Activities of Daniela AIUTO related to 2015/2095(INI)
Shadow opinions (2)
OPINION on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
OPINION on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Amendments (23)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas women asylum seekers and undocumented migrants are particularly vulnerable to all forms of violence, including sexual violence, at all stages of their journey and need special assistance as part of the reception process;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas women run the further risk of being trafficked and recruited as prostitutes by criminal organisations;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Strongly condemns the illegal activities carried on by people smugglers in the Mediterranean and calls on the European Union to take specific steps to identify the ringleaders of the networks that are profiting from the lives of so many innocent people;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Stresses that a definitive solution needs to be found to the current humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean and that legal and regulated immigration channels need to be opened and responsibilities for these shared among the 28 Member States;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas assistance arrangements must also include special care services for pregnant women and women with severe health problems;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises, therefore, that merchant vessels have a significant role in rescue operations both in terms of volume and activity; points out the fact that merchant vessels have not been equipped andppropriately and that their staff have notshould been trained to make them sufficiently prepared to systematically take parttake part, where necessary, in rescue operations;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that merchant ships are increasingly becoming involved in rescue operations on a regular – rather than occasional – basis, and that this burdens them with additional duties and costs that need to be covered through the funding allocated for humanitarian operations;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that, regardless of legal status, decisions to detain should take account of past histories of trauma including experiences of sexual violence, and that the needs of pregnant women are more appropriately accommodated in tailored facilities with qualified staff trained to deal with such situations;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Is concerned that without vessels and their crew being sufficiently prepareda clear commitment from the European Union, the situation will result in accidents in the Mediterranean Sea that might lead to loss of human lives and also entail environmental risks;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Urges that UNHCR and Member State staff involved in dealing with the humanitarian emergency should have proper training in the provision of psychological support to women and girl migrants who have suffered either psychological or physical violence during their journey;
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Points to the need for a joint commitment from all 28 EU Member States on providing the financial resources destined for search and rescue operations;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. WelcomNotes the Commission Communication entitled ‘A European agenda on migration’ (COM (2015)0240) and strongly calls for adequate and immediate measures to be taken at both Member States and EU level to prevent further human miseries in the Mediterranean Sea and to ensure that international and ethical obligations are fulfilled in accordance with the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is deeply concerned about the ongoing migration crisis in the Mediterranean, in particular the humanitarian aspects but also its impact on maritime transport in the Mediterranean Sea by passenger ships, cruise ships and container ships, the safety of the vessels and their crew, and general maritime safety;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls for women, particularly pregnant women, and girls who are undocumented and unaccompanied children to be processed properly and as a matter of priority and identified immediately so that the authorities can keep track of them;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that women and girls who are already in countries of arrival are often forced to enter into marriages in order to regularise the situation of new arrivals;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the Member States to impose harsher penalties on and step up their monitoring of individuals who perpetrate acts of violence against women, who exploit them by forcing them to work on the shadow labour market and who take advantage of their vulnerability in the context of migration processes in the Mediterranean;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Member States to make it easier for women migrants to be reunited with their children who have remained in their home country;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for strict checks to be conducted on the actual use to which funding for rescue operations and reception centres is put, so as to ensure that it is correctly used for these specific purposes and to prevent it from being illegally siphoned off;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Calls on the Member States to guarantee international protection to women who are victims of persecution and to follow the Commission's guidelines concerning the application of Directive 2003/86/EC on the right to family reunification;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Calls on the Member States to issue separate residence permits immediately to family members who have entered their territory in the context of family reunification, in particular in cases involving domestic violence;
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU to take greater responsibility for resolving the humanitarian emergency affecting migrant women and girls, on the basis of effective Commission measures and a proper system for allocating refugees among the Member States;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Deplores the fact that thus far the EU has confined itself to expressing sorrow at the many tragedies which have occurred, without taking any decisive action to resolve the problem;