17 Amendments of Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ related to 2015/0310(COD)
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. The Agency shall finance or co-finance the activities set out in paragraph 2 with grants from its budget in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the Agency.
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2
Article 23 – paragraph 2
2. Detailed rules concerning the payment of the daily subsistence allowance of members of the European Border and Coast Guard Teams shall be established and updated as necessary by the Management Board on proposal from the Commission.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 23 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Concerning the above mentioned costs incurred, VAT shall be eligible if not deductible.
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) finance or co-finance the operations, interventions and activities referred to in this Chapter with grants from its budget, in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the Agency.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 6
Article 27 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall finance or co-finance return operations with grants from its budget, in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the Agency, giving priority to those conducted by more than one Member State, or from hotspot areas.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6
Article 32 – paragraph 6
6. The Agency shall finance or co-finance return interventions with grants from its budget in accordance with the financial rules applicable to the Agency.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 68 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 68 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The candidates proposed by the Commission shall then address the competent committee of the European Parliament and reply to questions, following which the committee shall give its non-binding opinion.
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 75 – paragraph 7
Article 75 – paragraph 7
7. The estimate shall be forwarded by the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council (hereinafter referred to as the budgetary authority) together with the preliminary draft budget of the European Union at the latest together with draft budget of the European Union.
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The European Border and Coast Guard Agency should develop specific training tools and it should provide training at Union level for national instructors of border guards and additional training and seminars related to control at external borders and return of third-country nationals illegally staying on the territory of Member States for officers of the competent national bodies. While developing training tools and providing trainings, special attention should be given to training on children’s rights. The Agency should be authorised to organise training activities in cooperation with Member States and third countries on their territory.
Amendment 609 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2
Article 17 – paragraph 2
2. The Executive Director, in coordination with other relevant Union Agencies, shall assess the request for assistance of a Member State and the assessment of its needs for the purpose of defining a comprehensive reinforcement package consisting of various activities coordinated by the relevant Union Agencies to be agreed upon by the Member State concerned. Teams shall include child protection experts when children are involved.
Amendment 624 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the provision of information to persons in clear need of international protection or to applicants or potential applicants for relocation, giving particular attention to children;
Amendment 634 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency, in cooperation with the European Asylum Support Office, the Fundamental Rights Agency and other relevant Union Agencies and under the coordination of the Commission, shall ensure the compliance of these activities with the Common European Asylum System and fundamental rights. This includes the provision of shelter, hygienic conditions and facilities respecting women and children's needs in the hotspot areas.
Amendment 806 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1
Article 33 – paragraph 1
1. The European Border and Coast Guard shall guarantee the protection of fundamental rights in the performance of its tasks under this Regulation in accordance with relevant Union law, in particular the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, relevant international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and obligations related to access to international protection, in particular the principle of non-refoulement. For that purpose, the Agency shall draw up and further develop and implement a Fundamental Rights Strategy, with particular attention to children's rights so as to ensure that the best interests of the child is respected in all operations.
Amendment 818 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 3
Article 33 – paragraph 3
3. The European Border and Coast Guard shall, in the performance of its tasks, take into account the special needs of children, in particular unaccompanied minors and children with disabilities, victims of trafficking in human beings, persons in need of medical assistance, persons in need of international protection, persons in distress at sea and other persons in a particularly vulnerable situation.
Amendment 827 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34 – paragraph 1
Article 34 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall draw up and further develop a Code of Conduct applicable to all border control operations coordinated by the Agency. The Code of Conduct shall lay down procedures intended to guarantee the principles of the rule of law and respect for fundamental rights with particular focus on children, unaccompanied minors and persons in a vulnerable situation, as well as on persons seeking international protection, applicable to all persons participating in the activities of the Agency.
Amendment 832 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35 – paragraph 1
Article 35 – paragraph 1
1. The Agency shall, in cooperation with the appropriate training entities of the Member States, develop specific training tools, including child specific measures when children are involved, and provide border guards and other relevant staff who are members of the European Border and Coast Guard Teams with advanced training relevant to their tasks and powers. Experts from the staff of the Agency shall conduct regular exercises with those border guards in accordance with the advanced training and exercise schedule referred to in the annual work programme of the Agency.
Amendment 1151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 72 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
Article 72 – paragraph 9 – subparagraph 2
The Agency shall ensure that the standardized complaint form is available in most common languages, and that it shall be made available on the Agency’s website and in hardcopy during all activities of the Agency. Special information tailored to children shall be provided in a clear and child-friendly way to facilitate their access to the complaints mechanism. Complaints shall be considered by the Fundamental Rights Officer even when they are not submitted in the standardized complaint form.