66 Amendments of Laura FERRARA related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeRecalls the Commission’s commitment to take measures in order to respond to the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean and to improve management of migration in all its aspects by reinforcing its migration policy and adopting a strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a good first step; highlights how art. 80 TFUE defines how the policies of the Union shall be governed by the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including its financial implications, between the Member States;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomAcknowledges the fact that the Commission has adopted an ambitious European migration agenda; urges the European Council to show the same level of ambition and to support the Commission by deedtaking practical measures designed to achieve shared objectives on the basis of the principles of solidarity and the fair distribution of responsibilities among all the Member States;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life, the allegedbecause of the shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and violations of fundamental rights, the ineffectiveness of the existing Dublin systemIII Regulation and the lack of a comprehensive EU migration policy;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that as regards the medium term, the issue being raised by Europe’s current refugee crisis is the integration of refugees into European society; calls on the Commission, therefore, to opt for a plan geared towards social and occupational integration of refugees, not forgetting, however, that this can only be achieved by implementing immediately policies which actually tackle the issue of refugees, and that their social and occupational integration must be brought about in a manner fully consistent with human rights;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea (137.000 arrivals in the first six months of 2015 according to UN Data), the EU and the Member States can no longer be observers but must take ownership of the debate and fully endorse the Commission Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Maintains that labour market data have to be taken into account in the permanent relocation mechanism for refugees in order to ensure that it will not worsen the social and economic situation for refugees’ home territories and their populations, taking account of the fact that the social and economic insecurity of these territories and their populations is a factor which is quite separate from the current refugee emergency; with that aim in view, calls on the Commission, in agreement with the Council, to strengthen the measures providing for a proportional distribution of refugees among the Member States, taking into consideration actual employment opportunities in these countries, to facilitate better integration of refugees;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored and enhanced and, at the same time, the EU should support mutual learning and the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Emphasises that poverty in the European Union must be tackled in a way which puts the needs of European citizens first, but which also creates conditions in which every human being can lead a life of dignity, with all their basic needs met;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4 Points out that, in the Commission’s view, there is nothing to prevent European funds, including the European Social Fund, from being used to help integrate refugees; calls on fund managing authorities, however, to use the funds as rationally and effectively as possible without damaging other recipients and to ensure that their use is carefully and constantly monitored; calls on the Commission, in that connection to introduce a European funds traceability mechanism to ensure that they are used properly;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is builtrights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental rights of the EU;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the 1951 Refugee Convention has set the global standard for refugee protection and that, at a moment of persistent and new conflicts, its principles are as important as ever; points out that the Common European Asylum System is an advanced regional protection legal framework and must be upheld and fully implemented by all Member States;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers the important preventive measures contained in the Commission’s agenda for fighting smuggling networks and tackling the root causes of migration to be long-term objectives, but recalls that, meanwhile, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgencyRecalls that, currently, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgency; highlights, therefore, that in order to effectively tackle criminal networks of smugglers and traffickers the EU needs legal and safe ways for both economic migrants and asylum seekers to reach Europe;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission, in consultation with the Member States, to set up a system to speed up diploma equivalence and the recognition of skills, thereby helping refugees and migrants to integrate socially; maintains that refugees and migrants must receive language training as soon as they arrive in the country to which they have been relocated, and highlights the importance of support staff, such as cultural mediators, in both the recognition and integration phases; emphasises, moreover, the fundamental role of schools in ensuring the healthy development of the children of refugees; points out that intellectual and cultural poverty is often no less serious than material poverty and social exclusion;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the lack of legal routes leaves no choice for many men, women and children but to turn to smugglers, at enormous cost and danger to their lives; deplores that in the current situation, before arriving in Europe, many migrants suffer high levels of abuse, exploitation and human rights violations;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy and MaltaGreece, which are more directly exposed to migrant flows, without undermining the security of the Union’s external borders;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out to the Commission that illegal work by migrants constitutes a danger; notes that under the ‘Sanctions’ Directive1 and the ‘Seasonal Workers’ Directive2, employers can be punished for exploiting migrant labour; calls on the Commission, however, to work towards a more integration-oriented system serving to encompass all aspects of this problem; highlights the need to provide refugees with adequate protection, in order to eliminate the abuse of migrant labour; __________________ 1 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24). 2 Directive 2014/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals for the purpose of employment as seasonal workers (OJ L 94, 28.3.2014, p. 375).
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for a binding and permanent relocation system for asylum seekers that is triggered automatically on the basis of clear, objective, measurable and identifiable criteria and that obliges all the Member States to equally share the burdens, in terms of effective reception of asylum seekers and financially;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights two internal imbalances within the EU: the first one concerning arrivals, with Italy and Greece facing the large majority of all sea-borne landings, and the second one regarding destination, with Germany and Sweden that in 2014 received 43 per cent of all asylum applications in the EU;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that when they sign an asylum-seeker’s employment contract, the employee and the employer are both running a risk to the extent that the application for asylum might be rejected; considers that this could also jeopardise the Commission’s aims regarding the policy of return to the home country; urges the Commission to introduce an appropriate verification tool to avert any such risk;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on migration with third countries of origin and transit in order to ensure closer solidarity and cooperation with the EU, and address the root causes of migration and ensure progress on negotiations and full implementation of readmission agreements;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores that in some Member States like Italy, a series of serious frauds and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, took place in the management of some asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of European funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas safe and legal routes for refugees to access the EU are limited, and many continue to take the risk of embarking on dangerous routes; and, in the absence of legal routes, many men, women and children are left with no choice but to turn to people traffickers, incurring enormous costs and placing their lives in peril; whereas, before arriving in Europe, many migrants now suffer very severe abuse, exploitation and human rights violations; whereas the creation of new safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers and refugees to enter the EU, building on existing legislation and practices, would allow the EU and the Member States to have a better overview of the protection needs and of the inflow into the EU and to undermine the business model of the smugglers;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. Whereas the EU has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives such as the EU- Turkey Joint Action Plan, the commitments taken on the Western Balkans Routes and the Action Plan adopted at the Valetta summit;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas cooperation with third countries should not simply take the form of outsourcing to them responsibility for managing the refugee crisis;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P b (new)
Recital P b (new)
Pb. whereas aid for third countries to strengthen their asylum systems and assist asylum seekers in countries of origin and/or transit is one of the instruments at the EU’s disposal to tackle the root causes of the refugee crisis;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas the CEAS includes a set of common rules for a common asylum policy, a uniform asylum status and common asylum procedures valid throughout the Union; whereas, however, many alerts, including the infringement decisions adopted by the Commission, show that the CEAS has not been fully implemented in many Member States; whereas implementation is essential in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member States, and whereas Member States can seek supporting assistance from EASO to meet the standards required by the CEASthe introduction of the CEAS has created imbalances, placing an excessive burden of responsibility on Member States close to EU external borders, causing their asylum systems to collapse beneath the strain; whereas a common asylum system is essential in order to harmonise national laws and promote solidarity among Member States; whereas harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharing;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safetis necessary;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that private shipmasters or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who genuinely assist persons in distress at sea should not risk punishment for providing such assistance; believes that merchant shipping should not provide an option in lieu of Member States and the Union fulfilling their obligations in terms of search and rescue;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy response must be properly integrated, they must also be properly targeted; states that, in general terms, the criminal smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State, whereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent, deceptive or abusive means, for the purpose of exploitation;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the positive role played by navy vessels in saving lives at sea and in disrupting criminal networks to date; supports the aims of navy operations such as Operation Sophia, and stresses the need to protect life, emphasising that all aspects of the operation shouldNotes that navy operations such as EUNAVFOR MED, do not provide an effective means of dismantling criminal networks or ensureing that migrant lives are protected;
Amendment 328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Points out that, since criminals can and do change their modus operandi very quickly, policy responses must adapt to the most recent and accurate data; notes, as a positive step forward, that the Commission adopted a Union Action Plan against Migrant Smuggling on 27 May 2015 (‘the Action Plan on Smuggling’), under which it provides for the setting up of a Contact Group of Union Agencies on migrant smuggling, to strengthen their operational cooperation and information exchange;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the agencies’ risk analyses; observes that Union agencies should cooperate fully, but that they also need to step up cooperation and reciprocal exchanges of information with Member States; notes that better coordination of efforts should allow for the collection of data at national level and its onward communication to the Agencies;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. . Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is a move in the right direction, and calls on Member States to fulfil their obligations wi; regrets, however, the excessively slow implementation of these measures, the lack of sufficient numbers to deal with the refugee crisis, and the reluctance of the Member States to actively participate in the regard to those measurelocation process; calls on all Member States to fulfil their obligations as soon as possible;
Amendment 396 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and appeals), will have to organise longer periods of reception, and will have to organise and coordinate returns for those ultimately not entitled to international protection, which may prove detrimental to the fundamental rights of migrants;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained inStresses the need for a binding and permanent system for the Rrelocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the populationof asylum seekers that is triggered automatically ofn the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member Statebasis of clear, objective, measurable and identifiable criteria and obliges all the Member States to share the burdens equally, in terms of actually accommodating asylum seekers and providing funding;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant and other factors linking the applicant with a particular Member State should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation, with due regard for fundamental rights and paying particular attention to the most vulnerable groups; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept relocation decisions, but that it should not stop the relocation process;
Amendment 453 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that revision of the Schengen Code represents an opportunity to make wider use of Schengen visas for humanitarian reasons;
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that further stepthe CEAS is fare necessary to ensure that the CEAS becomes a truly uniform system from being a uniform system; considers a thorough revision of the Dublin III Regulation to be necessary in order to achieve this;
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Recalls that a comprehensive assessment (in the form of the Commission’s evaluation reports) of the implementation of this package, followed by a speedy follow-up in case implementation is unsatisfactory in certain Member States, is absolutely necessary in order to improve harmonisation;
Amendment 527 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 573 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as ‘applicants in clear need of international protection’, since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival; paying great attention to mixed flows because of steadily increasing human insecurity in third countries, and to new modalities of protection;
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system, to be administered by the EASO, for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds per Member State, above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States; believes that such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place; underlines that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the child; notes in this respect that it is necessary to broaden the concept of family unity as defined in the Dublin III Regulation;
Amendment 625 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out that, in the event of a mass influx, the Commission, acting on its own initiative or after examination of a request by a Member State, can propose to trigger Council Directive 2001/55/EC on Temporary Protection (the ‘Temporary Protection Directive’)1 ; observes that the actual triggering requires a Council decision adopted by a qualified majority; notes that the directive should be triggered where there is a risk that the Union asylum system would be unable to cope with the mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons; highlights, however, that, since its adoption in 2001, the Temporary Protection Directive has never been triggered, notwithstanding requests from a number of Member States; __________________ 1 Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 sets minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12).
Amendment 634 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and that the Temporary Protection Directive should – under its own logic – have been triggered; calls, in any case, for a clear definition of ‘mass influx’ to be established upon revision of this directive and clear criteria to ensure that it is automatically activated; understands that such a revision of the Temporary Protection Directive can form part of the review of the Dublin system;
Amendment 772 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; and that these returns should be conceived in a humanitarian and development approach, in full agreement with third countries;
Amendment 798 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13 ; observes that if such a Union list would become obligatory for Member States it could, in principle, be an important tool for facilitating the asylum process, including return; __________________ 13 Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (OJ L180, 29.6.2013, p. 60).
Amendment 810 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
Amendment 825 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
Amendment 861 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Notes the recent role of Frontex in rendering assistance to any vessel or person in distress at sea, and acknowledges its contribution, through the Triton and Poseidon joint operations, to the rescuing and saving of many lives in the Mediterranean; takes the view that the management of the external borders of the Union should respect the fundamental rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU and the relevant international conventions;
Amendment 869 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. UnderstandNotes that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding; points out that the free movement of persons thereinwithin the Union needs to be safeguarded and respect for fundamental rights and asylum rules ensured;
Amendment 892 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64a. Points out that the authorities already have numerous instruments available to them to improve the management and control of external borders, such as the SIS and the VIS; calls for interoperability and the full exploitation of the potential offered by such instruments to be guaranteed, in order to ensure that the information available is circulated properly and more effectively;
Amendment 899 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Acceptknowledges that the Union needsis attempting to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe andcalls for this to be done through measures which preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons;
Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Paragraph 68
68. Emphasises again that, as for legislation specifically in the area of asylum and migration, in order for legislation on internal and external borders to be effective, it is essential that measures agreed at Union level are implemented properly by the Member States; underlines that better implementation of measures by Member States at the external borders are essential and will go some way into allaying the security fears caused by an influx of migrants;
Amendment 949 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. CPoints out that there are considerable delays in the establishment of the hotspots; regrets that those that are currently operational are inefficient and not working properly; calls for the hotspots to be set up as soon as possible in order to give concrete operational assistance to those Member States;
Amendment 955 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising ofthe hotspots must not be mere centres for registering and identifying migrants abut shotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, howevuld be part of a broader plan that provides for the centralised collection and management of asylum applications in order, that proper identificao facilitate the overall functioning of applicants for international protection at the pothe CEAS; points out that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorisintg of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEASmigrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants;
Amendment 998 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs), focus on capacity building to tackle criminal smuggling and human trafficking networks within third countries of origin and transit; notes, at the same time, that the resettlement component of these programmes continues to be weak; believes that capacity-building efforts and resettlement activities should be stepped up and carried out together with third countries hosting large refugee populations; points out that these programmes, as well as humanitarian operations, should be more linked to development cooperation and durable solutions options
Amendment 1005 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
81. Acknowledges that the basic instrument that sets out the objectives of the Union’s external policies on migration, asylum and borders is the GAMM; takes note that various instruments exist under that umbrella, including regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, mobility partnerships, common agendas for migration and mobility, readmission agreements, visa facilitation agreements, visa exemption agreements, RPPs and RDPPs; affirms that all these instruments should be based upon the policy coherence for sustainable development principle established in the Treaty of Lisbon;
Amendment 1011 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Understands that the external dimension should focus on cooperation with third countries in tackling the root causes of,, contributing to the human development and addressing, irregular flows to Europe in the medium-long term; understands that partnerships and cooperation with key countries of origin, transit and destination should continue to be a focus, for example through the Khartoum and Rabat processes, the Africa- EU migration and mobility dialogue, the Budapest Process and the Prague Process; sustains that legal migration and mobility, and development impact of migration pillars of GAMM should be reinforced in these Processes.
Amendment 1085 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
Paragraph 92
92. Understands that, in the long term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as war, poverty, corruption, hunger, infringements of human rights, dictatorships, paramilitary and multinational land grabbing and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feelbe forced to flee to Europe unless Europe looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must encourage political cohesion and put up the money to help build capacity in third countries, such as by facilitating investment and education, strengthening and enforcing asylum systems, helping to manage borders better, and reinforcing legal and judicial systems there, making the latter fair and impartial;
Amendment 1101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 93
Paragraph 93
93. Notes that the main funding instrument for funding to third countries is the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), which includes the only Union global thematic funding for migration under the Global Public Goods and Challenges Programme managed by the Directorate General (DG) for International Cooperation and Development (DEVCO); notes further that, as with funds allocated directly to the Member States, other Commission DGs, and other Union bodies, are involved in managing the DCI, such that: Union assistance to neighbourhood countries is provided by DG Neighbourhood and Enlargement Negotiations through the Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance; humanitarian aid is provided by the DG for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (‘ECHO’); and the European External Action Service (‘EEAS’) manages the Instrument Contributing to Stability and Peace; recalls that, since the two funds managed by the DG for Home Affairs and Migration (HOME) – the AMIF and the ISF – also provide for an external dimension, this provides a new stakeholder on the external funding scene, further increasing its complexity and fostering a lack of transparency;
Amendment 1107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
94. WelcomesTakes note of the recently established Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and the EUR 1.8 billion pledged to the fund, which has added an additional element to; points out that this represents an increase, albeit insufficient, in third- country funding; calls on the Member States to honour their commitments and continue contributing to the fund;
Amendment 1115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95 a (new)
Paragraph 95 a (new)
95a. Recommends that development cooperation funding must be not conditioned to the implementation of readmission agreements or similar initiatives, and that refugee reception funds must not be recorded as development aid; points out that every intervention has to be conceived in a coherent strategy between EU internal and external policies.
Amendment 1127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97 a (new)
Paragraph 97 a (new)
97a. Deplores that in some Member States, like Italy, some serious instances of fraud and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, have taken place in the management of several asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of EU funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;
Amendment 1196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
Paragraph 111
111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market; not only focussed on highly qualified employment;
Amendment 1244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121
Paragraph 121
121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high- qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive, particularly as regards parallel national schemes; recommends that thought be given to revising the scope to include those third- country nationals who could help tackle the gaps identified in EU labour markets; points out that the Directive should evaluate brain drain effects occurring in third countries and measures for ethical recruitment and compensations according to the policy coherence for sustainable development principle.