25 Amendments of Miriam DALLI related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication 'Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors',[1]and the European Parliament Resolution of 12 September 2013 on the situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU [1] COM 82010)0213 def Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council - Action Plan on Unaccompanied Minors (2010-2014)
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises that monitoring, collecting and analysing information on migration flows and patterns in sea crossings between EU and African states need to be improved and coordinated by a centralised EU migration management mechanism, which would provide regular assessment reports and strengthen consistency, planning and crisis management, thus helping activate early warning systems at EU level to react promptly to future migration crises; in this regard welcomes the upcoming November Valletta Summit, in close cooperation with African partners, which will serve as a basis for the adoption of future framework agreements to tackle the root causes of migration;
Amendment 49 #
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 built; stresses in particular the need to concretely implement Article 80 of the Treaty and Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) which may serve to aid Member States in their obligations towards the principle of ‘non- refoulement’. Stresses that any EU policy on migration must be completely in line with the 1951 Geneva Convention and additional protocol;
Amendment 59 #
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 urgency; welcomes the upcoming legislative proposal on a permanent emergency relocation scheme based on Article 78(2) of the TFEU and urges the Commission to consider the relevant provisions already established in Recital 20 of the 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;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in 2015, over 3.771 persons are reported dead or missing in the Mediterranean sea, according to the International Organisation for Migration8 ; whereas children represent 30 per cent of all recorded deaths in the Aegean Sea[1]; whereas according to recent Europol data at least 10 000 unaccompanied children have disappeared after arriving in Europe [1] IOM and UNICEF, Data Brief: Migration of Children to Europe, http://www.iom.int/sites/default/files/press _release/file/IOM-UNICEF-Data-Brief- Refugee-and-Migrant-Crisis-in-Europe- 30.11.15.pdf __________________ 8 IOM, Missing Migrants Project, http://missingmigrants.iom.int/.
Amendment 77 #
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 Malta,, Malta, Bulgaria, Greece and other Member States at the peripheral of Europe’s borders which are more directly exposed to migrant flows, without undermining the security of the Union’s external borders;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the EU to further strengthen their already established framework agreements such as the European Neighbourhood policy, the Khartoum Process and the Rabat Process amongst others. Stresses the need to give due importance to the protracted Refugee situations which if left unmanaged can result in continuous and increased flows of irregular and life-threatening crossings through the Mediterranean;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas 86 % of the world’'s refugee population is hosted by non-industrialised countries with at least 9.9 million1a estimated to be living in protracted refugee situations, as defined by the UNHCR; and whereas criminal networks and smugglers exploit the desperation of people trying to enter the EU while fleeing persecution or war; __________________ 1aMigration Policy Centre, 2015. "Protracted Refugee Populations of the World at the Start of 2014" (Map)
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
M a. whereas all EU Member States have a duty to protect and promote the rights of all children and ensure that migrant children are treated first and foremost as children and that the principle of the child's best interests takes precedence over migration management objectives;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
P a. whereas further efforts are needed to ensure fundamental rights safeguards in the case of returns and readmissions, as they are imperative to the effectiveness of such agreements;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Holds that any holistic approach to migration must necessarily contain measures aimed at disrupting the activities of criminal networks involved in the trafficking and smuggling of people;, while also noting that technological advances used by human traffickers to exploit people and advertise illegal journeys to the EU require strong counter measures to address this growing phenomenon.
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Stresses that the relocation of persons benefitting from international protection must be mandatory and permanent, as voluntary schemes have proven to be ineffective and very little results were achieved; further stresses that any such mechanism must take into consideration both the needs and capacities of Member States and the preferences of those who have been granted asylum status;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept relocation decisions, but that it should not stop the relocation process; further recalls that the best interest of the child must be a primary consideration should always guide any decision on relocation involving children;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses further that the premise for Dublin is outdated and based on a very different geo-political environment than the one faced today; Calls for an overhaul of the archaic Dublin System into a system which deals with the registration of asylum seekers separately from asylum claims, under the provisions granted by the Common European Asylum System; Highlights that the "irregular entry" criterion should no longer be taken into account to determine which Member State shall be responsible for the examination of an asylum claim, but that the responsibility for the examination of an asylum claim should be made through a centralised system in a way that ensures no Member State's reception capacities are disproportionately affected; calls for the allocation of technical and financial resources and support to Member States of first arrival in order to ensure the swift and effective registration of asylum seekers in full respect of fundamental human rights of refugees;
Amendment 624 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Points out that, in the event of a mass influx, the Commission, acting on its own initiative or after examination of a request by a Member State, can propose to trigger Council Directive 2001/55/EC on Temporary Protection (the ‘Temporary Protection Directive’)11 ; observes that the actual triggering requires a Council decision adopted by a qualified majority; notes that the directive should be triggered where there is a risk that the Union asylum system would be unable to cope with the mass influx or imminent mass influx of displaced persons; highlights, however, that, since its adoption in 2001, and regardless of Member States requests to the Commission to activate such a directive, the Temporary Protection Directive has never been triggered; __________________ 11 Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 sets 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 724 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 b (new)
Paragraph 47 b (new)
47 b. Recalls that refugee and migrant children should be provided with information on their right to family reunification and how to claim it in a child-friendly way; Recalls that support and protection should be extended to unaccompanied and separated children, in line with their best interests, and that applications for family reunification filed by unaccompanied and separated children should be expedited;
Amendment 725 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 c (new)
Paragraph 47 c (new)
47 c. Calls on Member States to fully apply the specific provisions of the Common European Asylum System concerning unaccompanied minors, including access to legal assistance, guardianship, access to healthcare, accommodation and education, the right to be spoken in a language they understand, to have interviews with trained officials not in a uniform, etc.; calls on the Member States to end detention of children because they are migrants.
Amendment 726 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 d (new)
Paragraph 47 d (new)
47 d. Calls on the Member States to ensure that refugee and migrant children enjoy rapid and non-discriminatory access to national services, including child protection systems, in line with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child with the same level of care and support recognised to national children deprived of parental care; calls on Member States to gather disaggregated data on the situation of refugee and migrant children in order to improve the ability of systems to integrate refugee and migrant children;
Amendment 727 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47 e (new)
Paragraph 47 e (new)
47 e. Believes that age assessment should be carried out in a manner that is multi- disciplinary, safe and in respect of children's physical integrity and human dignity, with particular attention to girls and should be performed by independent, qualified practitioners and experts; calls for legal guardians to be appointed to support unaccompanied and separated children immediately upon identification and calls on the Member States to speed up procedures for appointing legal guardians
Amendment 773 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns; recalls no child should be returned without a thorough risk assessment, conducted by independent child protection officer, and based on Country of Origin Information reports in cooperation with non-governmental, local and international organisation to ensure protection and reintegration after their return;
Amendment 977 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Believes that such a revision is necessary and should consider introducing a system allowing for victims of trafficking and criminal smuggling or a third party acting on their behalf, to come forward and aid in the effective prosecution of a trafficker or criminal smuggler without fear of being prosecuted themselves;
Amendment 1030 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85 a (new)
Paragraph 85 a (new)
85a. Welcomes the commitments taken at the Valletta summit which recognise the need to give hope and opportunities to young people, and to protect children from violence and abuse;
Amendment 1090 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92
Paragraph 92
92. Understands that, in the long -term, greater impetus is needed in solving the geo-political issues that affect the root causes of migration, as – war, poverty, corruption, hunger and a, lack of opportunities and persecution such as that based on gender, race, religion, political affiliation or as part of a particular social group such as being part of the LGBTIQ community, means that people will still feel forced to flee to Europe unless Europe looks at how to help re-build those countries; pPoints out that this means that the Commission and the Member States must put up the money to help build capacity in third countries,; such as by facilitating investment and education,; strengthening and enforcing asylum systems,; helping to manage borders better, and reinforcing legal and judicial systems there;
Amendment 1130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97 a (new)
Paragraph 97 a (new)
97a. Supports the idea of a United Nations backed tribunal to target corruption in the African Region, to ensure that the money being invested within the region trickles down to projects that will make a real, tangible difference, such as educational projects or the building of hospitals among others;
Amendment 1218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 a (new)
Paragraph 114 a (new)
114a. Encourages Member States to work towards tackling the exploitation of migrants within the labour force, who more often than not find themselves having to work on the unregulated labour market, depriving them of essential labour rights such as a minimum wage or basic standards of health and safety. Also emphasises that Member States must crack down on employers exploiting migrant workers and afford migrant workers legal recourse in cases of serious abuse and labour exploitation;