6 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2018/2092(INI)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the fact that in the seven years since, the Council has failed to take a decision on the full application of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania despite the repeated calls to this end by both the Commission and Parliament, the Council failing to credibly motivate the lack of decision on the application of the Schengen acquis for Bulgaria and Romania;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Expresses concern that the introduction of a two-step approach could negatively impact the future enlargement of the Schengen area; emphasises that the failure to reach consensus in the Council calls into question the credibility of the EU and continuously erodes public support for common EU policies by demonstrating unequal treatment of Member States and introducing artificial lines of division within the Union; voices its concern that such practices contribute to the rise of populism and, nationalism and extremism across the continent, which poses a fundamental challenge to the functioning of the EU and to the unitary application of the provisions of the EU Treaty;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
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Paragraph 6
6. Underlines the fact that the free movement of persons across internal borders is one of the main achievements of the EU of which all citizens of all Member States must benefit; stresses that the enlargement of the Schengen area should not be negatively impacted by shortcomings in other EU policies, such as the Common European Asylum System;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the adoption of the Council decision of 12 October 2017 granting Bulgaria and Romania passive access to the Visa Information System and the Council’s proposal for the full application of the remaining provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in both Member States; regrets the fact that the adoption of these decisions did not immediately follow verification of the successful completion of the Schengen evaluation process in 2011, but was initiated as an ad-hoc measure to ensure compliance with the preconditions for the implementation of the Entry/Exit System, expected to be operational by 2020; considers that these legal acts constitute a step towards closing information gaps between those Member States applying the Schengen acquis in full and those applying it partially; firmly insists that the adoption of these acts should not serve to further delay the abolition of checks at internal land, sea and air borders; notes that with the adoption of these decisions, Bulgaria and Romania will share all the responsibilities and obligations, but not all the benefits, of fully fledged Schengen area membership, affecting citizens' rights but also the efficiency of companies in the two countries;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Emphasises that the Schengen acquis was not designed to accommodate Member States with different legal statuses; draws attention to the fact that the Council’s prolonged inaction has created the need for making a clear distinction in EU legislation, relating to information and border management systems, between those Member States applying the Schengen acquis in full and those applying it partially; voices its concern that this legally codifies a de facto parallel existence of a Schengen area with free movement and a Schengen area without free movement, which violates the provisions of the Schengen acquis and the Accession Treaty;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that with regard to the full application of the Schengen acquis, no additional criteria should be introduced or links to other Union mechanisms and policies made, other than the specified prerequisites laid down in the 2005 Act of Accession; calls on the Member States to take a decision on the enlargement of the Schengen area solely on the basis of fulfilment of the relevant conditions for applying the Schengen acquis following the completion of the Schengen evaluation process, as was decided for Schengen member states as well;