Activities of Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU related to 2009/0127(COD)
Plenary speeches (2)
European Refugee Fund 2008 to 2013 (debate)
European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC). Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1104/2008) - Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Decision 2008/839/JHA) - The establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Amendments (3)
Amendment 9 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) In order to encourage more Member States to take part in resettlement actions, additional financial support should be given to those Member States taking part in the resettlement programme for the first time.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Decision No 573/2007/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Member States shall receive a fixed amount of EUR 4000 for each resettled person falling into one of the categories defined by the common EU annual priorities established in accordance with Article 13(6) with respect to geographic regions and nationalities as well as to specific categories of refugees to be resettled. . The following categories of refugees shall be considered as common EU annual priorities: - unaccompanied minors, for whom resettlement is in their best interest, - children and women at risk, particularly from psychological, physical or sexual violence or exploitation (such as female genital mutilation or gender-based violence), - persons having serious medical needs or disabilities that can be addressed only through resettlement, - persons in need of immediate resettlement for reasons of physical or legal protection (such as persons threatened with return to their country of origin, or persons facing a threat to their physical safety), - survivors of violence and torture, - persons from countries or regions which have opted to implement Regional Protection Programmes.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Article 1 – point 6 a (new)
Decision No 573/2007/EC
Article 13 a (new)
Article 13 a (new)
(6a) The following article is inserted: "Article 13a Intra-EU resettlement of refugees and other beneficiaries of international protection Without prejudice to other specific mechanisms and initiatives concerning intra-EU reallocations and on the basis of the principle of mandatory solidarity in the resettlement of refugees already in Member States, the resettlement mechanism shall also be open and applicable to intra-EU resettlement of beneficiaries of international protection present in the territory of Member States that are faced with specific and disproportionate pressures on their national asylum systems, due in particular to their geographic position or demographic situation."