16 Amendments of Gérard DEPREZ related to 2015/2342(INI)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the financial response to the exceptional influx of refugees has been an ad hoc one and has demonstrated that the Union budget and the multiannual financial framework (MFF) 2014-2020 lack the necessary resources and flexibility for a rapid and comprehensive approach to a major external crisis; emphasises the importance of tackling the root causes of the refugee and migrant movements;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. whereas thea humanitarian crisis is affecting more than 65.3 million ‘displaced’ persons1 means that the distinction betweenfleeing conflict and persecution; whereas movements of persons are often made up of people in need of international protection and migrants is becoming increasingly difficult to draw, and this generally complicates the situation; _________________ 1 http://www.unhcr.org/news/latest/2016/6/5 763b65a4/global-forced-displacement-hits- record-high.html
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the insufficient size of Heading 4 and the Emergency Aid Reserve in particular has ledRegrets that the Commission tois resorting itself to satellite budgetary mechanisms, such as trust funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey, to top up the funding available; notes that this aim has not always been met with full success and that it undermines the transparent management of the budget and hampers budget control measures;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. welcomes the reference in the Commission communication of 7 June 2016 to the need to adopt each new pact to suit the situation in each third country concerned; notes the will for these pacts to reflect the many-faceted nature of EU policy; therefore calls for the relevant committees at Parliament to be kept duly informed of the steps taken to conclude any new pact to enable Parliament to vote on the applicable instruments envisaged to suit the specific conditions of each third country concerned.
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. stresses that, when justified by the situation in the third country concerned, the pacts should address, as soon as possible, the issue of resettlement or other legal channels for granting international protection within the EU;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes, however, the Commission proposal for a new European External Investment Plan, with a new focus on investment to promote economic and social development in the EU Neighbourhood and Africa; expresses doubts, however, as to whether the proposal is ambitious enough to fully harness the EU’s borrowing and lending potentialects that the investment plan will promote sustainable development without compromising human rights, climate change mitigation and good governance and that transparent management of the European Fund for Sustainable Development and its projects will be ensured;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the New York Declaration of 19 September 2016, and welcomes the will to seal two global compacts on refuges and migrants by 2018; calls on the EU to coordinate the involvement of the Member States in the drafting of these compacts; takes the view in this connection that the EU should prioritise stepping up global resettlement efforts, thereby ensuring that the international community takes its responsibilities in respect of resettlement needs worldwide; calls, therefore, for swift progress on the file on the EU framework for resettlement in order to maximise the EU’s influence in this area;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission proposal on the revision of the MFF, in particular with regard to endowing the EU budget with larger crisis instruments; expects that the proposed revision of the financial rules to reconcile the necessary flexibility and accountabilitywill increase accountability and sound financial management.
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the European Union to open up legal and safe routes for migrants and refugeeStresses that the fight against irregular migration must go hand-in- hand with the establishment and strengthening of legal migration channels; calls, therefore, on the European Union to open up legal and safe routes for migrants and refugees; recalls in this regard the position of the European Parliament, expressed in its resolution of 12 April 2016, that an EU resettlement scheme is required to find homes for a significant number of refugees, given global resettlement needs;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for international protection to be provided to people fleeing conflicts, including through resettlement programmes and humanitarian visas; takes note of the Commission's proposal regarding the establishment of a Union framework on resettlement but calls for work to continue at EU level on the creation and strengthening of legal routes that would be complementary to resettlement;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Reiterates Parliament’s position, expressed in its resolution of 12 April 2016, favouring EU readmission agreements over bilateral agreements concluded by Member States with third countries; recalls the recent drafting of a new European document on returns, and stresses that its recognition should be systematically promoted in any new readmission agreement;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Expresses its concern aboutCalls for greater vigilance regarding the treatment of migrants who are sent back to their country of origin or to a third country; takes the view that any dialogue on return and readmission, particularly in respect of readmission agreements, should systematically address the issue of the safe return and reintegration of migrants;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Reiterates the importance of cooperation with third countries in the fight against human trafficking and smugglers in order that networks can be tackled as far upstream as possible; stresses in this regard the need to strengthen judicial and police cooperation with these countries in order to identify and dismantle the networks; recalls furthermore the need to build up the capacities of these countries so that they can pursue and sanction in an effective manner those responsible; calls therefore for cooperation between the European Union, the Member States, Europol, Eurojust and the third countries concerned to be encouraged;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. States that human-trafficking and smuggler networks make full use of the Internet in carrying out their criminal activities and it is therefore vital that the European Union steps up its action, particularly within Europol and the IRU, and its cooperation with third countries in this regard;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 c (new)
Paragraph 9 c (new)
9c. Recalls to mind that traffickers may use legal migration routes to bring their victims to Europe; considers that the criteria third countries are required to meet prior to any visa liberalisation agreement with the European Union ought specifically to include cooperation by said third countries in combating human trafficking; calls on the Commission to pay special attention to both this issue and that of combating smugglers in all talks on negotiating these agreements;