8 Amendments of Jeroen LENAERS related to 2016/0222(COD)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) WhereIn order to discourage secondary movements, an applicant that is present in another Member State from the one in which he or she is required to be present in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Dublin Regulation], the applicant should not be entitled to the reception conditions set out in Articles 14 to 17.
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
(34) In order to promote the self- sufficiency of applicants and to limit wide discrepancies between Member States, it is essential to provide clear rules on the applicants’ access to the labour market and to ensure that such access is effective, by not imposing disproportional conditions that effectively hinder an applicant from seeking employment. Labour market tests used to give priority to nationals or to other Union citizens or to third-country nationals legally resident in the Member State concerned should not hinderconstitute disproportionate barriers to effective access for applicants to the labour market and should be implemented without prejudice to the principle of preference for Union citizens as expressed in the relevant provisions of the applicable Acts of Accession.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) TIt is crucial to support and encourage the integration of those applicants that have a realistic chance of receiving asylum. Therefore the maximum time frame for access to the labour market should be aligned with the duration of the examination procedure on the merits. In order to increase integration prospects and self-sufficiency of applicants, earlier access to the labour market is encouraged where the application is likely to be well-founded, including when its examination has been prioritised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation]. Member States should therefore consider reducing that time period as much as possible with a view to ensuring that applicants have access to the labour market no later than 3three months from the date when the application was lodged in cases where the application is likely to be well-founded. Member States should however not grant access to the labour market to applicants whose application for international protection is likely to be unfounded and for which an accelerated examination procedure is applied.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) Language skills are indispensable in order to ensure that applicants have an adequate standard of living, that they are granted immediate access to the labour market and that their material reception conditions, including non-food items, are safeguarded. Learning the official language or one of official languages of the Member State concerned would increase self-reliance and the chance of integration in the host society, and constitutes a deterrent against secondary movements. Effective access to language courses should therefore be granted to applicants as soon as possible, but no later than six months from the date on which their application for international protection is made. Priority should be given to applicants whose application is likely to be well-founded. Likewise, Member States should not be responsible for language courses for applicants, whose application for international protection is likely to be unfounded, and for which an accelerated examination procedure is applied.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall ensure that applicants have effective access to the labour market no later than 6 months, in accordance with the time-limit for decision at the first appeal stage as set in Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation], from the date when the application for international protection was lodged if an administrative decision by the competent authority has not been taken and the delay cannot be attributed to the applicant.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 314 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15 a (new)
Article 15a Language courses Member States shall provide applicants effective access to language courses as soon as possible, but no later than 6 months, from the date when the application for international protection was made in accordance with the time- limit for decision at the first appeal stage as set out in Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation]. Priority shall be given to applicants whose application is likely to be well-founded, including when its examination has been prioritised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No XXX/XXX [Procedures Regulation]. Member States may require applicants to cover or contribute to the cost of such courses in accordance with the conditions set out in Article 16(4) and (5) of this Directive.