8 Amendments of Frank ENGEL related to 2015/0314(NLE)
Amendment 1 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. RejectApproves the Commission proposal as amended;
Amendment 2 #
Draft legislative resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposalconsider proposing a relocation programme for the benefit of Sweden to other EU member states;
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Sweden faces an emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of nationals of third countries in its territory due to a sharp shift of migratory flows. On 8 December Sweden formally requested the suspension of its obligations under Council Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and (EU) 2015/1601., having to face both challenges of being a country of first arrival and final destination;
Amendment 4 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Sweden has in 2015 by far the highest number of applicants for international protection per capita in the EU (11 503 applicants per million inhabitants). and as for March 2016 Sweden has received a total of 170.104 applicants, of which 73.331 are children, 36.181 being unaccompanied minors;
Amendment 5 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Sweden is also facing a difficult situation because of the significant recent increase in the number of unaccompanied minors, with one out of four applicants claiming to be an unaccompanied minor.unaccompanied minors, who have special needs and require additional resources in order to provide access to health care, dignified accommodation and education according to EU asylum rules;
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) The above situation has put a very significant strain on the Swedish asylum system, with serious practical consequences on the ground as regards the reception conditions and ability of the asylum system to deal with these applications. In order to help alleviate the significant pressure that Sweden is confronted with and to enable it to continue to receive refugees with dignity, the obligations of Sweden as a Member State of relocation under Council Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and 2015/1601 should be suspended for the period of one year.
Amendment 7 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) The suspension is without prejudice to Sweden continuing to receive refugees;
Amendment 8 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3
Article 3
In order to support Sweden to better cope with the exceptional and disproportionate pressure on its asylum and migration systems, specific support shall be provided, as appropriate, to Sweden through relevant activities coordinated by EASO, including with deployment of hotspots if needed, and, if required, by other relevant Agencies