Activities of Mark DEMESMAEKER related to 2015/2340(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The fight against trafficking in human beings in the EU's external relations (A8-0205/2016 - Barbara Lochbihler) NL
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the fight against trafficking in human beings in EU external relations
Amendments (5)
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on all EU Member States to ratify and implement the Council of Europe Convention against Trafficking in Human Organs; notes that Member States should make improved and accelerated efforts to implement European Directives and Conventions against trafficking in organs into their domestic law;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes the importance of prevention in addressing commercial trade in human organs, including the trafficking in persons for organ removal which has developed into a global problem; believes that public awareness campaigns about the dangers of illegal organ donation and transplantation should be a required element of both European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), and EU development cooperation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Underlines the important role of collaborative partnerships such as Eurotransplant and Scandiatransplant in allocating and distributing donor organs for transplantation to ensure their optimal use; encourages all Member States to participate in such collaborative partnerships so that more organs are exchanged among EU Member States;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls upon the Commission and the Member States to make every effort to improve emergency cooperation in recovering missing children and to enhance child alert mechanisms;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Points out that an important cause of trafficking in human organs is the deficit between the need for transplantable organs and the actual numbers that become available; calls on Member States to focus not only on improving law enforcement against human traffickers, but also on increasing organ availability;