Activities of Marc JOULAUD related to 2015/2321(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Refugees: social inclusion and integration into the labour market (A8-0204/2016 - Brando Benifei) FR
Amendments (11)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises the difference in treatment that needs to be applied, in view of the limited material and financial resources available, on the one hand to asylum seekers, whose long-term stay in Europe remains uncertain, and on the other hand to refugees enjoying official international protection after their application has been considered by the Member States;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses that asylum seekers whose applications have been rejected by the Member State in which these were filed should no longer be eligible to participate in programmes for the integration of refugees and asylum seekers;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Stresses that the refugee crisis the EU is experiencing is long-term in nature; calls therefore on the Member States and the Commission to take this into account during the mid-term review of the multiannual financial framework, in the interests of ensuring a constant and consistent policy vis-à-vis refugees and their inclusion; nevertheless underlines that the EU cannot substitute for Member State policy, the effectiveness of which is dependent on the adoption of appropriate measures and funding by the Member States;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for the social and cultural inclusion of child refugees and asylum seekers as a means of accelerating the social and cultural integration of the family as a whole;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses the need to raise the awareness of refugees and asylum seekers to their rights on the labour market;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Emphasises the need for effective procedures to enable a smooth transition between the educational facilities available in refugee camps and the official educational structures of the Member States in which child refugees and asylum seekers have filed their applications;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that the funding of programmes to promote refugee integration calls for the adoption of new, specific and lasting financial measures, and that this funding should not draw on existing programmes intended specifically for EU citizens, such as Erasmus+ or the ESF;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines an important role of sport as an instrument fostering social and intercultural dialogue and calls on the European Institutions and Member States to implement programmes aimed at social integration of refugees through sport;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of promoting the establishment of positive links between the local population and refugees and asylum seekers, particularly through joint cultural or sporting activities;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Supports the existing initiatives of sport organisations and encourages exchange of best practices between different entities engaged in sport activities aimed at social integration of refugees;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the potential for solidarity within refugees communities, but points out that these communities should integrate fully into the society of the host Member State and not develop independently of it;