8 Amendments of Jan-Christoph OETJEN related to 2019/2171(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the implementation of meaningful reforms that improve citizens’ livesthe lives of people in BiH and facilitate EU accession require the engagement of all BiH political leaders, authorities, institutions and office holders;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas BiH is a migrant transit route, and, as a consequence of the closure of the Western Balkan route and the Hungarian border, asylum-seekers seeking safety in the EU started to transit via BiH; whereas this creates challenges to the country in light of its difficult socio- economic situation; whereas reception capacities remain insufficient for hosting migrants and asylum seekers present in the country;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Gc. whereas BiH has received directly or indirectly over €88 million since 2018 to assist migrants and asylum seekers; whereas despite this a number of international organisations have repeatedly denounced the inadequate conditions for migrants and asylum seekers in BiH both within and outside camps;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the authorities to ensure inclusive and non-discriminatory education for all children, regardless of their ethnic, cultural or personal background;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concern over the fundamental rights situation, specifically, the persisting discrimination and hate speech faced by the LGBTI+ community, migrants and asylum seekers, as well as ethnic and religious minorities, and calls for more effective and comprehensive countrywide human rights and anti- discrimination strategies, as well as measures against interfaith and interethnic intolerance; stresses the need to duly prevent and prosecute the proliferation of hate speech, hate crimes and violence, and to promote social inclusion of minorities and vulnerable populations, including the Roma; raises concerns of the limitation to the freedom of movement and criminalisation of migrants and asylum- seekers in some areas;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Is deeply concerned about the consistent reports of pushbacks perpetrated by Croatian authorities at its borders with BiH in violation of EU and international law; calls on the Commission to act to put an end to this practice and calls for an independent inquiry into these violations;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes the increased migratory pressure on the countrychallenges linked to the increased number of migrants that transit via BiH to reach safety in the EU, as well as the increased pushbacks by Croatian authorities, including of people who had never been in BiH or who had reached Italy or Slovenia; calls for effective inter- institutional coordination of migration and border management in the face of ato address the mounting humanitarian crisis; calls for equitable burdenresponsibility-sharing and adequate support for local communities hosting temporary reception centres; underlines the need to ensure appropriate reception conditions; calls on the EU to not provide funding to centers that do not comply with dignified reception conditions and to boost capacity for processing incoming migrants and asylum-seekers; urges BiH to conclude an agreement with the European Asylum Support Office (EASO); calls on the EU to step up its support to BiH’s authorities, namely with regard to operational assistancehumanitarian assistance and establish a humanitarian corridor and support family reunification procedures for vulnerable asylum-seekers currently stuck in BiH;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls for a co-ordinated, strategic, transparent and publicly accessible countrywide response to the ongoing health emergency and post-pandemic recovery measures that must reach all individuals affected by the crisis; recalls COVID- related EU support to address the acute situation in the country; calls on the European Commission and the Member States to allocate a sufficient number of COVID-19 vaccines to the Western Balkan countries;