Activities of Antonio MASIP HIDALGO related to 2009/0127(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Refugee Fund 2008 to 2013 (debate)
European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC). Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1104/2008) - Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Decision 2008/839/JHA) - The establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Amendments (1)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Decision No 573/2007/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Member States shall receive a fixed amount of EUR 4 000 for each resettled person falling into one of the categories defined by the common EU annual priorities established in accordance with Article 13(6) with respect to geographic regions and nationalities as well as to specific categories of refugees to be resettled. . The following categories of refugees shall be considered as common EU annual priorities: - survivors of violence and torture, - women and girls at risk, such as girls at risk of undergoing female genital mutilation and women facing gender- based violence, - unaccompanied or separated children for whom resettlement is in their best interest, - persons having serious medical needs or disabilities that can be addressed only through resettlement, and - persons in need of emergency resettlement or urgent resettlement for reasons of legal or physical protection, such as refugees facing threat of refoulement or a threat to their physical safety, rendering asylum untenable.