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RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund
Amendments (66)
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Title 1
Title 1
Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1
Citation 1
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 78(2) and, Article 79(2) and (4) and Article 80 thereof,
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to management of migration grounded on mutual trust, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants, to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration, tackle people trafficking networks and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure that efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to ensure the effective and efficient return of irregular migrants and to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The Fund should support the efforts by the Union and the Member States relating to the enhancement of the Member States’ capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies in the light of their obligations under existing Union lawin the implementation of the existing Union law in particular Directives 2013/33/EU(Reception Conditions Directive), 2013/32/EU (Asylum Procedures Directive), 2011/95/EU (Qualification Directive) and 2008/115/EC (Return Directive) of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation 604/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(Dublin Regulation).
Amendment 196 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Partnerships and cooperation with third countries are an essential component of Union asylum policy to ensure the adequate management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, including the effective return and readmission of irregular migrants. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration policy objectives by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and of effectively contributing to global resettlement initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Considering the crucial role played by local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the field of integration and to facilitate the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integration by local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co-financing rate for these actions. The thematic facility should be used for this purpose in such a way as to provide targeted funding based on the most current needs.
Amendment 218 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) Considering the long-term economic and demographic challenges faced by the Union, it is crucial to establish well-functioning legal migration channels to the Union to maintain the Union as an attractive destination for migrantregular migration in accordance with the economic and social needs of the Member Stattes and ensure the sustainability of welfare systems and growth of the Union economy.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should give preference to voluntary return. In order to promote voluntary returnensure effective and efficient return of irregular migrants and should promote voluntary return in those cases when this is most likely to lead to an effective return. In order to do so, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.
Amendment 236 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral and crucial component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants and the Fund should support their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The Fund should support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17, which sets forth provisions on assistance, support and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings, while fully respecting the scope of that Directive. _________________ 17 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1).
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27 a) The distribution of resources of the Fund should be based on the most current needs to reach the objectives as laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation.
Amendment 256 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy. Funding of measures in and in relation to third countries should be adequate to reach the objectives of the Fund as laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation.
Amendment 260 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) A Member State may be deemed not to be compliant with the relevant Union acquis, including as regards the use of operating support under this Fund, if it has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaties in the area of asylum and retur, return and migration, if there is a clear risk of a serious breach by the Member State of the Union’s values when implementing the acquis on asylum and retur, return and migration or if an evaluation report under the Schengen or the European Union Agency for Asylum evaluation and monitoring mechanism has identified deficiencies in the relevant area.
Amendment 261 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33
Recital 33
(33) The Fund should reflect the need for increased flexibility and simplification while respecting requirements in terms of predictability, and ensuring a fair and transparent distribution of resources to meet the policy and specific objectives laid down in this Regulation. The implementation of the Fund should be guided by the principles of efficiency, effectiveness and quality of spending. Furthermore, the implementation of the Fund should be as user-friendly as possible.
Amendment 269 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36
Recital 36
(36) To contribute to the achievement of the policy objective of the Fund, Member States should ensure that their programmes include actions addressing the specific objectives of this Regulation, that they provide targeted and adequate funding based on the most current needs, that the priorities chosen are in line with the implementation measures as set out in Annex II and that the allocation of resources between the objectives ensures that the overall policy objective can be met.
Amendment 274 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) To complement the implementation of the policy objective of this Fund at national level through Member States’ programmes, the Fund should also provide support for actions at Union level. Such actions should serve overall strategic purposes within the scope of intervention of the Fund relating to policy analysis and innovation, transnational mutual learning and partnerships and the testing of new initiatives and actions across the Union, while respecting the need to provide adequate funding to achieve the objectives of the Fund.
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the entire Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return which is to constitute the prime reference amount, within the meaning of [reference to be updated as appropriate according to the new inter- institutional agreement: point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management20 ], for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure. _________________ 20 OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2013. 373.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2013:373 :TOC
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47
Recital 47
(47) For the purpose of implementation of actions under shared management, the Fund should form part of a coherent framework consisting of this Regulation, Financial Regulation and Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation]. In the event of conflicting provisions, this Regulation should take precedence over Regulation(EU) No X [CPR].
Amendment 281 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48
Recital 48
(48) Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation] establishes the framework for action for ERDF, ESF+, the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return (FAMFR), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) as a part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), and lays down, in particular, the rules concerning programming, monitoring and evaluation, management and control for Union funds implemented under shared management. It is therefore necessary to specify the objectives of FAMFR, and to lay down specific provisions concerning the type of activities that may be financed by FAMFR.
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
(50) In accordance with the Financial Regulation21 , Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9523 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9624 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193925 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities and fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on- the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office may investigate and prosecute fraud and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 . In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to cooperate fully in the protection of the Union’s financial interests to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. The results of investigations into irregularities or fraud in relation to the Fund should be made available to the European Parliament. _________________ 21 OJ C , , p. . 22 OJ C , , p. . 23 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p. 1). 24 OJ C , , p. . 25 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1371 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 26 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54
Recital 54
(54) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this Fund on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burden, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurablqualitative and quantitative indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Fund on the ground. In order to measure the achievements of the Fund, common indicators and related targets should be established in relation to each specific objective of the Fund. Through these common indicators and financial reporting, the Commission and the Member States should monitor the implementation of the Fund, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) …/2021 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Common Provisions Regulation] and this Regulation. To adequately fulfil its supervisory role, the Commission must be in a position to establish the amounts actually spent from the Fund in a given year. When reporting the annual accounts of their national programme to the Commission, Member States should therefore distinguish between recoveries, pre-financing payments to final beneficiaries and reimbursements of expenditure that was actually incurred. To facilitate the audit and the monitoring of the implementation of the Fund, the Commission should include these amounts in its annual implementation report for the Fund. The Commission should present a summary of the accepted annual performance reports to the European Parliament and the Council every year. Upon request, the Commission should make the full text of the annual performance reports available to the European Parliament and the Council.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55
Recital 55
(55) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Fund will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. Relevant actions will be identified during the Fund's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return (‘the Fund’) for the period from 1January 2021 to 31 December 2027.
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to an efficient management of migration flows in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Union’s commitments on fundamental rights and shall contribute to the implementation, strengthening and development of the common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection and of the common immigration policy while fully respecting the Union’s and the Member States’ obligations under international law and the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to support legal migration to the Member States in accordance with their economic and social needs including to contribute to the early stage integration of third-country nationals;
Amendment 320 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring the effectiveness of return and readmission of irregular migrants in third countries.
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. to ensure solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum flows, including through practical cooperation.
Amendment 328 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Within the objectives referred to in Article 3, and in In-line with the implementation measures listed in Annex II, the Fund shall in particular supportsupport actions that contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article 3. They may include the actions listed in Annex III.
Amendment 332 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. The total amount of funding for supporting actions in or in relation to third countries under the thematic facility in accordance with Article 9 or under the Member State programmes in accordance with Article 13 shall adequatley reflect the needs and priorities with regards to the Union´s engagement with third countries in the areas of asylum, migration and return.
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Fund shall be open to third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return, provided that the agreement:
Amendment 339 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The Fund shall be open to third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return, provided that the agreement:
Amendment 352 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action.
Amendment 353 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4
Article 6 – paragraph 4
4. Legal entities participating in consortia of at least two independent entities, established in different Member States or overseas countries or territories linked to those states or in third countries are eligible when this contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the Fund as laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation.
Amendment 356 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Support provided under this Regulation shall complement national, regional and local intervention, and shall focus on addingbringing Union added value to the objectives of this Regulation.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the support provided under this Regulation and by the Member States is consistent with the relevant activities, policies and priorities of the Union and is complementary to other Union and national instruments.
Amendment 377 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. Flexible funding from the thematic facility shall address priorities with a high added value to the Union or be used to respond to urgent needs in line with agreed Union priorities as outlined in Annex II or support measures in accordance with Article 23.
Amendment 380 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5
Article 9 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall establish the overall amount made available for the thematic facility under the annual appropriations of the Union budget. The Commission shall adopt financing decisions as referred to in Article [110] of the Financial Regulation for the thematic facility identifying objectives and actions to be supported and specifying the amounts for each of its components as referred to in paragraph 1. Financing decisions shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. To ensure a timely availability of resources, the Commission may separately adopt a work programme for emergency assistance.
Amendment 388 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6
Article 9 – paragraph 6
6. The thematic facility shall in particular, support actions falling under the implementation measure 2(b) of Annex II that are implemented by the local and regional authorities or civil society organisations. In that regard, it can be decided to grant funding from the thematic facility under direct or indirect management to local and regional authorities implementing integration actions.
Amendment 396 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. The contribution from the Union budget shall not exceed 75 % of the total eligible expenditure of a project, in order to ensure adequate co-financing by the Member States.
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Amendment 411 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5
Article 13 – paragraph 5
5. Where necessary, the programme in question shall be amended to take into account the recommendations referred to in paragraph 4 and the progress in achieving the milestones and targets as assessed in the annual performance reports as referred to in Article 30(2)(a). Depending on the impact of the adjustment, the revised programme mayshall be approved by the Commission in line with the procedure set out in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No X [CPR].
Amendment 418 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9
Article 13 – paragraph 9
9. Programming as referred to inIn accordance with Article 17(5) of Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation], shall be based onNo X [CPR], each programme shall set out for each specific objective the types of intervention set out inin accordance with Table 1 of Annex VI and an indicative breakdown of the programmed resources by type of intervention or area of support.
Amendment 422 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. If at least 130 % of the initial allocation of a programme referred to in Article 11(1)(a) has not been covered by payment applications submitted in accordance with Article [85] of Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation], the Member State concerned shall not be eligible to receive the additional allocation for the programme referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 425 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The allocation of the funds from the thematic facility as of 2025 shall, where appropriate, take into account the progress made in achieving milestones of the performance framework as referred to in Article [12] of Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation] and identified implementation shortcomings.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3
Article 18 – paragraph 3
3. The Member States using operating support shall comply with the Union acquis on asylum, migration and return.
Amendment 444 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5
Article 18 – paragraph 5
5. Operating support shall be concentrated on specific tasks and serviceactions as laid down in Annex VII.
Amendment 448 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. The Commission shall ensure a flexible and transparent distribution of resources among the objectives referred to in Article 3(2).
Amendment 453 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Blending operations decided under this Fund, as referred to in Article 2 (1) point c shall be implemented in accordance with the [InvestEu regulation] and Title X of the Financial Regulation.
Amendment 456 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1
Article 25 – paragraph 1
1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when promotinge the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple relevant audiences, including the media and the public. To ensure the visibility of Union funding, recipients of Union funding shall make reference to its origin when communicating on the action.
Amendment 462 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. In cases as described under paragraph 1(a), 1(b) and 1(c) of this Article, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council in a timely manner.
Amendment 466 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Where necessary for the implementation of the action, emergency assistance may cover expenditure which was incurred prior to the date of submission of the grant application or the request for assistance, but not prior to 1 January 2021.
Amendment 467 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1
Article 27 – paragraph 1
1. An operaction that has received a contribution under the Fund may also receive a contribution from any other Union programme, including Funds under shared management, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. The rules of each contributing Union programme shall apply to its respective contribution to the operaction. The cumulative funding shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the operaction and the support from the different Union programmes may be calculated on a pro- rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.
Amendment 468 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 472 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall carry out aBy the end of 2024, the Commission shall present a mid-term evaluation of this Regulation. The mid- term and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the acevaluation shall examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and coherence of the instrument. More specifically, it shall include an assessment of: a. the progress towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, taking into account allrelevant information already available, in particular the annual performance reports referred to in article 30 and the output and result indicators set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation; b. the EU added value of operations implemented under theis Fund. c. the appropriateness of the implementation measures set out in Annex II to address existing and emerging security challenges.
Amendment 477 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(a a) a breakdown of the annual accounts of the national programme into recoveries, pre-financing to final beneficiaries and expenditure actually incurred;
Amendment 488 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 30 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. The Commission shall submit a summary of the annual performance reports to the European Parliament and the Council on an annual basis. The full text of the annual performance reports shall be made available to the European Parliament and the Council upon request.
Amendment 494 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Coordination Committee for the Fund for Asylum and, Migration Fundand Return, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument. That Committee shall be a Committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.
Amendment 534 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
4. The following two criteria in the area of countering irregular migration including returns will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows:
Amendment 569 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – point 3 – point d a (new)
(d a) enhancing solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States, in particular solidarity towards those most affected by migratory flows.
Amendment 570 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title
Annex III – title
Amendment 618 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point d
Annex III – point 3 – point d
(d) the assessment of skills and qualifications including professional experience acquired in a third country, as well as their transparency and compatibility with those of a Member State;
Amendment 645 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d
Annex III – point 4 – point d
(d) countering all incentives for irregular migration, including the employment of irregular migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which irregular migrants can claim back payments and lodge complaints against their employers, or information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform employers and irregular migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC53 ; _________________ 53 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009., p. 24–32).
Amendment 681 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 a (new)
Annex V – part 3 a (new)
Specific objective 3a: To ensure solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility 1. Number of relocations carried out under Article 17 of the Fund. 2. Number of staff seconded or financial support provided to Member States subject to high asylum and migratory flows. 3. Number of persons resettled with the support of the Fund, including the number of vulnerable persons. 4. Number of relocations carried out with the support of the Fund but not falling under Article 17.
Amendment 698 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 a (new)
Annex VIII – part 3 a (new)
Specific objective 3a: To ensure solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility 1. Number of relocations carried out under Article 17 of the Fund. 2. Number of staff seconded or financial support provided to Member States subject to high asylum and migratory flows. 3. Number of persons resettled with the support of the Fund, including the number of vulnerable persons. 4. Number of relocations carried out with the support of the Fund but not falling under Article 17.