20 Amendments of Kostadinka KUNEVA related to 2015/2321(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Geneva Convention came into being to protect European refugees after the Second World War, and it defines who is a refugee and lays down a series of refugee rights, along with the obligations of states;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas there are three types of legal status benefiting or potentially benefiting from international protection, i.e. people with refugee status, people seeking asylum and people benefiting from subsidiary protection; whereas social inclusion and labour market integration policies should be tailored to their specific needs;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas refugees are individuals with their own skills, training, knowledge, working and living experiences that deserve recognition; whereas they can undertake and generate economic activity that will bring positive returns for host communities;
Amendment 67 #
Db. whereas women and minors, both refugees and asylum seekers, have specific protection needs; whereas all social inclusion and labour market integration policies need to include a gender and child protection perspective;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fact that in order to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market, it is necessary to address serious and multi-faceted issues such as discrimination, racism, xenophobia, labour market segmentation, linguistic barriers, diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, poor diversity management in companies, health needs, including psychosocial and post-trauma support, family reunification and the significant share of disadvantaged groups among refugees, in particular worrying numbers of children, including unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, the elderly, LGTBI people, trafficking victims, people with mental health problems and women1; _________________ 1 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset- Management/oecd/social-issues-migration- health/making-integration-work- humanitarian-migrants_9789264251236- en.
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the importance of recognising the gender dimension of refugee status determination2, the needs of women who apply for international protection and the specific social inclusion and labour market integration challenges that women face; calls for gender to be fully mainstreamed into all policies and procedures relating to social inclusion, labour integration, asylum and migration; _________________ 2 EP Draft Report: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=- %2F%2FEP%2F%2FNONSGML%2BCO MPARL%2BPE- 571.702%2B01%2BDOC%2BPDF%2BV0 %2F%2FEN.
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes the particular needs of the most vulnerable people, who are exposed to greater risks of poverty and social exclusion, such as women, pregnant women, single-parent families, LGTBI people, minors, young people, elderly people, immigrants, sick people and people with disabilities;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that granting refugees access to fundamental rights (housing, health, education, social protection) and the labour market is important in order to restoringe their human dignity and self-worth and is also cost-efficient, as it would allow them to be self-sufficient and to gain economic independence, which is an essential step for their inclusion into society, and a responsible approach towards public finances, easing the cost borne by Member States while also enabling them to become active fiscal contributors, which is generally considered beneficial for their individual growth, development and self- esteem, and for the host society and community as a whole;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact that labour market conditions within host countries are a determining factor for the successful and durable integration of refugees; stresses the difficulties arising from origin- and gender-based labour segmentation in the EU; points out that unemployment in the EU, in particular youth unemployment, is still at alarming levels, and that the Commission and the Member States should continue to prioritise policies and investments aimed at quality job creation for the whole of society, with a particular focus on the most vulnerable people and economic growth;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for an early, fair, transparent and free-of-charge assessment of refugees and asylum seekers’ formal and non-formal skills, as well as recognition, validation and approval of their qualifications, in order to develop tailored measures allowing them to make full use of their potential, and to match labour supply and demand in the host countrieaction to facilitate access to active employment policies, with particular regard to training and employment guidance, and measures to guarantee access to the labour market and non-discriminatory working conditions;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need to draw up, implement and assess inclusive, integrated and specific social inclusion and labour market integration policies for refugees, beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and asylum seekers;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Welcomes, in this context, the Commission’s decision to take into account the budgetary impact of the exceptional inflow of refugees related to extraordinary expenditures for Member States under the preventive and corrective arm of the Stability and Growth Pact when assessing possible temporary deviations from the SGP requirements10; takes the view, nevertheless, that policies geared to cuts to public investment arising from the SGP should be reversed and investment with a high potential for creating high-quality jobs should be excluded from the public deficit calculations; stresses the need for a change in the production model to promote a transition to a more social and ecological model; _________________ 10 http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_IP- 15-6067_en.htm
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Highlights the fact that the principles of equal treatment and, equal opportunities and gender equality should always be ensured when designing and implementing social inclusion and integration policies and measures;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes President Juncker’s statement13 in the State of the Union 2015 address affirming his support for granting asylum seekers access to the labour market while their applications are being processed; regrets, however, the lack of resolve shown by the Commission in implementing the decisions taken; is concerned at the decision taken by some Member States to close their internal borders or introduce temporary border controls, jeopardising freedom of movement within the Schengen area; _________________ 13 http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home- affairs/what-we-do/policies/european- agenda-migration/proposal- implementation- package/docs/communication_on_managin g_the_refugee_crisis_en.pdf http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/what- we-do/policies/european-agenda- migration/proposal-implementation- package/docs/communication_on_managin g_the_refugee_crisis_es.pdfhttp://europa.e u/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15- 5614_en.htm
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Regrets the fact that the September 2015 agreement on sharing refugees among the Member States is not being implemented satisfactorily; stresses that the quotas for receiving refugees are not being met in the majority of the Member States; urges the Commission and Member States to implement the agreements as swiftly as possible and speed up the processes of receiving and resettling refugees;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to ensure early and easy access to quality training, including internships, in order to ensure full integration into our societies and the labour market, taking into consideration, on an individual basis, the refugees’ existing skills and competences, talents and know-how;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to promote awareness-raising campaigns for host communities and local, regional and national authorities, with the aim of combating discrimination, xenophobia and racism;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Calls on the Member States to implement measures linked to promoting refugees’ labour market integration by promoting training and placement enterprises, the collaborative economy, self-employment and the social and solidarity-based economy;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – subparagraph 1
Paragraph 28 – subparagraph 1
Stresses the need for the Commission and the Member States to step up their efforts in fighting all forms of discrimination, xenophobia and racism, including by raising awareness of anti-discrimination laws and by supporting civil society organisations, spartners and locial partners, regional and Nnational Eequality Bbodies in their work;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 28 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Calls on the Commission to devise a specific labour integration instrument geared to refugees and asylum seekers, such as a European initiative, with a sufficient budget to implement policies and measures that will foster their social and labour inclusion;