59 Amendments of Maria WALSH related to 2020/0279(COD)
Amendment 502 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36 a (new)
Recital 36 a (new)
(36a) In applying this Regulation, Member States must respect their international obligations towards stateless persons, including under the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, signed in New York on 28 September 1954, and in accordance with other international human rights law instruments. Where necessary, the treatment of stateless persons should be distinguished from third-country nationals with due consideration to their particular protection needs.
Amendment 907 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Union and the Member States shall take actions in the field of asylum and migration management on the basis of compliance with its existing commitments under EU and international law and, a comprehensive approach. That comprehensive approach shall address the entirety of the migratory routes that affect asylum and migration management and shall consist of the following components:
Amendment 917 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) mutually-beneficial partnerships and close cooperation with relevant third countries, including particular on legal pathways for third-country nationals in need of international protection and for those otherwise admitted to reside legally in the Member States addressing the root causes of irregular migration, supporting partners hosting large numbers of migrants and refugees in need of protection and building their capacities in border, asylum and migration management, preventing and combatting irregular migration and migrant smugglsmuggling and human trafficking, and enhancing cooperation on readmission, in full respect of international law and the objectives set out in Article 21 TEU, as well as the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe Orderly and Regular Migration;
Amendment 970 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) access for applicants to adequate reception conditions, including housing, food, clothing, health care, education for minors and access to employment as outlined in the Reception Conditions Directive, with specific attention to be made to the needs of vulnerable groups;
Amendment 1002 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. The Union and Member States shall ensure coherence of asylum and migration management policies, including both the internal and external components of those policies in consultation with and with full respect for the competencies of the EU and Member State institutions and agencies responsible for external policies.
Amendment 1008 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Amendment 1044 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) take all measures necessary and proportionate, in full compliance with the legal obligation to provide access to asylum procedures, to reduce and prevent irregular migration to the territories of the Member States, with a particular focus given to the creation of safe and legal pathways, in close cooperation and partnership with relevant third countries, including as regards the prevention and fight against migrant smugglingthe smuggling of migrants and human trafficking, while protecting the rights of smuggled and trafficked people;
Amendment 1087 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall adopt a European Asylum and Migration Management Strategy setting out the strategic approach to managing asylum and migration at Union level and on the implementation of asylum and migration management policies in accordance with the principles set out in this Part and in EU primary legislation and applicable international law. The Commission shall transmit the Strategy to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 1098 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) the national strategies of the Member States referred to paragraph 3 of this Article and their compliance with EU and international law;
Amendment 1102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) information gathered by the Commission under the Commission Recommendation No XXX on an EU Migration Preparedness and Crisis Management Mechanism hereinafter referred to as Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint; the reports issued under that framework as well as the activities of the Migration Preparedness and Crisis Management Network and, information collected by the Commission and the EU Asylum Agency on implementation of the asylum acquis;
Amendment 1109 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) information gathered in the course of evaluations undertaken in the Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism in accordance with Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 1053/201355 .; _________________ 55Council Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 of 7 October 2013 establishing an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing the Decision of the Executive Committee of 16 September 1998 setting up a Standing Committee on the evaluation and implementation of Schengen, OJ L 295, 6.11.2013, p. 27.
Amendment 1114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Where the Commission, on the basis of the analysis carried out in accordance with Article 25a(2) or (4) of Regulation (EU) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council57 and of any other information available, considers that a third country is not cooperating sufficiently on the readmission of illegally staying third-country nationals, and without prejudice to Article 25(a)(5) of that Regulation, it shall submit a report to the Council including, where appropriate, the identification of any measures which could be taken to improve the cooperation of that third country as regards readmission, taking into account and without prejudice to the Union’s overall relations with the third country and in consultation with all relevant Commission services and the European External Action Service. _________________ 57Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of 13 July 2009, establishing a Community Code on Visas, OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 1165 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3
Article 7 – paragraph 3
3. On the basis of the report referred to in paragraph 1, the Commission and the Council, within their respective competencies, shall consider the appropriate actions taking into account the Union’s overall relations with the third country, including respect for the objectives of external policies as elaborated in Article 21 TEU and assessment of the impact these potential actions may have in the fields of migration, peace and security, development and poverty eradication.
Amendment 1169 #
4. The Commission shall keepconsult the European Parliament regularlyduring the preparation of the report and keep it informed of the implementation of this Article.
Amendment 1184 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Where no Member State responsible can be designated on the basis of the criteria listed in this Regulation, the first Member State in which the application for international protection was registered or where the applicant is legally present, shall be responsible for examining it.
Amendment 1193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. Where it is impossible for a Member State to transfer an applicant or a beneficiary of international protection to the Member State primarily designated as responsible because there are substantial grounds for believing that there are systemic flaws in the asylum procedure and in the reception conditions for applicants in that Member State, resulting in a risk of inhuman or degrading treatment within the meaning of Article 4 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union or the risk of a serious violation of the fundamental rights of the applicant or beneficiary, the determining Member State shall continue to examine the criteria set out in Chapter II of Part III in order to establish whether another Member State can be designated as responsible.
Amendment 1234 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. By derogation from paragraph 1, where a third-country national or stateless person is in possession of a valid residence permit or a valid visa, or is otherwise legally present, the application shall be made and registered in the Member State that issued the residence permit or visa or in which they are legally present.
Amendment 1246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. The applicant shall fully cooperate with the competent authorities of the Member States in matters covered by this Regulation, in particular by submitting as soon as possible and at the latest during the interview referred to in Article 12, all the elements and information available to him or her relevant for determining the Member State responsible. Where the applicant is not in a position at the time of the interview to submit evidence to substantiate the elements and information provided, the competent authority may set a reasonable and justifiable time limit within the period referred to in Article 29(1) for submitting such evidence.
Amendment 1258 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. The applicant shall not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 15 to 17 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] pursuant to Article 17a of that Directive in any Member State other than the one in which he or she is required to be present pursuant to Article 9(4) of this Regulation from the moment he or she has been notified of a decision to transfer him or her to the Member State responsible, provided that the applicant has been informed of that consequence pursuant to Article 8(2), point (b) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Screening Regulation]. This shall be without prejudice to the need to ensure a standard of living in accordance with Union law, including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and international obligations. An applicant shall not be sanctioned for entering a Member State other than the Member State in which he or she is obliged to be present if they are there for reasons beyond their control.
Amendment 1267 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 2
Article 10 – paragraph 2
2. Elements and information relevant for determining the Member State responsible submitted after expiry of the time limit referred to in Article 9(3) shall not be taken into account by the competent authorities, except where non-compliance can be objectively justified by the applicant.
Amendment 1276 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. As soon as possible and at the latest when an application for international protection is registered in a Member State, its competent authorities shall inform the applicant in a language the applicant understands, of the application of this Regulation and of the obligations set out in Article 9 as well as the consequences of non-compliance set out in Article 10, of the purpose of the personal interview, of the legal aid and other forms of assistance that can be provided by the Member State and non-governmental organisations, and in particular:
Amendment 1294 #
(c) of the criteria and the procedures for determining the Member State responsible, the hierarchy of such criteria in the different steps of the procedure and their duration, including the specific criteria applied and Member States requested or notified in the individual case;
Amendment 1298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) of the aim of the personal interview pursuant to Article 12 and the obligation to submit and substantiate orally, or through the provision of documents, any relevant information as soon as possible in the procedure any relevant information that could help to establish the presence of family members, relatives or any other family relations in the Member States, including the means by which the applicant can submit such information, as well as any assistance that the Member State can offer with regard to the tracing of family members or relatives;
Amendment 1315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) of the possibility to challenge a transfer decision within the time limit set out in Article 33(2) and of the fact that the scope of that challenge is limited as laid down in, where no transfer decision is issued, of the right to an effective remedy in accordance with Article 33(1);
Amendment 1339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The information referred to in paragraph 1 shall be provided in writing in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand. Member States shall use the common information material drawn up in clear and plain language pursuant to paragraph 3 for that purpose.
Amendment 1352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Asylum Agency shall, in close cooperation with the responsible national agencies, draw up common information material, as well as a specific leaflet for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups such as victims of human trafficking, containing at least the information referred to in paragraph 1. That common information material shall also include information regarding the application of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Eurodac Regulation] and, in particular, the purpose for which the data of an applicant may be processed within Eurodac. The common information material shall be drawn up in such a manner as to enable Member States to complete it with additional Member State-specific information.
Amendment 1361 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. In order to facilitate the process of determining the Member State responsible, the determining Member State shall conduct a personal interview with the applicant thoroughly asking questions on all aspects of the claim that would allow for the determination of the Member State responsible. The interview shall also allow the proper understanding of the information supplied to the applicant in accordance with Article 116.
Amendment 1375 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The personal interview shall take place in a timely manner and, in any event, before any take charge request is made pursuant to Article 29 or take back request pursuant to Article 31.
Amendment 1382 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4
Article 12 – paragraph 4
4. The personal interview shall be conducted in a language that the applicant understands or is reasonably supposed to understand and in which he or she is able to communicate. Interviews of unaccompanied minors shall be conducted in a child-friendly manner, by staff who are appropriately trained and qualified under national law, in the presence of the representative and, where applicable, the minor’s legal advisor. Where necessary, Member States shall have recourseaccess to an interpreter, and where appropriate a cultural mediator, who is able to ensure appropriate communication between the applicant and the person conducting the personal interview. The applicant may request to be interviewed and assisted by staff of the same sex.
Amendment 1407 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 13 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Each Member State where ans shall ensure that unaccompanied minor is present shall ensure that he or she iss are represented and assisted by a representative with respect to the relevant procedures provided for in this Regulation. The representative shall have the resources, qualifications, training and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration during the procedures carried out under this Regulation. Such representatives shall have access to the content of the relevant documents in the applicant’s file including the specific information material for unaccompanied minors and shall inform the minor accordingly about the procedure.
Amendment 1440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) the minor’s physical and mental well-being and social development, taking into particular consideration the minor’s background;
Amendment 1444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
Article 13 – paragraph 4 – point c
(c) safety and security considerations, in particular where there is a risk of the minor being a victim of any form of violence and exploitation, including trafficking in human beings; and, the consideration that detention is never in the best interest of the child;
Amendment 1474 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to the Member State responsible or, where applicable, to the Member State of relocation, the transferring Member State shall make surguarantee that the Member State responsible or the Member State of relocation takes the measures referred to in Articles 14 and 23 of Directive XXX/XXX/EU [Reception Conditions Directive] and Article 22 of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Asylum Procedure Regulation] without delay. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor shall be preceded by an assessment of his/her best interests. The assessment shall be based on the factors listed in paragraph 4 and the conclusions of the assessment on these factors shall be clearly stated in the transfer decision. The assessment shall be done swiftly by staff with the qualifications and expertise to ensure that the best interests of the minor are taken into consideration.
Amendment 1598 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Where, on account of pregnancy, having a new-born child, serious illness, severe disability, severe trauma or old age, an applicant is dependent on the assistance of his or her child, sibling or parent legally resident in one of the Member States, or his or her child, sibling or parent legally resident in one of the Member States is dependent on the assistance of the applicant, Member States shall normally keep or bring together the applicant with that child, sibling or parent, provided that family ties existed before the applicant arrived on the territory of the Member States, that the child, sibling or parent or the applicant is able to take care of the dependent person and that the persons concerned expressed their desire in writing.
Amendment 1603 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Where there are indications that a child, sibling or parent is legally resident on the territory of the Member State where the dependent person is present, that Member State shall verify whether the child, sibling or parent can take care of the dependent person, before making a take charge request pursuant to Article 29.
Amendment 1606 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 2
Article 24 – paragraph 2
2. Where the child, sibling or parent referred to in paragraph 1 is legally resident in a Member State other than the one where the applicant is present, the Member State responsible shall be the one where the child, sibling or parent is legally resident unless the applicant’s health prevents him or her from travelling to that Member State for a significant period of time. In such a case, the Member State responsible shall be the one where the applicant is present. Such Member State shall not be subject to the obligation to bring the child, sibling or parent of the applicant to its territory.
Amendment 1642 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 1707 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Article 29 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 3
Where the applicant is an unaccompanied minor or the request is based on Article 16 or 17, the determining Member State may, where it considers that it is in the best interest of the minor, continue the procedure for determining the Member State responsible and request another Member State to take charge of the applicant despite the expiry of the time limits laid down in the first and second subparagraphs.
Amendment 1761 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 3
Article 31 – paragraph 3
3. The notified Member State shall confirm receipt of the notification to the Member State which made the notification within onefour weeks, unless the notified Member State can demonstrate within that time limit that its responsibility has ceased pursuant to Article 27.
Amendment 1767 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 4
Article 31 – paragraph 4
4. Failure to act within the onefour-week period set out in paragraph 3 shall be tantamount to confirming the receipt of the notification.
Amendment 1786 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2
Article 32 – paragraph 2
2. Where the requested Member State accepts to take charge of an applicant or to take back a person referred to in Article 26(1), point (b), (c) or (d), the requesting or the notifying Member State shall notify the person concerned in writing in a language they understand without delay of the decision to transfer him or her to the Member State responsible and, wthere applicable, of the fact that it will not examine his or consequences of this decision, necessary actions that ther application for international protectionnt needs to take and the timelines that bind them.
Amendment 1802 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 5
Article 32 – paragraph 5
5. Where the person concerned is not assisted or represented by a legal advisor or other counsellor, Member States shall inform him or her of the main elements of the decision, which shall always include information on the legal remedies available and the time limits applicable for seeking such remedies, in a language that the person concerned understands or is reasonably supposed to understand.
Amendment 1817 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall provide for a period of twoat least four weeks after the notification of a transfer decision within which the person concerned may exercise his or her right to an effective remedy pursuant to paragraph 1.
Amendment 1835 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Member States shall ensure that legal assistance is granted on request free of charge and at the earliest stage possible where the person concerned cannot afford the costs involved. Member States may provide that, as regards fees and other costs, the treatment of persons subject to this Regulation shall not be more favourable than the treatment generally accorded to their nationals in matters pertaining to legal assistance.
Amendment 1839 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1842 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 1847 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 1870 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 2
Article 34 – paragraph 2
2. Where there is a significant risk of absconding, Member States may detain the person concerned in order to secure transfer procedures in accordance with this Regulation, on the basis of an individual assessment and only in so far as detention is proportional and other less coercive alternative measures cannot be applied effectively, based on an individual assessment of the person’s circumstances.
Amendment 1928 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 1943 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 37 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) in the case of minors, informationthe best interests of the child assessment and information as set out in Article 13, including on their education;
Amendment 2050 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 45 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) capacity-building measures in the field of asylum, reception and return, and operational support and measures aimed at respond, when this is clearly ing to migratory trends affectinghe interest of the benefitting Member State through cooperation with third countries.
Amendment 2217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 2
Article 50 – paragraph 2
2. The Asylum Agency and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency shall assist the Commission in drawing up the assessment of migratory pressure in cooperation with the Member State in question. The Commission shall inform the European Parliament, the Council and the Member States, without delay, that it is undertaking an assessment.
Amendment 2224 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point b
Amendment 2229 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point d
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point d
Amendment 2241 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point h
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point h
(h) the number of persons apprehendidentified in connection with an irregular crossing of the external land, sea or air border;
Amendment 2250 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point k
Article 50 – paragraph 3 – point k
(k) the number of vulnerable applicants, in particular unaccompanied minors.
Amendment 2312 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 52 – paragraph 1
Article 52 – paragraph 1
1. Where the report referred to in Article 51 indicates that a Member State is under migratory pressure, the other Member States which are not themselves benefitting Member States shall contribute by means of the solidarity contributions referred to in Article 45(1), points (a), (b) and (c). Member States shall prioritise the relocation of vulnerable applicants, in particular unaccompanied minors.
Amendment 2424 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
This Article is without prejudice to the rights of stateless persons and their referral to relevant procedures under national law to determine their statelessness and offer adequate protection.