8 Amendments of Cornelia ERNST related to 2023/2729(RSP)
Amendment 24 #
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. whereas investigations from April 2021 by Lighthouse Reports show that Frontex prefers to hand over information about distress cases to the so-called Libyan Coast Guard, even though merchant vessels or NGO ships were in closer vicinity; whereas the information is partly passed on via informal WhatsApp communication;
Amendment 79 #
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Notes the legal actions against the Agency initiated at the CJEU, on behalf of victims who had sought protection in Greece; notes that the CJEU was requested to determine whether the Agency failed to act in accordance with Article 46(4) of Regulation (EU) 2019/1896 by refraining from taking the decision to withdraw the financing of all or of part of its activities in the Aegean Sea region, to suspend those activities or to terminate them in whole or in part; calls on the Agency to provide to the European Parliament all relevant documentation in this regard, including the FRO opinion of 1st September 2022, SIRs from 2021, 2022 and 2023 as well as information about the investigation into the case of the Agency’s cultural mediator that was forcibly expelled to Turkey with at least 130 third-country nationals, as reported in November 2021 to the management board;
Amendment 80 #
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Takes note of the own-initiative inquiry launched by the EU ombudsman aimed at clarifying Frontex’s role in search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea following the drowning of hundreds of people off the coast of Greece on 14 June; expects the Agency to ensure full cooperation during the inquiry, including access to its assets if requested;
Amendment 81 #
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Is concerned about the number of reports about serious incidents coming from Bulgaria as also highlighted by the FRO in the 36th report to the MB; calls upon the Agency to raise the FRO’s concerns with the Bulgarian authorities, urging for short-term improvement of the situation and the suspension of border management’s support in case no significant changes are shown;
Amendment 92 #
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Amendment 110 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Exhorts once again the Agency to promptly and proactively transmit information concerning persons in distress at sea, where appropriate, to any vessels in the vicinity that could imminently engage in search and rescue operations and bring those persons to a safe port of disembarkation;
Amendment 111 #
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Agency to ensure that disembarkation takes place only in a place of safety in accordance with relevant international and Union law, and to ensure that such a port is the nearest EU safe port available for disembarkation;
Amendment 120 #
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Expresses concerns on the role played by the Agency in border monitoring in Libya, under the agreement wit EUBAM, including at the Southern border of the country as well as in the Sahel region under the agreement with EUCAP in Niger; calls on the Agency to conduct due diligence procedures and share with the parliament a detailed description of its activities in the region and its assessment of the fundamental rights situation;