9 Amendments of Sven SCHULZE related to 2015/2321(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the refugee crisis is first and foremost a humanitarian crisis, brought about, inter alia, by the destabilisation of States in the neighbourhood of the EU, but one with long-term impacts and thus requiring long-term responses;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the number of asylum seekers and refugees recorded in Europe in 2014 and 2015 is unprecedented, which is due to the difficult humanitarian situation in some neighbouring countries to the EU, but also to better information opportunities through new technologies and a flourishing trafficking business; whereas, according to the Commission’s forecasts, among others, this number is likely to increase significantly in the coming years6; _________________ 6 http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/eu/fo recasts/2015_autumn_forecast_en.htm
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the fact that in order to facilitate the social inclusion and integration of refugees into the labour market, it is necessary to address serious and multi-faceted issues such as discrimination, linguistic barriers, the recognition of skills, diverse socio- economic and cultural backgrounds, health needs, including psychosocial and post- trauma support, family reunification and the significant share of disadvantaged groups among refugees, in particular worrying numbers of children, including unaccompanied children, people with disabilities, the elderly and women8; _________________ 8 http://www.keepeek.com/Digital-Asset- Management/oecd/social-issues-migration- health/making-integration-work- humanitarian-migrants_9789264251236-en
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates the importance of recognising the gender dimension of refugee status determination9, the needs of women who apply for international protection and the specific social inclusion and labour market integration challenges that women face; calls for gender to be fully mainstreathe equal treatment of men and womedn into all policies and procedures relating to asylum and migration; _________________ 9 EP Draft Report: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?pubRef=- %2F%2FEP%2F%2FNONSGML%2BCO MPARL%2BPE- 571.702%2B01%2BDOC%2BPDF%2BV0 %2F%2FEN
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact that labour market conditions within host countries are a determining factor for the successful and durable integration of refugees; stresses that unemployment in the EU, in particular youth unemployment, is still at alarming levels, and that the Commission and the Member States should continue to prioritise policies and investments aimed at quality job creation and economic growth; calls, in that connection, for an assessment of the impact of the minimum wage on the integration of refugees with low or no qualifications;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the fact that expansive public fiscal policies, cover ing the extraordinary investments in social inclusion and labour market integration measures and programmes, are likely to have a positive effect on national GDPs in the short term, while medium- or long- term impacts on public finances will depend on the effectiveness of these measuresMember States must remain geared to budget consolidation in order to create scope for future investment which also fosters the social inclusion of refugees and their integration into the labour market;
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls therefore on the Commission to raise the allocation of the European Social Fund to a 25 % share of the cohesion policy budget in the revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework11; calls on the Council, in the context of the forthcoming revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework, to adjust the ceilings for total allocations and for the individual headings to take account of the internal and external challenges which have arisen in connection with the refugee crisis; calls, further, on the Member States to make greater use of the scope for shifting resources within the Structural Funds to support integration projects for refugees and migrants; _________________ 11 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/n ews-room/20131118IPR25534/MEPs- approve-new-cohesion-policy-€325bn-to- invest-in-Europe's-regions
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Encourages the Member States to shorten the processing time of applications for international protection and to extend, to record levels of education and qualifications at initial-reception facilities and thus to extend, on a more targeted basis, early intervention measures such as language training, skills assessment and civic integration courses in particular to those asylum seekers who have good prospects of being granted international protection;
Amendment 327 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26