11 Amendments of Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI related to 2023/2729(RSP)
Amendment 53 #
Paragraph 7 – indent 1
– The Agency should ensure that the FRO is consulted earlier on in the process of developing operational plans, is granted sufficient time for giving his or her opinions and is equipped with established methods and channels to escalate if his or her opinion is ignored;
Amendment 55 #
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
– A transparent reporting mechanism should be integrated into every operational plan in which the host Member State includes assets used in the operational area, regardless of the way these are financed; operational plans should also guarantee that Frontex teams have access to all assets participating in joint operations coordinated by the Agency, relevant information and locations within the operational area, while conforming with applicable limitations posed by the host Member State due to national security reasons; acknowledges that the Agency cannot achieve these outcomes alone as they require the consent of the Member States in question;
Amendment 59 #
Paragraph 7 – indent 3
– Formal guarantees should be established to ensure that rules and safeguards on whistleblower protection are applicable to seconded national experts, trainees, and interim staff and local agent, without prejudice to the applicable national rules and inquiry/judicial/investigative procedures;
Amendment 62 #
Paragraph 9
Amendment 66 #
Paragraph 11
11. Encourages the chairpersons of the Management Board to continue inviting Parliament observers to its meetings to the best possible extent and to consider extending the invitations to all those agenda items, including in camera points which are relevant to the functions of the Parliament, as provided for in the treaties and the EBCG Regulation, and to continue providing all the necessary supporting documents without exception and, if deemed necessary, in a, taking into account the applicable confidential mannerity rules;
Amendment 71 #
Paragraph 12
12. Acknowledges that the Agency finally has 46 fundamental rights monitors (FRMs) in place, despite the significant delay in complying with the requirements of the updated mandate; notes that 31 FRMs have been appointed at administrator (AD) level; continues to stress that those FRMs who were hired at the lower assistant (AST) grade should be upgraded to the higher AD level as soon possible through the appropriate procedures; points out that, based on the Agency’s updated mandate, the number of FRMs should continue to grow asfollow the overall size of the standing corps increases; looks forward, in that regard, to receiving details of the Agency’s plans to increase the number of FRMs, accompanied by a methodology regarding the estimation of the necessary number of FRMs;
Amendment 78 #
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses severe concern regarding the serious and persistent allegations made against Greek authorities in relation to pushbacks and violence against migrants; is convinced that respect for the principles and values of the Union must be the condition sine qua non for Frontex to commit to a joint operation with a Member State; is further convinced that, should a Member State be unable to respect those principles and values, then the Agency should scale down and repurpose its operations towards monitoring activities in the light of Article 46 of its mandate, while maintaining its presence on the ground in order not to leave a vacuum; regrets that the Agency has so far refrained from scaling down or repurposing its operations in Greece;
Amendment 85 #
Paragraph 14
14. Welcomes the Agency’s decision to scale down its activities in Lithuania in July 2022 in the light of the judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 30 June 2022 as regards the Lithuanian law and decrees on asylum and migration10 ; notes that the Agency still has officers on the ground supporting national authorities with border checks at selected border crossing points and assisting return- related activities in Lithuania; recommends that the Agency take a more proactivecautious approach to protecting the Union’s principles and values rather than awai, taking into account CJEU rulings; __________________ 10 Judgment of the Court of Justice of 30 June 2022, M.A. v Valsybès sienos apsaugos tarnyba, C-72/22PPU, ECLI:EU:C:2022:505.
Amendment 102 #
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that Parliament has previously taken the view that a permanent, robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea is crucial to prevent the death toll of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea from escalating12 ; remains convinced that the Agency could have a key role to play incontribute to a more proactive response by the EU and Member States to search and rescue, particularly in the Mediterranean Sea, and to the fight against criminal smugglers and human traffickers; __________________ 12 European Parliament resolution of 12 April 2016 on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration, OJ C 58, 15.2.2018.
Amendment 105 #
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that the absence of an EU-level search and rescue mission has led othersupplementary activities of civil society and non- governmental organiszations to fill the gap in providing search and rescue capacity; is concerned about the increasing number of attempts to criminalise such acin the area of search and rescue must follow strict rules of cooperation with the competent coastal states, in accordance with their national legislations, further limiting theor establishing the necessary coordination that will ensure the optimum possibilities for those in distress at sea to be rescued;
Amendment 109 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Notes that irregular departures of unseaworthy vessels run by smuggling networks are responsible for the dramatic loss of life in the Mediterranean. In this context, expects third countries to fulfil their commitments towards the EU to prevent irregular departures and fight smuggling networks, in accordance with existing agreements and joint statements, like the EU-Turkey Statement of 2016;