7 Amendments of Tatjana ŽDANOKA related to 2011/0432(CNS)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) The assisting Member State should provide protection to recognised refugees and stateless persons and other persons who do not hold the nationality of any country who reside in a Member State and are holders of a travel document issued by that Member State, taking into account their particular situation. Member States may not be in a position to deliver all types of consular protection to such persons.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Protection should be provided if applicants establish that they are citizens of the Union. Unrepresented citizenbeneficiaries of the right to protection. Applicants in need of consular protection may no longer be in possession of their identity documents. The fundamental status of citizenship of the Union is conferred directly by Union law and identity documents are of merely declaratory value. If applicants are unable to provide identity documents, they should therefore be able to prove their identity by any other means, if necessary following verification with the authorities of the Member State of which the applicant claims to be a national or a resident.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognised refugees and stateless persons and other persons who do not hold the nationality of any country, who reside in a Member State and are holders of a travel document issued by that Member State are entitled to consular protection under the same conditions as unrepresented citizens, if a Member State of residence is not represented by a diplomatic or consular authority.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Unrepresented citizens may choose the Member State embassy or consulate from which they seek consular protection. They may also seek assistance from the Union delegation, wherever necessary and relevant.
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. For recognised refugees and stateless persons and other persons who do not hold the nationality of any country who reside in a Member State and are holders of a travel document issued by that Member State, as referred to in Article 2(3a) of this Directive, this article applies mutatis mutandis as to the proof of the existence of residence and travel documents.
Amendment 88 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 14
Article 14
Local cooperation meetings shall include a regular exchange of information on unrepresented citizens, on matters such as safety of citizens, prison conditions or, consular access. Unless otherwise agreed by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs centrally, t or crisis planning. The Chair shall be a representative of a Member State or the Union delegation decided locally. The Chair shall collect and regularly update contact details, in particular regarding the contact points of unrepresented Member States, and share them with the local embassies and consulates and the Union delegation.