1 Amendments of George BECALI related to 2011/0432(CNS)
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Unrepresented citizens should be able to freely choose the embassy or consulate from which they seek consular protection. Member States should be able to enter arrangements on burden-sharing. However such arrangements should be transparent for the citizen and should not jeopardize effective consular protection. Any such arrangement should be notified to the Commission and published on its dedicated website, as well as on the relevant websites of the competent institutions in the Member States involved.