Activities of Pál CSÁKY

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas the European Union is ~~a community of values, based on~~founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and ~~fundamental right~~respect for human rights, including the rights of persons belonging to minorities, enshrined in its core principles and objectives in the first articles of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and in the criteria for Union membership;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas all Member States, the institutions of the Union and candidate countries share ~~obliged to uphold those principles and values, and they have the duty of loyal cooperation~~principles and values which result from the constitutional traditions coming from the Member States;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas respect for the rule of law within the Union is a precondition for mutual recognition and trust, and a key factors for policy areas such as the internal market, police and justice cooperation, the Schengen area, and asylum and migration policies, and as a consequence, the erosion of the rule of law, democratic governance and fundamental rights are a serious threat to the stability, security and prosperity of the Unionthe monetary union and the common area of freedom, security and justice;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the EU shall respect the equality of Member States before the Treaties as well as their national identities; Whereas the EU is based on a common set of core values and principles; Whereas the definition of core values and principles is a living and permanent process, and while those values and principles may evolve over time, they ~~must be protected against short termism and ad hoc changes as a resul~~should be the basis for political decisions, independent of different political majorities; and resist temporary changes

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas the European Parliamentary Research Service study on The Cost of Non-Europe in the area of Organised crime and Corruption ~~highlight~~estimates that integrating existing EU monitoring mechanisms into a broader Rule of Law monitoring framework ~~would~~might result in cost savings of € 70 billion annually;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas ~~the failure of a~~ candidate countryies need to meet the required standards ~~results in a delay of~~for the accession to the Union~~, while the failure of a Member State or an institution of the Union to meet those same standards has little consequence in practice~~; Whereas for negative developments in a Member State or breaches of the rule of law in the Union, the EU has limited possibilities to act;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the obligations incumbent on candidate countries under the Copenhagen criteria continue to apply to the Member States after joining the Union by virtue of Article 2 TEU and the principle of sincere cooperation~~, and w~~; Whereas a~~ll Member States~~n analysis and verification of the Member States' compliance with those criteria should therefore be ~~assess~~provided on a regular basis ~~in order to verify their continued compliance with the Union's common values;~~.

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the~~re are few~~ existing instruments to correct legislative and executive policy decisions by the institutions of the Union should be properly applied and enforced;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital M

M. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has recently issued ~~various rulings~~rulings confirming, correcting or invalidating certain Union laws, Commission Decisions or legislative practices~~, for being in breach of the Charter of Fundamental Rights or contrary to Treaty principles on transparency and access to documents, but in several cases the institutions of the Union fail to~~; Whereas the Commission should, within its legislative powers, find the proper balance between different fundamental rights and fully comply with the letter and the spirit of the rulings;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital P

P. whereas the Union has at its disposal a multitude of instruments and processes for ensuring full and proper application of Treaty principles and values ~~but in practice they appear limited in scope, inadeq~~; whereas the existing instruments should be applied and enforced and, if necessary, evaluated and ~~ineffective, or they are unlikely to be used; while their uneven application is perceived by many as politically motivated, arbitrary and unfairly targeting certain countries~~complemented in the framework of a rule of law mechanism to be adequate and effective;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Recital S

S. whereas ~~some Member State governments deny that upholding Union principles and values is a Treaty obligation, or that the Union has the authority to ensure compliance~~recent developments in some Member States raise concerns whether the rule of law is still upheld throughout the EU;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas in ~~situations where a Member State no longer guarantee respect for DRF~~cases of breaches of the rule of law, the Union and ~~its~~the Member States sha~~ve a duty to~~ll protect the ~~rights of the residents of that Member State~~integrity and application of the Treaties;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas a new mechanism should be based on the following guiding principles: evidence based; objective; non- discriminatory and assessing on an equal footing, respecting the principle of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality; applying to both Member States and institutions of the Union; and based on a graduated approach, including both a preventative and corrective arm;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Requests the Commission to submit, by the end of 20167, on the basis of Article 295 TFEU, a proposal for the conclusion of an EU Pact for Democracy, the Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights (DRF) in the form of an interinstitutional agreement laying down arrangements facilitating the cooperation of institutions of the Union and its Member States in the framework of Article 7 TEU, integrating, aligning and complementing existing mechanisms, following the detailed recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Recommends, in particular, that the mechanisms of the EU Pact for DRF include preventative and corrective elements, and apply to all Member States as well as the three main institutions of the Union; with respect to the principles of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Reiterates that the Member States are obliged to cooperate with each other and the EU, based on the principles of mutual trust and sincere cooperation;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. Welcomes the establishment of an inter-parliamentary debate in order to sort out as much as possible misunderstandings, maladministration and incorrect implementation via a structured dialogue;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Invites the ~~European Ombudsman to issue, as part of its annual report, specific recommendations to the institutions of the Union in the field of DRF;~~Commission to analyse recommendations of the European Ombudsman to the institutions of the Union and the Member States in the field of fundamental rights and rule of law.

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Calls for the creation of a Union Fund, on the basis of a pilot project, for legal assistance to individuals and organisations litigating cases relating to DRF violations by national governments or the institutions of the Union;deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement an awareness raising campaign, providing information about ~~citizens'~~fundamental rights, t~~o judicial redress and litigation routes in cases relating to DRF violations by national governments or institutions of the Union~~he rule of law and the possibility to enforce those rights;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

~~7. Invites the CJEU to make proposals in order to speed up its procedures, with a view to improving access to justice for individuals challenging violations of DRF;~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Recommends that the DRF expert panel, as per the proposed interinstitutional agreement, also assess access to justice at the European level, ~~applying the same benchmarks to the CJEU and ECtHR,~~ including aspects such as independence and impartiality of courts and judges, length and cost of litigation, implementation of court rulings, scope of judicial control and redress available to citizens~~, and options for cross border collective redress~~;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – introductory part

9. Considers, furthermore, that ~~any future Treaty revision should include the following changes:~~if in the future further Treaty changes would be considered, the attention should be drawn - to Article 2 and the fulfilment of the Member States' obligation to protect the fundamental values the EU is based upon - to the consideration of further mechanisms how the rule of law could be strengthened or, if breaches appear, how the rule of law could be re-established while respecting national competences and sovereignty; - to a possible revision of Article 7, in order to make sanctions against Member States relevant and applicable;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 1

~~- Article 2 TEU to become a legal base for infringement procedures and legislative measures to be adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure;~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 2

~~- Enabling national courts under Article 2 TEU to bring before the CJEU actions on the legality of Member States' actions;~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 3

~~- Enabling individuals to bring actions before the CJEU;~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 – indent 5

~~- Reviewing the unanimity requirement in areas relating to respect for and protection and promotion of fundamental rights, such as equality and non-discrimination;~~deleted

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9a. Considers that existing tools and mechanisms for enforcement of rights should be properly applied and strengthened if possible breaches appear;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9b. Considers that the existing tools for rule of law monitoring, reporting and assessment should be further streamlined; Considers that a common platform could be established where all information sources are included and made public;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Elisabetta GARDINI, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Confirms that the recommendations must respect fundamental rights and the principle of subsidiarity;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Salvatore Domenico POGLIESE, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Considers that any financial implications of the requested proposals for the budget of the Union should be covered by the existing budgetary allocations; stresses that both for the EU and its Member States, as well as for citizens, the adoption and implementation of those proposals wcould lead to substantial cost and time savings, and ~~will~~could thus be beneficial both in economic and social terms;

2016/06/21
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 3

– having regard to Article 4(3) and Article 5 TEU, Article 295 TFEU and Protocol No 1 on the role of national parliaments in the European Union and Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Csaba SÓGOR, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 20

~~– having regard to the Commission's launch of a dialogue with the Polish government under the Rule of Law Framework, announced 13 January 2016,~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Csaba SÓGOR, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 21

~~– having regard to the Parliament resolution of 7 July 2013 on the situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary, (2012/2130(INI)), in particular paragraph 79,~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Csaba SÓGOR, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Citation 24

~~– having regard to its resolution of 10 June 2015 on the situation in Hungary (2015/2700(RSP)), in particular paragraph 12,~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recital 1

(1) Whereas there is a need for a democracy, rule of law and fundamental rights (DRF) mechanism that is objective, evidence-based and applied equally and fairly to all Member States, while respecting the principle of subsidiarity, necessity and proportionality and that includes both the preventative and the corrective dimension;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Recital 7

(7) Whereas there are several instruments for addressing the risk of a serious breach of Union values ~~but they lack clear and objective benchmarks~~;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 2

The ~~core elements of the~~ Union Pact on DRF shall consist of ~~the DRF Scoreboard, the DRF Semester, including an~~ a European Report with country-specific recommendations (the Report) and incorporating, where possible, the reporting of the FRA, the Council of Europe, and other relevant authorities in the field, a bi-annual inter-parliamentary debate on the basis of that ~~Scoreboard~~Report, and arrangements for remedying possible risks and breaches, as provided for by the Treaties and for the activation of the preventative or corrective arms of Article 7 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), and a DRF policy cycle within the institutions of the Union;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 4

An bi-annual ~~scoreboard~~Report on the state of DRF in the Member States shall be elaborated by an independent panel of experts and ~~adopted by the Commission~~shall be forwarded to the Commission, which shall transmit it to the European Parliament, the Council, and the national parliaments while at the same time assessing the recommendations of the panel. Those reports shall be made available to the public;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 5

The ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report shall incorporate~~, replace and complete~~ existing instruments, in particular the Justice Scoreboard, ~~the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania,~~ the Media Pluralism Monitor, the anti- corruption report and peer evaluation procedures based on Article 70 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and replace the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM) for Bulgaria and Romania;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Emil RADEV, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 6 – introductory part

The ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report shall be drawn up using a variety of sources, and the existing tools for assessment, reporting and monitoring of Member States’ activities including:

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)

All the contributions from the above- mentioned sources shall be made available to the public on the websites of the panel or the Commission.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – introductory part

The ~~Scoreboard shall be based on a set of indicators in three categories,~~Report shall be presented in a harmonised format and accompanied by country-specific re~~ports.~~ commendations and shall be elaborated with a specific focus on:

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 –point 8.1

~~8.1. Indicators for Democracy:~~ – Separation of powers – The impartial nature of the state – The reversibility of political decisions after elections – The existence of institutional checks and balances which ensure that the impartial state is not called into question – The permanence of the state and institutions, based on the immutability of the constitution – Freedom and pluralism of the media – Integrity and absence of corruption – Transparency and accountability – Title V of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ('the Charter')

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – introductory part

~~8.2 Indicators for the Rule of Law:~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.2 – indent 7

– Title I -V of the Charter

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 8 – point 8.3 – indent 1

~~– Titles I to IV of the Char~~deleterd

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – introductory part

The assessment of the state of DRF in the Member States, as well as the development of country-specific draft recommendations, shall be carried out by a ~~broad and representative~~ panel of independent experts ('DRF expert panel'), on the basis of a quantitative and qualitative review of the data and information available.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.1

The DRF expert panel shall be composed of the following members: – one independent expert designated by each Member State; – ten academic experts designated by the federation of All European Academies (ALLEA); – ten experts designated by the European Network of National Human Rights Institutions (ENNHRI); – two experts each designated by the Venice Commission and the Council of Europe Human Rights Commissioner; – CEPEJ; – United Nations (UN) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).one member designated by the parliament of each Member State. Members of the expert panel shall be representatives of the constitutional courts, where applicable, or members of the respective supreme national courts with appropriate expertise to participate in such a panel. ten former judges designated by two experts each designated by the

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Brice HORTEFEUX, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2

~~9.2 The DRF expert panel shall be chaired by the President of the FRA Scientific Committee.~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Csaba SÓGOR, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.2 a (new)

9.2a The expert panel shall adopt the Report by a majority of two thirds of its members.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 9 – point 9.3

9.3 In order to facilitate the development of the draft ~~DRF Scoreboard and draft~~Report and country recommendations, the Commission shall provide a secretariat to the DRF expert panel, enabling it to function efficiently, in particular by gathering data and information sources to be reviewed and assessed, and by providing administrative support during the drafting process.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – introductory part

~~The DRF Scoreboard shall be adopted as follows:~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 1

– The draft ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report, including draft country-specific recommendations, shall be developed bi-annually by the DRF expert panel;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 2

– The DRF expert panel shall assess the data and information available and allocate green, yellow and red scores to each of the DRF indicators for each of the Member States or institutions of the Union under scrutiny;deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 3

~~– The draft DRF Scoreboard and draft country-specific recommendations shall be made publically available;~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 11 – indent 4

The Commission shall formally adopt the DRF Scoreboard and country-specific reports, including recommendations, and refer them to the Member States, the European Parliament and the Council as a basis for the DRF Semester.deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – introductory part

The ~~adopt~~transmission of the ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report by the Commission ~~shall initiate the DRF Semester, which shall aim at addressing the results of the DRF Scoreboard and recommendations included in country- specific reports, through the following steps:~~to the European Parliament, Council and national Parliaments shall initiate the inter-parliamentary debate.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 1

– the European Parliament shall hold a~~n inter-parliamentary~~ bi-annual debate on the basis of the ~~DRF Scoreboard,~~Report and adopt a resolution;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 2

– the Council shall hold an bi-annual debate, building upon its Rule of Law Dialogue, on the basis of the ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report and adopt Council conclusions, inviting national parliaments to provide a response to the ~~DRF Scoreboard~~Report, proposals or reforms;

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 3

– on the basis of the DRF Scoreboard, the recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council conclusions, the Commission may decide to launch a "systemic infringement" action under Article 2 TEU and Article 258 TFEU, bundling several infringement cases together;deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4

– on the basis of the ~~DRF Scoreboard, the recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council conclusions,~~Report the Commission ~~may~~shall decide ~~to submit a proposal for an evaluation of the implementation by Member States of Union policies in the area of freedom, security and justice under~~on further actions, in compliance with Article 7017(3) TFEU.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – indent 4 a (new)

– The Commission shall apply and enforce existing tools and mechanism for the monitoring and enforcement of member states compliance with rule of law and fundamental rights as provided by the Treaties while ensuring that the criteria of non-discrimination, equal handling of MS, objectivity, fairness as well as diversity of constitutional and cultural traditions of MS and principle of subsidiarity are duly taken into account.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.1

~~12.1 On the basis of the DRF Scoreboard, if a Member State has a green score on all indicators, no further action shall be necessary.~~deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2

12.2 On the basis of the DRF Scoreboard, if a Member State receives one or more yellow scores, the Commission shall commence a dialogue with that Member State, building upon its Rule of Law Framework, taking into account the country-specific report.deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2

12.2 On the basis of the DRF ~~Scoreboard,~~monitoring report if a Member State receives one or more yellow scores, the Commission shall commence a dialogue with that Member State, building upon its Rule of Law Framework, taking into account the country-specific report.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.2.1

12.2.1 Where a Member State has yellow scores on one third of the indicators, it shall be considered that there is a clear risk of a serious breach of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and that there are sufficient grounds for the invocation of Article 7(1) TEU. The Commission, the Council and the European Parliament shall each discuss the matter and take a reasoned decision, which shall be made public.deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3

12.3 On the basis of the DRF Scoreboard, where a Member State receives one or more red scores, the Commission will start a dialogue with that Member State, taking into account the country specific report.deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 12 – point 12.3.1

12.3.1 In case a Member State has red scores on more than one quarter of the indicators, or if it has red scores on one or more indicators over a period of at least two years, or if despite a dialogue with the Commission or an Article 7(1) procedure the number of red scores increases, it will be considered that there is a serious and persistent breach of the values referred to in Article 2 TEU and that there are sufficient grounds for the invocation of Article 7(2) TEU. The Commission, the Council and the European Parliament shall each discuss the matter and take a reasoned decision, which shall be made publically available.deleted

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Elisabetta GARDINI, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 14 – point 14.1

14.1 ~~An independent~~The expert panel, which shall be set up by the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament, shall assess DRF compliance of legislative proposals after the conclusion of interinstitutional negotiations and prior to their formal adoption in accordance with Article 12 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Regulation. The panel shall provide advice during the interinstitutional negotiaby the institutions.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Csaba SÓGOR, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 15

An interinstitutional impact assessment working group ('Working Group') ~~shall~~can be set up out of existing structures in the institutions with a view to improving interinstitutional cooperation on impact assessments, and creating a fundamental rights and rule of law compliance culture. The panel shall consult with national experts at an early stage so as to better foresee the implementation challenges in Member States, as well as to help overcome different interpretations and understandings by the different institutions of the Union as regards the impact of fundamental rights and rule of law on legal acts of the Union. The Working Group shall build upon the "Guidelines on methodological steps to be taken to check fundamental rights compatibility at the Council preparatory bodies", 5377/15, Tool #24 from the Better Regulation Toolbox and Rule 38 of the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament to ensure DRF compliance and promotion. These existing tools should be promoted and properly applied.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 16 – introductory part

The Report with country specific recommendations shall replace the annual reports of the Commission, the Council and the European Parliament relating to enforcement and compliance with the rule of law and fundamental rights by the institutions of the Union, s~~hall be included in the annual DRF policy cycle of the DRF Scoreboard~~uch as:

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2254(INL)

Monika HOHLMEIER, Frank ENGEL, Pál CSÁKY, Barbara MATERA, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Emil RADEV, Mariya GABRIEL, Michał BONI, Elisabetta GARDINI

Motion for a resolution
Annex – Article 16 –indent 3 a (new)

– Annual report on the situation of Fundamental rights in the EU.

2016/06/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital E

E. whereas special attention must be given to vulnerable groups ~~such as Roma, children and refugees~~;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure that the implementation of the directive is based on an integrated, holistic and human rights approach, with an emphasises on victim ~~support and assistance as provided for in Article 11(3)~~assistance, support and protection;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Calls on the Member States to establish as a criminal offence the use of trafficked services and exploitation; in accordance with Article 2(3) the term exploitation covers, as a minimum~~, sexual~~ exploitation orf the prostitution or other forms of sexual exploitation, forced labour or services, (including begging, slavery ~~and~~or practices similar to slavery, servitude or the exploitation of criminal activities~~) and~~ or the removal of organs;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that traffickers are prosecuted and punished with effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties, including also by seizing and confiscating their assets and proceeds from the offences, as this could be an effective mean to change the THB from a "low risk-high profit" business to a "high risk-low profit" one;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3

3. Calls on the ~~Commission to come forward with proposals that create consistency in EU legislation,~~Member States to ensure that victims of THB are identitlfied ~~to proper~~and guaranteed a proper and targeted assistance, support and ~~assistance~~protection;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Calls for better implementation and monitoring of Article 8 of the directive, so as to ensure the non-prosecution and non- application of penalties to victims of THB~~, and emphasises that this includes the non-application of penalties for persons in prostitution and non-punishment for irregular entry or residence in countries of transit and destination.~~ for committing crimes which they have been compelled to commit as a direct consequence of being a victim of THB,

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to take targeted actions to discourage demand for THB as it is an inevitable element of preventing and combating THB;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)

4b. Encourages the EU and the Member States to research into of the newest trends and forms of THB, including the influence the current migration crisis could have on THB, in order to address the new developments with an adequate and targeted response;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2118(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)

4c. Appreciates the work of the EU Anti- Trafficking Coordinator, who is responsible for improving coordination and coherence among EU institutions, EU agencies, Member States and international actors and developing existing and new EU policies to address trafficking in human beings, however is of the view that in order to accelerate the EU response to the THB his/her mandate might be extended;

2016/02/24
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children6 ; and whereas, according to the preliminary data available, the percentage of Syrians vary from 26% to 50% of all arrivals in the EU in 20156a ; and whereas a large number of counterfeit Syrian passports poses a serious challenge for proper identity checks; __________________ 5 Frontex news, http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of- migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-by- half-in-november-cITv3V. 6 IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf. 6aInternational Centre for Migration policy Development, http://www.icmpd.org/news-centre/2015- in-review-infographic/ ; Frontex, http://frontex.europa.eu/assets/Publicatio ns/Risk_Analysis/FRAN_Q3_2015.pdf

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1

Article 80 TFEU – Solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility~~, including search and rescue obligations~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas solidarity ~~can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decis~~may be expressed in many different ways besides CEAS provisions such as financial assistance, human resources, equipment, training and other operational support measures and should be addressed at a global and universal level given the challenges with which Europe is not capable to cope alone; whereas voluntary relocations, operational support measures, financial support measures, a pro-active interpretation and implementation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive ~~are all tools for internal solidarity, while~~, voluntary resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue ~~at sea promote external~~operations at sea are all tools that can be used by the Member States to demonstrate their solidarity;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Tackling ~~criminal~~ smuggling, trafficking and ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour of irregular migrants

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and ~~labour exploitation are distinct legal phenomena requiring properly targeted responses, while often overlapping in practice~~forced labour are distinct phenomena, while often overlapping in practice, involving other criminal acts too; whereas smuggling is a facilitation of irregular entry of a person into another country, with the consent of the smuggled person, while trafficking in human beings is a modern form of slavery, where traffickers exploit vulnerable people for financial gain by tricking or forcing them mainly into sexual and labour exploitation; and whereas ~~criminal~~ smuggling and trafficking networks can change their modus operandi very quickly, thus requiring rapidly adapted and properly targeted responses based on the most recent ~~and accurate~~findings of investigation and data;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour necessitates both short, medium and long- term responses, including measures to disrupt criminal networks and to bring criminals to justice, t~~he gathering and analysis of data, measures to protec~~o protect and assist victims and to return irregularly staying migrants, as well as cooperation with ~~third~~ countries of origin and transit and longer- term strategies to address the demand for trafficked ~~and smuggled~~ persons and the root causes of migration ~~which force people into the hands of criminal smuggler~~in third countries;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management ofand protection of the Union's external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’s fundamental rights;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas the current Visa Code allows Member States to deviate from the ~~normal~~standard admissibility criteria for a visa application in exceptional cases with limited territorial validity ‘on humanitarian grounds’ (as defined in Articles 19 and 25);

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4

Developing sustainable asylum policy that could include safe and lawful routes for asylum seekers and refugees ~~into the EU, including the Union resettlement policy and corresponding integration policies~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the current migration crisis is a global challenge that requires a global action;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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 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~~may 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;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)

P a. whereas a functioning return policy through readmission agreements should be an integral part of cooperation with third countries;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital Q

Q. whereas the working-age population in the EU is projected to decline by 7.5 million by 2020; whereas projections on the development of labour market needs in the EU points to emerging and future shortages in specific fields; and whereas third-country nationals face many difficulties in obtaining recognition of their foreign qualifications~~, and therefore tend to be over-qualified for their jobs~~;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital R

R. whereas the current EU approach to labour migration is fragmented, with numerous directives focusing on specific categories of workers and of third-country nationals who are, under certain conditions, allowed to work; ~~and whereas this approach can only serve to meet short- term, specific needs;~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)

R a. whereas legal migration for labour market needs, based on the principle of subsidiarity, is and should remain a national competence of the EU Member States;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital T

T. whereas the existing fragmentation of budget lines and responsibilities can make it difficult to provide a comprehensive overview of how funds are used, and even to quantify exactly how much the EU spends on migration;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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~~of existing rules is essential, and whereas Member States can seek supporting assistance from EASO to meet the standards required by the CEAS; ~~whereas harmonisation of reception conditions and asylum procedures can avoid stress on countries offering better conditions and are key to responsibility sharing;~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Recital V

V. whereas the current mechanisms of the Dublin system have sometimes failed to be objective, to establish fair criteria for allocating responsibility for applications for international protection and to provide swift access to protection; whereas the system is not being effectively applied in practice, and explicit derogations have been adopted with two Council decisions on temporary relocation; and whereas the Commission has announced a proposal for a proper revision of the Dublin III Regulation by March 2016;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border control policies; takes the view that Article 80 provides a legal basis ‘jointly’ with Articles 77-79 TFEU to implement the principle of solidarity in those areas; acknowledges that solidarity as a principle must be voluntary, taking into account each Member States capacity and available resources to participate in joint efforts;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and ~~that~~ proper funding, at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential along with proper and effective external border controls; notes that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea, and that a better European response is still required;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Recalls that the saving of lives is a~~n act of solidarity with those at risk, but that it is also~~ moral and a legal obligation under international law, as Article 98 of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea – ratified by all Member States and the Union itself – requires assistance to be given to any person in distress at sea;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Takes the view that a ~~permanent,~~ robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea is crucial to preventing an escalating death toll of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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 safety;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 11

On tackling human trafficking and ~~criminal~~ smuggling

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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~~as the consequences are distinct, therefore the policy response must be adjusted to these differences thus being properly targeted; states that, in general terms, the ~~criminal~~ smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State, wh~~ereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent~~ile often undertaken in dangerous or degrading conditions but with the consent of the migrant, while human trafficking is a serious crime, a gross violation of fundamental rights, which involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person by means of threat, or use of threat, or other forms of coercion, abduction, fraud, deceptiveon or abus~~ive means~~e of power or vulnerability, for the purpose of exploitation;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement and enforce the Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and take all the necessary measures to prevent this serious crime, to prosecute and punish the perpetrators by effective, proportionate and dissuasive sanctions, including seizure and confiscation of proceeds of crime and to identify, protect and assist victims;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines that military operations should ~~not be the predominate aspec~~be a considerable part of any holistic approach to migration and reiterates that Operation Sophia must not distract assets already deployed in the Mediterranean from saving lives at sea;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12

On the role of Union agencies in the fight against ~~criminal smuggl~~smuggling and human trafficking

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
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~~investigations and 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;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)

11a. Acknowledges the steps the EU and its agencies, with the coordination of its EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator have taken against trafficking in human beings and encourages the EU and Member States to put more efforts on identifying and adequately addressing new trends and forms of human trafficking which might be provoked and caused by the significantly increased migration;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Bendt BENDTSEN, Csaba SÓGOR

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection~~, or a beneficiary of international protection,~~ from one Member State to another – is a practical example of solidarity within the Union; ~~recalls, in addition, that, since 2009, Parliament has been calling for a binding mechanism for the distribution of asylum seekers among all the Member States;~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Notes that, within the last year, the Council has adopted two decisions on temporary relocation measures in the Union (‘Relocation Decisions’)9 , and that they involve the transfer of applicants of international protection from Greece and Italy to other Member States; observes that, although the Relocation Decisions do not end the current Dublin rules on allocation of responsibility, they do constitute a ‘temporary derogation’ from the Dublin rules but should be assessed on individual basis and circumstances; __________________ 9 Council Decision (EU) 2015/1523 and Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601.

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Takes the view that the ~~establishment of urgent~~voluntary relocation measures isagreed are a move in the right direction of mutual solidarity, and calls on Member States to fulfil their obligations with regard to th~~ose~~e agreed measures as soon as possible;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls that, for the purposes of the Rrelocation ~~Decisions~~measures taken by the Council, relocation ~~will~~may cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data; notes that the Relocation Decisions will affect a relatively small number of people, and will leave out the large numbers of applicants originating from other third countries who cannot be relocated under those decisions;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Takes the view that resettlement i~~s one of the preferred~~n cooperation with UNHCR if a Member State so decides is one of options for granting safe and lawful access ~~to the Union~~ for refugees and those in need of international protection, where it is clear that in long term the refugees can neither return to their home countries nor receive effective protection or be integrated into the host country;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Points out that, given~~Notes the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that ~~there is a need for a permanent~~a Union-wide resettlement programme~~, with mandato~~ can only be based on voluntary participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that there is a need for a ~~permanent~~n Union-wide resettlement programme, with ~~mandato~~voluntary participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that there is a need for a ~~permanent~~n Union-wide resettlement programme, with ~~mandatory~~ participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union; while taking into account the capacity of Member States to provide adequate reception conditions, integration opportunities in society and labour market;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Points out that humanitarian admission, which Member States can already choose to apply, can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection, often on a temporary basis, to the most vulnerable where needed, e.g. unaccompanied minors or refugees with disabilities;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Sandra KALNIETE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines that, in so far as resettlement remains ~~unavailable~~limited for third- country nationals, all Member States should be encouraged to establish and implement humanitarian admission programmes; taking into account the capacity of Member States to provide adequate reception conditions and integration opportunities in society and labour market;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Points out that further steps are necessary to ensure that the CEAS becomes a truly uniform system while respecting subsidiarity and proportionality principles;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Pál CSÁKY, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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~~swift processing of asylum applications and returns;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation10 has raised many questions linked to its implementation, fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced in crisis situations by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders; believes that the European Union needs to accept the on-going difficulties with the Dublin logic, and to develop options for solidarity both among its Member States and the migrants concerned; __________________ 10 Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Rrelocation ~~Decisions are based should b~~s of asylum seekers from Italy and Greece were based should be further evaluated before they are built directly into the Union’s standard rules for voluntary 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;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Takes the view that the European Union should support the frontline Member States having external borders as well as those Member States receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support; considers that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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 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;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 19

~~On mutual recognition~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Notes that, at present, Member States recognise asylum decisions from other Member States only when they are negative; reiterates that mutual recognition by Member States of positive asylum decisions is a logical step towards proper implementation of Article 78(2)(a) TFEU, which calls for ‘a uniform status of asylum valid throughout the Union’;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40

40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 ~~– this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society~~; notes that refugees have not only rights but also obligations towards the hosting Member State; emphasises that integration is a two- way process and that respect for the values upon which the EU isand its Member States are built must be an integral part of the integration process; __________________ 12 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9).

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)

40 a. Emphasises that those granted asylum in an EU Member State should fully respect the principles, values, rules and laws of the Union and the Member State that has granted international protection;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43

43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard; notes however the high number of unemployment among EU citizens in several Member States; points out that as of November 2015 the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20%;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification in full respect of the national legislation;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. ~~Understand~~Emphasises that the safe and swift return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS; understands that effective and functioning return policies may facilitate public acceptance of CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, only 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is an urgent need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Krišjānis KARIŅŠ, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Sandra KALNIETE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)

61 a. Acknowledges that without strong and well protected Union's external borders there is no possibility to ensure safety within and fully implement CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65

65. ~~Accept~~Emphasises that the Union needs 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 and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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 and identify those who do not qualify for international protection; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76

76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should consider introducing a system allowing for victims of human trafficking and ~~criminal~~ smuggling to come forward and aid in the effective prosecution of a trafficker or ~~criminal~~ smuggler without fear of being prosecuted themselves;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78

78. Underlines that another crucial step in dismantling ~~criminal~~ smuggling and trafficking networks is to prioritise financial investigations, as tracking and confiscating the profits and assets of those criminal networks is essential if they are to be weakened and eventually dismantled; calls, in this regard, for the Member States to transpose swiftly and effectively the fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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 voluntary 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;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89 a (new)

89a. Acknowledges that tackling the 'push factors' is a global responsibility and cannot be seen solely as the responsibility of the European Union, while the Union must still do its utmost to address root causes;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90

90. Recalls that the UN Special Rapporteur on the Human Rights of Migrants has also called on the Union to open up regular migration channels so as to allow migrants to use formal entry and exit channels instead of having to resort to criminal smuggling networks;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
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 and a lack of opportunities means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe and the rest of the world looks at how to help re-build those countries; points out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must 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;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Kinga GÁL, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95

95. Recommends that, in line with the GAMM, the four thematic pillars addressing (i) legal migration and mobility, (ii) irregular migration and trafficking in human beings, (iii) international protection, and (iv) the development impact of migration should be of equal importance in Union external policy and funding; stresses that funding to third countries under various programmes should be assessed in light of their respect to the EU's efforts of migration management - including developing their asylum systems and facilitating returns of their citizens;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR, Artis PABRIKS, Inese VAIDERE, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104

104. Notes that, prior the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 7.5 million between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by 11.7 million;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 105

~~105. Points out, nevertheless, that, as of November 2015, the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20 %;~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106

106. Further notes that, according to recent Eurostat projections, the ratio of people aged 65 or older, relative to those aged 15 to 64, will increase from 27.5 % at the beginning of 2013 to almost 50 % by 2050; notes that this would mean a change from the present ratio of four working-age persons for every person aged 65 or older to only two working-age persons for everyone aged 65 or older;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Artis PABRIKS, Pál CSÁKY, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Kinga GÁL, Inese VAIDERE, Traian UNGUREANU, Andrea BOCSKOR, Csaba SÓGOR, Bendt BENDTSEN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109

109. Points out that the Europe 2020 strategy has identified the need for a comprehensive labour migration policy, and for better integration of migrants, in order to meet the Union’s goals for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth; this should be done in full respect of the principle of subsidiarity;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Kinga GÁL, Artis PABRIKS, Andrea BOCSKOR, Pál CSÁKY, Traian UNGUREANU

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 41

On ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114

114. Notes that ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour can take place as a consequence of trafficking~~, of smuggl~~ in human being,s or even in ~~the~~its absence ~~of both, with the result that there is impunity~~ , calls on the Member States to fully implement and enforce th~~ose exploiting irregular migrant~~e Directive 2009/52/EC on providing for minimum standards ion ~~those Member States in which it is not criminalised as such~~sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115

115. Deplores the fact that the low risk of being detected and/or prosecuted as an employer exploiting the labour of irregular migrants has been identified as an important factor in ~~labour exploitation~~forced labour, in particular in sectors most at risk (agriculture, fishing, construction, manufacturing, hotels and restaurants, domestic work~~ers~~ and care services); recommends that in order to tackle this impunity it is necessary, firstly, to ensure that all cases of severe labour exploitation are criminalised and adequately punished under national law and, secondly, to increase labour inspectionso ensure that forced labour is criminalised and punished under national law and that Member States provide adequate powers to competent authorities to carry out inspections, while sufficient staff are available with the skills and qualifications needed to carry out targeted inspections effectively in at-risk sectors;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Pál CSÁKY, Andrea BOCSKOR, Artis PABRIKS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 116

116. Takes note of the fact that, at present, many Member States criminalise ~~labour exploitation on~~forced labour mostly when it takes place as a form of trafficking, which leaves a wide gap in all cases where the labour exploiters were not involved in the trafficking, or their involvement cannot be proved;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/2095(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 117

117. Reiterates that special procedures to ensure facilitation of complaints foreseen by Directive 2009/52/EC providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (the ‘Employers’ Sanctions Directive’) should be fully implemented and correctly applied in practice; believes that increased protection for those vEncourages the setting up of a European Business Coalition against Trafficking in Human Beings (as mooted in the 2012-2016 EU Strategy towards the Eradicatimson of tTrafficking~~, and for those smuggled into the Union, who cooperate and facilitate prosecution of traffickers and/or criminal smugglers, is necessary; suggests that, in addition, support s~~ in Human Beings) which should improve cooperation with businesses and other stakehould ~~be given for the setting up of a European Business Coalition against Trafficking in Human Beings (as mooted in the 2014 Strategy agains~~ers, respond to emerging challenges and discuss measures to prevent Ttrafficking in Hhuman Bbeings~~) with the purpose of developing supply chains that do not involve trafficking in human being~~, in particular in high-risk areas;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

2015/0125(NLE)

Pál CSÁKY, Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) Having regard to the Council Conclusions of 25-26 June 2015, this emergency mechanism should encourage greater solidarity and participation among all Member States.

2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE

2015/0125(NLE)

Pál CSÁKY, Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. Relocation shall only take place on voluntary basis in respect of applicants whose applications for international protection shall in principle be examined by Italy and Greece pursuant to the criteria for determining the Member State responsible set out in Chapter III of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013.

2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE

2015/0125(NLE)

Pál CSÁKY, Artis PABRIKS

Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 3

3. As soon as possible after receiving the information referred to in paragraph 2, Member States shall indicate the number of applicants who can be relocated immediately to their territory and any other relevant information, within the numbers set out in Annex I and Annex II respectively. Taking into account the rapidly changing situation in EU's neighbourhood, the Member States should have the right to review every three months the number of applicants who can be relocated immediately in its territory.

2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE

2015/0125(NLE)

Heinz K. BECKER, Pál CSÁKY, Artis PABRIKS, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. Italy and Greece shall each, within one month of entry into force of this Decision, present a roadmap to the Commission which shall include adequate measures in the area of asylum, first reception and return, enhancing the capacity, quality and efficiency of their systems in these areas as well as measures to ensure appropriate implementation of this Decision. Special attention should be given to strict return policy. Italy and Greece shall fully implement this roadmap.

2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE

2015/0125(NLE)

Pál CSÁKY, Artis PABRIKS

Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 2

2. If Italy or Greece does not comply with the obligation referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission may decide to suspend this Decision with regard to that Member State for a period of up to three months. The Commission may decide ~~once to~~to further extend such suspension for a ~~further~~dditional period of up to three months, until the obligation referred to in paragraph 1 is met.

2015/07/14
Committee: LIBE

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 a (new)

-1a. having regard to the "Decision of the European Ombudsman closing her own- initiative inquiry OJ/9/2013/TN concerning the European Commission", of 4 March 2015,

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Citation -1 b (new)

-1b. having regard to Article 11 (4) of the Treaty on European Union and Article 24 (1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital -1 (new)

-1. A. whereas the European Citizens' Initiative is the very first tool of participatory democracy and it has to be promoted in every level;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Considers the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI) to be the first direct democratic instrument to enable citizens to become actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation; underlines the responsibility of the European Parliament, the only directly- elected institution in rendering this instrument a real success; invites the Commission to inform the Parliament on a regular basis about ECI registrations;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Considers that the review of the ECI regulation should be also used as an opportunity to ~~enhance awareness of the petitions process, explain the distinction~~underline the main differences between the ECIs and ~~petitions and promote a link between them,~~the right to petition, whereas this could be done via harmonised information on the European institutions’' websites and in their advertisement policies;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Regrets the lack of clear information on the ECI instrument at the early stages, which led to a general misconception about its nature and generated some frustration when the first ECIs were rejected by the Commission; stresses that the ECI process should be improved in line with the experiences gathered in the practice; recalls that the instrument should be simple, clear and user-friendly;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Calls on~~Encourages the Commission to revise the ECI Regulation with the aim to ensure a transparen~~cy in the~~t and institutionally balanced decision-making process and clarify the procedure for legal admissibility~~; invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete act~~, especially with regard to the exclusive role of the Commissions;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7a. Invites the Commission to respond to successful ECIs with more concrete actions; calls on the Commission to provide more consistent reasoning in the case of ECIs refusal; calls on the Commission to examine the possibility of registering only that part of an initiative which falls within the field of the Commission's legislative powers;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)

7b. Encourages the institutions to consider the possibility of debating the issues that were raised by not successful ECIs, taking into consideration that they were supported by a significant number of EU citizens;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 9

9. Invites the Commission to examine proposals relating to the creation of a European identity card, which should also meet the requirements of the regulation on the citizens’ initiative for gathering signatures;deleted

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Point 11 a (new)

11a. Welcomes the proposal of the European Economic and Social Committee to provide free translations of the ECIs texts in order to reduce burdens of organising an ECI;

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2257(INI)

Draft opinion
Point 12

12. Recalls that hearings concerning successful ECIs are currently organised by the competent committee, according to the subject of the ECI, with the Committee on Petitions associated; proposes that the Committee on Petitions should take over the role of organising hearings with the participation of interested stakeholders, as a neutral forum with the greatest experience in dealing with citizens.

2015/05/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A

A. whereas rights inherent to Union citizenship are incorporated in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; whereas the Treaty of Lisbon has strengthened the enforceability of fundamental rights with respect to the implementation of EU law by Member States at national level; whereas Article 51 of the Charter states that the Member States and the ~~Commission must respect these~~institutions, bodies and agencies of the EU must respect these rights; whereas the accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights will strengthen its commitment to the protection of fundamental rights;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

– having regard to the Council of Europe's Framework Convention for the protection of national minorities and the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)

Aa. whereas the right to petition established a tight bond between the EU citizens and the Parliament; whereas the European Citizens' Initiative introduced a new direct link between the EU citizens and the EU institutions and can enhance the development of fundamental and citizens' rights;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Péter NIEDERMÜLLER, Monika BEŇOVÁ, Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO, Soraya POST, Daniele VIOTTI, Pál CSÁKY, Csaba SÓGOR, Kinga GÁL, Andrea BOCSKOR

Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)

– having regard to the Council Directive 2000/43/EC of June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin,

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Recital B

B. whereas a~~lmost one third~~ significant number of petitions received by Parliament relate to alleged breaches of fundamental rights referred to in the Charter, touching on issues such as citizenship, the four freedoms, employment, economic circumstances, environmental and consumer protection, justice systems, voting rights, disability and children’s's rights, access to education and linguistic rights; whereas some of those petitions raise questions related to health issues and worsened access to health care and health care services as a direct consequence of the economic crisis; whereas petitions are usually the earliest indicators of the situation of the fundamental rights in the Member States and they serve as an instrument for guaranteeing citizens their ~~fundamental~~ rights;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1

1. Deplores instances of discrimination against ethnic, religious and national minorities, on the grounds that human dignity is inviolable; calls ~~for~~on the ~~Anti-Discrimination Directive, which seeks to implement the principle~~Member States to implement properly the existing directives ofn equal treatment ~~between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation, to be unblocked in the Council~~; underlines the fact that specific needs of the most vulnerable citizens such as minorities should be addressed in an appropriate way;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Calls on the Member States and the EU institutions to be fully engaged in the protection of children's rights in cross- border family disputes; emphasises the need to promote children's rights across EU policies in order to ensure that the best interest of the child is always taken into consideration;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2005 on the protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Carlos COELHO, József NAGY, Kinga GÁL, Traian UNGUREANU, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Barbara MATERA, Petr JEŽEK, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Antonio LÓPEZ-ISTÚRIZ WHITE, Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ, Marielle DE SARNEZ, Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA, Miapetra KUMPULA-NATRI, Caterina CHINNICI, Gérard DEPREZ, Pál CSÁKY

Draft opinion
Paragraph 2

2. Stresses that the role of Commission as the guardian of the Treaties is not limited to ensuring that legislation is transposed by the Member States, but also extends to the full and correct application of laws, in particular with a view to protecting citizens’' fundamental rights; reminds that the expectations of citizens go beyond the strict interpretation of the Charter and the objective should be to render these rights as effective as possible;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 a (new)

– having regard to its Resolution on 25th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child of 27 November 2014

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 25 b (new)

– having regard to its resolution of 11 September 2013 on endangered European languages and linguistic diversity in the European Union;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to remove existing obstacles within the Internal Market for enabling the full exercise of the right of free movement;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 4

4. Recalls that the portability of ~~social security~~unemployment benefits, pensions and health care rights and the recognition of professional qualifications is important in ensuring the full accomplishment of fundamental rights and civil liberties, including on the basis of the achievement of worker mobility;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Draft opinion
Paragraph 5

5. Calls on the Member States and the Commission, when proposing legislation, to strike an appropriate balance between counter- terrorism measures and the protection of fundamental rights;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, Alessandra MUSSOLINI

Draft opinion
Paragraph 6

6. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure through their policies that fundamental rights are properly respected, guaranteed, ~~appli~~protected and developed further. within the European Union;

2015/03/18
Committee: PETI

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the EU is undergoing a period of economic and financial crisis, and wther meas ~~the response of the EU and the Member States has seriously compromised the wellbeing of citizens and~~ures that had to be taken have not always been adequate in terms of improvement of the citizens' wellbeing and protection of their fundamental rights;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, József NAGY, Alessandra MUSSOLINI, Rachida DATI

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas the European Union operates on the basis of the presumption and mutual trust that EU Member States conform with democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, as enshrined in the ECHR and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, notably in relation to the development of an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the mutual recognition principle;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Roberta METSOLA, Barbara MATERA, Pál CSÁKY, József NAGY, Rachida DATI

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

Da. whereas the obligations incumbent on candidate countries under the Copenhagen criteria are not only basic pre-accession requirements, but must also continue to apply after a country has joined the EU, based on article 2 TEU; whereas in the light of this, all Member States should be assessed on an ongoing basis in order to verify their continued compliance with the EU's fundamental values of democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and protection of minorities;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas, under Article 6 TEU, the EU has a responsibility to uphold and enforce fundamental rights in any action it takes, regardless of its powers in the area concerned; whereas Member States are also encouraged to do the same;

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

Ga. whereas article 22 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union obliges the Union to "respect cultural, religious and linguistic diversity",

2015/05/18
Committee: LIBE

2014/2254(INI)