14 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2018/0248(COD)
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The importance of a comprehensive and coordinated approach by the Union and the Member States is reflected in the European Agenda on Migration of May 2015, which stressed the need for a consistent, clear and cleafair common policy to restore confidence in the Union’s ability to bring together European and national efforts to address migration and work together in an effective way, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, and was confirmed in its mid-term review of September 2017 and the progress report of March and May 2018.
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal and common migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries. Such cooperation with third countries needs to be guided by the principles laid down in art. 21 of TEU, such as democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure that efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection based on true solidarity and the fair sharing of responsibilities among the Member States, as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System ensuring solidarity at European level in particular by amending the current Dublin Regulation, deleting the criterion of first illegal entry as the main criterion to determine responsibility and introducing a permanent and binding mechanism to relocate asylum seekers within the EU.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Partnerships and cooperation with third countries are an essential component of Union asylum policy to ensure the adequate management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration policy objectives by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and of and by effectively contributing to global resettlement initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Considering the crucial role played by local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the field of integration and to facilitate the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integration by regularly engaging with local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co-financing rate for these actions.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures and capacities in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees in a sustainable manner by putting safeguard and review clauses in the readmission agreements, as well as other agreements, in order to ensure that returnees will not face violations of their human rights or the risk of persecution. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants and their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level and should be based on reciprocal obligations, as well as sufficient human- rights safeguards to ensure the protection of returnees at all times.
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Funding from the Union budget should concentrate on activities where Union intervention can bring added value compared to action undertaken by Member States alone. Financial support provided under this Regulation should contribute, in particular, to strengthening national and Union capabilities in the areas of asylum and migration, by establishing common rules and procedures, developing Member States’ capacities to receive persons in need of international protection, supporting the integration of legally staying third-countries nationals and reducing incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy.
Amendment 72 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, and counter irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States. Before allocating such additional amount, however, EU Member States and the Commission shall also publish their own annual performances reports.
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Fund shall be open to third countries for activities in the field of legal migration, return and readmission, as well as to help in developing and strengthening third countries’ asylum systems in line with international standards, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum and Migration Fund, provided that the agreement:
Amendment 99 #
— lays down the conditions of participation in the Fund, including the calculation of financial contributions to the Fund and their administrative costs, as well as the human rights’ compliance of any activities supported by the Fund. These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of the Financial Regulation;
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action, after they have been assessed for their ability to ensure human rights compliance of their actions.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Funding from the thematic facility shall address priorities with a high added value to the Union or be used to respond to urgent needs in line with agreed Union priorities as outlined in Annex II. Regular engagement with local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the planning and implementation of activities under the thematic facility shall be ensured.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure that the priorities addressed in its programme are consistent with, and respond to, the Union priorities and challenges in the area of asylum and migration management and are fully in line with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. In defining the priorities of their programmes Member States shall ensure that the implementation measures set out in Annex II are adequately addressed.