Activities of Bodil VALERO related to 2015/0310(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Border and Coast Guard (A8-0200/2016 - Artis Pabriks) SV
European Border and Coast Guard (debate) SV
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Border and Coast Guard and repealing Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004, Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC
Amendments (58)
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The tasks of Frontex should therefore be expanded and to reflect those changes, it should be renamed European Border and Coast Guard Agency. The key role of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency should be to establish an operational and technical strategy for the implementation of an integrated border management at Union level, to oversee the effective functioning of border control at the external borders, to provide increased operational and technical assistance to Member States through joint operations and rapid border interventions, and to ensure the practical execution of measures in case of a situation requiring urgent action at the external borders, including search and rescue operations at sea, as well as to organise, coordinate and conduct return operations and return interventions.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10 a) The European Border and Coast Guard Agency should engage with civil society organisations and initiatives conducting search and rescue operations at sea, by, inter alia, exchanging information on people in distress at sea.
Amendment 83 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The European Border and Coast Guard Agency should organise the appropriate technical and operational assistance to Member States so as to reinforce their capacity to implement their obligations with regard to the control of the external borders, and to face challenges at the external border resulting from irregular immigration or cross-border crime, including through search and rescue operations at sea. In this respect, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency should, at the request of a Member State or on its own initiative, organise and coordinate joint operations for one or more Member States and deploy European Border and Coast Guard Teams as well as the necessary technical equipment, and it may deploy experts from its own staff.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
A European Border and Coast Guard is hereby set up to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high, to protecting and saving the leivels of internal securitymigrants and refugees , in full compliance within the Unionprinciple of non-refoulement and fundamental rights, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) border control, including measures related to the prevention, detection and investiga and detection of cross-border crime, where appropriate, without prejudice to the rights of persons subject to border control, in particular as regards non-refoulement, and in full respect of human dignity;
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(a a) conduct and coordination of search and rescue operations at sea and support to civil society organisations and initiatives conducting search and rescue operations at sea;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
2. The European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall facilitate the application of Union measures relating to the management of external borders by reinforcing, assessing and coordinating the actions of Member States in the implementation of those measures, as well as in search and rescue operations at sea and in return. Member States shall ensure the management of their section of the external borders, in their interests and in interest of all Member States which have abolished internal border control, in full compliance with Union law and in accordance with the technical and operational strategy referred to in Article 3(2), and in close cooperation with the Agency.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Member States hold primary responsibility for the implementation of the relevant international, EU and national legislation and law enforcement actions undertaken in the context of joint operations coordinated by the European Border and Coast Guard and therefore also for the respect of fundamental rights during these activities. The European Border and Coast Guard is also responsible, as the coordinator, and remains fully accountable for all actions and decisions under its mandate. The Commission, in cooperation with the Agency, the Council and relevant stakeholders, shall further analyse provisions related to accountability and liability and redress any potential or actual gaps connected to activities of the Agency.
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) assist Member States in protecting and saving the lives of migrants and refugees in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 656/2014;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) set up a technical equipment pool to be deployed in joint operations, rapid border interventions, search and rescue operations, and in the framework of migration management support teams, as well as in return operations and return interventions;
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point o
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point o
(o) develop and operate, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/200140 and Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA, information systems that enable swift and reliable exchanges of information regarding emerging risks at the management of the external borders, irregular immigration and return, return and humanitarian emergencies at sea, in close cooperation with the Commission, Union agencies, bodies and offices as well as the European Migration Network established by Council Decision 2008/381/EC;41 __________________ 40 Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2000 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data by the Community institutions and bodies and on the free movement of such data (OJ L 8, 12.1.2001, p. 1). 41 Council Decision 2008/381/EC of 14 May 2008 establishing a European Migration Network (OJ L 131, 21.5.2008, p. 7).
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point o a (new)
(o a) Conduct and coordinate search and rescue operations at sea, in close coordination with member states, third countries and civil society organisations;
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States may continue cooperation at an operational level with other Member States and/or third countries at external borders, including military operations on a law enforcement mission and in the field of return, where such cooperation is compatible with the action of the Agency. Member States shall refrain from any activity which could jeopardise the functioning of the Agency or the attainment of its objectives.
Amendment 175 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall prepare general and tailored risk analyses and submit it to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.
Amendment 176 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3
Article 10 – paragraph 3
3. The risk analysis prepared by the Agency shall cover all aspects relevant to the European integrated border management, in particular border control, the protection of fundamental rights, return, irregular secondary movements of third-country nationals within the Union, the prevention of cross-border crime including facilitation of irregular immigration, trafficking in human being and terrorism, as well as the situation in neighbouring third countries with a view to developing a pre-warning mechanism which analyses the migratory flows towards the Union as well as the respect for fundamental rights.
Amendment 178 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Agency shall make its methodology and criteria for the risk analysis public.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Member States shall take results of the risk analysis into account when planning their operations and activities at the external borders as well as their activities with regard to return. An operational engagement of the Agency shall require a prior assessment, drawing on a broad range of sources, to identify if there are risks of fundamental rights violations or deficiences in relevant civil and criminal laws and procedures that would make the cooperation incompatible with legal obligations, in particular to ensure protection from refoulement and the right to an effective remedy.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 3 – point f
Amendment 192 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall assess the technical equipment, systems, capabilities, resources and contingency plans of the Member States regarding border control, and respect for fundamental rights. That assessment shall be based on information provided by the Member State and by the liaison officer, on information derived from Eurosur, in particular the impact levels attributed to the external land and sea border sections of each Member State in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1052/2013, and on the reports and evaluations of joint operations, pilot projects, rapid border interventions and other activities of the Agency. Assessment of respect for fundamental rights shall include the presence and effectiveness of the instruments in place to ensure access to information and quality legal assistance, referral to relevant procedures and access to effective remedies, for persons arriving at the border. The methodology for this aspect of the vulnerability assessment shall be established in consultation with the Fundamental Rights Agency, EASO, the Fundamental Rights Officer and the Consultative Forum.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6
Article 12 – paragraph 6
6. Where a Member State does not adopt the necessary corrective measures within the time-limit set, the Executive Director shall refer the matter to the Management Board and notify the Commission. The Management Board shall adopt a decision setting out the necessary corrective measures to be taken by the Member State concerned, including the time-limit within which such measures shall be taken. If the Member State does not take the measures within the time-limit foreseen in that decision, further action may be taken by the Commission in accordance with Article 18258 TFEU.
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may request the Agency for assistance in implementing their obligations with regard to the control of the external borders. The Agency shall also carry out measures as referred to in Article 18.
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) exchange information on migration flows with civil society organisations and initiatives conducting search and rescue operations;
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) coordinate activities for one or more Member States and third countries at the external borders, including joint operations with neighbouring third countries which share a common land border with one or more Member States and which have ratified and implement in full the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto;
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States may request the Agency to launch joint operations to face upcoming challenges, including present or future threats at the external borders resulting from irregular immigration or cross- border crime, or to provide increased technical and operational assistance when implementing their obligations with regard to the control of the external borders.
Amendment 229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) supporting the European Asylum Support Office in the provision of information on to persons in clear need of international protection or to applicants or potential applicants for relocationhe asylum procedure, procedural rights and other fundamental rights, to all persons in accordance with Articles 6, 8 and 12 of the Directive 2013/32/EU;
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point c
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) technical and operational assistance in the field of return, including the preparation and organisation of return operations in full respect of fundamental rights, due process and the principle of non-refoulement.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency in cooperation with the European Asylum Support Office, the Fundamental Rights Agency and other relevant Union Agencies and under the coordination of the Commission shall ensure the compliance of these activities with the Common European Asylum System and fundamental rights. This includes the provision of shelter, hygienic conditions and facilities respecting gender based and children's needs in the hotspot areas.
Amendment 233 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18
Article 18
Amendment 239 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) conduct and coordinate search and rescue operations at sea, in coordination with member states, third countries and civil society organisations.
Amendment 245 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 3
Article 24 – paragraph 3
3. The Executive Director shall withdraw the financing of a joint operation or, a rapid border intervention, a pilot project, migration management support teams, return operation, return intervention or working arrangement or suspend or terminate, in whole or in part, a joint operation or rapid border intervention, rapid border intervention, a pilot project, migration management support teams, return operation, return intervention or working arrangement if he or she considers that there are violations of fundamental rights or international protection obligations that are of a serious nature or are likely to persist. Based on recommendations by the Fundamental Rights Officer, after consultation with the Consultative Forum and other relevant actors, the Executive Director shall adopt criteria for withdrawing the financing, the suspension or the termination of an activity by the Agency. The Fundamental Rights Officer may recommend the withdrawing the financing, the suspension or the termination of an activity.
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) assistance on measures that are legitimate, proportionate and necessary to ensure the availability of returnees for return purposes and avoid that returnees abscond and advice on alternatives to immigration detention in line with the EU Return Directive, in line with Directive 2008/115/EC and international law.
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 27 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. The Agency shall not coordinate, organise or propose return operations to any third country where risks of fundamental rights violations or serious deficiencies in relevant civil and criminal laws and procedures have been identified through risk analyses, or reports from the Fundamental Rights Officer, EU agencies, human rights bodies, intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations.
Amendment 252 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 3
Article 27 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency may provide the necessary assistance and ensure, at the request of the participating Member States, or propose on its own initiative, the coordination or the organisation of return operations, for which the means of transport and forced return escorts are made available by a third country of return (‘'collecting return operations’'). The participating Member States and the Agency shall ensure that the respecte promotion and guarantee of fundamental rights and the proporhibitionate of use of disproportionate means of constraints are guaranteby Agency, Member States, third-country of return and all other actors involved, during the entire removal operation. At least a Member State representative and a forced return monitor from the pool established under Article 28 shall be present throughout the entire return operation until arrival at the third country of return. Forced return monitors shall have a duty to report to the Agency and Fundamental Rights Officer.
Amendment 254 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 4
Article 27 – paragraph 4
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Article 32 – paragraph 1
Amendment 259 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. The European Border and Coast Guard shall guarantee the protection of fundamental rights in the performance of its tasks under this Regulation in accordance with relevant Union law, in particular the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and relevant international law, including the European Convention on Human Rights, the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Convention on the Rights of the Child and obligations related to access to international protection, in particular with regards to the principle of non-refoulement. For that purpose, the Agency shall draw up and further develop and implement a Fundamental Rights Strategy, including effective mechanisms to both monitor and ensure the respect for fundamental rights and rule of law in all the activities of the Agency.
Amendment 262 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. In the performance of its tasks the European Border and Coast Guard shall ensure that no person is disembarked in, forced to enter, conducted to or otherwise handed over or returned to the authorities of a country where, inter alia, there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture, persecution, or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or where his or her life or freedom would be threatened on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, membership of a particular social group or political opinion in contravention of the principle of non-refoulement, or from which there is a risk of expulsion, removal, extradition or return to another country in contravention of that principle. For this purpose, safeguards shall be included before initiating operational cooperation with third countries, and in all operational plans.
Amendment 265 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 4
Article 33 – paragraph 4
4. In the performance of all its tasks, including the further development and implementation of an effective mechanism to monitor the respect for fundamental rights, in its relations with Member States and in its cooperation with third countries, the Agency shall take into account the reports of the Consultative Forum and the Fundamental Rights Officer. The Agency shall inform the Consultative Forum and Fundamental Rights Officer how it has altered or not its activities as a response to reports and recommendations of these bodies, and include details in its annual report.
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39 – paragraph 6
Article 39 – paragraph 6
6. While performing their tasks and exercising their powers, members of the teams shall be authorised to use force, including service weapons, ammunition and equipment, with the consent of the home Member State and the host Member State, in the presence of border guards of the host Member State and in accordance with the national law of the host Member State, as well as with international human rights law, including the UN Code of Conduct for Law Enforcement Officials and the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials, and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights. The host Member State may, with the consent of the home Member State, authorise members of the teams to use force in the absence of border guards of the host Member State.
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 43 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) The Agency shall develop and operate an information system capable of exchanging non-classified information with civil society organisations and initiatives conducting search and rescue operations at sea.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 52 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(d a) conducting search and rescue operations, in close coordination with search and rescue operations conducted by member states, third countries and civil society organisations and initiatives.
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – title
Article 53 – title
Cooperation with third countries and Non Governmental Organisations
Amendment 313 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 1
Article 53 – paragraph 1
1. In matters covered by its activities and to the extent required for the fulfilment of its tasks, the Agency shall facilitate and encourage operational cooperation between Member States and third countries, within the framework of the external relations policy of the Union, including with regard to the protection of fundamental rights and the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto. The Agency and the Member States shall comply with norms and standards at least equivalent to those set by Union legislation also when cooperation with third countries takes place on the territory of those countries. The establishment of cooperation with third countries shall serve to promote European border management and return standards, especially with regards to respect for fundamental rights and human dignity. An engagement of the Agency in any operational cooperation with a third country shall require a prior assessment, drawing on a broad range of sources, to identify if there are risks of fundamental rights violations or deficiencies in relevant civil and criminal laws and procedures that would make the cooperation incompatible with legal obligations, in particular to ensure protection from refoulement and the right to an effective remedy.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 3
Article 53 – paragraph 3
3. In circumstances requiring increased technical and operational assistance, the Agency may coordinate operational cooperation between Member States and neighbouring third countries in the field of management of external borders, and it shall have the possibility of carrying out joint operations at the external borders involving one or more Member States and a neighbouring third country neighbouringwhich shares a land border to at least one of those Member States, subject to the agreement of that neighbouring third country, including on the territory of that third country. The Commission shall be informed of such activities. and which ratified and implemented in full the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the 1967 Protocol thereto, subject to the agreement of that neighbouring third country, including on the territory of that third country. During such operation, no person shall, in contravention of the principle of non- refoulement, be conducted to or otherwise handed over to the authorities of a third country where, inter alia, there is a serious risk that he or she would be subjected to the death penalty, torture, persecution or other inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, or where his or her life or freedom would be threatened on account of his or her race, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, or from which there is a serious risk of an expulsion, removal or extradition to another country in contravention of the principle of non- refoulement.
Amendment 322 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 4
Article 53 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency shall cooperate with the competent authorities of third countries on return, including on the acquisition of travel documents.
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 5
Article 53 – paragraph 5
5. The Agency may also, with the agreement of the Member States concerned invite observers from third countries to participate in its activities at the external borders referred to in Article 13, return operations referred to in Article 27, return interventions referred to in Article 32 and training referred to in Article 35, to the extent that their presence is in accordance with the objectives of those activities, may contribute to improving cooperation and the exchange of best practices, and does not affect the overall safety of those activities or the security of the persons to be returned. The participation of those observers may take place only with the agreement of the Member States concerned regarding the activities referred to in Articles 13, 27 and 35 and only with the agreement of the host Member State regarding those referred to in Article 13 and 32. Detailed rules on the participation of observers shall be included in the operational plan. Those observers shall receive the appropriate training from the Agency prior to their participation.
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Before any agreement referred to in this article is concluded, the Commission shall verify that its provisions comply with this Regulation as well as with the relevant Union and international law on fundamental rights and on international protection, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention on Human Rights, the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the Convention on the Rights of the Child, in particular the principle of non- refoulement and the right to an effective remedy, and with the provisions on information exchange and data protection in this regulation. The assessment shall be based on information derived from a broad range of sources, which include Member States, Union bodies, offices and agencies, relevant international organisations and NGOs. The Commission shall forward its assessment to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 8 a (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. The Agency shall cooperate with non governmental organisations, in particular civil society organisations and initiatives conducting search and rescue operations at sea.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 8 b (new)
Article 53 – paragraph 8 b (new)
8 b. The Agency shall cooperate with non governmental organisations, in particular civil society organisations and initiatives conducting search and rescue operations at sea;
Amendment 333 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 53 – paragraph 9
Article 53 – paragraph 9
9. The Agency shall inform the European Parliament of the activities referred to in paragraphs 2 and 3. publish its agreements and working arrangements with third countries on its website. The Agency shall report to the European Parliament at least every three months on its cooperation with third countries. A detailed assessment of the cooperation with third countries, including detailed information on compliance with fundamental rights and international protection, shall be included into the annual report of the Agency.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – point k
Article 67 – paragraph 3 – point k
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 69 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 355 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 71 – paragraph 3
Article 71 – paragraph 3
3. The Fundamental Rights Officer shall be consulted, inter alia, on the operational plans drawn up in accordance with Articles 15, 16, 27 and 32(4) and shall have access to all information concerning respect for fundamental rights, in relation to all the activities of the Agency, on the operations of the Agency in the context of Migration Management Support Teams, on vulnerability assessments, Codes of Conduct and training curricula and shall have access to all information concerning respect for fundamental rights, in relation to all the activities of the Agency, including by carrying out on spot visits to any joint operation, rapid border intervention, pilot project, migration management support teams, return operation or return intervention, including in third countries. The Fundamental Rights Officer shall be responsible for establishing, further developing and implementing the Complaint Mechanism.
Amendment 359 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 3
Article 72 – paragraph 3
3. Only substantiated complaints involving concrete fundamental rights violations shall be admissible. Complaints which are anonymous, malicious, frivolous, vexatious, hypothetical or inaccurate shall be excluded from the complaint mechanism. Anonymous complaints shall be admissible if they are submitted by third parties acting in good faith in the interest of a complainant.
Amendment 363 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall ensure that people are informed about the possibility and procedure to make complaint, that the standardized complaint form is available in most common languages and that it shall be made availableasylum seekers and migrants understand or may be reasonably supposed to understand on the Agency’'s website and in hardcopy during all activities of the Agency. Complaints shall be considered by the Fundamental Rights Officer even when they are not submitted in the standardized complaint form. Further guidance and assistance on the complaints procedure is provided to alleged victims and on request. Information tailored to children shall be provided to facilitate their access to the complaints mechanism.
Amendment 365 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 74 a (new)
Article 74 a (new)
Article 74 a Reports and information to the European Parliament 1. The European Parliament or the Council may invite the Executive Director to report on the carrying out of his or her tasks, including on the implementation and monitoring of the Fundamental Rights Strategy, the consolidated annual activity report of the Agency for the previous year, the work programme for the following year and the Agency's multiannual programming. The Executive Director shall report to the European Parliament and answer any questions put by its members, whenever so requested. 2. In addition to information referred to in paragraph 1 the report shall also include any relevant information requested by the European Parliament on an ad-hoc basis.