13 Amendments of Stelios KOULOGLOU related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the current migration crisissituation can be addressed only within the context of a European holistic approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a new European agenda on migration under the leadership ofdesigned by the European Parliament, the Commission and the European Council and with the direct involvement in the decision-making process of relevant stakeholders, such as migrants organizations, underpinned by solidarity among the Member States. This agenda mighust include the replacement of the Dublin regulation with a centralised European asylum system; which takes into account family reunification and the own will of asylum seekers and refugees;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Condemns the fact that the Commission has had to wait until the unprecedented humanitarian crisis, which was followed by a strong reaction of protest and solidarity by civil society, to re-think its failed migration policies with a holistic approach that includes development, cooperation and respecting the principle of Policy Coherence for Development;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Rejects any approach towards migration based on treating it as a problem, not granting that migrants’ human rights are respected and ignoring that migration is a phenomenon that has occurred throughout human history and contributes positively to the development of societies;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
(3) Recalls the responsibility of the EU and the Member States to refugees and migrants struggling at the risk of their lives to escape from war, chaos, economic misery, hunger and death; emphasises that the EU is responding to its historical responsibility for the impoverishment of third countries, which derives from both the colonial past of its Member States and the neo-colonial policies currently being pursued, under which European companies are exploiting the natural and human resources of those countries;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Rejects the plans presented to date by the European Commission to tackle the current migrant situation, since they are insufficient, have proven not to respect migrants’ fundamental rights, and do not target its root causes; condemns the actions of the leaders of different Member States which have indicated that the solution to this situations must be militaristic and not based on dialogue and cooperation;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 2 – point 1 (new)
(1) Points out that from a development perspective it is not possible to distinguished between vague categories of people such as migrants or asylum seekers; rejects development policies promoting directly or indirectly any kind of discrimination between those categories;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and within the European Union 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 and calls for it to be included in all policies directed towards migrants; 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 agenda;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on the European Union and its Member States to ensure that migrants have access to rights and services which guarantee their equity and prevent the growth of racism and xenophobia within the EU;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers the issues and problems faced by LGBTI migrants in the migration process and within the European Union and its impact on LGBTI people’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit LGBTI perspective in migration policies is vital and calls for it to be included in all policies directed towards migrants;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission to coordinate its development policies with its economical ones, in order to end exploitation of human and natural resources in third countries, thus undermining the purpose of any kind of development aid; thus calls on the EU and its Member States to strictly regulate the activities of transnational companies of European origin operating in third countries;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Calls on the EU to stop the construction of detention centres or so-called information centres in third countries; calls on the EU to stop all cooperation and funding which enables the construction of walls in third countries aimed at preventing migrants from reaching the EU or other territories; is dismayed that the funding used for these centres and walls is disguised as development aid;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Is dismayed that because of public procurement contract awards and debt servicing, inter alia, 61% of official development assistance goes back to donor countries; thus calls for an increase in real aid reverting positively on the needs of the peoples;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to review together with relevant stakeholders such as migrant organisations 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.