Activities of Filip DE MAN

— having regard to the European Union Institute for Security Studies’ study on the fight against climate change and the effect this has on fuelling terrorism, specifically in the Sahel region, published in December 2020,

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Is extremely concerned by the challenges to human rights and democracy, resulting in the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and of universal human rights, as well as the shrinking space for civil society, observed around the world; calls for the EU and its Member States to make stronger efforts to address the challenges to human rights, both individually and in cooperation with like- minded international partners; recalls, however, that the EU does not have the mandate to impose its vision of human rights and democracy on the world; emphasises that the EU is not the world’s human rights watchdog, nor should it be;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Underlines the importance of both the new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe and the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020–2024 for this goal; ~~recalls that the use of the rule of qualified major~~insists that unanimity voting within the Council on human rights issues ~~would result in a more effective and proactive EU foreign and security policy, and would strengthen cooperation on matters of key strategic interest for the EU, while reflecting its~~must remain in place and that a move towards qualified majority voting in foreign policy matters will cause a slippery slope that will even further erode the sovereignty of Member States; recalls that the ability to enter into relations with other states, and by analogy the ability to determine foreign policy, is one of the founda~~mental values;~~tional elements of statehood and sovereignty as encapsulated in the Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States.

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Strongly condemns the killing of human rights defenders around the world and stresses that most of them were engaged in the protection of their land and the environment and the defence of the rights of indigenous peoples; reiterates its call to ensure that the principle of free, prior and informed consent is fully respected, in line with International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples; stresses the need to improve access to justice throughout the world with a view to combating the widespread impunity for such killings; notes, however, that greater efforts are needed not only on reparation and redress, but also in prevention through, inter alia, the strengthening of national plans for the protection of human rights defenders in third countries; stresses, however, that it is neither the duty nor the mandate of EU institutions to actively support self-appointed, undemocratic and subjective organisations and individuals engaged in defending democracy and human rights;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Susanna CECCARDI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)

20a. Notes with concern that NGOs have played a major role in facilitating human smuggling and that private entities should not be actively involved in carrying out search and rescue missions;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Highlights the interdependence between human rights, a healthy environment and combating climate change, and welcomes the UN’s call for global recognition of the right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment; underlines the vital role played by environmental human rights defenders and local and indigenous populations in preserving such an environment, despite the threats of violence that they often face from those responsible for, and profiting from, environmentally harmful practices; encourages the EU and the Member States to promote the recognition of ecocide as an international crime under the Rome Statute of the ICC, and requests that the Commission study the relevance of ecocide to EU law and EU diplomacy;deleted

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Susanna CECCARDI, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22a. Notes that, according to a recent study published by the European Union Institute for Security Studies, the argument that environmental changes exacerbate violence, conflict and terrorism cannot be proven or confirmed; further notes that the study has found that environmental protection programmes in the Sahel have contributed to exacerbating terrorism that one-size-fits- all approaches to environmental challenges and climate change mitigation are “recipes for disaster”, creating a “fertile ground for terrorist groups” in, for example, Burkina Faso.

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Reiterates its strong condemnation of any form of discrimination, xenophobia, intolerance, persecution and killings linked to race, ethnicity, nationality, social class, disability, caste, religion, belief, age, sexual orientation and gender identity that continue to be a major problem in many countries; welcomes the launch of the EU’s anti-racism action plan 2020–2025, which recognises not only the individual and social dimensions, but also the structural nature of this phenomenon; stresses that in spite of 20 years of work since the signing of Durban Declaration and Programme of Action in 2001, racism, discrimination, xenophobia and related intolerance continue to be a scourge around the world and calls for a zero-tolerance approach to them;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28a. Expresses its deep concern regarding policies of reverse racial discrimination in South Africa; notes that South Africa is the only country in the world where a majority of 80% is protected through affirmative action policies against a minority of no more than 8%, more than 25 years after the end of apartheid; further condemns the brutal and torturous murders of white South Africans, and farmers in particular; urges the South African government to prioritise the prevention, investigation and prosecution of these attacks and murders as a matter of extreme urgency, to prevent a potential genocide from occurring and to ensure that those responsible are held accountable; further confirms the right of peoples in South Africa to pursue self- determination in all its forms and urges the South African government to ensure that the right to self-determination is given meaningful effect for all peoples in South Africa, and in particular for minorities; further condemns the fact that these attacks are widely ignored or rationalised by the international community in its perpetual pursuit of political correctness; urges EU Member States to condemn all such acts of violence against minority groups in South Africa;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Susanna CECCARDI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Fully supports the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion, to hold a belief, or not to believe, and the right to manifest and to change or leave one’s religion or belief without fear of violence, persecution, or discrimination; deplores the persecution suffered by minorities on the grounds of belief or religion in many places in the world; condemns the abuse of blasphemy laws to perpetuate discrimination and deplores the use of religion and religious institutions to the detriment of human rights through the persecution, including by legal means, of belief or religious minorities, women and LGBTIQ personsis deeply concerned about the increase in desecration and vandalism of sacred and religious sites; calls on the EU and its Member States to condemn all such actions and stand in defence of the Christian heritage;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Susanna CECCARDI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)

30a. Notes with concern that Christians remain the most persecuted religious community in the world; condemns in the strongest terms the perpetrated by Islamic fundamentalists; recognises that expressions of sorrow are inadequate in protecting these vulnerable communities from further violence; emphasises the role EU Member States have to play in condemning and confronting these attacks against communities that share their Christian heritage;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Reaffirms the inalienable human rights of migrants and refugees, and calls for the EU and its Member States to fully uphold them in their cooperation with third countries, both in terms of the establishment of high legal standards and, equally importantly, their operationalisation in order to ensure the effective protection ofbut emphasises that these rights have to be balanced with these rights in practice; reiterates its call on the Commission to carry out a review of the human rights impact of migration policy frameworks and of the EU’s cooperation on migration with third countries; underlines the risks related to informal arrangemof citizens of Member States; calls for the EU Member States to interpret the Geneva Convents ion ~~return and readmission, which are not subject to judicial scrutiny and therefore do not allow for effective redress for human rights violations suffered by migrants and asylum seeker~~as was originally intended and insists on a policy of regional placement of refugees;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. ~~Equally, calls for independent, effective mechanisms to monitor formal readmission agreements, both at the EU’s borders~~Urges the EU and its Member States to make anid in partner countries in order to ensure full respect for human rights, including the principle of non- refoulement; recalls that the right to asylum is guaranteed by Article 18 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; expresses its hope that the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, including the new European Union Agency for Asylum, will help the EU Member States in creating efficient, properly functioning asylum systems, improving protection for asylum seekers and respecting the principles of the fair sharing of responsibility and solidarity among Member States; reiterates the need for a European agreement on a humanitarian visa or on thgranted to developing countries conditional on agreements on the effective readmission of illegal migrants present in the EU; stresses the importance of blocking funding to civil society groups that act as an illegal shuttle use ~~of the European Temporary Protection Directive~~rvice to smuggle migrants;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Harald VILIMSKY, Maximilian KRAH, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)

35a. Condemns in the strongest terms the weaponisation of migration by certain states; expresses concern about the fact that the EU has made itself vulnerable to such attacks by implementing its Wilkommenspolitik since 2015;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2021/2181(INI)

Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Susanna CECCARDI, Jérôme RIVIÈRE, Harald VILIMSKY, Filip DE MAN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38 a (new)

38a. Underlines Turkey’s role in creating new and escalating existing conflicts in various vulnerable regions; in this regard calls on the EU to permanently terminate accession negotiations with Turkey and to stop all funding to the country effective immediately;

2021/10/13
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas migration is a global A. phenomenon amplified by globalisation, rising conflicts, inequalities, and climate disruption; whereas gradual, normative development within the modern international human rights framework of the rights of migrants, independently of their legal status, represents a source of progress and collective pride for humanity; whereas migrants remain, however, among the most vulnerable groups worldwide and continue to face violations of their rights; whereas migration continues to be for many individuals a human journey marred by suffering, discrimination and violence; whereas the European Union, as a historic region of both emigration and immigration and as a community united by founding values of human dignity, freedom and human rights, has a particular duty to respect, protect and promote the rights of migrants, notably in its external dealingpolicies that create pull factors for migrants;

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the practical human rights implications stemming from the increasing number, and hence the extrajudicial nature, of informal arrangements on return and readmission, which are concluded in the absence of due democratic scrutiny and parliamentary oversight and are not subject to judicial scrutiny; calls on the Commission to prioritise the conclusion of formal readmission agreements, thus ensuring full respect for Article 218(6) TEU, and to ensure that formal EU Readmission Agreements (EURAs) exclude the application of informal agreements; believes that Parliament must assess the legality of informal agreements which include commitments on issues that fall within its competencies, such as readmission, and must be ready to undertake further action if these informal agreements appear to be incompatible with the Treaties;

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the extension of the mandate of the Fundamental Rights Agency to allow it to exercise an advisory role in the external dimension of EU asylum and migration policies and its involvement in monitoring exercises;deleted

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)

16 a. Urges the EU and its Member States to make aid granted to developing countries conditional upon agreements on the effective readmission of illegal migrants present in the EU;

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

18. Stresses the importance of alblocatking a substantial share of future EU funding in the field of migration to civil society groups in third countries for providing assistance and for the protection and monitoring of the rights of migrants, and of ensuring that a significant part of EU funding is earmarked for the improvement of human rights, international protection, and the future perspective of refugeefunding to civil society groups that act as an illegal shuttle service to smuggle and traffic illegal migrants;

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. Recalls the commitment of the EU and its Member States under the Global Compact on Refugees to share responsibility for the protection of refugees and ease the pressure on host countries; stresses in this regard that the EU and its Member States should contribute to a more structural and substantial funding of the regions hosting most refugees, and should not use financial means to shift responsibility for the protection of refugees to third countries; reiterates the importance of fully implementing the 23 objectives of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; believes that Parliament must ensure the proper scrutiny of the implementation of both Compacts by the EU;deleted

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls for the EU and its Member States to pursue a migration policy that fully reflects the human rights of migrants as enshrined in both international and regional law; calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to engage with third countries on the rights of migrants as an integral dimension of the EU’s human rights policywishes of the indigenous community of Europe; insists that ~~the~~ human rights and migration nexus be adequately covered within the framework of bilateral EU human rights dialogues with the relevant countries; calls on the EU Delegations in those countries to monitor closely the rights of migrants, particularly in countries of transit; insists on the proactive engagement of the EU in countries where human rights defenders and civil society organisations, including those who are protecting the lives of migrants and asylum seekers who are at risk, are under threat or are being criminalised for their legitimate workdefenders and civil society organisations comply with national and international law and cease activities that create pull factors for illegal migrants to come to the EU;

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls for the EU to carry out a global campaign to support universal ratification of the Geneva Convention relating to the Status of Refugees; urges Member States to lead by example by adhering to the UN Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers, as one of the core UN human rights conventionsMember States to interpret the Geneva Convention as was originally intended;

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET

2020/2116(INI)

Lars Patrick BERG, Filip DE MAN, Jaak MADISON, Thierry MARIANI, Harald VILIMSKY

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Believes that the EU must not take a leading role in supporting policy and normative developments in relation to the rights of migrants in multilateral fora; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and political support for the relevant international and regional bodies, including NGOs, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNRWA, as well the OHCHR and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants;

2020/12/14
Committee: AFET