7 Amendments of Angelika BEER related to 2008/2157(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that fighting illegal immigration is a high priority for the European Union, and considers it crucial in this connection that Frontex should conclude operational cooperation agreements with the border control authorities of countries which have common borders with the European Union and with those of countries which, according to a wide range of risk analyses, are regarded as transit countries for illegal immigration; the right to leave one's country and the right to seek asylum are guaranteed by international law and that operations by Frontex to intercept migrants must fully respect them; recalls in this connection the obligations of States by virtue of the principle of non- refoulement and the ban on collective expulsions; recalls likewise the obligations of States by virtue of Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; stresses that consideration of an asylum application, in compliance with the associated procedural guarantee, is not a process that can be carried out on the high seas; considers therefore that refoulement at sea would not be of a nature to guarantee respect for the rights of asylum-seekers and migrants;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Considers it very important that Frontex should provide extensive assistance to the competent authorities of such States in order to ensure that both the training and technical expertise of border control personnel of such countries and their actual border control systems comply with EU standards, norms and requirements; advocates that the necessary financial and technical resources be made available for States which cooperate fully with Frontexstaff taking part in the operations of Frontex, particularly in the rapid border intervention teams, should undergo training in international humanitarian law and more specifically in the law of asylum and issues relating to the prevention of mistreatment; recalls, however, that responsibility for considering an asylum application rests solely with the national competent authorities and the HCR and under no circumstances with Frontex staff or border control officers;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that Libya is a very important transit country for illegal immigrants on their way from North Africa to Italy and Malta, and that it is important to establish a systematic form of cooperation inot a State Party to the Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees and has not transposed into its domestic law the provisions of the African Union cControlling borders withvention on the Stateus on the southern side of the Mediterranean Sea region, in which Libya plays a leading role and must be fully involved; calls, therefore, for the negotiationsf Refugees; recalls furthermore that migrants returned to Libya have no means of protection or redress against risks of mistreatment; considers, therefore, that in the absence of such guarantees, no negotiations should be conducted between Frontex and the Libyan authorities to be reinvigorated;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that negotiations on an agreement between Frontex and the border control authorities of a third State, and more particularly a candidate Member State, are conducted against the background of the political and economic relations which exist between the European Union as a whole and the State in question and that active refusal by a State to cooperate with Fr are conducted against the background of international law and must therefore guarantee the principle of non-refoulement; considers in this context that there cannot be any agreement with third countries where a migrant who has been readmitted could be subjected to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, torture or could be subjected to any other punishment purely for having left the third country in question; considers in this contex must thave direct consequences for those relationst no readmission agreement should apply to people other than nationals or residents of the third country concerned;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls upon the Commission and Council to investigate how Frontex and Eurosur can be integrated with efforts to combat terrorism, arms trafficking, drugs trafficking and international crime.onsiders the information provided to the European Parliament concerning the operations of Frontex to be inadequate; recommends in this context that it be made possible for the Director of the agency to be heard regularly by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and by the Committee on Foreign Affairs; proposes that an annual debate be held in plenary on the activity report of Frontex;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Considers it very important that the further work of Frontex should be as transparent as possible and subject to regular parliamentary scrutiny;