shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and violations of fundamental rights, the
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life, the alleged shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and violations of fundamental rights, the ineffectiveness of the existing Dublin system and the lack of a comprehensive EU migration policy, concerns regarding xenophobia and intolerance of the Europeans;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life, the alleged shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and violations of fundamental rights, the ineffectiveness of the existing Dublin system, the failure to implement the solidarity principle and the lack of a comprehensive EU migration policy;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea, the EU and the Member States
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea, the EU and the Member States can no longer be mere observers
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea, the EU and the Member States can no longer be observers but must take ownership of the debate and fully endorse the Commission Agenda on Migration; according to Greek Coast Guard data, in the first quarter of 2015, Greece had 10 762 new arrivals from the Aegean compared to 2 763 during the corresponding period of 2014. For this reason, the European Union must immediately apply the principle of European solidarity. This means that the burden of refugee and migratory flows must be distributed among EU countries depending on their size, population and GDP, taking into account the unemployment rate in each country;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea, the EU and the Member States can no longer be observers but must take ownership
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea, the EU and the Member States can no longer be observers but must take ownership of the debate and fully endorse the Commission Agenda on Migration; underlines in this context the importance of political reconciliation and economic stabilization in the countries of the Union for the Mediterranean;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea, the EU and the Member States can no longer be observers but must take ownership and strong political leadership of the debate and fully endorse the Commission Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea, the EU and the Member States can no longer be mere observers but must take ownership of the debate and fully endorse, by taking specific measures, the Commission Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need for a permanent EU wide resettlement program with mandatory participation by all Member States providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Reminds the EU and Member States to urgently organise a new permanent maritime search and rescue civil operation in the Mediterranean sea designed in strict collaboration with civil society organisations, taking into account valuable search and rescue experiences such as Phoenix, Argos or Dignity I, operated in the Mediterranean Sea by the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS) and Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF);
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on Member States to make use of the existing possibilities offered by the existing legislation to provide for humanitarian visas at EU embassies and consular offices in countries of origin, transit countries or so called ‘hot spots’ in third countries;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls on the Commission to put forward a revision of the Temporary Protection Directive to introduce a tool for an immediate, safe and legal response to urgent refugee crisis like the one currently happening in Syria, in this context also calls for a clear definition of what constitutes a ‘mass influx’ of refugees;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Calls for the mutual recognition of asylum decisions between Member States not only in cases where the decision is negative but also in cases where asylum is granted in order to properly implement the provisions of Article 87(2)(a) of the TFEU which calls for a uniform status of asylum valid throughout the Union;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored and enhanced to ensure full transposition of the Common European Asylum System by the Member States to properly tackle illegal migration, move towards more practical and tangible form of solidarity and an equitable allocation of responsibilities, improve governance of the asylum system, foster conflict resolution in countries of origin and strengthen the capacity of transit countries;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored and enhanced; for this reason, Frontex should finally take action and actively fulfil its role of strengthening and improving cooperation between national border authorities, particularly in Greece and Italy, so as to address the huge influx of refugee and illegal migratory flows;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that action taken by the EU
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored and enhanced so as to guarantee shared responsibility in managing and protecting the EU’s borders, and European solidarity in making the necessary resources available;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to take measures in order to respond to the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean and to improve management of migration in all its aspects by reinforcing its migration policy and adopting a strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored and enhanced and, at the same time, the EU should support mutual learning and the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Rejects the increase of resources and competences of FRONTEX as it is not an effective instrument to manage migration flows, since their model of security and border control has not proved itself useful and can be a real obstacle to guaranteeing the human rights of migrants and refugees;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Encourages relevant stakeholders, such as migrant and refugee organisations, to be taken into account when dictating migration policy, and must have direct participation in the decision making process;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that monitoring, collecting and analysing information on migration flows and patterns in sea crossings between EU and African states need to
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that monitoring, collecting and analysing information on migration flows and patterns in sea crossings between EU and African states need to be improved and coordinated by a centralised EU migration management mechanism, which would provide regular assessment reports and strengthen consistency, planning and crisis management, thus helping activate early warning systems at EU level to react promptly to future migration crises; in this regard welcomes the upcoming November Valletta Summit, in close cooperation with African partners, which will serve as a basis for the adoption of future framework agreements to tackle the root causes of migration;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Emphasises that monitoring, collecting and analysing information on migration flows and patterns in sea crossings between EU and African states need to be improved and coordinated by a centralised EU migration data management mechanism, which would provide regular assessment reports and strengthen consistency, planning and crisis management, thus helping activate early warning systems at EU level to react promptly to future migration crises;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Reiterates that legal immigration is not a socioeconomic burden for the EU but rather an opportunity, and as such furthermore a fair and proportional distribution among all Members States of the incoming flows is desirable;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is built; stresses in particular the need to concretely implement Article 80 of the Treaty and Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which may serve to aid Member States in their obligations towards the principle of ‘non- refoulement’. Stresses that any EU policy on migration must be completely in line with the 1951 Geneva Convention and additional protocol;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to take measures in order to respond to the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean and to improve management of migration in all its aspects by reinforcing its migration policy and adopting an adequately resourced strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a good first step;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is built and on the principle of solidarity as set out in Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU);
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards, the recommendations of competent international bodies, such as UNHCR, and the values on which the EU is built;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on a genuine sharing of responsibilities and burdens, on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is built;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Highlights that the 1951 Refugee Convention has set the global standard for refugee protection and that, at a moment of persistent and new conflicts, its principles are as important as ever; points out that the Common European Asylum System is an advanced regional protection legal framework and must be upheld and fully implemented by all Member States;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Warns about the increased trend of the illegal on-the-spot deportations, such as in the fences bordering Morocco in the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla, and frontally rejects these practices as contrary to human rights and rule of law; draws attention also to the cases of unwilling deportations to non-EU countries other than the origin countries, which leaves undocumented people without the possibility to exit these third countries;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Expresses its concern that a large number of children, including unaccompanied minors, who are especially vulnerable, are travelling across the Mediterranean; calls on the EU and the Member States to uphold the principle of the best interest of the child, including ensuring proper treatment and access to child-friendly asylum procedures, avoiding transfers of unaccompanied minors unless it is in their best interest, taking into consideration family reunification possibilities, safety and security of the child;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers th
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the important preventive measures contained in the Commission’s agenda for fighting smuggling networks and tackling the root causes of migration to be long-term objectives, but recalls that, meanwhile, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgency; welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on a permanent emergency relocation scheme based on Article 78(2) of the TFEU and urges the Commission to consider the relevant provisions already established in Recital 20 of the Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the important
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the important preventive measures contained in the Commission’s agenda for fighting smuggling networks and tackling the root causes of migration to be long-term objectives, but recalls that, meanwhile, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Considers the important preventive measures contained in the Commission’s agenda for fighting smuggling networks and tackling the root causes of migration to be long-term objectives, but recalls that, meanwhile, flows of people will continue and that a permanent reception and relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that the lack of legal routes leaves no choice for many men, women and children but to turn to smugglers, at enormous cost and danger to their lives; deplores that in the current situation, before arriving in Europe, many migrants suffer high levels of abuse, exploitation and human rights violations;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers that the measures contained in the Commission’s agenda will not stop the current flow of migrants and do not guarantee respect to their fundamental rights;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Recalls that safe migration routes are needed and that international protection must be available to those in need of it, acknowledges the need of a permanent relocation for refugees that takes in account family and cultural ties is needed without jeopardizing freedom of movement;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to take measures in order to respond to the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean and to improve management of migration in all its aspects by reinforcing its migration policy and adopting a strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a good first step, and expects the immediate implementation of this commitment;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy and Malta, which are more directly exposed to migrant flows, without undermining the security of the Union’s external borders; calls on the Member States and the Commission to review the Directive 2008/115/EC (Return Directive) to ensure it is used properly and to add safeguards to protect migrants’ rights such as increased minimum standards for detention conditions and to ensure that victims of human trafficking, in particular women and children, are not treated as criminals;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy and Malta, which are more directly exposed to migrant flows
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy, Spain, Greece, Cyprus and Malta, which are more directly exposed to migrant flows, without undermining the security of the Union’s external borders;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on frontline Member States
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy and
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on the Member States at the external borders of the EU such as Malta, Italy and
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Stresses the need for a binding and permanent relocation system for asylum seekers that is triggered automatically on the basis of clear, objective, measurable and identifiable criteria and that obliges all the Member States to equally share the burdens, in terms of effective reception of asylum seekers and financially;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to take measures in order to respond to the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean and to improve management of migration in all its aspects by reinforcing its migration policy and adopting and speedily implementing a strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a good first step;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recognises that, given the large and increasing numbers of people crossing the Mediterranean, the number of persons in clear need of international protection included in the emergency mechanisms does not adequately meet the EU Member States’ responsibility to ensure the protection of vulnerable people, reaching the EU external borders; Calls on the Member States to increase the use of safe and legal access channels to the EU for asylum seekers and people in need of international protection in order to develop legal routes to the EU, eradicate smuggling and reduce the number of lives lost at sea;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Highlights two internal imbalances within the EU: the first one concerning arrivals, with Italy and Greece facing the large majority of all sea-borne landings, and the second one regarding destination, with Germany and Sweden that in 2014 received 43 per cent of all asylum applications in the EU;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Urges the EU to continue reinforcing operation Triton at the level of the Mare Nostrum operation; Calls on the Commission to provide continuous financial support and transparent monitoring for FRONTEX and its operational expenditure and activities;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on migration with third countries of origin and transit in order to ensure closer solidarity and cooperation with the EU, address the root causes of migration and ensure progress on negotiations and full implementation of readmission agreements; calls on the EU to revise its funding programmes in order to ensure that funds are channelled into the right projects which result in improving health and education, industry and infrastructure in order to create jobs and improve the possibility of a dignified future in countries of migrant origin;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on migration with third countries of origin and transit in order to ensure closer solidarity and cooperation with the EU, address the root causes of migration and ensure progress on negotiations and full implementation of readmission agreements; calls on candidate countries to also ensure cooperation in this regard;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on migration with third countries of origin and
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on migration with third countries of origin and transit in order to ensure closer solidarity and cooperation with the EU, and address the root causes of migration
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Condemns that the Commission’s approach towards migration has been to treat it as a problem, ignoring that migration is a phenomenon that has occurred throughout human history and contributes positively to our societies, and therefore the approach of the Commission should not aim at criminalising migration but at granting that migrants’ human rights are respected;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the EU to further strengthen their already established framework agreements such as the European Neighbourhood policy, the Khartoum Process and the Rabat Process amongst others. Stresses the need to give due importance to the protracted Refugee situations which if left unmanaged can result in continuous and increased flows of irregular and life-threatening crossings through the Mediterranean;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Deplores that in some Member States like Italy, a series of serious frauds and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, took place in the management of some asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of European funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the need to develop a structured mechanism, as well as accessible and transparent procedures to enter the EU for both asylum seekers and labour migration;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls to the EU and all Member States to halt the construction of walls in the EU’s external borders, to bring down the existing ones, and to stop all cooperation to enable the construction of walls in third countries to stop migrants from reaching the EU or other territories;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Calls on the EU to halt the construction of detention centres and of the so-called information centres in third countries;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 c (new) 9c. Calls on the EU and on Member States to immediately suspend all readmission agreements with countries which do not respect human rights;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 d (new) 9d. Calls on the EU and Member States to analyse the deep social, economic, and political consequences in terms of migration flows produced by the activities of transnational companies of European origin operating in third countries;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on the Member States to establish
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Calls on the EU and Member States to implement effective measures to tackle growing xenophobia and hate crimes based on education and prevention as well as on penalizing all forms of violence and discrimination, including hate speech, and recognizing that the EU’s aggressive migration policies have been one of the main causes of this type of violence.
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures coherence between its internal and external policies; calls for the adjustment of EU's working methods aiming at the coordination of its internal and external policy tools when dealing with the migration policy in the Mediterranean both at the technical and at the political levels;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Bearing in mind that the immigrants are predominantly Muslim, calls on the Gulf States (in particular Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UEA, Bahrain and Oman) to show solidarity and to take responsibility for Muslims migrating to Europe from Africa and the Middle East; points out that the active involvement of the Gulf States would have a positive impact as regards resolving the current immigration crisis; points out that, from a cultural and religious point of view, the process of assimilation and adaptation of migrants will be easier in the aforementioned Gulf States;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Considering that one of the root causes for this migrant's influx is the unstable situation in many of the refugees' country of origin, the EU should reach terms with the UN regarding a resolution with the purpose of international military action against IS. Syria, number 1 among the refugee's countries of origin, needs to be stabilised, along with Iraq, otherwise the influx of refugees will increase;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the need to continue and reinforce EU's support to the neighbouring countries who are hosting most of the Syrian refugees namely Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Emphasises that the lack of safe and legal channels for access to the EU and its Member States and the erection of walls, barriers and fences in order to fortify fortress Europe are encouraging human trafficking, a criminal and dangerous activity; condemns, in that connection, the Council’s decision to focus all efforts, including military efforts, on measures to combat traffickers and destroy their vessels along the coasts of Libya and other north African countries;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the European Union to abolish directive 2001/51/EC that forces carriers, that transport foreign nationals into the EU, to pay for the return of those nationals, should they not have the proper documentation, and in doing so effectively deny refugees of their human right to seek asylum, while also handing over the responsibility to ask for documentation from border control on to the carriers;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Draws attention to the need to screen incoming immigrants and provide assistance, including by granting refugee status, above all to those with a well- founded fear of persecution on account of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, in particular Christians, Yazidis and other religious minorities at risk of terrorist activities carried out by the so-called Islamic State;
Amendment 106 #
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Amendment 108 #
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Amendment 109 #
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Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a
Amendment 110 #
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Amendment 111 #
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Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the launch of the EUNAVFOR Med operation against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean and
Amendment 113 #
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Amendment 114 #
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Amendment 115 #
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Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the launch of the EUNAVFOR Med operation against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean and supports the reinforcement of the management of the Union’s external borders; insists, however, on the need for sustained, coordinated search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean to save lives, in particular through the establishment of a European coastguard service, and for an EU
Amendment 117 #
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Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the launch of the
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the launch of the EUNAVFOR Med operation against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean and supports the reinforcement of the management of the Union's external borders; stresses that a more assertive European presence in the Mediterranean is needed; insists, however, on the need for sustained, coordinated search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean to save lives and for an EU policy on asylum conceived in cooperation with the UN, subsidiary protection and temporary protection which fully comply with binding obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and respect the non-refoulement principle;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures coherence between its internal and external policies
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the launch of the EUNAVFOR Med operation against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the launch of the EUNAVFOR Med operation against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean and supports the reinforcement of the management of the Union's external borders;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the launch of the EUNAVFOR Med operation against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean and supports the reinforcement of the management of the Union's external borders; underlines the necessity of rapid action and long-term comprehensive and concrete action plan, applied in cooperation with third country for an effective approach of the organised criminal networks of the migrants smugglers; insists, however, on the need for sustained, coordinated search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean to save lives and for an EU policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection which fully comply with binding obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and respect the non- refoulement principle;
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Welcomes the increase in resources for the Triton and Poseidon operations; supports the strengthening of the management of the Union’s external borders, and emphasises the need to conduct sustainable and coordinated search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean in order to save lives; emphasises, further, the need to implement a European asylum policy which fully complies with binding obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and respects the non-refoulement principle;
Amendment 124 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Warns against the consequences of an unchecked influx of people from Africa and the Middle East, which could result in a general social and economic crisis in Europe, and, in turn, lead to negative public sentiment not only among Europeans, but also among migrants, who, dissatisfied with the conditions they find and with the quality of social welfare, will exhibit increasingly radicalised attitudes and behaviour, which could upset the balance of society and trigger violent, uncontrolled unrest;
Amendment 125 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that EU should enhance its collaboration with regional partners such as the African Union and the League of the Arab States and reinforce its role in conflict resolution, in close cooperation with the European External Action Service (EEAS), the OSCE and the international community;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Points out that migrants are very vulnerable and consequently in danger of falling victim to people trafficking; points to the need to offer medical and psychological help to migrants whose health has been damaged by inhuman transport methods with all the risk of tragedy that these entail;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Criticises intensive arms trade by EU Member States to countries in the region. Calls on the Council to verify a breach of the EU arms export regime;
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for the adoption of rules laying down stiffer penalties for individuals and organisations directly or indirectly involved in international migrant trafficking;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Calls on international humanitarian organisations to set up, under UN auspices, centres for the reception and identification of asylum seekers in the Mediterranean countries of departure;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the UN to conduct a far- reaching spending review and to cut officials' pay, allowances and privileges, so that the money thus saved may be used to provide support to third-world countries;
Amendment 131 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 132 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that cooperation and development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; calls for the EU to establish a new framework of relations with third countries based on non-intervention in their internal affairs, respect for their sovereignty and defence of human rights, and aimed at supporting understanding, the development of neighbouring regions and promoting employment and education, rather than "association agreements" serving mainly to establish free trade areas that benefit corporate interests on the European side and multinationals, while impoverishing and plundering the natural resources of these third countries; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that cooperation and development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; calls for the EU to establish a new framework of relations with third countries based on non-intervention in their internal affairs, respect for their sovereignty and defence of human rights, and aimed at supporting understanding, the development of neighbouring regions and promoting employment and education, rather than "association agreements" serving mainly to establish free trade areas that benefit corporate interests on the European side and multinationals, while impoverishing and plundering the natural resources of these third countries; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; calls on the EU to overhaul its development assistance policy with a view to achieving that objective, and deplores, in that connection, the fact that a number of Member States have reduced their assistance budgets in a move at odds with the objective of earmarking 0.7% of their gross national income (GNI) to international solidarity; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace- building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity.
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses th
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; welcomes the fact that one of the issues in the agenda of the Valetta Summit is the better targeting of development cooperation and investments in Africa; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace- building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity.
Amendment 138 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that fairer trade and development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; calls, therefore, on all EU Member States to fulfil their promises in terms of development assistance, including the 0,7- percent target; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses the need for continuous, practical EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity, through the setting-up of bilateral follow-up units in the countries concerned.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures coherence between its internal and external policies, and points to the importance of greater harmonisation of migration policies at EU level;
Amendment 140 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration, this is why a new approach towards Africa by creating providing better opportunities for trade is needed; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction and eliminating corruption, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity
Amendment 141 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance, according to the Policy Coherence for Development principles, plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace- building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity
Amendment 142 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy and governance, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity
Amendment 143 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, gender equality, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Council, the Commission and the EEAS to engage regional powers in the pursuit of a sustainable security arrangement in North Africa and the Middle East, including a UN-sanctioned mechanism of consultations and guarantees that would allow for effective multilateral cooperation on state-building and security governance in post-conflict settings or failed states such as Syria, Libya or Yemen, thus addressing the root- causes of the refugee and migration crisis; in this respect, commends the EU's support for the UN-led mediation efforts in Libya, but calls for closer and more constructive engagement of regional actors, above all Saudi Arabia and Egypt, to make the state-building process sustainable; is concerned by the continuing lack of any viable EU strategy to counter ISIS, as well as by the EU's absence from ongoing diplomatic efforts to the end the civil war in Syria;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that the Regional Protection Programmes (RPP), which aim to enhance the capacity of non-EU countries in the regions from which considerable numbers of refugees originate or transit, could be significantly strengthened by entering the political dialogues between the EU and third countries, thus gaining more weight and engagement;
Amendment 146 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and EU Member States to take the necessary legislative and administrative steps to allow for the provision of emergency visas and facilitating temporary shelter for human rights defenders at risk in the Mediterranean region; urges Member States to pay particular attention to cases linked to requests for political asylum so as to prevent any return potentially entailing a violation of human rights;
Amendment 147 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Believes that the migration crisis in the Mediterranean can only be resolved through a sustained political will and coordination across EU institutions and Member States; considers that European resources should be used in a truly comprehensive and coherent approach to resolve the urgent problem of migration;
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that third countries receiving EU aid for reconstruction, peace building and democracy that go on to achieve economic stability, security and prosperity must prevent the uncontrolled mass migration of their nationals to Europe;
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that, in the context of a holistic EU approach, an International Conference should be convened as an EU initiative, under the auspices of the UN and with the participation of all Member States involved, with the aim of addressing the humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that there is a reason for growing wave of refugees and migrants, that is to say military incursions and imperialist conflicts instigated by the EU and the Member State governments, in alliance with NATO and the US, in countries such as Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan, Mali and the Central African Republic, as well as their support for reactionary regimes, their willingness to supply funds and equipment to forces such as ISIS and their rapacity in plundering the wealth of the people; observes that the EU and Member State governments are guilty of hypocrisy since, on the one hand, they are responsible for people being uprooted from their homes as a result of their military incursions and, on the other, they are clamping down on migrants 'surplus' to capitalist requirements; stresses that the problem of incoming migrants and refugees can only be resolved by addressing the root causes thereof, that is to say the mechanisms of capitalist exploitation that are resulting in poverty and destitution. imperialist incursions and conflicts in areas riven by brutal competition between rival business interests for control of resources;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that migrant children are particularly vulnerable, especially when they are unaccompanied; recalls that unaccompanied children are above all children and that child protection, rather than immigration policies, must be the leading principle when dealing with them, thus respecting the core principle of the best interests of the child;
Amendment 151 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for a clear distinction between legitimate asylum seekers and irregular migrants in EU internal and external policies to achieve fair and swift procedures that either lead to effective integration or return in cases of unfounded applications; in this regard, it highlights the importance of setting up the concepts of "safe and unsafe" third countries;
Amendment 152 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises how important it is that the EU should also work to bring about international and multilateral cooperation on the issue of migration; considers, with that aim in view, that the United Nations must be fully involved in the efforts to find a global solution.
Amendment 153 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls for the EU to make a greater contribution for the purposes of financing and equipping refugee camps outside the EU in order to create better conditions there; considers that this would help reduce the need for refugees to move on;
Amendment 154 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Underlines that the continued refusal of Member States to accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, which is a core international human rights convention, undermines the fundamental principle of indivisibility of human rights and diminishes the credibility of the EU when engaging with third countries on human rights issues, notably from the Southern Mediterranean region; calls on all Member States to urgently ratify this Convention;
Amendment 155 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Points out that additional EU budget resources will be required to tackle the migration crisis in the Mediterranean through the implementation of new proposals and actions; underlines the need for the immediate provision of technical and financial assistance to the frontline countries bearing the brunt of the migratory crisis and measures to ease the pressure on, initial reception facilities resulting from the massive increase in the mixed migrant influx;
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls for the deployment of European immigration liaison officers to EU delegations in key third countries to gather information on migratory flows, co-ordinate with national liaison officers, and co-operate directly with the local authorities thus enabling the activation of early warning systems at EU level to timely react to new migration crises;
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Encourages the VP/HR and the EEAS to continue to support the process of ratification of the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime, the Protocol thereto to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, the Protocol against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air and the Protocol against the Illicit Manufacturing of and Trafficking in Firearms, their Parts and Components and Ammunition;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Expresses concern with the increasing demands being placed on neighbourhood countries in relation to EU's migration and border management policies; calls for a human rights-based approach to EU migration and border management, which ensures that the rights of regular and irregular migrants, refugees and other vulnerable groups are always the first consideration; recalls the extra-territorial application of the European Convention on Human Rights in the implementation of EU migration policy, as ruled by the European Court of Human Rights;
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls on Member States to enhance options for safe and legal channels into the EU like to increase the number of humanitarian visas issued at their embassies and consular offices and ease existing restrictions of family reunification;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises that regional instability and persistent conflicts are giving rise to a humanitarian crisis which is unprecedented in modern history and which led to the displacement of 60 million persons in 2014; points out that every day in 2014 some 42 500 persons became refugees, asylum seekers or internally displaced persons and that these displacements occurred in developing countries;
Amendment 160 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Stresses out that agreements with third countries should encourage control and reduce migration flows before migrants arrive at EU borders; calls for establishment of migration information centres in third countries financed in cooperation with the government concerned and the UNHRC;
Amendment 161 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Condemns the increasing criminalisation of irregular migration within the EU at the expense of the human rights of the people concerned; urges that provision be made without delay for the establishment of the necessary human rights safeguards, accountability and enforcement mechanisms;
Amendment 162 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Expresses concern at the reports of widespread ill-treatment and arbitrary detention of refugees and migrants by countries from the Southern Mediterranean region; urges the EU to raise this issue in the course of its human rights dialogues and justice, freedom and security subcommittees with these countries and to step up its assistance in this field;
Amendment 163 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Requests that the Commission and the EEAS participate actively in the debate on the term ‘climate refugee', including its possible legal definition in international law or in any legally binding international agreement;
Amendment 164 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 d (new) 6d. Calls for development of protection capabilities in third countries of transit; calls for more targeted humanitarian aid in order to ease the burden of countries bordering war zones such as regional relocation and support programmes as well as regional cooperation networks;
Amendment 165 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Recognises statelessness as a significant human rights challenge; asks the Commission and the EEAS to fight statelessness in all EU external action, in particular by addressing discrimination in nationality laws on the basis of gender, religion or a minority status, by promoting children's right to a nationality and by supporting the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) campaign aimed at ending statelessness by 2024;
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Requests that the Commission consults the European Parliament prior to the conclusion of any agreement between Frontex and a third country; insists that these agreements must provide for adequate safeguards for ensuring that human rights standards are fully respected, including with regards to return, joint patrolling, search and rescue or interception operations;
Amendment 167 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 e (new) 6e. Highlights the impact of ISIS and its evolution on the mass influx of legitimate asylum seekers and irregular migrants; acknowledges a crucial role of security and counter-terrorism policies in tackling root causes of migration;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 f (new) 6f. The EU should have a centralised European asylum system, organized by the European Commission to deal with these requests and therefore facilitate and speed up the fairly shared distribution of refugees needed among all EU countries. The current situation in Hungary with regard to Austria and Germany shows the embarrassing lack of any coordination and coherent action among EU countries, increasing the chaos and worsening this critical situation. Since it is a huge and complex crisis the EU and its Member States should give a better response to the crisis;
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 g (new) 6g. Considers that international cooperation to Development needs to be reinforced taking into consideration the phenomenon of migration. the real development of third countries shall be the way to tackle the root causes of the refugee crisis;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the Commission's commitment to take measures to improve the EU's migration policy in all its aspects by adopting a strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a good first step; calls on the Commission to actively involve and take into account the recommendations of all relevant stakeholders and organisations when implementing the European Agenda on Migration and developing its future migration policies; Insists that any measure or decision adopted within the European migration and asylum policy should be based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is built;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Acknowledges the historical responsibility of the EU and the Member States to refugees and immigrants struggling at the risk of their lives to escape from war, chaos, economic misery, hunger and death; therefore condemns the external "peace" military interventions in these countries serving economic and geostrategic interests and carried or supported by many NATO and EU Member States;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that a comprehensive strategy for tackling the migration crisis in the Mediterranean should be a key element of the new EU Global Strategy on Foreign and Security Policy, the reinforcement of EU's crisis management capacities has to be a priority in the new strategy in order to contribute actively to the stabilisation of EU's neighbourhood;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes with regret the fact that most of the Member States and the European Union have failed to include a gender perspective into their policies on immigration, integration and asylum; calls on the Commission to present gender-sensitive migration and asylum guidelines;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines the need for an EU holistic strategy in order to be able to face a "domino effect" with negative consequences on the social, political and economic cohesion of the EU as a whole and in order to prevent other similar humanitarian crises in the future;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Calls on the EU and its Member States to halt the construction of walls at the EU's external borders and to stop preventing refugees and migrants from reaching EU territory;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Expresses concern about the increased trend of illegal on-the-spot deportations, and rejects these practices as contrary to human rights and the rule of law; expresses deep concern about the fate of third country nationals and stateless persons readmitted under EU readmission agreements, including cases of indefinite detention, legal limbo or refoulement to their country of origin;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling in the
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; points out that this is creating major problems for countries of entry, such as Italy and Greece and making life very difficult for residents on a daily basis; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters, accompanied by strict entry controls for migrants entering EU Member States;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants and the refugees crisis in the region; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, state failure, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the geopolitical and socio-economic root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, state failure, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters, which will require strategic leadership from the EU, in cooperation with key regional powers, in restoring a stable security order in the wider Middle East;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood namely Africa, Asia but also Syria and other parts of the Middle East have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine and effective response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, hunger, corruption, exploitation, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty,
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, terrorism, persecution, and violations of human rights
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, persecution, violations of human rights
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures coherence between its internal and external policies and for a coherent approach to migration encompassing all migration routes;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of refugees and migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, ins
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, persecution, violations of human rights, climate change and natural disasters;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, inequality, instability, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU's neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes,
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars,
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is convinced that the current migrant and refugee crisis is directly linked to the war in Syria, which the EU must do all to end; calls on the EU and its Member States to coordinate all means to effectively fight ISIS and prevent its spreading of violent extremism in Syria, Iraq and across the whole MENA region; believes that a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors must be enacted to assist the Syrian people and that the EU and Member States should take the initiative and coordinate to that effect in the United Nations Security Council, calling on Russia and China to enable international action on Syria; calls on Turkey to stop undermining Kurdish forces who are fighting ISIS and instead support them in that fight; reminds Member States of their commitment to support the Peshmerga in Iraq in their fight against ISIS, and demands more and better coordination amongst European contributors and with other international partners, in diplomatic action, humanitarian aid and military assistance, namely in forces training and supply of equipment; recalls that EU own security is threatened by lawlessness and State failure in Libya and urges the HR/VP to propose a CSDP mission in Libya to focus on SSR and DDR and assist in the implementation of the UN-brokered unity government agreement, thus giving an incentive to parties to agree and enable such a government; urges the EU to engage with regional actors, like Iran, in conflict resolution In the region, namely in Syria, Yemen, Bahrain; calls on the EU to speak up condemning the atrocities committed against the people of Yemen by the Saudi military intervention and urge Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the UAE to stop any assistance that may end up in the hands of extremist and sectarian forces in the region; calls on the HR/VP to take an initiative to help ease dialogue between Iran and Saudi Arabia to bring peace to the region, not only impacting on the conflict in Syria, but also regarding the Israel-Palestine conflict;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU and its Member States, in the face of current and future migration crises, to award top priority to a humanitarian response that seeks always to ensure the protection, safety and dignity of the migrant population; believes that this response, based on respect for human rights, must reflect the scale of each crisis, and may include the opening of human corridors that enable those affected to access humanitarian aid;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Condemns the EUNAVFOR MED military operation launched by the EU along the Mediterranean coast; points out that measures to clamp down on migrants and refugees are failing to deter people traffickers effectively and are, on the contrary, massively raising the stakes by prompting them charge more and select even more dangerous routes with further tragic consequences in terms of lives lost;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that, in order to seriously address the root causes of the current refugee crisis, the European Union must be at the forefront of a serious and credible diplomatic and political international initiative on both Libya and Syria, which should engage all the main interlocutors and stakeholders involved, in cooperation with and in support of the UN and, in particular, with its Envoys Bernardino Leon and Staffan De Mistura;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures coherence between
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses the importance of establishing new/ and or enhancing existing mechanisms in order to tackle humanitarian crises of this magnitude, in countries such as Greece, Italy and elsewhere, that are the result of the massive influx of refugees from Syria via Turkey and are affecting Europe as a whole;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan are subject to large refugee flows, due to the deteriorating situation in Syria and their geographical situation; highlights the need for an effective and close cooperation with these countries in order to address the humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that the current crisis is a consequence of, amongst other things, a failure to help with refugee issues in countries such as Lebanon and Jordan, and, if that situation continues, the result will be an increased influx of refugees coming to Europe;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the EU and its Member States to substantially step up their diplomatic efforts to settle the ongoing conflicts in the EU's immediate neighbourhood from which many refugees are fleeing, namely Syria, Iraq and Libya;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the EU to play an active role in resolving the conflicts in the Middle East, in partnership with all the actors in the region;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points out that one of the underlying causes of migration that cannot be overlooked is widespread corruption in many third-world countries, which nullifies the effects of EU aid for the populations of those countries;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Believes that accession countries, namely FYROM and Serbia should be granted full support by the EU when dealing with the migrant and refugee influx; however, warns of the negative impact their actions can have in their progress towards EU integration and reminds those governments of their international human rights obligations;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Highlights the importance of allocating the necessary means and additional funds to the countries receiving these massive numbers of refugees in order to effectively manage the humanitarian crisis whereas at the same time stressing the importance of reviewing and improving the EU's humanitarian policy;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls for the HR/VP and the External Action Service to be given the necessary tools and mandate to deploy the political and diplomatic action needed in the region within the framework of the Common Foreign and Security Policy, in coordination with the Member States;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements,
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with those third countries of origin and transit that fully uphold fundamental human rights, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need,
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants; Whereas an EU legal framework on asylum and irregular immigration is needed, a holistic approach among Member States is needed in preventing the entering of disguised IS members among refugees;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants; calls on the EU and its Member States to step diplomatic efforts to develop a new collective framework for managing irregular migration in the Southern neighbourhood;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure the appropriate and requisite – and not just minimum – capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, adapting to and differentiating between the various causes of these migratory flows, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, at government level and with opposition groups, civil society and NGOs, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants; believes that the EU should develop a strategic and forward-looking approach to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Condemns the stance adopted by the Commission and the statements issued by D. Avramopoulos, Commissioner for Migration and Home Affairs, calling for summary arrest and deportation procedures and the deportation of all migrants and refugees whose applications are rejected; points out that the EU and the Member State governments, through the creation of 'hot spots' and the inadmissible distinction being made 'legal' and 'illegal' entrants, are causing further hardship to refugees and migrants whom they have already made to suffer as a result of their imperialist wars and incursions by exploiting them as an extremely cheap source of labour for their own capitalist ends, while those surplus to immediate requirements are herded into detention camps and marked down for mass expulsion, endangering their lives, physical integrity and health, delivering them into the hands of the trafficking organisations that are growing and multiplying as a result of EU policy; notes that the stance adopted by the EU and the Member State governments is encouraging and legitimising the dangerous actions of fascist and racist organisations;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls, in that connection, for the immediate suspension of cooperation with third countries in the area of border monitoring which are intended to prevent migrants and refugees from seeking refuge in the EU; condemns, in that connection, the decision by the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Council of 12 March 2015 to outsource search-and rescue operations at sea and the monitoring of the EU's borders with third countries such as Egypt and Tunisia with the aim of intercepting refugees and returning them to the African shore of the Mediterranean and the Council's decision to speed up procedures for returning refugees to third countries of origin and transit, thus jeopardising the right to a fair assessment of applications for international protection; points out that no country in the world can as a matter of principle be regarded as safe and that every person who seeks asylum must have his or her application assessed individually;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for mobility partnerships and circular migration agreements to facilitate the movement of third-country nationals between their countries and the EU and to sustain the socio-economic development of both parties;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures coherence between its internal and external policies; underlines that it is important to address the root causes of migration, while dealing with the symptoms; stresses that the EU should define a new approach to its external policies in order to effectively tackle the root causes;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the EU and the Member States, within the framework of a common asylum policy, to promote the creation of secure entry mechanisms for asylum seekers, including the introduction of a humanitarian visa which, since it could be issued in third countries, would constitute a safe, legal and supervised means of entry for such asylum seekers;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the High Representative / Vice President of the Commission to take practical steps at the UN with a view to the Security Council giving the European Union a mandate to take action to target, in ports, the infrastructure of groups that organise people smuggling;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Condemns the fact that negotiations on readmission agreements are becoming more and more common; calls for the current readmission agreements to be suspended and for the negotiations on new readmission agreements also to be suspended until the assessment of those agreements has been concluded; calls on the Commission to take practical steps to follow up its 2011 report in which it criticised the EU’s readmission agreements and arrangements with third countries; condemns the fact that the conclusion of visa liberalisation or partnership agreements with non-EU countries is increasingly often tied to the conclusion of a readmission agreement;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls for negotiations to be halted on all types of agreements with third countries which do not guarantee the protection of refugees and respect for fundamental rights, i.e. with countries such as Eritrea, Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Egypt, from where refugees are fleeing, and for the Khartoum and Rabat processes to be suspended; calls, further, for the suspension of all financial aid to the Egyptian and Eritrean regimes, in the light of the reports by the UN and NGOs on human rights abuses in those countries;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. C
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. C
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to migration which ensures coherence between its internal and external policies; underlines the necessity of an integrated and comprehensive policy approach, as well as a join efforts of the EU institutions, NATO and the countries of the Arab League, to restrict the unparalleled flow of persons into Europe;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for irregular migration to the EU to immediately implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements fully and effectively; highlights, furthermore, the need to improve cross-border cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States in this respect, including through enhanced operational and technical cooperation with FRONTEX; believes, at the same time, that the EU should establish a binding resettlement programme with yearly quotas and a permanent mandatory and automatically triggered relocation system across the EU;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for irregular migration to the EU to implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements fully and effectively; highlights, furthermore, the need to improve cross-border cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States in this respect
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for irregular migration to the EU to implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements immediately, fully and effectively; highlights, furthermore, the need to improve cross-border cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States in this respect, including through enhanced operational and technical cooperation with FRONTEX;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for irregular migration to the EU to implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements fully and effectively; highlights, furthermore, the need to improve cross-border cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States in this respect, including through enhanced operational and technical cooperation with FRONTEX;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for irregular migration to the EU to implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements fully and effectively; highlights, furthermore, the
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on key origin and transit countries for irregular migration to the EU to implement the existing bilateral readmission agreements fully and effectively; highlights, furthermore, the need to improve cross-border cooperation with neighbouring EU Member States in this respect, including through enhanced operational and technical cooperation with FRONTEX; believes, at the same time, that the EU should establish a binding resettlement programme with yearly quotas in close cooperation with the UN High Commission for Refugees and a permanent mandatory and automatically triggered relocation system across the EU;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that the migration problem is being considerably aggravated by the fundamentally repressive stance adopted by the EU and the Member State governments and that immediate measures should be taken alleviate the problem, including: - the creation of temporary public reception and accommodation facilities of an acceptable standard that are open to refugees and migrants and the immediate closure of all detention camps; the provision of all necessary medical care, with immediate measures to ensure that hospitals in host cities and islands are fully staffed and upgraded; the provision of free food, accommodation, interpreting facilities and legal aid; special care for underage, refugees and migrants, mothers and children, who are the victims of traffickers; - direct funding from the EU, the Member States and the UN for countries hosting refugees and migrants. - immediate processing to ensure the prompt granting of asylum or temporary humanitarian status for refugees and fugitives from countries affected by imperialist incursions and conflicts; direct issuing by the host countries of travel documents for migrants and refugees heading for other EU Member States; - immediate and comprehensive abolition of Dublin III Regulation , the Schengen Treaty; abolition of Directive 2008/115 allowing the detention of migrants for 18 months; - an end to the clampdown on migrants at borders and to the deployment of EU border surveillance bodies (Frontex, Europol, European Border Surveillance System), that have succeeded in turning the Mediterranean into a watery grave and whose operations should therefore be ended; - an end to EU imperialist operations and incursions in third countries;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Expresses concern at the repeated attempts by the EU and its Member States to outsource to third countries the work of processing asylum applications; expresses particular concern at the proposals to set up refugee camps in north Africa and in Niger and the scope for dealing properly with asylum applications in those camps; emphasises that any policy in this area must be conducted in partnership with the UNHCR; calls for an assessment of the conformity of these proposals with international law, in particular the Geneva Convention, and of the other practical and legal obstacles to their implementation; emphasises the need to make arrangements so that humanitarian visas can be issued immediately to asylum seekers and refugees in the embassies and consulates of the Member States; condemns, moreover, the lack of any proposals to guarantee safe and legal access to the EU for asylum seekers and economic migrants, and calls for ambitious proposals in this area;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes furthermore that the single- most effective means to save lives in the Mediterranean region and to prevent life- threatening transport by traffickers is to establish regular, legal and safe routes towards the EU for both labour migrants and asylum seekers; calls on Member States to make use of the existing possibilities to provide for humanitarian visas at EU embassies and consular offices in countries of origin, transit countries or so called ‘hot spots' in third countries;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women asylum seekers
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas the current crisis is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis and the EU response must be based on solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Considers that economic independence is key to equality and to integration; calls therefore on Member States to facilitate access to work for migrant women;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Emphasises - also with the interests of women refugees in mind - the need to address the reasons why people become refugees at source in their countries of origin, to step up cooperation with the African Union on this issue, to pursue a more targeted development policy and to guarantee the long-term availability of the funding required for it by introducing a financial transaction tax based on the European model;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Strongly condemns the use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; considers that special attention should be given to migrant women and girls abused in conflicts by ensuring access to medical and psychological support;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the UNHCR to ensure that the highest possible standards are in place for recruitment
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the UNHCR and IOM to ensure that the highest possible standards are in place for recruitment, that efforts are made to recruit and place female staff at all facilities, and that training which promotes a gender-based approach is
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Encourages the UNHCR, EASO and Member States to ensure that the highest possible standards are in place for recruitment and that training which promotes a gender-based approach is provided for all staff.
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls for broader cooperation with the migrants’ countries of origin and with the NGOs working in those countries to improve conditions for women, who are the prime victims in conflicts;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges all organisations – supra- national, intergovernmental and NGOs – to gender mainstream all operations and programmes that focus on movements of refugees and asylum processes;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas women run the further risk of being trafficked and recruited as prostitutes by criminal organisations;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges all the Member States to sign and ratify the Istanbul Convention and to apply Article 59 thereof, which clearly states that the Parties should take the necessary measures to suspend expulsion proceedings and/or to grant an autonomous residence permit in the event of a dissolution of marriage to those women migrants whose residence status depends on their spouse.
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (the Istanbul Convention) and to apply its provisions in full; urges Member States to apply Article 59 of the Convention which requires states parties to take necessary measures to suspend expulsion proceedings against and/or to grant an autonomous residence permit in the event of a dissolution of marriage to those women migrants whose residence status depends on their spouse.
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that all forms of discrimination based on nationality in access to employment should be eradicated and the right to work should be secured, regardless of legal status, including for asylum seekers awaiting the outcome of their asylum claims.
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Urges the Member States and the European Union to genuinely get involved in protecting women and young girls at risk of violence by financing and supporting the establishment of reception centres in the immediate vicinity of their region of origin, in a safe haven or area protected by the international community, with a view to making it easier for them to be repatriated swiftly back to their own people, as experts from the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime have recommended;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights that a coordinated EU response to the refugee crisis must include specific measures to address the vulnerability and needs of children and specifically young girls, including their right to education.
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on Member States to establish effective coordinated mechanism for the reception, processing, relocation and resettlement of incoming refugees, taking into account gender-sensitive issues; calls on EU agencies and Member States to ensure that public sector and civil society staff are provided training on a gender- based approach to work with incoming refugees.
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Recalls the Communication from the Commission ‘A European Agenda on Migration’ (COM (2015) 240 final); notes the Commission’s intention to strengthen the safe country of origin provisions of the Asylum Procedure Directive; strongly believes that any decision to harmonise safe country of origin provisions, including the possible establishment of a common EU list of safe countries of origin, must mainstream gender; notes that no country of origin or third country can truly be deemed safe when gender- based violence occurs in all countries; believes claims based on fear of gender- based violence or discrimination should never be subjected to accelerated asylum procedures.
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Within a comprehensive European approach to migration, calls for specific monitoring of the trafficking of women which sometimes goes hand in hand with such movements of people, and calls for a tough crackdown on the organisations behind such trafficking;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Recognises that women’s organisations and refugee women must participate in decision-making on their treatment, including priorities in distribution of aid, as well as in peace- building initiatives in their countries of origin.
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Stresses that childcare must be provided during asylum appointments and interviews in order to ensure a fair opportunity to make an asylum claim; notes that lack of childcare provision for asylum seekers and refugees presents major access barriers to mainstream service provision and that this has a disproportionate impact on women who overwhelmingly bear responsibility for childcare; underlines that frontline services must consider the childcare needs of families.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas encouraging women to leave their family and their country to travel to EU countries via networks of smugglers that finance illegal activities, including terrorism, puts them at risk of abuse and therefore shows a high degree of irresponsibility, and indeed criminal complicity, on the part of those who seek to show generosity by receiving women migrants;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 d (new) 5d. Believes that undocumented women migrants and their dependents are particularly vulnerable to becoming victims of violence, exploitation and intersectional discrimination based on race and gender; notes that the legal status of undocumented women migrants may limit access to appropriate services such as women’s shelters.
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 e (new) 5e. Expresses deep concern at the prevalence of negative stereotypes about women migrants, refugees and asylum seekers; urges Member States to redouble their efforts to protect all migrants, refugees and asylum seekers from right- wing extremism and violence.
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 f (new) 5f. Regrets that the Commission’s European Agenda on Migration does not aim to ease restrictions on family reunification; notes the importance of enabling those already present in the EU to reunite with family members, including unaccompanied children; encourages a more inclusive definition of the family to include underage siblings, customary law spouses and extended family members where there is a special relationship of dependence.
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas Fortress Europe policies, such as the ever increasing border controls, the building of fences and walls, make the border crossings and attempts to seek refuge in Europe increasingly dangerous and even deadly, and whereas women and children, elderly, and persons with disabilities, consequently often are left behind;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas a co-ordinated and EU-wide resettlement mechanism is required to resettle refugees within all Member States;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas systematically offering family reunification to women whose asylum applications have been granted could put them at risk of being forced into marriage in their country of origin in order to make migration easier for members of their communities;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas women asylum seekers travel with children more often than men;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital A d (new) Ad. whereas there is a great degree of gender inequality for asylum applicants across the European Union; whereas women constitute on average one third of people who apply for asylum;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital B Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas victims of physical, psychological and sexual violence are already vulnerable and detention in inappropriate facilities which do not take into account of women’s needs may exacerbate their trauma;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas victims of physical, psychological and sexual violence are already vulnerable and detention
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas in some countries even when available, migrant women do not always have access to prenatal care;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas feminisation of migration gives rise to specific problems, such as the commercialised migration of women and girls as domestic workers and carers, often resulting in the trafficking of women for labour and sexual exploitation;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) Bb. whereas assistance arrangements must also include special care services for pregnant women and women with severe health problems;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Recital C Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas there exist disparities across the Member States in the treatment of women seeking asylum, and
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas there exist disparities across the Member States in the treatment of women seeking asylum and a holistic EU approach to asylum and immigration must ensure that consistent and gender-sensitive procedures, guidelines and support services in the asylum process are in place;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas there exist disparities across the Member States in the treatment of women and girls seeking asylum and a holistic EU approach to asylum and immigration must ensure that consistent and gender-sensitive procedures are in place;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Recital C C. whereas there exist disparities across
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas family reunification, although a basic human right, is systematically delayed and even violated, and whereas women and children are the first victims of this right being denied or delayed;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas children generally, and girls specifically, face unique challenges and are especially vulnerable in conflict, on their journey to Europe, and as they are received by Member States;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas organised criminal groups are taking advantage of the current volatile situation in the Mediterranean and the MENA region to exploit women and girls through smuggling, sexual violence and trafficking;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas Australia’s firm migrant reception policy has shielded women from the risks posed by the journey into exile and whereas no lives have been lost since that policy was introduced and publicised in the countries of origin;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas the integration process and rights of migrant women are undermined when their legal status is dependent upon their spouse;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas climate change is currently, and will continuously be, responsible for migration; whereas women who are employed within climate sensitive sectors, i.e. the agricultural sector are severely vulnerable;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status, decisions to detain should take into account
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status, decisions to detain should take account of past histories of trauma including experiences of sexual violence
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status,
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women asylum seekers and undocumented migrants and victims of trafficking are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence, including sexual violence, at all stages of their journey;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status, decisions to detain should take account of past histories of trauma including experiences of sexual violence, and that the needs of pregnant women are more appropriately accommodated in tailored facilities with qualified staff trained to deal with such situations;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status, decisions to detain should take
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Urges that UNHCR and Member State staff involved in dealing with the humanitarian emergency should have proper training in the provision of psychological support to women and girl migrants who have suffered either psychological or physical violence during their journey;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for all detention of children in the EU to stop, and for parents to be able to live with their children in appropriate tailored facilities awaiting their asylum decision;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Emphasises the need to organise reception centres in the Member States in such a way that they are family-friendly and meet the special needs of mothers with children and breast-feeding and pregnant women;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls UNHCR’s guidelines on gender-related persecution within the context of the 1951 Refugee Convention calling for a gender-sensitive interpretation of the Convention and determination of grounds for refugee or asylum claims;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Opposes the use of detention of refugees, including pregnant women, children and breastfeeding mothers; stress the need to ensure that human rights are not violated;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Emphasises that gender-sensitive procedures, guidelines and support services should be incorporated into asylum and refugee processes, including separate interviewing of male and female refugees and asylum-seekers, the option of same-sex interviewers, and referrals to psychosocial and trauma counselling;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Pays tribute to all the victims of the refugee crisis who have lost their lives on traffickers’ unsafe, overcrowded boats in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women asylum seekers and
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Encourages Member States to use detention sparingly and not systematically, to employ robust monitoring processes and to permit access for NGOs and other competent bodies to visit and inspect reception conditions and minimum standards including women’s rights at places of detention;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Stresses that all EU migration and asylum policies and measures should take into account gender and origin in their design, implementation and evaluation;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the EU Member States to ensure that asylum procedures at borders comply with the UNHCR Guidelines on International Protection, in particular with regard to gender-related persecution;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Believes that radical and long-term changes in Europe’s approach to migration are required; further believes any long-term and sustainable strategy must cover all aspects of migration and asylum including diplomatic and foreign policy, the global criminal economy, provision of humanitarian aid and better assistance to those who are already in Europe; further believes gender must be mainstreamed into all areas;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Calls for women asylum seekers and migrants to be granted an independent legal status from that of their spouse, in order to avoid exploitation, decrease vulnerability, and achieve greater equality;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 e (new) 1e. Expresses deep concern at the level of people smuggling which is exacerbating the current crisis and forcing vulnerable people, including children, into inhumane and life-threatening travelling conditions; recognises that people smuggling is distinct from human trafficking which does not require crossing of international borders, involves violence, coercion, exploitation of a position of vulnerability, and is aimed at the exploitation of the victim; notes that, in practice, the distinction between smuggling and trafficking can become blurred when people who are smuggled also become victims of violence and exploitation;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Calls for the strengthening of the rights to family reunification across the EU, as well as for improving the implementation, with swifter and less costly processes;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 f (new) 1f. Stresses the importance of creating safe and legal routes into the EU; believes this will help ensure migrants, refugees and asylum seekers do not have to resort to criminal networks;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Emphasises that all migrant women and girls entering the European Union should be granted an independent legal status, whatever the reasons for the stay;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 g (new) 1g. Underlines that search and rescue operations must be stepped up and maintained to minimise the number of deaths at sea;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas women and girls asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence, including sexual violence, at all stages of their journey;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Stresses that undocumented migrant women and girls should have full access to their basic fundamental rights and channels for legal migration should be developed;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 h (new) 1h. Calls on Member States to implement specific measures to facilitate the labour market participation of women refugees and migrants such as training, self- employment, language classes, life-long learning and volunteering; believes that the education, skills and training of women asylum seekers, migrants and refugees should be recognised and valued and that transparent procedures for the recognition of qualifications obtained abroad should be set up;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 i (new) 1i. Emphasises the urgent need to open immediate legal, safe asylum routes, in order to avoid smuggling networks as well as to enable women, children, elderly and persons with disabilities to seek refuge without risking their lives;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls Article 12 of CEDAW requiring states parties to guarantee access to appropriate services in connection with women’s health including but not limited to pre-natal and post-natal care;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recalls Article 12 of CEDAW requiring states parties to guarantee access to appropriate services in connection with women’s health including pre-natal and post-natal care and menstrual hygiene;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls for women, particularly pregnant women, and girls who are undocumented and unaccompanied children to be processed properly and as a matter of priority and identified immediately so that the authorities can keep track of them;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that full access to the right to free public quality education, health care services, especially sexual and reproductive health and rights, employment and housing that meets the needs and abilities of migrant and refugee women and girls should be guaranteed by the hosting countries;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Emphasises that women and girls who are already in countries of arrival are often forced to enter into marriages in order to regularise the situation of new arrivals;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas women seeking asylum have specific protection concerns and worries that are different to those of men and introducing a gender perspective into asylum procedures allows for these differences to be taken into account;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the additions made by the Recast Reception Conditions Directive,
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the additions made by the Recast Reception Conditions Directive, namely the inclusion of victims of human trafficking and FGM as separate categories of vulnerable persons; expresses its deep concern that only 12 Member States have applied vulnerable person status to victims of human trafficking; calls on the remaining Member States to implement the provisions of the Recast Reception Conditions Directive;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Welcomes the additions made by the Recast Reception Conditions Directive,
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for extra consideration to be given to the needs of migrant and refugee mothers traveling with children, both their own and orphaned children, by ensuring the provision of safe access to food, water, shelter, changing facilities, appropriate medicine, sanitation and other needs at all stages of traveling and after arrival;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers that exploitation in prostitution in the host country should be considered as a ground for granting asylum on humanitarian grounds;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and Directive 2012/29/EU on establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Member States to impose harsher penalties on and step up their monitoring of individuals who perpetrate acts of violence against women, who exploit them by forcing them to work on the shadow labour market and who take advantage of their vulnerability in the context of migration processes in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on violence against women and domestic violence to ensure protection of migrant women and girls from violence;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for women migrants to be reunited with their children who have remained in their home country;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas women as well as LGBTI persons are subject to specific forms of gender based persecution, still too often not recognised in the asylum procedures;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Stresses that women and girls are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by smugglers; calls therefore on Member States to increase their police and judicial cooperation including with Europol, Frontex, Eurojust and EASO to effectively combat migrant smuggling;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3c. Calls on the Member States to guarantee international protection to women who are victims of persecution and to follow the Commission's guidelines concerning the application of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3d. Calls on the Member States to issue separate residence permits immediately to family members who have entered their territory in the context of family reunification, in particular in cases involving domestic violence;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the needs of vulnerable people including women and girls
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the needs of vulnerable people including women and girls should be prioritised at all times and that Frontex staff must in particular be given training in dealing with pregnant women and mothers with small children;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the needs of vulnerable people including women and girls, in particular unaccompanied girls, should be prioritised at all times;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in refugee and migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the needs of vulnerable people including women and girls should be prioritised at all times;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas women asylum seekers from unsafe countries of origin in particular are among the worst victims of discrimination and violence;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines the need of an holistic approach including a binding mechanism of distribution of refugees among Member States with a particular attention to the needs of pregnant women, victims of violence, especially FGM, single mothers, elder women and girls;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on the EU to take greater responsibility for resolving the humanitarian emergency affecting migrant women and girls, on the basis of effective Commission measures and a proper system for allocating refugees among the Member States;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Looks to the Commission and the Member States to reach agreement quickly on a common EU asylum policy, the setting-up of ‘hot spots’ along the EU’s external borders which are as family-friendly as possible and the establishment of the first ‘EU refugee centres’ in the countries of origin from which the largest numbers of refugees have fled;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Highlights the need for women refugees and migrants to have access to female advocates at all times in order to express their concerns in a safe and confidential environment. This is to include, but not limited to, health concerns, reproductive concerns, maternal concerns, sexual harassment and violence and any other issues or information;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Places a particular focus on groups within migration flows that are already vulnerable, and emphasises factors such as a person’s age, gender, disability, gender identity and beliefs; expresses concern that people’s specific needs for protection are not being met;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Emphasises the need for a holistic approach to migration with gender and climate sensitivity;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Underlines in particular the importance of ensuring access to education for migrant girls, especially when unaccompanied;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that measures should be taken to facilitate protection of female migrants and asylum seekers, including through provision of separate shelter and sanitation facilities for unrelated men and women;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Deplores the fact that thus far the EU has confined itself to expressing sorrow at the many tragedies which have occurred, without taking any decisive action to resolve the problem;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls - also in the light of the needs and suffering of women refugees - for the Union for the Mediterranean to be reactivated and given a leading role in addressing the refugee crisis and promoting constructive dialogue with the refugees’ countries of origin;
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Whereas the Union’s sea borders in the Mediterranean are external borders of the European Union and, unlike land borders, they cannot be closed, and whereas the problem of the influx of refugees needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency in order to prevent them from becoming victims of traffickers and mafias;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on all parties involved in the situation in the Mediterranean to seek solutions to the refugee crisis, including efforts to improve the safety and
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on all parties involved in the situation in the Mediterranean to seek solutions to the refugee crisis, including efforts to i
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on all parties involved in the situation in the Mediterranean to seek
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Urges Member States to strengthen their resettlement programmes and develop safe and legal routes for migration to the EU.
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Stresses the importance of creating infrastructure and a system which anticipates and prepares for the next area of the EU’s external border which will be subject to vastly increased migratory flows.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note that in these five months, 302 merchant vessels were asked to re-route and change course to assist in rescue operations, of which 104 vessels
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note that in these five months, 302 merchant vessels were asked to re-route and change course to assist in rescue operations, of which 104 vessels
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Underlines the fact that in the period 1 January until 31 May 2015, in which a total of 47 265 migrants were rescued at sea in the Mediterranean Sea, 13 475 were rescued by merchant vessels; takes note that in these five months, 302 merchant vessels were asked to re-route and change
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recognises and applauds the significant and generous contribution made by humanitarian organisations in rescuing boats, deploying vessels in the Mediterranean with the aim of coming to the assistance of migrants and refugees; calls on the Commission to provide the necessary aid to enable them to continue and improve these operations, given their experience in helping migrants and refugees;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that the migration crisis in the Mediterranean has put the commercial maritime sector under great pressure, increasing its share of burden and the risk to the crew safety;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Emphasises that the uncontrolled influx of immigrants into the European Union poses a serious threat to maritime, rail and road safety; points out that the Member States are primarily responsible for ensuring that the transport routes on their territory remain passable and accessible;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Strongly condemns the illegal activities carried on by people smugglers in the Mediterranean and calls on the European Union to take specific steps to identify the ringleaders of the networks that are profiting from the lives of so many innocent people;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that the fight against migrant smuggling should not undermine freedom of navigation; calls on the Member States not to penalise those who voluntary help migrants on humanitarian grounds, including carriers and owners of vessels; asks the Commission to suggest revising of Council Directive 2001/51/EC as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Expresses its concern that the number of people who risk their lives attempting dangerous sea crossings in the Mediterranean to the EU increases dramatically. Stresses that the Mediterranean is the largest maritime migration route in the world with a dense network of merchant traffic;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that a definitive solution needs to be found to the current humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean and that legal and regulated immigration channels need to be opened and responsibilities for these shared among the 28 Member States;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Council, as a matter of urgency, to approve the proposal put forward by the Commission on 9 September and adopted by the European Parliament at its sitting of 17 September, aimed at resettling 120 000 people in need of international protection, and constantly to evaluate possible additional needs in relation to protecting refugees;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that, while primary responsibility lies with the Member States, merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped a
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in such large-scale rescue operations;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Underlines that the current refugee crisis has, among other, serious negative implications on transport, from and into the EU. Comprehensive measures with which the EU will be tackling the multi- dimensional problems of this crisis should take due account of this and thus decrease the negative impacts;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take part in rescue operations; Therefore asks for the Commission, together with member states, to implement and finance, voluntary training courses on safety and rescue operations, for any member of a merchant vessel staff;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped and their staff have not been trained to make them
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that merchant vessels are at risk of being in breach of their safety certificates by taking on board more passengers than have been legally agreed upon;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that this situation has led merchant vessels to bear additional costs in the process, and even to risk being financially sanctioned by Member States for transporting third countries nationals without the necessary travel documents; takes note that as a result some merchant vessels have started seeking alternative routes, so as to avoid areas frequented by boats with migrants and persons entitled to international protection, and show reluctance to reveal their position at sea;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that the possible economic and judiciary consequences for the rescuing ships and their owners discourage some vessels from providing assistance. Calls on the Member States not to sanction mercantile ships which voluntarily assist migrants on humanitarian reasons, by asking the Commission to consider revising Council Directive 2001/51/EC;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that merchant ships are increasingly becoming involved in rescue operations on a regular – rather than occasional – basis, and that this burdens them with additional duties and costs that need to be covered through the funding allocated for humanitarian operations;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Commission to propose a revision of the Council Directive 2001/51/EC so that Member States are not given the possibility to sanction private vessels that would voluntarily assist migrants and persons entitled to international protection on humanitarian grounds;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Underlines that commercial ships should not replace Member States’ international search and rescue obligations at sea and EU’s responsibility for an adequate European response;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 (new) -1. Points out, nonetheless, that the first duty of any government is to ensure the safety of the public, maintain law and order and guarantee its country’s territorial integrity, and that in exceptional circumstances certain international conventions must be disregarded in order to discharge that duty; notes that the EU Member States are currently experiencing a mass invasion of migrants that must be stemmed; is aware that thousands of illegal immigrants who have recently arrived in Europe were members of terrorist groups in Iraq and Syria; points out that Islamic State has on several occasions pledged to send fighters – in particular from Libya – to Europe;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that large-scale search and rescue operations are being organised in the Mediterranean and are being given broad media coverage; points out that this policy can only lead to a major increase in the number of people attempting to make the crossing in flimsy, overcrowded vessels and to more lives being lost at sea; is concerned also that, without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared, the situation will result in accidents in the Mediterranean Sea that
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that without
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared for such large-scale rescue operations, the situation will result in accidents in the Mediterranean Sea that might lead to loss of human lives and
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared for operations that are not their normal activities, the situation
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepared, the situation
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Is concerned that
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Welcomes activities of civil society in the Mediterranean Sea and especially those happening on boats belonging to Médecins Sans Frontières and Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS); regrets, however, that the rescue operations rely on the capacity of civil society in such a great extent due to the lack of resources provided by authorities;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points to the need for a joint commitment from all 28 EU Member States on providing the financial resources destined for search and rescue operations;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Takes the view that there is a risk that vessels sailing through parts of the Mediterranean that are seeing the main movements of boats carrying migrants and refugees could change course in order to avoid their obligation to provide assistance, which would significantly worsen the possibilities of rescue, given that it is these vessels that are the first to spot boats in trouble and raise the alarm; calls on the Commission to ensure that the duty to provide assistance is met, and to apply the corresponding sanctions where appropriate;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph -1 a (new) -1. Acknowledges that we are currently faced with an exceptional situation requiring Member States to take appropriate contingency measures;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘A European agenda on migration’ (COM (2015)0240) a
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘A European agenda on migration’ (COM (2015)0240) and strongly calls for adequate and immediate measures to be taken at both Member States and EU level to prevent further human miseries in the Mediterranean Sea and to ensure that international and ethical obligations are fulfilled in accordance with the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility; The measures at EU level have to be comprehensive and lead to a controlled, manageable, safe and legal migration;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recommends that the Schengen Member States should suspend the Schengen agreement at the earliest opportunity; calls on those Member States to follow Hungary’s example in re- introducing border controls;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes with concern the Commission Communication entitled ‘A European agenda on migration’ (COM(2015)0240) and emphasises that it does not actually identify the reasons behind the uncontrolled influx of immigrants into the European Union; emphasises, furthermore, that the proposed system of compulsory refugee quotas is not in line with current political realities or with international developments and does not take into account Member States’ actual capabilities in terms of absorbing the relevant quotas of immigrants;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Underlines that in order to stop human trafficking and further loss of life in the Mediterranean Sea, refugee camps should be created in the respective region outside the EU, and after processing asylum applications, those applicants who have been granted asylum, should be provided by safe and legal maritime transport to cross Mediterranean Sea and enter the EU;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is deeply concerned about the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean, in particular the humanitarian aspects but also its impact on maritime transport
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that under the UNCLOS convention1 and the SOLAS convention2 every state party to the convention requires the master of a ship flying its flag, in so far as he can do so without serious danger to the ship, the crew or the passengers, to render assistance to any person found
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is deeply concerned about the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is deeply concerned about the ongoing
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Is deeply concerned about the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean, in particular the humanitarian aspects but also its impact on maritime transport in the Mediterranean Sea by passenger ships, cruise ships and container ships, the safety of the vessels, the cargo and their crew, and general maritime safety;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Deplores the total lack of planning in closing the Union’s external Schengen borders as a result of the refugee crisis, leading to worsening conditions for refugees at the borders, and having a negative impact on transport services and infrastructure in general, both within the EU and in cross-border links and links with third countries; calls on the Commission to guarantee free movement along the humanitarian corridors that are being particularly affected by the exodus of refugees;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on EU and Member States to ensure permanent search and rescue operations properly funded, expand the field of action of the current operations also in cooperation with FRONTEX, provide specialised training to the staff and increase the number of ships, assets, equipment and personnel deployed;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recalls that assistance to rescue operations offered by private ships should not replace the assistance to migrants at sea which should continue to be carried out by competent Member State authorities, Frontex and Europol; stresses that measures should be created in order to make sure private ship operators are not at a loss when fulfilling their international obligations inscribed in paragraph 1 of this opinion;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to consider safety of refugees and rescuers when proposing the review of Directive 2009/45/EC on safety rules and standards for passengers;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Estimates that the use of competences and tools of the European Maritime Safety Agency could be relevant for improving safety of refugees and rescuers;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States, the Council and the Commission to immediately increase funding for
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that under the UNCLOS convention1 and the SOLAS convention2 every state party to the convention requires the master of a ship flying its flag, in so far as he can do so without serious danger to the ship, the crew or the passengers, on receiving a signal from any source, to render assistance with all speed to any person found at sea in danger of being lost and to actively participate in search and rescue operations at sea, if possible informing the persons concerned or the search and rescue service that the ship is doing so; points also to the obligation incumbent on Member States, under the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR Convention) of 1979, to ensure assistance is provided to any person in distress at sea regardless of their nationality or status or the circumstances in which they are found, and to provide for their initial medical or other needs and deliver them to a place of safety; __________________ 1 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, Article 98 ‘Duty to render assistance’ 2 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, Regulation 33 ‘Distress messages: obligations and procedures’
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States, Council and Commission to immediately increase funding for
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States, Council and Commission to
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States, Council and Commission to immediately increase funding for
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States, Council and Commission to immediately increase funding for
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Urges the Member States, Council and Commission to immediately increase funding for
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Is of the opinion that a more long- term approach to search and rescue at sea is also necessary through a genuine and permanent EU Search and Rescue operation, which should be dedicated primarily to saving lives and take on a humanitarian dimension, in full respect of the non-refoulement principle and migrants’ fundamental rights, so that the EU and its Member States stop relying as much as now on merchant vessels to fulfil their international obligations;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Urges the Commission to put forward a plan to establish humanitarian corridors on both sea and land that will make it possible to transport asylum seekers and refugees from the conflict zone to refugee camps and their countries of destination in safe and decent conditions; calls on the Member States to place all available means of transport and logistic capacity at the Commission’s disposal in order to establish these corridors as a matter of priority and thereby prevent more loss of life in the Mediterranean, as well as overcrowded conditions for refugees at borders and in train stations and ports, etc.
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that there should be a zero- tolerance policy on human trafficking, and urges the Member States to work closely with EUROPOL, FRONTEX, EASO and EUROJUST to combat these criminal networks of smugglers by identifying their routes, preventing their departure and encouraging both the EU and third countries to apply the toughest criminal penalties;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that the capacities and competences of Frontex have to be strengthened speedily;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Recalls that under the Geneva Convention on refugees status, UNCLOS convention1 and the SOLAS convention2 and the SAR3 a convention every state party to the convention requires the master of a ship flying its flag, in so far as he can do so without serious danger to the ship, the crew or the passengers, to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost, regardless of the nationality or status of such a person or the circumstances in which that person is found and to actively participate in search and rescue operations at sea; __________________ 1 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 1982, Article 98 ‘Duty to render assistance’ 2 International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, Regulation 33 ‘Distress messages: obligations and procedures’ 3aInternational Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue 1979 as amended
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls for strict checks to be conducted on the actual use to which funding for rescue operations and reception centres is put, so as to ensure that it is correctly used for these specific purposes and to prevent it from being illegally siphoned off;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the Commission to set up a working group with competent authorities from the Member States, humanitarian organisations on the ground and Union and United Nations agencies in order to set up means of transport for refugees as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Encourages E
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Encourages
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Encourages EU authorities and Member States to fully deploy the existing vessel traffic monitoring and information systems in the Mediterranean Sea, to gather up-to- date information on vessels transiting across EU coastlines, and to further develop the collaboration between the different maritime authorities, such as transport safety, naval and coastal guard authorities, in order to better coordinate and put into operation effective maritime safety functions and maintain a real-time situational overview to support rescue operations; emphasizes the involvement of European Maritime Safety Agency, in its full capacity, as a provider of integrated maritime services to support the operations at sea;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges the Commission and the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to make available all their instruments and programmes, including satellite identification systems to track vessels, in order to assist in rescue operations in the Mediterranean; calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of setting up a rescue network similar to that already established by EMSA to respond to environmental accidents and oil slicks, with a view to helping to establish a permanent rescue mission in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Urges that the role played by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) should be boosted and strengthened, since it is familiar with the legal and operational difficulties that arise in the European maritime environment, in particular as regards existing vessel traffic monitoring using the Enhanced SAR SURPIC service and the development of specific ad hoc practice and training programmes for rescue operations in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on Member States to deploy their maritime police and naval personnel in surveillance operations on the Mediterranean Sea, with a view to intercepting any vessels carrying immigrants and immediately escorting them out of EU territorial waters; recommends that they should conduct information campaigns to discourage potential immigrants from third countries from attempting to travel to Europe;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on EU and Member States to strengthen cooperation with non-EU Mediterranean countries, such as Turkey, Libya, Lebanon and Jordan in terms of information exchange, border control, surveillance and the establishment of common search and rescue operations;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that Member States and authorities involved need to ensure
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on all port and maritime authorities of the Member States and the EU (EMSA), and in particular on the captains of vessels sailing in the Mediterranean, to be extremely vigilant in relation to possible vessels carrying migrants and refugees who might be in danger; recommends in this context that they strictly apply the guidelines issued by the International Maritime Organisation and the UNHCR on the treatment of persons rescued at sea; 1a __________________ 1a Resolution MSC 167(78) of the International Maritime Organisation and guide to principles and practice as applied to refugees and migrants.
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that Member States and authorities involved need to ensure a fluent disembarkation of rescued refugees and migrants in the appointed sea port from vessels which have been part of a rescue operation; in this connection, points to the Guidelines on the treatment of persons rescued at sea established in Resolution MSC 167(78) adopted by the Maritime Safety Organisation in May 2004, according to which the disembarkation of rescued asylum seekers and refugees in territories where their lives or freedom would be threatened must be avoided;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that Member States and authorities involved need to ensure a fluent disembarkation of rescued refugees and migrants in the appointed sea port from vessels which have been part of a rescue operation, providing legal backing for diversions from the route and basic assistance where there is no serious danger for the vessel, its crew or its passengers, thereby reducing the potential for legal disputes that might arise when such a decision is taken in relation to third parties;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Stresses that Member States and authorities involved need to ensure a fluent disembarkation of rescued refugees and migrants in the appointed sea port from vessels which have been part of a rescue operation; Adequate security and infrastructure facilities need to be available in the main reception ports;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Underlines that recent temporary reintroduction of border controls by several Member States puts under risk the normal Schengen system of open EU internal borders and free movement of persons, and also creates problems for functioning of the EU transport system, including passenger carriages; stresses that in case asylum seekers will be compulsory distributed amongst Member States it will be necessary to prevent them from leaving one Member State and going to another, and therefore calls on Commission to come up with respective rapid reaction instruments and solutions on how the smooth functioning of transport system and rights of free movement of persons, including passenger rights, will be maintained;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Expresses concern about the financial losses that businesses in the EU’s transport and tourism industries are suffering as a result of the uncontrolled influx of illegal immigrants; calls on the Commission to draw up an in-depth report on the matter;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on Member States to ask the authorities of the countries concerned to seize and immediately destroy vessels that have been or are about to be used to transport illegal immigrants;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Points out that the crews of merchant vessels are not directly responsible for search and rescue operations, which should be coordinated by the Member States, allocating the necessary human and financial resources;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Stresses that the crews of passenger ships, cruise ships and container ships involved in a rescue mission must on no account complicate or hinder the work of the officials responsible for screening migrants in the border Member States, as coordinated by Frontex, whatever decision they may take in accordance with the Member States’ and EU law;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls on all parties involved
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 10. Calls
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a new European agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a new European agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council, underpinned by solidarity among the Member States. This agenda might include the replacement of the Dublin regulation with a centralised European asylum system that necessarily includes an effective control of the common external border with hotspots at this border supported by EU structures;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can also be addressed
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new) (1) Condemns the fact that the Commission has had to wait until the unprecedented humanitarian crisis, which was followed by a strong reaction of protest and solidarity by civil society, to re-think its failed migration policies with a holistic approach that includes development, cooperation and respecting the principle of Policy Coherence for Development;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new) (2) Rejects any approach towards migration based on treating it as a problem, not granting that migrants’ human rights are respected and ignoring that migration is a phenomenon that has occurred throughout human history and contributes positively to the development of societies;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new) (3) Recalls the responsibility of the EU and the Member States to refugees and migrants struggling at the risk of their lives to escape from war, chaos, economic misery, hunger and death; emphasises that the EU is responding to its historical responsibility for the impoverishment of third countries, which derives from both the colonial past of its Member States and the neo-colonial policies currently being pursued, under which European companies are exploiting the natural and human resources of those countries;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Recalls that millions of people are living in miserable conditions in the refugee camps in Lebanon, Jordan, Turkey and elsewhere and that a large share of the people trying to migrate to Europe are coming from these camps; considers that the improvement of conditions in refugee camps could play a major role in stemming the tide of migration;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Rejects the plans presented to date by the European Commission to tackle the current migrant situation, since they are insufficient, have proven not to respect migrants’ fundamental rights, and do not target its root causes; condemns the actions of the leaders of different Member States which have indicated that the solution to this situations must be militaristic and not based on dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses the need for a binding and permanent relocation system for asylum seekers that is triggered automatically on the basis of clear, objective, measurable and identifiable criteria and that obliges all the Member States to equally share the burdens, in terms of effective reception of asylum seekers and financially;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to show understanding for the new phenomenon of mixed inflows, as a result of which distinctions between asylum seekers and economic migrants are becoming increasingly blurred, discriminatory and hard to observe in practice; notes that the causes are intertwined and can be attributed to increasingly precarious situations in which social, economic, political and cultural deprivation are closely connected; observes that new policies must therefore be adopted to ensure a flexible response to this new and complex situation, and greater openness to migration, which could be accompanied by a recovery in European growth figures;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Insists on an immediate improvement in the terrible living conditions for the millions of people living in refugee camps in particular in Turkey, Jordan and Lebanon;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that in order to achieve long- term and sustainable solutions the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States and therefore EU Member States have to strengthen cooperation on stemming and managing the migratory flows; stresses that the EU Member States have to uphold, apply and implement the existing rules, including the Dublin regulation and the Schengen acquis; calls for a new European agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council, underpinned by solidarity and responsibility among the Member States. This agenda might include the re
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that European migration policy should distinguish between ‘refugees’ and ‘economic migrants’; stresses that different approaches should be taken to these two categories of migrants;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Recalls that the root causes of migration must be tackled effectively by improving the living conditions in the countries where people are leaving from in order to find a better life in Europe; recalls that the most important task is to work for peaceful settlement of the armed conflicts in Africa and in the Middle East;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Stresses that the men, women and children affected by the current crisis are fleeing religious or political persecution, war, dictatorship, oppression, torture, decapitation, etc., and that their rights as human beings are non-negotiable; notes that the majority of them are covered by the 1951 Geneva Convention on refugees, which has been ratified by all 28 Member States; calls on the European Union to impose sanctions against countries which violate these rights and thereby infringe one of the fundamental conditions of their EU membership;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Is of the opinion that new high-level refugee camps should be established in Northern Africa and in the Balkans in cooperation with the countries concerned and the UNHCR; considers that in these camps the UNHCR experts should study individually the right for asylum and those who are accepted as refugees should be received by the Member States inside their national refugee quotas; others could be admitted ‘green cards’ in order to work in the Member States; insists that all Member States should have a national UNHCR quota and receive refugees within this quota;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1d. Calls on the Commission and the Council to invite the United States, as a part of our transatlantic development policy cooperation, to work with us to stem the tide of migration through intensified development cooperation in Africa and in the Middle East and through effective assistance to the millions of people living in the refugee camps;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Re
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates the complexity of the development-migration nexus, diverging from the common view of development as a means to reduce, if not eliminate, migration, without denying that development can help mitigate some of the causes of forced migration, such as conflicts or state fragility; recalls that emigration rises with economic development until countries reach an upper-middle-income country status (around USD 7000-8000 per capita), at which point it begins to decrease; is in this context highly worried by the numerous attempts by the Commission and Council to divert development aid appropriations for addressing migration issues which are not linked to development; recalls that support expenditures for refugees in donor countries may already be counted as official development aid even though these expenditures do not make a direct contribution to the economic development and welfare of developing countries;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates the complexity of the development-migration nexus,
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates the complexity of the development-migration nexus, diverging from the common view of development as a means to reduce, if not eliminate, migration, without denying that development can help mitigate some of the causes of forced migration, such as conflicts or state fragility; recalls that emigration rises with economic development until countries reach an upper-middle-income country status (around USD 7000-8000 per capita), at which point it begins to decrease, therefore, to achieve a long-term and sustainable solution, the actions of the EU should focus on the economies of those countries from which the migration originated and to tackle this, cooperation on stemming and managing the migration flows shall be strengthened;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates the complexity of the development-migration nexus,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the current migration
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Reiterates the complexity of the development-migration nexus, diverging from the common view of development as
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new) (1) Points out that from a development perspective it is not possible to distinguished between vague categories of people such as migrants or asylum seekers; rejects development policies promoting directly or indirectly any kind of discrimination between those categories;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers it essential, as a long-term measure, to improve living conditions in developing countries; considers it necessary that EU Member States conduct development cooperation in a more focused manner than in the past ; considers it useful to hold consultations about the possibility of sponsoring individual countries, whereby one EU Member State would be responsible for at least one developing country and provide model and comprehensive development aid for infrastructure, agriculture, education, health, justice and administration; considers that, given the current political situation, country sponsorships of this kind should focus on the Middle East and Africa as a matter of priority;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the Member States and the Commission to increase the funding and means for humanitarian crisis responses inside and outside the European Union; underlines the fact that the humanitarian response to the refugee crisis should be part of a longer-term plan that includes humanitarian support for the countries neighbouring the refugees’ countries of origin, and measures to strengthen their early recovery and protection capacities, reinforce the role of UN agencies and improve the human rights and economic situation in the countries of origin and transit;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Welcomes the establishment of an EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis and of an Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa; calls on the European Commission and Member States to use the new tools to increase choice and reduce necessity to leave countries, by investing in health, education, peace and resilience-building, focusing in particular on children, young people and women;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that development aid should not be used to stem the flows of migrants and asylum seekers, and that development aid programmes should not serve as a pretext to preventing departure or tightening the borders between the countries, ignoring the causes that drive people from their homes such as human rights abuses;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take measures that are effective both immediately and in the long term to combat people-trafficking in the countries of origin, transit and destination; calls on Member States to apply existing laws consistently and, where necessary, to adjust their national laws accordingly; considers it necessary for this purpose to enter into cooperation with the countries of North Africa and the Middle East, which will make it possible to completely prevent the illegal landing of boats through the use of naval forces; notes that migrants who wish to go illegally to Europe by boat and ship should be returned to their countries of departure, provided they are not subject to persecution in these countries; notes, furthermore, that all other migrants who cannot be returned to their country of origin, should be brought to a UN protection area or a third country willing to accept them, in which they are not subject to persecution; stresses that asylum applications should also be lodged outside the EU;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses that asylum seekers and refugees should make their applications, as a matter of principle, in the diplomatic representation of an EU Member State outside the European Union, so as to avoid the costs, deprivation and danger of illegal entry; stresses the need to increase the staff in the representations of EU Member States accordingly; considers it essential to agree with countries in North Africa and the Middle East to establish safe initial reception centres, where asylum and refugee procedures can be operated; advocates that the Commission and Member States should in return pay financial compensation or commit significantly more resources to development cooperation;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 d (new) 2d. Calls on Member States and the Commission to support the establishment and robust enforcement of UN protection zones and provide sufficient financial resources and staff to this end; recalls that in civil wars the United Nations should create protection zones where people can find refuge; stresses the need to apply the United Nations‘ right of intervention provided for by international law if a State is manifestly unable to exercise its State authority; considers it vital that the protection zones should be militarily protected by the international community and equipped with the necessary infrastructure to enable people to remain in their home region;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to maximise the positive contribution of migration and human mobility in global development, as recognised for the first time in the post- 2015 development agenda and the proposed Sustainable Development Goals and their migration targets; urges States to facilitate the integration of immigrants, whose active participation in society helps to promote the social and economic development and cultural diversity of the Union;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a new European agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council, underpinned by solidarity among the Member States. This agenda might include the replacement of the Dublin regulation with a centralised European asylum system making it possible to create an area of security, freedom, and justice for those seeking protection in the Union, harmonize asylum procedures and ensure their effectiveness, safety, fairness and legality;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States and the Commission
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to maximise the positive contribution of migration and human mobility in global development, as recognised for the first time in the post- 2015 development agenda and the proposed Sustainable Development Goals and their migration targets; encourages the EU and Member State authorities to improve the recognition of academic and professional qualifications of migrants in view of a swifter and better integration into the labour market;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to do more to embrace internal and external policies involving migration, coordinate and harmonize migration and cooperation policies so as to facilitate the mobility of individuals in a bid to improve the welfare of their families, both at the regional South-South as well as international North-South level, in particular by forging closer links between local labour markets and in turn bringing them closer to the European labour market, managing supply and demand in a bid also to alleviate the brain drain and linking welfare and social protection systems, with special attention being paid to the needs of separated families;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take action and, where necessary, to adjust the legal framework accordingly so as to allow asylum seekers apprehended without identity cards in a Member State to be transferred forthwith firstly to a safe third country outside the EU, where asylum seekers can seek to obtain substitute documents; considers it necessary that the Commission and Member States conclude agreements to this effect with any third countries that declare themselves ready to receive and treat in a humane manner asylum-seekers without papers in return for financial aid and staff support; considers it reasonable to expect asylum seekers who receive hospitality to earn a living themselves after an appropriate transition period;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Welcomes the holding of the migration summit in Valletta in November; stresses that this summit is an opportunity to discuss with all stakeholders the solutions to the migration crisis and the implementation of an integrated approach which aims to tackle the root causes of forced migration;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to use existing readmission agreements with safe countries of origin to allow the voluntary departure or deportation of rejected asylum seekers and, where necessary, swiftly to conclude further readmission agreements;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that, while this is a liberty and a fundamental right that should benefit everybody,
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that, while this is a liberty and a fundamental right that should benefit everybody, only citizens of the ‘global North’ and the wealthiest citizens of the ‘global South’ can truly exercise this right;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not solely by bilateral
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that, while this is a liberty and a fundamental right that should benefit everybody, only citizens of the ‘global North’ and the wealthiest citizens of the ‘global South’ can truly exercise this right; stresses the need to better and fully implement the principle of ‘non-refoulement’, which, particularly for asylum seekers, is the corollary of the right to migrate
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that, while this is a liberty and a fundamental right that should benefit everybody, only citizens of the ‘global North’ and the wealthiest citizens of the ‘global South’ can truly exercise this right; stresses the need to better and fully implement the principle of
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the need to protect, promote and fulfil the international right to seek asylum as enshrined in Article 14 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the need to better and fully respect the principle of ‘non- refoulement’;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses the importance of establishing and strengthening migration information centres in emigration and transit countries, along the lines of the Migration Information and Management Centre (CIGEM) in Mali, in order to inform local people about the possibilities of legal migration and of the dangers inherent in illegal crossings organised by people-smugglers;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Rejects plans to link development aid to more border controls or readmission agreements by third countries; considers such attempts to be contrary to fundamental aid effectiveness principles; calls on the Commission and the Member States to immediately suspend cooperation on preventing irregular migration and improving border controls with third countries such as Eritrea and Egypt, border controls that are actually turning back refugees;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Rejects the proposals from the Member States to set up asylum centres in third countries and to involve Northern African countries and Turkey in European search and rescue operations with the aim of intercepting refugees and bringing them back to African and Turkish soil; calls on the Commission, in this connection, to provide Parliament with an evaluation of the extent to which these proposals comply with international asylum law and of the practical and legal obstacles to their implementation; calls for the Khartoum process to be replaced by a process based on full respect for human rights and focused on improving living conditions so as to address the root causes of migration; urges the Commission and the Council to focus the Valletta Summit in November on the root causes of migration, such as poverty, inequality, injustice, climate change, corruption, ill-governance and armed conflict;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4c. Stresses that the EU should also offer persons who want to come to Europe legal avenues for entering and staying in the EU; points out that at present labour migrants have hardly any means of entering the EU legally other than applying for asylum;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital; calls in particular for gender discrimination to be removed in the legal aspects of migration; insists on the need to respect the human and individual rights of the
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants, children and migrants with disabilities in the migration process and its impact on
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and within the European Union and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital and calls for it to be included in all policies directed towards migrants; calls in particular for gender discrimination to be removed in the legal aspects of migration; insists on the need to respect the human and individual rights of the weakest among the migrants, namely women and children (including the need for education for migrating and refugee children), and on the need to include these rights in the post- 2015 development agenda;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital; calls in particular for gender discrimination to be removed in the legal aspects of migration; insists on the need to respect the human and individual rights of the weakest among the migrants,
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new) (1) Calls on the European Union and its Member States to ensure that migrants have access to rights and services which guarantee their equity and prevent the growth of racism and xenophobia within the EU;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers that migrant children, especially unaccompanied children might become highly vulnerable to violence, discrimination, abuse and exploitation; stresses the need to strengthen child protection systems within countries of origin and transit as well as cross-border coordination mechanisms to ensure a continuum of protection; stresses the need to ensure that all migrant children can access key services, including quality education and healthcare; stresses that the best interest of the child should always be the primary consideration in all mechanisms and procedures put in place, and on the need to include these rights into the post-2015 development agenda;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that about 1 000 asylum applications a year are connected with genital mutilation; notes also that EU asylum legislation treats victims of genital mutilation as vulnerable persons and includes genital mutilation among the criteria to be taken into account in dealing with asylum applications; calls on the Member States to train professional working with migrants to screen for women and girls likely to be subjected to genital mutilation in their home country;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers the issues and problems faced by LGBTI migrants in the migration process and within the European Union and its impact on LGBTI people’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit LGBTI perspective in migration policies is vital and calls for it to be included in all policies directed towards migrants;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the lack of legal routes leaves no choice for many men, women and children but to turn to smugglers, at enormous cost and danger to their lives; deplores that in the current situation, before arriving in Europe, many migrants suffer high levels of abuse, exploitation and human rights violations;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls the need to uphold the paramount interests of children and unaccompanied minors, with regard to asylum for example, under the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; considers it essential for children to be protected through the provision at all times of essential services - such as medical care, food, psychological support, education and training and accommodation enabling families to remain together; calls for special attention to be paid to the needs of separated families and those left behind, developing diversified reception arrangements tailored to the needs of unaccompanied minors and single mothers with children, facilitating family reunification and provisional family shelter; calls on the European Union and Member States to provide an adequate number of child protection experts to help defend the interests of children and their families and adopt all measures necessary to prevent the abuse and exploitation of migrant children and refugees; observes that the protection of children necessitates their progressive assimilation at school in the various Member States though specific measures to ensure the necessary levels of assistance, integration and language support;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Takes note of the creation of an ‘Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of illegal immigration in Africa’ and strongly encourages the Member States to contribute to the Fund in order to effectively help to foster stability and to address the root causes of migration; asks the Commission to enhance the transparency of the Fund and underlines that monitoring and evaluation of the projects and programmes financed will be essential, to make sure the Fund serve its purposes helping directly those in need and not financing governments responsible for human rights violations;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration and Mediterranean policies, and in particular in the implementation of its European Agenda on Migration; recalls that EU trade, fisheries and agriculture policies and the limited efforts to fight illicit capital flows from developing countries may have negative effects on the economic and social development of developing countries and thus contribute indirectly to instability and migration flows; notes that the concept of Mobility Partnerships was launched to improve regular migration with third countries and to create more coherence between EU migration and development policies but in reality functioned mainly as a European instrument to fight irregular migration flows towards EU territory; requests therefore the Commission to present an Action plan on policy coherence and give it the same attention than to the Action plan on return;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration and Mediterranean policies, and in particular in the implementation of its European Agenda on Migration; highlights the importance of guaranteeing policy coherence and coordination between the EU’s external action and security, humanitarian aid and development cooperation policies;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration and Mediterranean policies, and in particular in the implementation of its European Agenda on Migration, bearing in mind in this connection also the link between internal and external policies and hence the relationship between migration and development policies on the one hand and current social protection and employment policies in the Member States on the other;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration and Mediterranean policies, and in particular in the implementation of its European Agenda on Migration; underlines the need for a more systematic incorporation of the development dimension in migration policies;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Expresses its concerns at the raising number of climate refugees, which are triggered by droughts, famines, and deteriorating health and living standards; considers that populations in least developed countries are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which can have effects on growing inequalities and social instability;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to coordinate its development policies with its economical ones, in order to end exploitation of human and natural resources in third countries, thus undermining the purpose of any kind of development aid; thus calls on the EU and its Member States to strictly regulate the activities of transnational companies of European origin operating in third countries;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to address the issue of consistency between common security and defence policy, cooperation and humanitarian assistance, and migration policy, given that European responsibilities in the conflicts should be met in full through greater commitment to peacekeeping and durable solutions for refugees (resettlement, local integration, mobility and return when possible), as should the commitments entered into at European and international level regarding the quantity and quality of public development assistance;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recommends an incorporation of migration issues in the dialogue with partner countries and regions, ensuring that cooperation with third countries does not lead to trap migrants in abusive situations or preventing them from accessing fair asylum procedures;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Strongly supports the effective and comprehensive dissemination and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights within and outside the EU and emphasises the need to take all necessary policy and legislative measures to address gaps in the effective implementation of the UNGPs, including on access to justice; recalls that the aim of UNGP is not to create a new international legal obligations, but to establish a common global standard for preventing and addressing the adverse human rights impact of business activity;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the EU to stop the construction of detention centres or so-called information centres in third countries; calls on the EU to stop all cooperation and funding which enables the construction of walls in third countries aimed at preventing migrants from reaching the EU or other territories; is dismayed that the funding used for these centres and walls is disguised as development aid;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Welcomes the November Summit in La Valletta as a real opportunity to discuss solutions to the migration crisis with developing countries; recalls the need for the summit to address not only the fight against human trafficking and the need to secure access to protection and asylum, but also the root causes of migration and the need of stabilisation and development of the African countries concerned;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Highlights the necessity of integrating access to essential medicines policies in policy coherence for development; states that trade and IP regulation issues should be granted specific focus, given its importance for effective medicine provision in the developing world;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Is dismayed that because of public procurement contract awards and debt servicing, inter alia, 61% of official development assistance goes back to donor countries; thus calls for an increase in real aid reverting positively on the needs of the peoples;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Calls for the development of policies and mechanisms to maximize the development impact of remittances, continuing efforts to decrease their costs;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to review Europe Aid’s evaluation and results- oriented monitoring systems, which are essential for planning, designing and implementing EU policies and interventions, and for enhancing transparency and democratic accountability
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to review together with relevant stakeholders such as migrant organisations Europe Aid’s evaluation and results-
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that the migration crisis can
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Calls on the Commission to
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new) (1) 8. Urges the Commission to rethink entirely its plan to distribute migrants within the EU on a quota basis, which will act as a huge incentive for new waves of migrants in future to a continent which is economically unable to meet their needs;
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new) (2) 9. Urges the Member States and international organisations to work together urgently to create humanitarian corridors for victims of religious and political persecution in the countries of origin of mass immigration, with a view to protecting them from a potentially fatal crossing of the Mediterranean.
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Emphasises the need for a fresh approach on Africa, including better opportunities for trade and development, enabling sustainable economic growth while also boosting our cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, particularly on topics such as irregular migration, people trafficking, combating corruption and promoting good governance, as set out in Sustainable Development Goal 16 of the global development framework after 2015.
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Deplores that in some Member States like Italy, a series of serious frauds and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, took place in the management of some asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of European funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Calls on the EU and Member States to improve their humanitarian aid and support mechanisms for neighbouring countries in conflict zones, which are hosting the largest number of refugees, in particular Jordan, Lebanon and Turkey; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to increase its financial support for these countries.
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 c (new) 7c. Welcomes the setting-up of an Emergency Fund for Africa as an effective instrument for combating destabilisation, forced displacement and irregular migration; stresses the need to mobilise funds from both Member States and international partners.
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Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that thousands of migrants have already reached Europe and that the resources needed to cater for them are not available;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the current wave of refugees represents a European challenge in a global context, and as such needs to be dealt with in the European Council as well;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Urges the Commission to stop putting the interests of third-country nationals before those of European citizens, who are already being crushed by the crisis and the EU;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Reminds the Commission that as more and more migrants are taken so the resources available to and the prospects for the peoples of Europe are steadily being reduced;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society; emphasises that education and employment are fundamental to the successful integration of refugees and migrants; calls on the Commission, therefore, to opt for a plan which is geared towards and promotes social and occupational integration of refugees;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society; calls on the Commission, therefore, in very close cooperation with Member States, to opt for a plan geared towards social and occupational integration of refugees;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society; calls on the Commission, therefore, to opt for a plan geared towards social and occupational integration of refugees, not forgetting, however, that this can only be achieved by implementing immediately policies which actually tackle the issue of refugees, and that their social and occupational integration must be brought about in a manner fully consistent with human rights;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society; calls on the Commission, therefore, to opt for a plan geared towards social and occupational integration of refugees in a European labour market still suffering from the impact of the economic crisis;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society; calls on the Commission, therefore, to opt for a plan geared towards social and occupational integration of refugees, and for the development of legal migration routes, which would allow migrants secure and controlled access to mainland Europe, whilst ensuring that their right to work is upheld;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on Member States to exchange good practice on how to integrate refugees into European society and labour market; calls on the Commission to take advantage of Member States' experiences and come up with a set of recommendations on how to complete this process in an effective way;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls the EU's Common Basic Principles for Immigrant Integration (CBPs)1 as the underlying approach to integration; __________________ 1 Council conclusion of 19 November 2004
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to promote an integration strategy with a rights based approach, coordinated with local and regional authorities, and taking on board social partners, civil society as well as migrant and refugees voices; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the needs of those deserving international protection and of vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied minors, women (especially pregnant, young girls and single mothers), youth, children and elderly, and when possible, to promote relevant actions in third countries during the pre-departure stage;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Encourages the Commission to enhance the dialogue on migration and skills with business and labour to identify labour market shortages in specific industry sectors, including entrepreneurship, in the view of opening well-managed legal channels of migration or opportunities for employment of refugees; such a dialogue should be based on a balanced representation of interests for a right-based integration of migrants and refugees in the labour market;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations, taking account of the fact that the social and economic insecurity of these territories and their populations is a factor which is quite separate from the current refugee emergency; with that aim in view, calls on the Commission, in agreement with the Council, to strengthen the measures providing for a proportional distribution of refugees among the Member States, taking into consideration actual employment opportunities in these countries, to facilitate better integration of refugees;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations, and to make for better social and occupational integration of refugees;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations. A comprehensive approach on migration inclusive of the major demographic problem currently challenging Europe and its economy also needs to be taken into account;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations; points out, at the same time, that the medium- and long-term integration of refugees and migrants also represents an opportunity as regards demographic development and strengthening the skills base in Europe;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations; calls on Member States to compile a digital inventory of refugees’ work profiles in order to coordinate the relocation of refugees with the national and regional labour market situation;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations; points out that the brutal, unannounced relocation of migrants may give rise to a lack of security and hygiene and, as a result, health problems and disease;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees, working with the social partners, in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market, purchasing power and insecurity data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for the repeal of the relocation mechanism which is unenforceable without borders in the Schengen area; Insists therefore this mechanism increases the security risk in Europe and infringes Member State sovereignty;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Emphasises that poverty in the European Union must be tackled in a way which puts the needs of European citizens first, but which also creates conditions in which every human being can lead a life of dignity, with all their basic needs met;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that the social dimension of the refugee influx in particular calls for a common European asylum policy, a debate on European quota agreements, and on-the-spot registration of particularly vulnerable refugee groups in over-burdened states neighbouring the crisis regions in question;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that,
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that, in the Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that, in the Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities, however, to use the funds as effectively as possible without damaging other goals and recipients; outlines the allocation of a concrete and specific line of budget within the ESF to effectively undertake the integration of migrants and refugees without undermining its employment goals;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4 Points out that, in the Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities, however, to use the funds as rationally and effectively as possible without damaging other recipients and to ensure that their use is carefully and constantly monitored; calls on the Commission, in that connection to introduce a European funds traceability mechanism to ensure that they are used properly;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that, in the Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities, however, to use the funds as effectively as possible without damaging other recipients; points out, further, that this fund is not unlimited and each improper use made of it would penalise beneficiaries who have already been registered;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Calls on Member States to provide their public employment services with sufficient resources to ensure that refugees who are eligible to work are fully integrated into the labour market; emphasises that the European Network of Public Employment Services can play an important role in integrating migrants into the European labour market;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Urges the Commission to focus in the mid-term review of the Multiannual Financial Framework foreseen in 2016, in the EU budget, and especially the European Social Fund, further towards social and labour market integration of refugees with legal status; calls on the Commission to explore the use of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in measures of social and labour market integration of non-EU nationals; calls on the Member States to make full use of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) combined with other EU Funds to provide the necessary investment to integrate the inflow of refugees in the mid-term;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Points out that the majority of asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected in any Member States stay in the EU without any legal status, which means that there are a growing number of illegal migrants without right to work and access to education for their children; stresses therefore a need to control and monitor illegal migrants as they are at risk of social exclusion and poverty, which makes them susceptible to all types of external influences including radicalism;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Calls on the Commission to be flexible with the application of the Stability and Growth Pact and the common rules of public finances with additional public spending or investment related to arrival, adoption and integration of third country nationals and stateless, in order not to be detrimental to social cohesion and quality public services provided by local communities;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system which is in line with the existing European systems to speed up possible diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has adopted an ambitious European migration agenda; urges the European Council and Member States to show the same level of ambition and to be proactive in supporting the Commission
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in co
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States and the regions, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, while at the same time it is combined with the standardization of acknowledgements and equivalences at the European level in between the Member States, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocated;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocated, and highlights the importance of support staff, such as cultural mediators, in both the recognition and integration phases; emphasises, moreover, the fundamental role of schools in ensuring the healthy development of the children of refugees; points out that intellectual and cultural poverty is often no less serious than material poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocated, as well as the medical and psychological support services available to asylum seekers and refugees;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocated; calls on the Commission, further, to encourage volunteering, above all in the light of the limited economic resources available to refugees;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that all European integration proposals are based on one-way journeys, leading to permanent uprooting;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that access to the labour market is fundamental to integrating refugees and maintaining their dignity; welcomes the efforts made by some Member States to reduce the time which elapses before refugees can enter the labour market in the context of the transposition of Directive 2013/33/EU1; __________________ 1 Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has adopted an ambitious European migration agenda; urges the European Council to show the same level of ambition and attention to detail, and to support the Commission by
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on Member States to carefully screen their education systems in order to identify ways on how to integrate refugees’ children as soon as possible into the education process;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Recalls that it is important that skills acquired while working in the EU should also be validated in order to provide added-value for the individual should they leave the EU to work in another country;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants constitutes a danger; notes that under the ‘Sanctions’ Directive1 and the ‘Seasonal Workers’ Directive2 , employers can be punished for exploiting migrant labour;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants constitutes a danger; notes that under the ‘Sanctions’ Directive1 and the ‘Seasonal Workers’ Directive2, employers can be punished for exploiting migrant labour;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out to the Commission that
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants constitutes a danger; notes that under the
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants constitutes a danger; notes that under the ‘Sanctions’ Directive1 and the ‘Seasonal Workers’ Directive2, employers can be punished for exploiting migrant labour; calls on the Commission, however, to work towards a more integration-oriented system serving to encompass all aspects of this problem; highlights the need to provide refugees with adequate protection, in order to eliminate the abuse of migrant labour; __________________ 1 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that the proper integration of migrants is possible only if the persons in question demonstrate the desire actually to integrate into the host country; stresses, in this context, that encouraging long-term dependence on handouts will not offer migrants an incentive to integrate; reiterates, therefore, that the integration of migrants seems impossible under these circumstances;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Strongly condemns the EU’s decision to allocate EUR 10 billion to fund reception arrangements for migrants, even though, at the same time, the European population is facing the worst crisis in its history, characterised by unprecedented poverty levels;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has adopted an ambitious European migration agenda; urges the European Council to show the same level of ambition and to support the Commission by deeds; regrets the blocking stand of some Member States to adopt an effective and sustainable political solution respectful towards the values which have built the fundamentals of the European Union on respect of human rights and the principles of non-discrimination, solidarity and shared responsibility;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Points out that when they sign an asylum-seeker’s employment contract, the employee and the employer are both running a risk to the extent that the application for asylum might be rejected;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Points out that when they sign an asylum-seeker’s employment contract, the employee and the employer are both running a risk to the extent that the application for asylum might be rejected; considers that this could also jeopardise the Commission’s aims regarding the policy of return to the home country; urges the Commission to introduce an appropriate verification tool to avert any such risk;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Points out that when they sign an asylum-seeker’s employment contract, the employee and the employer are both running a risk to the extent that the application for asylum might be rejected; considers that this could also jeopardise the Commission’s aims regarding the policy of return to the home country; calls on the Commission and the Member States to establish framework conditions which enable refugees to receive training and obtain permanent employment and which offer employers guarantees;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Highlights the current migration crisis in French ports, particularly Calais, whereby numerous and large scale attempts are made to enter Britain illegally; believes that this problem would be lessened if those trying to cross borders illegally were deported, instead of being allowed to remain in Member States of transit such as France;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Calls on the Commission and Members States to carry out an information campaign in migrants' countries of origin in order to provide them with proper, adequate information on procedure of granting asylum in the EU, as well as their rights and obligations in Members States in order to ensure that those who travel have a valid legal claim for asylum;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Encourages the Commission and Member States to promote and support initiatives of the organised civil society aimed at providing assistance to migrants and refugees for instance via the European network of contact points for migrants, Union Migrant Net, etc., just few examples of cross-border cooperation among contact points providing information and assistance for integration to migrant;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that the EU should offer legal avenues for entering and staying in the EU to persons who want to come to Europe, and also offer ways for them to be able to change migration status while in the EU and develop a genuine circular migration policy; calls for a labour immigration corridor to be set up for EU accession candidate countries, which would give citizens of those countries facilitated access to the European labour market;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Also recalls the importance of assisting SMEs to employ migrant workers where necessary;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls for the repeal of the European migration agenda as the only legitimate international law on the treatment of asylum seekers and refugees is the Geneva Convention; furthermore calls for Member States to be allowed to control their own immigration and asylum policy;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8.
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious approach when revising the ‘Blue Card’ Directive3 in order to make it clearer and more effective in attracting
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious approach when revising the ‘Blue Card’ Directive3 in order to make it clearer and more effective in attracting highly qualified labour, and stresses the necessity for a comprehensive assessment on migration comprising the evaluation of courses of action towards fighting the existing shortages in the European labour markets towards a win-win situation. __________________ 3 Council Directive 2009/50/EC of 25 May 2009 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment, OJ L 155, 18.6.2009, p. 17.
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recommends a massive increase in aid to the countries of the South which have taken in large numbers of refugees and migrants and close cooperation on the ground with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and NGOs;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on Member States to duly take into account non- governmental organisations and other relevant stakeholders when designing integration strategies as well as information campaigns addressed to local communities;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls that, in order to avoid a two- tier system at the workplace, it is important that migrant workers are able to fully access their labour rights, including that of trade union membership;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Advocates the abandonment of economic and trade policies based on the exploitation of the countries of the South which condemn millions of people to poverty and destitution, and calls instead for the development of genuine cooperation policies based on solidarity and people’s needs;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls on Member States to prepare local societies to welcome refugees and their families via well prepared information campaigns;
source: 572.926
2016/01/19
REGI
69 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migrants
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migra
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migrants should not only be considered a humanitarian phenomenon but also an opportunity for the EU to enhance economic and social development;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that such an influx of migrants should not only be considered a
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migrants should not only be considered a humanitarian phenomenon but also an opportunity for the EU to enhance economic and social development; asks the Member States, along with regional and local authorities, to promote a set of sustainable
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that the migrant
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migrants and refugees should not only be considered a humanitarian phenomenon but also an opportunity for the EU to enhance economic and social development; asks the Member States, along with regional and local authorities, to promote a sustainable set of measures, such as access to the labour market and social services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migrants should not only be considered a humanitarian phenomenon but also an opportunity for the EU to enhance economic and social development; asks the Member States, along with regional and local authorities, to promote a sustainable set of measures, such as access to the labour market; feels that European migration policy must draw a clear distinction between refugees and economic migrants; stresses that these two categories must be subject to different approaches;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that the migrants’ s
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migrants should not only be considered a humanitarian phenomenon but also an opportunity for the EU to enhance economic and social development; asks the Member States, along with regional and local authorities, to promote a sustainable set of measures, such as access to all public services, including in the areas of education, training and seeking employment, to the labour market and to housing;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the current migratory challenge needs
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that migrants should not only be considered a humanitarian phenomenon but also an opportunity for the EU to enhance economic and social development; asks the Member States, along with regional and local authorities, to promote a sustainable set of measures, such as access to the labour market; stresses the importance of vertical partnerships between different authorities and civil society in order to reduce red tape and speed up the integration of migrants;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Highlights, that in order to effectively tackle criminal networks of smugglers and traffickers, the EU needs legal and safe ways for both economic migrants and asylum seekers to reach Europe;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Stresses that the EU and its Member States should also move beyond emergency or crisis responses, and envisage thus foreign and development policies that better address the persistent structural issues that lead to massive flows of migration;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that migrants tend to arrive and often – despite the efforts of the authorities to promote even distribution – tend to settle in urban areas; recognises the important role of cities in the short, medium and long term with regard to the reception, accommodation and integration of migrants; calls on the Commission and the Member States to make the fight against urban poverty one of its priorities;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that migrants and refugees tend to arrive and often – despite the efforts of the authorities to promote even distribution – tend to settle in urban areas; recognises the important role of cities in the short, medium and long term with regard to the reception, accommodation and integration of
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that migrants tend to arrive and often – despite the efforts of the authorities to promote even distribution – tend to settle in urban areas; recognises the important role of cities
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that migrants tend to arrive and often – despite the efforts of the authorities to promote even distribution – tend to settle in urban areas; recognises the important role of cities in the short, medium and long term with regard to the reception, accommodation and integration of migrants; stresses that recruitment demand is not confined to urban areas and urges the Commission to ensure a better distribution of migrants according to such demand;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Deplores that in some Members States a series of serious frauds and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, took place in the management of some asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of European funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the current migratory
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Supports the allocation of the designated amounts from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) during 2014- 2020 programming period to help with the integration of migrants and, in particular, the use of the ERDF for emergency measures concerning their accommodation; welcomes, moreover, the flexibility promised by the European Commission regarding the eligibility under the ERDF of a wide array of actions, from the opening of reception centres, mobile hospitals, water supply and sanitation facilities, to children care infrastructures and support for the creation of new enterprises;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Supports the allocation of the designated amounts from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) during 2014- 2020 programming period to help with the integration of migrants and, in particular, the use of the ERDF for emergency measures concerning their accommodation; calls for greater coordination in the use of EU funds assigned to integration policies;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Supports the allocation of the designated amounts from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) during 2014- 2020 programming period to help with the integration of migrants and, in particular, the use of the ERDF for emergency measures concerning their accommodation and water service infrastructure including drinking water;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Supports the allocation of the designated amounts from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) during 2014- 2020 programming period to help with the integration of migrants and refugees, in particular, the use of the ERDF for emergency measures concerning their accommodation; also supports the use of ESF for access to health and care-giving services, as well as formal, non-formal and informal education and training;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the current migratory challenge needs a holistic and integrated approach with multilevel cooperation involving the EU, the Member States, and regional and local authorities, including coordination with, and the involvement of, all stakeholders, focusing on cross-border cooperation between Member States and third countries where appropriate;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Supports the allocation of the designated amounts from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) during 2014- 2020 programming period to help with the integration of migrants and, in particular, the use of the ERDF for emergency measures concerning their accommodation; calls for funds to be earmarked from the European Social Fund (EFS) during the programming period 2014-2020 to increasing the speed of integration through language learning and training in line with the needs of the labour market;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights the important role that social enterprises, including, cooperatives, mutuals, and alternative business models play in including and socially and economically empowering incoming refugees and asylum seekers; Calls on the Commission to make European cohesion funds available for such social enterprises to fulfil their potential;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to be flexible in using existing programmes to address the current additional challenges for cohesion policy; welcomes the Commission’s readiness to examine proposals by the Member States to make use of EU support, and its willingness to examine and rapidly approve amendments to the 2014-2020 Operational Programmes in order to better integrate migrants and refugees; urges the Member States accordingly to take advantage of the funding available through the ESI Funds;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to be flexible in using existing programmes to address the current additional challenges for cohesion policy; welcomes the Commission’s readiness to examine proposals by the Member States to make use of EU support, and its willingness to examine and rapidly approve amendments to the 2014-2020 Operational Programmes in order to better integrate migrants; urges the Member States accordingly to take advantage of the funding available through the ESI Funds while recalling the primary role of cohesion policy as an investment tool promoting growth and employment and as a tool to reduce regional disparities;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to be flexible in using existing programmes to address the current additional challenges for cohesion policy;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to be flexible in using existing programmes to address the current additional challenges for cohesion policy; welcomes the Commission’s readiness to examine proposals by the Member States to make use of EU support, and its willingness to examine and rapidly approve amendments to the 2014-2020 Operational Programmes in order to better integrate migrants; urges the Member States accordingly to take advantage of the funding available through the ESI Funds; urges the Member States to include measures relating to migration among the proposals for the mid-term review;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Emphasises that any decisions on reallocation of the amounts from structural funds on migration issues should be left to the exclusive competence of the Member States and regions;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that the ESI Funds
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the current migratory challenge needs a holistic and integrated approach with multilevel cooperation involving the EU, the Member States, and regional and local authorities, including coordination with, and the involvement of, all stakeholders; reaffirms the need to distinguish the situation of migrants, from that of refugees and asylum seekers currently escaping war and persecution, whilst providing a dignified and humane response to both challenges;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that the ESI Funds, in synergy with the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), are useful tools for addressing the scale of the migratory challenges in areas such as accommodation, relocation, skills training, the pathway to integration and issues relating to poverty;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that the ESI Funds, in synergy with
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that the ESI Funds, in synergy with the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), are useful tools for addressing the scale of the migratory challenges in areas such as accommodation, relocation, linguistic and vocational skills training, and issues relating to poverty;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that the ESI Funds, in synergy with the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), are useful tools for addressing the scale of the migratory and refugee challenges in areas such as accommodation, relocation, skills training, and issues relating to poverty and social and cultural exclusion;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Is of the opinion that the
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Invites the Commission to develop an approach to migration similar to that of the macro-regional strategy; emphasises that such an integrated and comprehensive approach should be based on INTERREG and include specific targets, and should also make use of instruments such as Integrated Territorial Investment (ITI) and Community-Led Local Development (CLLD); recalls that the objective of territorial cooperation in the context of cohesion policy allows the various actors to find common solutions, including with third countries, and that it should be used in order to respond to the challenges of accommodating and integrating migrants;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Recalls the importance of strengthening the capacities of civil society and the cooperation between civil society and local actors by facilitating dialogue and involving all of the actors in specific actions; calls for entrepreneurship among immigrants to be supported and developed as a vehicle for growth, social inclusion and employment through the development of a structure acting as an interface between this group of entrepreneurs and existing facilities;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Highlights that art. 80 TFUE defines how the policies of the Union shall be governed by the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including its financial implications, between the Member States;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Considers that cross-border cooperation is key to address migration flows; recalls the important contribution of European territorial cooperation programmes and the experience gained in their implementation, which also provides a good basis for cooperation between authorities of different Member States as mutual confidence could have been developed and consolidated over time;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission to make full use of its discretionary powers, under Article 23(9)-(14) of the Common Provisions Regulation,
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission to make full use of its discretionary powers, under Article 23(9)-(14) of the Common Provisions Regulation, regarding the level and scope of any suspension of commitments or payments in cohesion policy, whenever additional public expenditure by individual Member States is needed
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Urges the Commission, in relation to any relevant country-specific recommendations, to make
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to collect examples of good practices of regions and cities responding to the refugee crisis in a pro-active and welcoming approach and ensure their dissemination;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for the investment clause to be revised so that national and regional investments aimed at accommodating and integrating migrants and co-financed by ESI funds are excluded from the calculation of national deficits under the European Semester.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 b (new) 9b. Denounces any manipulation or xenophobic tendencies on the part of public authorities, stakeholders or political actors on the issue of migration; calls for a firmer approach to be taken with regard to Member States which disassociate themselves from the fundamental values and rights of the European Union, as defined in the Treaties of the European Union and the Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Underlines the necessity of a European-level response and a joint effort of all Member States; demands that Member States must not escape from their responsibility including on European solidarity;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Believes that the cohesion policy should further aim at reducing disparities between the levels of development of the various regions and the addressing the challenges of the least favoured regions through the investments achieving maximum impact on the stimulation of growth and jobs across Europe;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Appreciates the valuable work of volunteers in the reception of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers that in some cases replaces the services which public authorities are obliged to deliver; calls therefore on the Member States to increase their efforts in capacity building of their administrations and institutions;
source: 575.290
2016/02/16
EMPL
11 amendments...
Amendment A #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment B #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2 a. Stresses that genuine integration is a two-way process requiring the mutual commitment of refugees and Europe and its citizens; highlights that it is essential ensuring an effective and agile system of refugee status recognition and allocation to their countries of destination to start as soon as possible the process of social inclusion and labour market integration; urges the Commission to promote upward convergence of social protection and a standard of swift delivery of work permits to those with recognised refugees status, across Member States;
Amendment D #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the needs of those deserving international protection and of vulnerable groups such as unaccompanied minors, women, youth, children and elderly, and when possible, to promote relevant actions in third countries during the pre-departure stage; calls for special consideration to be given to the often vulnerable position of women in the process of social inclusion and labour market integration; is concerned about the recent findings about a high number of unaccompanied refugee children missing and calls on the authorities to investigate about their whereabouts;
Amendment E #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Maintains that labour market, particularly unemployment and job opportunities, and social situation data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees when designing integration policies in the EU in order to ensure that
Amendment F #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Suggests that a system under which asylum seekers could apply as much as practically possible for asylum in a Member State where they already have family ties, community links or better employment prospects would improve their integration prospects;
Amendment G #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Stresses that a comprehensive approach on migration inclusive of the major demographic problem currently challenging Europe and its economy also needs to be taken into account; points out, at the same time, that the medium- and long-term integration of refugees and migrants also represents an opportunity as regards demographic development and strengthening the skills base in Europe; calls on Member States to compile a digital inventory of refugees' work profiles in order to coordinate the relocation of refugees with the national and regional labour market situation;
Amendment H #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Points out that,
Amendment I #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment J #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that a smooth integration of refugees and migrants in the hosting communities requires a rights based approach and the mobilisation of all institutional and civil society forces as social partners can play a role for reaping benefits of a faster integration of migrants and refugees in the local labour market; calls therefore on Member States to duly take into account all relevant stakeholders when designing integration strategies;
Amendment K #
6. Points out to the Commission that
Amendment L #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission to adopt an ambitious approach when revising the
source: 575.189
2016/02/22
LIBE
1247 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation -1 (new) having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in particular its Articles 78(2)(a) and 80;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 f (new) - having regard to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women,
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and
Amendment 1000 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 b (new) 80b. Welcomes the recommendations by the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe in the issue paper "the right to leave a country"; Calls in particular for EU Member States to review their border and immigration control laws, policies and practices to ensure that they do not constitute or establish incentives for other States to interfere with the right of all people to leave the country they are in;
Amendment 1001 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 c (new) 80c. Shares the assessment of the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe as expressed in the issue paper "the right to leave a country" that the right to leave a State belongs not only to citizens but also to foreigners. States are not entitled to place obstacles in the way of foreigners leaving their countries irrespective of where the foreigners seek to go;
Amendment 1002 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 d (new) 80d. Believes common standards and rules for the adoption of bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries should be agreed following EU or higher fundamental rights standards;
Amendment 1003 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 81. Acknowledges that the basic instrument that sets out the objectives of the Union’s external policies on migration, asylum and borders is the GAMM; takes note that various instruments exist under that umbrella, including regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, mobility partnerships, common agendas for migration and mobility,
Amendment 1004 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 81. Acknowledges that the basic instrument that sets out the objectives of the Union’s external policies on migration, asylum and borders is the GAMM; takes note that various instruments exist under that umbrella, including regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, mobility partnerships, common agendas for migration and mobility, readmission agreements, visa facilitation agreements, visa exemption agreements, RPPs and RDPPs; affirms that all these instruments should be based upon the policy coherence for sustainable development principle established in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 1005 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 81. Acknowledges that the basic instrument that sets out the objectives of the Union’s external policies on migration, asylum and borders is the GAMM; takes note that various instruments exist under that umbrella, including regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, mobility partnerships, common agendas for migration and mobility, readmission agreements, visa facilitation agreements, visa exemption agreements, RPPs and RDPPs; affirms that all these instruments should be based upon the policy coherence for sustainable development principle established in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 1006 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 81. Acknowledges that the basic instrument that sets out the objectives of the Union’s external policies on migration, asylum and borders is the GAMM; takes note that various instruments exist under that umbrella, including regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, mobility partnerships, common agendas for migration and mobility, readmission agreements, visa facilitation agreements, visa exemption agreements, RPPs and RDPPs; notes that the EU must be more ambitious in securing and implementing returns and readmission agreements, and leveraging its resources, such as expenditures under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), in order to have third countries cooperating in taking back their own nationals who do not qualify for asylum in the EU;
Amendment 1007 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 81 a (new) 8a. Recommends a careful evaluation of readmission agreements in order, if appropriate, to be able to propose and initiate steps to optimise them;
Amendment 1008 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82.
Amendment 1009 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Understands that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas migrant smuggling
Amendment 1010 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Understands that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries in tackling the root causes
Amendment 1011 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Understands that the external dimension should focus on cooperation
Amendment 1012 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Understands that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries in tackling the root causes of, and addressing, irregular flows to Europe, which is undeniably linked to situations of conflict, violence, widespread human rights abuse, poverty and poor governance; understands that partnerships and cooperation with key countries of origin, transit and destination should continue to be a focus, for example through the Khartoum and Rabat processes, the Africa-EU
Amendment 1013 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 82 82. Understands that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries in tackling the root causes of, and
Amendment 1014 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 Amendment 1015 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Points out that the Union and its Member States must
Amendment 1016 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 83. Points out that the Union and its Member States must be selective in their support for third-countries’ law enforcement agencies taking into account the record of those agencies in breaching the human rights of migrants and that any such support should aim at introducing international human rights standards in the work of those agencies, for example by providing advice and training;
Amendment 1017 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 a (new) 83a. Notes that finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood is crucial and Europe must take on its responsibility with international support to achieve a political solution to the crisis in unstable countries in the region in order to enable these refugees to come back as quickly as possible to their country;
Amendment 1018 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 83 b (new) 83b. The EU should undertake a diplomatic offensive together with the US, Russia and other international partners to convince other countries in the region, such as Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Iran, of a common strategy to fight Da'esh and to stop the proxy war in the region;
Amendment 1019 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Rec
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation are distinct legal phenomena, tackled by distinct legal frameworks at the EU and international level, requiring properly targeted responses, while often overlapping in
Amendment 1020 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Recommends that, in cooperation with third countries
Amendment 1021 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Recommends
Amendment 1022 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Recommends that cooperation with third countries involves assessing those countries
Amendment 1023 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 84 84. Recommends that cooperation with
Amendment 1024 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 Amendment 1025 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Calls on the Union to help third countries build up their asylum systems and integration strategies in order to allow
Amendment 1026 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Calls on the Union to help third countries build up their asylum systems and integration strategies in order to allow third country nationals in need of international protection to seek protection there; encourages third countries to sign and ratify the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; believes that the Union must adopt a win-win approach to cooperation with third countries, that is, an approach that is beneficial to the Union, to the third country in question and to the refugees and migrants in that third country;
Amendment 1027 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 85. Calls on the Union to help third countries build up their asylum systems and integration strategies through the offer of educational services and assistance already in refugee camps and in emergency situation in order to allow third country nationals in need of international protection to seek protection there; believes that the Union must adopt a win-win approach to cooperation with third countries, that is, an approach that is beneficial to the Union, to the third country in question and to the refugees and migrants in that third country;
Amendment 1028 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 a (new) 85a. Calls on of fast and effective implementation of the 17- point plan on 25 October on refugee flows along the Western Balkans and Valletta Summit Action Plan on 9th November and provide support on a number of strategic areas in particular in exchange of information on reception, size and movement of migratory flows;
Amendment 1029 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 a (new) 85a. Recognises that Turkey is receiving with dignity over 2.5 million of refugees providing status of international protection according to international standards, access to health care and access to education for children currently funded by Turkey; welcomes also the recent opening up of the labour market in Turkey for refugees; stresses however that, despite these commendable efforts, there is a urgent need of further funding to cope with the needs of refugees , including to ensure access to school for refugee children;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation are distinct legal
Amendment 1030 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 85 a (new) 85a. Welcomes the commitments taken at the Valletta summit which recognise the need to give hope and opportunities to young people, and to protect children from violence and abuse;
Amendment 1031 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 Amendment 1032 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives
Amendment 1033 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86.
Amendment 1034 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries
Amendment 1035 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan;
Amendment 1036 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan; emphasises, in that respect, the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians, stepping up cooperation for the support of Syrians under temporary protection and their host communities in Turkey, and for Turkey to fulfil its commitments to prevent irregular migration flows from its territory to the Union; calls for the swift implementation of the EU-Turkey readmission agreement as of June 2016;
Amendment 1037 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan; emphasises, in that respect, the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians, stepping up cooperation for the support of Syrians under temporary protection and their host communities in Turkey, and for Turkey to fulfil its commitments to prevent irregular migration flows from its territory to the Union; notes that the Union and Member States must call upon the responsibility of regional powers who play a double game and foster in any way proxy wars in Syria, Iraq and Libya conflicts, as is the case of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE and Iran; notes that the Union would have the political clout to make it a true broker for peace and mediation in the region and that it should use all its diplomatic and policy tools at the service of that role, namely by calling to table all those needed for regional conflict resolution, which is at the core of the current migrant and refugee crisis;
Amendment 1038 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan; emphasises, in that respect, the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians, stepping up cooperation for the support of Syrians under temporary protection and their host communities in Turkey, and for Turkey to fulfil its commitments to prevent irregular migration flows from its territory to the Union; considers that more cooperation and support is necessary for search and rescue operations in the Aegean sea, including between Greece and Turkey; Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to speed up the disbursement of 3 billion euros to support refugees in Turkey;
Amendment 1039 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 a (new) 86a. The Union should make the allocation of economic resources for international cooperation projects to assist developing countries conditional upon the full and effective cooperation of those countries with regard to the control of outgoing migration flows and the return of migrants who are denied political asylum or other forms of international protection;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas the root cause of migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation is the lack of safe and legal routes for migrants to enter the European Union and fair possibilities for migrants to live and work in the Member States;
Amendment 1040 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 a (new) 86a. Welcomes that Turkey’s authorities and the UNHCR in Turkey are harmonising their data base of registration of refugees in one single registration system; considers it urgent to look at technical ways to make that data base interoperable and compatible with the European data base for the registration of asylum seekers, Eurodac; stresses that it is also important that once refugees leave Turkey to go to Europe, they should be de-registered from the Turkish data base;
Amendment 1041 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 a (new) 86a. Expresses its concern over the recent report from Amnesty International, highlighting the alarming consequences of the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan on the unlawful detention and deportation of refugees from Turkey.
Amendment 1042 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 b (new) 86b. Condemns Turkey's assault against the Kurdish population –inside and outside Turkey - and the widespread reports of violation of migrant and asylum rights, including of the non-refoulement principle, within its territory;
Amendment 1043 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 c (new) 86c. Highlights the need to incorporate effective monitoring mechanisms and accountability measures in all migration management cooperation agreements with third countries. These should ensure that the human rights principles referred to in EU political and legal instruments will be duly complied with at all times of the migratory process and guarantee that the human rights of migrants and refugees, are respected and protected in third countries;
Amendment 1044 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 a (new) 86a. Draws attention to the ongoing need for the EU to address statelessness as part of its external relations policy, particularly given that statelessness is a major cause of forced displacement from countries outside the EU; recalls the commitment in the Council's EU Strategic Framework and Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy, published in 2012, to "develop a joint framework between Commission and EEAS for raising issues of statelessness and arbitrary detention of migrants with third countries";
Amendment 1045 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 b (new) 86b. Underlines that the continued refusal of Member States to accede to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families, which is a core international human rights convention, undermines the fundamental principle of indivisibility of human rights and diminishes the credibility of the EU when engaging with third countries on human rights issues, notably from the Southern Mediterranean region; calls on all Member States to urgently ratify this Convention;
Amendment 1046 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 a (new) 86a. Stresses that the EU needs to encourage wealthy countries in conflict regions; and third countries across the globe, to offer resettlement and assist in providing aid and resources to those countries offering refugee in conflict regions; in order to discourage human trafficking; and prevent further loss of life through onward movement;
Amendment 1047 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 86 b (new) 86b. Stresses that the EU needs to act on supporting third countries offering refuge in conflict regions; both in terms of expertise and resources in order to ensure that there is not a "lost generation" of young people with no education or training;
Amendment 1049 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 32 Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) G a. whereas women are at especial risk of exploitation and sexual exploitation at all stages of the migrant's journey; whereas migrant women are especially likely to be involved in child, early, and forced marriages;
Amendment 1050 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 Amendment 1051 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 87. Points out that many
Amendment 1052 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 87. Points out that many smuggled persons have some level of awareness of the risks they will face on a
Amendment 1053 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 87 a (new) 87a. Emphasises the need for awareness- raising campaigns focused on unaccompanied children and the risks they face from smugglers, traffickers in human beings and the living conditions in the refugee camps;
Amendment 1054 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 Amendment 1055 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 Amendment 1056 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 88. Welcomes the fact that the Action Plan on Smuggling links the launching of new awareness-raising campaigns to the assessment of existing ones; recommends that any such campaigns run at the EU level as well as in third countries should contain information on the criteria to be used to determine protection status in the Union, since such information may convince some migrants – who risk embarking on a perilous journey only to be returned if they are not granted protection – not to make the journey;
Amendment 1057 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 88.
Amendment 1058 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 88. Welcomes the fact that the Action Plan on Smuggling links the launching of new awareness-raising campaigns to the assessment of existing ones; recommends that any such campaigns should contain information on the criteria to be used to determine protection status in the Union, since such information may convince some migrants – who risk embarking on a perilous journey only to be returned if they are not granted protection – not to make the journey; recommends to involve diasporas communities to co-design information campaigns and to inform about legal routes and the risks of using smugglers.
Amendment 1059 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 a (new) 88a. Regrets that some politicians, including at EU level, publicly disseminate wrong information about migrants and asylum-seekers through the media, for example on the detention of asylum seekers during 18 months or the proportion of economic migrants among the total arrivals to the EU; insists that these public statements contribute to the stigmatisation of migrants and asylum seekers;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas, according to the findings of the UN Security Council, among smuggled migrants there are individuals who meet the definition of a refugee under the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol to that Convention;
Amendment 1060 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 a (new) 88a. Is of the view that awareness-raising campaigns need to be implemented across the Member States as well in order to inform the citizens about the relevant aspects of mass migration, including its impact on the Member States' economies;
Amendment 1061 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 a (new) 88a. Urges the Commission to support civil society campaigns targeting businesses, service users, and consumers to raise awareness about the prevalence of labour exploitation in key sectors of Europe's economy.
Amendment 1062 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 a (new) 88a. Points out that that closer cooperation with Internet services providers and social media should be established and Europol should support national authorities to detect and where appropriate request the removal of the internet contents by smugglers;
Amendment 1063 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 b (new) 88b. Notes that it is crucial for preventing prospective migrants, including vulnerable people as children from embarking on hazardous journeys also from transit countries by developing special campaigns in the Internet as well as using counter- narrative in the media, including social media and involvement of the diaspora communities in the EU;
Amendment 1064 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 88 a (new) 88a. Urges the European Union and the international community to join forces to provide a genuine response to the migration crisis which can come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, generalised violence, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters, as well as from acknowledging and understanding that the responses towards 1) economic migrants, 2) victims of social or political persecution and 3) war migrants should be different
Amendment 1065 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89.
Amendment 1066 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that, as part of its foreign policy, the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the ‘push factors’ in third countries, such as conflicts,
Amendment 1067 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the
Amendment 1068 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the
Amendment 1069 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the ‘push factors’ in third countries (persecution, conflict, generalised violence, climate change or extreme poverty), which force people into the hands of criminal smuggling networks, which they see as their only chance to reach the Union;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and
Amendment 1070 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the ‘push factors’ in third countries (persecution, conflict, generalised violence
Amendment 1071 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the ‘push factors’ in third countries (war, persecution, conflict, generalised violence or extreme poverty), which force people into the hands of criminal smuggling networks, which they see as their only chance to reach the Union;
Amendment 1072 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a
Amendment 1073 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 89. Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term strategy to help counteract the ‘push factors’ in third countries (persecution, conflict, generalised violence or extreme poverty), which force people into the hands of criminal smuggling networks, which they see as their only chance to reach the Union; Underlines that this work should be done with the inclusion of NGOs and civil society organisations working in the field;
Amendment 1074 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 a (new) 89a. Regrets that the Union did not have the courage loudly to denounce those who, even in Western countries or EU candidate countries, have been directly involved in providing political, logistical and financial support to the Islamic State;
Amendment 1075 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 a (new) 89a. Observes that the de-escalation of conflicts in areas affected by war or civil war may in some circumstances also have to be achieved by means of military action with allies in order to be able to combat war as a motive for flight effectively;
Amendment 1076 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 a (new) 89a. Expresses its concerns at the rising number of climate refugees; points out that since 2008, an average of 26.4 million people per year have been displaced from their homes by disasters brought on by natural hazards; considers that populations in least developed countries are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which can have effects on growing inequalities and social instability; calls for serious recognition of the issue of climate change as a root cause of displacement and potential migration, and the scope thereof;
Amendment 1077 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 a (new) 89a. Acknowledges that tackling the 'push factors' is a global responsibility and cannot be seen solely as the responsibility of the European Union, while the Union must still do its utmost to address root causes;
Amendment 1078 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 89 a (new) 89a. Asks for the creation and the support of safe zones and resettlement areas on the African Continent and in the Middle East to protect the lives of people in need; calls for an improved organisation and infrastructure of those zones including schools, professional education, hospitals, ambulant medical assistance, support for work possibilities and start-ups etc.; calls for the possibility to apply for a humanitarian visa, training visa, resettlement or legal migration instruments in contact centres in safe zones or resettlement areas;
Amendment 1079 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 90 Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the fight against migrant
Amendment 1080 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 90 Amendment 1081 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 91 91. Highlights that the recent increase in arrivals of refugees into the Union has shown
Amendment 1082 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 91 91. Highlights that the recent increase
Amendment 1083 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 91 91. Highlights that the recent increase in
Amendment 1084 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92.
Amendment 1085 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the
Amendment 1086 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that
Amendment 1087 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that
Amendment 1088 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that
Amendment 1089 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries, such as by facilitating investment and education, strengthening and enforcing asylum systems
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation necessitates
Amendment 1090 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that
Amendment 1091 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus and coherence is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries, such as by facilitating investment and education
Amendment 1092 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger
Amendment 1093 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe and the rest of the world look
Amendment 1094 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries, such as by facilitating investment and education, strengthening and enforcing asylum systems, helping to manage borders better, and reinforcing legal and judicial systems there; calls therefore on Member States to achieve the level of 0.7% of GNI in development assistance as soon as possible;
Amendment 1095 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries, such as by
Amendment 1096 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 a (new) 92a. Calls on the European Council to consider military intervention in Libya and Syria, under the auspices of the United Nations, with the aim of combating ISIS and human traffickers in order to stem outgoing migration flows;
Amendment 1097 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 a (new) 92a. Highlights that among the many, one of the main root causes of massive migration is climate change and its impact in natural disasters. Alerts that massive fluxes produced by natural disasters will increase in the future. Calls the EU to create a real, global and effective regulation against climate change and to assure its implementation;
Amendment 1098 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 a (new) 92a. Recognises that migration is an integral part of development and that development by itself is not a substitute for migration; notes that remittances are an important contribution to the national economy of many countries
Amendment 1099 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 a (new) 92a. Expresses its concerns at the rising number of climate refugees; calls for serious recognition of the issue of climate refugees and the scope thereof, resulting from climate disasters caused by global warming;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 g (new) - having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation necessitates both short, medium and long-term responses,
Amendment 1100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 92 b (new) 92b. Reiterates the need of a definition of climate refugees and a multilateral legal instrument to address the needs of climate refugees in order to protect people fleeing events triggered by climate change, deplores the fact that the status of 'climate refugee' is not yet recognised and leaves a legal loophole affecting victims that cannot benefit from refugee status;
Amendment 1101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 93. Notes that the main funding instrument for funding to third countries is the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), which includes the only Union global thematic funding for migration under the Global Public Goods and Challenges Programme managed by the Directorate General (DG) for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO); notes further that, as with funds allocated directly to the Member States, other Commission DGs, and other Union bodies, are involved in managing the DCI, such that: Union assistance to neighbourhood countries is provided by DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance; humanitarian
Amendment 1102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 a (new) 93a. Calls on the EU Member States to support the Commission's objective of increasing the share of humanitarian funds dedicated to education in emergencies to 4% of the EU humanitarian aid budget by 2018 in order to increase the investments for granting access to high-quality education for all children, boys and girls, in emergency situations and protracted crises, including child refugees;
Amendment 1103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 93 a (new) 93a. Recommends that, whenever possible, funding instruments should allow for small grants or sub-granting schemes, as these are better suited than larger grants to the needs and capacities of non-state actors such as local governments and civil society organisations;
Amendment 1104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 Amendment 1105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94.
Amendment 1106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94.
Amendment 1107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94.
Amendment 1108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94. Welcomes the recently established Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the EUR 1.8 billion pledged to the fund, which has added an additional element to third
Amendment 1109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 94. Welcomes the recently established Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the EUR 1.8 billion pledged to the fund, which has added an additional element to third- country funding; calls, however, for transparency criteria and adequate monitoring mechanisms to be applied in order to ensure that the fund's resources really are allocated to development and reach the neediest; calls on the Member States to continue contributing to the fund;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation necessitates both short, medium and long-term responses, including measures to disrupt criminal networks and to bring criminals to justice, the gathering and analysis of data, measures to protect victims and to swiftly and effectively return irregularly staying migrants, as well as cooperation with third countries and longer-term strategies to address the demand for trafficked and smuggled persons and the root causes of migration
Amendment 1110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 a (new) 94a. Calls on each Member State to take on its share in the package of the EUR 3 billion Refugee Facility for Turkey; raises however the question of how the Union contribution should be made available within the respective ceilings of the Union budget for 2016 and 2017;
Amendment 1111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 94 a (new) 94a. Deplores that the UNHCR appeal to increase funding has been ignored by Member States and that WFP had to reduce their nutrition ratio to 80% because of reductions of funds; calls on the Member States and the EU to increase funding to the UN agencies and their partner NGOs in third countries;
Amendment 1112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 95. Recommends that, in line with the GAMM, the four thematic pillars addressing (i) legal migration and mobility, (ii) irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, (iii) international protection, and (iv) the development impact of migration should be of equal importance in Union external policy and funding; stresses that funding to third countries under various programmes should be assessed in light of their respect to the EU's efforts of migration management - including developing their asylum systems and facilitating returns of their citizens;
Amendment 1113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 a (new) 95a. Recommends that development cooperation funding must be not conditioned to the implementation of readmission agreements or similar initiatives, and that refugee reception funds must not be recorded as development aid; points out that every intervention has to be conceived in a coherent strategy between EU internal and external policies;
Amendment 1114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 a (new) 95a. Recommends that EU funding meant to improve the situation of refugees in third countries, must also come to the benefit of host communities in order to maintain social peace;
Amendment 1115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 a (new) 95a. Recommends that development cooperation funding must be not conditioned to the implementation of readmission agreements or similar initiatives, and that refugee reception funds must not be recorded as development aid; points out that every intervention has to be conceived in a coherent strategy between EU internal and external policies.
Amendment 1116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 a (new) 95a. Recommends that development cooperation funding must be not conditioned to the implementation of readmission agreements and that refugee reception funds must not be recorded as development aid; points out that every intervention has to be conceived in a coherent strategy between EU internal and external policies
Amendment 1117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 a (new) 95a. Notes that the specific funding for humanitarian crises made available by the European Commission Directorate- general for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (DG ECHO) for NGOs to carry out essential activities such as saving lives and providing basic services to the people who are affected by it is only available outside the EU; calls on the European Commission to rectify the situation by urgently providing funding specifically allocated to meet people's humanitarian needs (shelter, food, water, clothes, etc.) and by making available unmarked emergency funds to NGOs who are doing this essential work to meet refugees' basic needs inside the EU;
Amendment 1118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 95 b (new) 95b. Calls on the European Commission to make funds managed by DG Home Affairs, such as AMIF, available also to non-state actors to support the work on the ground carried out by NGOs;
Amendment 1119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Notes that the Union
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation necessitates both short, medium and long-term responses, including measures to disrupt criminal networks and to bring criminals to justice, the gathering and analysis of data, measures to protect victims and to return irregularly staying migrants, and all asylum seekers who have irregularly crossed the EU's borders, as well as cooperation with third countries and longer-term strategies to address the demand for trafficked and smuggled persons and the root causes of migration which force people into the hands of criminal smugglers;
Amendment 1120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Notes that the Union’s migration policy is implemented through different policy instruments, each having its own objectives, which are not necessarily interlinked, and that there is insufficient coordination of funding between the multiple actors involved; points out that the fragmentation of budget lines and responsibilities creates a management structure that could make it difficult to provide a comprehensive overview on how the different funds available are allocated
Amendment 1121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 96. Notes that the Union
Amendment 1122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 a (new) 96a. Underlines therefore the need to establish a coordination mechanism between the different funding sources both at EU and national level;
Amendment 1123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 96 b (new) 96b. Believes that funding provided for the new 'hotspot' approach, and coordination of returns of those migrants not entitled to international protection, must be monitored. Civil society organisations should not be hindered in reporting on any breaches of fundamental or procedural rights of migrants.
Amendment 1124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97. Is of the opinion that such a comprehensive overview of Union funding related to migration, both within and outside the Union must be provided, as the absence of such an overview is a clear obstacle to transparency and sound policymaking; notes, in that regard, that one possible option could be a website comprising a database of all Union funded projects related to migration policy; underlines that the need for transparency also extends to budget lines
Amendment 1125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97. Is of the opinion that such a comprehensive overview of Union funding
Amendment 1126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 97. Is of the opinion that such a comprehensive overview of Union funding related to migration, both within and outside the Union must be provided, as the absence of such an overview is a clear obstacle to transparency and sound policymaking; notes, in that regard, that one possible option could be a website or an annual report comprising a database of all Union funded projects related to migration policy; underlines that the need for transparency also extends to budget lines in order to ensure adequate funding for all objectives of Union migration policy;
Amendment 1127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 a (new) 97a. Deplores that in some Member States, like Italy, some serious instances of fraud and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, have taken place in the management of several asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of EU funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 1128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 a (new) 97a. Notes, with regret, that most Member States have not shared their multi annual draft programmes with civil society organisations during their preparation despite the requirement in Article 12(3) of AMIF;
Amendment 1129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 a (new) 97a. Recalls that the positive impact of the EU migration funds rely on processes at national and EU level to ensure transparency, effective monitoring and accountability. Consideration should be given as to how to make monitoring and evaluation ongoing processes and not only ex-post processes. The role of the Court of Auditors should be strengthened in that regard. Qualitative and quantitative indicators should be established and be comparable in order to measure the impact of EU funds and help to assess whether those funds achieved their objectives. Quantified data should be systematically collected. The establishment of a strong and independent European Public Prosecutor's Office should help tackle fraud against the EU budget, including in the area of migration. Such reports could also be made publicly available;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas the creation of safe and legal routes to the EU for both asylum seekers and economic migrants is the most efficient way to fight smugglers and save lives;
Amendment 1130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 a (new) 97a. Supports the idea of a United Nations backed tribunal to target corruption in the African Region, to ensure that the money being invested within the region trickles down to projects that will make a real, tangible difference, such as educational projects or the building of hospitals among others;
Amendment 1131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 a (new) 97a. Stresses that there should be a full and on-going assessment as to the effectiveness of EU funding and aid given to the third countries; and that the Commission should fully assess the impact of the money given in terms of stabilising the migrant crisis; stresses that there must be a clear and objective benefit for the EU and for asylum seekers;
Amendment 1132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 97 b (new) 97b. Believes that a lack of asylum solidarity should lead to sanctions such as the suspension of socio-economic funds;
Amendment 1133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 Amendment 1134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 98 98. Welcomes the
Amendment 1135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 99 a (new) 99a. Calls on the Commission to provide as accurate an assessment as possible of the appropriations needed for the AMIF over the period to 2020 and, on that basis, to present a proposal for an increase in the heading 3 appropriations and, if necessary, an adjusted allocation among the various implementing programmes in the context of the revision of the multiannual financial framework, due by the end of 2016; stresses also the need for such funding to have genuine European added value rather than simply supporting existing national programmes;
Amendment 1136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 100 Amendment 1137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 100 100.
Amendment 1138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 100 100. Encourages the Member States to take full advantage of the possibilities offered by funds which are not directly related to migration policy, but which can be used to fund actions in that area (e.g. integration actions), such as those available under the European Social Fund, the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived, Horizon 2020, the European Regional Development Fund and the Rights and Citizenship Programme; Calls on the Commission to raise the allocation of the European Social Fund to the 25% share of the cohesion policy budget in the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework, in order to cope with the labour market integration and social inclusion of refugees;
Amendment 1139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 100 a (new) 100a. welcomes the financial contributions of the Union to the three refugee funds, namely the Madad trust fund, the emergency trust fund for Africa and the Turkey facility; calls for the Member States to stick to their words and pay the promised contributions to the before mentioned funds; calls for improved contributions in the world food program to avoid humanitarian catastrophes; expects that the humanitarian aid and development policies of the Member States and the EU shall be better coordinated and focused on the strategic stabilisation of fragile regions with the aim of saving lives and opening up better perspectives; therefore expects that the competent authorities to develop lighthouse projects with stabilising effect on the whole area; emphases the need of a strong cooperation with experienced NGOs and relevant actors and the cooperation with scientist and researchers to include the newest insights of scientific research;
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) H a. whereas the overwhelming majority of people using the services of the smugglers to reach Europe via Mediterranean do so voluntarily and have a choice to avoid people smugglers;
Amendment 1140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 101 101. Recommends that, under the MFF review scheduled for the end of 2016
Amendment 1141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 101 101. Recommends that, under the MFF review scheduled for the end of 2016, substantial additional resources be provided under the Union budget, Heading 3, on Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice, so that adequate funding is made available on the basis of migration trends and the attendant financial requirements for the Union’s and the Member States’ asylum, migration and integration policies, especially in the Member States at the external borders and those receiving most of the asylum applications;
Amendment 1142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 101 a (new) 101a. Notes that outside of the formal budget structures of the EU; Member States should look to support each other through the donation of assets and expertise;
Amendment 1143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 101 a (new) 101a. Funds used for migration and asylum policies should be exempt from EU deficit rules as provided for in the EU Stability and Growth Pact;
Amendment 1144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 102 Amendment 1145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 102 102. Points out that securing operational funding is a key challenge for N
Amendment 1146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 102 102. Points out that securing operational funding is a key challenge for NGOs as most funding is project-related; affirms that volunteer and civil-society initiatives dedicated to providing assistance to migrants should be promoted and, where appropriate, funded by the Commission and the Member States; calls on the Member States and the Commission to seek, where appropriate and possible, to fund projects managed by civil society organisations working in the areas of migration, integration and asylum; draws in this respect the attention to the positive role that projects intended to increase the understanding of the public with regards to migratory flows and in particular the positive impact that migrants can have on the economy and their new environment;
Amendment 1147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 103. Reiterates that civil society involvement in the development of Union actions and national programmes must be ensured, in line with the partnership principle as laid down in AMIF; suggests that, in accordance with Article 4 of AMIF, the partnership principle for civil society organisations, including those representing migrants themselves at both national and Union level should be enhanced, securing their involvement in preparation, planning, monitoring, implementing and evaluating funding; proposes
Amendment 1148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 103.
Amendment 1149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 103 103. Reiterates that social partner and civil society involvement in the development of Union actions and national programmes must be ensured, in line with the partnership principle as laid down in AMIF; proposes that, at Union level, thought could be given to regular consultation between the Commission, employers' organizations, trade unions and relevant civil society organisations working on migration, asylum and integration issues;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas European Council decisions on the identification, capture and destruction of vessels before they can be used by smugglers are still not being effectively implemented;
Amendment 1152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 Amendment 1153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 Amendment 1154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 Amendment 1155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 Amendment 1156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 104. Notes that, prior to the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 7.5 million between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by 11.7 million; calls on the Commission, therefore, to submit to the Member States a set of measures with a view to boosting the birth rate, in order to avoid having to resort to workers from third countries because of the decline of the European population;
Amendment 1157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 104. Notes that, prior the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 2.2% (7.5 million) between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by
Amendment 1158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 a (new) 104a. Calls for the implementation of a specific, profound and serious policy in support of motherhood, in favour of natural families, instead of encouraging, as we are now, the importation of cheap labour in the form of entire populations who are being forced to migrate and change country, if not continent;
Amendment 1159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 104 a (new) 104a. Recalls that decisions on the admission of refugees wishing to immigrate are a matter for the European Union and its Member States, a fact which should be taken into account in a possible future reform of the 'blue card';
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new) Ha. whereas the 2016 European Parliament's Policy Department C's study "Fit for purpose? The Facilitation Directive and the criminalisation of humanitarian assistance to irregular migrants" demonstrates that the Facilitation Directive has profound unintended consequences that have an impact not just on irregular migrants and those who assist them, but also on social trust and social cohesion for society as a whole and that some civil society organisations fear sanctions and experience intimidation in their work with irregular migrants, with a deterrent effect on their work.
Amendment 1160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 105 Amendment 1161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 105 Amendment 1162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 105 Amendment 1163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 105 105. Points out, nevertheless, that
Amendment 1164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 105 105. Points out, nevertheless, that, as of November 2015, the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20 % and that progressing influx of migrants could rise the overall unemployment rate across the EU, especially, the youth unemployment rate ;
Amendment 1165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 Amendment 1166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 Amendment 1167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 Amendment 1168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 106.
Amendment 1169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 106. Further notes that, according to recent Eurostat projections, the ratio of people aged 65 or older, relative to those aged 15 to 64, will increase from 27.5 % at the beginning of 2013 to almost 50 % by 2050; notes that this would mean a change from the present ratio of four working-age persons for every person aged 65 or older to only two working-age persons for everyone aged 65 or older; takes the view, therefore, that forward-looking policies of immigration management and integration are key to guaranteeing European welfare and social security standards in the long term;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new) Hb. whereas EU legislation on the fight against smuggling leaves a high degree of legislative ambiguity and legal uncertainty with regards to search and rescue obligations for States and shipmasters derived from international law
Amendment 1170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 a (new) 106a. Points out, on the basis of the statistics available, that a migration policy geared to the medium- and short-term needs of the Member States might provide a solution to the structural demographic problems and enable the migrant flow to be better managed.
Amendment 1171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 a (new) 106a. Recalls that the ageing of society in Europe calls for decisive action to be taken in the field of labour migration; calls on Member States to recognise their real labour needs for all skills, including for low-wage work;
Amendment 1172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 106 b (new) 106b. Calls on the European Commission and the Member States to create regular channels for labour migration and offer incentives to migrants to use these channels as this will respond to the economic and social needs of Europe;
Amendment 1174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 107 Amendment 1175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 107 107. States that the legal basis for the management of legal migration at Union level is set out in Article 79 TFEU; established on the principle of subsidiarity, to be based on labour market needs in Member States;
Amendment 1176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 107 a (new) 107a. Notes that short-term economic rationale in the context of labour migration should not be prioritised over other aspects, including those related to the immigration's impact on local workers' displacement and wage depression risks, the impact to the social capital as well as the potential security risks;
Amendment 1177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 108 Amendment 1178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 109 Amendment 1179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 109 Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H c (new) H c. whereas, according to Europol, at least 10,000 unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) seeking asylum have disappeared after arriving in Europe and are feared to have fallen into the hands of organised trafficking and criminal organisations.
Amendment 1180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 109 109. Points out that the Europe 2020 strategy has identified the need for a comprehensive labour migration policy, and for better integration of migrants, in order to meet the Union’s goals for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; this should be done in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity;
Amendment 1181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 Amendment 1182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 Amendment 1183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 Amendment 1184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 110. Notes that even if the existing EU legislative framework regulating the access of third-
Amendment 1185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 110. Notes that the existing EU legislative framework regulating the access of third- country nationals to work in the Union is
Amendment 1186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 110. Notes that the existing EU legislative framework regulating the access of third- country nationals to work in the Union is rather fragmented, as it focuses on specific categories of workers rather than on regulating, generally, all migrant workers; believes that legal channels for migration to Europe should also be available for low-skilled migrants;
Amendment 1187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 110 a (new) 110a. Calls on the Union to the full implementation of existing EU legislation in this area, such as the Single permit, seasonal workers and ICTs directives, the swift conclusion of the students and researchers directive, and the revision of the Blue Card directive;
Amendment 1188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 Amendment 1189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H d (new) H d. whereas guardians are a key element of a protection system for children who are temporarily or permanently deprived of their family environment and cannot have their interests represented by their parents; whereas there are great disparities between the types of guardianship provided to children in and within EU Member States.
Amendment 1190 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 Amendment 1191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 Amendment 1192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 111. Takes the view that
Amendment 1193 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union
Amendment 1194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 111. Takes the view that
Amendment 1195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market, not only focused on highly qualified employment;
Amendment 1196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market; not only focussed on highly qualified employment;
Amendment 1197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market; recalls that on the labour market the substantial potentials of older unemployed people and of women should be exploited as a priority;
Amendment 1198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market; stresses that the EU should overcome the too restrictive and fragmented approach of its policies in terms of legal labour migrations;
Amendment 1199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 a (new) 111a. Highlights the importance of migrants being able to change migration status whilst in the EU and the importance of good administration to avoid people falling into irregularity;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 h (new) - Having regard to the IOM Missing Migrants Project,
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the ordinary legislative procedure is ongoing on numerous Commission proposals in the area of borders and visa policy, in particular on the proposal for a Regulation on the Union Code on Visas (recast) (2014/0094 COD), the proposal for a regulation establishing a touring visa (2014/0095 COD)
Amendment 1200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 a (new) 111a. Underlines that the policy of the European Union in the area of legal economic migration should in no case be based on a brain drain from developing countries; recalls that such a phenomena would deprive these countries of the talents which are necessary for their development; is of the opinion that migratory flows can play a positive role for development and that it is necessary to promote circular migration in order to allow these persons to also be actors for development within their countries of origin;
Amendment 1201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 a (new) 111a. Takes the view that legal and economic migration and the EU jobs market should be dealt with entirely separately from the instruments intended to deal with asylum seekers and refuges; stresses that in order to have a quick and well-functioning system for both these areas it should be a two layered approach; points out that economic migrants and asylum seekers are two very different categories, which required individual and nuanced responses;
Amendment 1202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 a (new) 111a. Encourages the development of international labour matching mechanisms, which would extend the current EU and Member States job intermediation mechanisms to third country nationals, so as to provide the latter with information about job vacancies in Europe, and the corresponding job intermediation services; believes, in that regard, that EURES, the European Job Mobility Portal, should be made available in third countries, or, alternatively, linked to the labour market information systems of public employment services in partner countries;
Amendment 1203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 111 b (new) 111b. Calls for the creation of a EU Job Search visa, within the framework of the legal migration package to be presented by the Commission, which would be a visa granted to specific categories of potential labour migrants for a certain period (six months) to look for a job in the whole European Union; underlines that this system could be modulated so as to apply it only to certain occupations or professions (depending on EU labour market needs), and that the beneficiary should leave EU territory, were he or she not to get a job offer or work period within the time given by the visa; suggests that another version of this system could be the development of an EU-wide traineeship for third-country nationals, either already living in the EU (such as foreign students) or not, which would grant them a temporary work permit for the period of traineeship plus some additional months in order to be able to look for a job; believes these mechanisms should be accompanied by comprehensive information campaigns in the countries of origin on the real opportunities to find employment and vocational training in the EU;
Amendment 1205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 112 Amendment 1206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 112 112.
Amendment 1207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 112 112. Calls for a comprehensive vision of the labour market in the
Amendment 1208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 112 112. Calls for a comprehensive vision of the labour market trends in the Union as a necessary pre-condition for the development of labour market policies; points out that it is necessary to develop tools for identifying and forecasting present and future labour market needs in the Union in a better way, especially in the context of the digital single market; suggests, in that regard, that existing tools – such as those developed by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) or the OECD – could be improved upon, and even merged, with international statistics on potential labour supply from third countries in order to provide a more accurate picture of the
Amendment 1209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 113 Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas
Amendment 1210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 113 113. Believes that better data and improved tools for analysing such data can only help policy-makers determine future labour migration policies, and that the
Amendment 1211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 113 113. Believes that better data and improved tools for analysing such data can only help policy-makers determine future labour migration policies, and that the Union and the Member States should identify potential gaps in their labour markets that could help them fill jobs that would otherwise remain vacant;
Amendment 1212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 113 a (new) 113a. Calls on the Commission, on the basis of an assessment report, to formulate recommendations to improve Eurosur;
Amendment 1214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 114 114. Notes that
Amendment 1215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 114 114
Amendment 1216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 114 114. Considers that all workers, irrespective of their home countries must enjoy the same rights and conditions of employment as nationals; Notes that labour exploitation can take place as a consequence of trafficking, of smuggling, or even in the absence of both, with the result that there is impunity for those exploiting irregular migrants in those Member States in which it is not criminalised as such;
Amendment 1217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 114 a (new) 114a. Points out that encouraging the arrival of millions of people willing to work below cost certainly does not help to combat labour exploitation;
Amendment 1218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 114 a (new) 114a. Encourages Member States to work towards tackling the exploitation of migrants within the labour force, who more often than not find themselves having to work on the unregulated labour market, depriving them of essential labour rights such as a minimum wage or basic standards of health and safety. Also emphasises that Member States must crack down on employers exploiting migrant workers and afford migrant workers legal recourse in cases of serious abuse and labour exploitation;
Amendment 1219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 115 115. Deplores the fact that the low risk of being detected and/or prosecuted as an employer exploiting the labour of irregular migrants has been identified as an important factor in
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls
Amendment 1220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 115 115. Deplores the fact that the low risk of being detected and/or prosecuted as an employer exploiting the labour of irregular migrants has been identified as an important factor in labour exploitation, in particular in sectors most at risk (agriculture, construction, hotels and restaurants, domestic workers and care services); recommends that in order to tackle this impunity
Amendment 1221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 115 115. Deplores the fact that the low risk of
Amendment 1222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 115 a (new) 115a. Recalls that the difficulties that irregular migrants may face in having access to justice and enforcing their rights may be counterproductive to the fight against illegal employment; notes the key role that trade union membership can place in providing representation and protection;
Amendment 1223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 115 b (new) 115b. Stresses the importance of sound preparation before migration and for national diplomatic bodies to provide support channels for migrants;
Amendment 1224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 115 a (new) 115a. Recalls that the difficulties that irregular migrants may face in having access to justice and enforcing their rights may be counterproductive to the fight against illegal employment;
Amendment 1225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 115 b (new) 115b. Recalls that the difficulties that irregular migrants may face in having access to justice and enforcing their rights may be counterproductive to the fight against illegal employment;
Amendment 1226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 116 116. Takes note of the fact that, at present, many Member States criminalise
Amendment 1227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 117 117.
Amendment 1228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 117 117. Reiterates that special procedures to ensure facilitation of complaints foreseen by Directive 2009/52/EC providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (the ‘Employers’ Sanctions Directive’) should be fully implemented and correctly applied in practice; believes that increased protection for those victims of trafficking, and for those smuggled into the Union, who cooperate and facilitate prosecution of traffickers and/or criminal smugglers, is necessary;
Amendment 1229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 117 117. Reiterates that special procedures to
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls
Amendment 1230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 118 a (new) Communities requiring particular sensitivity 118a. Calls on all the relevant authorities to prevent the persecution of Christians, to respond to acts of hatred and not to refrain from action when the perpetrators are other refugees; 118b. Calls on governments to enable the relocation of persecuted Christians from camps where their safety is at risk; 118c. Calls for contacts to be established urgently with the official charity organisations of Eastern Christianity and, in collaboration with them, for the relocation to begin of Christian refugees fleeing persecution in Syria and Iraq, where a deliberate campaign being waged for many years has led to the almost complete disappearance of the 1.5-million strong Christian community in Syria and Iraq in the last 15 years; 118d. Calls for special assistance to be extended to communities without external help and unable to count on the solidarity of neighbouring states and nations, as is the case of the Yazidis.
Amendment 1231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 119 119.
Amendment 1232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 119 119. Recalls that in the Agenda on Migration, the Commission announced its
Amendment 1233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 120 Amendment 1234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 120 120.
Amendment 1235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 120 120. Reiterates that the Commission’s Implementation Report on the current Blue Card Directive underlines its
Amendment 1236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 120 a (new) 120a. Stresses the importance of being respectful of Member States' competences;
Amendment 1237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus
Amendment 1238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages;
Amendment 1239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management
Amendment 1240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted
Amendment 1241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the
Amendment 1242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive, particularly as regards parallel national schemes; recommends that thought be given to revising the scope to include those third- country nationals who could help tackle the potential gaps identified in EU labour markets;
Amendment 1243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive, particularly as
Amendment 1244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive, particularly as regards parallel national schemes; recommends that thought be given to revising the scope to include those third- country nationals who could help tackle the gaps identified in EU labour markets; points out that the Directive should evaluate brain drain effects occurring in third countries and measures for ethical recruitment and compensations according to the policy coherence for sustainable development principle.
Amendment 1245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 a (new) 121a. Believes that the Blue Card should become a single permit allowing for free movement and the right of establishment within the EU labour market; underlines that access to the labour market of other Member States should be automatically granted for beneficiaries of the Blue Card, after a period of one year in the first job from which the Blue Card was granted (instead of the current two years), and that there should be no need for another administrative procedure to apply for it (as it is now);
Amendment 1246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 a (new) 121a. Calls on the European Commission to propose new initiatives to attract lower- skilled workers in the EU, building up on the Seasonal Workers Directive, in order to provide for clearer, simpler admission rules which should result in fewer people working irregularly in low-skilled jobs;
Amendment 1247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 121 a (new) 121a. Calls on the Union to recognise October 3rd as a ‘Day of Remembrance and Hospitality’, in order to commemorate all migrants and asylum seekers who perish while attempting to flee from persecution, dictatorships, wars and misery, as well as all the men and women who risk their lives each day in order to save them.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards regarding the fulfilment of the Member States commitments and obligations according to humanitarian law and the right to seek asylum and thus ensuring the safe arrival of asylum seekers and refugees to the European Union, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’s fundamental rights;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’s fundamental rights, as well as raising the status of, and strengthening, the EU border protection agency Frontex;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new) J a. whereas ineffective management of external borders should invoke automatic sanctions, i.e. the suspension, and where appropriate the loss, of Schengen membership of the EU Member State involved;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 i (new) - Having regard to the EU Global Approach to Resilience (2012),
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the current Visa Code already allows Member States to
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the current Visa Code allows
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas the rule of law, which is one of the fundamental values of the European Union, requires border guards and other authorities of the Member States to use all means provided by law to protect the borders;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) K a. whereas, unless the EU Coast and Border Guard's Return Office systematically performs push-backs to safe harbours, the EU's external borders would not actually be guarded and the influx would not be stemmed;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 4 Developing sustainable asylum policy that could include safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers and refugees
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas 86 % of the world
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L L. whereas 86 % of the world’s refugee population is hosted by non-industrialised countries; and whereas criminal networks and smugglers exploit the desperation of people trying to enter the EU while fleeing persecution or war, and of people seeking a better life;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) L a. whereas the lack of safe and regular routes for refugees to access the EU contributes to the reliance on criminal networks and smugglers as entering the EU in an irregular manner remains the only choice for these refugees; and whereas the lack of political action by the EU in applying existing tools more flexible in the benefit of refugees and creating new legal channels de facto strengthens those criminal networks;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new) L b. whereas research has shown that not only did European countries collectively fail to address the urgent humanitarian and medical needs of refugees and migrants arriving at external or internal EU borders, but the European Union's deterrence and anti-immigration policies – developed over the last 15 years and further strengthened in 2015 – have increased the demand for migrant smuggling networks and pushed people towards ever more dangerous routes which jeopardise their health and lives;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 j (new) - Having regard to the Action Plan for Resilience in Crisis Prone Countries 2013-2020,
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new) L a. whereas the current migration crisis is a global challenge that requires a global action;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas safe and legal routes for refugees to access the EU are limited, and many continue to take the risk of embarking on dangerous routes; and whereas the
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas safe and legal routes
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas safe and legal routes for
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas safe and legal routes for refugees to access the EU are limited, and many continue to take the risk of embarking on dangerous routes; and whereas the creation of
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas safe and legal routes for refugees to access the EU are limited, and many continue to take the risk of embarking on dangerous routes; and whereas the creation of new safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers and refugees to enter the EU, building on existing legislation and practices, would allow first and foremost to save thousands of lives, while helping the EU and the Member States to have a better overview of the protection needs and of the inflow into the EU and to undermine the business model of the smugglers;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas safe and legal routes for refugees to access the EU are limited, and many continue to take the risk of embarking on dangerous routes; and whereas the creation of new safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers and refugees to enter the EU, building on existing
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M M. whereas safe and legal routes for refugees to access the EU are limited, and many continue to take the risk of embarking on dangerous routes; and whereas the creation of new safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers and refugees to enter the EU, building on existing legislation and practices, would allow the EU and the Member States to have a better overview of the protection needs and of the inflow into the EU and to
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 k (new) - Having regard to the Commission Communication on Maximising the Development Impact of Migration in Development Cooperation (2013),
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas migration to Europe through the Mediterranean poses a great danger for the immigrants, it would be better both for the immigrants and for the EU-countries to set up refugee camps maintained by the UNHCR in North Africa; underlines that the UNHCR has the best possible expertise to organise and manage these refugee camps, there the right for asylum could be examined and when granted, the EU countries would take these asylum seekers within their quotas;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas, according to the UNHCR, the percentage of children in boats irregularly crossing the Mediterranean has increased from 16 percent in June 2015 to 35 percent in December 2015;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas exploring alternative solutions and building on good practices of other countries (i.e. Canada) and civil society initiatives would allow relieving pressure on existing resources, namely through the creation of air bridges for refugees from neighbouring countries such as Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Egypt.
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas all EU Member States have a duty to protect and promote the rights of all children and ensure that migrant children are treated first and foremost as children and that the principle of the child's best interests takes precedence over migration management objectives;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Recital M a (new) M a. whereas the large majority of refugees and migrants are young people under 35 years (81% according to Eurostat) with increasing numbers of children, highlights that education and training policies are crucial for well- managed reception and integration of refugees and migrants;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Recital N N. whereas EU-third country cooperation is developed through political instruments such as regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, common agendas for migration and mobility and mobility partnerships, through legal instruments such as migration clauses in ‘global agreements’, readmission agreements, visa facilitation
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas individual Member States continue to develop intense external action on migration at the bilateral level, including bilateral readmission agreements and joint actions with third countries;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas individual Member States continue to develop intense external action on migration at the bilateral level
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Recital O O. whereas individual Member States continue to develop intense external action on migration at the bilateral level; whereas the refugee crisis presents Europe with an unprecedented challenge, and whereas the Member States cannot resolve the problem on their own; this can only be achieved with a joint European solution;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 l (new) - Having regard to the DEVCO-ECHO Issues Paper: 'Development, Refugees and IDPs' (2014),
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. Whereas the EU has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the EU has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P P. whereas the EU has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum to respond
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas the external cooperation with third countries on migration and asylum shall not have the purpose of preventing refugees and asylum seekers from seeking protection in the European Union but to promote the reception and treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in these countries in line with international human rights standards and the rule of law;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas the impact of climate change upon displacement is already significant, will increase in the future and will require a global coordinated response;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas the European Union lend its support to Lebanon and Jordan in their crucial efforts to help refugees fleeing war in Syria remain close to their native region;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas no forced returns to countries of origin or third-countries may take place if such returns may violate article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas further efforts are needed to ensure fundamental rights safeguards in the case of returns and readmissions, as they are imperative to the effectiveness of such agreements;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas a functioning return policy through readmission agreements should be an integral part of cooperation with third countries;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) Pa. whereas cooperation with third countries should not simply take the form of outsourcing to them responsibility for managing the refugee crisis;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 m (new) - Having regard to the Joint Communication 'Addressing the Refugee Crisis in Europe: The Role of EU External Action' JOIN(2015) 40 final,
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P b (new) Pb. whereas aid for third countries to strengthen their asylum systems and assist asylum seekers in countries of origin and/or transit is one of the instruments at the EU’s disposal to tackle the root causes of the refugee crisis;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas historically mass influx of migrants has caused considerable difficulties and posed challenges in some Member States;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P b (new) P b. whereas historical factors should be considered in any migration distribution scheme as well as absorption capacity of Member States and the capacity for reception and asylum application processing should be taken into account as mass migration waves can cause considerable instability and challenges in smaller Member States;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas the European Commission and EEAS's New Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy (2015-2019) underlines that the task of EU diplomacy is to "enhance human rights safeguards in all migration and mobility dialogues and cooperation frameworks with third countries, as well as migration-related agreements, processes and programs, including through the analysis of human rights impacts."
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P b (new) P b. whereas climate change is one of the root causes for migration and the numbers will continue to increase due to an increasing unstable climate; definitions of "climate refugee" are still not classified as legal categorisations, neither are they protected under Geneva Convention.
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P a (new) P a. whereas many Syrian, Eritrean and other asylum seekers had de facto protection in Turkey, before coming to the EU;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Recital P b (new) P b. whereas, according to articles 33 in juncto 35 of the Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU, i.e. the principle of the first country of asylum, the application of an asylum seeker who had de jure or de facto protection outside the EU can be declared inadmissible, in order to return this person back to that host country;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 6 Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas th
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas the
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q Q. whereas the working-age population in the EU is projected to decline by 7.5 million by 2020; whereas projections on the development of labour market needs in the EU points to emerging and future shortages in specific fields; and whereas third-country nationals face many difficulties in obtaining recognition of their foreign qualifications
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Recital Q a (new) Q a. whereas the overall demographic development in the Member States constitutes a challenge that can only be solved through immigration;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the current EU approach to labour migration is fragmented, with numerous directives focusing on specific
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R R. whereas the current EU approach to labour migration is fragmented
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) R a. whereas there is no clear evidence that the promotion of legal migration reduces illegal migration;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Recital R a (new) R a. whereas legal migration for labour market needs, based on the principle of subsidiarity, is and should remain a national competence of the EU Member States;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas several EU financial instruments exist t
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 — having regard to the
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution Recital S S. whereas several EU financial instruments exist to fund Member States
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T T. whereas the existing fragmentation of budget lines and responsibilities can make it difficult to provide a comprehensive overview of how funds are used, and even to quantify exactly how much the EU spends on migration; notes that EU funds often can be slow to access for Member States in crisis situations; notes that Member States should look to make contributions through allocating experts and assets on a bilateral basis in order support frontline Member States;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution Recital T a (new) T a. whereas securing operational funding is a key challenge for NGOs, as most funding is project related. whereas volunteer and NGO initiatives dedicated to providing assistance to migrants should be promoted and, where appropriate, funded by the European Commission and Member States.
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however,
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation is essential in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member States, and whereas Member States can seek and offer supporting assistance from EASO to meet and go beyond the standards required by the CEAS; whereas harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharing;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation is essential in
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948,
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation is essential in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member States, and to create a system which is fair, effective, and discourages secondary movement across the EU; whereas Member States can seek supporting assistance from EASO to meet the standards required by the CEAS; whereas harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharing;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U a (new) U a. whereas harmonised conditions for asylum must be implemented in a way that ensures full respect of the rights of asylum seekers irrespective of their migrant route or country of origin and that consolidates the role of the EU as a generous and responsible actor with regard to the refugee situation in the world;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U a (new) U a. whereas EASO disposes of a staff of 75 people, which is very limited with regards to the number of tasks it has to accomplish;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U a (new) Ua. whereas Christian refugees are victims of violence, and whereas religious persecution has been happening during migratory movements and resulting in deaths, such as the case in April 2015 when 12 Christians who were praying were thrown out of a boat and drowned;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U b (new) Ub. whereas senior German police officers have called for separate accommodation for Christians in camps, for their own safety;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Recital U c (new) Uc. whereas the Central Council of the Eastern Churches in Germany has drawn attention to the ideologically motivated silence about the persecution of Christian refugees;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the current mechanisms of the Dublin system have failed to be objective, to establish fair criteria for allocating responsibility for applications for international protection and to provide swift and fair access to protection, as this was not the original intention of the Regulation; whereas the system is not being applied in practice, and explicit derogations have been adopted with two Council decisions on temporary relocation; and whereas the Commission has announced a proposal for a proper revision of the Dublin III Regulation by March 2016;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the current mechanisms of the Dublin system have sometimes failed to be objective, to establish fair criteria for allocating
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V V. whereas the current mechanisms of the Dublin system have failed to
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Recital V a (new) V a. whereas the multifaceted character of the internal and external aspects of the migratory policy necessitates a coordinated and concerted approach by all affected European actors; whereas all affected commissioners and their respective administrations should ensure that all necessary efforts are being made to increase their cooperation in order to ensure a coherent and efficient migratory policy on the European level;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 8 a (new) Conflict management and regional reception Points out that the present refugee crisis is largely due to crises at Europe's external borders; stresses therefore that conflict management should be assigned a major role in Europe's foreign policy and that that should be regarded as an integral part of a holistic approach to migration; considers that humanitarian aid and reception should be geared to limiting the impact of a conflict, inter alia, wherever possible, by according refugees effective help and reception in safe havens in the conflict area concerned, in neighbouring countries or in the region;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that solidarity
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border control policies; takes the view that Article 80 provides a legal basis ‘jointly’ with Articles 77-79 TFEU to implement the principle of solidarity, including its financial aspect, in those areas;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border control policies; takes the view that Article 80 provides a legal basis ‘jointly’ with Articles 77-79 TFEU to implement the principle of solidarity in those areas; notes that account must be taken of Member States' sovereignty and capacities;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border control policies; takes the view that Article 80 provides a legal basis ‘jointly’ with Articles 77-79 TFEU to implement the principle of solidarity in those areas; acknowledges that solidarity as a principle must be voluntary, taking into account each Member States capacity and available resources to participate in joint efforts;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 — having regard to the
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses that solidarity cannot be deemed more important and be at the expense of responsibility;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Notes as well that solidarity between the Union and Member States should reflect solidarity of Member States towards the Union; funding should not be available for Member-States not complying with their share of responsibilities;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Stresses that, in the light of the current crisis, EU funding instruments - primarily the European Social Fund - must also address this issue and encourage an exceptional national commitment to resolving the refugee crisis;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that solidarity must be expressed both through the number of migrants received in relation to the national population and by ensuring humane reception conditions and respecting the fundamental rights of each individual; adds that any plundering of property, degrading treatment or ban on family reunification is intolerable in Member States aspiring to share European values;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Demands that the European Union and Member States shoulder responsibility for unconditionally receiving and protecting all children, women and men whose physical integrity and lives are at risk and who seek refuge here;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Repudiates all and any new military interventions in the regions of North Africa and the Middle East, in particular by the European Union and its Member States, which, if they were to take place, would only worsen the current humanitarian crisis;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Condemns seizing of valuables from asylum seekers in order to finance the cost of their stay during the asylum procedures in a Member State which constitutes an infringement of the human dignity of the persons concerned and violates the right to property enshrined in Article 1 of Protocol 1 to the ECHR.
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Suggests that the Member States should start to systematically collect and make publicly available data on border deaths and, as far as possible, on missing persons; With a view to increase the chances of identification for deceased migrants, further suggests the establishment of common standards regarding the management of border deaths, and calls for a strengthened cooperation with bodies that are already active in this field, such as the International Committee of the Red Cross
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 — having regard to the
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that people smugglers have exacerbated the European migration crisis and have been responsible for countless deaths at sea, however, saving lives must be a
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that stabilizing the current crisis and saving lives and must be
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that saving lives
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that proper funding, at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential; notes that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea, and that a better European response is still required, as thousands of people have died at sea on their attempted travel to the EU;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that proper
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers a militaristic approach to the control and surveillance of sea borders based on the principle of constructing a fortress Europe to be unacceptable; condemns NATO’s presence in the Mediterranean to assist in border patrol and control activities; takes the view that a repressive approach to maritime migration flows will be responsible for increased numbers of deaths at sea and will further worsen the already terrible situation facing migrants and refugees;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the saving of lives is a
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the saving of lives is an act of solidarity with those at risk, but that it is also a legal obligation under EU law, as established by Regulation 656/2014, and under international law, as Article 98 of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea – ratified by all Member States and the Union itself – requires assistance to be given to any person in distress at sea;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Recalls that the saving of lives is an act of solidarity with those at risk, but that it is
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes in this regard that the policies adopted by Australia have been increasingly successful in reducing and finally eliminating deaths at sea and calls on the EU and the Member States to follow suit regarding migration;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that a permanent, robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes th
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that a
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that a permanent, robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Takes the view that a permanent, robust and
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Takes the view that these search and rescue operations should be accompanied by a systematic pushback policy that brings back all intercepted migrants to safe harbours outside the EU's external borders, where their applications will be processed and from where all asylum seekers that had de facto protection outside the EU can be returned to these safe havens, in full respect of EU secondary law, the Geneva Convention 1951, the prohibition of collective expulsion and the principle of non- refoulement;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests,
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 — having regard to the
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened and that
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened and prioritized before measures to increase border control, and that Member States’ governments must deploy
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that in the short-term search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety, recommends that, in planning such search and rescue operations, child specific measures be taken, such as child safeguarding policies in manuals on search and rescue, child protection trainings and child-focused care at disembark;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 — having regard to the
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety; points out to the need to further strengthen the Union Civil Protection Mechanism in order to respond to disasters with wide- ranging impacts which affect a significant number of Member States.
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Recognising that international law binds Member States to set up search and rescue areas, urges Member States willing to take the lead to form a coalition of fair responsible sharing, search and rescue, relocation and resettlement with the support of reliable NGOs .
Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that private shipmasters or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that private shipmasters or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who genuinely assist persons in distress at sea should not risk punishment for providing such assistance; believes that merchant shipping
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that private shipmasters or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that private shipmasters or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Points out that private shipmasters or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who genuinely assist persons in distress at sea should not risk punishment for providing such assistance; appreciates the tireless work of civil organisations in reducing the extent of the human tragedies caused by the refugee crisis; believes that merchant shipping should not provide an option in lieu of Member States and the Union fulfilling their obligations in terms of search and rescue;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points up the fact that particularly vulnerable groups such as families or religious minorities fleeing persecution - Christians first and foremost - are in need of assistance;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 11 On tackling human trafficking and
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Insists on the fact that the establishment of safe and legal routes for asylum seekers to reach the EU is the only meaningful way of weakening human trafficking and criminal smuggling, since asylum seekers would not need to resort to irregular entry if they had the opportunity to reach the EU through such safe and legal routes;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989,
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy response must be properly integrated, they
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, whil
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Notes that an effective guardianship and a child-sensitive protection systems are key to preventing abuse, neglect and exploitation of children deprived of parental care; stresses the importance of defining EU guidelines for an harmonized guardianship systems aimed at providing adequate support and protection and at granting that foreign and national children are treated equally;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7 a. Calls for the European Union's relevant Institutions and bodies to ensure proper protection to migrant women from sexual exploitation and to provide services and proper health care for cases of pregnancy and FGM;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - Having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child z\on 20 November 1989 and to the European Parliament resolution of 27 November 2014 on the 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child,
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses the urgent need for a specific strategy to deal with unaccompanied minors, the prime victims of human trafficking, in close collaboration with the authorities in their countries of origin, NGOs and associations informed of these children's departure to Europe;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Suggests setting up a specific biometric database for unaccompanied minors to facilitate family reunification in Europe or their country of origin;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the human trafficking and smuggling of people;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures coordinated between the relevant agencies aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people, without criminalizing or otherwise interfering with humanitarian assistance offered by NGO's or individual persons;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people, while protecting the victims of such criminal activity;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 b (new) - having regard to the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of all migrant workers and members of their families of 1990,
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people; calls on the Member States to intensify the fight against people smuggling and human trafficking, the exchange of information on such networks, and the cooperation with neighbouring countries on the matter;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people; stresses that children are particularly vulnerable to trafficking, exposed to abuse and exploitation of all sorts, including child labour and prostitution; calls on Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/36/EU and step up their police and judicial cooperation to fight trafficking and child smuggling and combat impunity;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people; deplores that there is still a lack of cooperation and coordination of Member States in the fight against international organised human trafficking and exploitation of humans; asks therefore a stronger exchange of information and strategic cooperation between Member States;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Emphasizes that smuggling of migrants and human trafficking are caused by the lack of safe and legal routes to enter and possibilities to reside and work in the European Union and that there is an urgent need to introduce such measures in order to save lives and to prevent crime;
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Underlines that efforts should be made to enhance the capacities of Member States to investigate and prosecute migrant smuggling networks notably through stronger coordination between law enforcement and judiciary structures in the European Union and the sharing of information between Member States and with EU Agencies;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8 a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement and enforce the Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and take all the necessary measures to prevent this serious crime, to prosecute and punish the perpetrators by effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, including seizure and confiscation of proceeds of crime and to identify, protect and assist victims;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Calls on the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to take action to give EU Member States a UN Security Council mandate to take decisive action against the smuggling of illegal immigrants across the Mediterranean and the Black Sea;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to the
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 c (new) - having regard to the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders 2008,
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the positive role played by
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the positive role played by navy vessels in saving lives at sea and in disrupting criminal networks to date;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the positive role played by
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the positive role played by navy vessels in saving lives at sea and in disrupting criminal networks to date; supports the aims of navy operations such as Operation Sophia, and stresses the need to protect life, emphasising that all aspects of the operation should ensure that migrant lives are protected; emphasises the fact that destroying smugglers' boats would be an important measure in combating smuggling sustainably;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Condemns the NATO intervention in the Aegean whose main aim is to "stem the flow" of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe; recalls that European governments support to such operation is a de-facto refoulement in violation of international law.
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls for effective implementation of European Council decisions on the identification, capture and destruction of vessels before they can be used by smugglers;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9 a. Calls urgently for progress to be made in order to initiate the third and final phase of EUNAVFOR Med (Operation Sophia);
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) – having regard to its resolution of 4 February 2016 on the systematic mass murder of religious minorities by the so- called ‘ISIS/Daesh’
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10.
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines the fact that military operations should
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines that
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines that military operations should not be the predominate aspect of any holistic approach to migration
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines that military operations should
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines that military operations
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines that military operations should not be the predominate aspect of any holistic approach to migration and reiterates that Operation Sophia and any future NATO operation must not distract assets already deployed in the Mediterranean from saving lives at sea;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 11 a (new) - having regard to the Commission Communication 'Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors',[1]and the European Parliament Resolution of 12 September 2013 on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU [1] COM 82010)0213 def Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (2010-2014)
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Underlines that military operations should not be the predominate aspect of any holistic approach to migration and reiterates that Operation Sophia must not
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. welcomes the recent decision to use NATO assets in the Eastern Mediterranean to combat traffickers and smugglers who are exploiting innocent migrants
Amendment 322 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Stresses that the EU must take action in order to disrupt human traffickers; but also the flow of money made as a consequence of this exploitative crime; notes that it is estimated that profits in excess of 20 billion euros are made from trafficking annually which often feeds into other kinds of criminality; notes that it is unfortunate that in a small number of cases, trafficking and smuggling of persons facilitates the entry of criminals; and therefore, it is essential that upon arrival all asylum seekers are fingerprinted under the EURODAC system and processed as soon as possible;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Calls on the Member States to lay down strong criminal sanctions for those individuals who facilitate human trafficking both into and across the EU; it is necessary to set up wide-ranging information campaigns to raise awareness of the kinds of risks faced by those who put their lives into the hands of traffickers and smugglers; calls for the fight against identity and document fraud and trafficking;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Is of the opinion that combatting smuggling, smugglers and perpetrators should start at the countries of origin and transit;
Amendment 325 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new) 10 a. Deems it necessary to harmonise and strengthen the guardianship system in EU Member States to prevent unaccompanied and separated children from falling into the hands of organised trafficking organisations; calls the Commission to fully implement the action plan on unaccompanied minors for 2010- 2014 and to propose specific tools in collaboration with Member States to introduce minimum common standards based on best practices regarding the mandate, functions, quality and skills of the guardians.
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 b (new) 10 b. Calls for the adoption of a uniform procedure for the age assessment of unaccompanied and separated minors (UASC); this procedure shall always begin using non-invasive methods such as analysing documentation and other evidence that the child may receive from his or her country of origin and providing for interviews to be conducted in a safe and appropriate environment for the child 's age and needs, by qualified and independent personnel; more tests through assessments of the psycho-social and/or physical development of the child should be carried out only as a last resort and if reasonable doubt remains after the non-invasive procedure has taken place;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 12 On the role of Union agencies in the fight against
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that, since criminals can and do change their modus operandi very quickly, policy responses must adapt to the most recent and accurate data; notes
Amendment 329 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that, since criminals can and do change their modus operandi very quickly, policy responses must adapt to the most recent and accurate data; notes
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 20 a (new) - having regard to articles 33 in juncto 35 of the Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU, and notably the principle of the first country of asylum;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that, since criminals can and do change their modus operandi very quickly, policy responses must adapt to the most recent
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Points out that, since criminals can and do change their modus operandi very quickly, policy responses must adapt to the most recent and accurate data; notes, as a positive step forward, that the Commission adopted a Union Action Plan against Migrant Smuggling on 27 May 2015 (
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Emphasises that measures against criminal smuggling can only be effective if paralleled with the introduction of safe and legal routes for refugees and asylum seekers to enter the European Union;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Acknowledges the steps the EU and its agencies, with the coordination of its EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator have taken against trafficking in human beings and encourages the EU and Member States to put more efforts on identifying and adequately addressing new trends and forms of human trafficking which might be provoked and caused by the significantly increased migration;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the agencies’ risk analyses
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the agencies’ risk analyses; observes that Union agencies should cooperate fully, but that they also need to step up cooperation and reciprocal exchanges of information with Member States; notes that better coordination of efforts should allow for the collection of data at national level and its onward communication to the Agencies;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the agencies’ risk analyses; observes that Union agencies should cooperate fully, but that they also need to step up cooperation with Member States; notes that better coordination of efforts should allow for the collection of relevant data at national level and its onward communication to the Agencies;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 38 a (new) - having regard the eighth biannual report on the functioning of the Schengen area adopted on 15 December 2015;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the agencies’ risk analyses; observes that Union agencies should cooperate fully, but that they also need to step up cooperation with Member States; notes that better coordination of efforts should allow for the systematic collection of data at national level on the routes, modus operandi and profiles of smugglers, and its onward communication to the Agencies;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Regrets that, in the absence of real political will on the part of Member State governments, the effectiveness of the measures put in place by the agencies is starkly reduced, as is cooperation;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Underlines the importance to provide common specialised trainings to border guards, legal practitioners and other national competent authorities to equip them with the necessary skills and to ensure greater coherence and consistency within the European Union;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that cooperation and sharing of information between national authorities and JHA agencies are necessary for an effective fight against human trafficking and smuggling; to this purpose, stresses the importance of the Joint Operational Team MARE established at Europol;
Amendment 344 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses the need to develop joint measures in close cooperation with the relevant EU agencies against criminal networks of migrant traffickers, in order to prevent them from financially benefiting from placing lives at risk, including freezing and confiscating their assets;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Recalls that humanitarian assistance, funding or actions/programmes by civil society should not be linked to their cooperation in the fight against smuggling; points out that NGOs, social workers, volunteers should never be asked to be agents of surveillance;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses that Member States and the EU should continue to find ways to work with third countries, EUROPOL, and the EEAS in order to identify the modus operandi an routes of criminal groups; encourage third countries to lay down the strongest possible criminal sanctions against human traffickers and smugglers; and find effective ways of patrolling international waters and preventing the departure of trafficked vessels by assisting in their legal destruction;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls that
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 40 — having regard to the work and reports of Europol, and in particular to Joint Operational Team MARE, and the recent establishment of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) at Europol.
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection, or a beneficiary of international protection, from one Member State to another – is a practical example of solidarity within the Union;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection, or a beneficiary of international protection, from one Member State to another – is not a practical example of
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection, or a beneficiary of international protection, from one Member State to another – is a
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Notes that the relocation mechanism not only reveals an absence of EU solidarity in its formulation but is also proving inadequate, falling far below the numbers necessary to deal with the situation and providing an abject response since its creation, which clearly demonstrates the European Union’s unwillingness to receive and protect asylum seekers properly;
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Understands the need of coordinated relocation in EU level; at the same time believes that relocation should be implemented on a voluntary basis, preserving the rights of each Member State to decide on relocation activities, depending on its integration capacity and historical aspects;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Stresses that the relocation of persons benefitting from international protection must be mandatory and permanent, as voluntary schemes have proven to be ineffective and very little results were achieved; further stresses that any such mechanism must take into consideration both the needs and capacities of Member States and the preferences of those who have been granted asylum status;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that, within the last year, the Council has adopted two decisions on temporary relocation measures in the Union (‘Relocation Decisions’)9 ,
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that, within the last year, the Council has adopted two decisions on temporary relocation measures in the Union (‘Relocation Decisions’)1 , and that they involve the transfer of applicants of international protection from Greece and Italy to other Member States;
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that, within the last year, the Council has adopted two decisions on temporary relocation measures in the Union (‘Relocation Decisions’)9 , and that they involve the transfer of applicants of international protection from Greece and Italy to other Member States; observes that, although the Relocation Decisions do not end the current Dublin rules on allocation of responsibility, they do constitute a ‘temporary derogation’ from the Dublin rules but should be assessed on individual basis and circumstances; __________________ 9 Council Decision (EU) 2015/1523 and Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601.
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Notes that, within the last year, the Council has adopted two decisions on temporary relocation measures in the Union (‘Relocation Decisions’)9 , and that they involve the transfer of applicants of international protection from Greece and Italy to other Member States; observes that, although the Relocation Decisions do not end the current Dublin rules on allocation of responsibility, they do constitute a ‘temporary derogation’ from the Dublin rules; notes that voluntary participation by Member States is the best way to get effective and lasting results; __________________ 9 Council Decision (EU) 2015/1523 and Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601.
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Member States to comply with and implement the Dublin rules;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Recalls nevertheless that the rights enshrined in Articles 4, 5 and 27 of the Dublin Regulation remain applicable and provide essential procedural guarantees to applicants for international protection such as the right to information, the right to a personal interview and the right to an effective remedy. The right to an effective remedy applies also when the procedural rights enshrined in the Regulation, including the right to information and to a personal interview, have not been respected during the relocation procedure.
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that
Amendment 369 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is a move in the right direction
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 43 a (new) - having regard to the study for the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality entitled "Reception of Female Refugees and Asylum Seekers in the EU" detailing the risks female refugees undergo,
Amendment 370 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15.
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is a move in the right direction, and
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is a move in the right direction
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is a move in the right direction
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is not a move in the right direction
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is a move in the right direction, and calls on Member States to fulfil their obligations with regard to those measures as soon as possible; notes, at the same time, that some Members States, such as Portugal, have publicly announced to be willing to host refugees, but could not see their quotas being filled, clearly demonstrating the need to reappraise the implementation of the existing mechanisms, namely with a view to ensure proper information is provided to the asylum seekers, in their language, about the possible hosting Member States;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Is of the opinion that any proposal for a permanent structured Relocation Mechanism should not be viewed as the sole solution to the migratory crisis and that it has to be based on a thorough analysis of the functioning of the temporary Relocation Decisions;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Takes the view that relocation mechanisms need to be subject to strict conditions, i.e. effectively protecting the E.U.'s external borders and a fair redistribution key, and be accompanied by E.U. policy allowing Member States to conduct an effective national activation and integration policy;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Calls on Member States to further increase relocation pledges and step up processing capacities, including through EASO support, to ensure that a significantly higher number of applicants for relocation can be processed and transferred without delay; points out the need to provide applicants for relocation with petty cash as well, social worker assistance and regular information about relocation process during their waiting period in addition to food and housing;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 44 a (new) - having regard to the work, reports and resolutions of the Council of Europe,
Amendment 380 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Believes information and communication, including through the involvement of refugee communities, on relocation should be strengthened by developing standardised content and consistent messages, including through the use of audio visual tools and social media that can also facilitate 'Refugee-to- Refugee' contacts.
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that,
Amendment 383 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Relocation Decisions, relocation will cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Relocation Decisions, relocation will cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Relocation Decisions, relocation will cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data, as well as for the complicated applications on which a decision can't be taken immediately; notes that the Relocation Decisions will affect a relatively small number of people, and will
Amendment 387 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Relocation Decisions, relocation will cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data; notes that the Relocation Decisions will affect a relatively small number of people, and will leave out the large numbers of applicants originating from other third countries who cannot be relocated under those decisions; stresses that this must in no way lead to discrimination or restrict the fundamental individual right of those concerned to seek international protection, as is happening in certain Member States;
Amendment 388 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Relocation Decisions, relocation will cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data; notes that the Relocation Decisions will affect a relatively small number of people, and will leave out the large numbers of applicants originating from other third countries who cannot be relocated under those decisions; stresses therefore that it is essential that all other elements of the EU's asylum system operate effectively, and that all those individuals who do not qualify to stay in the EU are returned immediately in line with due legal process and the EU acquis;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Considers it appropriate therefore to extend relocation arrangements to all nationalities following the relocation of all those belonging to nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 46 Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 Amendment 392 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival
Amendment 393 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes, in addition, that Member States
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and appeals)
Amendment 395 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and appeals), will have to organise longer periods of reception, and will have to organise and coordinate returns for those ultimately not entitled to international protection; therefore, is of the view that if a Member State of first arrival experiences a sudden and disproportionate influx of migrants that puts a great burden on its asylum system and social services, it will have the right to temporarily suspend accepting applicants for international protection under any type of Relocation Mechanism;
Amendment 398 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Notes, in addition, that Member States
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Underlines the importance of cooperation with the countries where the illegal immigration is stemming from in order to curb the flow of illegal immigration; urges the Commission and the Member States to establish readmission agreements with the countries where there is not one in place yet;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 — having regard to the
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 46 a (new) - having regard to the OHCHR Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders,
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Highlights the urgent need for a specific strategy to deal with unaccompanied minors, who require special measures in terms of reception, medical supervision, schooling and personalised help in the event of readmission, relocation or return;
Amendment 401 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 402 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 403 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 404 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 406 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 47 — having regard to the work and reports of the International Organization for Migration, including the key finding in one of the reports that over half of the European population believes immigration levels in their countries should be decreased,
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18.
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that,
Amendment 413 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should also be given to
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 415 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that
Amendment 416 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to t
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State,
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State, its social and economic conditions and the population density of the Member State;
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 47 a (new) - having regard to the work and reports of the International Monetary Fund,
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member State; labour market absorption as well as reception capacity of the Member State;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should
Amendment 424 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant and other factors linking the applicant with a particular Member State should, as much as practically
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant, in particular with regard to his/her family ties, language abilities and employment or education opportunities, should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept relocation decisions, but that it should not stop the relocation process;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 47 b (new) - having regard to the work and report of the OECD, especially their finding about the migration's impact on GDP and other economic aspects,
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept relocation decisions, but that it should not stop the relocation process; further recalls that the best interest of the child must be a primary consideration should always guide any decision on relocation involving children;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent relocation programme, with mandatory participation by Member States, providing relocation for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;
Amendment 433 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 13 a (new) Fulfilling the obligations to provide protection to refugees and asylum seekers
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Considers that, if a permanent relocation mechanism is to be established, such a permanent binding system should not exist solely to confront emergency situations, where there is a mass influx of asylum seekers and refugees for which there are already legislative provisions, but should be both permanent and binding, while remaining flexible so that it can be easily adjusted in the event of a rapid change of circumstances;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Stresses that any automated decision making procedure in order to activate the relocation mechanism of asylum seekers is not acceptable;
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Further believes that the societies of the host Member States, in the context of migrant relocation scheme, need to be adequately informed about the potential costs of receiving and settling of migrants which, among other aspects, can result in deficit spending; notes, at the same time, that, as found by a number of studies, the economic benefits of immigration are marginal whilst the impact on such values as social capital are more noticeable;
Amendment 437 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Genuine links include family ties beyond the definition of family members in Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 , social relations, cultural ties, previous stay in a Member State, previous study and previous work experience with a company or an organisation of a specific Member State as well as specific qualifications, including language skills, that could be relevant for the integration of applicants into the labour market of the Member State of relocation;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Applicants for international protection should have the right to play an active role in the procedure for their relocation to a Member State, in compliance with Articles 4 and 5 of the Dublin Regulation. They should therefore be informed as soon as possible on their rights and on the procedure for international protection as well as on the possibility to be relocated in another Member State. Applicants should then have the possibility to list, during their personal interview, their preferences for the State of relocation and the reasons for these preferences (due to genuine links to that Member State). These elements should be duly taken into account when deciding the State of relocation of the applicant.
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 c (new) 19c. Believes any applicant appealing against a relocation procedure should have the possibility to explain why they would rather remain in the Member State of first entry or why they should be relocated to another Member State because of their specific qualifications and characteristics such as their language skills and other individual indications based on demonstrated family, cultural or social ties which could facilitate their integration into the Member State of relocation;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 48 a (new) - having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 26 November 2015 on education for children in emergency situations and protracted crises (2015/2977(RSP));
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Emphasises the urgent need to introduce concrete measures that will enable refugees and asylum seekers to seek protection in the EU in a safe and lawful manner in order to save lives and to provide refugees and asylum seekers with the protection they are entitled to according to international law with the possibility of shaping their own future; underlines that the abolition of the carrier's liability would be one effective means for this purpose; calls on the European Commission to put forward proposals for measures that can be quickly implemented and that will have an effective impact on the refugee situation and that would ensure that the EU takes its full responsibility according to international law and international human rights standards; points out that there is an urgent need to open up a humanitarian corridor into the EU by triggering the Directive on Temporary Protection and through permanent measures such as mandatory resettlement schemes in order to bring refugees and asylum seekers to safety;
Amendment 441 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 b (new) 19b. Emphasises the urgent need to address gender-related violence and abuse against women and girls on migrant routes to the EU as well as inside the EU, particularly when committed by officials of EU agencies or Member State officials;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes the view that resettlement i
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes the view that resettlement is one of the preferred options for granting safe and lawful access to the Union for refugees and those in need of international protection,
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes the view that resettlement is one of the preferred options for granting safe and lawful access to the Union for true refugees and those in need of international protection, where the refugees can neither return to their home countries nor receive effective protection or be integrated into the host country;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Takes the view that resettlement is one of the preferred options for granting safe and lawful access to the Union for refugees and those in need of international protection, where the refugees can neither return to their home countries nor receive effective protection or be integrated into the host third country;
Amendment 447 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls for quotas coordinated at European level, which should above all facilitate resettlement in Europe of groups that are particularly persecuted and threatened with war, terror and genocide;
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 49 Amendment 450 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Observes, furthermore, that resettlement through the auspices of UNHCR is a well-established humanitarian programme, and is a useful tool for managing orderly arrivals of persons in need of international protection onto Member State territories; notes that Member States already now can choose to use this tool;
Amendment 451 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Urges Member States, in addition, to put in place private and community sponsorship programmes for resettlement, in cooperation with and building on best practices of Member States and local authorities;
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Calls for the establishment of appropriate hot spots, coordinated with the UNHCR, in Syria's neighbouring countries (Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey);
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 456 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22.
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that,
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 50 Amendment 460 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a m
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s
Amendment 463 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; calls on the Commission to proceed urgently with its commitment to put forward such a proposal; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union;
Amendment 464 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 Amendment 466 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 50 a (new) - having regard to the report by Médecins Sans Frontières entitled "Obstacle Course to Europe – A Policy-Made Humanitarian Crisis at EU Borders", published in January 2016,
Amendment 470 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a
Amendment 471 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with
Amendment 472 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme
Amendment 473 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatory participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatory participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, by fixing annual targets that should be flexible enough so as to be adaptable to the circumstances, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;
Amendment 477 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Believes that the permanent Union- wide resettlement programme should aim at guaranteeing a homogeneous distribution, in the host country, of men and women who are refugees or in need of international protection; underlines that resettlement programmes should be mainly addressed to vulnerable people;
Amendment 478 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Understands that all refugees seeking asylum in Europe cannot be resettled in a short timeframe and therefore more work needs to be done on establishment of safe refugee camps in third countries;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Stresses that, in order for an ambitious resettlement policy to succeed, it is necessary for the irregular influx to be substantially reduced;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 52 Amendment 480 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Acknowledges that such resettlement programme should be on voluntary basis to encourage greater solidarity among the Member States;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Stresses the need to introduce a mechanism for the rapid adjustment of the EU resettlement program in order to respond swiftly in humanitarian crisis situations, as to resettle quickly people in dire need of protection in third countries outside the European Union;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 b (new) 23b. Notes that applicants for resettlement shall have the right to an effective remedy, in the form of an appeal or a review, in fact and in law, against a negative or transfer decision, before a court or tribunal.
Amendment 483 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 Amendment 484 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 485 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Points out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection
Amendment 486 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Points out that humanitarian admission, which Member States can already choose to apply, can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection, often on a temporary basis, to the most vulnerable where needed, e.g. unaccompanied minors or refugees with disabilities;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Points out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Points out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection, often on a temporary basis, to the most vulnerable where needed, e.g. unaccompanied minors or refugees with disabilities; calls upon Member States to look to national provisions to provide temporary humanitarian protection;
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 53 Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that, in so far as resettlement remains unavailable for third- country nationals,
Amendment 492 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25.
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that
Amendment 495 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Underlines that, in so far as resettlement remains
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Stresses that rigid national 'upper limits' for these refugees are not a tenable instrument under European and international law;
Amendment 498 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new) - having regard to the Fundamental Right's Agency (FRA) 2015 study "Guardianship systems for children deprived of parental care in the European Union",
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 54 Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Points out that humanitarian visas provide persons in need of international protection with the means
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Points out that humanitarian visas provide persons in need of international protection with means of accessing a third country in order to apply for asylum; calls on
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 26. Points out that humanitarian visas provide persons in need of international protection with means of accessing a third country in order to apply for asylum; calls on the Member States to make use of any existing possibilities to provide for humanitarian visas at Union embassies and consular offices in countries of origin or transit countries; however, stresses that humanitarian visas should be dealt with in a separate instrument, and not included in EU Visa laws;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Considers that revision of the Schengen Code represents an opportunity to make wider use of Schengen visas for humanitarian reasons;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Supports the creation, in the framework of the reforms of the Visa Code, of a humanitarian visa which should allow its holder to enter into the territory of the Member State that has issued it for the sole purpose of asking for international protection in accordance with definitions of article 2(a) of the directive 2011/95/EU;
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Considers that persons seeking international protection should be able to apply for a European humanitarian visa directly at any consulate or embassy of the Member States, and if granted, such a humanitarian visa would allow its holder to enter the territory of the Member State issuing the visa for the sole purpose to lodge therein an application for international protection; believes, therefore, that it is necessary to amend the Visa Code by including more specific common provisions on humanitarian visas;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Calls on the Commission to propose a non-exhaustive list of ‘humanitarian grounds’ for the release of humanitarian visas to offer Member States a standardised solution to providing humanitarian visas;
Amendment 507 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Observes that vulnerable people should benefit from humanitarian visas with priority;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 a (new) 26a. Notes that the current Visa Code allows Member States to deviate from the normal admissibility criteria for a visa application "on humanitarian grounds" under Article 19; also notes that, under Article 25, a Member State should issue a visa with limited territorial validity when it considers it necessary "on humanitarian grounds, for reasons of national interest or because of international obligations"; regrets that, apart from those provisions, no specific procedure is foreseen in the Visa Code as it currently stands for lodging a request for a humanitarian visa;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 26 b (new) 26b. Also asks for all other possibilities to be examined, including: academic or other scholarships, employment possibilities and other means to assist those at risk of persecution or harm;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 55 Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 17 a (new) Review of the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees In the light of the anticipated increase in migration in future, calls on the Commission to investigate how the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees can be revised in order to secure the Convention's continued effectiveness for the future; considers that the emphasis here must be on increasing international responsibility and solidarity with regard to refugee issues, and on the temporary nature of their reception;
Amendment 511 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Points out that
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Points out that
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27.
Amendment 515 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Points out that further steps are necessary to achieve full harmonisation and Europeanisation of the European asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is built, and to ensure that the CEAS could become
Amendment 516 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Points out that further steps and better implementation are necessary to ensure that the CEAS becomes a truly uniform system;
Amendment 517 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 27. Points out that further steps are necessary to ensure that the CEAS becomes a truly uniform system while respecting subsidiarity and proportionality principles;
Amendment 518 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Given the very different circumstances today in comparison with the 1950s, urges the EU and Member States to review the impact of the 1951 Refugee Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union on the ability of Member States to take robust action to reduce migration flows;
Amendment 519 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 a (new) 27a. Regrets the existence of strong disparities between Member States with regards to the recognition rates for asylum requests, the lengths of the procedures and the access to education, social rights and the labour market; Recommends therefore a revision of the asylum procedures directive with a view to increase the harmonisation between Member States of the reception conditions, the procedural deadlines, access to education, the labour market and social rights;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 56 Amendment 520 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 27 b (new) 27b. Calls for an increased sharing of best practices within the field of reception conditions and asylum procedures and suggests in this context to make use especially of the experience within local and regional authorities;
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recalls that a comprehensive assessment
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recalls that a comprehensive assessment (in the form of the Commission’s evaluation reports) of the implementation of this package
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recalls that a comprehensive
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 28. Recalls that a comprehensive assessment (in the form of the Commission
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 28 a (new) 28a. Stresses the need for digital registration of all refugees at the EU's external borders, and stresses the concept of 'smart borders' which is necessary for the purpose;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 57 Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Is of the opinion, that once a positive asylum decision has been made, these persons should have a free movement within the EU or at least within the Schengen area; believes that this would promote human rights and integrate these persons better in their new society;
Amendment 531 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Underlines that harmonised conditions for asylum must be implemented in a way that ensures full respect of the rights of asylum seekers and consolidates the EU as a generous and responsible actor with regard to the refugee situation in the world;
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Recalls the importance of identifying stateless persons in EU Member States in order to afford them the protections owing under international law; in this regard urges Member States to introduce dedicated statelessness determination procedures and share good practices amongst themselves including with regard to law and practice concerning the prevention of new cases of childhood statelessness, a challenge set to increase in light of recent increased flows;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 a (new) 29a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide information and ensure transparency concerning the detention of migrants and asylum-seekers in numerous Member States, and urges the Commission to propose a revision of Regulation 862/2007 so that it will include gender-differentiated statistical data on the operation of detention facilities; this revision should also require collection of gender-disaggregated data at registration sites and in first-line and long-term reception facilities, as well as data on vulnerable groups such as but not limited to LGBTI persons or with disabilities, in order to improve understanding of and response to the specific needs of refugees and asylum-seekers;
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 b (new) 29b. Stresses the importance of democratic control of all forms of deprivation of liberty pursuant to the laws on immigration and asylum; calls on Members of the European Parliament and of national parliaments to pay regular visits to reception and detention centres for migrants and asylum-seekers and calls on the Member States and the Commission to facilitate access to these centres for NGOs and journalists;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 c (new) 29c. Notes that reception conditions in some Member States do not comply with minimum EU standards and do not provide appropriate safeguards for women, children and other vulnerable groups;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 d (new) 29d. Following the consolidated jurisprudence of the ECtHR, considers that the detention of vulnerable groups as defined in Article 21 of Directive 2013/33/EU should be forbidden and these individuals placed in open facilities tailored to handle their needs;
Amendment 537 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 e (new) 29e. Notes that personnel at registration and reception facilities should be trained to screen for and respond appropriately to reasons for asylum-seeking linked to sexual and gender-based violence;
Amendment 538 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 f (new) 29f. Recalls that both international law and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights require Member States to examine alternatives to detention, as an application of the principles of necessity and proportionality in order to avoid arbitrary deprivation of liberty; Alternatives to detention include but are not limited to such as regular reporting to the authorities, the deposit of a financial guarantee, or an obligation to stay at an assigned place;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 g (new) 29g. Believes EASO, together with the European Commission, should more systematically monitor the implementation of the CEAS to provide better support to MS facing particular pressure. This could include better use of EASO joint processing capacities and support in providing reception capacities in emergency situations;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 58 Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 h (new) 29h. Deems it necessary to allow beneficiaries of international protection benefit from reception conditions and support in entering the labour market for a reasonable duration after the recognition of their status;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 29 i (new) 29i. Condemns any attempt to send back asylum-seekers to "safe third countries" as proposed by the Dutch presidency and the European Commission in its Communication of 10.02.2016; recalls such measures would be in violation of the right to international protection enshrined in the Geneva Convention;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30.
Amendment 543 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III1 Regulation
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders; believes that the
Amendment 548 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular
Amendment 549 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to its implementation, fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced in crisis situations by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders; believes that the European Union needs to accept the on-going difficulties with the Dublin logic, and to develop options for solidarity both among its Member States and the migrants concerned; __________________ 10 Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 60 Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Points out that the current Dublin Regulation has been deemed unlawful; takes the view that a new asylum and migration framework should focus on the best interest of the unaccompanied minors, in order not to not to prolong unnecessarily the procedure for determining the Member State responsible, and to ensure that unaccompanied minors have swift access to the procedure for determining the international protection status.
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 30 a (new) 30a. Stresses further that the premise for Dublin is outdated and based on a very different geo-political environment than the one faced today; Calls for an overhaul of the archaic Dublin System into a system which deals with the registration of asylum seekers separately from asylum claims, under the provisions granted by the Common European Asylum System; Highlights that the "irregular entry" criterion should no longer be taken into account to determine which Member State shall be responsible for the examination of an asylum claim, but that the responsibility for the examination of an asylum claim should be made through a centralised system in a way that ensures no Member State's reception capacities are disproportionately affected; calls for the allocation of technical and financial resources and support to Member States of first arrival in order to ensure the swift and effective registration of asylum seekers in full respect of fundamental human rights of refugees;
Amendment 552 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Points out that
Amendment 553 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Points out that the pressure placed on the system – as established by the Dublin Regulation – by the rising number of migrants arriving in the Union has shown that, as implemented, the system, among other aspects, has largely failed to achieve its
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Points out that the pressure placed on the system – as established by the Dublin Regulation – by the rising number of migrants arriving in the Union has shown that, as implemented, the system has largely failed to achieve its two primary goals of establishing objective and fair criteria for allocation of responsibility and of providing swift access to international protection; observes that, because of the lack of unity among EU Member States, the Dublin Regulation has effectively become inoperative;
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 31 31. Points out that the pressure placed on the system – as established by the Dublin Regulation – by the rising number of migrants arriving in the Union has shown that, as implemented, the system has largely failed to achieve its two primary goals of establishing objective and fair criteria for allocation of responsibility and of providing swift access to international protection; Further points out that these failures have been present also before the current crisis and that the effects have only been exacerbated by it;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Further points out that, at the same time, the incidence of secondary movements across the Union remains high;
Amendment 558 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Further points out that, at the same time, the incidence of secondary movements across the Union remains high
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Further points out that, at the same time, the incidence of secondary movements across the Union remains high; views it as self-evident that
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 60 a (new) - having regard to the numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens to the Petitions Committee in the European Parliament referring to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean and the tragic loss of life at sea, the shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and the ineffectiveness of the existing Dublin system, the lack of a comprehensive EU migration policy and the failure to apply the principle of solidarity, and violations of fundamental human rights;
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 32. Further points out that, at the same time, the incidence of secondary movements across the Union remains high; recommends that as part of introducing a Europe-wide refugee relocation scheme is has to be ensured that the receipt of benefits has to be bound to the refuge's stay in the Member State to which he or she was relocated; to prevent secondary movement an effective, intra-EU mechanism for return has to be established by the Member States, also to ensure that the relocation scheme will not be undermined and certain Member States will not be overburdened; views it as self-evident that, since its creation, the Dublin system was not designed to share responsibility among Member States, but that its main purpose was to
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 32 a (new) 32a. Calls for the overhaul of the Dublin system so that the burden and responsibilities are shared among all Member States; is of the opinion that such a new system should include effective and speedy return, organised by Frontex, of those people who do not qualify for international protection or have entered the EU illegally, and a set of measures that limit and discourage secondary movement within the EU, including limiting some of the rights of the asylum seekers within the scope of EU and international law;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 Amendment 564 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility;
Amendment 565 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility;
Amendment 567 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that
Amendment 569 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) -A. whereas under the 1951 Geneva Convention people may seek asylum in a country other than their own, regardless of their country of origin, as long as they have a well-founded fear of being persecuted because of their race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion;
Amendment 570 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33.
Amendment 571 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as ‘applicants in clear need of international protection’, since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival, paying great attention to mixed flows because of steadily increasing human insecurity in third countries, and to new modalities of protection;
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility; recommends that a minimum threshold should be defined for every Member State; proposes that relocation should begin to apply after this threshold is met in one of the Member States; this mechanism would clarify the number of accommodation and reception places every member state has to provide to guarantee the functioning of a relocation and resettlement mechanism; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as ‘applicants in clear need of international protection’, since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival;
Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard
Amendment 574 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility; emphasises that, in re
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union
Amendment 576 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Recommends that the examination of asylum applications should largely be moved to contact points outside the EU, close to refugees' place of origin, in order to combat the smuggling of people effectively;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 a (new) 33a. Notes that a considerable number of potential asylum seekers are excluded from the relocation system because they do not belong to a nationality for which the proportion of decisions granting international protection among decisions taken at first instance is 75 % or higher.
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 b (new) 33b. Believes Article 21 of the "Reception Directive" on vulnerable persons could be used as the basis for a new preferential criteria on which the Relocations Decisions shall be taken replacing the current nationality-based criteria. The Directive defines vulnerable persons as minors, unaccompanied minors, disabled people, elderly people, pregnant women, single parents with minor children, victims of human trafficking, persons with serious illnesses, persons with mental disorders and persons who have been subjected to torture, rape or other serious forms of psychological, physical or sexual violence, such as victims of female genital mutilation;
Amendment 579 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 33 c (new) 33c. The reception and procedural needs of applicants for relocation belonging to a vulnerable group should be assessed as soon as an application for international protection is made; these needs should be handled and closely monitored during every step of the relocation process;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) A a. whereas the flow of refugees and economic migrants arriving in the EU has reached an unprecedented scale, challenging legal and security capacity at the European, national and local levels;
Amendment 580 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 Amendment 581 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Takes the view that the European Union should support
Amendment 582 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Takes the view that the European Union should support
Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Takes the view that the European Union should support the Member States at the external borders of the EU as well as those receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support; considers that the
Amendment 584 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 34. Takes the view that the European Union should support the frontline Member States having external borders as well as those Member States receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support; considers that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS;
Amendment 585 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 34 a (new) 34a. Takes the view that frontline Member States in peril having been offered such support, and refusing it to the disadvantage of other Member States, should be sanctioned;
Amendment 586 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 587 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 588 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 589 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 Amendment 592 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds per Member State, above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States; believes that such
Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a
Amendment 597 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds per Member State, above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds,
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35.
Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new) - having regard to the Fundamental Right's Agency (FRA) 2014 report "Criminalisation of migrants in an irregular situation and of persons engaging with them",
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas according to Frontex data1 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an
Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Further points out that the new system: (i) should be based on a fair allocation of asylum seekers across EU Member States, based on objective criteria and binding on all Member States, (ii) should be built around the existing ties and preferences of asylum seekers to a certain member state, (iii) should provide comprehensive information to asylum seekers about reception conditions and integration prospects in Member States as well as group allocation, (iv) should be an integrated system at EU level to improve harmonisation and implementation of EU asylum legislation, including substantial integration measures, (v) should ensure positive mutual recognition of asylum decisions so that beneficiaries of international protection can move between Member States one year following their recognition as refugees, under the same conditions and limitations as EU citizens, (vi) should develop the current European Asylum Support Office into a fully-fledged EU asylum agency tasked with ensuring the functioning of the preference based allocation system and the EU asylum system in general;
Amendment 602 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. Considers that a transitional period should be introduced in the system to distribute asylum seekers between Member States in order to give Member States that have not historically been the primary destinations for asylum seekers a chance to ensure good standards with regards to inter alia reception facilities and administrative capacities related to the provision of asylum procedures with full respect of European and international law; Suggests that such a transitional period should imply that these countries would gradually take on the full responsibility for receiving asylum seekers foreseen by the repartition key;
Amendment 603 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 a (new) 35a. This approach should be combined with a "genuine link" approach, thus trying to find a proper balance between the States' interests and the point of view of asylum seekers;
Amendment 604 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 b (new) 35b. A safeguard clause with respect to the family ties (at least the one concerning parents, children, spouses or registered partners, siblings) should be inserted: therefore the country connected to the asylum seeker for the presence of one or more of these family members will always be obliged to accept the transfer, and should receive an extra financial contribution from the AMIF, following a proper interpretation or modification of the Regulation No. 516/2014. The following reference period for the calculation of quotas would take into account these "extra" transfers.
Amendment 605 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 c (new) 35c. In accordance with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the best interests of the child should be a primary consideration of Member States;
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 d (new) 35d. The reception and procedural needs of applicants for international protection belonging to a vulnerable group should be assessed as soon as an application for international protection is made; these needs should be handled and closely monitored during every step of the process
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 e (new) 35e. Believes that full and verifiable compliance with legal standards in treating asylum seekers and their claims must be ensured, as well as access to justice. Recommends the competent authorities of the Member State where the application is lodged to be assisted by an asylum support team including liaison officers and specialised staff of other Member States, EASO, UNHCR and other actors including specialised NGOs.
Amendment 608 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 35 f (new) 35f. Notes that as long as asylum seekers will not be able to influence the decision concerning the Member State in which they can submit their application, the only thing that could deter secondary movement is to offer them the prospect of mobility throughout the EU.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 612 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 Amendment 616 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Notes that, at present, Member States
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Notes that, at present, Member States recognise asylum decisions from other Member States only when they are negative; reiterates that mutual recognition by Member States of positive asylum decisions
Amendment 618 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 36. Notes that, at present, Member States recognise asylum decisions from other Member States only when they are negative; reiterates that mutual recognition by Member States of positive
Amendment 619 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Points out that in the current system, beneficiaries of international protection are "trapped" in the Member State where they were granted asylum, irrespective of possible job offers or study prospects in another Member State; calls therefore for a mutual recognition of positive asylum decisions by all Member States and for the granting of the right to free movement inside the EU to all beneficiaries of international protection one year after the granting of protection, under the same conditions and limitations as EU citizens;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children6
Amendment 620 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 b (new) 36b. Calls on the Council Directive 2003/109/EC concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents to be amended accordingly to reduce the period of time which a beneficiary of international protection must spend in the Member State which granted that international protection before benefitting from freedom of movement from five years down to one;
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 a (new) 36a. Suggests therefore that refugees should be entitled, immediately upon recognition, to rights and equality which should extend throughout the European Union and not only in the Member States granting the status.
Amendment 622 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 36 b (new) 36b. Calls therefore for the recognition of positive international protection decisions and the definition of the conditions under which a beneficiary of international protection can obtain the right to reside in another EU state than the one in which he obtained recognition of protection.
Amendment 623 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out that, in the event of a mass influx, the Commission, acting on its own initiative or after examination of a request by a Member State, can propose to trigger Council Directive 2001/55/EC on Temporary Protection (the ‘Temporary Protection Directive’)1 ; observes that the actual triggering requires a Council decision adopted by a qualified majority; notes that the directive should be triggered where there is a risk that the Union asylum system would be unable to cope with the mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons;
Amendment 624 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out that, in the event of a mass influx, the Commission, acting on its own initiative or after examination of a request by a Member State, can propose to trigger Council Directive 2001/55/EC on Temporary Protection (the ‘Temporary Protection Directive’)11 ; observes that the actual triggering requires a Council decision adopted by a qualified majority; notes that the directive should be triggered where there is a risk that the Union asylum system would be unable to cope with the mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons; highlights, however, that
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 37 37. Points out that, in the event of a mass influx, the Commission, acting on its own initiative or after examination of a request by a Member State, can propose to trigger
Amendment 626 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 Amendment 627 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 38 38. Notes that the Temporary Protection Directive also provides for the possibility of evacuation of displaced persons from third countries, and that such evacuation would allow for the use of humanitarian corridors, in cooperation with UNHCR, with an obligation on Member States – where necessary – to provide every facility for obtaining visas; urges the Member States to avail themselves of this possibility;
Amendment 628 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 629 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children6 ; and whereas, according to the preliminary data available, the percentage of Syrians vary from 26% to 50% of all arrivals in the EU in 20156a ; and whereas a large number of counterfeit Syrian passports poses a serious challenge for proper identity checks; __________________ 5 Frontex news, http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of- migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-by- half-in-november-cITv3V. 6 IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and that the Temporary Protection Directive should – under its own logic – have been triggered; calls, in any case, for a clear definition of ‘mass influx’ to be established upon revision of this directive;
Amendment 631 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that the asylum systems of some
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and that the Temporary Protection Directive should – under its own logic – have been triggered; calls, in any case, for a clear definition of
Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and that the Temporary Protection Directive should – under its own logic – have been triggered; calls, in any case, for a clear definition of ‘mass influx’ to be established upon revision of this directive and clear criteria to ensure that it is automatically activated; understands that such a revision of the Temporary Protection Directive can form part of the review of the Dublin system;
Amendment 635 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and that the Temporary Protection Directive should – under its own logic – have been triggered; asks the Commission to consider to propose the activation of the directive even at this stage; calls, in any case, for a clear definition of
Amendment 636 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 39 39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and
Amendment 637 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must
Amendment 638 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new
Amendment 639 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective ac
Amendment 641 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12
Amendment 642 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that
Amendment 643 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer recognised refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society; emphasises that integration is a two-way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU is built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).
Amendment 644 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society, with particular emphasis on learning the language of the host country, and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society; emphasises that integration is a two-way process and that
Amendment 645 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees and migrants support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society for refugees; emphasises that integration is a two-way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU is built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform
Amendment 646 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures and equal treatment in society; emphasises that integration is a two-way process requiring efforts of the receiving Member State and its population and that respect for the values upon which the EU is built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).
Amendment 647 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must within their means offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Stresses that literacy, language and professional training programmes will bear fruit only in a few years; highlights the importance of ensuring the long-term provision of language and professional training for refugees and supporting financially and administratively efforts by big companies recruiting qualified workers which also offer refugees courses leading to qualifications;
Amendment 649 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40a. Stresses that asylum constitutes temporary protection and that asylum- seekers should lose their residence rights when the grounds for asylum cease to be valid;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas according to EASO data7 , in the first ten months of 2015 over 1 million applications for international protection were lodged in the EU, with numbers rising steadily since April, while the share of repeated applications has been simultaneously decreasing; and whereas around 9 % of applicants
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Emphasises the crucial role played by education and training policies, lifelong learning and intercultural dialogue, as well as youth and sports policy, to foster the integration and social inclusion of refugees and migrants in Europe thus contributing to building a more cohesive and inclusive society. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase the profile of culture and education in those operational measures undertaken as part of the European Agenda for Migration, in particular by supporting integration through access to education and training systems, the creation of a platform for the recognition of competences and the development of effective actions supporting intercultural dialogue and understanding;
Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Points out the rule of law and fundamental rights, such as freedom of speech, equal rights between women and men and respect and dialogue between religious communities are essential elements of the European system;
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Emphasises that those granted asylum in an EU Member State should fully respect the principles, values, rules and laws of the Union and the Member State that has granted international protection;
Amendment 653 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Calls on Member States to "adapt their national legislations in order to allow refugees and migrants to work since day one of their arrival in Europe", as the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker declared in his 2015 State of the Union Speech;
Amendment 654 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40 b. Notes, in addition, that Member States should have the facilities to provide assistance to people who are recognised as beneficiaries of international protection, inter alia help in understanding administrative procedures, enrolling in trainings and education programmes (including language courses), opening a bank account, and getting proper access to the labour market;
Amendment 655 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Recalls that to be successful, integration requires access to the labour market, but also access to adequate and affordable language courses upon arrival, to adequate and affordable housing, to education, and to services such as healthcare, particularly mental health support;
Amendment 656 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40 b. Requests Member States to consider the possibility of regularising migrants in an irregular situation, particularly those who have achieved a degree of integration in the labour market and those who cannot be returned for humanitarian or practical reasons;
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Emphasises that reception of asylum seekers in their region of origin could better contribute to their integration in a new community;
Amendment 658 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40 b. Calls on the Commission to review the Qualifications Directive in line with the Convention of Geneva of 1951, so that EU Member States can establish and conduct effective national activation and integration policies, taking into account inter alia the 'unemployment trap' caused by having to provide refugees with a minimum subsistence allowance;
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 a (new) 40 a. Notes that an inclusive society should be built with the participation of all the actors involved in that society and therefore suggests that even though integration is a competence of the Member States the exchange of best practices in the field of integration is strengthened, inter alia through the creation of a network for the sharing of best practices and relevant data at the local level;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas many parts of the African continent are ravaged by terrible violence (perpetrated by, among others, terrorist groups such as Boko Haram or ISIS) and suffer the combined effects of extreme poverty, environmental degradation and a lack of opportunities for young people, which could engender more violence and insecurity in the region and lead to further population movements towards the Mediterranean;
Amendment 660 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 b (new) 40 b. Calls on the European Commission to organise an annual Structured Dialogue on Integration together with the European Committee of the Regions with a view to draw up, review, and update guidelines for local and regional authorities across the continent in order to ensure smooth integration;
Amendment 661 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 c (new) 40 c. Underlines that integration can be enhanced through reception policies for asylum-seekers which promote social inclusion, rather than isolation and separation from host communities; recalls the key role local and regional authorities play in this regard, and thus, calls on Member States to resource local and regional authorities appropriately according to their needs and to allow for their contribution to sharing best practices at EU level;
Amendment 662 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 d (new) 40 d. Considers that language, accommodation and employment are vital for integration; Considers therefore that language training should be provided upon commencement of the asylum procedure, unless it is reasonably foreseen that the asylum-seeker will stay in the country for a period not exceeding a few weeks, as it facilitates the active participation of children in school, is important for accessing employment in the host country and may also be a valuable additional asset upon return home;
Amendment 663 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 40 e (new) 40 e. Underlines the large number of minors among the migrants; insists on the importance of ensuring a maximum level of continuity in their schooling when arriving on the European territory; recalls that this constitutes a vital condition for their wellbeing and their integration in their new environment;
Amendment 664 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Recalls that, under Article 15(1) of the Reception Conditions Directive, Member States are to
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Recalls that
Amendment 666 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Recalls that, under Article 15 of the Reception Conditions Directive, Member States are to determine the conditions for granting access to their labour markets for applicants for international protection, provided that such access is effective and is in accordance with the timeframe laid down in Paragraph 1 of that Article; stresses that access to labour market for asylum seekers and refugees is key to successful integration and for the refugees and asylum seekers to be able to support themselves rather than being dependent on subsidies; understands that, per Article 15(2) for reasons of labour market policies, Member States may give priority to Union citizens and nationals of states parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and to legally resident third-country nationals;
Amendment 667 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 41. Recalls that, under Article 15 of the Reception Conditions Directive, Member States are to determine the conditions for granting access to their labour markets for applicants for international protection, provided that such access is effective and is in accordance with the timeframe laid down in Paragraph 1 of that Article; understands that, per Article 15(2) for reasons of labour market policies, Member States may give priority to Union citizens and nationals of states parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and to legally resident third-country nationals; calls for implementation of flexible criteria for the temporary employment of the refugees in the hosting Member States.
Amendment 668 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41 a. It is necessary to integrate refugees into the EU free labour market as soon as possible. They cannot be locked up in one particular member state because not all EU states can provide enough jobs for them.
Amendment 669 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41 a. Urges the member states to ensure adequate education for all children concerned from the beginning of asylum process, and offer a wide range of adult education and training programmes for all asylum-seekers and refugees.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the influx of refugees from war-threatened Ukraine to EU countries, in particular to Poland and the Czech Republic, is constantly increasing;
Amendment 670 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 41 a (new) 41a. Calls for a renegotiation of the European Social Fund 2014-2020, in order to place a new financial emphasis where Member States make a particular effort to receive and integrate refugees;
Amendment 671 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 672 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 Amendment 673 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Takes the view that, where those persons granted international protection in the Union have an offer of employment or to follow an educational path, including access to universities in a Member State other than the one in which they have been granted international protection, they should be able to avail themselves of such an offer;
Amendment 674 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Takes the view that, where those persons granted international protection in the Union have an offer of employment or scholarship or research grant in a Member State other than the one in which they have been granted international protection, they should be able to avail themselves of such an offer;
Amendment 675 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 42. Takes the view that, where those persons granted international protection in the Union have an offer of employment in a Member State other than the one in which they have been granted international protection, they should be able to avail themselves of such an offer after a transitory period of a maximum of five years;
Amendment 676 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42 a. Believes that access to the labour market of Member States should be immediately denied to refugees or applicants for international protection who committed crimes;
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 a (new) 42 a. Beneficiaries of international protection should be allowed to extend their right to travel up to three months in other EU Member States to find employment if a local sponsor (individuals, companies, other entities) expresses his or her willingness to take care of the asylum seeker (i.e. through accommodation, facilitation of integration process and search for job) and give a financial guarantee and other evidence of credibility;
Amendment 678 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 b (new) 42 b. Likewise, persons who have not been granted international protection in the Union but have received an offer of scholarship, employment or have regularly worked in a Member State while their protection claim was being processed should be able to avail themselves of a resident permit for third country nationals instead; urges the Commission to address this issue by providing innovative proposals in this direction;
Amendment 679 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 42 c (new) 42 c. Calls for a revision of the Long Term Residents Directive, lowering access to Long Term Resident status after 2.5 years for refugees, coupled with exemptions to the conditions of regular income and housing, as this would improve the possibility for refugees to accept employment in a country other than the one which granted him/her protection;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas, according to Donald Tusk, the President of the European Council, around 70% of immigrants are irregular migrants and not refugees; whereas there have been a number of reported cases where irregular migrants are pretending to be refugees from war torn countries;
Amendment 680 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that
Amendment 682 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that
Amendment 683 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring
Amendment 684 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of adequate foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third- country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard;
Amendment 685 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better
Amendment 686 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard, in particular with Mediterranean countries;
Amendment 687 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard, encourages language courses to be provided as soon as possible so the integration process is not unnecessary delayed;
Amendment 688 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard; notes however the high number of unemployment among EU citizens in several Member States; points out that as of November 2015 the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20%;
Amendment 689 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43 a. Notes with interest that academic studies of past national regularisation programmes have concluded that, if well designed and well implemented, they can have positive consequences on the employment rates of migrants who qualify for regularisation, as well as a positive impact on the employment rates and incomes of citizens;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas
Amendment 690 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43 a. Underlines that such an individual examination of the application can be achieved by applying articles 33 in juncto 35 of the Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU;
Amendment 691 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 a (new) 43 a. Emphasises that many EU countries are inexperienced in integration process and coordination of activities between bodies that are obliged to perform tasks in this field is inefficient; it encourages increased exchange of best practices with foreign partners in the field of integration;
Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 b (new) 43 b. Points out that major decisions concerning the integration policy are adopted at national and international level and implementation is done at the lower levels and in that context collaboration and communication with all levels of government and the social partners (NGOs, universities, companies and local media, as well as churches and religious associations) is required; in the first period focus should be put on cities that already have experience in the reception of refugees;
Amendment 693 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 43 c (new) 43 c. Notices that the area of particular interest to Member States should be providing more financial resources on educational programs which will take into account local aspects of the communities and be formed in cooperation with Ministries of Education, schools, NGOs and local governments;
Amendment 694 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Encourages
Amendment 695 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Encourages private and community integration programmes for
Amendment 696 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Encourages private and community integration programmes for those persons accepted for resettlement, including building on best practices of Member States and local authorities; social partners (NGOs, universities, companies and local media, as well as churches and religious associations);
Amendment 697 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 44. Encourages private and community integration programmes for those persons accepted for resettlement, including building on best practices of Member States
Amendment 698 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44 a. Calls on the Member States to establish national integration support programmes, allocate adequate resources and support, and improve the application of the Common Basic Principles for Immigrant Integration Policy in the EU; calls on the Commission to strengthen the role of the network of National Contact Points on Integration and of the European Integration Forum as platforms for dialogue to ensure better integration and exchanges of promising practices among Member States;
Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44 a. Acknowledges the importance of integration at the same time stresses the need to protect and defend the values and identity of EU and its Member States; is of believe that every migrant has the obligation to accept and respect European values;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 c (new) - having regard to the Commissioner for Human Rights at the Council of Europe's issue paper "the right to leave a country",
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas in 2015, over 3.771 persons are reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean sea, according to the International Organisation for Migration8 ; whereas children represent 30 per cent of all recorded deaths in the Aegean Sea[1]; whereas according to recent Europol data at least 10 000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after arriving in Europe [1] IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf __________________ 8 IOM, Missing Migrants Project, http://missingmigrants.iom.int/.
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to examine the possibility of establishing 'education corridors' to ensure that students from countries in conflict, in particular Syria, Iraq and Eritrea, can have access to those European universities, which make available places and scholarships also through agreement among Member States, the European Commission and UNIMED;
Amendment 701 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44 a. Calls on Member States to ensure that integration measures should include specific measures for women asylum seekers and refugees.
Amendment 702 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 44 a (new) 44a. Condemns the politically motivated police concealment of information about crimes and acts of hooliganism committed by immigrants, and in particular the ignoring of actions prescribed by law as endangering the security of citizens and being in breach of the principles of the rule of law and freedom of expression, thereby violating the fundamental values of the European Union;
Amendment 703 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 Amendment 704 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Encourages the Member States to seek to keep
Amendment 705 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 45. Encourages the Member States to seek to keep families together, which will assist integration prospects in the long-term as the focus can be directed towards the establishment of a new life instead of concerns towards family members that are still in insecure situations; urges Member States to take all measures necessary to prevent the separation of a child from his/her parents;
Amendment 706 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45 a. Calls on Member States to generously interpret existing family reunification rules, and simplify administrative requirements under the spirit of the Family Reunification Directive, which foresees more favourable rules for refugees taking into account their specific vulnerability, and can be complemented with programmes to admit relatives of those already residing in an EU Member State;
Amendment 707 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Calls for family reunification to take place only if an individual ground for asylum exists in the case of the family members and they apply for asylum independently;
Amendment 708 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45 a. Points out to the urgent need of facilitating family reunification; condemns in this respect all changes in national legislations that have led to restricting the right to family life of persons fleeing persecutions and its dramatic consequences for families being separated and at risk of death or starvation in countries of origin and transit.
Amendment 709 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 45 a (new) 45a. Condemns asylum procedures in which children who have fled with their parents or even been born during their flight are in danger of being separated from their parents by individual deportation; calls on national authorities not to permit such cases;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas climate change will bring about tens of thousands of migrants, and that we should be ready to tackle it better;
Amendment 710 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at
Amendment 711 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification and that they should respect the principle of preserving family unity;
Amendment 712 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification by removing discriminatory requirements and limitations on family reunification (e.g. age or time limitations, minimum income requirements above minimum wage);
Amendment 713 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification in full respect of the national legislation;
Amendment 714 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles
Amendment 715 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 46 46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification; notes, however, that this should not come at the expense of other relevant aspects such as thorough background checks to insure safety and security of the relevant societies;
Amendment 716 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 Amendment 717 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 47.
Amendment 718 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Recommends that the application of the Family Reunification Directive be extended to cover all those who have been granted international protection, including subsidiary protection, under the same favourable family reunification terms that are granted to refugees;
Amendment 719 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Deplores the fact that restrictive national rules on family unification is forcing an increased number women and children refugees to embark on migrant routes where they are subject to violence and abuse and particularly that the number of children crossing the Mediterranean has increased from 16 per cent in June 2015 to 35 per cent in December 2015 due to such restrictions; underlines that migration policies need to take into account a child perspective as well as a gender equality perspective;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) D b. whereas the EU and Member States should continue to be committed to guaranteeing universal fundamental rights of refugees and guarantee the improvement of the basic conditions and living capacities of refugee camps in order to avoid the massive exit of migrants looking for better living conditions;
Amendment 720 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Points to the vulnerable position of unaccompanied minors who represent 9% of all asylum applicants and calls for special reception facilities, ensuring their safety and well-being upon arrival in the EU; regrets that the concept of 'hotspots' does not foresee any such special facilities yet and urges the Commission to earmark the necessary funding for this purpose;
Amendment 721 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 b (new) 47 b. Refers to the recent information of Europol indicating that so far at least 10.000 minors are missing and that they may have become victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation; calls for urgent measures to protect minors during their stay and travel in the Member States, both by offering special assistance to minors and their families and by fighting the criminal networks targeting minors as a matter of the highest priority;
Amendment 722 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Calls for, through relevant EU agencies, the coordination between Member States of family records in order to facilitate, where possible, family reunification, especially if members of a single family are separated in different Member States;
Amendment 723 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. On Unaccompanied Minors (new title)
Amendment 724 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 b (new) 47 b. Recalls that refugee and migrant children should be provided with information on their right to family reunification and how to claim it in a child-friendly way; Recalls that support and protection should be extended to unaccompanied and separated children, in line with their best interests, and that applications for family reunification filed by unaccompanied and separated children should be expedited;
Amendment 725 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 c (new) 47 c. Calls on Member States to fully apply the specific provisions of the Common European Asylum System concerning unaccompanied minors, including access to legal assistance, guardianship, access to healthcare, accommodation and education, the right to be spoken in a language they understand, to have interviews with trained officials not in a uniform, etc.; calls on the Member States to end detention of children because they are migrants.
Amendment 726 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 d (new) 47 d. Calls on the Member States to ensure that refugee and migrant children enjoy rapid and non-discriminatory access to national services, including child protection systems, in line with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with the same level of care and support recognised to national children deprived of parental care; calls on Member States to gather disaggregated data on the situation of refugee and migrant children in order to improve the ability of systems to integrate refugee and migrant children;
Amendment 727 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 e (new) 47 e. Believes that age assessment should be carried out in a manner that is multi- disciplinary, safe and in respect of children's physical integrity and human dignity, with particular attention to girls and should be performed by independent, qualified practitioners and experts; calls for legal guardians to be appointed to support unaccompanied and separated children immediately upon identification and calls on the Member States to speed up procedures for appointing legal guardians
Amendment 729 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Recognises and laments the impacts of the current crisis on children, and reiterates the right of every child to be treated as a child first and foremost without any discrimination; calls for the EU and member states to ensure that all migration and asylum policies and actions include appropriate child rights impact assessments, best interests of the child determination procedures and decision- making and corrective processes to ensure compliance with children's rights.
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) D c. whereas migrants and refugees are subject to different status under international law, whereas migrants, especially economic migrants, choose to move in order to improve their lives, while refugees are forced to flee to save their lives or preserve their freedom
Amendment 730 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 b (new) 47 b. Calls on the European Commission to present a proposal for a Regulation on the Protection of Unaccompanied Minors;
Amendment 731 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 c (new) 47 c. Believes that age assessment should be carried out in a manner that is multi- disciplinary, safe and in respect of children's physical integrity and human dignity, with particular attention to girls, and should be performed by independent, qualified practitioners and experts;
Amendment 733 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 a (new) 47 a. Considers that a screening of refugees at first point of entry should be made in order to determine whether the migrants have the perspective to successfully achieve the refugee status.
Amendment 734 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 47 b (new) Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 Amendment 736 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 Amendment 737 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 Amendment 738 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Understands
Amendment 739 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) D a. whereas a lack of gender- disaggregated data prevents clear understanding and analysis of the situation of women and girls who are refugees and asylum-seekers;
Amendment 740 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 741 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 742 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 744 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48.
Amendment 745 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, vulnerabilities and protection needs, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union, and notwithstanding legal and practical barriers to return, is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the
Amendment 746 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS; in this regard, welcomes the EU action plan on returns;
Amendment 747 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS; stresses that the role and mandate of Frontex in return operations needs to be bolstered and that it is extremely important to make a distinction between asylum seekers and economic migrants since, legally speaking, they are two distinct groups and each requires a distinct approach;
Amendment 748 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS; understands that effective and functioning return policies may facilitate public acceptance of CEAS;
Amendment 749 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 48 a (new) 48 a. Recalls the importance of readmission agreements for a proper and just functioning of the Common European Asylum System and the Schengen area, along with a strengthened role of Frontex in joint return operations;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) D b. whereas, according to the European Commission update (5 January 2016) 17 Member States have made more than 4,200 places available for relocation since the start of the scheme while, according to information from Italy and Greece, the number of places formally indicated as available according to Article 5 of the Council Decisions and open to be filled within the normally foreseen two month period is significantly lower;
Amendment 750 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Amendment 751 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Amendment 752 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 Amendment 753 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Acknowledges that
Amendment 754 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, only 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system;
Amendment 755 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, only 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system;
Amendment 756 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, only 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system; Considers that in order to ensure a better execution of return decisions they should as far as possible be conducted at a European level with operational assistance provided by Frontex;
Amendment 757 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the
Amendment 758 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system, also by concluding new readmission agreements, in particular with African countries, that should be added to the 17 agreements already drawn up by the EU;
Amendment 759 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new) D c. whereas, according to Eurostat, the proportion of people of working age in the EU-28 is shrinking while the relative number of those retired is expanding and the share of older persons in the total population will increase significantly in the coming decades, leading to an increased burden on those of working age to provide for the social expenditure required by the ageing population for a range of related services; whereas Commissioner Frattini had predicted in 2005 that "Europe will need more migration, since labour and skills shortages are already noticeable in a number of sectors and they will tend to increase. Demographic projections indicate that a decline in employment in the order of 20 million workers for EU-25 can be expected between 2010 and 2030 as a result of demographic change."
Amendment 760 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49 a. Notices that a clear distinction between legitimate asylum seekers and irregular migrants should be made and those who do not qualify for international protection must be returned swiftly; deplores the current lack of effective enforcement of return decisions;
Amendment 761 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49 a. Points out the worrying high number of "non-removable returnees", i.e. irregular migrants in a return procedure who cannot be returned for varying reasons, ending up in a limbo situation; calls on Member States to regularise the situation of these non- removable returnees;
Amendment 762 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49 a. Considers that in order to increase the efficiency of readmissions, and in order to ensure the coherence of returns at a European level, it will be necessary to favour European readmission agreements over bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries; considers that the conclusion and implementation of those agreements will require high level political dialogues and conditional development funding to support the reintegration of returnees in their countries of origin;
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 49 a (new) 49 a. Reiterates that the Union databases, such as EURODAC and SIS II capabilities should be fully used in this regard;
Amendment 764 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 Amendment 765 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question
Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the r
Amendment 767 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out on a voluntary basis, safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; re
Amendment 768 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return
Amendment 769 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them, taking into account the rights and needs of women, children, religious and ethnic minorities; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D d (new) D d. whereas, for the purposes of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, a child means every human being below the age of eighteen years;
Amendment 770 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question
Amendment 771 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns, and that these returns should be conceived in a humanitarian and development approach, in full agreement with third countries;
Amendment 772 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; and that these returns should be conceived in a humanitarian and development approach, in full agreement with third countries;
Amendment 773 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; recalls no child should be returned without a thorough risk assessment, conducted by independent child protection officer, and based on Country of Origin Information reports in cooperation with non-governmental, local and international organisation to ensure protection and reintegration after their return;
Amendment 774 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; Believes that where forced returns take place, all the Member states need to perform an effective return monitoring according to Art.8 (6) of the Return Directive;
Amendment 775 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in
Amendment 776 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; in addition, particular attention must be paid to the reintegration of refugees on their return;
Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a (new) 50 a. Strongly condemns the refusal by the countries of origin to admit back their nationals when the return process is initiated. Urges that such refusal means the immediate suspension of cooperation programs with the EU.
Amendment 778 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a (new) 50 a. Believes that a quick adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals, in the framework of structured readmission agreements with third countries, would help to make the return of irregular migrants lacking valid travel documents more effective;
Amendment 779 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a (new) 50 a. Reiterates that the use of detention for immigration purposes is restricted by international and EU law, and should thus be used as a measure of last resort, and that children should never be detained for immigration purposes; urges that safeguards in the Return Directive and guidance on their implementation included in the Return Handbook be fully implemented in the current context where returns are being politically prioritised;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas there has been an alarming rise in violence against migrants in several Member States;
Amendment 780 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 50 a (new) 50 a. Notes that there is no EU policy or legal framework protecting the basic rights of persons who are not removed; regrets that the safeguards set forth in article 14(1) of the Return Directive for non-removed persons do not cover all rights and apply only if removal is formally postponed; calls on EU institutions and Member States to address the situation of migrants in an irregular situation who have been given a return decision but who have not been removed and to provide for a mechanism to put an end to situations of legal limbo that derive from protracted situations of non- removability;
Amendment 781 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 Amendment 782 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 Amendment 783 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Suggests that any attempt by Member States to ‘push back’ migrants who have not been given the opportunity to present asylum claims runs contrary to Union and international law
Amendment 784 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51.
Amendment 785 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51.
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Suggests that any attempt by Member States to
Amendment 787 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Suggests that any attempt, however rare, by Member States to
Amendment 788 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 51. Suggests that any attempt by Member States to ‘push back’ migrants who have not been given the opportunity to present asylum claims runs contrary to Union and international law, which applies to the situations where migrants are judged guilty for having crossed a border in an irregular way, following summary trials, and are sent to prison subsequently, without even having the possibility to ask for asylum; and that the Commission should take appropriate action against any Member State that attempts such ‘push backs’;
Amendment 789 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51 a. Suggests to Member States to work on measures which make repatriation of migrants authors of criminal matters easier; underlines that such measures should abide by international law;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas there is a serious danger of a new route for smuggling of illegal immigrants being opened up via the Black Sea;
Amendment 790 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51 a. Raises the problem of administrative detention, often used in a systematic and abusive way by some Member states, while it should be a solution of last resort; underlines that the use of detention very often leads to violations of migrants and asylum seekers' fundamental rights, including minors; demands more transparency with respect to the current situation in detention centres (through a better access for civil society, journalists and parliamentarians); calls on the Member States to make a better and more systematic use of existing alternatives to detention;
Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51a. All measures must be taken to ensure irregular migrants' effective return, including use of detention as a legitimate measure of last resort. In particular, Member States should reinforce their pre- removal detention capacity to ensure the physical availability of irregular migrants for return and take steps to prevent the abuse of rights and procedures;
Amendment 792 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51 a. Supports all measures aimed to the fastest possible identification of persons, distinguishing those persons who genuinely need international protection from those who do not have legal grounds to stay in the European Union;
Amendment 793 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 b (new) 51 b. Underlines that any aggressive behaviour of migrants including violence and sexual abuse against women would not be tolerated and migrants committing crimes should be returned immediately;
Amendment 795 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 51 a (new) 51 a. Recognises that the outcomes of asylum applications vary greatly between member States for nationals of the same country and welcomes the work done by EASO to provide country-of-origin information based on sound criteria and a range of sources and which takes account of the particular situation of potentially vulnerable groups;
Amendment 796 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 Amendment 797 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52.
Amendment 798 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13 ;
Amendment 799 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13 ;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 d (new) - having regard to the Convention on the Rights of the Child of 1989,
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Amendment 800 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive
Amendment 801 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13 ; observes that if such a Union list would become obligatory for Member States it could, in principle, be an important tool for
Amendment 802 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52.
Amendment 803 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Acknowledges that the main purpose of the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries
Amendment 804 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13 ; observes that if such a Union list would become obligatory for Member States it could, in principle, be an important tool for facilitating the asylum process, including return;
Amendment 805 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52 a. Emphasises that it is inappropriate to presume that any country is safe by presumption, particularly the countries that are listed in the Commission's proposal; underlines that only this presumption but also the simplified procedures that would apply to countries in such a list would endanger the right of asylum seekers of an individual examination of their applications in line with the rule of law;
Amendment 806 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52a. Stresses its desire to make swift progress in compiling a joint Union list of safe countries of origin to enable the refugee crisis to be tackled and the handling of applications to be speeded up;
Amendment 807 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52 a. Considers that for the establishment of a European list of safe countries of origin to effectively meets its objectives and arrive at a faster treatment of asylum requests, it would be appropriate to revise the asylum procedures directive in order to harmonise the procedural deadlines of the accelerated procedures between different Member States.
Amendment 808 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 a (new) 52 a. Notes that the use of safe country lists, whether nationally designated or at EU level, further contributes to a practice of stereotyping certain applications on the basis of their nationality and increases the risk of such applications not being subject to a thorough examination of a person's fear for persecution or risk of serious harm on an individual basis, which is at the core of the refugee definition and crucial to ensuring full respect of the principle of non-refoulement
Amendment 809 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 52 b (new) 52 b. Underlines that, according to Article 3 of the Geneva Convention of 1951, Member States shall not discriminate refugees on the basis of their race, religion or country of origin.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 1 Article 80 TFEU – Solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility
Amendment 810 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 Amendment 811 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 Amendment 812 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 Amendment 813 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Re
Amendment 814 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53.
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Regrets the current situation in which Member States apply different lists, containing different safe countries
Amendment 816 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53.
Amendment 817 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Regrets the current situation in which Member States apply different lists, containing different safe countries, hampering uniform application and incentivising secondary movements and endangers the rights of asylum seekers;
Amendment 818 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 53. Regrets the current situation in which Member States apply different lists, containing different safe countries, hampering uniform application and incentivising secondary movements; takes the view that, whilst a European list of safe countries of origin should form a common basis for all the Member States of the EU, the Member States should nevertheless be able to keep national lists of safe countries of origin so that they will be equipped to deal with the migratory pressures which are specific to each Member State;
Amendment 819 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 53 a (new) 53 a. Considers that the establishment of a list of safe countries of origin of the Union should progressively put an end to national lists of safe countries of origin, except with regards to exceptional cases encountered by a Member State.
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 820 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 Amendment 821 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not, under any circumstances, include countries in which fundamental rights are not safeguarded; such a list, in addition, must not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an appropriate individual examination of his or her application for international protection;
Amendment 822 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an appropriate individual examination of his or her application for international protection in accordance with the provisions of the Asylum Procedures Directive (2013/32/EU) and, in particular, with the guarantees which must accompany the use of the 'safe country of origin' concept;
Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an appropriate individual examination of his or her application for international protection, vulnerability and other protection needs;
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 Amendment 826 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an appropriate individual examination of his or her application for international protection and should, in particular, have ample opportunity to raise personal circumstances why the country of origin concerned cannot be considered safe in his or her case;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines, in any event, that any list
Amendment 828 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an appropriate individual examination of his or her application for international protection; it must be ensured that specific reasons for persecution, particularly those related to gender, sexual orientation and gender identity, are addressed appropriately throughout the examination of each application, also from persons coming from countries that are on such a list;
Amendment 829 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 a (new) 54 a. Is concerned at the possible impacts of the common EU list of safe countries of origin in terms of the use of accelerated procedures and the impacts of such procedures on the rights of the individuals concerned; expresses concerns at the political nature of the list proposed by the Commission, recalling that some of the Western Balkan countries are unsafe for minority groups and raises serious concerns at the inclusion of Turkey in the list;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, while resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea promote external solidarity; whereas voluntary participation by member states is the best way to get effective and lasting results;
Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 54 a (new) 54a. Considers that, at all events, countries which are candidates for membership of the European Union should be classified as safe countries;
Amendment 832 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 Amendment 833 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 Amendment 834 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Notes that, in September 2015, the Commission was obliged to adopt 40 infringement decisions related to the implementation of the CEAS against 19 Member States, which was in addition to 34 cases already pending
Amendment 835 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 55 55. Notes with concern that, in September 2015, the Commission
Amendment 836 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 Amendment 837 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Re-emphasises how essential it is that, once Union legislation has been agreed upon and adopted, the Member States implement it. Calls therefore on the Member States to uphold their side of the bargain and fully implement
Amendment 838 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 56 56. Re-emphasises how essential it is that, once Union legislation has been agreed upon and adopted, the Member States uphold their side of the bargain and implement that legislation; calls on the European Commission to act more quickly and strongly when launching infringement procedures;
Amendment 839 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas
Amendment 840 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 Amendment 841 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 Amendment 842 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 57 57. Notes further that it is impossible to properly
Amendment 843 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 Amendment 844 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Recommends that EASO be developed, in the long term, into a principal coordinator of the CEAS with a view to guaranteeing common application of the rules of that system; reiterates that, as the CEAS becomes genuinely European, EASO needs to develop from a
Amendment 845 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Recommends that EASO
Amendment 846 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Recommends that EASO be developed, in the long term, into a principal
Amendment 847 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Recommends that EASO could be developed, in the long term, into a principal coordinator of the CEAS
Amendment 848 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Recommends that EASO be developed, in the long term, into a principal coordinator of the CEAS with a view to guaranteeing common application of the rules of that system; reiterates that
Amendment 849 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 58. Recommends that EASO be developed, in the long term, into a principal coordinator of the CEAS with a view to guaranteeing common application of the rules of that system, in particular taking into account the overhaul of the Dublin III regulation; reiterates that, as the CEAS becomes genuinely European, EASO needs to develop from a collection of experts from Member States into a fully-
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas solidarity
Amendment 850 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 a (new) 58 a. Any development of the Agency should include substantial involvement of civil society organisations in its work following Article 51 of the Regulation establishing EASO as well as accountability mechanisms before the EU institutions
Amendment 851 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 58 a (new) 58 a. Stresses that EASO and FRONTEX should be able to independently assist in Member States failing to fulfil their legal obligations to ensure a functioning asylum system and external border control, under the instruction and monitoring of the Council and the European Commission, and that failure by the Member State involved to accept such assistance should lead to sanctions;
Amendment 852 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 Amendment 853 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Observes that the EASO budget for 2015
Amendment 854 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 59. Observes that the EASO budget for 2015 for relocation, resettlement and the external dimension was a mere EUR 30 000; reiterates that this very small budget cannot be taken seriously in the light of current events in the Mediterranean and in the light of the multiple references made to EASO in the Relocation Decisions; recalls that significant increases in the budget of EASO, in its human resources and in the amounts it allocates in respect of relocation and resettlement, will be needed in the short, medium and long term; calls upon Member States to increase their contribution of resources and expertise;
Amendment 855 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 59 a (new) 59 a. Welcomes the engagement of wider civil society through the Consultative Forum and believes this co-operation should be strengthened;
Amendment 856 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60.
Amendment 857 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Notes th
Amendment 858 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Notes the recent role of Frontex in rendering assistance to
Amendment 859 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60.
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas solidarity can take
Amendment 860 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60.
Amendment 861 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 60. Notes the recent role of Frontex in rendering assistance to any vessel or person in distress at sea, and acknowledges its contribution, through the Triton and Poseidon joint operations, to the rescuing and saving of many lives in the Mediterranean; takes the view that the management of the external borders of the Union should respect the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the relevant international conventions;
Amendment 862 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60a. Points out, however, that according to numerous experts, operations like 'Mare Nostrum' have a 'pull factor' effect, encouraging additional migrants to cross the sea, endangering their lives and thus also causing their deaths;
Amendment 863 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60a. Denounces and expresses concern about the activity of Frontex and Euromed; notes, as explained in the 'Special report of the European Ombudsman in the own-initiative inquiry concerning Frontex' voted on by Parliament on 2 December 2015, which is unequivocal in its recognition of Frontex's failure to respect human rights, that Frontex is acting as a repressive force against migrants and refugees, with the aim of deterring people from crossing the Mediterranean;
Amendment 864 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60 a. Points out that Frontex's activities and operations should be better monitored through a genuine parliamentary control, more transparency, as well as a robust complaints mechanism to ensure protection of fundamental rights, including within the framework of the working arrangements concluded between the Agency and the competent authorities of third countries; underlines that serious consideration has to be given to Frontex's competences, by delimiting unequivocally the scope of its accountability (in relation to the Member States') and ensuring that it assumes its responsibilities with respect to human rights;
Amendment 865 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 a (new) 60 a. In principle, supports the strengthening of the management of the external borders of the EU Member States by creating European Border and Coast Guard, and underlines that the improvement of border protection can be achieved through the full implementation and improvement of already existing cooperation mechanisms and systems;
Amendment 866 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 60 b (new) 60b. Proposes that the appropriations earmarked for returning migrants and controlling and policing borders (contained in the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Frontex Agency) be transferred to policies to promote safe and legal crossings for migrants and their social integration in the host countries;
Amendment 867 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 Amendment 868 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61.
Amendment 869 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61.
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation,
Amendment 870 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Understands that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders, including Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein; considers the concept of shared responsibility as a way to assist the frontline Member States at the external borders and strengthen their border management capacities; is of the opinion that shared responsibility and the new Agency should not undermine national competencies and sovereignty;
Amendment 871 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61.
Amendment 872 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Understands that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein; underlines that Member States should be always the ones deciding whether to receive help or not, since border guard is an integral part of countries' sovereignty;
Amendment 873 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 61. Understands that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to effectively replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border
Amendment 874 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 a (new) 61 a. Notes that the capacity of Frontex to deal with possible violations of fundamental rights should be strengthened in the context of expanding its role under EU law; Believes that Frontex should deal with individual complaints regarding infringements of fundamental rights in the course of its operations and should provide adequate administrative support for that purpose; calls on Frontex to set up an appropriate complaints mechanism, including within the framework of its working arrangements concluded with the competent authorities of third countries;
Amendment 875 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 a (new) 61 a. Acknowledges that without strong and well protected Union's external borders there is no possibility to ensure safety within and fully implement CEAS;
Amendment 876 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 a (new) 61 a. Stresses that, in order to avoid free- riding, invoking the EU. Coast and Border Guard, in case EU Member States fall short in protecting the EU's common borders, should be disincentivised by invoking legal or financial sanctions;
Amendment 877 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 61 b (new) 61 b. Believes that, in line with the Geneva Convention 1951 and the principle of non-refoulement, the EU Coast and Border Guard's Return Office should focus on returning all intercepted asylum seekers that found de facto or legal protection outside the EU back to these safe havens, effectively applying the first country of asylum principle as inscribed in EU secondary law;
Amendment 878 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 Amendment 879 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Looks forward to negotiations on the proposal within and between the co- legislators in the context of the ordinary legislative procedure
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, shared responsibility in the management of the external EU borders and migratory flows, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, while resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea promote external solidarity;
Amendment 880 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 62. Looks forward to negotiations on the proposal within and between the co- legislators in the context of the ordinary legislative procedure, in accordance with Article 294 TFEU; and calls for any European Border Guard to be sufficiently equipped with resources and a mandate which can effectively manage the deficiencies of guarding the external border at a Member State level;
Amendment 881 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 a (new) 62 a. Recalls that the European Ombudsman and various NGOs have highlighted the problematic aspect of the respect of human rights of migrants in relation with the operations carried out by Frontex; insists, therefore, that the management of the external borders of the Union has to comply with the relevant and binding international and European provisions in terms of respect of fundamental rights, non refoulement and the provisions of the asylum acquis;
Amendment 882 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 62 b (new) 62 b. Notes, in this regard, that the proposed individual complaint mechanism against human rights violations raises several questions in terms of its effectiveness; according to the Commission's proposal, the complaint would be processed only internally, that is to say, by the agency itself, resulting in an assessment that is not sufficiently independent and impartial. Moreover, in the proposal, no remedy is foreseen in case the complaint is rejected as inadmissible or not well-founded. Stresses the need to put in place an effective independent complaint mechanism.
Amendment 883 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Recalls that, since the establishment of the Schengen Area, the Union is an area without internal borders,
Amendment 884 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Recalls that
Amendment 885 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 63 63. Recalls that, since the establishment of the Schengen Area, the Union is an area without internal borders, that the Schengen Member States have developed a step-by- step common policy towards the Schengen
Amendment 886 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 Amendment 887 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 Amendment 888 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area
Amendment 889 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area and the abolishment of internal border controls are dependent on having effective joint management of external borders, with high common standards applied by all Member States at the external borders and an effective exchange of information between them;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, while resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea, as well as personalised assistance in the medium term for those wishing to return home, promote external solidarity;
Amendment 890 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area and the abolishment of internal border controls are dependent on having effective management of external borders, with high common standards applied by all Member States at the external borders and an effective exchange of information and intelligence sharing between them;
Amendment 891 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the
Amendment 892 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 a (new) 64a. Points out that the authorities already have numerous instruments available to them to improve the management and control of external borders, such as the SIS and the VIS; calls for interoperability and the full exploitation of the potential offered by such instruments to be guaranteed, in order to ensure that the information available is circulated properly and more effectively;
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 a (new) 64 a. Notes that the New Schengen Evaluation Mechanism is a key tool to ensure high common standards and that it should be vigorously used by the European Commission;
Amendment 894 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 a (new) 64 a. Calls on the EU Member States to take serious and immediate and full use of the Schengen evaluation mechanism and immediate measures to protect the EU's external borders by proper security checks for people entering the EU; lack of actions ultimately jeopardizes the Schengen Acquis;
Amendment 895 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 64 b (new) 64 b. Points out that the Member State should ask for the support of the EU and other Member States at an early stage when it is under high pressure due to the massive influx of people and cannot tackle these problems alone;
Amendment 896 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 Amendment 897 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65.
Amendment 898 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65. Accepts that the Union needs to
Amendment 899 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65. Ac
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 1 e (new) - having regard to the OHCHR Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders,
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas the on-going refugee crisis has highlighted the disproportionate responsibilities placed on certain Member States situated on the external borders of the European Union and the need to establish a sharing of responsibilities with regards to the reception of asylum seekers as well as the management of the EU external border;
Amendment 900 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65. Accepts that the Union needs to
Amendment 901 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65.
Amendment 902 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65.
Amendment 903 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65.
Amendment 904 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65. Accepts that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that
Amendment 905 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 65. Accepts that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS
Amendment 906 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 a (new) 65 a. Recognizes Member-States competence to reintroduce internal border controls, while underlining that such measure is temporary in nature, requires articulation between Member States and should be used as a measure of last resort; regrets that isolated measures have been preferred to European action.
Amendment 907 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 65 a (new) 65 a. Since substantial refugee flows to the EU are bound to continue in the future, believes that only legal and safe routes to the EU and taking account of the asylum seeker's preferences for host EU countries will deter external and secondary movements within the EU
Amendment 908 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 Amendment 909 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 66 66. Points out that access to the territory of the Schengen Area is generally controlled at the external border under the Schengen Borders Code and that, in addition, citizens of many third countries require a visa to enter the Schengen Area; is of the view that the Schengen rules need to be better applied by Member States, rather than reinforced, namely systematic controls at external borders; calls in this regard on the Commission to report on the state of implementation of those rules already in force in each Member State and notes that only such assessment can inform the making of new rules, especially more stringent rules; notes as well that the approach that is being taken by some Member States is reactive in nature and does not take into account medium and long-term planning, the role that sustainable (external) policies might have in mitigating the security risks and, also, the negative impact for the coherence and credibility of the Union in global terms that a securitarian view may have;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas solidarity should not be understood only at the Member State level. In order to enhance the relocation of refugees, regional governments with legislative and fiscal powers and political will to help should be able to reach deals with other regional and national governments in the EU without difficulties. Moreover, the relocation mechanism of the EU should include those regions that want to participate in it on its own terms;
Amendment 910 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 a (new) 67 a. Recognises that all people are entitled to enjoy their human rights, without discrimination, including on the basis of residence status, nationality and religion; and in this context recalls the OHCHR Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders and Frontex Fundamental Rights Strategy, both of which outline measures to comply with fundamental rights for all migrants and reiterate that respect and promotion of fundamental rights are unconditional and integral components of effective integrated border management;
Amendment 911 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 67 a (new) 67 a. Recognises that all people are entitled to enjoy their human rights, without discrimination, including on the basis of residence status, nationality and religion; and in this context recalls the OHCHR Recommended Principles and Guidelines on Human Rights at International Borders and Frontex Fundamental Rights Strategy, both of which outline measures to comply with fundamental rights for all migrants and reiterate that respect and promotion of fundamental rights are unconditional and integral components of effective integrated border management;
Amendment 912 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 Amendment 913 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 Amendment 914 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Emphasises again that
Amendment 916 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Emphasises again that, as for legislation specifically in the area of asylum and migration, in order for legislation on internal and external borders to be effective, it is essential that measures agreed at Union level are implemented properly by the Member States;
Amendment 917 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 68 68. Emphasises again that, as for legislation specifically in the area of asylum and migration, in order for legislation on internal and external borders to be effective, it is essential that measures
Amendment 918 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 Amendment 919 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) F a. whereas developing the concepts of solidarity and trust from the perspective of the asylum seeker and not primarily of the EU Member States will be key to the evolution of the next stages of the Common European Asylum System;
Amendment 920 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69. Takes note that on 15 December 2015, the Commission came forward with a proposal for a targeted revision of the Schengen Borders Code, proposing to introduce systematic controls of all Union nationals (not only on third-country nationals) against the relevant databases at the land, maritime and air external borders of the Schengen Area; is of the opinion that such systematic checks should be conducted at certain border crossings based on risk assessment and that they should not impede the free circulation of EU citizens, goods and services;
Amendment 921 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69.
Amendment 922 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69.
Amendment 923 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 69.
Amendment 924 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 a (new) 69 a. Calls the European Commission to start and consequently pursue infringement procedures against those Member States which do not comply with their obligation to protect the EU´s external borders; non-action will ultimately jeopardise the Schengen Acquis;
Amendment 926 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 a (new) Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 b (new) Amendment 928 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 69 c (new) 69 c. Appreciates the improved cooperation between member states and Europol; expects further improvement as there is still room for manoeuvre; calls for the possibility of Europol to access directly SIS and Eurodac in an appropriate manner for the purpose of prevention of severe crimes and a better protection of EU citizens while respecting rule of law and the Convention of human rights;
Amendment 929 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas, on 4 February 2016, only 279 of the 39 600 asylum seekers awaiting reassignment from Italian reception facilities to other Member States had actually been relocated, while in the case of Greece 266 out of the 66 400 projected relocations had actually taken place;
Amendment 930 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 70. Recalls that, in the ‘hotspot approach’ set out by the Commission in its European Agenda on Migration, Frontex, EASO, Europol and Eurojust are to provide operational a
Amendment 931 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 a (new) 70 a. Calls on the Commission to ensure an effective cooperation between these agencies; and ensure that they have concluded operational agreements enabling them to ensure effective, proportionate and justified exchange of data;
Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 70 a (new) 70 a. Expresses concern over various reports on the violation of EU procedural rights and reception conditions within the recently opened hotspots in Italy and Greece and underlines the need to draw lessons from the current practice, in order to ameliorate their functioning and sustain them financially;
Amendment 933 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71.
Amendment 934 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Points out, in that regard, that the Union agencies require the resources necessary to allow them to fulfil their
Amendment 935 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 71. Points out, in that regard, that the Union agencies require the resources necessary to allow them to fulfil their assigned tasks; insists that the Union agencies and the Member States keep the Parliament fully informed of work undertaken at the hotspots, to ensure that fundamental rights are being respected and that the hotspots are not turned into extended detention centres;
Amendment 936 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 a (new) 71 a. Points out, in that regard, that the Union Agencies require the resources necessary to allow them to fulfil their assigned tasks; stresses that all the operations carried out at the hotspots must be characterized by transparency and insists, therefore, that the Union Agencies and the Member States keep the Parliament fully informed of work undertaken at the hotspots, including by allowing regularly independent experts, such as human rights organisations, lawyers and elected representatives, to visit the centres;
Amendment 937 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 71 b (new) 71 b. Residents should have permanent onsite access to NGOs and lawyers in order to report any abuses or failures to comply with reception conditions, procedural guarantees and other fundamental rights violations.
Amendment 938 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 Amendment 939 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Notes that both of the Relocation Decisions provide for temporary operational support at the hotspots to be provided to Italy and Greece for the screening of migrants when they first arrive, registration of their application for international protection, provision of information to applicants on relocation,
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) F b. whereas the European Union has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS) which states in Article 98 that every state shall require the master of a ship flying its flag to render assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost and to proceed with all possible speed to the rescue of persons in distress, if informed of their need for assistance. In addition, every coastal state shall promote the establishment, operation and maintenance of an adequate and effective search and rescue service;
Amendment 940 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Notes that both of the Relocation Decisions provide for operational support at the hotspots to be provided to Italy and Greece for the screening of migrants when they first arrive, registration of their application for international protection,
Amendment 941 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Notes that both of the Relocation Decisions provide for operational support at the hotspots to be provided to Italy and Greece for the screening and fingerprinting of migrants when they first arrive, registration of their application for international protection, provision of information to applicants on
Amendment 942 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 72. Notes that both of the Relocation Decisions provide for operational support at the hotspots to be provided to Italy and Greece for the screening of migrants when they first arrive, registration of their application for international protection, provision of information to applicants on relocation, organisation of return operations for those who did not apply for international protection and are not otherwise entitled to remain or those who applied unsuccessfully, and the facilitation of all steps involved in the relocation procedure itself; calls on the Member States to provide administrative and technological help to increase the effectiveness of all of the hotspots in all of their activities.
Amendment 943 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72 a. Underlines the need of the creation of "hotspots" to process asylum applications also outside Europe, in order to identify people needing international protection before they undertake dangerous sea journeys, as the Council of Europe also stresses in its Resolution 2088/2016 "The Mediterranean Sea: a front door to irregular migration"
Amendment 944 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 72 a (new) 72 a. Regrets that the hotspots, called an essential part of the relocation mechanism by the European Commission, are still not fully operational, demonstrating the reluctance by both the European Commission and some front-line EU Member States to tackle secondary movements across the Schengen Area;
Amendment 945 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls for
Amendment 946 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls for the set up of the hotspots to be
Amendment 947 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73.
Amendment 948 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls for the hotspots to be set up as soon as possible in order to give concrete operational assistance to those Member States and for Member States providing support in Hotspots to be doing so on a consistent and effective basis;
Amendment 949 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) F c. whereas the European Union has ratified the 1974 International Convention for the Safeguard of Life at Sea (SOLAS Convention) which provides that the master of a ship at sea, on receiving a signal from any source that persons are in distress at sea, is bound to proceed with all speed to their assistance, if possible informing them or the search and rescue service that the ship is doing so; moreover, the Convention requires each contracting government to ensure that necessary arrangements are made for distress communication and coordination in its area of responsibility and for rescue of persons in distress at sea around its coast. These arrangements shall include the establishment, operation and maintenance of such search and rescue facilities as are deemed practicable and necessary, having regard to the density of the seagoing traffic and the navigational dangers, and shall, so far as possible, provide adequate means of locating and rescuing such persons.
Amendment 950 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls for the hotspots to be set up as soon as possible in order to give concrete operational assistance to those Member States; where migrants will be swiftly identified and registered upon arrival and asylum requests can be processed; the EU and Member States should support this common effort with staff, financial and technical assistance;
Amendment 951 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 Amendment 952 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 73 73. Calls for the hotspots to be set up as soon as possible in order to give concrete operational assistance to those Member States; greatly regrets the fact that it is taking so long to set up all the hotspots;
Amendment 953 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that
Amendment 954 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need;
Amendment 955 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that
Amendment 956 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants;
Amendment 957 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those
Amendment 958 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper
Amendment 959 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants, including the provision to appeal in line with the EU Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F d (new) F d. whereas the European Union has ratified the 1979 International Convention on Search and Rescue at Sea (the SAR Convention), which obliges Member States to set up search and rescue areas and the related rapid intervention services requiring that parties shall provide assistance to any person in distress at sea, doing it regardless of the nationality or status of such a person or the circumstances in which the person is found, and that an operation to retrieve persons in distress provides for their initial medical treatment or other needs and delivers them to a place of safety.
Amendment 960 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian
Amendment 961 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need by significantly reduced time between the registration of a person and the decision on the asylum application ; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;
Amendment 962 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the fundamental rights of all migrants in cooperation with the relevant agencies and national Human Rights institutions; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;
Amendment 963 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants as well as the needs of pregnant women and children; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall
Amendment 964 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need and identify those who do not qualify for international protection; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;
Amendment 965 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in
Amendment 966 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS; takes the view that if the relocations had already begun, giving new arrivals clear and certain prospects for their future, identification would be easier; urges the Member States, therefore, to make up for the significant lost time in implementing the commitments made with regard to relocation;
Amendment 967 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 a (new) 74a. Calls also for the establishment of hotspots in the main transit countries and countries of origin where people will receive explanations on the ways to legally migrate to the EU and will have the right to apply for the resettlement programme of the EU;
Amendment 968 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 a (new) 74a. Underlines that the Member States should allow access for NGO's, lawyers and other relevant interest groups to the hotspots;
Amendment 969 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 a (new) 74a. Calls on Member States to ensure that these hotspots are not, in effect, detention centres in disguise;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F e (new) F e. Affirms the need to improve the partnership principle between all levels of governance, as well as the coordination efforts between the EU, national, regional and local governments together with their national representative associations and civil society;
Amendment 970 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 74 b (new) 74b. Insists that civil society organisations should not be hindered in reporting on any breach of fundamental or procedural rights of migrants at the hotspots;
Amendment 971 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Notes that
Amendment 972 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 75 75. Notes that, in its Action Plan on Smuggling, the Commission states that it is considering a revision of Council Directive 2004/81/EC on the residence permit issued to third-country nationals who are victims of trafficking in human beings or who have been the subject of an action to facilitate i
Amendment 973 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should c
Amendment 974 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should consider introducing a system allowing for victims of trafficking and
Amendment 975 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should consider introducing a system allowing for victims of human trafficking and
Amendment 976 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Believes that such a revision is
Amendment 977 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 76 76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should consider introducing a system allowing for victims of trafficking and criminal smuggling or a third party acting on their behalf, to come forward and aid in the effective prosecution of a trafficker or criminal smuggler without fear of being prosecuted themselves;
Amendment 978 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 Amendment 979 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Notes that the Commission is considering a revision of Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Subheading 2 Tackling
Amendment 980 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77.
Amendment 981 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Notes that the Commission is considering a revision of Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence; takes the view that anyone who provides
Amendment 982 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Notes that the Commission is considering a revision of Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence;
Amendment 983 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 77. Notes that the Commission is considering a revision of Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence; takes the view that anyone who provides different forms of humanitarian assistance to those in need should not be criminalised and that Union law should reflect that principle; in this regard regrets the measures introduced by several Member States designed to criminalise those who provide humanitarian assistance, by exposing them to the risk of criminal sanctions;
Amendment 984 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 77 a (new) 77a. Calls therefore for the revision of Article 1.2 of the Council Directive 2002/90/EC to provide for a mandatory exemption from criminalisation for 'humanitarian assistance' in cases of entry, transit and residence of third country nationals;
Amendment 985 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Underlines that another
Amendment 986 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Underlines that another crucial step in dismantling
Amendment 987 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 78 78. Underlines that another crucial step in dismantling criminal smuggling and trafficking networks is to prioritise financial investigations, as tracking and confiscating the profits of those criminal networks is essential if they are to be weakened and eventually dismantled; calls, in this regard, for the Member States to transpose swiftly and effectively the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive; and calls upon the European Commission to come forward with robust proposals in order to prevent, detect, and interrupt the flow of illicit money;
Amendment 988 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 79. Recalls that, to ensure that criminal investigations are conducted effectively, intensive training of the practitioners who are to conduct them is essential, so that those involved fully understand the phenomenon they are seeking to tackle and know how to recognise them at an early stage;
Amendment 989 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 a (new) 79a. Regrets the wide discretion left to Member States in Article 4 of the Carriers Sanctions directive (Council Directive 2001/51/EC) as regards the obligation to fine carriers in cases where a person seeks international protection; calls on Member States to apply more strictly Article 4 (2) of the Directive and systematically waive fines in asylum cases; asks the Commission to consider revising Council Directive 2001/51/EC;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas
Amendment 990 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 a (new) 79a. Emphasises the urgent need to address the severe labour exploitation of migrant workers in the Union; recognises that the lack of regular migration channels and barriers to access justice are among the root causes of trafficking; and notes that the Employers' Sanctions Directive includes important provisions to address labour exploitation of irregularly residing third country nationals but that such provisions are reliant on the existence of fair, effective, and accessible complaint mechanisms at national level and implementation remains minimal; reiterates the recommendations of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency regarding the need to strengthen the current legal framework to protect workers from exploitation, and for an EU-level consensus which states that severe labour exploitation is unacceptable and that all workers are entitled to effective protection;
Amendment 991 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 79 b (new) 79b. Invites all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe Convention on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings;
Amendment 992 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs), focus on capacity building to tackle criminal smuggling and human trafficking networks within third countries of origin and transit;
Amendment 993 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be
Amendment 994 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be further developed
Amendment 995 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs), focus on capacity building to tackle criminal smuggling and human trafficking networks within third countries of origin and transit; notes, at the same time, that the voluntary resettlement component of these programmes continues to be weak; believes that capacity-building efforts and resettlement activities should be stepped up and carried out together with third countries hosting large refugee populations;
Amendment 996 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes
Amendment 997 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs), focus on capacity building to tackle criminal smuggling and human trafficking networks within third countries of origin and transit; notes, at the same time, that the resettlement component of these programmes continues to be weak; believes that capacity-building efforts and resettlement activities should be stepped up and carried out together with third countries hosting large refugee populations; points out that these programs, as well as humanitarian operations, should be more linked to development cooperation, and durable solutions options;
Amendment 998 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs), focus on capacity building to tackle criminal smuggling and human trafficking networks within third countries of origin and transit; notes, at the same time, that the resettlement component of these programmes continues to be weak; believes that capacity-building efforts and resettlement activities should be stepped up and carried out together with third countries hosting large refugee populations; points out that these programmes, as well as humanitarian operations, should be more linked to development cooperation and durable solutions options
Amendment 999 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 80 a (new) 80a. Recalls that the initiatives the EU has undertaken with third countries approach the humanitarian crisis only from a containment angle
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