4 Amendments of Dietmar KÖSTER related to 2017/2270(INL)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 2
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 2
– have Articles 77(2)(b) and 78(2)(gd) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union as legal basis,
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 6
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 6
– cover in its scope third-country nationals who must be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 539/20014 , and who are in need of protection against a real risk of being exposed to persecution or serious harm, as defined in Directive 2011/95/EU5 , in line with the prohibition of refoulement, as recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, but who are not covered by [the new Regulation establishing a Union Resettlement Framework or] Directive 2001/55/EC6 ,. Humanitarian visas should not be used for family members who would otherwise have a right to join their family in a Member State in a timely manner in accordance with other legal acts of the Union or national law. Family reunification should be independent of humanitarian visas and should be maintained as a key mechanism to ensure that Union citizens and third country nationals legally residing in the territory of the Member States enjoy their fundamental right to respect for family life. _________________ 4 Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of 15 March 2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 81, 21.3.2001, p. 1). 5 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9). 6 Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12).
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 13
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 13
– provide that such visa applications shall be decided on within 15 calendar days of the date of lodging the application,
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 20
Annex I – paragraph 1 – indent 20