6 Amendments of Konstantinos ARVANITIS related to 2024/2019(DEC)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the progress in the implementation of Member States' national programmes in 2023; notes with concern that, despite the requirement to spend all funds for the programming period 2014- 2020 by June 2024, 18% of AMIF funds and 25% of ISF funds allocated to Member States for that period remain undeclaredspent;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. WelcomNotes the Commission’s timely proposal to increase the ceilings of Headings 4 and 6 as part of the Multiannual Financial Framework mid- term revision with a view to ensuring sufficient funding for the implementation of the New Pact on Migration and Asylum; stresses the need to ensure adequate and timely Union funding for Member States and Union agencies to facilitate the smooth implementation of Union law in the areas of asylum and migration; calls on the Commission to monitor and assist in the timely progress of the administrative, operational and legal steps required by Member States and Union agencies for the full implementation of the New Pact on Migrationensure compliance with fundamental rights and fair-sharing of responsibility between Member States; regrets that the implementation of the New Pact will have a disastrous impact on Member States of first entry and Aasylum by Summer 2026seekers' rights;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that the number of migrants arriving irregularly in the Union increased again in 2023 as compared to previous years; further notes the Commission’s ongoing efforts to assist Member States in addressing irregular arrivals and in successfully integrating legally residing third-country nationals; recalls that, while the Commission should continue to take action on migration and asylum within the framework of external action, according to The International Organization of Migration (IOM), at least 8565 people died on migration routes across the world in 2023, making it the deadliest year on record for migrants; expresses in particular its deep regret and sorrow at the shipwreck of 14 June 2023, twhe functioning of the ‘Team Europe’ approach must be clarified while safeguardn a fishing boat sank ing the role of Parliament; calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and accountability of the programming and implementation of the Union home affairs funds in third countriesIonian Sea off the coast of Pylos, Messenia, Greece while carrying an estimated 750 persons, of whom only 104 were rescued despite repeated calls for help; renews its call on the Commission to support thepolitically and financially Union agencies and the Member States in coordinating effective search-and-rescue operations in the Mediterranean, ensuring that such actions are carried out in accordance with international and Union lawenhancing proactive SAR operations by providing sufficient vessels and equipment specifically dedicated to SAR operations and personnel along the routes where they can make an effective contribution to saving lives;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the need to increase the Commission’s ongoing efforts to assist Member States in strengthening the social inclusion of third-country nationals;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Expresses concern regarding the Commission's initiatives to further externalise border surveillance and asylum, in particular the functioning of the ‘Team Europe’ approach that has bypassed the role of Parliament; calls on the Commission to increase the transparency and accountability of the programming and implementation of the Union home affairs funds in third countries, including by ensuring that these funds are not supporting human rights violations;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Acknowledges the Commission’s continuous monitoring of rule of law benchmarks through the rule of law toolbox, including the annual rule of law report, while remaining concerned that, by adopting an overly diplomatic approach and failingin its effort to be factual and even-handed, sometimes ends up being too diplomatic and imprecise when identifying rule of law problems in Member States; regrets that the use of euphemistic language and the artificial equal number of conclusions and recommendations per Member State conceals the very real differences between Member States; reiterates the call on the Commission to distinguish between individual and systemic issues, in the annual rule of law report in order to avoid the risks of trivialising some of the most serious breaches of the rule of law; reiterates its regret and serious concern with respect to the lawfulness of the Commission’s decision concluding that, in Hungary, the horizontal enabling condition of the Charter had been fulfilled in relation to judicial independence which decision enabled the Hungarian authorities to start claiming reimbursements of up to approximately EUR 10,2 billion from Union funds; calls onurges the Commission to take steps towards the full implementation of Parliament’s recommendations on the establishment of an EU mechanism for democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights, contained in its resolution of 25 October 20161 , and to ensure that assessments of rule of law benchmarks are more precise and qualitative than is presently the case, relying not only on legislative changes, but also on real and independent evidence of their implementation in practice; _________________ 1 European Parliament resolution of 25 October 2016 with recommendations to the Commission on the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights (2015/2254(INL)) (OJ C 215, 19.6.2018, p. 162).