11 Amendments of Anna IBRISAGIC related to 2010/2269(INI)
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas political and economic instability is the major driving force behind migration, particularly irregular migration, depriving affected communities of viable local prospects and, hence, of the right to choose whether to migrate or not and leaving them with migration, often irregular migration, as their only option,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas irregular migration has an impact on the migration-management and integration capacity of both receiving and transit countries, worsening, in thsome case ofs as regards transit countries, the sustainability and development prospects of local job markets and thus fuelling more instability,
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the expected sharp demographic growth both in countries of origin and transit, particularly in the Maghreb, will seriously undermineput at risk the prospects for economic growth and job creation in those countries - thereby nullifying all efforts in this regard andif the necessary political and economical decisions are not made. Whereas the lack of freedom and democracy leadings to internal tensions and instability, as shown by the recent demonstrations in Tunisia and Algeria - and will put further strain on the integration capacity of receiving countries,
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU urgently needs to reflect on how much it wants to open up its borders toshould reflect on how to handle migratory flows from countries of origin and transit in order to offset their internal demographic and social tensions, thus helping them maintain their internal stability, and how much it needs to invest in a renewed economic agenda for such countries, including an agenda focused on job creation,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas tensions between countries of origin and transit and between receiving and transit countries concerning the management of migratory flows cshould become a source of potential conflict in the future decreased through a more harmonised migration policy,
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas EU foreign policy can positively complement and strengthen EU policies on migration, and must address all sources of instability in countries of origin and pursue an active dialogue with transit countries on uniform, human rights-based standards for their national laws on migration, thereby creating a level playing field where both receiving and transit countries follow the same rules and offer migrants the same level of protection; whereas the different level of development of transit countries calls for the provision of ad hoc EU financial assistance to help them reach standards comparable to those of the EU,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that support for politically and economically fragile states, as a source of irregular migration and security and stability tensions, should alwaysin general include, in addition to strategies to consolidate stability and ensure safety as well budgetary relief and support, direct investment and EU market-access strategies, rural development and food security strategies, job-creation policies, infrastructure development, and strategies geared to promoting democratisation and good governance, social inclusion and religious tolerance, thereby maximising local prospects and alternatives for potential migrants; firmly believes that such strategies must be based on active partnerships which draw on the principles of ownership and empowerment of the beneficiary countries, but also on targets, clear roadmaps and conditions for their achievement co-defined with donor countries, and on benchmarks and strict accountability standards;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that in its resolution of 21 September 2010 on poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries: the way forward*1 Parliament emphasised that the EU should not hesitate to apply sanctions when developing countries fail to respect their governance obligations under trade agreements, asked the EU authorities to ensure scrupulous respect for the principle of conditionality, as stipulated in the Cotonou Agreement, and emphasised that the same conditionality criteria should apply to the provision of support under both the European Development Fund (EDF) and the Financing Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI); stresses 1 Texts adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2010)0327. that similar conditionality criteria also should apply to EU assistance other than development assistance and humanitarian aid, and that such assistance should be based on partnership, shared objectives and values and allegiance and should be able to fulfil the expectations of both the donor and the beneficiary and that it should not be ‘cost-free’ for beneficiary countries to receive active support from the EU and then disregard with no consequences EU core valuesthe active support from the EU to the beneficiary countries should be effective and results- oriented and that the EU core values should be respected; asks the VP/HR and the Commission to pursue the objective of allegiance to the EU and its core values when shaping the architecture of EU financial assistance and in bilateral relations with countries which are beneficiaries of such assistance; believes that a reflection should be started at EU level on the bases of and scope of application of conditionality criteria to EU financial assistance;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that policies similar to those for countries of origin should also be applied to transit countries, with particular reference tofor example regarding direct investment and market access and an emphasis on an employment agenda which can ensure effective long- term social inclusion prospects, stabilise the internal job market and enhance the long-term potential of transit countries as receiving countries;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the value of EU election observation missions as the first important step in any process of democratisation and good governance, and believes that such missions should be part of a broader framework of support for a long-term democratisation process; highlights the importance of mediation and conflict- prevention and resolution strategies and of institution- and capacity-building for regional organisations, such as the African Union (AU), which plays an important role in peace-keeping and peace-building operations; believes that the support for the AU should include the development of an effectivthe border-control capacity and support for its capacity to fight the exploitation of irregular migration and to provide relief for irregularall migrants in situations of distress; considers that the effective strengthening of regional organisations as multipliers of regional peace and stability will foster regional integration and the emergence of cross- border economic areas;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the recent agreement on an EU-Libya cooperation agenda on migration, particularly as regards joint efforts to provide financial support for African countries in order to create viable alternatives to migration and the development in Libya of a more efficient system to manage labour migration, by allowing the maximisation of the skills of the migrants already present in the country; believes that agreements on a cooperation agenda on migration should be reached with other countries in geographic proximity to the EU which can be valuable partners in providing support to fragile States in their neighbourhood and in offering migrants the skills required to access their job-market;