Activities of Beatriz BECERRA BASTERRECHEA related to 2015/2095(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) ES
Amendments (11)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the migrationrefugee crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a new European rights based agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council, underpinned by solidarity among the Member States. This agenda might include the replacement of the Dublin regulation with a centralised European asylum system;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the establishment of an EU Regional Trust Fund in response to the Syrian Crisis and of an Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing the root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa; calls on the European Commission and Member States to use the new tools to increase choice and reduce necessity to leave countries, by investing in health, education, peace and resilience-building, focusing in particular on children, young people and women;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the right to leave any country, including one’s own, is enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; stresses that, while this is a liberty and a fundamental right that should benefit everybody, only citizens of the ‘global North’ and the wealthiest citizens of the ‘global South’ can truly exercise this right; stresses the need to better and fully implement the principle of ‘non-refoulement’, which, particularly for asylum seekers, is the corollary of the right to migrate;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the need to protect, promote and fulfil the international right to seek asylum as enshrined in Article 14 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including the need to better and fully respect the principle of ‘non- refoulement’;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital; calls in particular for gender discrimination to be removed in the legal aspects of migration; insists on the need to respect the human and individual rights of the weakest among the migrants, namely women and children (including the need for education for migrating and refugee children), and on the need to include these rights in the post-2015 development agendamost vulnerable among migrants;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that migrant children, especially unaccompanied children might become highly vulnerable to violence, discrimination, abuse and exploitation; stresses the need to strengthen child protection systems within countries of origin and transit as well as cross-border coordination mechanisms to ensure a continuum of protection; stresses the need to ensure that all migrant children can access key services, including quality education and healthcare; stresses that the best interest of the child should always be the primary consideration in all mechanisms and procedures put in place, and on the need to include these rights into the post-2015 development agenda;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration and Mediterranean policies, and in particular in the implementation of its European Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Expresses its concerns at the raising number of climate refugees, which are triggered by droughts, famines, and deteriorating health and living standards; considers that populations in least developed countries are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, which can have effects on growing inequalities and social instability;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Strongly supports the effective and comprehensive dissemination and implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights within and outside the EU and emphasises the need to take all necessary policy and legislative measures to address gaps in the effective implementation of the UNGPs, including on access to justice; recalls that the aim of UNGP is not to create a new international legal obligations, but to establish a common global standard for preventing and addressing the adverse human rights impact of business activity;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Highlights the necessity of integrating access to essential medicines policies in policy coherence for development; states that trade and IP regulation issues should be granted specific focus, given its importance for effective medicine provision in the developing world;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review Europe Aid’s evaluation and results- oriented monitoring systems, which are essential for planning, designing and implementing EU policies and interventions, and for enhancing transparency and democratic accountability.; recalls that an empowerment and development of sustainable structural change perspective should be a core focus in our policies;