16 Amendments of Jean-Luc SCHAFFHAUSER related to 2015/2342(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas human mobility is at an unprecedentedly high level, with 244 million international migrants, owing to various reasons, including the doubling of the world’s population since 1960; whereas international migration occurs primarily within the same region and between developing countries;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas this challenge requires global solutions; whereas, however, 86% of the world’s refugees live in developing regions, with least developed countries hosting 26% of the total; whereas the million people who arrived in the EU in 2015 represented 0.2% of the EU population, compared with much higher percentages in neighbouring countries, the main aim of which should be to keep migrants in their countries of origin;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas vulnerable people, in particular women, but also children, people with disabilities, people in need of urgent medical treatment and the elderly, who are particularly exposed to all kinds of dangers, namely violence, trafficking and abuse, should be urgently protected and granted humanitarian protection as part of their resettlement in or near their countries of origin;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the increase in human mobility, if managed in a safe, orderly, regular and responsible manner, can provide significant benefits, as recognised by the 2030 Agenda, but these are often largely underestimated; whereas the ageing of the European population requires, among other measures, relying on foreign workers in order to guarantee an adequate balance between active and retired peoplere should be no question of seeking to ‘replace’ ageing sections of the population in certain Member States by encouraging them to accept growing numbers of migrants;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; stresses that this response must be guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better life; underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relationso ensure stability in the societies of the Member States, which are not capable of integrating such large numbers of migrants – a fact demonstrated by numerous well-reported incidents in Germany over the past year; emphasises that refugees should be helped to have a decent life in the closest possible proximity to their countries of origin, so they can return home when the conditions are right for them to do so; points out that, rather than disrupting entire societies, the aim should be to support refugees with a view to the reconstruction or development of their countries of origin;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that well-managed international migration represents an important contriblofty idealism offers no solutions to socioeconomic development, as it has done historically, and that it is necessary to encourage this by changing the current narrative and developing a positive one, countering xenophobic, populist and nationalistic discourses and adopting policies focuthe current serious crises, and insists that Member States’ societies must not be further destabilised onby the medium and long term and not exclusively guided by immediate political pressures, while also addressing legitimate concerns regarding border management, social protection for vulnerable groups and integration of refugees and migrantenforced integration of migrants who, the fact is, would continue to arrive in ever- growing numbers;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU Member States’ external action should be forward-looking instead of mainly reactive with changing objectives in response to new crises; recalls that the migration phenomenon stems from a complex set of causes such as a growing population, poverty, insufficient job creation, political instability and climate change;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the establishment of a genuine, value-based common European migration policy – with adequate legal channels for migration as a sustainable long-term policy to promote growth and cohesion within the EU –management system in order to set a clear framework for EU relations with third countries; welcomes the EU Action Plan against migrant smuggling (2015- 2020), which envisages closer cooperation with third countries, but underlines that the implementation of a common EU legal migration policy would be instrumental in breaking the business model of smugglers; calls for constant monitoring of the activities of NGOs whose activities are too often effectively bound up with those of criminal groups who earn their livelihood through human trafficking and exploitation;
Amendment 378 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes the new Partnership Framework with third countries as a signal of real political action; stresses that the success of the approach outlined in the communication of June 2016 depends on the EU’s capacity to offer real, commonly agreed incentives to third countries and is concerned by the limited offer mainly focused on border management or Assisted Voluntary Return schemes, which – whilare essential and needed – constitute only a partial response to the situation; highlights the need to balance and complement this response, focusing on the development of local economies, qualification and regional mobility and improved levels of protection in countries of transit and origin;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concerns regarding the quantitative approach in the new Partnership Framework and the related ‘migration compacts’, which see the ‘measurable increases in the number and rate of returns’ as one of the EU’s main goals, as the number of returns clearly depends on the nature of migration flows and on the situations in the countries of origin; stresses that the short-term objectives of the compacts should focus on how best to address the challenges faced by third countries, including by developing legal migration channels, as a result of which the levels of irregular migration and death tolls in the Mediterranean will decrease;
Amendment 489 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the use of common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions such as EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUNAVFOR MED, cooperation with NATO, and EU initiatives such as Europol’s Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to gather intelligence and fight smugglers, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat; recommends the use of CSDP tools for early warning (forecasting), mediation and conflict resolution, while stressing the importance of starting to plan for durable solutions as early as possible in conflict situations;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21