6 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2008/2305(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that in the past year the number of refugees has grown to more than 16 million worldwide; in this context, supports the establishment of a Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and welcomes the Commission’s Policy Plan on Asylum, serving as a roadmap for the completion of the CEAS;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets that the concept of the institution of asylum, an essential part of democracy and protection of human rights, has been severely eroded in recent years; reiterates the need for full respect of the rights and needs of asylum seekers and the principle of non-refoulement;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Underlines that a CEAS should be established that isMember States’ asylum policies should be fully coherent with the objectives and activities in the area of refugee protection of EU instruments for cooperation with developing countries (such as the European Development Fund (EDF), the Development Cooperation Instrument (DCI), the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) and the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR)) and agreements and partnerships between the EU and developing countries (such as the Cotonou Agreement and the Africa-EU Strategic Partnership);
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Shares the Commission’s views on asylum as an integral part of development cooperation with third countries rather than a crisis management tool;rReiterates also that development cooperation, particularly crisis prevention, conflict transformation and peace-building, could serve as a preventive instrument of displacement; stresses therefore that CEAS should be closely connected with European development and humanitarian policies;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to promote greater participation by Member States in worldwide refugee resettlement efforts; encourages therefore the creation of an EU resettlement scheme to serve as a solidarity mechanism and responsibility- sharing towards third countries that receive the highest number of refugees;