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6 Amendments of Kyriacos TRIANTAPHYLLIDES related to 2010/2269(INI)

Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
A. whereas migration, as a longstanding worldwide phenomenon, has contributed to the exchange of ideas and therefore also to the cultural and economic enrichment of the European Union,
2011/02/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas freedom of movement is a fundamental right and whereas migration often arises from a desire on the part of migrants to take their existence in hand, build a better future and live in dignity; whereas therefore not only is it impossible to halt migration but nor should it be halted;
2011/02/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
C. whereas migration has many reasons, such as fleeing from poverty, injustice, war, persecution, lack of prospects and income, changes in the environment, social situations and unrestwhich have evolved and which multiply over time, such as, in particular, poverty, lack of prospects and income, social situations and unrest, injustice, assaults on and deprivation of liberties, conflicts between or within States, persecution on grounds of religious beliefs, ethnic origin or sexual orientation, discrimination and dispossession of cultural groups/minorities (confiscation of land, etc.), changes in the environment, particularly climate, a desire for family unification and hope for a better future, and whereas very often those reasons are intertwined,
2011/02/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Recital D
D. whereas the primary goal of EU migration policy should be to address the reasons for migration and find durable and sustainable solutions to the challenges that arise from migration in the countries of origin and transit and in the host Member States,
2011/02/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Considers that there is a need for further research on climate-induced migration and asks the Commission to address the problem of migration due to the above causes, environmental factors and climate change forced migration and to consider the possibility of allowing the migrants concerned to qualify for subsidiary protection on a temporary basis until longer-term solutions are found;
2011/02/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the European Union and Member States to take action both internally and at international level to encourage the countries of origin of migrants to adopt and implement measures and policies which enable them to develop socially, economically and democratically and do not compel their citizens/nationals to migrate; calls on the Union and Member States therefore to take the necessary steps to finance their development, particularly to swiftly attain the target of allocating 0.7% of their GDP to development aid;
2011/02/03
Committee: LIBE