6 Amendments of Catherine GRÈZE related to 2010/2269(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that forced migration is among others a result of failing economies, impoverishment of the population, human rights violations, environment degradation, the widening gap between rich and poor countries, civil war, wars for control of natural resources and political persecutions;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note that remittances represent the second-largest source of external finance for developing countries, and that they help to boost the financial sector, attract investment and create jobs; takes the view, therefore, that efforts to reduce transaction costs, create favourable economic and financial conditions and increase transparency should be continued; stresses that remittances must not be counted as ODA figures in any case
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the WHO Code of Conduct on the International recruitment of qualified health personnel and calls upon the EU Member States to respect it and avoid aggressively recruiting health personnel from developing countries, that faces shortage in this sector; is of the opinion that EU member states should invest training in their own country for health personnel rather than recruiting trained health workers from developing countries,
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Demands that Member States’ and the European Commission’s commitment to address the structural causes of migration by a holistic approach, based on Policy Coherence for Development, which gives policy space for developing countries to support their sustainable development needs guaranteeing decent income, peace and democracy for the population, which is an alternative to reduce clandestine immigration
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges to dissociate development flow management and do not make development aid conditional on return migration; stresses that the EU development aid should aim at eliminating the reasons for migration like poverty, climate change and hunger
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that the Commission should do more research about climate induced south south migration including the number of people affected, vulnerable regions, migration movements, hosting countries capacity ; calls also to foster research capacity of developing countries;