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2017/2685(RSP) Resolution on making relocation happen

Progress: Procedure completed

Events

2017/09/26
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
SP(2017)511
2017/05/18
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0340/2017
2017/05/18
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0343/2017
2017/05/18
   EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
B8-0344/2017
2017/05/18
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
Results of vote in Parliament
2017/05/18
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 398 votes to 134 with 41 abstentions a resolution on making relocation happen.

The text adopted in plenary was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ALDE, GUE / NGL and Greens/EFA groups.

Members recalled that the Member States had undertaken to relocate 160,000 asylum seekers from Italy and Greece. However, as of 27 April 2017, only 17,903 asylum seekers had been relocated from Greece and Italy, i.e. 11% of the total requirement.

Members pointed out that only asylum seekers who were already in Greece before 20 March 2016 are actually considered eligible for relocation.

They also pointed out that only asylum seekers belonging to a nationality for which the average recognition rate is 75% or higher can be relocated. Iraqis are no longer eligible for relocation because they no longer meet this criterion. They also indicated that Afghans are the second largest group of asylum seekers in the EU with an asylum recognition rate of 56.7%.

In its 8th report on relocation and resettlement, the Commission has also set a monthly target for the relocation of 3,000 asylum seekers from Greece and 1,500 asylum seekers from Italy (as of 1 April 2017). Despite some progress, only Finland and Malta are on track to meet their relocation obligations.

Members recalled that legally the relocation measures do not absolve Member States from fully implementing the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 (Dublin) relating to family reunification and the special protection of unaccompanied minors and the discretionary clause concerning humanitarian grounds.

In this context, Members called on the Member States to respect their obligations under Council decisions and to systematically relocate asylum seekers from Greece and Italy, including those who have arrived after 20 March 2016.

They called on Member States to give priority to the relocation of unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable applicants.

They pointed out that the Commission has undertaken to make use of the prerogatives conferred on it by the Treaties if the Member States do not rapidly relocate more people.

Lastly, Members called on the Commission to propose the extension of the relocation measures until the recast of the Dublin Regulation has been adopted.

Documents
T8-0230/2017
2017/05/18
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2017/05/16
   EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
Debate in Parliament

Documents

Activities

Votes

B8-0340/2017 - Résolution #

2017/05/18 Outcome: +: 398, -: 134, 0: 41
DE IT ES FR PT SE RO NL IE AT BE HR DK SI LU EE FI EL MT LT LV CY SK BG GB HU PL CZ
Total
73
55
44
57
20
17
23
23
10
16
17
8
10
7
5
5
13
14
4
9
7
2
10
13
38
12
43
17
icon: S&D S&D
143

Germany S&D

21

Italy S&D

23

Spain S&D

12

France S&D

12

Portugal S&D

7

Sweden S&D

6

Romania S&D

13

Netherlands S&D

3

Ireland S&D

For (1)

Nessa CHILDERS
1

Austria S&D

5

Belgium S&D

2

Croatia S&D

For (1)

Biljana BORZAN
1

Denmark S&D

For (1)

Ole CHRISTENSEN
3

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

Tanja FAJON
1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

Mady DELVAUX
1

Finland S&D

2

Malta S&D

2

Lithuania S&D

1

Latvia S&D

1

Slovakia S&D

2

Bulgaria S&D

For (1)

Georgi PIRINSKI
3

United Kingdom S&D

12

Hungary S&D

For (1)

Tibor SZANYI

Abstain (1)

István UJHELYI
2

Poland S&D

3

Czechia S&D

4
icon: PPE PPE
170

Germany PPE

26

Italy PPE

10

Spain PPE

12

France PPE

Against (1)

Nadine MORANO
18

Portugal PPE

8

Sweden PPE

2

Romania PPE

9

Netherlands PPE

5

Ireland PPE

4

Austria PPE

5

Belgium PPE

3

Croatia PPE

4

Slovenia PPE

Abstain (1)

Romana TOMC
4

Luxembourg PPE

3

Estonia PPE

For (1)

Tunne KELAM
1

Finland PPE

Abstain (1)

Henna VIRKKUNEN
3

Greece PPE

Against (1)

Manolis KEFALOGIANNIS
3

Malta PPE

2

Lithuania PPE

2

Latvia PPE

For (1)

Sandra KALNIETE
3

Cyprus PPE

1

Slovakia PPE

Against (1)

Ivan ŠTEFANEC
6

Bulgaria PPE

5

Hungary PPE

7

Poland PPE

19

Czechia PPE

5
icon: ALDE ALDE
58

Germany ALDE

3

Spain ALDE

7

France ALDE

5

Portugal ALDE

1

Sweden ALDE

2

Netherlands ALDE

6

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

Marian HARKIN
1

Austria ALDE

For (1)

Angelika MLINAR
1

Belgium ALDE

6

Croatia ALDE

2

Denmark ALDE

3

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

Ivo VAJGL
1

Luxembourg ALDE

For (1)

Charles GOERENS
1

Estonia ALDE

3

Finland ALDE

4

Lithuania ALDE

Against (1)

Valentinas MAZURONIS
3

Latvia ALDE

1

Bulgaria ALDE

Against (1)

Nedzhmi ALI
3

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Czechia ALDE

4
icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE
37

Germany Verts/ALE

10

Spain Verts/ALE

4

France Verts/ALE

5

Sweden Verts/ALE

4

Netherlands Verts/ALE

2

Austria Verts/ALE

2

Belgium Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bart STAES
1

Denmark Verts/ALE

For (1)

Margrete AUKEN
1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Igor ŠOLTES
1

Estonia Verts/ALE

For (1)

Indrek TARAND
1

Finland Verts/ALE

For (1)

Heidi HAUTALA
1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

For (1)

Bronis ROPĖ
1

Latvia Verts/ALE

1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

2

Hungary Verts/ALE

For (1)

Benedek JÁVOR
1
icon: GUE/NGL GUE/NGL
41

Germany GUE/NGL

6

Italy GUE/NGL

3

Spain GUE/NGL

9

France GUE/NGL

Abstain (1)

Younous OMARJEE
2

Portugal GUE/NGL

For (1)

Marisa MATIAS
4

Sweden GUE/NGL

For (1)

Malin BJÖRK
1

Netherlands GUE/NGL

2

Ireland GUE/NGL

4

Denmark GUE/NGL

For (1)

Rina Ronja KARI
1

Finland GUE/NGL

For (1)

Merja KYLLÖNEN
1

Greece GUE/NGL

5

Cyprus GUE/NGL

1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

Czechia GUE/NGL

Against (1)

Kateřina KONEČNÁ
1
icon: EFDD EFDD
28

Germany EFDD

Against (1)

Beatrix von STORCH
1

Italy EFDD

14

Sweden EFDD

2

Lithuania EFDD

Against (1)

Rolandas PAKSAS
1

United Kingdom EFDD

8

Poland EFDD

1

Czechia EFDD

Against (1)

Petr MACH
1
icon: NI NI
12

France NI

2

Greece NI

5

United Kingdom NI

Against (2)

Diane JAMES, Steven WOOLFE
2

Hungary NI

2

Poland NI

Against (1)

Janusz KORWIN-MIKKE
1
icon: ENF ENF
28

Italy ENF

5

France ENF

13

Netherlands ENF

3

Austria ENF

3

Belgium ENF

Against (1)

Gerolf ANNEMANS
1

United Kingdom ENF

Against (1)

Janice ATKINSON
1

Poland ENF

2
icon: ECR ECR
55

Germany ECR

For (1)

Arne GERICKE
6

Romania ECR

Against (1)

Monica MACOVEI
1

Netherlands ECR

Against (1)

Bas BELDER

Abstain (1)

Peter van DALEN
2

Belgium ECR

4

Croatia ECR

Against (1)

Ruža TOMAŠIĆ
1

Denmark ECR

Against (1)

Anders VISTISEN
2

Finland ECR

2

Greece ECR

For (1)

Notis MARIAS
1

Lithuania ECR

Against (1)

Waldemar TOMASZEWSKI
1

Latvia ECR

Against (1)

Roberts ZĪLE
1

Slovakia ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

2

United Kingdom ECR

11

Poland ECR

Abstain (1)

Zbigniew KUŹMIUK
17

Czechia ECR

2

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