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25 Amendments of Mara BIZZOTTO related to 2015/2321(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas that of the refugee ~~crisis is fi~~s is a humanitarian emergency affecting asylum-seekerst and ~~foremost a humanitarian cris~~at the same time involving all European citizens; whereas this phenomenon is, b~~ut one with long-term impacts and thus requiring~~ecoming financially unsustainable for the social and health services of local host communities and Member States and thus requires a swift and definitive solution to prevent the emergency in the long- term ~~responses~~from becoming a structural phenomenon;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

Aa. concerned about the impact of the Agreement between the EU and Turkey on the management of migrants, which will aggravate the phenomenon of landings and arrivals in Europe;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

Ba. whereas in Europe 122 million citizens, which is 25% of the population of the European Union, are at risk of poverty or social exclusion, suffering serious material deprivation or living in families with a very low work intensity;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

Bb. whereas acceptance of refugees in our communities must not and cannot be unlimited and for an indefinite period, but must rather be commensurate with careful evaluation of the resources of each local host community, because otherwise there is a danger that these policies will harm migrants and the citizens who find themselves competing in a race to the bottom in a context of hardship and lack of services;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas the working-age population in the EU is projected to decline by 7.5 million by 2020; whereas projections on the development of labour market needs in the EU point to emerging and future shortages in specific fields;deleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market is a ~~dynamic two-way process representing a challenge and an opportunity, requiring efforts from local administrations, host communities and the refugees themselves, as well as the involvement~~multifaceted and multidimensional problem whose solution requires the use of huge public resources and presuppo~~rt of social partners (representatives of employers and employees’ organisations) and civil society and volunteer organisation~~ses a desire on the part of refugees to integrate positively, accepting and adapting to the culture and laws of the host countries;

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Stresses the need for the EU to base its immediate response to the situation on solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, as stated in Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), and on a holistic approach that takes into account safe and legal migration and full respect for fundamental rights and values;deleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Stresses that significant differences exist in the times and modalities of processing requests for international protection within Member States; ~~highlights that slow and excessively bureaucratic procedures may hinder refugees’ access to the labour market, as well as the activation of EU programmes and the use of funds in this field;~~

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5

5. Highlights the fact that in order to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market, it is necessary to address serious and multi-faceted issues such as discrimination, linguistic barriers, diverse socio-economic and cultural backgrounds, health needs, including psychosocial and post-trauma support, family reunification and the significant share of disadvantaged groups among refugees, in particular worrying numbers of children, including unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, the elderly and women8; _________________ 8http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset- Management/oecd/social-issues- migration-health/making-integration- work-humanitarian- migrants_9789264251236-endeleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Reiterates the importance of recognising the gender dimension of refugee status determination9, the needs of women who apply for international protection and the specific social inclusion and labour market integration challenges that women face; calls for gender to be fully mainstreamed into all policies and procedures relating to asylum and migration; _________________ 9 EP Draft Report: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getD oc.do?pubRef=- %2F%2FEP%2F%2FNONSGML%2BC OMPARL%2BPE- 571.702%2B01%2BDOC%2BPDF%2BV 0%2F%2FENdeleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Believes that granting refugees access to the labour market is important to restoring their human~~Points to the importance of work for the dignity and self- worth ~~and is also cost-efficient, as it would allow them to be self-sufficient and to gain economic independence, which is an essential step f~~of all individuals; notes that in Europe there are more their inclusion into society, and a responsible approach towards public finances, easing the cost borne by Member States while also enabling them to become active fiscal contributors, which is generally considered beneficial for their individual growth, development and self-esteeman 21 million unemployed, roughly 4 million of whom are young people under 25;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. ~~Highlights the fact that labour market conditions within host countries are a determining factor for the successful and durable integration of refugees; s~~Stresses that unemployment in the EU, in particular youth unemployment, is still at alarming levels, and that the Commission and the Member States should continue to prioritise policies and investments aimed at quality job creation and economic growth for EU citizens;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Stresses the need for an early, fair, transparent and free-of-charge assessment of refugees and asylum seekers’ formal and non-formal skills, as well as recognition of their qualifications, in order to develop tailored measures allowing them to make full use of their potential, and to match labour supply and demand in the host countries;deleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Highlights the fact that expansive public fiscal policies, covering the extraordinary investments in social inclusion and labour market integration measures and programmes, are likely to have a positive effect on national GDPs in the short term, while medium- or long- term impacts on public finances will depend on the effectiveness of these measures;deleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Emphasises the importance of maintaining the objectives of the European funds designed to boost employment and growth, focusing on training and the integration of unemployed EU citizens, in particular young people, into the labour market;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

~~15.~~ Further highlights the fact that integration and inclusion measures aimed at refugees and asylum seekers should not draw on financial resources destined for other programme~~s targeting other disadvantaged groups, but require additional social investment~~s;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Calls therefore on the Commission to raise the allocation of the European Social Fund to a 25 % share of the cohesion policy budget in the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework11; _________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/n ews-room/20131118IPR25534/MEPs- approve-new-cohesion-policy- %E2%82%AC325bn-to-invest-in- Europe's-regionsdeleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Stresses the need for strict correlation between all the legislative acts forming the EU Agenda on Migration12 in order to ensure good management of the extraordinary inflow of refugees; _________________ 12http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home- affairs/what-we-do/policies/european- agenda-migration/background- information/docs/communication_on_the _european_agenda_on_migration_en.pdfdeleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Supports the Commission’s efforts in updating the European Agenda on Migration, in particular by revising the Dublin III Regulation; underlines the positive impact that intra-EU mobility of refugees would have on addressing labour shortages and refugees’ inclusion into the labour market; stresses that further efforts are necessary to create a truly uniform Common European Asylum System and a comprehensive and sustainable legal migration policy in the EU to meet labour market demand in terms of skills, in which social inclusion and active integration policies play a central role;deleted

2016/04/01
Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18a. Underlines the risks of wage deflation, the introduction of derogations in respect of the category minimum wage provided by national collective contracts and the threat of an increase in undeclared work as a result of the 'forced entry' of new unskilled labour in the European labour market;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Deplores the fact that the Commission had to adopt 40 infringement decisions against many Member States for having failed to implement key policies of the Common European Asylum System, including letters of formal notice to 19 Member States for not having taken the necessary measures to transpose the Reception Conditions Directive, which lays down essential standards on matters such as access to employment, vocational training, schooling and education of minors, food, housing, healthcare, medical and psychological care and provisions for disadvantaged persons; urges the Member States to rectify this situation, in compliance with the principles of solidarity, fair share of responsibility and sincere cooperation as enshrined in the Treaties;deleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Welcomes President Juncker’s statement in the State of the Union 2015 address13 affirming his support for granting asylum seekers access to the labour market while their applications are being processed; 13http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home- affairs/what-we-do/policies/european- agenda-migration/proposal- implementation- package/docs/communication_on_managi ng_the_refugee_crisis_en.pdftp://europa.e u/rapid/press-release_SPEECH-15- 5614_en.htmdeleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Calls on the Member States to ensure for all citizens the swift and full labour market integration and social inclusion ~~of refugees, including~~and access to housing, healthcare and social protection; recalls the commitment of Member States to manage the refugee emergency in proportion to their financial and social capacity to host them;

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Calls on the Commission to put forward a revision of the Reception Conditions Directive in order to ensure that applicants of international protection have access to the labour market no later than six months from the date when the application was lodged;deleted

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Committee: EMPL

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Encourages the Member States to shorten the processing time of applications for international protection and to extend early intervention measures such as language training, skills assessment and civic integration courses in particular to those asylum seekers who have good prospects of being granted international protection;deleted

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Committee: EMPL