15 Amendments of Norbert NEUSER related to 2015/2342(INI)
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas humanitarian aid base on needs and the respect of the principles of humanity, neutrality, impartiality and independence, as well on the respect on international humanitarian law and the human rights provided by the Geneva Conventions and the additional protocols thereto, must be at the core of all EU external actions; whereas aid independence, i.e. aid that is free from any political, economic or security considerations or any type of discrimination, must prevail;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the increase in human mobility, if managed in a safe, orderly, regular and responsible manner, can provide significant benefits, as recognised by the 2030 Agenda, but these are often largely underestimated; whereas the ageing of the European population requires, among other measures, relying on foreign workers in order to guarantee an adequate balance between activepersons in remunerative work and retired people;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas the EU has a responsibility to supports its implementing partners to carry out rapid, effective, quality assistance and protection and be accountable to affected-population; in that regard the EU's partners require timely and predictable funding, decisions on allocations of funding for changing or new priorities should give them sufficient time for planning and mitigation measures;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Underlines the fact that we are witnessing in today’´s world an unprecedented level of human mobility, and stresses that one of the most urgent actions the international community must urgently undertake is the strengthening of a common response to address the challenges and opportunities that this phenomenon represents; stresses that this response must be guided by the full protection of the rights and dignity of everyone forced by any circumstance to flee their homes in search of a better and safer life, ; underlines that, though their treatment is governed by separate legal frameworks, refugees and migrants (including migrants in an irregular situation) have the same universal human rights and fundamental freedoms, which need to be safeguarded regardless of their legal status; recalls that the EU must abide by its values and principles in all common policies and promote them in its external relations, recognises that the effects of externalisation of EU migration and asylum policies and the lack of legal avenues to the EU are worrying, and translate in significant abuses at all stages of the migratory and refugee movement; recalls that the external dimension of the EU asylum and migration agenda should be rooted in solidarity and in the principle of protection of the fundamental rights;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recognises that the humanitarian aid system is dangerously overstretched and that it will never be sufficient to respond to forced displacement crises, in particularnotably given the protracted nature of a majority of them; welcomes therefore the new policy framework outlined in the Commission communication on ‘"Forced Displacement and Development’" of April 2016 and calls on the EEAS and the European Commission to implement its content within the new Partnership Framework with third countries; notes the importance of promoting closer humanitarian-development links, and the need to engage with different partners – governments, local authorities, civil society, including refugees themselves, and the private sector – to develop targeted evidence-based strategies to tackle this challenge while respecting that humanitarian aid is not a crisis management tool as stated in the EU Consensus for Humanitarian Aid;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Expresses concerns regarding the list of identified partners in the foreseen migration compacts include governments with poor human rights records; considers that cooperation with these countries, and making significant payments to such regimes is setting worrying precedents, and risk reinforcing some of the root causes that force people to migrate.
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concerns regarding the quantitative approach in the new Partnership Framework and the related ‘migration compacts’, which see the ‘measurable increases in the number and rate of returns’ as one of the EU’s main goals, as the number of returns clearly depends on the nature of migration flows and on the situations in the countries of origin; stresses that the short-term objectives of the compacts should focus on how best to address the challenges faced by third countries, including by developing legal migration channels such as family reunification, resettlement or humanitarian visas, as a result of which the levels of irregular migration and death tolls in the Mediterranean will decrease;
Amendment 407 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Underlines that partnership agreements such as mobility partnerships, should ensure that migrants can be received in countries of transit and origin safely, in a manner entirely consistent with their fundamental rights. Stresses that the European Parliament has a clear say in EU readmission and mobility agreements as state in the Lisbon Treaty (Article 79(3) TFEU) and specifically states that the EP must give its consent prior to the conclusion of association and similar agreements (Article 218(6)(v) TFEU) and that shall be immediately and fully informed at all stages of the procedure (Article 218(10) TFEU;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines that EU cooperation assistance is tailored to achieve poverty reduction, the empowerment of individuals and the promotion of the rule of law; recalls that both donors and the governments of aid-receiving countries must work to improve the effectiveness of aid, especially by tackling root cause for migration and strengthening democratic ownership, increasing civil society participation, and improving accountability for the use and distribution of aid; underlines that development assistance should not be made conditional to the willingness and/or capacities of States to engage in migration management activities, including through return and readmission clauses or border controls;
Amendment 432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that in order to avoid duplication of effort, maximize the impact and effectiveness of global aid and ensure that the main focus is on development, and not on border control and security to the detriment of migrants, calls therefore on the Commission, to maintain a strong dialogue with local and international NGO, Civil society and local governments in partner countries as well as the UN for design, implementation and evaluation of the migration, displacement and refugee policies;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. Calls for a balanced discussion to take place between the EU and its external partners, recommends that the EU and its Member States commit to implementing increased legal migration opportunities to the EU, be it for seeking protection, for employment and educational purposes, or for family reunification;
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Call for the trust funds to follow the same rules and regulations applying to EU traditional funding instruments in relation to transparency, equal treatment of partners and capacity to provide predictable and timely funding to partners;
Amendment 529 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Welcomes the use of common security and defence policy (CSDP) missions such as EUCAP Sahel Niger and EUNAVFOR MED, cooperation with NATO, and EU initiatives such as Europol’s Joint Operational Team (JOT) Mare to gather intelligence and fight smugglers, while underlining that global mobility should not be considered a threat but an opportunity; recommends the use of CSDP tools for early warning (forecasting), mediation and conflict resolution, while stressing the importance of starting to plan for durable solutions as early as possible in conflict situations;
Amendment 542 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the EU to carefully and systematically evaluate the impact of the actions funded on migration, displacement and refugees base on the quality delivery of humanitarian aid and development aid;