10 Amendments of Malin BJÖRK related to 2018/0371(COD)
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The purpose of this Regulation is to enable the re-commitment of the remaining amounts committed to support the implementation of the Council Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and (EU) 2015/1601 provided for under Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council8 or the allocation of them to other actions under the national programmes in line with Union priorities and Member States' needs in the areas of migration and asylum. . __________________ 8 Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, amending Council Decision 2008/381/EC and repealing Decisions No 573/2007/EC and No 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Decision 2007/435/EC (OJ L 150, 20.5.2014, p. 168).
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Member States should have the possibility to use the above-mentioned amounts to continue implementing relocation by re-committing the amounts to the same action in the national programmes. In addition, it should be possible, duly justified in the revision of Member States' national programmes, to use this funding also to address other challenges in relocation of both applicants and beneficiaries of international protection in the national programmes. In addition, it should be possible to use this funding also for resettlement and other area of migration d-hoc humanitariand asylumdmission, in line with Article 7 of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund Regulation. Member States' needs in these areas remain significant. Re-commitments of the above- mentioned amounts to the same action, or their transferAsylum seekers’ needs for both relocation within the EU and resettlement to other actions under the national programme should be possible only once and with the approval of the Commission EU remain significant.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The target group eligible for relocation as well as the countries from where relocation takes place should be expanded to give more flexibility to Member States in carrying out relocations. Priority should be given to the relocation of unaccompanied minors, other vulnerable applicants and family members of beneficiaries of international protection, independent of their nationality.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Member States should also have sufficient time to use the amounts re- committed to the same action or transferred to other actionsrelocation of both applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of international protection or for resettlement and other ad-hoc humanitarian admission prior to the decommitment of these amounts. Therefore, when such re-commitments or transfers of amounts under the national programme are approved by the Commission, the amounts concerned should be considered to have been committed in the year of the revision of the national programme that approves the re- commitment or the transfer concerned.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Regulation (EU) No 516/2014
Article 18 – title
Article 18 – title
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Regulation (EU) No 516/2014
Article 18 – paragraph 1
Article 18 – paragraph 1
(1) The paragraph 1 is replaced by the following: “1. With a view to implementing the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility and in the light of Union policy developments within the implementation period of the Fund, Member States shall receive, in addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with point (a) of Article 15(1), an additional amount as set out in point (b) of Article 15(2) based on a lump sum of EUR 610 000 for each applicant for international protection and beneficiary of international protection transferred from another Member State.”; Or. en https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32014R0516
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1a (new)
Regulation (EU) No 516/2014
Article 18 – paragraph 2
Article 18 – paragraph 2
(1a) The paragraph 2 is replaced by the following: “2. Member States mayshall also be eligible for lump sums for family members of persons referred to in paragraph 1, where appropriate, provided that those family members have been transferred in accordance with this Regulation. ”; Or. en https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32014R0516
Amendment 25 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Regulation (EU) No 516/2014
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The additional amounts referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article shall be allocated to the Member States for the first time in the individual financing decisions approving their national programme in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 14 of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014 and later in a financing decision to be annexed to the decision approving their national programme. Re- commitments of those amounts to the same action under the national programme or transfers thereof to other actions under the national programme shall be possible where duly justifiedrelocation of both applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of international protection and for resettlement and other ad-hoc humanitarian admission shall be possible in the revision of the respective national programme. An amount may only be re- committed or transferred once. The Commission shall approve the re-commitment or transfer through the revision of the national programme.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Regulation (EU) No 516/2014
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
Article 18 – paragraph 3a
3a. For the purpose of Article 50(1) of Regulation (EU) No 514/2014, where amounts stemming from the provisional measures established by Decisions (EU) No 2015/1523 and (EU) No 2015/1601 are re-committed to the same action under the national programme or transferred to other actions under the national programmerelocation of both applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of international protection and for resettlement and other ad-hoc humanitarian admission in accordance with paragraph 3, the amounts concerned shall be considered to have been committed in the year of the revision of the national programme that approves the re- commitment or transfer in question.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Regulation (EU) No 516/2014
Article 18 – paragraph 4
Article 18 – paragraph 4
(4) The paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: 4. To effectively pursue the objectives of solidarity and responsibility sharing between the Member States referred to in Article 80 TFEU, and within the limits of available resources, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 26 of this Regulation to adjust the lump sum referred to in paragraph 1 of this Article, in particular taking into account the current rates of inflation, relevant developments in the field of transfer of applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of international protection from one Member State to another and for resettlement and other ad-hoc humanitarian admission, as well as factors which can optimise the use of the financial incentive brought by the lump sums. Or. en https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=celex%3A32014R0516