2020/2045(INI) Implementation report on the EU Trust Funds and the Facility for Refugees in Turkey
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- Committee opinion 2021/05/17
- Committee opinion 2021/04/15
- Committee draft report 2021/04/07
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Joint Responsible Committee | ['AFET', 'DEVE', 'BUDG'] | HÖLVÉNYI György ( EPP), LEWANDOWSKI Janusz ( EPP), ZVER Milan ( EPP) | GUALMINI Elisabetta ( S&D), MAJORINO Pierfrancesco ( S&D), CSEH Katalin ( Renew), GHEORGHE Vlad ( Renew), GOERENS Charles ( Renew), ANDRESEN Rasmus ( Verts/ALE), MARQUARDT Erik ( Verts/ALE), STRIK Tineke ( Verts/ALE), LAPORTE Hélène ( ID), RIVIÈRE Jérôme ( ID), ZIMNIOK Bernhard ( ID), KANKO Assita ( ECR), KEMPA Beata ( ECR), RZOŃCA Bogdan ( ECR), DEMIREL Özlem ( GUE/NGL), PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios ( GUE/NGL), URBÁN CRESPO Miguel ( GUE/NGL) |
Committee Opinion | CONT | ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš ( EPP) | Younous OMARJEE ( GUE/NGL), Olivier CHASTEL ( RE) |
Committee Opinion | LIBE | REGO Sira ( GUE/NGL) | Elissavet VOZEMBERG-VRIONIDI ( PPE), Damien CARÊME ( Verts/ALE), Jan-Christoph OETJEN ( RE), Isabel SANTOS ( S&D), Jorge BUXADÉ VILLALBA ( ECR), Laura HUHTASAARI ( ID) |
Lead committee dossier:
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RoP 54, RoP 58
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Events
2021/09/13
Indicative plenary sitting date
2021/05/17
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2021/04/15
EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2021/04/07
EP - Committee draft report
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2021/02/08
EP - ZDECHOVSKÝ Tomáš (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in CONT
2020/04/16
EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2020/04/16
EP - Referral to associated committees announced in Parliament
2020/04/16
EP - Referral to joint committee announced in Parliament
2020/04/02
EP - REGO Sira (GUE/NGL) appointed as rapporteur in LIBE
2019/12/03
EP - HÖLVÉNYI György (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in ['AFET', 'DEVE', 'BUDG']
2019/12/03
EP - LEWANDOWSKI Janusz (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in ['AFET', 'DEVE', 'BUDG']
2019/12/03
EP - ZVER Milan (EPP) appointed as rapporteur in ['AFET', 'DEVE', 'BUDG']
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Amendments | Dossier |
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2020/2045(INI)
2021/03/25
LIBE
77 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion; whereas the FRT has contributed to supporting the lives of more than 1,8 million refugees and host communities in Turkey and thus constitutes a key pillar of humanitarian aid and support; whereas the FRT has been threatened by political pressure exerted by the Turkish government on the European Union in disputes over the EU-Turkey Statement, which ultimately harms the refugees and host communities dependent on this support; whereas cases of human rights violations have taken place under this agreement which are incompatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) A a. Whereas the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian Crisis (Madad Trust Fund) has mobilised €2.3 billion, including voluntary contributions from 21 EU Member States, Turkey and the United Kingdom; whereas its programmes focus on education, livelihoods, health, protection, and the water sector – benefitting refugees, IDPs and local communities, supporting more than 7 million beneficiaries;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa (EUTF) was established in 2015; whereas the EUTF makes predominant use (90 %) of Official Development Assistance; whereas it became the main financial instrument for the EU’s political engagement with African partners in the field of migration; whereas the EUTF has funded over 500 projects in more than 25 countries in Africa for a total of over EUR 4.8 billion
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa (EUTF) was established in 2015; whereas the EUTF makes predominant use (90 %) of Official Development Assistance; whereas it became the main financial instrument for the EU’s political engagement with African partners in the field of migration; whereas the EUTF has funded over 500 projects in more than 25 countries in Africa for a total of over EUR 4.8 billion; whereas the
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa (EUTF) was established in 2015; whereas the EUTF makes predominant use (90 %) of Official Development Assistance; whereas it became the main financial instrument for the EU’s political engagement with African partners in the field of migration; whereas the EUTF has funded over 500 projects in more than 2
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa (EUTF) was established in 2015
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa (EUTF)
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas the EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa (EUTF) was established in 2015; whereas the EUTF makes predominant use (90 %) of Official Development Assistance; whereas it became the main financial instrument for the EU’s political engagement with African partners in the field of migration; whereas the EUTF has funded over 500 projects in more than 25 countries in Africa for a total of over EUR 4.8 billion; whereas the EUTF has
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas the EUTF for Africa makes predominant use of Official Development Assistance (ODA), mostly from the European Development Fund (EDF), and as such, its implementation should be guided by the key principles of development effectiveness; whereas there have been concerns by development CSOs that the EUTF for Africa is being used as a political tool focusing on quick-fix projects with the aim to stem migratory flows to Europe, which is not the purpose of ODA; whereas there have also been concerns that the EUTF has contributed to inhumane and degrading treatment and/or financed actors that have committed human rights violations, as in Libya, Eritrea and Sudan;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas migrant smuggling and human trafficking networks operate in the north of Africa due to their strategic locations between sub-Saharan Africa and Europe; whereas national anti- trafficking framework and capabilities differ greatly across the continent and funding is often insufficient; whereas human smuggling to Europe has been considered by Europol to be one of the fastest growing criminal markets, with connections to other types of criminal activities, including drug trafficking, money laundering or financial fraud;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. whereas over the last four years, the EUTF for Africa further demonstrated its added value as a swift and effective implementation tool which facilitates political dialogue with a great number of partner countries, applies innovative approaches and produces concrete results on the ground by pooling funding and expertise from a variety of stakeholders including EU Member States.
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion; whereas human rights violations have taken place under this agreement which are incompatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; whereas Turkey has repeatedly used immigrants to blackmail the European Union, provoking a number of humanitarian crises at the Greek and Bulgarian borders; whereas most of these funds are dedicated to directly or indirectly improving Turkish service infrastructure and whereas this helps to strengthen the Erdoğan government;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) B a. Whereas Article 208 TFEU clearly states that the primary objective of Union development cooperation policy shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. Whereas since 2017, the EU is providing support to increase the operational capacity of the Libyan Coast Guard (LCGPS) and Navy and the General Administration for Coastal Security (GACS) to intercept people at sea with 57.2 million euros through the North of Africa window of the EUTF Africa "Support to Integrated Border and Migration Management Project"; whereas, according to IOM data, more than 20,000 people have been intercepted in 2019 and 2020 by the "Libyan Coast Guards" supported by the EU; whereas numerous reports have confirmed that Libya is still not a place of safety for disembarkation, owing to the serious human rights violations committed against refugees and migrants, and the ongoing conflict in the country; whereas on 8 May 2020, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights called for a moratorium on all interceptions and returns to Libya; whereas in her March 2021 report, the Council of Europe Commissioner reiterated her call, already expressed in 2019, to suspend support to the Libyan Coast Guard impacting on interceptions and returns;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. Whereas, as the crisis became protracted, the EUTF Madad's response evolved further along the humanitarian development nexus, by increasing its focus on systems strengthening to support the host countries’ efforts and capacities to respond to the protracted refugee crisis, particularly as regards public service delivery (education, health, water and sanitation, livelihoods, etc.) in Iraq, Jordan and Lebanon.
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Recital B b (new) B b. Whereas recent reports by both the European Court of Auditors1a and civil society1b point out various shortcomings, including legal challenges, in the EU Trust Funds and the FRT, such as the failure to apply EU public procurement law, risks of conflicts of interests and opaque management; _________________ 1a European Court of Auditors, "European Union Trust Fund for Africa: flexible but lacking focus", 2018, pp. 17- 25. 1bDAVIS Laura (Dr), EU external expenditure on asylum, forced displacement and migration 2014-2019, European Council on Refugees and Exiles, 2021.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) B c. whereas some civil society organisations (CSOs) have launched legal proceedings against the EU and its Member States for human rights violations linked directly or indirectly to some EUTF for Africa projects; whereas a complaint has been filed with the European Court of Auditors regarding EU funding in Libya, requesting the suspension of the programme supporting the Libyan coast guards in light of its violation of EU financing law regulations and international regulations on human rights1a ; whereas a complaint has also been submitted to the International Criminal Court against some EU and Member State officials for causing the deaths of thousands of human beings per year, the refoulement (forcible return) of tens of thousands of migrants attempting to flee Libya, and the subsequent commission of murder, deportation, imprisonment, enslavement, torture, rape, persecution and other inhumane acts against them1b; whereas a Dutch Foundation of Eritrean refugees, Foundation Human Rights for Eritreans has filed a lawsuit in the Amsterdam court against EU for its role in financing a road building EUTF project in Eritrea that uses forced labour; _________________ 1aGlobal Legal Action Network (GLAN),‘EU financial complicity in Libyan migrant abuses' 1bStudents of the Capstone on Counter- Terrorism and International Crimes, communication to the Office of the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court entitled ‘EU Migration Policies in the Central Mediterranean and Libya (2014-2019)’
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Recital B c (new) B c. Whereas the EUTF Madad has proven to be comparatively faster to launch projects than normal ENI or IPA procedures; whereas it has also managed to reach economy of scale, with large scale projects of an average volume of EUR 20 million and with an average implementation period of around 30 months;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Recital B d (new) B d. Whereas it has been reported that the EUTF for Africa ROCK and BMM programmes were suspended by the EU in 2019 in Sudan; whereas an official EU document dated December 2015 noted the risk that the provision of equipment and training to Sudanese security services and border guards could be "diverted for repressive aims" or subject to "criticism by NGOs and civil society for engaging with repressive governments on migration (particularly in Eritrea and Sudan)."
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Recital B e (new) B e. Whereas intra-regional mobility has played an important role in Africa throughout its history; whereas local populations, in response to droughts, have traditionally been able to make changes to their livelihood strategies and have shown a capacity for adaptation, often through migration as a way of diversifying livelihoods; whereas since the early 2000s, and particularly since 2016, this system has come under pressure as increasing collaboration with EU Member States whose agendas are aimed at curbing irregular migration from Africa to Europe, has limited intra-regional freedom of movement and reduced the options available for income generation;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Recital B f (new) B f. whereas the EUTF for Africa and other EU Trust Funds will terminate at the end of 2021; whereas the next multi- year funding instrument, known as the NDICI, is currently expected to dedicate 10% to migration-related activities, outside the process of identifying mutually-agreed National Indicative priorities and in a flexible incitative approach;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion; whereas human rights violations have taken place under this agreement which are incompatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; notes that since the 2016 framework has been put in place, Turkey has made a number of provocations towards the EU’s external border and most recently has decided to withdraw from the Istanbul convention;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the fact that both the EUTF and the FRT are ad hoc instruments that
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Deplores the fact that
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Is concerned that EU funds have been used as leverage to pressure partner governments to comply with the EU’s internal migration objectives including on return and readmission, in contradiction of Articles 208, 209 and 212 TFEU; deplores the use of development assistance for the implementation of informal agreements lacking parliamentary scrutiny and democratic oversight, including the EU-Turkey Statement of 18 March 2016, the EU- African Union Memorandum of Understanding on Peace, Security and Governance of 23 May2018 and the EU- Nigeria Memorandum of Understanding of 29 August 2019;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Calls on the Commission to enhance transparency on EUTFs and FRT through better scrutiny and to improve regular and detailed information sharing with the European Parliament;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Acknowledges that some EUTF for Africa projects have provided vital support to vulnerable and marginalised population groups; notes however the disproportionate focus on the EU side to address irregular migration via the EUTF for Africa and the little impact of this fund on increased economic opportunities and employment, as pointed out in its mid-term review, despite this being one of the four main objectives of the fund;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Underlines the need to make sure strict monitoring exercises and audits are carried out to ensure compliance with the Financial Regulation; invites the Commission to scale up reporting on the FRT and asks it to ensure that these funds specifically target refugee projects and are not used for any other purposes;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the objectives of the FRT are consistent with the EU’s general principles, policies and objectives, including democracy, the rule of law and human rights;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the governance of the EUTF: the composition of its board and regional operational committees, the opacity of the process for approving projects, the lack of dialogue with local and human rights CSOs, and the lack of ex ante and ongoing impact assessments on fundamental rights; in light of the EUTF set to expire at the end of 2021, calls for the EUTF to be streamlined into the new MFF in order to ensure continuity of committed funds, increase parliamentary scrutiny and democratic accountability;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2.
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the governance of the EUTF: the composition of its board and regional operational committees
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned in particular about the governance of the EUTF: the composition of its board and regional operational committees, the opacity of the process for defining and approving projects, the lack of dialogue with local and human rights CSOs, and the lack of ex
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the governance of the EUTF: the composition of its board and regional operational committees, the opacity of the process for approving projects, the lack of
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Is concerned about the governance of the EUTF: the composition of its board and regional operational committees, the opacity of the process for approving projects,
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Highlights the important contribution of the EU Regional Trust Fund in Response to the Syrian crisis, the 'Madad Trust Fund', in supporting access to basic services such as health and education for Syrian refugees, internally displaced persons and host communities in neighbouring countries; in light of the continuing humanitarian crisis due to the ongoing conflict in Syria, welcomes the recent adoption of €130 million assistance package to support Syrian refugees and local communities in Jordan and Lebanon; calls on transition of the Madad Trust Fund into a new MFF to be smooth, allowing for an efficient contracting and use of the funds already committed;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Expresses concerns regarding ongoing Council discussions aiming at building Team Europe funding initiatives on migration to propose migration management related actions in Africa, which would once again bypass the scrutiny of the European Parliament and decide on the allocation of ODA based on Member States political priorities and informal agreements; recalls that the 10% earmarked for migration and forced displacement in the NDICI fund aimed at replacing ad-hoc funding instruments;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that the
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that the EUTF is part of a trend of the securitisation and externalisation of EU border management aimed at reducing irregular migration to the EU;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that the EUTF
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that the EUTF is part of a trend of the securitisation and externalisation of EU border management aimed at reducing irregular migration to the EU; stresses the risks to development objectives and fundamental rights associated with this approach
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that the EUTF is part of a trend of the securitisation and externalisation of EU border management aimed at reducing irregular migration to the EU; stresses the
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that the EUTF is part of a trend of the securitisation and externalisation of EU border management aimed at reducing irregular migration to the EU
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Highlights that the EUTF is
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Recalls its call on the Commission, and EU agencies to withhold or review their cooperation with third countries, including suspending specific funding and projects, which endanger the human rights of those affected, including where third countries do not fully respect the fundamental rights stemming both from the UN Convention of 1951 Relating to the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on Human Rights, have not ratified these conventions, or fail to comply with the SOLAS and SAR Conventions; stresses that the EU’s external migration policy should not support interceptions at sea that would return people to an unsafe port; asks the Commission to ensure transparent risk assessment, performed by independent EU-bodies and experts on the impact of EU-funded projects on the human rights of migrants and refugees, as well as on the wider population in the country affected by it; calls for the creation of control mechanisms and clear protocols to act in the event of fundamental rights violations;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion; whereas this facility is a joint coordination mechanism and not a funding instrument in itself; whereas human rights violations have taken place under th
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Recommends allowing the European Parliament to greater scrutinise both the EUTF and the FRT; it is crucial that the European Parliament exercise a more comprehensive control over the planning and management of these instruments and that each year it is kept informed about the implementation of EUTF and FRT projects; the Commission is required to report annually on financial implementation and human rights, the human rights report being produced by an independent monitoring body set up especially for this purpose;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses that of the EUR 6 billion budget of the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey, EUR 4 billion has already been disbursed; calls on the European Commission to allocate, in view of the repeated actions by Turkey against Member States' interests, the remaining EUR 2 billion to the financing of actions aimed at returning refugees to their places of origin, once these are safe, and at rebuilding their homes, communities and infrastructure;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Urges the Commission to take immediate steps to improve transparency and ensure parliamentary oversight of the definition, implementation and follow-up of the EUTF and the FRT, including any future measures to be adopted under Article 8(10) of the Neighbourhood, Development, International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI); insists on scaling up the accountability of the authorities directly entrusted with the managing of the funds;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that development aid and support for refugees from the EU and the Member States to partner countries must be conditional to a loyal cooperation and to their compliance with migration management and border control, returns and readmissions; regrets, in this regard, the lack of action from the European Commission against the threats and hostility coming from beneficiary countries such as Turkey and Morocco;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Calls on the EU to review the EU- Turkey Statement to put in place a fully- fledged institutionalised cooperation agreement between the EU and Turkey in order to improve its governance, parliamentary scrutiny and democratic accountability, to guarantee compliance with human rights standards, as well as to ensure that the humanitarian aid and support provided by the FRT is not threatened by political volatility;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that any future proposals to increase EU funding towards Turkey must undergo a thorough, transparent and democratic scrutiny process; emphasizes that until Turkey has shown that it is able to fulfil its existing obligations and adhere to human rights standards, that no further funding should be allocated nor should the relationship with Turkey be deepened;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Stresses that EUTFs support countries hosting refugees by investing in health and education, economic development, job creation and integration into labour markets, for both local communities and refugees, especially vulnerable groups such as women and youth;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Calls on the Commission and Member states to establish a complete and clear overview of the funds used to finance cooperation with third countries in the field of migration management across all financial instruments and their implementation, including information on the amount, objectives, purpose, eligible actions and source of funding, as well as detailed information on any other potential support measures provided by EU agencies such as the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in order to ensure that the European Parliament can efficiently perform its institutional role of scrutiny of the implementation of the EU budget;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Regrets that EUTF funding for anti-trafficking and anti-smuggling activities represents only 5% of the EUTF's migration, mobility and forced displacement related budget. Stresses the need for current and future funding instruments to focus and prioritise on improved migration management, including containing and preventing illegal migration, fighting human trafficking and migrant smuggling, contributing to effective return and readmission and capacity building law enforcement;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Recalls its call on the Commission and Member States, in view of the serious human rights violations against refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Libya, including those intercepted at sea, to urgently review all cooperation activities with the Libyan coast guard and to suspend them until clear guarantees of human rights compliance are in place;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3 b. Points out that issues currently covered by EUTFs could be funded under any of the Neighbourhood, Development and international Cooperation Instrument’s components: geographic, thematic or rapid response; underlines that Migration would be one of the priorities under the new instrument with a proposed spending target of 10%;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Calls on the Commission to conduct an an ex-post evaluation at least one year after all activities of the EUTF for Africa have been completed and to inform the European Parliament ; calls on the commission to involve CSOs in this evaluation and to pay particular attention to the impact of the fund on development and fundamental rights, with a particular attention to the projects under objectives 3 and 4;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 c (new) 3 c. Stresses the need to clearly define the framework of the EUTF and the FRT, as well as their potential successors, including project definition, reporting, monitoring and evaluation, in order to ensure that actions funded under the EUTF and FRT contribute to the achievement of the specific objectives of such funds and are not used for any other purposes;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3 d. Highlights with concern the increasing recourse since 2016 to enhanced conditionality between development cooperation and migration management; stresses that the use of development cooperation as an incentive for migration management undermines meaningful action to address the needs of people in developing countries, the rights of refugees and migrants as well as their potential impact on regional migration patterns and contribution to local economies, and thus also undermines a wide range of rights stemming from the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 d (new) 3 d. Calls on the Commission to use the NDICI and its international partnerships to promote the protection of refugees and migrants, in line with European and international law, and to ensure that ODA is used to support and maintain sustainable human development, democracy, and human rights, in protection of all people;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3 e. Notes with concern that through the ‘rapid response’ component of the NDICI, cooperation with third countries on migration management can be funded without the need for the Commission to publish any programming documents or consult civil society actors, and without the involvement of Parliament; insists in this regard on the need to ensure that the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework is accompanied by a robust human rights framework for the identification, implementation and monitoring of future migration cooperation programmes;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 e (new) 3 e. Recalls its call on the Commission to regularly and publicly report on the funding of migration-related cooperation programmes in third countries and their human rights impact; calls on the Commission to guarantee the scrutiny and budgetary control role of the European Parliament in relation to all EU funding;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 f (new) 3 f. Stresses the importance of ensuring that a significant part of EU funding is earmarked for the implementation of human rights and international protection; calls in this regard for the allocation of a substantial share of future EU funding in the field of migration to civil society groups in third countries with the aim of providing assistance to migrants and for the protection and monitoring of their rights.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU Facility for Refugees in Turkey (FRT) was created in 2016 in the framework of the EU-Turkey statement and manages EUR 6 billion
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital A a (new) Aa. Whereas to date the European Commission has set up four trust funds with differing objectives, including the Trust Fund for Colombia, the EU Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of irregular migration and displaced persons in Africa, the Trust Fund in response to the Syrian crisis (Madad Trust Fund) and the Trust Fund for the Central African Republic (Bêkou Trust Fund);
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