Activities of Mark DEMESMAEKER related to 2015/2316(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on human rights and migration in third countries PDF (443 KB) DOC (84 KB)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas a holistic approach to migration should address the global challenges of development, human rights and climate changecurb its push factors;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Deplores the fact that a number of states do not have laws protecting migrants even in asylum caseReminds that third countries that do not respect the prohibition of mass expulsions and ‘recalls to mfoulement’ hinder that mass expule implementation of readmissions and ‘refoulgreement’s are prohibitednd return operations from the EU;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes a uniform approach to safe countries, but stresses that in absence of an exhaustive EU list of safe countries, Member States may also have national lists;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Reiterates that economic, social and cultur and social rights, and in particular the rights to health and education, are fundamental rights which migrants should be able to enjoy in the same way as nationals of the country concerned; is concerned over breaches in labour law with reference to migrants in the sense of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 June 2013, are rights which migrants should be able to enjoy; calls for policies that allow states to enact and implement effective national policies of activation and integration;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Considers that freedom of movement and the right to work make migrantsthe possibility to work improves the chance of self- sufficientcy and help further their integrationintegration of refugees, as does the right to a family life and family reunification;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Acknowledges that the majority of refugees fleeing conflict and persecution seek refuge in neighbouring countries and regions; believes that in many cases the best solution for those refugees as well as their countries of origin is to find temporary shelter in the neighbourhood, and for them to return when the situation at home improves; demands a maximum effort by the EU, its Member States and international partners to sufficiently fund the organizations involved in providing shelter, such as UNHCR, WFP, but also NGOs, so that refugees do not feel obliged to move on elsewhere due to inhumane circumstances and lack of perspective;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Urges all actors involved in policy development and decision making regarding asylum and migration to not allow a merging of the definitions of migrants and refugees as this undermines popular support in reception countries for the provision of shelter for those who really flee armed conflict and persecution;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Reminds statall countries to ratify allthe human rights treaties and conventions, and particularly the Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Wishes to see the rights of migrants and refugees and the readmission of migrants included as a separate item on the agenda of all and any dialogue with third countries, and for funding to protect people in vulnerable situations, NGOs, human rights defenders, journalists and lawyers active in defence of migrants’ rights to be made a priority;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls for Member States to honour their pledge to earmark 0.7 % of their gross national income (GNI) to development aid; calls for this aid never to be made conditional upon cooperation on migration matters;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for an appraisal of the Rabat Process, and the Khartoum Process and the EU’s border externalisation policies;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines the need of an improvement of the functioning of 'hot spots' and entry points at the EU's external borders
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for safe legal access routes to be developed for migrants and asylum seekers, for resettlement programmes to be stepped up, humanitarian visas granted and visas, including airport transit visas, to be suspended for people fleeing conflict zonesresettlement programmes to be set up once a systematic push-back policy is in place and the EU's external borders are well protected again;