Activities of Mariya GABRIEL related to 2015/2095(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola, Kashetu Kyenge) FR
Amendments (42)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women and girls asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence, including sexual violence, at all stages of their journey;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas there exist disparities across the Member States in the treatment of women and girls seeking asylum and a holistic EU approach to asylum and immigration must ensure that consistent and gender-sensitive procedures are in place;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes that a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean will come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instabilitythe lack of stable democratic States, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status, decisions to detain should take into account oif past histories ofwomen have undergone trauma including experiences of sexual violence, and that the needs of pregnant women are more appropriately accommodated in tailored facilitie or FGM; considers that pregnant women in particular and single mothers should receive a treatment that takes into account their condition; stresses that girls should never be detained because of their status of migrants;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the additions made by the Recast Reception Conditions Directive, namely the inclusion of victims of human trafficking and FGM as separate categories of vulnerable persons; expresses its deep concern that only 12 Member States have applied vulnerable person status to victims of human trafficking; calls on the remaining Member States to implement the provisions of the Recast Reception Conditions Directive;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to fully implement Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims and Directive 2012/29/EU on establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to ratify the Istanbul Convention on violence against women and domestic violence to ensure protection of migrant women and girls from violence;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Stresses that women and girls are particularly vulnerable to exploitation by smugglers; calls therefore on Member States to increase their police and judicial cooperation including with Europol, Frontex, Eurojust and EASO to effectively combat migrant smuggling;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, shared responsibility in the management of the external EU borders and migratory flows, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, while resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea promote external solidarity;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, notwithstanding fluctuation in migration flows which may put pressure on reception facilities, the needs of vulnerable people including women and girls, in particular unaccompanied girls, should be prioritised at all times;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines in particular the importance of ensuring access to education for migrant girls, especially when unaccompanied;
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that economic independence is key to equality and to integration; calls therefore on Member States to facilitate access to work for migrant women;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Strongly condemns the use of sexual violence against women as a weapon of war; considers that special attention should be given to migrant women and girls abused in conflicts by ensuring access to medical and psychological support;
Amendment 107 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the UNHCR, EASO and Member States to ensure that the highest possible standards are in place for recruitment and that training which promotes a gender-based approach is provided for all staff.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the fight against migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation necessitates both short, medium and long-term responses, including measures to disrupt criminal networks and to bring criminals to justice, the gathering and, analysis and sharing of data, measures to protect victims and to return irregularly staying migrants, as well as cooperation and joint actions with third countries and longer- term strategies to address the demand for trafficked and smuggled persons and the root causes of migration which force people into the hands of criminal smugglers;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’'s fundamental rights; and whereas the Member States at the external borders of the EU should be adequately supported with technical and financial means in securing and managing these borders;
Amendment 136 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; stresses the need forat the EU must continuous EUe to support toin the long term international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace-building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity., by improving even further the effectiveness of its development assistance and working harder to prevent conflicts;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas individual Member States continue to develop intense external action on migration at the bilateral level, including bilateral readmission agreements and joint actions with third countries;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Union and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy response must be properly integrated, they must also be properly targeted; states that, in general terms, the criminal smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State, whereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent, deceptive or abusive means, for the purpose of exploitation; recalls the importance to examine the links between different types of organised crime, as networks become increasingly loose and flexible.
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people; calls on the Member States to intensify the fight against people smuggling and human trafficking, the exchange of information on such networks, and the cooperation with neighbouring countries on the matter;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Emphasises that full use should be made of existing instruments, such as the agencies’ risk analyses; observes that Union agencies should cooperate fully, but that they also need to step up cooperation with Member States; notes that better coordination of efforts should allow for the systematic collection of data at national level on the routes, modus operandi and profiles of smugglers, and its onward communication to the Agencies;
Amendment 342 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Underlines the importance to provide common specialised trainings to border guards, legal practitioners and other national competent authorities to equip them with the necessary skills and to ensure greater coherence and consistency within the European Union;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and appeals), will have to organise longer periods of reception, and will have to organise and coordinate returns for those ultimately not entitled to international protection; therefore, is of the view that if a Member State of first arrival experiences a sudden and disproportionate influx of migrants that puts a great burden on its asylum system and social services, it will have the right to temporarily suspend accepting applicants for international protection under any type of Relocation Mechanism;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Union;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Underlines that there is a need for a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatovoluntary participation by Member States, providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refugees, having regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union;
Amendment 491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that, in so far as resettlement remains unavailable for third- country nationals, all Member States should be encouraged to establish and implement humanitarian admission programmes on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 561 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
32a. Calls for the overhaul of the Dublin system so that the burden and responsibilities are shared among all Member States; is of the opinion that such a new system should include effective and speedy return, organised by Frontex, of those people who do not qualify for international protection or have entered the EU illegally, and a set of measures that limit and discourage secondary movement within the EU, including limiting some of the rights of the asylum seekers within the scope of EU and international law;
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’'s standard rules for allocating responsibility; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as ‘'applicants in clear need of international protection’', since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival; to this end, calls for a clear distinction to be made between those in need of international protection and economic migrants;
Amendment 583 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Takes the view that the European Union should support the Member States at the external borders of the EU as well as those receiving the most asylum claims with proportionate and adequate financial and technical support; considers that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS;
Amendment 744 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. UnderstandEmphasises that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;
Amendment 747 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS; stresses that the role and mandate of Frontex in return operations needs to be bolstered and that it is extremely important to make a distinction between asylum seekers and economic migrants since, legally speaking, they are two distinct groups and each requires a distinct approach;
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Suggests that any attempt by Member States to ‘'push back’' migrants who have not been given the opportunity to present asylum claims runs contrary to Union and iInternational lLaw, and that the Commission should take the appropriate action against any Member State that attempts such ‘'push backs’'; at the same time, understands that any attempt for illegal crossing of the external EU borders through other than the official border crossings zones necessitates higher vigilance and precaution by the border guards of the Member States in order to guarantee the security of European citizens;
Amendment 870 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
61. Understands that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders, including Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia, with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein; considers the concept of shared responsibility as a way to assist the frontline Member States at the external borders and strengthen their border management capacities; is of the opinion that shared responsibility and the new Agency should not undermine national competencies and sovereignty;
Amendment 891 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area and the abolishment of internal border controls are dependent on having effective management of external borders, with high common standards applied by all Member States at the external borders and an effective exchange of information between them; recalls in that sense that Member States such as Bulgaria and Romania located at the EU external borders, which are not yet members of the Schengen area, are fulfilling their obligations to effectively secure EU external borders, following the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility.
Amendment 905 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Accepts that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of persons; condemns calls for the introduction of permanent border controls within the Schengen zone; is the opinion that border checks within Schengen have to remain a temporary measure within the scope of the Schengen acquis;
Amendment 920 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Takes note that on 15 December 2015, the Commission came forward with a proposal for a targeted revision of the Schengen Borders Code, proposing to introduce systematic controls of all Union nationals (not only on third-country nationals) against the relevant databases at the land, maritime and air external borders of the Schengen Area; is of the opinion that such systematic checks should be conducted at certain border crossings based on risk assessment and that they should not impede the free circulation of EU citizens, goods and services;
Amendment 965 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS; calls in this connection for stringent registration of all migrants in line with the relevant EU acquis;
Amendment 967 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Paragraph 74 a (new)
74a. Calls also for the establishment of hotspots in the main transit countries and countries of origin where people will receive explanations on the ways to legally migrate to the EU and will have the right to apply for the resettlement programme of the EU;
Amendment 1036 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan; emphasises, in that respect, the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians, stepping up cooperation for the support of Syrians under temporary protection and their host communities in Turkey, and for Turkey to fulfil its commitments to prevent irregular migration flows from its territory to the Union; calls for the swift implementation of the EU-Turkey readmission agreement as of June 2016;
Amendment 1058 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
88. Welcomes the fact that the Action Plan on Smuggling links the launching of new awareness-raising campaigns to the assessment of existing ones; recommends that any such campaigns should contain information on the criteria to be used to determine protection status in the Union, since such information may convince some migrants – who risk embarking on a perilous journey only to be returned if they are not granted protection – not to make the journey; recommends to involve diasporas communities to co-design information campaigns and to inform about legal routes and the risks of using smugglers.
Amendment 1141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 101
Paragraph 101
101. Recommends that, under the MFF review scheduled for the end of 2016, substantial additional resources be provided under the Union budget, Heading 3, on Citizenship, Freedom, Security and Justice, so that adequate funding is made available on the basis of migration trends and the attendant financial requirements for the Union’s and the Member States’ asylum, migration and integration policies, especially in the Member States at the external borders and those receiving most of the asylum applications;
Amendment 1232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 119
Paragraph 119
119. Recalls that in the Agenda on Migration, the Commission announced its intention to revise the Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third- country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment (the ‘Blue Card Directive’), looking particularly at the issues of scope (possibly covering entrepreneurs willing to invest in Europe) and improving the rules on intra-EU mobility; calls on the Commission, when reviewing the Directive on the conditions of entry and residence of third country citizens for the purposes of highly- qualified employment, to take into account the success achieved by local and regional authorities;