2 Amendments of Kati PIRI related to 2015/0211(COD)
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) As regards Turkey, the legal basis for protection against persecution and mistreatment is adequately provided by substantive and procedural human rights and anti-discrimination legislation, including membership of all major international human rights treaties. In 2014, the European Court of Human Rights found violations in 94 out of 2899 applicationcases. There are no indications of any incidents of refoulement of its own citizens. The current situation in Turkey, however, calls for caution. In 2014, Member States considered that 23,1 % (310) of asylum applications of citizens of Turkey were well-founded. Only one Member State has designated Turkey as a safe country of origin. Turkey has been designated as a candidate country by the European Council and negotiations have been opened. At that time the assessment was that Turkey fulfilled the criteria established by the Copenhagen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 relating to stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities and Turkey will have to continue to fulfil these criteria for becoming a member in line with the recommendations provided in the Annual Progress Report. Both several reported violations of freedom of expression and the ongoing armed conflict in the eastern and south-eastern regions of Turkey involving the Kurdish minority should be taken into account in the assessment of Turkey's current compliance with the criteria set out in Directive 2013/32/EU. On the basis of the situation on the ground, the concept of "safe country of origin" may not be applied to Turkish applicants who can demonstrate that they have been resident in these regions.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In accordance with the ordinary legislative procedure, it can be decided to designate part of a country as safe, or a country or part of a country as safe for a specified group of persons.