BETA

14 Amendments of Rob ROOKEN related to 2020/2255(INL)

Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 a (new)
— having regard to EU unemployment figures, particularly among the young,
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28 b (new)
— having regard to the pool of legal migrants already in the EU,
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that, in order to face demographic challengecertain crucial sectors, the Union needs highly qualified third-country workers of all skill levelsfor a given period in order to increase its economic competitiveness and its global influence as the champion of democracy, inclusion, human rights, free trade in goods and services and the rule of law, and as the leader in the fight against climate change;
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points to the high level of youth unemployment in the EU; believes that these unemployment rates should first be minimised before proactively opening the borders to labour and knowledge migrants; emphasises also the need to make the best possible use of the pool of legal migrants already present in the EU;
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Requests that the Commission submit, by 31 January 2022, on the basis of Article 79(2), in particular points (a) and (b), of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a proposal for an act that would serve as a package of proposals to facilitate and promote entry into and mobility within the Union for legally migrating third-country nationals applying for work and to reduce bureaucracy and promote equal treatment, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;deleted
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the creation of a Union-wide talent pool for highly qualified third-country nationals who wish to apply for work with a view to migrating legally to a Member State, as well as for employers to search for potential employees in third countries, wcould be an essentia useful tool for achieving the purpose of the proposed actencouraging economic competition in the EU and calls on the Commission to include the creation of such a talent pool in its proposal;
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Supports the Commission’s statement in its communication of 23 September 2020 on a New Pact on Migration and Asylum regarding the enhancement of short-term mobility as a complement to legal pathways, especially for the purposes of research or study in order to improve upstream cooperation with third countries, for example to stem irregular migratory flows, and asks the Commission to explore this direction further;deleted
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes Directive (EU) 2021/...15, but considers it insufficient due to the fact that the labour markets of the Union are also in need of low- and medium-skilled workers; calls, therefore, on the Commission to include in its proposal an admission scheme for low- and medium-skilled third-country workers, including the creation of a framework for the validation and recognition of their skills and qualifications, based on objective and uniform criteria and considers it sufficient; _________________ 15EUT number of 2016/0176 COD to be inserted.
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the Union is in need of more self-employed people and entrepreneurs in order to remain competitive; calls on the Commission to include in its proposal an admission scheme for entry and residence of self- employed people and entrepreneurs, in particular those who establish small and medium-sized enterprises and start-ups, based on objective and uniform criteria;
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Requests the Commission to include in its proposal a framework for talent partnerships between Member States and third countries, tailored to the situation of both the Member State and the third country in question, which should include vocational training programmes based on skills, in particular aptitude tests, workplace observation and simulations, and that Member States could opt into on a voluntary basis; calls on the Commission to ensure that the framework allows for Parliament to be able to fully exercise its scrutiny and evaluation role;
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that the objective of Directive 2011/98/EU to simplify and harmonise the rules concerning permits currently applicable in the Member States has not been fully achieved with some of the provisions being implemented in different ways across Union; requests the Commission to take the necessary steps to ensure that the Member States implement that Directive fully; further considers that that Directive should be amended to allow applications for a single permit to be lodged from within both a Member State and a third country, and, in order to further simplify and harmonise the rules, to clearly regulate the procedure for obtaining an entry visa so as to avoid applicants having to submit the documents needed to obtain a single permit twice, and calls on the Commission to include such amendments in its proposal;deleted
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Requests that the Commission includes in its proposal the establishment of a transnational advisory service network, to be managed by the Commission, for legally migrating third- country workers, with each Member State designating a lead authority to process applications and to coordinate the advice and information provided to third-country nationals applying for work in the Union; insists that the lead authorities should be responsible for the sharing of information among Member States on third-country workers and should act as contact points for the talent pool; asks that the lead authorities be responsible also for close coordination with one another with regard to applications lodged for a single permit to reside and work in accordance with Directive 2011/98/EU in order to avoid double submissions;deleted
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to include in its proposal an amendment to Directive 2014/36/EU to allow holders of work permits under that Directive a period of three months to seek new employment after having left their previous employer without having their work permit revoked;deleted
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Is of the view that Directive 2003/109/EC should be amended to allowwithdrawn to motivate third-country nationals who are long-term residents of a Member State to reside permanently within anoturn to their Member State from the day their permit is issued on terms similar to the terms applicable to Union citizens and to reducecountry of origin, once it has been declared 'safe' by the nuMember of years of residence required to acquire Union long-term residence status from five to three years; calls on the Commission to include those amendments in its proposalState concerned, possibly providing them with return support to help them build a future there;
2021/09/10
Committee: LIBE