18 Amendments of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2020/2116(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that EU development cooperation must have as its main objective the reduction and eradication of poverty and of inequalities, while living no-one behind, and that it must be based on partner countries’ development agendas, following a needs and rights-based approach, and not on EU domestic interests;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that practices and places of reception of migrants should guarantee dignity and humanity for hosts, developing good practices of reception and assistance, including free psychological and legal assistance, with a particular attention to categories in a vulnerable situation, among others women and family units; therefore considers unacceptable to assist to totally inadequate reception and living conditions and even humanitarian emergencies in EU countries or just behind our borders;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Takes note of the EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum; expresses its regret that the proposed measures are insufficient to ensure respect for migrants’ human rights, focusing mainly on reducing the arrival of migrants in Europe and facilitating returns to their countries of origin, and is especially worried about the externalisation of EU border management and migration control;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Believes that the new EU pact on migration and asylum needs to be essentially improved and considers that the human dignity of refugees and migrants should be at the heart of a new approach based on the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility, including common reception policies and a mandatory relocation system and ensuring full respect for human rights, international, refugee and maritime law;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Retains that shipwrecks and deaths of migrants in the Mediterranean Sea are a momentous tragedy to which we have responsibility to put an end; recalls that rescue at sea is a legal obligation under international law, in particular according to Article 98 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, which requires the assistance to any person in distress at sea; considers that a permanent, robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea is necessary, foremost through a dedicated EU mission, in order to prevent further loss of life among migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Condemns the systematic human rights abuses and violations affecting large numbers of migrants; recalls in particular the unacceptable situation in detention centres in Libya, where thousands of people are systematically subjected to arbitrary detention under inhumane conditions, torture and other abuses, including rape, arbitrary killings and exploitation;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Insists on the need for humanitarian corridors and safe and legal migration pathways from neighbouring and developing countries into the EU; stresses that the existence of safe and legal access routes to the EU is the only alternative to irregular migration and deplores the lack of such routes, including for asylum seekers and refugees. Believes that a short-term approach based on measures to strengthen border control and reduce migrant arrivals in Europe has led to a drastic reduction in legal migration opportunities, pushing migrants towards more dangerous routes;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to take steps to ensure that EU migration policies do not have a negative impact on free movement and on sustainable development processes in countries outside the EU, in line with the EU’s legal obligation to Policy Coherence for Development and with the European Consensus on Development;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates that neither development assistance nor bilateral or multilateral partnerships with developing countries must be conditional on cooperation on migration policies, as this would undermine the aid effectiveness principles and the primary purpose of Official Development Assistance of eradicating poverty;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Considers that any agreement with countries of origin and transit should ensure the full protection of human lives, dignity and human rights; expresses deep concern and shame that these minimum guarantees are not effectively respected and that migrants and refugees face inhumane conditions of transfer and detention;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Retains that return of migrants can only be carried out under safe conditions, in full respect of the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants concerned and only if the country to which the migrants are about to be returned is considered safe; considers it positive the practice of assisted voluntary returns that allow migrants who expressly wants to return to their country of origin to receive assistance at all stages;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Calls on Member States to fully respect the principle of non-refoulement and to introduce adequate procedural safeguards in their asylum and border procedures;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Reiterates its call for a full involvement of the European Parliament in the supervision and governance of EUTFs. Considers it essential that also the activities of the Operational Committees are monitored and asks the Commission to ensure the presence of a representative of the European Parliament there and to transmit detailed information on the decisions taken;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Expresses its concern about the extension of the mandate of EUTFs without an appropriate evaluation of their application and, in particular, of the respect for human rights of the funded projects;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Reiterates that the NDICI budget dedicated to migration should be used to address the root causes of migration and not to control migratory flows or fund external border management. Stresses the need to ensure accountability and transparency in spending and implementation of migration-related projects in order to monitor and preserve their focus on tackling the root causes of migration.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Underlines that the needs and rights of people in vulnerable situations should be duly taken into account, including of unaccompanied minors, people with disabilities, women and children, and asks to provide for them adequate forms of immediate protection and shelter;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8 c. Highlights the condition of particular difficulties faced by women in their migration path and therefore calls for the establishment and strengthening of protection systems for migrant women in order to prevent and combat violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of which they are victims;