5 Amendments of Chrysoula PALIADELI related to 2012/2263(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls for the Member States to follow age verification procedures in respect of unaccompanied minors and for their details to be entered following interviews with the welfare services and kept on file for as long as they remain in the country concerned pending reunification with their families if possible and desirable or until they attain adulthood;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that the problems and difficulties facing unaccompanied minors, particularly girls, within the EU are twice as great; observes that they are all the more vulnerable in that their needs are the same as those of other minors and, at the same time, the same as those of other refugees, with whom they share similar experiences;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the Member States to follow established supervisory procedures, designating counsellors, preferably women in the case of girls, to provide all minors with assistance and guidance in the exercise of their rights;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that unaccompanied minors in the EU are frequently treated by the authorities as delinquents who have infringed immigration laws rather than as individuals with rights by virtue of their age and particular circumstances;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Invites the Member States to ensure adequate human supervision by providing a sufficient number of female employees including interpreters in shelters in order to ensure adequate gender-sensitive surroundings and psychological support to young girls; stresses the need for staff to receive ongoing training and regular updates regarding all legislation relating to minors;