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Activities of Margarita DE LA PISA CARRIÓN related to 2020/2029(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

Implementation of the Anti-Trafficking Directive (debate)
2021/02/08
Dossiers: 2020/2029(INI)

Amendments (40)

Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11
— having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted by the Fourth World Conference on Women on 15 September 1995 and to the subsequent outcome documents adopted at the United Nations Beijing +5 (2005), Beijing +15 (2010), and at the Beijing +20 review conferencedeleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12
— having regard to the Joint UN Commentary on the EU Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting victims, which calls for international protection to be provided to victims of human trafficking in a gender-sensitive manner,deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14
— having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (‘the Istanbul Convention’),deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 18 a (new)
- Having regard to Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence and Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA on the strengthening of the penal framework to prevent the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23
— having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence10, _________________ 10 Texts adopted, P9_TA(2019)0080.deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24
— having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2016 on the fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU’s external relations11, _________________ 11 OJ C 101, 16.3.2018, p. 47.deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 25
— having regard to its resolution of 12 May 2016 on implementation of the Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims from a gender perspective12, _________________ 12deleted OJ C 76, 28.2.2018, p. 61.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26
— having regard to its resolution of 26 February 2014 on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality13, _________________ 13deleted OJ C 285, 29.8.2017, p. 78.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 28
— having regard to the Commission communication of 5 March 2020 entitled ‘A Union of Equality: Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ (COM(2020)0152),deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 32
— having regard to the European Implementation Assessment of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues, published by its Directorate- General for Parliamentary Research Services on 15 September 202014, _________________ 14European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research, Ex-Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020.deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 40 #
— having regard to the joint deliberations of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality under Rule 58 of the Rules of Procedure,deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 35
— having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (A9-0000/2020),deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas migrant smuggling can lead to human trafficking, since exploitation and abuse may emerge during transit or at destination, even in the presence of initial consensus. Whereas girls and adult women are overwhelmingly targeted and trafficked for sexual exploitation. Whereas the "Facilitators Package" (Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946/JHA) is an important instrument adopted to combat trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Commends the good work done by the EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator (EU ATC) in coordinating the EU’s response to THB and developing knowledge and findings on the various aspects of THB, including research into the gender dimension and the particular vulnerability of children;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking and smuggling, which require different responses in law; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisation; 5. Urges the Commission and the Member States to ensure differentiation between trafficking and smuggling, which require different responses in law; highlights that the confusion between them often leads to failings in correctly identifying victims and in ensuring that they can access protection measures and avoid secondary victimisation; 5.deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Highlights that the early identification of victims remains one of the main challenges to implementation, and is one of the most crucial in terms of enabling victims to exercise their rights; calls on the Member States to give more actors responsibility for identifying victims of THB at all stages of the process, including civil society representatives, immigration and asylum officials, labour inspectors and social workers or healthcare staff;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on all Member States to effectively guarantee the rights of victims and to support them with a gender- sensitive approach while ensuring complementarity with the Victims’ Rights Directive; notes that the Anti-Trafficking Directive prohibits the criminalisation of victims of THB;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that while the full impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet measurable, it is nevertheless clear that the crisis disproportionately affects the most vulnerable victims of THB, especially women and children;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Takes into account Europol's report "Pandemic profiteering" of March 2020, which highlights that criminals are adapting their modus operandi to COVID- 19 pandemic; Calls on the Member States for a more efficient strategy on tackling human trafficking in the current pandemic the crisis, taking into account that there is a higher risk for traffickers and mafias of human beings of taking advantage from the most vulnerable people.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Points out the need for a coherent and coordinated National Referral Mechanism (NRM); underlines that good cooperation between the police and non- governmental organisations (NGOs) cannot be a substitute for a fully fledged NRM defining the roles and responsibilities of all relevant actors16; _________________ 16The recommendations by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human beings (GRETA) include ensuring the application of the NRM to asylum seekers and persons in immigration detention.deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to monitor and assess the situation of compensation to victims in the Member States in terms of access, enforcement and actual payments, and to come forward with specific measures to ensure better access to compensation;deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
THB as a gendered crime and addressing trafficking for sexual exploitation
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights that sexual exploitation remains the most prevalent form of trafficking in the EU since 2008, as 60% of victims are trafficked for sexual exploitation; notes that more than 90% of these victims are women and girls, and that more than 70% of traffickers are male;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Member States to adopt specific measures to address violence against women and gender inequalities as the root causes of trafficking; recommends that the Commission strengthen and develop the gender dimension in the monitoring of the implementation of EU anti-trafficking legislation;deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to prioritise the prevention of the crime of trafficking for sexual exploitation, including through adopting measures and programmes to discourage and reduce demand, and calls on the Member States to include the use of the services of victims of trafficking as a criminal offence in their national statutes, as recommended by Article 8 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive and reiterated by the Commission in 201819; _________________ 19Second progress report on the implementation of the Directive, COM(2018)0777, p. 6.;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the importance of gender-sensitive training programmes for officials attending victims to enhance the early identification of those who are victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation and encourages Member States to adopt measures to support victims, such as exit programmes, social and professional reintegration or sexual health services;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the EU and its Member States to step up their efforts to combat human trafficking and migrant smuggling and to effectively implement the "Facilitators Package" (Council Directive 2002/90/EC and Council Framework Decision 2002/946) to combat the human smugglers' business model, preventing children, girls, and other vulnerable groups from sexual exploitation and abuse.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to pay particular attention to the fact that some actions, such as offering financial aid to victims of trafficking, may be used as an incentive by the mafias in order to attract their victims with the unintentional effect of encouraging human trafficking.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the very low number of registered THB victims in international protection procedures; calls on the Member States to strengthen the provision of information to arriving individuals, including with the help of translation and interpretation, on their rights and the applicable procedures under EU legislation, including on the possibilities for obtaining support through lawyers and cultural mediators;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Points out that in some Member States, applicants for international protection who are identified as victims of THB need to change procedures and claim a residence permit under Directive 2004/81/EC23; calls on the Member States to put in place a holistic and multidisciplinary approach ensuring that the anti-trafficking and the asylum procedures are interconnected and complement each other; _________________ 23European implementation assessment – ‘Implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU: Migration and gender issues’, Directorate-General for Parliamentary Research, Ex-Post Evaluation Unit, 15 September 2020, p. 49.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 359 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Notes that the migration policies of Member States, geared towards fighting irregular migration, can have a ‘chilling effect’ among vulnerable migrants and give perpetrators additional leverage to exploit victims with an irregular status24; calls on the Member States to decouple migration enforcement actions from law enforcement activities; _________________ 24Platform for International Cooperation on Undocumented Migrants (PICUM), Insecure justice? Residence permits for victims of crime in Europe, May 2020.deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 381 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to focus on identifying child victims and helping them to avail themselves of their rights; emphasises the need for guardians, including temporary guardians as an emergency measure, to be appointed immediately for child victimreturn to their families;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 419 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Notes the low number of prosecutions and convictions for the crime of trafficking; urges the Member States to take measures to improve the investigation of trafficking cases and to put in place strong criminal sanctions for crimes of human trafficking and migrant smuggling;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
30. Points out that not all Member States have introduced legislation relevant to Article 18 of the Anti-Trafficking Directive27; notes that the differing legal landscapes on criminalising the use of services exacted from victims may hamper efforts to reduce demand; reiterates its call on the Member States to establish the act of knowingly using the services of victims of human trafficking as a criminal offence; _________________ 27 Second progress report, COM(2018)0777, p. 29.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on the Member States to adopt clear provisions on the non- prosecution or non-punishment of THB victims and on decoupling protection from cooperation with law enforcement agencies;deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Stresses the importance of financial investigation and ‘following the money’ as a key strategy for investigating and prosecuting the organised crime networks that profit from THB; calls on the Commission to assess and promote the use of existing judicial and police cooperation, and the available tools;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Recalls the role of EU agencies in the early identification of victims and the fight against THB; calls for more resources for the Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) Agencies to enable their staff to be trained and capacity-building instruments to be developed in the area of detecting victims, including the appointment of gender- trained agency officers, especially in the Member States faced with increased mixed migratory flows; calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to mainstream gender expertise in the activities of law enforcement authorities across the EU;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to amend the Anti-Trafficking Directive with a view to updating its provisions, including the establishment of specific measures for the prevention and prosecution of trafficking for sexual exploitation as the largest area of THB, and to address the use of online technologies in both the proliferation and the prevention of THB, to improve measures for prevention and the early identification of victims, and to strengthen a horizontal gender perspective across all forms of trafficking, as well as to ensure that Member States explicitly criminalise the use of all services which involve exploitation;
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 496 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor and assessenhance control measures so that to avoid the risk for the persons being smuggled of becoming victims of trafficking, with a particular focus on the situation of unaccompanied minors and women; underlines, in this context, the need for meffectively enforce legalaws and safe routes for migration in order to prevent the exploitation of vulnerable people with irregular status;enacting stronger sanctions to human traffickers and migrant smugglers.
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM
Amendment 501 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
37. Calls on the Commission to include in the new strategy on trafficking in human beings clear steps as regards the appointment of the EU ATC;deleted
2020/11/12
Committee: LIBEFEMM