Activities of Urszula KRUPA related to 2017/2270(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Humanitarian visas (A8-0328/2018 - Juan Fernando López Aguilar) PL
Amendments (8)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas gender is a ground for protection under the 1951 UN Convention 1 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?qid=1414687415278&uri=CELEX:02006R0562-20131126 2 https://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2017-03/cp170024en.pdf relating to the status of Refugeesthe 1951 UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees and its 1967 Protocol (the Refugee Convention) define a ‘refugee’ as a person who, ‘owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and its 1967 Protocol (the Refugee Convention) and women worldwide are affected disproportionately by sexual and others forms of gender-baunable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country; or who, not having a nationality and being outside the country of his former habitual residence as a result of such events, is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling to return to it’, which also applies to women and children exposed to violence worldwide;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. wWhereas there is an urgent need for safe and legal pathways to the Union are pressing, also from a gender perspectivethat are strictly regulated under Member State law, and at the same time for conditions to be improved in refugee reception centres and for access to healthcare and children’s education to be provided, and whereas humanitarian visas can be complementary, al, where justified, facilitate, though not replacinge, other safe pathways such as resettlement and humanitarian admission; particular attention needs to be given to women and children, who are often left without support or assistance in conflict zones;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the current lack of a possibility to request protection on humanitarian grounds outside of the Union means that persons seeking asylum are forced to enter Europe in an irregular manner thereby risking their lives and health, with particular and gendered consequences for women, girls and LGBTI personschildren;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas granting a visa does not solve the problem that many refugees living in reception centres in the European Union, in particular women and children with Christian beliefs, face multiple kinds of violence, including sexual violence;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. CondemnsExpresses opposition to, and concerns about, the ongoing situation where in order to, when seeking asylum in the EU, women and girls, as well as LGBTI persons put themselves under the serious risk of sexual and gender-based, girls and children, in particular Christians, are placed at serious risk of violence, including sexual violence, along routes and in reception centersres; Calls on the EU Member States to take action;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses objections to, and concerns about, the fact that Christians are being persecuted and discriminated against for their faith, including in centres for immigrants;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for a separate instrument on humanitarian visas, in addition and complementary to a Union programme on resettlement and humanitarian admission and complementary to a programme that takes account of the difficult situation faced by Christians, who are often forced to live in reception centres in hostile areas, to be established at the Union level and calls on the Commission to deliver the legislative proposal wherein the third country nationals will receive the possibility to apply for a European humanitarian visa directly at any consulate or embassy of the Member States, while ensuring its gender- sensitive approach and effective protection of persons, including those suffering genderreligion-based persecution.
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls for all available financial, legal and political resources to be mobilised at EU level to help refugees in their country of origin, and in particular for an end to be brought to conflicts and the exploitation of natural resources by multinationals, which creates poverty and causes locals to flee their country for economic reasons; calls for all available resources be mobilised at EU level to help refugees in the reception centres assigned to them, so that as soon as the conflicts end they can return to their homes; calls for the creation of a special emergency aid instrument for refugees, especially children, with a view to giving them access to basic healthcare and education;