Activities of Georgios KOUMOUTSAKOS related to 2010/0039(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX)
Amendments (18)
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The Agency may itself initiate joint operations and pilot projects in cooperation with the Member States involved and in agreement with the host Member State.
Amendment 39 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The Agency may also terminate, after obtaining the agreement of the host Member State, joint operations and pilot projects if the conditions to conduct these initiatives are no longer fulfilled. The Member States involved may ask the Agency for a joint operation or pilot programme to be terminated.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Article 1 – paragraph 5
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The operational plan shall cover all aspects considered necessary for conducting joint operations and pilot projects, includeing the following:
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) the composition of the teams of guest officers and the deployment of other personnel;
Amendment 43 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) provision for immediate incident reporting by the Agency to the Management Board and the relevant national public authorities.
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) a reporting and evaluation scheme containing detailed provisions on incident reporting, benchmarks for the evaluation report and final date of submission of the final evaluation report in accordance with Article 3(4).
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) regarding sea operations, specific requirements regarding the applicable jurisdictionrelevant legislation applicable and maritime law provisions concerning the geographical area where the joint operation takes place.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5 (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Article 3 a – paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) provisions regarding cooperation with third countries, where necessary, and within the framework of the provisions laid down in the relevant operational cooperation agreements.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 b – paragraph 3
Article 3 b – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall make the border guards available for deployment at the request of the Agency, unless they are faced with an exceptional situation substantially affecting the discharge of national tasks. Such a request shall be made at least thirty days before the intended deployment. The autonomy of the home Member State in relation to the selection of staff and the duration of their deployment shall remain unaffected. The contribution of each Member State in border guards for each operation shall be determined by annual bilateral agreements between the Agency and the Member State.
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – indent 1
– in case of acquisition, the Agency agrees formally with one Member State that the latter will provide for the registration of the equipment in accordance with the legislation in force of each Member State;
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
The Member State of registration or the supplier of technical equipment shall provide the necessary experts and technical crew to operate the technical equipment in a legally sound and safe manner, after the Member State of registration and the Agency have agreed on the conditions for using the equipment.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. The Agency shall finance the deployment of the equipment which forms part of the minimum number of equipment provided by a given Member State for a given year. The deployment of equipment which does not form part of the minimum number of equipment shall be co-financed by the Agency up to a maximum of 60% of the eligible expenses. The operational cost of the equipment shall be covered by the Agency.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – subpoint b (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – subpoint b (new)
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 8e – paragraph 1 – point –h (new)
Article 8e – paragraph 1 – point –h (new)
(-h) provision for the immediate reporting of incidents by the Agency to the Management Board and the relevant national public authorities.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – subpoint b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – subpoint b
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 8 e – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 8 e – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) a reporting and evaluation scheme containing detailed provisions on incident reporting, benchmarks for the evaluation report and final date of submission of the final evaluation report in accordance with Article 3(4).
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – subpoint b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 10 – subpoint b
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 8 e – paragraph 1 – point i
Article 8 e – paragraph 1 – point i
(i) regarding sea operations, specific requirements regarding the applicable jurisdictionrelevant legislation applicable and maritime law provisions concerning the geographical area where the joint operation takes place.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. The Agency may deploy liaison officers, which should enjoy the highest possible protection to carry out their duties, in third countries. They shall form part of the local or regional cooperation networks of Member States' liaison officers set up pursuant to Council Regulation No 377/200417. Liaison officers shall only be deployed, following the approval of the Management Board, to third countries in which border management practices respect minimum human rights standards. PWithin the framework of the EU's external policy, priority for deployment should be given to those third countries, which on the basis of risk analysis constitute a country of origin or transit regarding illegal migration. On a reciprocal basis the Agency may receive liaison officers posted by those third countries also, for a limited period of time. The Management Board shall adopt, on a proposal of the Executive Director, the list of priorities on a yearly basis in accordance with the provisions of Article 24.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 4
Article 14 – paragraph 4
4. The Agency may benefit from Union funding in accordance with the provisions of the relevant instruments supporting the Union's external relations policy. It may launch and finance technical assistance projects in third countries regarding matters covered by this Regulation. The Agency may also invite representatives of third countries, other European Union agencies and bodies or international organisations to participate in its activities referred to in Articles 3, 4 and 5 following an understanding with the host Member State. These representatives shall receive the appropriate training from the Agency prior to their participation.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 16
Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 7
Article 14 – paragraph 7
7. The activities referred to in paragraphs 2 and 6 shall be subject to receiving a prior favourable opinion of the Commission. The European Parliament shall be informed about the conclusion of any cooperation agreement between the Agency and the authorities of third countries.