11 Amendments of Gérard DEPREZ related to 2017/2083(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. whereas Africa and the European Union are linked by issues of migration and mobility and face common challenges with regard to security and measures against organised and crossborder crime;whereas it is necessary to tackle these issues together in a practical way;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that the Africa-EU strategy must be able to take into account the considerable diversity of African countries and must therefore be able to adapt to the specific circumstances of each partner country;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the importance of addressing the root causes of large movements of refugees and migrants; recalls that such efforts must entail enhanced political dialogue and cooperation to promote the rule of law, good governance, democracy, fundamental rights and gender equality;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Considers that policies on mobility between Africa and the European Union should on no account result in a brain drain from Africa but should on the contrary place the emphasis on exchanges of knowlege in order to enable young people, in particular, who come from Africa to participate in the development of their countries of origin;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Reiterates its call for reinforcement of legal channels for people who need international protection;recalls that the countries of sub-Saharan Africa are sheltering more than 26% of all the refugees in the world;calls on the European Union to display solidarity towards countries which receive these refugees, particularly by increasing its commitments to resettlement;calls, in this context, for the establishment of a European resettlement framework which can easily be acted upon by Member States and which encourages the Union and its Member States to play a crucial and exemplary role with regard to resettlement worldwide;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Calls furthermore on the European Union and its Member States to cooperate with and provide assistance to African countries that are faced with movements of refugees or prolonged crises, with a view to increasing their asylum capacities and protection systems;recalls that all cooperation with regard to migration and asylum must have the aim of promoting respect for the principles concerning fundamental rights that govern Europe's migration and asylum policies;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Recalls the importance of providing the maximum information to potential migrants regarding the dangers inherent in irregular migration routes, but also regarding their prospects within the European Union, particularly in the fields of employment and training;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Recalls that two global compacts, relating to migration and refugees respectively, are to be drawn up by 2018 under the auspices of the United Nations and that it is desirable to step up the Africa-EU dialogue in advance in order, if possible, to identify shared priorities;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Considers that policy on return should take greater account of the issue of the reintegration of the people concerned in their societies of origin and that programmes should be promoted to assist voluntary return and assist migrants who return;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the willingness to place the emphasis on youth within the Africa- EU partnership;calls on the European Union and its Member States to step up their cooperation with African countries to combat the enrolment of child soldiers, female genital mutilation, forced marriages and any other breaches of children's rights;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Recalls that terrorism and organised crime are threats to both continents and that the dismantling of criminal networks and efforts to prevent impunity should be integral parts of Africa-EU cooperation in these fields;regards promotion of the rule of law and expansion of police and judicial capacities within African partner countries as priorities;calls for cooperation between those countries and the Union and the Eurojust and Europol agencies to be stepped up;