10 Amendments of Kati PIRI related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in 2015, over 3.771 persons are reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean sea, according to the International Organisation for Migration8 ; whereas children represent 30 per cent of all recorded deaths in the Aegean Sea[1]; whereas according to recent Europol data at least 10 000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after arriving in Europe [1] IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf __________________ 8 IOM, Missing Migrants Project, http://missingmigrants.iom.int/.
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that proper funding, at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential; notes that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea, and that a better European response is still required, as thousands of people have died at sea on their attempted travel to the EU;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to are fair and sufficient in order two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of thedetermine the number of persons to be relocated to a certain Member State;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatory participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection , also discouraging the Unionuse of dangerous, illegal routes;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Points out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection, often on a temporary basis, to the most vulnerable where needed, e.g. unaccompanied minors, single mums, LGBTI or refugees with disabilities;
Amendment 687 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard, encourages language courses to be provided as soon as possible so the integration process is not unnecessary delayed;
Amendment 759 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system; underlines that an effective return policy is crucial to maintain public support for hosting those in need of international protection;
Amendment 1026 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls on the Union to help third countries build up their asylum systems and integration strategies in order to allow third country nationals in need of international protection to seek protection there; encourages third countries to sign and ratify the 1951 UN Convention on Refugees and its 1967 Protocol; believes that the Union must adopt a win-win approach to cooperation with third countries, that is, an approach that is beneficial to the Union, to the third country in question and to the refugees and migrants in that third country;
Amendment 1035 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan; emphasises, in that respect,commends Turkey for hosting the largest refugee population in the world, with about 2,5 million registered refugees from Syria; emphasises the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians, stepping up cooperation for the support of Syrians under temporary protection and their host communities in Turkey, and for Turkey to fulfil its commitments to prevent irregular migration flows from its territory to the Union; welcomes, in this respect, the recent decision by the Turkish government to open its labour market for Syrian refugees;
Amendment 1114 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 95 a (new)
Paragraph 95 a (new)
95a. Recommends that EU funding meant to improve the situation of refugees in third countries, must also come to the benefit of host communities in order to maintain social peace;