13 Amendments of Miltiadis KYRKOS related to 2016/0225(COD)
Amendment 253 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1
For the purposes of this Regulation 'resettlement' means the admission of third- country nationals and stateless persons in need of international protection from a third country to which or within which they have been displaced to the territory of the Member States with a view to granting them international protection upon referral from UNHCR or Member States.
Amendment 273 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) contribute to the reduction of the risk of a large-scale irregular inflow ofneed for third-country nationals and stateless persons in need of international protection to travel irregularly to the territory of the Member States;
Amendment 276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) contribute to international resettlement initiatives, thereby increasing the overall number of resettlement places available in the Member States.
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
In determining the regions or third countries from which resettlement shall occur within the Union Resettlement Framework, in accordance with the implementingdelegated acts referred to in Articles 7 and 8, the following factors shall be taken into consideration:
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the number of persons in need of international protection displaced to or within a third country and any onward movement of those persons to the territory of the Member Stateseligible for resettlement as indicated by the UNHCR;
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)
(aa) The number of vulnerable third- country nationals or stateless persons who are in need of international protection, especially those in protracted refugee situations;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point i (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii – point i (new)
(i) third-country nationals or stateless persons with a right to international protection who are outside the country of nationality and are not able to integrate in the host country or to return to the country of nationality and for whom no durable solutions are available, especially those in protracted refugee situations;
Amendment 346 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 6
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point i – indent 6
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b – point ii – introductory part
(ii) family members of third-country nationals or stateless persons or Union citizens legally residing in a Member State, only if other legal alternatives, such as family reunification under Council Directive 2003/86/EC, do not apply:
Amendment 387 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) persons for whom there are reasonable grounds for considering that they are a danger to the community, public policy, security, or public health or the international relations of the Member State examining the resettlement file, including where a second Member State has required the Member State examining the resettlement file to consult that second Member State during the examination in relation to specific third- country nationals or stateless persons or specific categories of third-country nationals or stateless persons, that second Member State has justifiably objected to their resettlement on these grounds, stipulated in a reasoned opinion;
Amendment 439 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt implementing actsdelegated acts in accordance with Article 14, supplementing this Regulation, in order to establishing targeted Union resettlement schemes consistent with the annual Union resettlement plan adopted pursuant to Article 7. Those implementing acts shall be adopted in accordance with the examination procedure referred to in Article 15(2), in accordance with paragraph 2.
Amendment 464 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point b
Amendment 474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
After third-country nationals and stateless persons have been identified by UNHCR, according to UNHCR priorities and vulnerable categories, and referred to the Member States for resettlement, the Member States shall assess whether the third-country nationals or the stateless persons referred to in paragraph 2 meet the eligibility criteria set out in Article 5 and whether they are not excluded in accordance with Article 6(1).