13 Amendments of Marco AFFRONTE related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomeRecalls the Commission’s commitment to take measures in order to respond to the unprecedented crisis in the Mediterranean and to improve management of migration in all its aspects by reinforcing its migration policy and adopting a strategic European Agenda on Migration, which is a good first step; highlights how art. 80 TFUE defines how the policies of the Union shall be governed by the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, including its financial implications, between the Member States;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that numerous petitions submitted by EU citizens refer to a wide range of issues relating to the crisis in the Mediterranean, expressing shock at the tragic loss of life, the allegedbecause of the shortcomings in the implementation of the European asylum and migration acquis and violations of fundamental rights, the ineffectiveness of the existing Dublin systemIII Regulation and the lack of a comprehensive EU migration policy;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that, given the scale of the recent tragedies and the alarming increase in irregular arrivals and deaths at sea (137.000 arrivals in the first six months of 2015 according to UN Data), the EU and the Member States can no longer be observers but must take ownership of the debate and fully endorse the Commission Agenda on Migration;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that action taken by the EU needs to be regularly monitored and enhanced and, at the same time, the EU should support mutual learning and the exchange of best practices;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the EU and the Member States to adopt, as a matter of urgency, a comprehensive European migration and asylum policy, based on respect for human rights and dignity, international standards and the values on which the EU is builtrights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental rights of the EU;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights that the 1951 Refugee Convention has set the global standard for refugee protection and that, at a moment of persistent and new conflicts, its principles are as important as ever; points out that the Common European Asylum System is an advanced regional protection legal framework and must be upheld and fully implemented by all Member States;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers the important preventive measures contained in the Commission’s agenda for fighting smuggling networks and tackling the root causes of migration to be long-term objectives, but recalls that, meanwhile, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgencyRecalls that, currently, flows of people will continue and that a permanent relocation mechanism for people in need of international protection based on fair objective criteria is needed as a matter of urgency; highlights, therefore, that in order to effectively tackle criminal networks of smugglers and traffickers the EU needs legal and safe ways for both economic migrants and asylum seekers to reach Europe;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that the lack of legal routes leaves no choice for many men, women and children but to turn to smugglers, at enormous cost and danger to their lives; deplores that in the current situation, before arriving in Europe, many migrants suffer high levels of abuse, exploitation and human rights violations;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to ensure a meaningful revision of the Dublin Regulation in order to alleviate sudden and disproportionate migration pressure on Member States such as Italy and MaltaGreece, which are more directly exposed to migrant flows, without undermining the security of the Union’s external borders;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses the need for a binding and permanent relocation system for asylum seekers that is triggered automatically on the basis of clear, objective, measurable and identifiable criteria and that obliges all the Member States to equally share the burdens, in terms of effective reception of asylum seekers and financially;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Highlights two internal imbalances within the EU: the first one concerning arrivals, with Italy and Greece facing the large majority of all sea-borne landings, and the second one regarding destination, with Germany and Sweden that in 2014 received 43 per cent of all asylum applications in the EU;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the EU and the Member States to provide an international framework for dialogue and a comprehensive debate on migration with third countries of origin and transit in order to ensure closer solidarity and cooperation with the EU, and address the root causes of migration and ensure progress on negotiations and full implementation of readmission agreements;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Deplores that in some Member States like Italy, a series of serious frauds and administrative irregularities, often perpetrated with the involvement of organised crime, took place in the management of some asylum-seeker reception centres, resulting both in the misuse of European funds and in the further worsening of the living conditions and protection of the human rights of migrants;