16 Amendments of Maria Grazia PAGANO related to 2008/2331(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas the EU is and must continue to be a welcoming environment for those who win the right to remain, be they migrants for reasons of work, family reunification, or study, or persons in need of international protection,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas migrants often have to work as casual labour or in low-skilled jobs, or in jobs for which they are overqualified,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Strongly supports the establishment of a common European immigration policy founded on a high level of political and operational solidarity, mutual trust, transparency, shared responsibility and joint efforts, as well as on the values – enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and in the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms – of respect for human dignity, freedom, and non-discrimination;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 f (new)
Paragraph 5 f (new)
5f. Considers that an evolving common immigration policy might usefully draw on the important contribution of civil society organisations working for and with migrant communities;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers legal migration to be central to the EU’s cultural enrichment, precisely because it fosters the culture of diversity that the EU represents; considers, furthermore, that legal migration is necessary in order to address Europe’s demographic, labour market and skills needs; it also contributes to the development of third countries, particularly through migrant remittances; calls for the implementation of secure systems which facilitate these financial transfers to third countries;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers, therefore, that more substantial resources should be invested in measures (for example vocational training and refresher courses) to facilitate the employment of third country nationals legally staying in the EU who are unemployed and economically inactive, focusing especially on women;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Member States, without encroaching on their responsibilities, to safeguard the principle of non- discrimination and remove any legislative obstacles and administrative red tape that might impede migrants legally resident in a Member State as regards their right to set up in business;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports integration efforts of legal migrants as well as beneficiaries of international protection, taking into account respect for the identity and values of the EU and its Member States, including the respect for human rights, the rule of law, democracy, tolerance and equality; acknowledges that integration is more difficult to achieve in countries which are facing significant migratory pressuresgiven that border countries are exposed to more extreme migration pressures, recognises that more effective integration policies need to be adopted in those countries to enable them to cope with the increased difficulties stemming from their particular geographical location;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 c (new)
Paragraph 11 c (new)
11c . Believes that Member States need to be better equipped to manage the growing diversity that migration engenders within society, and that, to that end, they should exchange good practice so that all can benefit from the experience of those Member States which are already multiracial and multicultural;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 j (new)
Paragraph 12 j (new)
12j. Calls on the Member States to ratify the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 m (new)
Paragraph 12 m (new)
12m. Calls on the Member States, when drawing up their integration policies, to allow in the proper way for the gender dimension and for the specific situation and needs of migrant women; considers that particular attention should be brought to bear so as to enable migrant women to gain access more readily to employment and social services;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 o (new)
Paragraph 12 o (new)
12o. Points to the need to promote the democratic participation of migrants in keeping with Council of Europe Resolution 1618 (2008); maintains that specific measures should be taken to promote the democratic participation of migrant women;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Council to adopt arrangements based on solidarity among Member States with a view to sharing the burdens arising from border policing and to coordinate the Member States’ national policies;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Points to the need to ensure, observing human rights and fundamental freedoms, that citizens staying illegally are allowed access to essential services (for example schooling for children and basic medical treatment);
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Points out that fighting organised crime goes hand in hand with the need to protect and assist the victims of crime and human trafficking, especially where women and children are concerned;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses that all agreements with countries of origin and transit should include chapters on cooperation on immigration, providing also for protection of the fundamental rights of migrants, including women’s rights, and calls for an ambitious policy with third countries on police and judicial cooperation to combat international criminal organisations engaged in human trafficking and to bring the persons concerned to justice; calls also on the Commission to intensify its support, including financial and technical assistance, in favour of third countries;