15 Amendments of Edit BAUER related to 2012/2263(INI)
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas particular attention should be paid to unaccompanied child victims of trafficking in human beings, as they need specific assistance and support due to their situation of particular vulnerability,
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the methods used to determine the age of a child applying for asylum or protection which are based on bone maturity or dental mineralisation remain controversial, and are subject to large margins of error;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas there are numerous cases of child disappearance from lodging and reception centres for asylum seekers
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls also that the overridingbest interests of the child, as enshrined in provisions and case- law, must take priority over any other consideration in any act taken with regard to them, whether by public authorities or by private institutions; calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework, based on a set of indices, to assess what constitutes the overridingbest interests of a child;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Calls on the Member States to devote special attention to unaccompanied child victims of trafficking in human beings coming from third countries, providing them with the necessary assistance and protection under Directive 2011/36/EU;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to put the issue child trafficking high on the agenda in their bilateral and multilateral dialogue with third countries;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission establish a common method for ascertaining agedevelops a unified method of age determination, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
Paragraph 16 – introductory part
16. Calls on Member States to givprovide unaccompanied minors, irrespective of their status and under the same conditions as children who are nationals of the host country:
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
Paragraph 16 – indent 2
– adequate material and psychological provision must be made for themnecessary assistance, support and protection;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
Paragraph 16 – indent 3
– the rightaccess to education, vocational training and socio-educational advicecounselling;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
Paragraph 16 – indent 4
– the rightaccess to health-care services;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures to ensure that, where appropriate, a guardian is appointed to unaccompanied children;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Member States to ensure that officials who likely come into contact with unaccompanied minors, including those being victims of trafficking in human beings are qualified and trained in order to enabling them to identify and properly deal with these cases;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him/her, which respects his/her interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission to propose a common reference framework outlining a series of conditions to be met before a minor can be returned, respecting the overridingbest interests of the child; reiterates in the strongest terms that no decision to return a minor may be taken if it endangers the minor's life, security or fundamental rights or those of his or her family, and that the individual circumstances of each minor must be taken into account; calls on Member States to establish monitoring arrangements to ensure the protection of minors after their return, in cooperation with countries of origin and transit;