7 Amendments of Maria GRAPINI related to 2020/2196(INI)
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that Romania and Bulgaria fulfil all the technical conditions of the Regulation and their admission to the Schengen area will not only signify equal treatment but also help stimulate economic growth and a more efficient internal market;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls for improved Frontex procedures regarding any return decisions;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Deeply regrets the fact that there have been persistent and serious reports about violence and pushbacks at the external border, as well as the lack of adequate monitoring mechanisms to ensure respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law at the external borders; considers that the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) must be given an enhanced operational role with regard to the monitoring of respect for fundamental rights at the external borders; calls for fair and effective return strategies that help to combat illegal immigration into the EU and develop better cooperation between EU Member States and return countries, while respecting citizens’ fundamental rights;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to review the SEMM; recalls the discussions on its legal basis during the negotiations on the Schengen Governance Package in 2012 and insists on being involved in the reform of the mechanism on an equal footing with the Council, either through the use of the ordinary legislative procedure, or using the same method as for the adoption of Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 establishing the SEMM; considers that shortening the deadlines, evaluating respect for fundamental rights, bolstering the possibility to conduct genuinely unannounced visits and improving transparency and objectivity for the benefit of all EU Member States must be key elements of any future reform;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that the various crises of recent years have put Schengen at risk and, undermining public confidence among Europeans in the future of the |EU in certain Member States, and that the efforts to search for solutions need to be stepped up accordingly; welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s intention to adopt a strategy on the future of Schengen, and further welcomes the establishment of a Schengen Forum, which should also allow for high-level political debates on the state and future of Schengen with Parliament and the Council;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that enlargement of the Schengen area is still a very important means of enabling EU Member States to benefit more widely from the economic and social benefits deriving from the free movement of persons, services, goods and capital, fostering cohesion and reducing disparities between countries and regions;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Takes the view that full implementation of the Schengen acquis in all Member States meeting its evaluation criteria, for example Romania and Bulgaria, is essential for the creation of robust and coordinated framework conditions for legal certainty in the EU;