2018/2769(RSP) Resolution on guidelines for Member States to prevent humanitarian assistance from being criminalised
Lead committee dossier:
Progress: Procedure completed
| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | LIBE |
MORAES Claude ( S&D)
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Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 136-p5
Legal Basis:
RoP 136-p5Subjects
Events
2018/07/05
EP - Motion for a resolution
Documents
2018/07/05
EP - Results of vote in Parliament
Documents
2018/07/05
EP - Decision by Parliament
Details
The European Parliament adopted a resolution tabled by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs on guidelines for Member States to prevent humanitarian assistance from being criminalised.
Parliament recalled that under the Facilitation Directive and the accompanying Framework Decision , Member States are required to implement legislation introducing criminal sanctions against the facilitation of irregular entry, transit and residence.
However, the Facilitation Directive provides for a non-binding humanitarian assistance exemption , giving Member States the option not to criminalise facilitation when it is humanitarian in nature;
Expressing concern at the unintended consequences of the Facilitators Package (consisting of the Directive and the accompanying Framework Decision) on citizens providing humanitarian assistance to migrants, Members underlined that acts of humanitarian assistance should not be criminalised. They regretted the very limited transposition by Member States of the humanitarian assistance exemption provided for in the Facilitation Directive and noted that the exemption should be implemented as a bar to prosecution, to ensure that prosecution is not pursued against individuals and civil society organisations assisting migrants for humanitarian reasons.
Parliament called on Member States to transpose the humanitarian assistance exemption provided for in the Facilitation Directive and to put in place adequate systems to monitor the enforcement and effective practical application of the Facilitators Package, by collecting and recording annually information about:
the number of people arrested for facilitation at the border and inland; the number of judicial proceedings initiated; the number of convictions, along with information on how sentences are determined, and reasons for discontinuing an investigation.
Lastly, Members urged the Commission to adopt guidelines for Member States specifying which forms of facilitation should not be criminalised, in order to ensure clarity and uniformity in the implementation of the current acquis. They believed that clarity of parameters would ensure greater consistency in the criminal regulation of facilitation across Member States and limit unwarranted criminalisation.
Documents
2018/07/05
EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/07/03
EP - Debate in Parliament
Documents
2018/07/02
EP - Oral question/interpellation by Parliament
Documents
2018/06/25
EP - Vote in committee
2018/06/11
EP - MORAES Claude (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
Documents
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0314/2018
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0314/2018
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B8-0034/2018
- Oral question/interpellation by Parliament: B8-0034/2018
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0314/2018
Activities
- Xabier BENITO ZILUAGA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Steeve BRIOIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- David COBURN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Frank ENGEL
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ana GOMES
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Jussi HALLA-AHO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Cécile Kashetu KYENGE
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Andrejs MAMIKINS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Barbara MATERA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Judith SARGENTINI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Elly SCHLEIN
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Barbara SPINELLI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Helga STEVENS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Cecilia WIKSTRÖM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Auke ZIJLSTRA
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
B8-0314/2018 - Am 5 05/07/2018 12:37:22.000 #
2018/07/05 Outcome: -: 488, +: 73, 0: 14
| ?? | CY | DK | EL | EE | LU | AT | MT | LT | LV | SI | SE | IE | BG | CZ | NL | FI | HR | BE | HU | SK | FR | PT | GB | RO | ES | PL | IT | DE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total |
1
|
2
|
12
|
8
|
5
|
5
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
15
|
9
|
13
|
15
|
19
|
11
|
11
|
20
|
16
|
13
|
66
|
18
|
48
|
25
|
32
|
38
|
54
|
77
|
|
 ENF |
32
|
4
|
4
|
1
|
2
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Italy ENF |
1
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 EFDD |
32
|
1
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France EFDDAgainst (1) |
United Kingdom EFDDFor (11)Abstain (1) |
Italy EFDDAgainst (11)Abstain (1) |
1
|
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 NI |
16
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
2
|
1
|
3
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3
|
2
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|||||||||||||||||||||
 GUE/NGL |
33
|
1
|
1
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1
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4
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1
|
2
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
Spain GUE/NGLAgainst (7) |
1
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Germany GUE/NGLAgainst (6) |
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 ECR |
53
|
3
|
1
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1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
3
|
United Kingdom ECRAgainst (11) |
2
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Germany ECRAgainst (6) |
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 Verts/ALE |
40
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
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1
|
2
|
2
|
France Verts/ALEAgainst (6) |
3
|
4
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Germany Verts/ALEAgainst (9) |
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 ALDE |
59
|
2
|
2
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
4
|
4
|
Netherlands ALDEAgainst (6) |
3
|
2
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Belgium ALDEAgainst (6) |
France ALDEAgainst (7) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
4
|
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 PPE |
154
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
5
|
2
|
3
|
Bulgaria PPEAgainst (5) |
Czechia PPEAgainst (6) |
3
|
2
|
5
|
3
|
Hungary PPEAgainst (8) |
Slovakia PPEAgainst (6) |
France PPEFor (1)Against (16) |
Portugal PPEAgainst (6) |
2
|
Romania PPEAgainst (11) |
Spain PPE |
Poland PPEAgainst (16)
Adam SZEJNFELD,
Agnieszka KOZŁOWSKA,
Andrzej GRZYB,
Barbara KUDRYCKA,
Bogdan Andrzej ZDROJEWSKI,
Bogdan Brunon WENTA,
Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI,
Danuta JAZŁOWIECKA,
Danuta Maria HÜBNER,
Dariusz ROSATI,
Elżbieta Katarzyna ŁUKACIJEWSKA,
Janusz LEWANDOWSKI,
Jarosław KALINOWSKI,
Julia PITERA,
Krzysztof HETMAN,
Marek PLURA
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Italy PPEAgainst (5)Abstain (3) |
Germany PPEAgainst (26)
Andreas SCHWAB,
Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN,
Burkhard BALZ,
Christian EHLER,
Daniel CASPARY,
David McALLISTER,
Dennis RADTKE,
Dieter-Lebrecht KOCH,
Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL,
Hermann WINKLER,
Ingeborg GRÄSSLE,
Jens GIESEKE,
Joachim ZELLER,
Manfred WEBER,
Markus FERBER,
Michael GAHLER,
Monika HOHLMEIER,
Norbert LINS,
Peter JAHR,
Peter LIESE,
Rainer WIELAND,
Renate SOMMER,
Sabine VERHEYEN,
Thomas MANN,
Werner KUHN,
Werner LANGEN
Abstain (1) |
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| S&D |
155
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
1
|
Austria S&DAgainst (4) |
3
|
1
|
1
|
Sweden S&DAgainst (5) |
1
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
France S&DFor (1)Against (10) |
Portugal S&DAgainst (7) |
United Kingdom S&DAgainst (15) |
Romania S&DAgainst (11) |
Spain S&DAgainst (10)Abstain (1) |
3
|
Italy S&DAgainst (28)
Andrea COZZOLINO,
Brando BENIFEI,
Caterina CHINNICI,
Cécile Kashetu KYENGE,
Damiano ZOFFOLI,
Daniele VIOTTI,
Elena GENTILE,
Elly SCHLEIN,
Enrico GASBARRA,
Flavio ZANONATO,
Giuseppe FERRANDINO,
Goffredo Maria BETTINI,
Isabella DE MONTE,
Luigi MORGANO,
Massimo PAOLUCCI,
Mercedes BRESSO,
Michela GIUFFRIDA,
Nicola CAPUTO,
Nicola DANTI,
Paolo DE CASTRO,
Patrizia TOIA,
Pier Antonio PANZERI,
Pina PICIERNO,
Renata BRIANO,
Roberto GUALTIERI,
Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI,
Silvia COSTA,
Simona BONAFÈ
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Germany S&DAgainst (21)
Arndt KOHN,
Arne LIETZ,
Bernd LANGE,
Birgit SIPPEL,
Constanze KREHL,
Dietmar KÖSTER,
Evelyne GEBHARDT,
Ismail ERTUG,
Jakob von WEIZSÄCKER,
Jo LEINEN,
Joachim SCHUSTER,
Knut FLECKENSTEIN,
Maria NOICHL,
Martina WERNER,
Michael DETJEN,
Norbert NEUSER,
Peter SIMON,
Petra KAMMEREVERT,
Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN,
Tiemo WÖLKEN,
Ulrike RODUST
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