9 Amendments of Lars Patrick BERG related to 2020/2116(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
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;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
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;
Amendment 186 #
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;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
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;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
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;