6 Amendments of Dragoş TUDORACHE related to 2020/2196(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the very concept of Schengen cooperation, that of ensuring the absence of controls at internal borders and guaranteeing the freedom of movement, has been further challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has been added to the grounds invoked since 2015 for the persistent retention of internal border controls by some Member States; reiterates its condemnation of the maintenance of internal border checks and its view that many of the prolongations are not in line with the rules pertaining to their extension, necessity or proportionality, and are therefore unlawful;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls that, according to the current EU legislation, internal border controls can be temporarily reintroduced and always by justifying the necessity and proportionality of this last resort measure; Calls on the Commission to assess whether these principles were fully respected by the Members States and apply, where necessary, sanctions in order to avoid further fragmentation of the Schengen area;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Further to its numerous requests for the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania, requesturges the Council to honour their commitment and take an immediate decisaction on the abolition of checks at internal land, sea and air borders and allow these countries to rightfully join the free movement area;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Expresses its deep concern about the repeated allegations concerning Frontex’s possible involvement in pushbacks and potential fundamental rights violations in the Agency’s activity and considers that internal reporting mechanisms, as well as parliamentary and public scrutiny over Frontex’s activities, must be reinforced;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers that another visit to Croatia should take place to further assess the protection of the external border, further to the visits of 2016, 2017 and the renewed visit of 2019; calls on Croatia to continue to implement ongoing actions and remedy any deficiencies identified, especially as regards staffing levels and land border surveillance capacity; insists that the forthcoming visit must also assess the respect for fundamental rights and the reports aboutfollowing the repeated reports by humanitarian groups and the media of abuses, extreme violence and pushbacks by border officials;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that during the Covid 19 pandemic, all agencies managed to carry their operational activities with the help of digital and online communication tools; furthermore, the increasing development of AI, which will inevitably be the core of our digital future, calls for closer cooperation in the field of law enforcement, border management and justice in order to ensure a safe, secure, fair and unbiased future;