40 Amendments of Udo VOIGT
Amendment 38 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) It is essential to further step up cooperation on migration including border management, ensuring access to international protection, sharing relevant information, strengthening the development benefits of migration, facilitating legal and labour migration, enhancing border control and pursuing our effort in the fight against irregular migration, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling, as well as accelerating the return of illegal immigrants.
Amendment 50 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Strengthening the rule of law, including the fight against corruption and organised crime, and good governance, including public administration reform, remains a key challenges in most of the beneficiaries listed in Annex I and areis essential in order for beneficiaries to come closer to the Union and later to fully assume the obligations of Union membership. In view of the longer-term nature of the reforms pursued in those areas and the need to build up track records, financial assistance under this Regulation should address the requirements placed on the beneficiaries listed in Annex I as early as possible.
Amendment 59 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) It is in the Union's interest to assist the beneficiaries listed in Annex I in their efforts to reform with a view to Union membership. Assistance should be managed with a strong focus on results and with incentives for those who demonstrate their commitment to reform through efficient implementation of pre- accession assistance and progress towards meeting the membership criteriaThe Union shall respect the national characteristics and the sovereignty of the beneficiaries, taking particular note of their proposals for reform. Incentives for reform must not be interpreted as pressure to take action.
Amendment 70 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) To strengthen the rule of law, democracy, the respect of human rights, fundamental rights and international law, civil society and security as well as improve migration management including border management;
Amendment 82 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) To strengthen economic and social development including through increased connectivity and regional development, agriculture and rural development and social and employment policies, to reinforce environmental protection, increase resilience to climate change, accelerate the shift towards a low-carbon economy and develop the digital economy and society.
Amendment 90 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelopeNo budgetary resources have been earmarked for the implementation of IPA III for the period 2021-2027 shall be EUR 14 500 000 000 in current prices.
Amendment 94 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9
Article 9
Amendment 98 #
Amendment 99 #
Amendment 100 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 4
Annex I – paragraph 4
Amendment 101 #
Amendment 102 #
Amendment 103 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – paragraph 8
Annex I – paragraph 8
Amendment 128 #
2018/0247(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – paragraph 2
Annex IV – paragraph 2
Amendment 195 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) A common policy on asylum, including a Common European Asylum System which is based on the full and inclusive application of the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as amended by the New York Protocol of 31 January 1967 (Geneva Convention), is a constituent part of the European Union’s objective of establishing progressively an area of freedom, security and justice open to those who, forced by circumstances, legitimately seek protection in the Union. Such a policy should be governed by the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including its financial implications, between the Member States.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) For a well-functioning Common European Asylum System, substantial progress should be made regarding the convergence of national asylum systems. The current disparate asylum procedures in all Member States should be replaced with a common procedure for granting and withdrawing international protection applicable across all Member States pursuant to Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX of the European Parliament and of the Council (Qualification Regulation)25 ensuring the timeliness and effectiveness of the procedure. Applications made by the third-country nationals and stateless persons for the international protection should be examined in a procedure, which is governed by the same rules, regardless of the Member State where the application is lodged, to ensure equity in the treatment of applications for international protection, clarity and legal certainty for the individual applicant. _________________ 25OJ L […], […], p. […]. 25 OJ L […], […], p. […].
Amendment 361 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 46
Recital 46
Amendment 389 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 52
Recital 52
Amendment 493 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) 'application for international protection' or 'application' means a request made by a third-country national or a stateless person for protection from a Member State, who can be understood as seeking refugee status or subsidiary protection status;
Amendment 494 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) '‘applicant'’ means a third-country national or a stateless person who has made an application for international protection in respect of which a final decision has not yet been madetaken;
Amendment 558 #
2016/0224(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The authorities applying this Regulation shall safeguard the confidentiality of any information they obtain in the course of their work. In order to combat attempted terrorism, however, all applicants shall be listed in a central online database, which shall include the applicant's photograph, full name and last place of residence in the third country.
Amendment 66 #
2016/0222(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Where an applicant is present in another Member State from the one in which he or she is required to be present in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Dublin Regulation], the applicant ishould not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 14 to 17.
Amendment 83 #
2016/0222(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) Applicants are required to be present in the Member State where they made an application or in the Member State to which they are transferred in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Dublin Regulation]. In case aAn applicant who has absconded from thisat Member State and, without authorisation, travelled to another Member State, it is vital, for the purpose of ensuring a well- functioning Common European Asylum System that the applicant is swiftly returned to the Member State where he or she is required to be present. Until such a transfer has taken place, there is a risk that the applicant may abscond and his or her whereabouts should therefore be closely monitored has no further entitlement to reside in the European Union.
Amendment 103 #
2016/0222(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Member States should ensure that applicants receive the necessary health care which should include, at least, emergency care and essential treatment of illnesses, including of serious mental disorders. To respond to public health concerns with regard to disease prevention and safeguard the health of individual applicants, applicants' access to health care should also include preventive medical treatment, such as vaccinations. Member States may require medical screening for applicants on public health grounds. The results of medical screening should not influence the assessment of applications for international protection, which should always be carried out objectively, impartially and on an individual basis in line with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation].
Amendment 110 #
2016/0222(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The scope of the definition of family member should reflect the reality of current migratory trends, according to which applicants often arrive to the territory of the Member States after a prolonged period of time in transit. The definition should therefore include families formed outside the country of origin, but before their arrival on the territory of the Member Statebe in line with Member States’ legal requirements.
Amendment 117 #
2016/0222(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) The maximum time frame for access to the labour market should be aligned with the duration of the examination procedure on the merits. In order to increase integration prospects and self-sufficiency of applicants, earlier access to the labour market is encouraged where the application is likely to be well- founded, including when its examination has been prioritised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation]. Member States should therefore consider reducing that time period as much as possible with a view to ensuring that applicants have access to the labour market no later than 3 months from the date when the application was lodged in cases where the application is likely to be well-foundprimarily be based on labour market requirements in the Member State concerned. Member States should however not grant access to the labour market to applicants whose application for international protection is likely to be unfounded and for which an accelerated examination procedure is applied.
Amendment 121 #
2016/0222(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) Once applicants are granted access to the labour market, they should be entitled to a common set of rights based on equal treatment with nationals, with a particular focus also on preventing discrimination against nationals. Working conditions should cover at least pay and dismissal, health and safety requirements at the workplace, working time and leave, taking into account collective agreements in force. Applicants should also enjoy equal treatment as regards freedom of association and affiliation, education and vocational training, the recognition of professional qualifications and social security.
Amendment 127 #
2016/0222(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
(39) Due to the possibly temporary nature of the stay of applicants and without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 1231/2010 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Member States should be able to exclude family benefits and unemployment benefits from equal treatment between applicants and their own nationals and should be able to limit the application of equal treatment in relation to education and vocational training. The right to freedom of association and affiliation mayust also be limited by excluding applicants from taking part in the management of certain bodies and from holding a public office.
Amendment 5 #
2016/0125(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) It is considered that Ukraine has met all the benchmarks set out in the Visa Liberalisation Action Plan presented to the Ukrainian Government in November 2010, and thereforedoes not fulfils the criteria for its citizens to be exempted from the visa requirement when travelling to the territory of the EU Member States.
Amendment 180 #
2016/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The EES should apply to third country nationals admitted for a short stay to the Schengen area. It should also apply to third country nationals whorefused entry for a short stay has been refused.
Amendment 280 #
2016/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29
Recital 29
Amendment 328 #
2016/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 330 #
2016/0106(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 80 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the increase in human mobility, if managed in a safe, orderly, regular and resmassive immigration is already ponsible manner, can provide significant benefits,ng 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 peopleal threat to European security;
Amendment 253 #
2015/2342(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 4 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the fact that in the first two years of the new funding cycleUrges that the Europe for Citizens programme seems to be running wbe cancelled;
Amendment 9 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the simplification of the programme structure, for example through multiannual priority-setting which, overall, has made it simpler for interested citizens and organisations to apply, as well as a number of new finRecommends that the socio-ethical disorientation of European cial arrangemtizents, such as a system of lump-sum payments, that have reduced the administrative burden on beneficiariesthrough tax-funded EU propaganda and apologising for the past, be halted;
Amendment 19 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 24 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 30 #
2015/2329(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6