5 Amendments of Cecilia WIKSTRÖM related to 2009/0098(COD)
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Council Decision 2005/267/EC established a secure web-based Information and Coordination Network for Member States’ Migration Management Services (ICONet) for the exchange of information on irregular migration, illegal entry and, irregular immigration and the return of illegal residents. The elements for information exchange are to include the networks of immigration liaison officers.
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Immigration liaison officers have to collect information concerning illegalrregular immigration for use either at operational level or at strategic level, or both. Such information could substantially contribute to the FRONTEX Agency’s activities related to risk analysis, and closer cooperation between the immigration liaison officers’ networks and the FRONTEX Agency should be established to that effect.
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) Decision No 574/2007/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 May 2007 establishes for the period from 1 January 2007 to 31 December 2013 the External Borders Fund as part of the General programme ‘Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows’, in order to contribute to strengthening the area of freedom, security and justice and applying the principle of solidarity between the Member States and with third countries. The available resources of this Fund may be used to enhance the activities organised by the consular and other services of Member States in third countries and to support the reinforcement of the operational capacity of the immigration liaison officers' networks, thereby promoting a more effective cooperation via these networks, between the Member States.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The Council, the European Parliament and the Commission should be informed regularly about the activities of immigration liaison officers' networks in specific regions and/or countries of particular interest to the European Union, as well as on the situation in those regions and/or countries, in matters relating to illegalrregular immigration. The selection of the specific regions and/or countries of particular interest to the European Union should be based on objective migratory indicators, such as statistics on illegalrregular migration and risk analyses prepared by the FRONTEX Agency, and should be in line with overall EU external relations policy.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 - point 3
Article 1 - point 3
Regulation (EC) No 377/2004
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. The Member State holding the Presidency of the Council of the European Union or, if this Member State is not represented in the country or region, the Member State serving as acting Presidency shall draw up, by the end of each semester, a report to the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on the activities of immigration liaison officers networks in specific regions and/or countries of particular interest to the European Union, as well as on the situation in those regions and/or countries, in matters relating to illegalrregular immigration. The selection, following a consultation with the Member States and the Commission, of the specific regions and/or countries of particular interest to the European Union shall be based on objective migratory indicators, such as statistics on illegal rregular immigration and risk analyses prepared by the FRONTEX Agency, and shall be in line with overall EU external relations policy.