10 Amendments of Tom VANDENDRIESSCHE related to 2023/2087(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to Regulation 2019/1896, in which the Commission recommends that the Council authoon 20 September, Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and Mauritanian authorities opened a risk analysis cell in Nouakchott within the framework of the Africa-Frontex Intelligence Community (AFIC); whereas cooperation between Frontex and 32 African countries in the AFIC community is a key element in fighting cross-border crisme and preventing security to negotiate a status agreement, it should asses the fundamental rights situation relevant to the areas covered by the status agrehreats affecting African countries and the EU; whereas currently eight risk analysis cells are part of the AFIC network, which are run by local analysts trained by Frontex, in order to collect and analyse data on cross- border crime and support authorities involved in border management; whereas such an assessment has not been performed yet;ith information on illegal border crossings, documenting fraud, trafficking in human beings and other types of cross-border crime.
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas Mauritania has no national legal asylum system in place; whereas the Office of theaccording to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) grants de facto protection with the issuance ofMauritania has decades-old open-door policy towards refugee cards and certificates on the basis of a memorandum with the authorities; whereas people deemed ineligible for protection are structurally deported by the authorities without further procedure; whereas this has included deportations of people whose cases have not been assessed by the UNHCR; whereas Mauritania’s current legal framework does not allow for effective protection of women and children, or of LGBTIQ+ persons; whereas same-sex activity is illegal in Mauritaniahosts over 71,000 Malian refugees in the southeast Hodh Chargui region; whereas more than 11,000 refugees and asylum- seekers comprising 40 different nationalities live in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas refugees and migrants in Mauritania continuously face systemic and serious human rights violations and ill treatment such as refoulement, arbitrary arrests and detention, (gender-based) violence, including cases of torture, exploitation, abusive detention conditions, extortion and theft, and abusive collective expulsionsaccording to the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) due to its geographical position, Mauritania has become an important transit site for migratory movements, including for irregular migrants journeying to Europe ;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas Mauritania only formally abolished slavery in 1981, and was the last country in the world to do so; whereas slavery has only been criminalised since 2015; whereas the UN Special Rapporteur concluded in 2022 that the country had taken significant steps but theand continued existence of slavery and slavery-like practices, including practices of forced labour, remains a concern and has an impact on both migrants and Mauritanian citizenss to work on improving its political system in that regard;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Expresses its deep concern about the situation of fundamental rights in Mauritania, particularly for migrants and refugees, and considers that the deployment of Frontex executive powers in Mauritania entails a high risk of becoming complicit in serious and most likely persistent violations of fundamental rights or international protection obligations;Considers that the status agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania is a positive step towards fighting cross-border crime and preventing security threats to Europe.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that if the Model Status Agreement fawills short of addressing the above-mentioned concerns, this could lead to accountability gaps in the event of fundamental rights violations committed either by the third country’s authorities and/or by Frontex’s deployed personnelpecifically help prevent irregular departures towards the Canary Islands and increase cooperation on border management and anti-smuggling activities;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
Paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Strongly urges the Commission and the Agency to: continue works on the status agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania.
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.1
Paragraph 3 – point 3.1
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2
Paragraph 3 – point 3.2