Activities of Martine ROURE
Plenary speeches (395)
Vote on a request for urgent procedure
Progress towards accession by Turkey
Obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data
Vote
Rights of Guantanamo detainees
Vote
Illegal immigration, smuggling and trafficking of human beings
Vote
Safety at sea
Vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Immigration liaison officers network
Vote
Vote
Vote (continuation)
Forest Focus
Assistance in cases of transit (removal by air)
Vote
Vote
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals
Vote (continuation)
Vote (continuation)
Vote
Outcome of the European Council (Brussels, 21-22 March, 2003)
Vote
Vote
Vote (continuation)
Short-term residence permits
Refugee status for third country nationals and stateless persons
Vote
Labour, social governance and globalisation
Vote
Vote
Human rights
Vote
Vote
Third-country nationals
Decision on urgent procedure
Asylum and immigration
Human rights in the world and EU fundamental rights
VOTE
50th anniversary of the UNHCR
VOTE
Mutual assistance in criminal matters
Organised crime
Sport
Quality evaluation in school education
Vote
Trafficking in women
World education forum
Combating child sex tourism
Vote
Human rights, racism, xenophobia and antisemitism (continuation)
Resumption of the session
European postal services
Racist and xenophobic incidents in El Ejido (Spain)
Resumption of the session
Rights of the Child
British beef and veal
State of relations between Turkey and the EU
State of the Louise Weiss building
Explanations of vote
Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - Economic Recovery Programme: energy projects - Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (debate)
Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) - Economic Recovery Programme: energy projects - Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (debate)
Credit requirements directives: Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC - Community programme for financial services, financial reporting and auditing
Conclusions of the UN Conference on Racism (‘Durban II’ – Geneva) (debate)
Conclusions of the UN Conference on Racism (‘Durban II’ – Geneva) (debate)
Human rights in the world 2008 and the EU's policy on the matter (debate)
Human rights in the world 2008 and the EU's policy on the matter (debate)
European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC) - Minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by third-country nationals or stateless persons (recast) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (recast) - Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office (debate)
Electronic communications networks, personal data and the protection of privacy - Electronic communications networks and services - Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office - Frequency bands for mobile communications (debate)
Explanations of vote
25th annual report from the Commission on monitoring the application of Community law (2007) (debate)
25th annual report from the Commission on monitoring the application of Community law (2007) (debate)
Cross-border payments in the Community - The business of electronic money institutions (debate)
Cross-border payments in the Community - The business of electronic money institutions (debate)
Animal by-products (debate)
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
Voting time
Humanitarian situation of Camp Ashraf residents
Humanitarian situation of Camp Ashraf residents
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A6-0229/2009, Rumiana Jeleva)
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A6-0229/2009, Rumiana Jeleva)
Harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (A6-0068/2009, Catherine Neris)
Animal by-products (A6-0087/2009, Horst Schnellhardt)
Common system of VAT as regards tax evasion linked to import and other cross-border transactions (A6-0189/2009, Cornelis Visser)
Situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Adjournment of the session
Credit Rating Agencies - Reporting and documentation requirements in the case of merger and divisions - Insurance and reinsurance (Solvency II) (recast) (debate)
Explanations of vote
Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (debate)
ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to financial management - New types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF - Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for housing (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on ERDF) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Loss at sea of migrants' boats off the Libyan coast (debate)
Interoperability of mobile chargers (debate)
Interoperability of mobile chargers (debate)
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications (debate)
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications (debate)
Novel foods (debate)
Novel foods (debate)
Substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) (debate)
Substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) (debate)
Substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) (debate)
Substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) (debate)
Expulsions of NGOs from Darfur (vote)
Expulsions of NGOs from Darfur (vote)
Expulsions of NGOs from Darfur (vote)
Expulsions of NGOs from Darfur (vote)
Agenda
Voting time
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (A6-0077/2009, Michael Cashman) (vote)
Lisbon Strategy (vote)
European Economic Recovery Plan (A6-0063/2009, Elisa Ferreira) (vote)
European Economic Recovery Plan (A6-0063/2009, Elisa Ferreira) (vote)
State of play of SIS II (debate)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
Croatia: progress report 2008 - Turkey: progress report 2008 - Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: progress report 2008 (debate)
The mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Future of the European Common Asylum System (debate)
Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP - European Security Strategy and ESDP - The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)
Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP - European Security Strategy and ESDP - The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)
Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP - European Security Strategy and ESDP - The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)
The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Implementation in the EU of Directive 2003/9/EC on the minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers: visits by the Committee on Civil Liberties 2005-2008 (A6-0024/2009, Martine Roure) (vote)
Voting time
2050: The future begins today − Recommendations for the EU's future integrated policy on climate change (debate)
Consular protection of citizens of the European Union in third countries (debate)
Worrying situation in the retention centres for immigrants, especially in the islands of Mayotte and Lampedusa (debate)
Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)
Production and employment in the textile and clothing sector in various EU Member States (debate)
Consequences of the recent gas crisis - Second Strategic Energy Review - Challenge of energy efficiency through information and communication technologies (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Formal sitting and debate - 10th anniversary of the euro
Public finances in the EMU – 2007-2008 (A6-0507/2008, Donata Gottardi) (vote)
Explanations of vote
Formal sitting - Latvia
Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents (debate)
Security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents (debate)
Public contracts in the fields of defence and security (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - Placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - Placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
Framework for Community action to achieve a sustainable use of pesticides - Placing of plant protection products on the market (debate)
Action Plan on Urban Mobility (debate)
Action Plan on Urban Mobility (debate)
Revision of the Broadcasting Communication - State aid for public broadcasting (debate)
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Draft general budget 2009 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Explanations of vote
The situation of fundamental rights in the European Union (2004-2008) - European area of freedom, security and justice (debate)
Explanations of vote
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (continuation of debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (continuation of debate)
State of the negotiations on the climate change and energy package (continuation of debate)
Voting time
Explanations of vote
Adjournment of the session
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment - Single application procedure for residence and work
Demographic tendencies - Economic and social impacts (debate)
Demographic tendencies - Economic and social impacts (debate)
Social security systems and pensions (short presentation)
Social security systems and pensions (short presentation)
HIV/AIDS: Early Diagnosis and Early Care (debate)
HIV/AIDS: Early Diagnosis and Early Care (debate)
Amendment of the single CMO Regulation (debate)
Amendment of the single CMO Regulation (debate)
Situation in the bee keeping sector (debate)
Situation in the bee keeping sector (debate)
Draft general budget 2009 (Section III) - Draft general budget 2009 (Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX) (debate)
European Council meeting (15-16 October 2008) (debate)
European Council meeting (15-16 October 2008) (debate)
Voting time
Voting time
Applicable law in matrimonial matters (A6-0361/2008, Evelyne Gebhardt) (vote)
Applicable law in matrimonial matters (A6-0361/2008, Evelyne Gebhardt) (vote)
Applicable law in matrimonial matters (A6-0361/2008, Evelyne Gebhardt) (vote)
Situation of the world financial system and its consequences on the European markets (debate)
Situation of the world financial system and its consequences on the European markets (debate)
Combating terrorism - Protection of personal data (debate)
Combating terrorism - Protection of personal data (debate)
Hedge funds and private equity - Transparency of institutional investors (debate)
Citizens' petitions during the year 2007 (debate)
Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Directives 76/768/EEC, 88/378/EEC, 1999/13/EC, 2000/53/EC, 2002/96/EC and 2004/42/EC) - Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 648/2004) (debate)
Type-approval of hydrogen powered motor vehicles (debate)
Type-approval of hydrogen powered motor vehicles (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
European Judicial Network - Strengthening of Eurojust and amendment of Decision 2002/187/JHA - Application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters (debate)
Evaluation of the Dublin system (debate)
Opening of the sitting
Opening of the sitting
Voting time
Space and security (A6-0250/2008, Karl von Wogau) (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency (debate)
Coordination of social security systems - Coordination of social security systems - Extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 to third country nationals otherwise excluded (debate)
Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications (debate)
Measures to combat the rise in oil prices (debate)
Measures to combat the rise in oil prices (debate)
The crisis in the fisheries sector caused by rising fuel oil prices (debate)
Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
Turkey's 2007 progress report (debate)
Voting time
Framework for the activities of lobbyists in the EU institutions (A6-0105/2008, Ingo Friedrich) (vote)
Negotiations between the European Union and the United States with regard to visa exemptions (debate)
Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)
Towards a reform of the World Trade Organisation (debate)
Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (debate)
Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (debate)
Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (debate)
Free Trade Agreement with the Gulf Cooperation Council (debate)
Zero tolerance regime for unauthorised GMOs and the economic consequences thereof (debate)
Zero tolerance regime for unauthorised GMOs and the economic consequences thereof (debate)
Combating cancer in the enlarged EU (debate)
Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (debate)
Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (debate)
Eurostars (debate)
Voting time
Explanations of vote
Situation in Gaza
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Ongoing negotiations on bilateral agreements between the USA and certain Member States with regard to visas and PNR (Passenger Name Record) (debate)
Accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products - Common framework for the marketing of products - Application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State - Safety marking on consumer products (debate)
Accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products - Common framework for the marketing of products - Application of certain national technical rules to products lawfully marketed in another Member State - Safety marking on consumer products (debate)
Explanations of vote
Freedom, security and justice (annual debate) (Articles 2 and 39 TEU) (debate)
Outcome of the Bali climate change conference (debate)
EUROPOL (debate)
Situation in Pakistan following the assassination of Benazir Bhutto (debate)
Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child (debate)
Combating the rise of extremism in Europe (debate)
Voting time
CAP: common rules for direct support schemes and certain support schemes for farmers and support for rural development (vote)
Combating racism and xenophobia (vote)
Explanations of vote
Council's strategy for the Bali Conference on Climate Change (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3) (debate)
Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy - Situation in Georgia (debate)
The role of sport in education (debate)
The role of sport in education (debate)
The role of sport in education (debate)
Statutes for the Euratom Supply Agency (debate)
Sudan: Killing of African Union peace-keeping soldiers
Sudan: Killing of African Union peace-keeping soldiers
Voting time
Adjournment of the session
Production of opium for medical purposes in Afghanistan (debate)
Production of opium for medical purposes in Afghanistan (debate)
Improving the efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the EU: attachment of bank accounts (debate)
Improving the efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the EU: attachment of bank accounts (debate)
Recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences - Mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters (debate)
Recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences - Mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters (debate)
Business registers for statistical purposes (debate)
Business registers for statistical purposes (debate)
Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (debate)
Immigration - Legal migration - Policy priorities in the fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals (debate)
ESDP operation in eastern Chad and the north of the Central African Republic (debate)
Situation in Burma (debate)
Situation in Burma (debate)
Review of the consumer acquis (debate)
Fight against terrorism (debate)
Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (debate)
Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)
Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (debate)
Reducing disparities in the poorest regions of the EU (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Communication of Council common positions: see Minutes
Presentation of the programme of the Portuguese presidency (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
External dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice (continuation of debate)
Framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia (debate)
Management of Europe's maritime borders - European Solidarity and protection of migrants' rights (debate)
Prüm Treaty: cross-border cooperation in combating terrorism and cross-border crime - Visa Information System (VIS) - Consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) - Protection of personal data (continuation of debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Transatlantic relations (debate)
Homophobia in Europe (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
EC-Russia short-stay visa agreement – EC-Russia readmission agreement (debate)
New PNR agreement SWIFT (debate)
Data protection (debate)
Explanations of vote
Legislative and work programme of the Commission for 2007 (debate)
Results of the informal summit of heads of state and government (Lahti, 20 October 2006) (debate)
Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (regulation) – Establishment, operation and use of SIS II (decision) – Access to SIS II by the services responsible for issuing vehicle registration certificates (debate)
European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights – Fundamental Rights Agency: activities under Title VI of the EU Treaty (debate)
Informal summit in Lahti and EU-Russia relations following the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya (debate)
Use of passenger data (PNR) (debate)
Freedom, security and justice – Immigration (debate)
Protection of personal data (vote)
Use of passenger personal data Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (debate)
Protection of personal data (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Extraordinary rendition (debate)
Interception of bank transfer data from the SWIFT system by the US secret services (debate)
Order of business
Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (vote)
Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (vote)
Protection of personal data (vote)
Protection of personal data (vote)
Protection of personal data (vote)
Explanations of vote
Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (debate)
Explanations of vote
Implications of Case C-176/03 (debate)
Protection of personal data (debate)
Taiwan (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The refugee camps in Malta (debate)
Evaluation of the European arrest warrant (debate)
Forced prostitution in the context of world sports events – EU measures against trafficking in human beings and the launch of an anti-trafficking day (debate)
Cultural heritage in Azerbaijan
Guantánamo
Homophobia in Europe
Presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners
Data retention
European Year of Equal Opportunities for All
Imposition of criminal penalties in the event of an infringement of Community law
"Secret detention centres" in Europe
Preparation for the next informal European Council
Fight against organised crime
Economic migration
Current problems regarding immigration
Explanations of vote
Procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status
Liberty and security
European Union general budget for 2006
‘No-fly lists’/Passenger name records
Programme of the British Presidency (continuation)
Fight against terrorism
EU action plan against terrorism
Protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe
Legal and illegal migration and the integration of migrants
Fundamental rights
Money laundering
Action Plan on the The Hague programme ‘Freedom, security and justice in the European Union’
The Roma in the European Union
The Roma in the European Union
The Roma in the European Union
Schengen Information System – access for vehicle registration services
Lampedusa
Area of freedom, security and justice
Procedural rights in criminal proceedings
Situation in Tibet
Explanations of vote
Personal data
Planned egg cell trade
Commission legislative and work programme (2005) (continuation of debate)
Criminal record/Criminal justice
Anti-Semitism and racism
Explanations of vote
Green Paper on admission for employment
Preparation of the European Council (17 December 2004)
Voting time
Asylum procedure and protection in regions of origin
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
European Council of 4 and 5 November 2004
Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 4 and 5 November 2004)
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
Future of the area of freedom, security and justice
Seizure of hostages and massacre in Beslan and the fight against terrorism
Reports (18)
Report 1. sur l'initiative de l'Irlande en vue de l'adoption de la décision du Conseil modifiant la décision du Conseil 2000/820/JAI portant création du Collège européen de Police (CEPOL) (15400/2003 - C5-0001/2004 - 2004/0801(CNS)); 2. sur l'initiative du Royaume-Uni en vue de l'adoption d'une décision du Conseil modifiant la décision 2000/820/JAI portant création du Collège européen de Police (CEPOL) (5121/2004 - C5-0040/2004 - 2004/0802(CNS)) - Commission des libertés et des droits des citoyens, de la justice et des affaires intérieures PDF (198 KB) DOC (76 KB)
Report 1. on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (COM(2003)0512 - C5-0487/2003 - 2003/0195(CNS)); 2. on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (COM(2003)0512 - C5-0488/2003 - 2003/0196(CNS)); 3. on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime (COM(2003)0512 - C5-0489/2003 - 2003/0197(CNS)) - Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs PDF (148 KB) DOC (91 KB)
Report on the initiative of the Hellenic Republic with a view to adopting a Council Regulation on the creation of an immigration liaison officers network - Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Hom Affairs PDF (183 KB) DOC (82 KB)
Report on the proposal from the Commission with a view to the adoption of a Council directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, vocational training or voluntary service - Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Hom Affairs PDF (272 KB) DOC (161 KB)
PDF (33 KB) DOC (66 KB)
REPORT on the implementation in the European Union of Directive 2003/9/EC laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers and refugees: visits by the Committee on Civil Liberties 2005-2008 PDF (158 KB) DOC (83 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters PDF (237 KB) DOC (325 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/109/EC to extend its scope to beneficiaries of international protection PDF (196 KB) DOC (249 KB)
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REPORT on the proposal for a Council Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (renewed consultation) PDF (312 KB) DOC (326 KB)
REPORT containing a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council concerning the progress of the negotiations on the framework decision on action to combat racism and xenophobia PDF (138 KB) DOC (74 KB)
REPORT with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the progress of the negotiations on the framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters PDF (147 KB) DOC (81 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters PDF (320 KB) DOC (327 KB)
REPORT on the initiative of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a view to adopting a Council Decision amending Decision 2003/170/JHA on the common use of liaison officers posted abroad by the law enforcement agencies of the Member States PDF (195 KB) DOC (136 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Agreement between the European Community, the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the criteria and mechanisms for establishing the State responsible for examining a request for asylum lodged in a Member State or in Iceland or Norway PDF (179 KB) DOC (128 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Denmark extending to Denmark the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 343/2003 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an asylum application lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national and Council Regulation (EC) No 2725/2000 concerning the establishment of “Eurodac” for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of the Dublin Convention PDF (162 KB) DOC (114 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All (2007) - Towards a Just Society PDF (320 KB) DOC (280 KB)
REPORT on the Commission proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2002/463/EC adopting an action programme for administrative cooperation in the fields of external borders, visas, asylum and immigration (ARGO programme) PDF (178 KB) DOC (95 KB)
Written declarations (4)
Amendments (81)
Amendment 155 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that migrants who are illegally staying on the territory of the Member States and who are not entitled to international protection have to be required to leave; welcomnot entitled to international protection and whose irregular situation has been duly established by means of an administrative procedure (application for asylum or for a residence permit) have to be required to leave the territory of the European Union; notes, in this regard, the adoption of the Return Directive and urgescalls on Member States to transpose it as so, in the context of its transposition, to preserve more favourable provisions as possiblelready laid down in their domestic law; calls on Member States to ensure that returns are conducted with due regard to the law and the dignity of the persons involved, giving due preference to voluntary return, and that detention is used only as a last resort;
Amendment 163 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Stresses the need for a genuine European dimension in return policy through the mutual recognition of return decisions; urges more co-operation among Member States in the implementation of returns and the strengthening of the role of FRONTEX in joint return operations;
Amendment 173 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. WelcomNotes the commitments made by Member States in the above-mentioned European Pact on Immigration and Asylum in relation to the need for solidarity; welcomes in particular the inclusion of a voluntary burden-sharing mechanism which enables the intra-EU reallocation of beneficiaries of international protection from Member States which are faced with specific and disproportionate pressures on their national asylum systems, due in particular to their geographical or demographic situation, to other Member States; welcomes also the allocation of EUR 5 million in the EU’s 2009 budget for this purpose under the European Refugee Fund; calls on the Commission to implement this mechanism forthwith and to propose immediately a legislative initiative to establish such a mechanism at European level on a permanent basis;
Amendment 184 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Alerts Member States to the risk of externalisation of the management of migratory movements; reiterates that it firmly rejects the idea of creating reception or detention centres for immigrants without identity documents or asylum-seekers outside the borders of the EU and in the regions of origin of immigration;
Amendment 196 #
2008/2331(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 a (new)
Paragraph 34 a (new)
34a. Observes, however, that development policy cannot constitute the only alternative to migration, as there can be no development based on solidarity without permanent mobility;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Dublin system can result in a disproportionate burden being imposed on some Member States, simply as a result of their exposed location, and whereas this has harmful consequences for both Member States and asylum seekers,
Amendment 7 #
2008/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the Frontex Agency to provide detailed data relating to the number of asylum seekers identified as such during its operations and the plight of persons turned backintercepted and sent back to a country of transit or origin during such operations;
Amendment 12 #
2008/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that asylum seekers should, as a matter of principle, not be placed in detention, in view of their particularly vulnerable position; notes the Commission's proposals to lay down rules governing the placing in detention in order to guarantee the principle that no one may be placed in detention on the sole grounds that he or she has applied for international protection and that any detention must be necessary, proportional and subject to consideration of each individual case;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2305(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of setting up a European mechanism for transferring international protection, under the supervision of the future support office, to allow the movement of refugees in Europe and thus ease the burden borne by some Member States;
Amendment 3 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 c (new)
Citation 7 c (new)
Amendment 11 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the Reception Directive 2003/9/EC of 27 January applies to asylum seekers and refugees, but whereas in many of the centres visited asylum seekers and irregular migrants are held on the same premises; whereas everyone, whatever their status, should be guaranteed certain fundamental rights such as the right to live in dignity, the protection of family life, access to health care and the right of effective recourse against detention in accordance with the principles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,
Amendment 25 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses its satisfaction with the Commission's proposals for the recasting of Directive 2003/9/EC, and welcomes the fact that the stated objective is to ensure higher standards of treatment for asylum seekers in order to ensure a decent standard of living and to permit greater harmonisation of the national rules governing reception conditions;
Amendment 26 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Expresses its satisfaction with the Commission’s proposal to expand the scope of Directive 2003/9/EC to cover subsidiary protection in order to ensure that the same level of rights attaches to all forms of international protection;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to establish a permanent system of visits and inspections; hopes that the LIBE Committee can continue its visits with a view to ensuring compliance with Community law concerning reception conditions; and the holding of an annual debate on the outcome of these visits; at a plenary sitting of the European Parliament
Amendment 73 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to ensure that these associationasylum seekers and irregular migrants have access without legal or administrative obstacles to asylum seekers and irregulaid – from actors independent of the national authorities – in defending their mrigranhts, including those in detention centreduring detention; calls on the Member States to guarantee civil society a legal right of access to places of detention for foreign nationals;
Amendment 82 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Notes the Commission’s proposals to establish rules governing the placing of persons in detention with a view to safeguarding the principle that no-one should be placed in detention solely on the grounds that they have applied for international protection, and that any detention should be necessary, proportionate and considered on a case- by-case basis;
Amendment 96 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28a. Calls on the Member States to publish an annual report on the number, location and the number of persons held there and operation of closed detention centres and the number of persons held there,
Amendment 98 #
2008/2235(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 c (new)
Paragraph 28 c (new)
28c. Calls on the Member States to ensure the regular inspection of closed detention centres and of the conditions in which people are held there by creating a national detention centres ombudsman;
Amendment 10 #
2008/0078(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11A a (new)
Article 11A a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2008/0078(CNS)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12
Article 12
This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall expire on the date to be fixed by the Council, acting in accordance with Article 55(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006, and in any event no later than on 30 June 2010..
Amendment 10 #
2008/0077(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11A a (new)
Article 11A a (new)
Amendment 11 #
2008/0077(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12
Article 12
This Decision shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union. It shall expire on the date to be fixed by the Council, acting in accordance with Article 71(2) of Council Decision 2007/533/JHA, and in any event no later than on 30 June 2010.
Amendment 7 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Council to expandassess, in its future Human Rights reports, the overview of the human rights protection system within the EU, enabling the citizens of the Union to observe developments in this fieldits requirements as regards human rights in the world at the same time as the fundamental rights situation within the EU, which would evidence the Union's equal involvement in the protection of human rights both inside and outside its borders;
Amendment 31 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Maintains that the European Union should introduce a cogent immigration policy that focuses on migrants' rights, opportunities for legal immigration and combating human-trafficking rings;
Amendment 1 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its reports on the visits by its Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs to detention centres in several Member States,
Amendment 3 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas asylum legislation and practice still vary widely from country to country and that, the recognition rate for asylum applications can vary up to a hundredfold between different Member States and, as a result, asylum-seekers receive different treatment from one Dublin State to another,
Amendment 4 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas there is evidence thatimplementation of the Dublin Regulation implies an obligation for at least one Member State to conduct a full examination of the asylum seeker’s need for protection, and whereas it is apparent that in implementing this Regulation some Member States do not guarantee effective access to a procedure for determining refugee status,
Amendment 5 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas some Member States systematically place persons subject to the Dublin system in detention,
Amendment 6 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the high level of multiple requests and the low level of effected transfers are indicators of the deficiencies of the Dublin system and of the need to establish a European asylum system,
Amendment 7 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a correstrict implementation of the Dublin Regulation may well result in the unequal distribution of responsibility for persons seeking protection, to the detriment of some Member States particularly exposed to migration flows simply on the grounds of their geographical location, and whereas that has negative consequences for persons seeking protection and for the quality of decisions on asylum applications,
Amendment 11 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the Dublin Regulation establishes a system which is designed to determine the Member State responsible for dealing with a claim, but iwas not and cannotoriginally set up to be a burden sharing mechanism,
Amendment 16 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas it is essential that individuals lodging claims are fully apprised of the Dublin process, in a language they understand, and its possible consequences,
Amendment 18 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas in 2005 nine of the new Member States stated that they were registering more ‘incoming’ transfers under the Dublin Regulation and Member States with no external land border of the Union stated that they were registering more ‘outgoing’ transfers,
Amendment 19 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas the Commission has been unable to evaluate the cost of the system and whereas that information is important to be able to assess its effectiveness,
Amendment 20 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly believes that unless a satisfactory and consistent level of protection is achieved across the European Union, the Dublin System will always produce unsatisfactory results from both the technical and the human viewpoints, and asylum seekers will continue to have valid reasons for wishing to lodge their application in a specific Member State and thus to try to circumvent the systemto take advantage of the most favourable national rules;
Amendment 22 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Strongly believes that in the absence of a genuine European asylum system and a single procedure the Dublin system will continue to be unfair both to asylum seekers and certain Member States;
Amendment 27 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission, pending the introduction of European burden-sharing mechanisms, to consider providing for mechanisms within the Dublin Regulation to correct the adverse effects of its implementation for the Member States at the Union’s external borders;
Amendment 30 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Asks the Commission to provide for a binding mechanism to stop transfers of asylum applicants to Member States that do not guarantee full and fair treatment of their claims;
Amendment 31 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to stop all transfers to Member States that do not guarantee full and fair treatment of asylum applications while the infringement proceedings are in progress;
Amendment 33 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Amendment 37 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission to assess the possibility for individuals concerned by a transfer to another Member State under the Dublin system to be able to be transferred to their country of origin, solely at their explicit request and on the basis of full compliance with procedural rights;
Amendment 46 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Deplores the systematic use of detention by certain Member States for asylum seekers awaiting transfer to the country responsible for examining their application; believes that such individuals should not be placed in detention;
Amendment 51 #
2007/2262(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Expresses its concern that no cost assessment of the Dublin system is currently available; calls on the Commission to remedy this as it is an important aspect of the evaluation of the system;
Amendment 2 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas although current estimates put organ trafficking at a relatively low level among all forms of trafficking, trafficking in organs and tissues is becoming an increasing global problem which occurs within and across national borders and is demand driven (estimation of 150-250 cases/year in Europehe commercialisation of transplants and transplant tourism is a growing phenomenon involving the exploitation of the citizens of less-favoured countries by those from more powerful countries (including the EU Member States);
Amendment 6 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's initiative to prepare a legal framework on safety and quality for donation and transplantation, and calls for minimum standards of requirements to be defined in a flexible manner, bearing in mind that transplantation could be a lifesaving treatment for the patient, in which case even a higher riskrisk level higher than that for tissues and cells can be accepted;
Amendment 7 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Asks the Commission and the Council to update the Action Plan on Trafficking in human beings and include trafficking in organsin it an action plan for the fight against trafficking in organs, in order to enable closer cooperation by the authorities concerned;
Amendment 11 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Urges Member States to adopt or maintain strict legal provisions in connection with transplantation from unrelated living donors, in order to make the system transparent and exclude the possibility of illicit organ selling or coercion of donors; thus, donations by unrelated living donors can only be made under the conditions defined in national law and following authorisation by a suitable independent body;
Amendment 13 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the practice of organ and tissue trafficking should be universally banned, including the transplantation of organs and tissues from executed prisoners; calls on the Commission and the Member States to raise the awareness of the international community on this issue, with a view to identifying networks in third countries which practise the clandestine removal of organs from persons sentenced to death without their consent;
Amendment 14 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that the practice of organ and tissue trafficking should be universally banned, including the transplantation of organs and tissues from executed prisoners, minors or the mentally handicapped;
Amendment 16 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges Member States, where necessary, to amend their criminal codes to ensure that those responsible for organ trafficking are adequately prosecuted, including sanctions for medical staff involved in transplantation of organs obtained from trafficking, while making every effort to discourage potential recipients from seeking trafficked organs and tissues; this should include, in third countries, the criminal responsibility of European citizens who have purchased organs inside or outside the Union;
Amendment 19 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses importance of financing organ procurement and transplantation under a separdedicated budget line, so as not to make transplantation a disincentive for hospitals;
Amendment 24 #
2007/2210(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to take into consideration the further development and expansion of the existing European web- page on organ donation www.eurodonor.org (and/or www.eurocet.org), as well as that of the WHO (www.transplant-observatory.org), on all EU Member States in all official EU languages, with the aim to provide all relevant information and data on organ donation and transplantation.
Amendment 4 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to its reports on visits to detention centres for immigrants in an irregular situation,
Amendment 6 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the European Parliament, as the directly elected representative of the citizens of the Union and guarantor of their rights, believes it has a clear responsibility to uphold these principles, in particular as the Treaties in their current form greatly restrict the individual’s right to bring actions before the Community courts,
Amendment 13 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that if the constitutional traditions common to the Member States can be drawn on by the Court of Justice as a source of inspiration in the framing of its judicial doctrine on fundamental rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union constitutes a common basis of minimum rights, and that the Member States cannot use the argument that the Charter would provide a lower level of protection of certain rights than the guarantees offered under their own constitutions as a pretext for watering down those guarantees;
Amendment 35 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Expresses concern at the fact that international cooperation in the fight against terrorism has often served to diminish the level of protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms and takes the view that the EU should act with greater resolve at international level to promote a genuine strategy based on full compliance with international standards and obligations in the area of human rights and protection of personal data and privacy in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter; takes the view that a strategy such as this must take account of the need for effective judicial control of the intelligence services so as to avoid use of information obtained by torture, ill- treatment or other methods not meeting international human rights standards as evidence in judicial procedures, including at the investigative stage;
Amendment 45 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. CWelcomes the Commission’s proposal for a horizontal directive based on Article 13 of the EC Treaty, but calls on the Commission to continue its work with a view to submitting a proposal for a legislative package including the proposal, deferred to date, to extend the scope of Directive 2000/43/EC to all other forms of discrimination, thus implementing Article 21 of the Charter, which provides greater leeway than Article 13 of the Treaty establishing the European Community in that it makes reference to further forms of discrimination: colour, social origin, genetic features, language, political or other opinions, membership of a minority, property and birth; stresses once more that the effect of granting preferential treatment in legislation to particular forms of discrimination is to introduce a kind of hierarchy between them, which should not be the case;
Amendment 51 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Calls on the Council to ado its utmost to reach agreement onpt as soon as possible the Commission proposal for a Council framework decision on combating certain forms and expressions of racism and xenophobia by means of criminal law further to the political agreement of December 2007; points to its opinion of 29 November 2007, which endorsed the proposal; calls on the Commission, after consulting the Agency, to propose similar legislation to combat homophobia;
Amendment 54 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Is concerned at the poor level of knowledge of anti-discrimination legislation in the Member States and notes that, in order to exercise their rights, citizens of the Union have to have recourse to European legislation in this area; calls on the Commission and Member States to redouble their efforts to raise that level; stresses the fact, at the same time, that legislation is effective only if citizens have easy access to the courts, since the protection regime laid down by the anti- discrimination directives hinges on initiatives taken by victims;
Amendment 67 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Takes the view that the social marginalisation of, and discrimination against, Roma communities is an established fact in spite of the legal, political and financial instruments introduced at European level to combat this; notes that the Union’s and Member States’ piecemeal and uncoordinated efforts have not succeeded, to date, in making structural and lasting improvements to the situation of the Roma, in particular in crucial areas such as access to education, health, housing and employment, a failure which is now publicly acknowledged;
Amendment 69 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Stresses the need for a global, human rights based approach to non- discrimination reflecting the European dimension of discrimination against the Roma; takes the view that a European Union framework strategy for Roma inclusion should seek to tackle the following problems: - segregation of the Roma as regards access to housing and education, and their exclusion from employment and public education, - frequent denial of their rights by public authorities and their political under representation, - the very inadequate guarantees against racial discrimination at local level and too few appropriate integration programmes; blatant discrimination in health care, including forced sterilisation and a lack of appropriate information on family planning and access to contraception, - discrimination by the police, in particular (deliberate) shootings, arson, assault or other violent acts, which are not impartially investigated and prosecutions are not brought; the police’s racial profiling – inter alia by taking fingerprints or other forms of data collection – and wide discretionary powers, which give rise to abuses with no disciplinary consequences; training and awareness raising programmes on non- discrimination by the police, which are largely non-existent; - the particularly vulnerable situation of Roma women, who are subject to multiple forms of discrimination;
Amendment 78 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44a. Calls on Member States and the EU to combat multiple discrimination. Many women face multiple discrimination, on the grounds of sex and at the same time on another ground, for example ethnic, religious or sexual identity;
Amendment 80 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 b (new)
Paragraph 44 b (new)
44b. Stresses the need for Member States to take measures to eliminate discrimination against women in all matters relating to marriage, partnership and other family relations;
Amendment 90 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 a (new)
Paragraph 47 a (new)
47a. Calls on Member States to guarantee to all women sexual and reproductive health and rights. Women must be given the right to choose freely if and when to have children. All women must have the right and access to well developed and confidential counselling and health care in relation to maternity, regardless of residence status. All women must have free of charge access to safe contraception methods and abortion;
Amendment 112 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57a. Calls on those Member States who have adopted legislation on same-sex partnerships to recognise provisions with similar effects adopted by other Member States; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines for mutual recognition of existing legislation between Member States in order to guarantee that the right of free movement within the European Union for same-sex couples applies under conditions equal to those applicable to heterosexual couples;
Amendment 137 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Title between paragraphs 67 and 68
Title between paragraphs 67 and 68
Access to protecinternational protection and legal immigration
Amendment 141 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to introduce realistic, long- term migration policies and more flexible rules governingto guarantee genuine access to their territory and to a procedure for asylum seekers, rather than focusing all their efforts on preventing illegal immigration, deploying to that end a growing range of frontier checks which lack the mechanisms needed to identify potential asylum seekers at Europe’s borders, a shortcoming which leads to violations of the principle of non- refoulement, as enshrined in the 1951 Convention on the Status of Refugees;
Amendment 145 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70
Paragraph 70
70. Calls on the Council to clarify the respective roles of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) and the Member States where there is a lack of clarity and transparency regarding the exact extent of FRONTEX’s coordination function and the way in which these operations are conducted, with a view to ensuring that border checks are carried out in a manner consistent with respect for human rights; takes the view that there is an urgent need to amend FRONTEX’s remit to incorporate rescue at sea; calls for democratic oversight by the European Parliament of the conclusion by Frontex of agreements with third countries, particularly as regards joint organisation of returns;
Amendment 148 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Calls for the harmonisation at European level via the adoption of a common European asylum system of the criteria on the basis of which refugee status is granted, with the aim of equalising rates of recognition of that status across the Member States; notes that the current system is creating an ‘asylum lottery’ as demonstrated by the way in which rates of recognition of refugee status for similar groups of asylum seekers differ radically from one Member State to another; emphasises that these criteria must reflect high standards, not ldowest common denominatorsnward harmonisation, since the ability to receive and protect asylum seekers is an identifying feature of our European societies;
Amendment 155 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
80. Asks that particular attention be paid to the situation of refugee, asylum seeker and migrant children, and to the children of parents who are asylum seekers, refugees or undocumented, so that every child can fully exercise its rights, as defined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, including the right to non discrimination, with the higher interests of the child being given the highest possible priority in all actions taken; condemns the development in some Member States of a two-tier education system and different care and assistance arrangements for children of nationals and non-nationals; condemns situations in which higher priority is given to the application of immigration laws than to arrangements designed to protect the child;
Amendment 174 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
Paragraph 89
89. Stresses that it is the responsibility of Member States to monitor the living and integration conditions of individuals repatriated to their country of origin and to take measures to provide those individuals with appropriate assistance; calls on the Member States to study the possibility of providing financial assistance for returnees which would allow repatriated persons to create new lives for themselves in their country of origin; regards it as all the more urgent to introduce arrangements to monitor the situation of migrants who have returned to transit countries;
Amendment 219 #
2007/2145(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 130
Paragraph 130
130. Recognises that some Member States do not have national legislation laying down a minimum wage and that the minimum wage is very low or beneath subsistence level in many Member States, and therefore hopes that a methodology for setting the national minimum wage will be put in place at European level in order to guarantee that all workers in the EU are paid a wage that covers their basic needs;
Amendment 5 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Where the services are offered on EU territory, Article 11(4) shall apply irrespective of the CRS’s geographical location.
Amendment 6 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 b (new)
Recital 13 b (new)
(13b) Personal data shall be processed in the course of the activities of a CRS exclusively for the purpose of making reservations or issuing tickets for transport products. The competent police authorities in Member States or third countries shall not have access to personal data in the CRS.
Amendment 7 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11, paragraph 3
Article 11, paragraph 3
3. Where special categories of data referred to under Article 8 of Directive 95/46/EC are involved, such data shall only be processed where the data subject has given his explicit and informed consent to the processing of those data.
Amendment 8 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11, paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 11, paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The transfer of data to third countries shall be allowed only for billing-dispute reasons and only in accordance with Article 25 of Directive 95/46/EC.
Amendment 9 #
2007/0243(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11, paragraph 9 a (new)
Article 11, paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. The data-processing security provisions in Directive 95/46/EC shall apply; they may be supplemented in order to lay down specific security provisions for the data processed by the CRS. Appropriate security measures shall accordingly be taken to ensure that the different types of data in the CRS are processed separately, each according to its function.
Amendment 21 #
2007/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
(1) In Article 1, paragraph 1 ishall be replaced by the following: "1. Passports and travel documents issued by Member States shall comply with the minimum security standards set out in the Annex. They shall be issued as individual documents." Passports issued for minors shall include a special field containing the name of the person(s) who has (have) parental responsibility for the child. In these passports, provision shall be made for the addition of other special fields where it is possible to enter the name of a person authorised by the person who has parental responsibility for the child to travel with the child on a particular journey."
Amendment 26 #
2007/0216(COD)
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Article 1 – point 2 a (new)
Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004
Article 1 b (new)
Article 1 b (new)
Amendment 78 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may provide for a simplified system of obligations for employers where the latter are private individuals employing someone to perform activities relating to domestic help and personal services. They shall nevertheless take the necessary measures to combat domestic slavery.
Amendment 86 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 - paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 6 - paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States may provide for reduced financial penalties in cases where the employer is a private individual employing a third country national to provide domestic help or personal services, while taking care to ensure there is no domestic slavery involved.