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Activities of Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ related to 2015/2095(INI)

Plenary speeches (1)

The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (A8-0066/2016 - Roberta Metsola, Kashetu Kyenge)
2016/11/22
Dossiers: 2015/2095(INI)

Amendments (8)

Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that the migration crisis can be addressed only within the context of a European approach and not by bilateral meetings among Members States; calls for a newwelcomes the European agenda on migration under the leadership of the Commission and the European Council, underpinned by solidarity among the Member States. This agenda mighust include the replacement of the Dublin regulation with a centralised European asylum system;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the complexity of the development-migration nexus, diverging from the common view of development as a means to reduce, if not eliminate, migration, without denying that development can help mitigate some of thesignificantly contribute to address the root causes of forced migration, such as conflicts or state fragilityresponding to political and economic instability, human rights violations, conflicts, global inequalities, poverty, unemployment and climate change; recalls that emigration rises with economic development until countries reach an upper-middle-income country status (around USD 7000-8000 per capita), at which point it begins to decrease;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Considers the issues and problems faced by women migrants in the migration process and its impact on women’s empowerment and human rights to be of major importance; stresses that an explicit gender perspective in migration policies is vital; calls in particular for gender discrimination to be removed in the legal aspects of migration; insists on the need to respect the human and individual rights of the weakest among the migrants, namelyin particular women and children (including the need for education for migrating and refugee children), and on the need to include these rights in the post-2015 development agenda;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Takes note of the creation of an ‘Emergency Trust Fund for stability and addressing root causes of illegal immigration in Africa’ and strongly encourages the Member States to contribute to the Fund in order to effectively help to foster stability and to address the root causes of migration; asks the Commission to enhance the transparency of the Fund and underlines that monitoring and evaluation of the projects and programmes financed will be essential, to make sure the Fund serve its purposes helping directly those in need and not financing governments responsible for human rights violations;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission and the EU to fully respect the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (Article 208 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union) in its migration and Mediterranean policies, and in particular in the implementation of its European Agenda on Migration; underlines the need for a more systematic incorporation of the development dimension in migration policies;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recommends an incorporation of migration issues in the dialogue with partner countries and regions, ensuring that cooperation with third countries does not lead to trap migrants in abusive situations or preventing them from accessing fair asylum procedures;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Welcomes the November Summit in La Valletta as a real opportunity to discuss solutions to the migration crisis with developing countries; recalls the need for the summit to address not only the fight against human trafficking and the need to secure access to protection and asylum, but also the root causes of migration and the need of stabilisation and development of the African countries concerned;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Calls for the development of policies and mechanisms to maximize the development impact of remittances, continuing efforts to decrease their costs;
2015/09/25
Committee: DEVE