Activities of Mariya GABRIEL related to 2015/2325(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (A8-0024/2016 - Mary Honeyball) FR
Amendments (16)
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the treatment of women and girls seeking asylum across Member States is inconsistentdiffers hugely, and very significant shortcomings remain;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported instances of violence and abuse, including sexual violence, against refugee women and children, particularlythroughout their journey and including in overcrowded reception centres in the EU;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that, to improve the security and safety of women refugees,and girls refugees, Member States should use all safe and legal routes to the EU must be made available for receiving those fleeing conflict and persecution; stresses in particular that more Member States should participate to the EU Resettlement Programmes; believes that legislation and policies relating to irregular migration should neverot prevent access to EU asylum procedures;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates its call for all Member States and the European Union to sign and ratify the Council of Europe Convention on preventing and combating violence against women (Istanbul Convention);
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to amend Regulation (EC) 862/2007 on Communitythoroughly gather statistics on migration and international protection with a view to adding more gender disaggregated data categories, particularly in relation to stages in the asylum process after an initial decision has been made;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. NotWelcomes the Commission’'s proposal to establish a common EU list of safe countries of origin; demands that all appropriate steps be taken to ensure that this approach is consistent with the principle of non-refoulement and that the rights of women, children and other vulnerable groups are not undermined; calls for gender differentiation to be applied; believes that claims based on fear of gender-based violence or discrimination should never, in principle, not be subject to accelerated asylum procedures bearing in mind that member states should apply the European asylum laws;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to give reasons for positive asylum decisions in order to make available useful data on the consideration given tocases of gender- based violence and to provide transparency about the Convention grounds on which asylum claims have been granted;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. 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 smuggling and trafficking of migrants;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. 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 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that the needs of vulnerable people such as women victims of violence and girls, in particular unaccompanied girls, should be prioritised in the reception procedures;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Highlights that many women asylum seekers and refugees have experienced extreme violence and that detention may exacerbate their trauma; calls for an immediate end, in all Member States, to the detention of girls because of their status of migrant and stresses that the need of pregnant women seeking asylum and the detention of survivors of rape and sexual violence are more appropriately accommodated in tailored facilities;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the urgent need for independent investigations into all allegations of abussexual abuse and gender based violence at places of immigration detention and for access to be granted to journalists;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges all Member States to reduce maximumkeep limits to the duration of detention prior to removal to belowto the limit stipulated in the Return Directive; considers that prolonged detention disproportionately harms vulnerable groups;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to develop and implement specific measures to facilitate labour market participation of women refugees and asylum seekers, including language classes, lifelong learning and training; stresses the importance of widening access to higher education for women refugees; calls for robust and transparent procedures for recognising qualifications obtained abroadand girls refugees;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to develop and implement specific measures to facilitate labour market participation of women refugees and asylum seekers, including language classes, lifelong learning and training; stresses the importance of widening access to higher education for women and girls refugees; calls for robust and transparent procedures for recognising qualifications obtained abroad;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19