Activities of Kristina WINBERG
Plenary speeches (104)
Asylum and Migration Fund (debate) SV
Reform of the EU asylum and migration policy in light of the continued humanitarian crisis in the Mediterranean and Africa (debate) SV
Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism (debate) SV
Rise of neo-fascist violence in Europe (RC-B8-0481/2018, B8-0481/2018, B8-0482/2018, B8-0483/2018, B8-0486/2018, B8-0488/2018) (vote)
Establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System in the field of border checks - Establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters - Use of the Schengen Information System for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals (debate) SV
Humanitarian emergency in the Mediterranean: supporting local and regional authorities (debate) SV
State of the Union (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 28 and 29 June 2018 (debate) SV
Debate with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, on the Future of Europe (debate) SV
Humanitarian emergencies in the Mediterranean and solidarity in the EU (debate) SV
Annual Report on the functioning of the Schengen area (debate) SV
Progress on UN Global compacts for safe, orderly and regular migration and on refugees (debate) SV
The fight against violence against women and girls and the ratification of the Istanbul Convention by EU Member States (debate) SV
Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation (debate) SV
Implementation of the Youth Employment Initiative in the Member States (debate) SV
The situation of the rule of law and democracy in Poland (debate) SV
Winter plan for asylum seekers (debate) SV
The fight against illegal immigration and people smuggling in the Mediterranean (topical debate) SV
Ending child marriage (debate) SV
Ending child marriage (debate) SV
Recent developments in migration (debate) SV
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme for 2018 (debate) SV
Making relocation happen (debate) SV
State of play in Turkey, in particular with regard to the constitutional referendum (debate) SV
Hate speech, populism, and fake news on social media – towards an EU response (debate) SV
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (debate) SV
Addressing refugee and migrant movements: the role of EU External Action (debate) SV
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate) SV
Control of the acquisition and possession of weapons (debate) SV
Order of business SV
Tackling the disappearance of migrant children in Europe (debate) SV
Combating terrorism (debate) SV
Managing migration along the Central Mediterranean Route (debate)
Managing migration along the Central Mediterranean Route (debate)
Emergency Aid for refugees and migrants facing severe weather conditions in European camps (debate) SV
Combatting racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance (debate) SV
Combatting racism, xenophobia, homophobia and other forms of intolerance (debate) SV
Situation in Syria (debate) SV
EU-Turkey relations (debate) SV
Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 (debate) SV
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 (debate) SV
Preparation of the European Council meeting of 20 and 21 October 2016 (debate) SV
Situation in Calais (debate) SV
UN High-level Summit on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants (debate) SV
Preventing radicalisation leading to violent extremism and terrorism (debate) SV
Decision adopted on the Common European Asylum System reform (debate) SV
2015 Report on Turkey (debate) SV
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) SV
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) SV
The current situation in the European Union (debate) SV
The situation of women refugees and asylum seekers in the EU (debate) SV
Communication on implementing the European agenda on migration (debate) SV
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2014 (debate) SV
EU-Georgia Association Agreement: anti-circumvention mechanism (A8-0365/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis)
Refugee emergency, external borders control and future of Schengen - Respect for the international principle of non-refoulement - Financing refugee facility for Turkey - Increased racist hatred and violence against refugees and migrants across Europe (debate) SV
Refugee emergency, external borders control and future of Schengen - Respect for the international principle of non-refoulement - Financing refugee facility for Turkey - Increased racist hatred and violence against refugees and migrants across Europe (debate) SV
Arms export: implementation of the Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (A8-0338/2015 - Bodil Valero)
Detention and use of force against asylum-seekers (debate) SV
Decision adopted on the European border and coast guard package (debate) SV
Special report of the European Ombudsman in own-initiative inquiry concerning Frontex (debate) SV
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (debate) SV
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (debate) SV
EU Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) (debate) SV
Preparation of the European Council meeting (15-16 October 2015) (debate) SV
Situation in Turkey (debate) SV
Conclusions of the informal European Council of 23 September 2015 (debate) SV
Conclusions of the informal European Council of 23 September 2015 (debate) SV
Common provisions on European Structural and Investment Funds: specific measures for Greece (debate) SV
Conclusions of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on migration (14 September 2015) (debate) SV
Preparation of the Commission Work Programme 2016 (B8-0656/2015, B8-0659/2015, B8-0660/2015, B8-0661/2015, B8-0662/2015, B8-0663/2015, B8-0664/2015)
Provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece (debate) SV
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (debate) SV
Situation of fundamental rights in the EU (2013-2014) (debate) SV
Security challenges in the Middle East and North Africa and prospects for political stability (A8-0193/2015 - Vincent Peillon)
Recent terrorist attacks (debate) SV
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SV
Strategic military situation in the Black Sea Basin following the illegal annexation of Crimea by Russia (A8-0171/2015 - Ioan Mircea Paşcu)
European Agenda on Migration (debate) SV
Report of the extraordinary European Council meeting (23 April 2015) - The latest tragedies in the Mediterranean and EU migration and asylum policies (debate) SV
Report of the extraordinary European Council meeting (23 April 2015) - The latest tragedies in the Mediterranean and EU migration and asylum policies (debate) SV
Request for waiver of the immunity of António Marinho e Pinto (A8-0062/2015 - Kostas Chrysogonos)
Request for waiver of the immunity of Ivan Jakovčic (A8-0059/2015 - Tadeusz Zwiefka)
Request for waiver of the immunity of Viktor Uspaskich (A8-0061/2015 - Evelyn Regner)
Request for defence of the privileges and immunities of Gabriele Albertini (A8-0058/2015 - Andrzej Duda)
Macro-financial assistance to Ukraine (A8-0056/2015 - Gabrielius Landsbergis)
Recent attacks and abductions by Daesh in the Middle East, notably of Assyrians SV
Murder of the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and the state of democracy in Russia (RC-B8-0239/2015, B8-0239/2015, B8-0247/2015, B8-0248/2015, B8-0250/2015, B8-0251/2015, B8-0252/2015)
Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2013 and the EU policy on the matter (A8-0023/2015 - Pier Antonio Panzeri)
28th session of the UNHRC (RC-B8-0228/2015, B8-0228/2015, B8-0229/2015, B8-0230/2015, B8-0231/2015, B8-0232/2015, B8-0233/2015, B8-0234/2015)
Situation in Venezuela (RC-B8-0236/2015, B8-0236/2015, B8-0237/2015, B8-0238/2015, B8-0243/2015, B8-0244/2015, B8-0245/2015, B8-0246/2015)
2014 Progress report on Serbia (B8-0213/2015)
Fight against child sexual abuse on the Internet (RC-B8-0217/2015, B8-0217/2015, B8-0218/2015, B8-0219/2015, B8-0220/2015, B8-0226/2015, B8-0227/2015)
Relations between the EU and the League of Arab States and cooperation in countering terrorism (debate) SV
Progress on equality between women and men in the EU in 2013 (A8-0015/2015 - Marc Tarabella)
Anti-terrorism measures (debate) SV
Situation in Ukraine (debate) (debate) SV
Possibility for the Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs (A8-0038/2014 - Frédérique Ries)
Freedom of expression in Turkey: Recent arrests of journalists, media executives and systematic pressure against media (debate) SV
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) (A8-0036/2014 - Pilar Ayuso)
Renewal of the Agreement on cooperation in science and technology with Ukraine (A8-0039/2014 - Jerzy Buzek)
Combating violence against women (continuation of debate) SV
Situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) SV
Situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) SV
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance SV
Shadow reports (10)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund PDF (344 KB) DOC (160 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 767/2008, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Regulation XX/2018 [Interoperability Regulation], and Decision 2004/512/EC and repealing Council Decision 2008/633/JHA PDF (501 KB) DOC (245 KB)
REPORT on findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on Terrorism PDF (556 KB) DOC (134 KB)
RECOMMENDATION on the draft Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on the protection of personal information relating to the prevention, investigation, detection, and prosecution of criminal offenses PDF (492 KB) DOC (65 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards the reinforcement of checks against relevant databases at external borders PDF (652 KB) DOC (413 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals PDF (530 KB) DOC (377 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (recast) PDF (436 KB) DOC (80 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) PDF (444 KB) DOC (92 KB)
RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data by competent authorities for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA PDF (446 KB) DOC (92 KB)
REPORT on the prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations PDF (231 KB) DOC (209 KB)
Shadow opinions (13)
OPINION on the implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims from a gender perspective
OPINION on recommendations to the European Commission on the negotiations for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP)
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex) for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of implementation of the budget of the European Police Office (Europol) for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2013
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013, Section III - Commission and executive agencies
OPINION on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agencies for the financial year 2013: performance, financial management and control
Institutional motions (9)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the rise in neo-fascist violence in Europe PDF (163 KB) DOC (46 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Belarus in the light of the upcoming presidential elections 2015 PDF (169 KB) DOC (70 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the serious doubts concerning the detention and trial of Eston Kohver, Oleg Sentzov, and Alexander Kolchenko, by the Russian Federation PDF (137 KB) DOC (69 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on recent attacks and abductions by Daesh in the Middle East, notably of Assyrians PDF (135 KB) DOC (62 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the murder of the Russian opposition leader Boris Nemtsov and the state of democracy in Russia PDF (143 KB) DOC (71 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the fight against child sexual abuse on the internet PDF (122 KB) DOC (59 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the freedom of expression in Turkey: Recent arrests of journalists, media executives and systematic pressure against media PDF (136 KB) DOC (57 KB)
MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION on the situation in Ukraine PDF (116 KB) DOC (50 KB)
MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION PDF (226 KB) DOC (55 KB)
Oral questions (1)
Major interpellation - 2017 Observance of the International Day of the Family: promoting the role of parents in safeguarding good-quality education for their children PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Major interpellations (2)
VP/HR - Recent state-terror activities by Iran in the EU PDF (53 KB) DOC (18 KB)
2017 Observance of the International Day of the Family: promoting the role of parents in safeguarding good-quality education for their children PDF (103 KB) DOC (18 KB)
Written questions (11)
Answering of written questions PDF (104 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Paris attacks PDF (4 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Registering fingerprints of third -country nationals or stateless persons found illegally staying in a Member State (Article 17) PDF (103 KB) DOC (25 KB)
ISIS using migrant boats to send terrorists to Europe PDF (102 KB) DOC (24 KB)
Paris attacks PDF (97 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Fundamental rights PDF (102 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Turkey PDF (96 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Turkey PDF (96 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Youth radicalisation PDF (95 KB) DOC (22 KB)
Data protection PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Border protection PDF (4 KB) DOC (23 KB)
Amendments (372)
Amendment 1 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to Article 5 TEU, and Protocol No 2 on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 3 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas despite numerous announcements and requests for safe and legal pathways offering access to European territory for persons seeking international protection there is currently no harmonisation at Union level of protected entry procedures (PEPs) and no legal framework at Union level for humanitarian visas, i.e. visas issued for the purpose of reaching the territory of the Member States in order to seekhumanitarian visas are one of the existing tools that sovereign Member States may decide to use in order to ensure that people in need can legally access international protection; in Europe.
Amendment 5 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the number of persons admitted on the basis of national entry procedures for humanitarian protection or through resettlement remain low in comparison to the global needs, with significant disparities between Member States; whereas the scope of national entry procedures for humanitarian protection and resettlement is narrowly defined and, in case of resettlement, it is strictly connected to the criteria of vulnerability and registrationseveral Member States currently have or have previously had national schemes for issuing humanitarian visas to guarantee national protected entry of people in need; whereas the scope of resettlement only includes persons who have already been recognised as a refugee with Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugeess and who fulfil further vulnerability or geographical criteria;
Amendment 6 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas - as a result - an estimated 90% of those granted international protection have reached the Union through irregular means, which laccording the UN Migration Agency (IOM), 58,158 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea through 1 August 2018; whereads to them being stigmatised befohat total compares they even arrive at the external borders of the Member Stateso 113,283 at this time last year, and over 261,228 at this time in 2016;
Amendment 7 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the human cost of these policies has been put at 30 000 deaths at least at the Union's borders since 2000; whereas a Union legal framework is urgently needed as one meansin order to address the intolerable death toll in the Mediterranean, and on the migration routes to the Union, to truly combat human smuggling, exposure to trafficking in human beings, to labour exploitation and violence, to manage the orderly arrival, dignified reception and fair processing of asylum claims and to optimise Member States’ and Union budget for asylum, procedures, border control and search and rescue activities as well as to achieve coherent practito truly combat human trafficking, to labour exploitation and violence, the EU should act responsibly and to deter asylum seekers from arriving in its territory, risking their lives at sea. Such measures may include off-shore proces sin the Ung, mandatory detention, asylum acquind the use of turn backs;
Amendment 8 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas Parliament has trifailed to include provisions in this vein in Regulation (EC) No 810/2009; and the second attempt to have it adopted also failed on 15th November 2018 (2017/2270(INL));
Amendment 9 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas both Council and the Commission have rejected these amendments, on the ground, among others, that such provisiona Union legal framework establish Humanitarian Visas should not be included in the Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, given its scope covering short- stay visas only;
Amendment 10 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 11 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
Amendment 14 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the update of the EU visa policy, still under negotiation, should allow for improved security and increase the available means to respond to migration challenges, including new tools to return those who do not have a right to stay in the EU territory and to efficiently respond to those countries who are not willing to take their own nationals back;
Amendment 15 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas an estimated 10% of those applying for international protection are granted it; and with poor return rates in most Member States this equates to high rates of absconding from those refused;
Amendment 17 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Requestsjects that the Commission to submit, by 31 March 2019, on the basis of point (a) of Article 77(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), a proposal for a Regulation on establishing a European Humanitarian Visa, following the recommendations set out in the Annex hereto;
Amendment 29 #
2018/2271(INL)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 32 #
Amendment 35 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas the existing agencies, infrastructures and capabilities created to address the threat of terrorism within the EU and the Member States are robust and can be utilized more effectively without the need for the creation of additional entities;
Amendment 80 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in recent years the EU Member States have suffered major terrorist attacks, perpetrated or inspired by jihadist groups such as Daesh, Hezbollah or Al-Qaeda; whereas far right, far left and ethno- nationalist separatist extremism are also matters of concern;
Amendment 120 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas terrorists continue to use small arms (of which almost all are illegal firearms brought illegally into the EU; hence, do not originate from legal gun owners within the EU) and explosives and have increasingly resorted to ad hoc weapons such as vehicles, trucks and knifes; whereas recent attacks have been prepared thoroughly or carried out spontaneously;
Amendment 134 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and radicalisation; whereas child returnees pose specific problems as they can be both victims and potential perpetrators at the same time;
Amendment 139 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas these returnees have often received prolonged ideological indoctrination and military training in the use of weapons and explosives, and have in some cases established links with other terrorists, possibly former foreign fightersFT, with whom they form transnational networks;
Amendment 159 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the flow of illegal migrants and refugees poses challenges to integrassimilation, which have already been exploited by extremists and could be further exploited in the future;
Amendment 178 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas populism-fuelledan open and honest political discourseebate with regarding to the terrorist threat can lead to polarisation within society;
Amendment 246 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas Daesh’sIslamist terror groups such as Daesh’s possess a sophisticated web communication strategy of marketing terrorism by glorifying, it also offers alternative social and cultural opportunities to followers and design copied from the global ‘youth culture’ such as online gaming, and thus has a strong appeal to minors;
Amendment 433 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BN
Recital BN
BN. whereas the Council conclusions 10152/17 recommend to Member States that all irregular migrants are checked at national level against databases fed and used by competent authorities and the national Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), at European and international level against the SIS, Europol, VIS, Eurodac and Interpol databases (I-24/7 network) and more specifically Nominal data, Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD), Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF)T and Travel Documents Associated with Notices (TDAWN);
Amendment 456 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS
Recital BS
BS. whereas battlefield evidence is often essential to identify potential foreign terrorist fightersFT and needs to be included in the relevant databases in order to reach border guards in real time;
Amendment 539 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CT
Recital CT
CT. whereas the key regions in the EU’s neighbourhood, and more specifically the Balkans and North Africa, are facing important challengesubstantial problems such as those relating to foreign fightersFT and returnees management, as well as to home-grown radical cells;
Amendment 542 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CU
Recital CU
CU. whereas the Balkans remain a key region for European stability; whereas the challenges related to terrorism and Islamist extremism compound a regional context already weakened by ethnic, political and social polarisation as well as criminal networks; whereas the countries of the region have not yet been, but may become, targets forsuffered a full scale terrorismt attack, and are already used as transit countries for people andas well as places of origin for people linked to or conducting terrorist acts and as the source of illegal weapons;
Amendment 548 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CV
Recital CV
CV. whereas all North African countries have been confronted with major terrorist actions and remain prime targets; whereas these countries may suffer from the return of foreign fighterFTs, considering the large number of jihadists from this region;
Amendment 553 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CW
Recital CW
CW. whereas regions which are not direct EU neighbours but are areas of interest, such as the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, the Middle East, the Gulf and Central Asia, have also experienced the development of terrorist networks; whereas in these regions religious radicalism benefiting from external financing is also a serious concern;
Amendment 645 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Stresses the importance of Europol continuing its close cooperation with relevant authorities of non-EU countries, international organisations and other relevant entities, as well as with EU Member States with a special membership status with whom a Strategic and Operational Agreement has been concluded;
Amendment 683 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to monitor all foreign terrorist fightersFT; calls for an effective and appropriate follow-up of the threat posed by returneeing terrorists, and for this purpose invites Member States to share contextual information about returneeing terrorists via Europol; calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of aligned classification systems in order to distinguish between high, medium and low-risk returneeterrorists;
Amendment 684 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Encourages Member States to ensure that convicted persons of terrorist activities in possession of a non-EU citizenship are expulsed from their country and have their citizenship revoked;
Amendment 739 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 802 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 814 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Recommends the establishment of a publicly accessible database of organisations whose charitable status has been removed due to links with terrorism;
Amendment 818 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 832 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Member States to design a legal framework for mosques and places of worship that provides for prior as well as regular follow-up inspections of finances so that such organisations can be vetted if harmful foreign influences are detected; Urges the Member States to close without delay mosques and places of worship and ban associations that do notupon further inspection do not appear to adhere to EU values and incite to terrorist offences, hatred, discrimination or violence;
Amendment 913 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the creation of an online European platEncourages Member States to create practical and easy practices form thateir citizens can use in order to enable them to flag terrorist and extremist content online;
Amendment 962 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
10 a. Considers that a responsible contact for radicalisation in the prison system might be useful, as the observed information would be placed in the right context and could then be dealt with by the competent internal and external authorities; urges the Member States to examine whether such a legal framework would bring added value in the context of their national security apparatus;
Amendment 969 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Urges Member States to implement, fully and on time, the existing legislation, and calls on the Commission to provide the necessary support; calls on the Commission to use its powers to initiate infringement proceedings when Member States fail to properly implement legislation;
Amendment 1022 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Urges the Member States to ensure that thshare national, local and where relevant regional information available at local or regional level and in their databases is automatically uploadedwith each other and to feed it into European databases, where possible through automated or smart technical solutions, to national systems and, where appropriate, to relevant European databases whilst ensuring data quality standardprevent information from being lost as a result of the fragmentation of jurisdictions;
Amendment 1197 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Paragraph 72 a (new)
72 a. Recommends that Member States re-evaluate Directive 2016/680 to address data retention regulations to ensure that Europol and third countries can retain data related to criminal networks and activities older than 3 years to maintain the counter-terrorist agencies’ corporate memory and understanding, and to ensure that previous case work can be utilised in anticipation of a ‘reunion’ of terrorist organisations with organised criminal groups and activities;
Amendment 1270 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Encourages all relevant actors to enter battlefield information, systematically and without delay, in the relevant databases so as to enable the immediate identification of foreign terrorist fighterFTs when they try to cross the external borders;
Amendment 1277 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
88. Calls for the mandate of EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia to be extended and modified, to focus fully on the prevention of illegal migration, traffickers and irregular movements by third country nationals, its territorial scope enlarged with a view to better responding to changing irregular migration patterns such as ghost landings from Tunisia, and for the fight against terrorism to be specifically included in its mandate;
Amendment 1375 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
Paragraph 110
110. Believes that a system must be set up for car rental agencies to check the identity of clients against police and migration databases, showing only a red or green flag;
Amendment 1393 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 119
Paragraph 119
119. Highlights the importance of upgrading the regulatory framework on illegal firearms as warranted in each respective MS, in order to avoid illicit firearms being trafficked from both within and especially from outside the EU; calls for the loopholes in the existing firearms legislation to be closed, for example by taking measures to stop the circulation of easy-to-convert blank-firing guns, Flobert guns and alarm pistols;
Amendment 1441 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 c (new)
Paragraph 125 c (new)
125 c. Recommends that Member States support efforts to maintain closer security cooperation with the United Kingdom following Brexit via a Security Treaty that emphasises farsighted intelligence cooperation in counter-terrorism;
Amendment 1442 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 d (new)
Paragraph 125 d (new)
125 d. Recommends that Member States work closely with the United States and Canada in areas of intelligence sharing and joint training;
Amendment 1443 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 e (new)
Paragraph 125 e (new)
125 e. Recommends that Member States allocate resources to track and monitor ongoing ideological and dawa campaigns from religious elites and key opinion formers, with particular emphasis towards campaigns emanating from Iran;
Amendment 1444 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 f (new)
Paragraph 125 f (new)
125 f. Recommends that the EU and Member States sanction any State providing proscribed terrorist organisation with sponsorship, safe haven or any form of political, operational, religious, financial or logistical support;
Amendment 1498 #
2018/2044(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. Calls for the Member States and the EU institutions, when adopting and applying CT measures, to find the right balance between the different fundamental rights involved; considers in this respect that, while privacy is a fundamental right, the first priority should lie in protecting people’s fundamental rights to life and security;
Amendment 77 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) In the Rome Declaration signed on 25 SeptemberMarch 2017, leaders of 27 Member States affirmed their determination to a safe and secure Europe and to build a Union where all citizens feel safe and can move freely, where the external borders are secured, with an efficient, responsible and sustainable migration policy, respecting international norms, as well as a Europe determined to fight terrorism and organised crime.
Amendment 81 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union’s objective of ensuring a high level of security within an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be achieved, among others, through measures to prevent andillegal migration facilitated by organised criminal activity, combat crime as well as through measures for coordination and cooperation between law enforcement authorities and other national authorities of Member States, including with relevant Union agencies and other relevant Union bodies, and with relevant third countries and international organisations.
Amendment 87 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To achieve this objective, actions should be taken at Union level to protect people and goods from increasingly transnational threats and to support the work carried out by Member States’ competent authorities. TIllegal migration- facilitated by organised criminal activity, terrorism, serious and organised crime, itinerant crime, drug trafficking, corruption, cybercrime, trafficking in human beings and arms, among others, continue to challenge the internal security of the Union.
Amendment 91 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) To preserve the Schengen acquis and to strengthen its functioning, Member States have, since 6 April 2017, been obliged to carry out systematic checks against relevant databases on EU citizens who are crossing the EU’s external borders. Furthermore, the Commission issued a Recommendation to Member States to make better use of police checks and cross-border cooperation. Solidarity among Member States, clarity about the division of tasks, respect for fundamental rights and freedoms and the rule of law, and a strong attention to the global perspective and the necessary coherence with the external dimension of security should bduty towards ensuring the maximum security for EU citizens that is the key principles guiding the Union and Member States’ acinstitutions towards the development of an effective and genuine security unionensuring a safe and secure Europe.
Amendment 95 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) Pursuant to Article 3 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the Fund should support activities which ensure the protection of children against violence, abuse, exploitation and neglect. The Fund should also support safeguards and assistance for child witnesses and victims, in particular those who are unaccompanied or otherwise in need of guardianship as well as the facilitation of a prompt and dignified reunification with family, relatives or suitable authorities in the country of origin.
Amendment 98 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) In line with the shared priorities identified at Union level to ensure a high level of security in the Union, the Fund will support actions aimed at addressing the main security threats and in particular tackling terrorism and radicalisation, illegal migration facilitated by organised criminal activity, serious and organised crime and cybercrime and assisting and protecting victims of crime. The Fund will ensure that the Union and its Member States are well equipped also to address evolving and emerging threats with a view to implementing a genuine security union. This should be pursued through financial assistance to support better information exchange, increase operational cooperation and improve national and collective capabilities.
Amendment 104 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Within the comprehensive framework of the Fund, the financial assistance provided through the Fund should in particular support police and judicial cooperation and prevention in the fields of serious and organised crime, illicit arms trafficking, illegal migration facilitated by organised criminal activity, corruption, money laundering, drug trafficking, environmental crime, exchange of and access to information, terrorism, trafficking in human beings, exploitation of illegal immigration, child sexual exploitation, distribution of child abuse images and child pornography, and cybercrime. The Fund should also support the protection of people, public spaces and critical infrastructure against security- related incidents and the effective management of security-related risks and crises, including through the development of common policies (strategies, policy cycles, programmes and action plans), legislation and practical cooperation.
Amendment 109 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) Within the comprehensive framework of the Union’s anti-drugs strategy, which advocates a balanced approach based on a simultaneous reduction in supply and demand, the financial assistance provided under this Fund should support all actions aimed at preventing and combating trafficking in drugs (supply and demand reduction), and in particular measures targeting the production, manufacture, extraction, sale, transport, importation and exportation of illegal drugs, including possession and purchase as well as the establishment of individuals within the Union with a view to engaging in drug trafficking activities. The Fund should in particular cover the prevention aspects of the drugs policy. To bring further synergies and clarity in the drugs-related area, these elements of drugs- related objectives — which in 2014-2020 were covered by the Justice programme — should be incorporated into the Fund.
Amendment 113 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Synergies, consistency and efficiency should be sought with other EU funds and overlap between the actions shouldall be avoided.
Amendment 119 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should be implemented in full synergy and coherence with and should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy related to the country or region in question. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should enhance cooperation with third countries in areas of interest to the Union’s internal security, such as countering terrorism, illegal migration facilitated by organised criminal activity and radicalisation, cooperation with third country law enforcement authorities in the fight against terrorism (including detachments and joint investigation teams), serious and organised crime and corruption, trafficking in human beings and migrant smuggling of illegal migrants.
Amendment 157 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to ensuring a high level of security in the Union, in particular by tackling terrorism and radicalisation, illegal migration facilitated by organised criminal activity, serious and organised crime and cybercrime and by assisting and protecting victims of crime.
Amendment 230 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure that the Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), the European Border and Cost Guard Agency (EBCGA), and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) are associated to the development of the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. Specifically, Member States shall consult Europol on the design of their actions in particular when including EU policy cycle or EMPACT actions or actions coordinated by the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) in their programmes. Prior to including training in their programmes, Member States shall coordinate with CEPOL in order to avoid overlaps.
Amendment 234 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may associate the Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), the European Border and Cost Guard Agency (EBCGA) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) where appropriate in the monitoring and evaluation tasks as specified in Section 5 in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities.
Amendment 242 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) recommendations with financial implications made in the framework of Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 on the Schengen evaluation and monitoring mechanism in the area of police cooperation as well as findings, conclusions and subsequent recommendations provided after a vulnerability and risk assessment by the European Border and Cost Guard Agency (EBCGA);
Amendment 250 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 4
Article 15 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall justify in the programme and in the annual performance reports, as referred to in Article 26, the use of operating support to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. Before the approval of the programme, the Commission shall assess the baseline situation in the Member States which have indicated their intention to request operating support, taking into account the information provided by those Member States as well as recommendations from quality control and evaluation mechanisms such as: the Schengen evaluation mechanism, the vulnerability and risk assessment by the European Border and Cost Guard Agency (EBCGA) and other quality control and evaluation mechanisms as applicable.
Amendment 275 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The mid-term and the retrospective evaluation shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process in accordance with the timeline set out Article 40 of Regulation (EU) No [CPR]. The evaluation shall aspire to full public transparency in order to inform the public of the use of the funds, apart from any security related details deemed due to operational requirements as well as respect for the safety and/or privacy of individual(s) not fit for wider dissemination.
Amendment 313 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 1
Annex IV – indent 1
– Projects whichand/or initiatives that have an established record of more than ten years of successful interventions, with the aim to prevent and counter radicalisation.
Amendment 314 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 1 a (new)
Annex IV – indent 1 a (new)
– Projects that seek to combat and prevent illegal migration facilitated by organised criminal activity
Amendment 329 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – table 1 – Codes for the Intervention Field Dimension – row 14
Annex VI – table 1 – Codes for the Intervention Field Dimension – row 14
14 OC – Migrant- Smuggling of illegal-migrants
Amendment 343 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – paragraph 1
Number of victims of crime assisted with the support of the Fund, broken down by type of crime (trafficking in human beings, illegal migrant smuggling, terrorism, serious and organised crime, cybercrime, child sexual exploitation).
Amendment 346 #
2018/0250(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) number of study visits, trainings, workshops and counselling completed in Member States in close coordination with national Authorities broken down by beneficiaries (law enforcement authorities, other).
Amendment 164 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In the context of the evolving migratory challengeproblems characterised by the need to support strong reception, asylum, integration and migration systems of Member States, prevent and adequately handle situations of pressure and replace irregular and unsafe arrivals with legal and safe pathwaystop illegal arrivals, investing in efficient and coordinated migration management in the Union is key to realising the Union’s objective of constituting an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
Amendment 171 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration management that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregularllegal arrivals and the number of deaths at sea, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments. The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arrangements.
Amendment 188 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure that efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary illegal movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.
Amendment 193 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) Partnerships and cooperation with third countries are an essential component of Union asylum policy to ensure the adequate management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States of third- country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration policy objectives by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and of effectively contributing to global resettlement initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework by direct support on the ground in the affected countries.
Amendment 199 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Considering the high levels of illegal migration flows to the Union in the last years and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early integration of legally staying third-country nationalncouraging assimilation of third-country nationals allowed to reside in the member states, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.
Amendment 202 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to increase efficiency, achieve the greatest Union added value and to ensure the consistency of the Union’s response to foster the integrassimilation of third- country nationals, actions financed under the Fund should be specific and complementary to actions financed under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Measures financed under this Fund should support measures tailor-made to the needs of third-country nationals that are generally implemented in the early stage of integrassimilation, and horizontal actions supporting Member States’ capacities in the field of integrassimilation, whereas interventions for third-country nationals with a longer-term impact should be financed under the ERDF and ESF+.
Amendment 207 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) The implementation of the Fund in this area should be consistent with the Union’s common basic principles on integration, as specified in the common programme for integrassimilation.
Amendment 208 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 213 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) Considering the crucial role played bythat local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the field of integrationin the field of assimilation could play and to facilitate the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integrassimilation by local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co- financing rate for these actions.
Amendment 216 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
Amendment 221 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of returneeillegal migrants. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).
Amendment 226 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should give preference to voluntary return. In order to promote voluntary return, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returneesillegal migrant and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.
Amendment 232 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Specific support measures for returneeillegal migrants in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of return and enhance their reintegration.
Amendment 237 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregularllegal migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregularllegal migrants and their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level.
Amendment 240 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) In addition to supporting the return of personillegal migrants as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregularmbat illegal migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems.
Amendment 243 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The employment of irregularllegal migrants creates a pull factor for illegal migration and undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on legal migration schemes. The Fund should therefore support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 which prohibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals and provides for sanctions against employers who infringe that prohibition. _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).
Amendment 257 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31
Recital 31
(31) Funding from the Union budget should concentrate on activities where Union intervention can bring added value compared to action undertaken by Member States alone. Financial support provided under this Regulation should contribute, in particular, to strengthening national and Union capabilities in the areas of asylum and migrreduction of pull factors and return of illegally staying third country nationals.
Amendment 266 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, and counter irregularllegal migration through efficient and sustainableprompt return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.
Amendment 291 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58
Recital 58
(58) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to contribute to an effective managementhalt of the disruptive and alarming volumes of migration flows in the Union, in accordance with the common policy on asylum and international protection and the common immigration policy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone and can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objectivemajority view of the electorate, this objective can probably be met best by Member States acting together in a resolut fashion and the EU cooperating in full accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.
Amendment 296 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1
Article 1 – paragraph 1
1. This Regulation establishes the Asylum and Migration Fund (‘the Fund’).
Amendment 303 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to an efficient management of migration flows, by reducing pull factors and ensuring prompt and respectful return of illegal migrants, in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Union’s commitments on fundamental rights.
Amendment 313 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to support legal migration to the Member States including to contribute to the integrassimilation of third-country nationals in their host culture;
Amendment 318 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to contribute to countering irregularmbat all facets of illegal migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in, prompt and human return of illegal migrants to third countries.
Amendment 361 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the 2021- 2027 period shall be EUR 10 415 05 207 500 000 in current prices.
Amendment 362 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) EUR 6 249 03 124 500 000 shall be allocated to the programmes implemented under shared management;
Amendment 365 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) EUR 4 1662 083 000 000 shall be allocated to the thematic facility.
Amendment 391 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) EUR 5 207 502 603 750 000 to the Member States in accordance with Annex I;
Amendment 392 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) EUR 1 041 50520 750 000 to the Member States for the adjustment of the allocations for the programmes as referred to in Article 14(1).
Amendment 435 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3
Article 17 – paragraph 3
3. A Member State referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall receive an additional contribution of EUR [10 000] per applicant who has been granted international protection for the implementation of integrassimilation measures.
Amendment 457 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Fund and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Fund shall also contribute to the corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation. All expenditure of the Fund shall be publicly presented on a designated EU website in all official languages and updated every month.
Amendment 498 #
Amendment 501 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2
– 305 % for legal migration and integrsupport to assimilation;
Amendment 506 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3
– 4085% for countering irregular migration including returns. mbating illegal migration as well as returns of illegal migrants.
Amendment 536 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part
4. The following criteria in the area of countering irregularllegal migration including returns will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows:
Amendment 553 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a
Annex II – point 2 – point a
Amendment 558 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point b
Annex II – point 2 – point b
(b) promoting early integration measures for the social and economic inclusstart of assimilation of the third- country nationals, prepar ing their active participation in and their acceptance by the receiving society, in particular with the involvement of local or regional authorities and civil society organisation host state, by that state's central and/or local structures.
Amendment 562 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point a
Annex II – point 3 – point a
(a) ensurcouraging a uniform application of the Union acquis and policy priorities regarding infrastructure, procedures and services;
Amendment 564 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point b
Annex II – point 3 – point b
(b) supporting an integrated and coordinated approach to return management at the Union and Member States’ level, to the development of capacities for effective and sustainable return and reducing incentives for irregularllegal migration;
Amendment 565 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point c
Annex II – point 3 – point c
(c) supporting assisted voluntary return and reintegration;
Amendment 567 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d
Annex II – point 3 – point d
(d) strengthening cooperation with third countries and their capacities to implement readmission agreements and other arrangements, and enable sustainableprompt return.
Amendment 572 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a
Annex III – point 1 – point a
(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, legal migration, integrassimilation, return and irregularcombating illegal migration;
Amendment 612 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point b
Annex III – point 3 – point b
Amendment 615 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point c
Annex III – point 3 – point c
Amendment 616 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point d
Annex III – point 3 – point d
Amendment 619 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point e
Annex III – point 3 – point e
Amendment 623 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point g
Annex III – point 3 – point g
(g) early integration measures such as tailored support in accordance with the needs of third-country nationals and integration programmes focusing on education, language and other training such as civic orientation courses and professional guidancsupport to assimilation measures of third-country nationals focusing on cultural education and language;
Amendment 628 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point h
Annex III – point 3 – point h
Amendment 631 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point i
Annex III – point 3 – point i
Amendment 633 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point j
Annex III – point 3 – point j
Amendment 635 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point k
Annex III – point 3 – point k
Amendment 646 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d
Annex III – point 4 – point d
(d) countering incentives for irregularllegal migration, including the employment of irregularllegal migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which irregularllegal migrants can claim back payments and lodge complaints against their employers, or information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform employers and irregularllegal migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC53 ; _________________ 53 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009., p. 24–32).
Amendment 652 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i
Annex III – point 4 – point i
(i) measures to support the returnee’s durable return and reintegration;
Amendment 658 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k
Annex III – point 4 – point k
(k) cooperation with third countries on countering irregularllegal migration and on effective return and readmission, including in the framework of the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements;
Amendment 664 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 1
Annex IV – indent 1
– IntegrAssimilation measures implemented by local and regional authorities and civil- society organisations;
Amendment 669 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 3
Annex IV – indent 3
– Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programmes and related- activities;
Amendment 676 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 – point 2
Annex V – part 2 – point 2
2. Number of persons who participated in integration measurescan be deemed to have assimilated supported by the Fund reporting that the measures were beneficial for their early integrassimilation as compared to the total number of persons who participated in the integrassimilation measures supported by the Fund.
Amendment 680 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 – point 2
Annex V – part 3 – point 2
2. Number of returneeillegal migrants who have received pre or post-return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returnsassistance to cover cost of regular transport to their country of origin supported by the Fund.
Amendment 684 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – introductory part
Annex VII – introductory part
Within the specific objective to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, including its external dimension, and the specific objective to contribute to countering irregularllegal migration, ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries, operating support shall cover:
Amendment 688 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 2
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 2
2. Capacity (number of places) in new reception accommodation infrastructure set up in line with the common requirements for reception conditions set out in the Union acquis and of existingapplicable United Nations guidelines for reception accommodation infrastructure, improved in accordance with the same requirements as a result of the projects supported by the Fund and percentage in the total reception accommodation capacity;
Amendment 690 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point a
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point a
(a) education and trainingunderstanding of host country culture, history and language;
Amendment 691 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point b
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point b
Amendment 692 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point c
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point c
Amendment 693 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 4
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 4
4. Number of persons who participated in integrassimilation measures supported by the Fund reporting that the measures were beneficial for their early integraassimilation and verified by state or municipal functions as compared to the total number of persons who participated in the integrassimilation measures supported by the Fund;
Amendment 695 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – introductory part
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – introductory part
3. Number of returneeillegal migrants whose return was co-financed by the Fund as compared to the total number of returns following an order to leave:
Amendment 697 #
2018/0248(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 4
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 4
4. Number of returneeillegal migrants who have received pre or post return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns supported by the Fund.
Amendment 198 #
2018/0152(COD)
(35) Members ofAll officials deployed in operational activities by the European Border and Coast Guard (EBCG) teams, as well as teams ofAgency (EBCG), in particular staff involved in return-related tasks, are entitled by Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and the Council to consult European databases where necessary for fulfilling operational tasks specified in the operational plan on border checks, border surveillance and return, under the authority of the host Member State. For the purpose of facilitating that consultation and enabling the teams an effective access to the data entered in VIS, the ECBGA should be given access to VIS. Such access should follow the conditions and limitations of access applicable to the Member States' authorities competent under each specific purpose for which VIS data can be consulted.
Amendment 372 #
2018/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Regulation (EC) No 767/2008
Article 45 d – paragraph 1
Article 45 d – paragraph 1
1. To exercise the tasks and powers pursuant to Article 40(1) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council* and in addition to the access provided for in Article 40(8) of that Regulation, the members of the European Border and Coast Guard teams, as well as teams of staff involved inall officials deployed in operational activities, in particular return- related operations, by the European Border and Coast Guard, shall, within their mandate, have the right to access and search data entered in VIS.
Amendment 378 #
2018/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Regulation (EC) No 767/2008
Article 45 e – paragraph 3
Article 45 e – paragraph 3
3. In accordance with Article 40(3) of Regulation (EU) 2016/1624, members of the teamsall officials deployed in operational activities by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, as well as teams of staff involved in return-related tasks may only act in response to information obtained from the VIS under instructions from and, as a general rule, in the presence of border guards or staff involved in return-related tasks of the host Member State in which they are operating. The host Member State may authorise members of the teams to act on its behalf.
Amendment 383 #
2018/0152(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 35
Regulation (EC) No 767/2008
Article 45 e – paragraph 7
Article 45 e – paragraph 7
7. Every log of data processing operations within the VIS by a member of the European Border and Coast Guard teams or teams of staff involved in return- related tasksAgency shall be kept by the Management Authority in accordance with the provisions of Article 34.
Amendment 72 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4 a) In its Communication on “Enhancing security in a world of mobility: improved information exchange in the fight against terrorism and stronger external borders” (COM(2016)602), the Commission stressed the crucial importance of secure travel and identity documents wherever it is necessary to establish beyond doubt a person’s identity and announced that it would be presenting an action plan to tackle the phenomenon of travel document fraud. An improved approach will rely on robust systems to prevent abuses and the threats to internal security arising from failings in document security.
Amendment 73 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) The 2016 Action Plan on document security of December addressed the risk from fraudulent identity cards and residence documents35 , and clearly states that the increasingly significant problem of travel document fraud has come under the spotlight in the context of the recent terrorist attacks in Europe and current migration flows. Document fraud has become an enabler of terrorism and organised crime, and is linked to the trafficking of human being and migrant smuggling. Therefore it is vital that the Union enhance the security of travel documents, including the underlying identity management infrastructure. Also, the 2017 Citizenship report committed to analysing policy options to improve the security of identity cards and residence documents. _________________ 35 COM(2016) 790 final.
Amendment 76 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6 a) According to Frontex, 40682 EU ID cards and 13512 fraudulent EU residence permits (all types) were detected and reported within the European Document Fraud Risk Analysis Network (EDF-RAN) between 2013-April 2018. These figures include detections at the external EU borders as well as those on the secondary intra-EU/Schengen movements. In particular, in 2017 there were more than 8100 fraudulent ID cards reported by Member States representing the second highest since the beginning of 2013. The developments in 2018 indicate that the overall number for the whole 2018 will most probably not be lower than in 2017.
Amendment 79 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Interoperability of EU information systems for security, borders, and migration management is highly depending on enhanced document security, including for conducting identity checks by competent authorities within the Union.
Amendment 84 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) A considerable contrast is present between high and low level of security in Member States’ ID documents and related issuing procedures which cause difficulties in document checks and enlarges the risk of counterfeiting and fraud of these documents. European Document Fraud Risk Analysis Network statistics show that fraudulent European ID cards have increased over time.
Amendment 93 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11 a) Fingerprints should be taken for children aged 6 and above, the age at which research shows that fingerprint recognition of children can be achieved with a satisfactory level of accuracy. The study conducted by the Commission's Joint Research Centre, on 'Fingerprint Recognition for children” of September 2013 indicates that fingerprints taken from children age six and above can be used in automated matching scenarios when sufficient care is taken to acquire good quality images. Moreover, a second study “Automatic fingerprint recognition: from children to elderly”, made available the data on the ageing and age effects on fingerprint recognition further reinforcing the conclusions of the previous study from 2013 that the recognition of children fingerprints from the age 6 years old is possible. Furthermore, the VIS study on lowering the age for fingerprinting and the COM proposal on Eurodac recast, go in the same direction.
Amendment 107 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) The Commission should report on the implementation of this Regulation after threefour years after its date of application, including on the appropriateness of the level of security. In accordance with paragraphs 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making41 the Commission should carry out an evaluation of this Regulation on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring arrangements in order to assess the actual effects of the Regulation and the need for any further action, including the use of more advanced and higher accuracy biometric technologies against new types of fraud such as the iris-recognition technology proposed in the European Court of Justice´s case law41a which puts the technology forward as the only real alternative to taking fingerprints and less intervening on the rights recognised by Articles 7 and 8 of the Charter. _________________ 41 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14. 41a Judgment of the Court of Justice of 17 October 2013, Schwarz v Stadt Bochum, C-291/12,ECLI:EU:C:2013:670.
Amendment 134 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point a
(a) children under the age of 126 years;
Amendment 136 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) persons whose fingerprinting is permanently physically impossible.
Amendment 137 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Where the taking of the biometric data is temporarily impossible due to the condition of the fingertips or face, Member States may issue an identity card having a validity of a maximum of three months. Those persons, shall be subject to the issuance of a new ID card, as soon as those conditions no longer prevail.
Amendment 143 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a (new)
Article 3 a Period of validity 1. Identity cards shall have a maximum period of validity of ten years. 2. Identity cards issued to minors that do not contain fingerprints shall be valid until their holder has reached the age of 6 years. 3. Where it is temporarily impossible to take fingerprints or a facial image in accordance with Article 3 paragraph 5 point a, identity cards shall have a maximum period of validity of 3 months.
Amendment 153 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
(2) Where difficulties are encountered inFor the purpose of ensuring compliance with the collection of biometric identifiers, Member States shall ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to guarantee the dignity of the person concerned, including administratives measures in according with national law. These measures shall be effective and proportionate and in full compliance with EU fundamental rights.
Amendment 167 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3 a) The provisions of this Article are without prejudice to the obligation of a residence card holder to use that document in conjunction with a valid passport, when entering the Union without a visa when they accompany or join an EU citizen, as provided for in Article 5 of Directive 2004/38/EC.
Amendment 195 #
2018/0104(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
(2) No sooner than six years after the date of application of this Regulation, the Commission shall carry out an evaluation of this Regulation and present a report on the main findings, in particular on the effectiveness of the combination of the two types of biometric technology in ensuring the security of travel and identity documents, with statistics of their success rates in detecting identity fraud and the necessity to further propose more advanced and higher accuracy biometric technologies against new types of identity fraud to the European Parliament, the Council and the European Economic and Social Committee. The evaluation shall be conducted according to the Commission's better regulation Guidelines.
Amendment 7 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Schengen area is a unique arrangement, and one of the greatest achievements of the European Union, allowing free movement of peoplellowing free movement, both legal and illegal alike, of people and goods within the Schengen area without controls at internal borders; whereas this has been made possible through the proposal of a variety of compensating measures with very varying degree of success, such as re- enforcing the exchange of information through the establishment of the Schengen Information System (SIS) and creating an evaluation mechanism to verify the implementation of the Schengen acquis by Member States and foster mutual trust in the functioning of the Schengen area; whereas mutual trust also demands solidarity, judicial and police cooperation in criminal matters and common views on migration, visa and asylum policiesthe ability to uphold the external border in a secure manner, that so far has failed;
Amendment 16 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas in recent years several factors have impacted theseveral years a multitude of factors have led to the non- functioning of the Schengen area; whereas these factors include a significant numbers of asylum seekers and irregularllegal migrants with related illegal secondary movements, some on a massive scale; whereas these factors also include terrorism and a heightened threat to public policy andthe citizens and cultures of Europe as well as the internal securtability of the Member States; whereas several Member States have also reintroduced and subsequently prolonged controls at internal borders since 2014;
Amendment 21 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Commission has proposed a series of ineffective measures with a view to restoring the so called “normal functioning of the Schengen area; whereas the proper functioning of the Schengen area depends on the adoption of such measures and on their implementation, in particular by M” a function that has over many years proven to be a detriment to the safety of European citizens and the democratic way of life in many member Sstates;
Amendment 27 #
2017/2256(INI)
D. whereas the permanent reintroduction of border controls would have serious impacts on citizens’ lives and seriously undermine their trust in European integration; whereas Schengen countries would face tremendous direct operational and investment costs, with crippling effects on their economies; whereas the estimations of those costs alone amount to more than EUR 18 billion per year for cross-border workers, tourists, road freight transporters and public administrationare imperative in order to safeguard citizens’ lives and protection of European cultures and values. Any costs incurred by these border controls is by far outweighed by the value of safeguarding life, health and the protection of democratic societies;
Amendment 35 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the Schengen area is at a crossroads and requires decisive action to bring back the benefits it provides to the citizencurrently has shown its limitations and is unfit for the purpose of protecting European lives, health, prosperity and democratic values;
Amendment 65 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the support and capacity-building measures taken in the countries of origin to address the root causes of irregularllegal migration; considers it crucial that adequate maritime search- and-rescue aspects anny pull-factors enabling illegal migration such as lard scapabilities are embedded into all operational planning and execution, as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 656/2014le rescue operations that brings illegal migrants and refugees to Europe must cease immediately;
Amendment 76 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers cooperation with third countries, in particular in the context of development policy and readmission agreements, as one of the most essential elements in finding the solution to irregularllegal migration;
Amendment 92 #
2017/2256(INI)
6. Notes the work done in the field of cross-border police and law enforcement cooperation and the work of EUROPOL, in particular the European Migrant Smuggling Centre, to counter trafficking in human beings and illegal migration through intelligence, information exchange and joint investigations;
Amendment 95 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 103 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Sees greatFails to see the value in the renewed Schengen evaluation mechanism as it promotes transparency, mutual trust and accountability between the Member States by scrutinising the way they implement the different fields of the Schengen acquiSchengen already has shown its core weakness;
Amendment 108 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that the current state of Schengen and the issues it has encountered are notpartly due to problems in the structurethe very concept of and construction of Schengen itself but rather to the connected fields of the acquis, such as shortcomings in the area of the Common European Asylum System, including the Dublin Regulation, and control of the external bordersas well as the inability to control both internal and external borders; especially as manifested during the illegal migration crises of 2015;
Amendment 121 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses great concern regarding the implementation of the European Border and Coast Guard Regulation ((EU) 2016/1624) and underlines the need for Member States to comply with the requirements stipulated in the regulation, in particular regarding the commitments to the rapid reaction equipment pools it infringes on the sovereign rights of EU member states;
Amendment 129 #
2017/2256(INI)
12. CondemnFully supports the continued reintroduction of internal border checks as this undermines the basic principles of the Schengen area, and expresses doubts about the lawfulness of someso as to ensure economic, prolongations of controls; is also of the opinion that Member States have not taken the proper measures to ensure cooperation with other affected Member States to minimise the effects of these measures, nor have they provided enough information on the results of such controls, therefore hindering the analysis by the Commission and scrutiny by Parliament; considers the economic, political and social impacts of this practice to be detrimitical and social prosperity by defending safety, rule of law and democratic values. Refutes the Commission notion that targeted police controls is sufficiental to the unity of the Schengen area and harmful to the prosperity of European citizens; recalls that Member States have other tools available, namely targeted pocounter the threat to citizens and the democratic way of licfe controls, as recommended by the Commission;in EU member states.
Amendment 141 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Appreciates, as part of efforts to restore the normal functioning of Schengen, the proposal to amend the Schengen Borders Code; recalls that these changes should merely reflect the new challenges and diffuse threats to internal security and should not be a further avenue for prolonging internal border controlSupports the proposal to either abolish the Schengen policy or at least ensure that border controls can be reinstituted when and for whatever duration each EU member states see fit; with no ability from the EU to directly control or influence these decisions; considers that these steps are to be made carefulshould be implemented swiftly in order not to inflict further irreversible damage on the basic idea of free movementvarious societies affected;
Amendment 153 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that all the Member States shouldmust do their utmost to ensure a high level of control at their external borders as long as the current dysfunctional Schengen policy is in place by allocating sufficient resources through staffing and expertise, establishing the necessary command and control structures and formulating up-to-date risk analyses in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 for all tiers of command to facilitate effective operations;
Amendment 155 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers that cooperation atthe pull-factors created by some irresponsible EU member states encourages illegal economic migration to such proportions that it is very difficult for the affected member states to fully cope with the inflow of illegal migrants. Throwing suspicion on the diligent work carried out on national level on the ground between different EU law enforcement services, the military, border guards and customs is often inadequate, resulting in fragmented situational awareness and low effectivenessunfair as well shifts the focus, in an unfortunate manner, away from the really issue at hand; how to decrease the pull-factors for illegal mass migration to Europe;
Amendment 170 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses the urgent need to address the identified critical shortcomings without delay in order to return to the normal functioning of Schengen without internal border controlseither abolish the Schengen policy or reinstate the full right for national border controls as decided upon by each member state without any EU influence;
Amendment 183 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls onSuggests that all Member States to implement fully the existing regulations and calls on the Commission to act decisively in matters of violations of commonly agreed rules by imposing proportionate and necessary measures on the Member States in question,, however retain the right to fully exercise their sovereign right to border controls as necessary due to the security situation in Europe in order to safeguard the interests of the other Member Statesafety of European citizens and of the Union as a wholeinternal stability of member states;
Amendment 190 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on theProposes to Member States to make available the necessary information and statistical data to facilitate the national management of resources and capabilities related to border control; calls on the Member States, in particular those directly affected, to prepare and sufficiently test necessary contingency plans to mitigate situations of disproportionate migratory pressure, as well as to increase their registration and accommodation capacity in case of such events; calls on the Member States to improve their capabilities to detect document fraud and clandestine entries;
Amendment 200 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on thPropose Member States to further develop mutual cross-border police cooperation through joint threat assessment, risk analysis and patrols; calls for the full implementation of the Prüm Convention and adhesion to the European Information Exchange Model and the Swedish Initiative; calls onsuggests that the Member States to improve their national law enforcement cooperation structures and to improve practical cooperation, in particular with neighbouring Member Sstates;
Amendment 208 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls onSuggests that the Member States to ensure swift and humane return procedures once a return decision has been issued; calls on the Member Sis issued and undertatkes to take specific steps to ensure adequate infrastructure, accommodation and living conditions for arriving asylum seekers, especially taking into consideration the needs of unaccompanied minors and families with minors; calls on the Member States to bring their detention facilities into line withkeep the returnees in humane holding conditions until such time the return can be arranged to hinder illegal secondary movement and the further growth of parallel societies; calls on the Member States to ensure that all their requirements so as to meet capacity demand, and to increase the use of alternative measures to detentionturn procedure arte compliant with applicable United Nations requirements;
Amendment 215 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Member States to ensure the independent nature of the national data protection authorities, namely by providing sufficient financial resources and staff to fulfil their increasing tasks; calls on the Member States to ensure the necessary audits of information systems and their use; calls on the Member States to enable the rights of data subjects who hold citizenship in a EU member state to launch complaints and request their personal information, and to raise public awareness regarding information systems;
Amendment 217 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Insists that multipurpose operations be conducted by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency with the aim of responding to the need for maritime search-and-rescue assets (as provided for in Regulation (EU) No 656/2014) to be present in the relevant areas; requires the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to take a more active role in supporting the Member States in coordinated return operations and ensure that all persons recused at sea is brought back to the area or country in which they embarked from as it is of utmost importance that the pull- factors for illegal migration to the EU are drastically decreased;
Amendment 225 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
Amendment 232 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 235 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 249 #
2017/2256(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 188 #
Amendment 96 #
2016/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The European Parliament rejects the Commission proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council 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 and amending Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents.
Amendment 268 #
2016/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50
Recital 50
Amendment 270 #
2016/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51
Recital 51
Amendment 715 #
2016/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 33
Article 33
Amendment 718 #
2016/0223(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 735 #
Amendment 137 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
Amendment 141 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) An EU-wide admission system to attract and retain highly skilled workers into the Union should be created. Member States should issue an EU Blue Card instead of a national permit to all applicants falling within the scope of this Directive. Member States should retain the right to issue permits other than EU Blue Card for any purpose of employment to third-country nationals who fall outside of the scope of this Directive, subject to the limitations following from other directives in the area of labour migrationnational permit instead of an EU Blue Card.
Amendment 152 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The concept of highly skilled worker should not replace the concept of highly qualified worker in order to emphasise that both formal educational qualifications and equivalent professional experience should be taken equally into account as criteria for admission. According to a Council Recommendation of 20 December 201232 , the validation of learning outcomes, namely competences (knowledge, skills and attitudes)33 acquired through non-formal and informal learning can play an important role in enhancing employability and mobility. It recommends Member States to have in place, no later than 2018, arrangements for the validation of non- formal and informal learning. As mechanisms and arrangements for the evaluation and validation of professional experience are not readily available in all Member States, an additional transposition period of two years after the entry into force of this Directive should be provided for the provisions related to recognising professional experience in order to enable Member States, where necessary, to develop such mechanisms and arrangements. Member States’ National Contact Points on the EU Blue Card should be involved in effective cooperation with stakeholders and networks in the education, training, employment and youth sectors, as well as other relevant policy areas, for the purpose of recognising professional experience under this Directive. _________________ 32Council Recommendation of 20 December 2012 on the validation of non- formal and informal learning (2012/C 398/01) (OJ C 398, 22.12.2012, p. 1). 33 Recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning (OJ L 394, 30.12.2006, p. 10).
Amendment 161 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Beneficiaries of international protection as defined in Article 2(a) of Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council34 have a wide set of rights including labour market access in the Member State having granted them protection. In order to further promote social inclusion of these persons and enhance their labour market opportunities across the Union, those who are highly skilled should not be entitled to apply for an EU Blue Card. They should not be subject to the same rules as any other third- country national falling within the scope of this Directive, while holding the statuses of beneficiary of international protection and EU Blue Card holder in parallel. However, for reasons of legal clarity and coherence, the provisions on equal treatment and family reunification of this Directive should not apply to this group of EU Blue Card holders in the Member State which granted them international protection. Those rights should remain regulated under the asylum acquis and, where applicable, Council Directive 2003/86/EC35 . _________________ 34 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 (recast) (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9). 35Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification (OJ L 251, 3.10.2003, p. 12) should not be granted.
Amendment 165 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) The transfer of responsibility for protection of beneficiaries of international protection is outside the scope of this Directive: the protection status and the rights associated with it should not be transferred to another Member State on the basis of the issuance of an EU Blue Card.
Amendment 168 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In order to facilitate the independent intra-EU mobility and business activities of those highly skilled third-country nationals who are beneficiaries of the right to free movement, they should be given access to the EU Blue Card according to the same rules as any other third-country national falling within the scope of this Directive. This should apply regardless of whether or not the Union citizen of reference has exercised the fundamental right to move and reside freely under Article 21 TFEU and regardless of whether the third- country national concerned was first an EU Blue Card holder or a beneficiary of the right to free movement. The rights that these third-country nationals acquire as EU Blue Card holders should be without prejudice to rights they may enjoy under Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council36 . For reasons of legal clarity and coherence, in terms of family reunification and equal treatment the rules under Directive 2004/38/EC should prevail. All provisions regarding the beneficiaries of theThis Directive should not apply to third-country nationals who enjoy EU-long term resident status in a Member State and who exercise their right to free movement in this Directive should also apply where that right is derived from those third- country nationals who enjoy rights of free movement equivalent to those of Union citizens under agreements either between the Union and its Member States and third countries or between the Union and third countries. _________________ 36Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77)side in another Member State in order to carry out an economic activity in an employed or self-employed capacity.
Amendment 182 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) It is necessary to provide for a flexible demand-driven admission system based on objective criteria, such as a work contract or a binding job offer of at least 612 months, a salary threshold adaptable by the Member States to the situation in its labour market and higher professional qualifications.
Amendment 186 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In order to ensure a sufficient level of harmonisation in the admission conditions throughout the Union, both minimum and maximum factors for cCalculating the salary threshold should be determined. by the Member States should fix their threshold in accordance with the situation and organisation of their respective labour markets and their general immigration policies concerned.
Amendment 195 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16
Recital 16
Amendment 203 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 17
Recital 17
Amendment 210 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) It should not be necessabe mandatory for a third- country national to hold a travel document whose validity covers the whole duration of the initial EU Blue Card. Third-country nationals should be allowed to renew their travel document while holding an EU Blue Card.
Amendment 217 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Member States should be allowed to decide whether to grant, withdraw or refuse to renew an EU Blue Card where the EU Blue Card holder has either failed to comply with the conditions for mobility under this Directive or has repetitively exercised the mobility rights in an abusive manner, for example by applying for EU Blue Cards in second Member States and beginning employment immediately while it is clear that the conditions will not be fulfilled and the application will be refused.
Amendment 221 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
Recital 22
Amendment 228 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) Since EU Blue Card holders are highly skilled workers contributing to addressing labour and skills shortages in key sectors, the principle of access to the labour market should be the general rule. However, iIn circumstances where the domestic labour market undergoes serious disturbances such as a high level of unemployment in a given occupation or sector, which may be limited to particular regions or other parts of the territory, a Member State should be able to take into account the situation of its labour market before issuing an EU Blue Card.
Amendment 233 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) In case Member States decide to make use of this possibility for a given occupation or sector, possibly in a particular part of their territory, they should send a notification to the Commission hereof, explaining the economic, social and other reasons justifying the decision to introduce such labour market test for the next 12 months and do so again for every subsequent 12 month period. Member States may involve social partners in the assessment of the circumstances related to the domestic labourt is within the exclusive competence of the Member State to decide to market. This verification should not be possible when an EU Blue Card is renewed in the first Member State. For EU Blue Cards in a second Member State, taking into account the situation of the labour market should only be possible if that Member State has also introduced checks for first applications for third- country nationals coming from third countries and after a separate justified notification. In case Member States decide to make use of this possibility, they should communicate this in a clear, accessible and transparent way to applicants and employers, including onlin use of this possibility for any sector and for any period of time.
Amendment 239 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 34
Recital 34
Amendment 246 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 35
Recital 35
Amendment 250 #
2016/0176(COD)
Amendment 253 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 37
Recital 37
Amendment 255 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 38
Recital 38
Amendment 258 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 39
Recital 39
Amendment 259 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 40
Recital 40
Amendment 266 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 42
Recital 42
Amendment 268 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 43
Recital 43
Amendment 271 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 45
Recital 45
(45) For the purpose of residence of bBeneficiaries of international protection across Member States, it is necessary to ensure that Member States other than the one which issued international protection are informed of the protection background of the persons concerned in order to enable Member States to comply with their obligations regarding the principle of non-refoulementmust remain in the Member State which issued international protection.
Amendment 274 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 46
Recital 46
Amendment 279 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 49
Recital 49
(49) Since the objectives of this Directive, namely the establishment of a special aAdmission procedure and the adoption of conditions of entry and residence, and the rights, applicable to third-country nationals for the purpose of highly skillqualified employment and their family members, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, especially – to better exploit the EU’s overall attractiveness – as regards ensuring their mobility between Member States and offering a clear and single set of admission criteria across the Member States, and can therefore be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU). In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectiv should remain fully within the competence of Member States.
Amendment 280 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the conditions of entry and residence for more than three months in the territory of the Member States, and the rights, of third-country nationals for the purpose of highly skillqualified employment, and of their family members;
Amendment 309 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. This Directive shall apply to third- country nationals who apply to be admitted or who have been admitted to the territory of a Member State for the purpose of highly skillqualified employment.
Amendment 333 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall not issue any othermay issue a permit other than an EU Blue Card to third- country nationals for the purpose of highly skillqualified employment.
Amendment 342 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) present a valid work contract or, as provided for in national law, a binding job offer for highly skillqualified employment, of at least six12 months in the Member State concerned;
Amendment 350 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Amendment 452 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
4. Without prejudice to paragraph 1, any decision to withdraw or refuse to renew an EU Blue Card shall take account of the specific circumstances of the case and respect the principle of proportionality.
Amendment 460 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall set a standard period of validity for the EU Blue Card, which shall be at least 24 months. If the work contract covers a shorter period, the EU Blue Card shall be issued at least for the duration of the work contract plus three months. Where an EU Blue Card is renewed, its period of validity shall be at least 24 monthsissued at least for the duration of the work contract.
Amendment 463 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Article 8 – paragraph 4
Amendment 465 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
Amendment 467 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 468 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Article 8 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 3
Amendment 469 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 6 – point b
Amendment 475 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 2
Article 9 – paragraph 2
2. The application shall be considered and examined either when the high qualified third- country national concerned is residing outside the territory of the Member State to which he or she wishes to be admitted, or when he or she is already legally present in the territory of that Member State.
Amendment 486 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. Where the validity of the EU Blue Card permit expires during the procedure for renewal, Member States shall allowIt is for the Member State concerned to decide if the third-country national is allow to stay on their territory until the competent authorities have taken a decision on the application.
Amendment 509 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
EU Blue Card holders shall have full access to highly skillqualified employment in the Member State concerned. Member States may require that a change of employer and changes affecting the fulfilment of the criteria for admission as set out in Article 5 are communicated in accordance with procedures laid down by national law.
Amendment 516 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Unemployment in itself shall not constitute a reason for withdrawing an EU Blue Card, unless the period of unemployment exceeds three consecutive months, or where the unemployment occurs more than once during the period of validity of an EU Blue Card.
Amendment 520 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Amendment 524 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 3
Article 14 – paragraph 3
3. The EU Blue Card holder shall communicate the beginning and, where appropriate, the end of the periodimmediately in the case of unemployment to the competent authorities of the Member State of residence, in accordance with the relevant national procedures.
Amendment 533 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 10
Article 16 – paragraph 10
Amendment 539 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
By way of derogation from Article 4(1) of Directive 2003/109/EC, Member States shall grant EU long-term resident status to third-country nationals who have legally and continuously resided as EU Blue Card holders within their territory for three en years immediately prior to the submission of the relevant application.
Amendment 544 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point b
Amendment 545 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point c
Article 17 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 3 – point c
Amendment 547 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) fiveten years of legal and continuous residence within the territory of the Member States; and
Amendment 548 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 17 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) twoen years of legal and continuous residence as an EU Blue Card holder immediately prior to the submission of the relevant application within the territory of the Member State where the application for the EU long-term resident status is submitted.
Amendment 549 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Article 17 – paragraph 4
Amendment 550 #
2016/0176(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Article 17 – paragraph 5
Amendment 110 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
–
–
The European Parliament rejects [the Commission proposal].
Amendment 153 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
Amendment 157 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure full respect for the principle of family unity and for the best interests of the child, the existence of a relationship of dependency between an applicant and his or her child, sibling or parent on account of the applicant’'s pregnancy or maternity, state of health or old age, should become a binding responsibility criterion. When the applicant is an unaccompanied minor, the presence of a family member or relative on the territory of another Member State who can take care of him or her should also become a binding responsibility criterion. In order to discourage secondary movements of unaccompanied minors, which are not in their best interests, in the absence of a family member or a relative, the Member State responsible should be that where the unaccompanied minor first has lodged his or her application for international protection, unless it is demonstrated that this would not be in the best interests of the child. Before transferring an unaccompanied minor to another Member State, the transferring Member State should make sure that that Member State will take all necessary and appropriate measures to ensure the adequate protection of the child, and in particular the prompt appointment of a representative or representatives tasked with safeguarding respect for all the rights to which they are entitled. Any decision to transfer an unaccompanied minor should be preceded by an assessment of his/her best interests by staff with the necessary qualifications and expertise. If for any reason the age of the applicant is not clearly over 18 years of age the member state have the full right to medically investigate the applicant to establish the age of the applicant.
Amendment 200 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) The detention of applicants should be applied in accordance with the underlying principle that a person should not be held in detention for the sole reason that he or she is seeking international protection. Detention should be for as short a period as possible and subject to the principles of necessity and proportionality. In particular, the detention of applicants must be in accordance with Article 31 of the Geneva Convention. The procedures provided for under this Regulation in respect of a detained person should be applied as a matter of priority, within the shortest possible deadlineis essential to maintaining security in the member states and preventing secondary movements. As regards the general guarantees governing detention, as well as detention conditions, where appropriate, Member States should apply the provisions of Directive 2013/33/EU also to persons detained on the basis of this Regulation.
Amendment 221 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32
Recital 32
Amendment 253 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35
Recital 35
(35) A Member State of allocation may decide not to accept the allocated applicants during a twelve months-period, in which case it should enter this information in the automated system and notify the other Member States, the Commission and the European Union Agency for Asylum. Thereafter the applicants that would have been allocated to that Member State should be allocated to the other Member States instead. The Member State which temporarily does not take part in the corrective allocation should make a solidarity contribution of EUR 250,000 per applicant not accepted to the Member State that was determined as responsible for examining those applications. The Commission should lay down the practical modalities for the implementation of the solidarity contribution mechanism in an implementing act. The European Union Agency for Asylum will monitor and report to the Commission on a yearly basis on the application of the financial solidarity mechanism.
Amendment 323 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 5
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g – indent 5
Amendment 608 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Article 19 – paragraph 1
Amendment 749 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Article 29 – paragraph 1
Amendment 752 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2
Article 29 – paragraph 2
2. When there is a significant risk of absconding, Member States may detain the person concerned in order to secure transfer procedures in accordance with this Regulation, on the basis of an individual assessment and only in so far as detention is proportional and other less coercive alternative measures cannot be applied effectively.
Amendment 761 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Article 29 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 4
Amendment 775 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 34
Article 34
Amendment 813 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 35
Article 35
Amendment 848 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 36
Article 36
Amendment 873 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 37
Article 37
Amendment 932 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 39
Article 39
Amendment 942 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 40
Article 40
Amendment 953 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 41
Article 41
Amendment 962 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 42
Article 42
Amendment 969 #
2016/0133(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 43
Article 43
Amendment 16 #
2015/2126(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Amendment 21 #
2015/2126(BUD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Amendment 14 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas any effective anti-THB efforts mustshould not only address the root causes of THB and the associated push and pull factors, including decreasing the demand and use of services involving victims of THB but also include all measures necessary to ensure that the crime is subject to effective, proportionate and dissuasive criminal penalties;
Amendment 24 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas special attention must be given to vulnerable groups such as Roma, children and refugees;
Amendment 45 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Member States to establish as a criminal offence the use of trafficked services and exploitation; in accordance with Article 2(3) the term exploitation covers, as a minimum, sexual exploitation or, prostitution, and forced labour orand services (including begging, slavery and exploitation of criminal activities), ands well as the removal of organs;
Amendment 70 #
2015/2118(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to come forward with proposals that create consistency in EU legislation, toThe Member States shall ensure that THB crimes are investigated and brought to court; the Member States shall furthermore ensure that victims of THB are entitledenjoy the right to proper support and assistance;
Amendment 61 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas according to Frontex data5 , in the first eleven months of 2015, 1.55 million persons were detected while attempting to cross irregularly the EU’s external borders, setting an unprecedented record compared to the 282 000 migrants who arrived in the EU in the course of the whole 2014; and whereas, according to IOM/UNICEF data, around 20 % of all migrants arriving by sea are children6 ;the Commission's first vice president Frans Timmermans 60% of migrants coming to Europe are economic migrants: __________________ 6 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. 5 Frontex news, http://frontex.europa.eu/news/number-of- migrants-arriving-in-greece-dropped-by- half-in-november-cITv3V.
Amendment 64 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas according to EASO data7 , in the first ten months of 2015 over 1 million applicationthere are several cases of migrant's falsely claiming to be an unaccompanied minor ; notes with regret the lack of ways for indeternational protection were lodged in the EU, with numbers rising steadimining the real age of self-proclaimed unaccompanied minors; is deeply siconce April, while the share of repeated applications has been simultaneously decreasing; and whereas around 9 % of applicants claim to be unaccompanied minorsrned that these migrants posing as minors, who in reality are mostly male adults, are being placed in schools with vulnerable children; __________________ 7 EASO Newsletter, November-December 2015, https://easo.europa.eu/wp- content/uploads/EASO-Newsletter-NOV- DEC_-20151.pdf.
Amendment 84 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, whilthe so-called term "solidarity" has been abused by the undemocratic EU's leaders, putting Member States migration system under huge presettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea promote external solidaritysure and the security of its citizens at risk;
Amendment 99 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas migrant smuggling, trafficking and labour exploitation are distinct legal phenomena requiring properly targeted responses, while often overlapping in practice; and whereas criminal smuggling and trafficking networks can change their modus operandi very quickly, thus requiring rapidly adapted responses based on the most recent and accurate datathe EU's open borders policy is an incentive for irregular migration therefore indirectly facilitating to migrants smuggling networks;
Amendment 122 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the abolishment of internal border controls must go hand-in-hand with the effective management of external borders, with high common standards, effective exchange of information between Member States, and full respect for everyone’s fundamental rightsresulted in massive uncontrolled irregular migration, including free passage of ISIS terrorists into Europe;
Amendment 141 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
Amendment 159 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the EU has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylumit is deplorable that the EU has promised €3 billion to Turkey in order to stem the flow of migrants to Grespond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives such as the EU-Turkey Joint Action Plan, the commitments taken on the Western Balkans Routes and the Action Plan adopted at the Valetta summitece; whereas it is to be noted with concern that according to the UNHCR since January to date 76,607 irregular migrants arrived by sea in Greece in 2016;
Amendment 189 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas several EU financial instruments exist to fund Member States’ and third countries’ actions in the area of migration, asylum and border management; whereas in particular funds for Member States are allocated mainly through the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) and the Internal Security Fund (ISF), but whereas numerous other programmes and funds can be used for activities related to migration; and whereas funding to third countries, while allocated mainly through DCI, is administered by numerous Commission DGs and the EEAShanks to contributions of Member States who overburden their citizens with high taxes in order for the EU to create all kinds of " Funds" which the citizens of Europe rarely benefit of it;
Amendment 229 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Starts from the premise that saving lives must be a first priority and that proper funding, at Union and Member State level, for search and rescue operations is essential; notes that there has been an increase in the number of irregular arrivals by sea and an alarming increase in the number of deaths at sea,; and that a better European response is still required;
Amendment 242 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that a permanent, robust and effective Union response in search and rescue operations at sea is crucial to preventing an escalating death toll of migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sthe EU's open borders policy is an incentive for more migrants to risk their lives at sea;
Amendment 249 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safetyhumanitarian operations should be carried out in the region ( safe neighbouring countries);
Amendment 262 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that private shipmasters or non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who genuinely assist persons in distress at sea should not risk punishment for providing such assistance; believes that merchant shipping should not provide an option in lieu of Member States and the Union fulfilling their obligations in terms of search and rescuepro-actively search and rescue irregular migrants at sea should be consider as smugglers;
Amendment 309 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 348 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Recalls that the process of relocation – that is to say, transferring an applicant for international protection, or a beneficiary of international protection, from one Member State to another – is a practical example of solidarity within the Union; recalls, in addition, that, since 2009, Parliament has been calling for a binding mechanism for the distribution of asylum seekers among all the Member Statesin 2015 more than 1 million migrants crossed into Europe; Whereas according to UNHCR 82,636 migrants arrived in Europe by sea in 2016; Notes with concern that many more migrants will continue to come to Europe in 2016; notes that a Relocation Scheme will not solve the migration crisis yet would it worsened; Recommends therefore Member States to close their own borders, return all the economic migrants to their country of origin and provide aid in the region;
Amendment 363 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 402 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 421 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 457 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, given the unprecedented flows of migrants that have reached and continue to reach the Union’s external borders, and the steady increase in the number of people asking for international protection, the Union needs a binding and mandatory legislative approach to resettlement, as set out in the Commission’s agenda for migration; recommends that, to have an impact, such an approach must provide for resettlement of a meaningful number of refugees, with regard to the overall numbers of refugees seeking international protection in the Unionthe resettlement of refugees is a National decision; stresses that resettlement must always be on a voluntary basis;
Amendment 464 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
Amendment 483 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 489 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
Amendment 498 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
Amendment 512 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that further steps are necessary to ensure that the CEAS becomes a truly uniform systein order to establish the unrealistic Common European Asylum System the EU has been throwing away billions of tax payers money, overloading the National's migration system and exposing the citizens of Europe to violence, harassment and terrorism;
Amendment 521 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 558 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Further points out that, at the same time, the incidence of secondary movements across the Union remains high; views it as self-evident that, since its creation, the Dublin system was not designed to share responsibility among Member States, but that its main purpose was to assign swiftly responsibility for processing an asylum application to a single Member State due to open borders, due to the lack of registration of arriving migrants at the frontline Member States and due to thousands of economic migrants who are seeking Member States that offer the most financial benefits instead of looking for safety;
Amendment 580 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 587 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
Amendment 611 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 626 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 637 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Emphasises that hosting Member States must offer refugees support and opportunities to integrate and build a life in their new society and – as provided for in the Qualifications Directive12 – this should also include effective access to democratic structures in society; emphasises that integration is a two-way process and that respect for the values upon whgrant genuine refugees temporary residence rights for so long as the life- threatening or conflicht the EU is built must be an integral part of the integration processat they have fled from persist ; __________________ 12 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).
Amendment 671 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 680 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
43. Reaffirms that better recognition of foreign qualifications is one practical way of ensuring that those third-country nationals already present in the Union can integrate better, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regardassimilate better;
Amendment 703 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 781 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
Amendment 832 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
Amendment 852 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
Amendment 883 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Recalls that, since the establishment of the Schengen Area, the Union is an area without internal borders, that thewhich exposes all Schengen Member States have developed a step-by- step common policy towards the Schengen external borders, and that the inherent logic of such a system has always been that the abolishment of internal border controls has to go hand in hand with compensatory measures strengthening the external borders of the Schengen Area and the sharing of information through the Schengen Information System (‘SIS’)to transnational serious crime, free movement of criminals including jihadists, human trafficking and illegal migration;
Amendment 897 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65
Paragraph 65
65. Accepts that the Union needs to strengthen its external border protection and further develop the CEAS, and that measures are necessary to enhance the capacity of the Schengen Area to address the new challenges facing Europe and preserve the fundamental principles of security and free movement of personsStresses the need of Front line Member States to strengthen its external border protection;
Amendment 979 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. Notes that the Commission is considering a revision of Council Directive 2002/90/EC defining the facilitation of unauthorised entry, transit and residence; takes the view that anyone who provides different forms of humanitarian assistance to those in need should not be criminalised and that Union law should reflect that principle;
Amendment 1033 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Recalls that the Union has intensified its external cooperation with third countries in migration and asylum in order to respond adequately to the current refugee crisis, and has launched new cooperation initiatives, such aDeplores the EU- Turkey Joint Action Plan; emphasises, in that respect, the need for all parties to fulfil their commitments deriving from the Joint Action Plan, including addressing the root causes leading to the massive influx of Syrians, stepping up cooperatDeeply; regrets that the EU has promised the sum of €3 billion forto the support of Syrians under temporary protection and their host communities in Turkey, and for Turkey to fulfil its commitments to prevent irregular migration flows from its territory to the Ununreliable country of Turkey; Strongly opposes to Visa-liberalisation for Turkish citizens and EU accession;
Amendment 1051 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
87. Points out that many smuggled persons have some level of awareness of themigrants choose to risks they will face on a potentially hazardous trip to Europe, but choose to embark oir lives even twhe journey regardless, as they assess those risks to be lower than those they would face if they were not to migraten they have already reached a safe country;
Amendment 1079 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
Paragraph 90
Amendment 1104 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
Amendment 1133 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
Paragraph 98
Amendment 1136 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100
Paragraph 100
Amendment 1144 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 102
Paragraph 102
Amendment 1178 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109
Paragraph 109
Amendment 1188 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
Paragraph 111
Amendment 1237 #
2015/2095(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121
Paragraph 121
121. Believes, moreover, that it is clear that the directive should focus not just on the highly-qualified, but also on targeted high-qualification occupations where there are proven labour shortages; believes, in addition, that the revision of the Blue Card should be both ambitious and targeted, and should seek to remove the inconsistencies of the existing directive, particularly as regards parallel national schemes; recommends that thought be given to revising the scope to include those third-country nationals who could help tackle the gaps identified in EU labour market qualified occupations;
Amendment 14 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas more than 5000 European citizenreligious extremists have joined terrorist organisations, particularly ISIS (Da'esh) in Iraq and Syria; whereas this phenomenon is speeding up and taking on significant proportions;
Amendment 28 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the terrorist attacks in Paris, Copenhagen and Tunis in early 2015 highlight the security threat which is posed by the presence and movement of these foreign fighterjihadists in Europe; whereas the European Union has condemned these attacks in the strongest terms and has committed itself to combat terrorism alongside the Member States;
Amendment 48 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas combating terrorism and preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations still falls essentially within the sphere of competence of the Member States, but whereas a concerted European approach is necessary to harmonise the legislation that applies in an area where European citizens are free to move;
Amendment 93 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the important thing now is to put greater stress on preventive rather thanas well as reactive measures to address the radicalisation of European citizens and their recruitment by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 138 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to establish a common definition of ‘foreign fighters'jihadists and to carry out an in-depth study of the process and the various influences which lead to radicalisation;
Amendment 169 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that prisons remain a breeding ground for the spread of radical ideologies; calls on the Commission to encouragefor the exchange of best practices among the Member States in order to counter the increase of radicalisation in Europe's prisons;
Amendment 172 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 186 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 220 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 387 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that it is vital to engage in dialogue with the various religious communities in order to help reach a better understanding of thDeplores the fact that certain religious communities don't take pthenomenon of radicalisation; draws the Member States' attention to the issue of training religious leaders in order to prevent preachers of hate from appearing in places of worship in Europe, and also of training prison chaplains, particularly when they are around prisoners deemed to be radicalised;ir responsibilities in fighting radicalisation amongst their youth.
Amendment 408 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the crucial importance of making all actorIslamic communities aware of their responsibility to prevent radicalisation, whether at local, national, European or international level; encourages the establishment of close cooperation between all civil society actors, including national and local platforms for cooperation between actors on the ground, such as associations, NGOs and families of victims; calls, in this regard, for the introduction of training adapted for the actors on the ground dealing with potentially radicalised European citizens; encourages the families of jihadists to also take their own responsibilities and thereby stopping blaming National Authorities, Government and schools for the behaviour of their youth;
Amendment 511 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that criminalising terrorist acts carried out by foreign fighterjihadists requires the collection of evidence in third countries to be possible; calls, therefore, on the European Union to work on establishing judicial cooperation agreements with third countries in order to facilitate such processes;
Amendment 569 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses once more the vital importance of the European Union establishing close cooperation with non-EU countries, notably transit countries and those to which foreign fighterjihadists are heading, insofar as this is possible, in order to be able to identify EU citizens leaving to fight for terrorist organisations or returning thereafter;
Amendment 611 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Suggests that Member States examine the idea of including mentors in the process to derashould set up repressive judicialise EU citizens who have returned from fighting for terrorist organisations, to help support them in their reintegration into society measures against jihadists who have returned or who are returning from fighting for terrorist's groups;
Amendment 622 #
2015/2063(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. SuppDeeply deplortes the development of a communication campaign at EU level based on the experiences of ʽ"former foreign fightersʼ whose eye-witness accounts and traumatic experiences help strip away the religious significance of fighting for terrorist organterrorists" who have caused traumatic experiences in their victims and families; deplores the fact of "using victims" of terrorism as a way of deradicalisations; such as ISIS; encourages Member States therefortresses that these tso develop such structures enabling face-to-face meetings and dialogue with former fighters; emphasises furthermore that contact with victims of terrorism also seems to be an effective mecalled foreign fighters are responsible for mass violations of human rights by committing rape, murder, torture, human trafficking ansd of stripping radical rhetoric of its religious significancether horrendous crimes and therefore should not be victimized;
Amendment 42 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) BCollectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established and shoulding in their possession firearms classified in category A acquired before the date of entry into force of this Directive should be able to keep those firearms in their possession subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned and provided that those firearms have been deactivat be able to keep and acquire firearms classified in category A subject to authorisation by the Member State concerned.
Amendment 47 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
Amendment 66 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9
Recital 9
Amendment 93 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Amendment 99 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
Article 1 – paragraph 1b
1b. For the purposes of this Directive, "essential component" shall mean the barrel, frame, receiver, slide or cylinder, bolt or breach block and any device designed or adapted to diminish the sound caused by firing a firearm which, being separate objects, are included in the category of the firearms on which they are or are intended to be mounted.
Amendment 101 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
Article 1 – paragraph 1e
1e. For the purposes of this Directive, "broker" shall mean any natural or legal person, other than a dealer whose trade or business consists wholly or partly in buying, selling or arranging the transfer within a Member State, from one Member State to another Member State or exporting to a third country or importing to a Member State from a third country fully assembled firearms, their parts and ammunition.
Amendment 104 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
Article 1 – paragraph 1h
Amendment 106 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point c
Directive 91/447/EEC
Article 1 – paragraph 1i
Article 1 – paragraph 1i
Amendment 113 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2
2. This Directive shall not apply to the acquisition or possession of weapons and ammunition, in accordance with national law, by the armed forces, the police, the public authorities or by collectors and bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognized as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established. Nor shall it apply to commercial transfers of weapons and ammunition of warproducts of the defence industry.
Amendment 122 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 1
Article 4 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall ensure that any firearm or parand any essential component placed on the market has been marked and registered in compliance with this Directive.
Amendment 130 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
For the purposes of identifying and tracing each assembled firearm, Member States shall, at the time of manufacture of each firearm or at the time of import to the Union or as soon as possible thereafter, require a unique marking including the name of the manufacturer, the country or place of manufacture, the serial number and the year of manufacture, if not already part of the serial number. This shall be without prejudice to the affixing of the manufacturer's trademark.
Amendment 131 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 155 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) are at least 18 years of age, except in relation to the acquisition, other than through purchase, and possession of firearms for hunting and target shooting, provided that in that case persons of less than 18 years of age have parental permission, or are under parental guidance or the guidance of an adult with a valid firearms or hunting licence, or are within a licenced or otherwise approved training centre;
Amendment 158 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) are not likely, on objective grounds, to be a danger to themselves, to public order or to public safety; having been convicted of a violent intentional crime shall be considered as indicative of such danger.
Amendment 170 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall provide for standard medical tests for issuing or renewing authorisations as referred to in paragraph 1 and shall withdraw authorisations if any of the conditions on the basis of which it was granted is no longer met.
Amendment 173 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2a) This Directive is without prejudice to the ownership of firearms and ammunition acquired through inheritance; Member States shall restrain the possession of such firearms by owners who are not duly authorised.
Amendment 181 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prohibit the acquisition and the possession of the firearms and ammunition classified in category A and to destroy those. In exceptional and duly reasoned cases, the competent authorities may grant authorisations for the acquisition and possession of such firearms and ammunition wheld in violation of this provision and seizedre this is not contrary to public security or public order.
Amendment 188 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Member States may authorise persons or bodies concerned with the cultural and historical aspects of weapons and recognised as such by the Member State in whose territory they are established to keep in theiracquire and possession firearms classified in category A acquired before [the date of entry into force of this Directive] provided they have been deactivated in accordance with the provisions that implement Article 10(b)when this is not contrary to public security or public order.
Amendment 198 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 6 – paragraph 3
Article 6 – paragraph 3
The acquisition of firearms and their paressential components and ammunition concerning categories A, B and C by means of distance communication, as defined in Article 2 of Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(*), shall be authorised only with respect to dealers and brokers and shall be subject to the strict control of the Member States.
Amendment 204 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Article 7 – paragraph 4
Amendment 210 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10a – paragraph 1
Article 10a – paragraph 1
Amendment 214 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Amendment 217 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 8
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Article 10a – paragraph 3
Amendment 231 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 12
Directive 91/477/EEC
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
The Commission shall submit every five years a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application of this Directive, including a fitness check of the new provisions, accompanied, if appropriate, by proposals in particular as regards the categories of firearms of Annex I and the issues related to new technologies such as 3D printing. The first report shall be submitted two years after the entry into force of this Directive."
Amendment 234 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13
Directive 91/477/EEC
ANNEX I – part II
ANNEX I – part II
Amendment 237 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 6
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 6
Amendment 244 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 7
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 7
Amendment 247 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point i
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 8
Annex I – part II – point A – Category A – point 8
Amendment 258 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 5
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 5
5. Alarm and signal weaponsFirearms under categories A, B and points 1 to 4 of category C, after having been converted to alarm, signal, salute and, acoustic weapons as well as replicas;, gas, paintball or airsoft, Flobert, or percussion lock weapons.
Amendment 260 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 13 – point a – point iii
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 6
Annex I – part II – point A – Category C – point 6
Amendment 262 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14
Directive 91/477/EEC
Annex I – part III
Annex I – part III
Amendment 263 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point a
Amendment 269 #
2015/0269(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point c
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 14 – point c
Amendment 48 #
2015/0211(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) As regards Turkey, the legal basis for protection against persecution and mistreatment iscannot be regarded as being adequately provided by substantive and procedural human rights and anti- discrimination legislation, including membership of all. Although the country has acceded to major international human rights treaties, Turkey has invoked reservations of a geographically restrictive nature in relation to the Geneva Convention of 1951 relating to the Status of Refugees. Specifically, Turkey has stated that it will only consider asylum applications which arise from events that have occurred in Europe. This means that the Turkish State will not under any circumstances approve asylum applications lodged by people who come from countries outside Europe. This in turn breaches provisions of the Geneva Convention which concern refugees' rights and infringes the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Articles 18 and 19) and the principle of equal treatment. In 2014, the European Court of Human Rights found violations in 94 out of 2899 applications. There are no indications of any incidents of refoulement of its own citizens. In 2014, Member States considered that 23,.1 % (310) of asylum applications of citizens of Turkey were well-founded. O, which shows that serious human rights problems still remain which need to be tackled. Only one Member State has designated Turkey as a safe country of origin. Turkey has been designated as a candidate country by the European Council and negotiations have been opened. At that timee time when that decision was taken, the assessment was that Turkey fulfilled the criteria established by the Copenhagen European Council of 21-22 June 1993 relating to stability of institutions guaranteeing democracy, the rule of law, human rights and respect for and protection of minorities and Turkey will have to continue to fulfil these criteria for becoming a member in line with the recommendations provided in the Annual Progress Report, but since then Turkey has repeatedly breached the Copenhagen Criteria, and it must fulfil these criteria on a permanent basis if the country is to be regarded as a safe country of origin. It follows from this observation that it will be impossible to implement the agreement between Greece and Turkey on the return of economic migrants and persons who have no justified claim to asylum.
Amendment 10 #
2014/0202(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph -1 a (new)
Regulation (EU) 604/2013
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
-1a. The following recital shall be inserted: "(13a) Particular attention should be given to the possibility of lodging applications in multiple Member States. This option might not always be in the best interest of the child as it can make them more vulnerable to human traffickers."
Amendment 338 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Member States shall bear the costs of collecting, processing and forwarding PNR data.
Amendment 450 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall adopt the necessary measures to ensure that air carriers transfer ('push') the PNR data as defined in Article 2(c) and specified in the Annex, to the extent that such data are already collected by them, to the database of the national Passenger Information Unit of the Member State on the territory of which the international flight will land or from the territory of which the flight will depart. Where the flight is code-shared between one or more air carriers, the obligation to transfer the PNR data of all passengers on the flight shall be on the air carrier that operates the flight. Where the flight has one or more stop-overs at the airports of the Member States, air carriers shall transfer the PNR data to the Passenger Information Units of all the Member States concerned.
Amendment 580 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the third country agrees to transfer the data to another third countryguarantees that it will use the data only where it is necessary for the purposes of this Directive specified in Article 1(2) and only with the express authorisation of the Member Sta. Transfer by that third country to another third country shall be prohibited.
Amendment 585 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) the third country allows Union citizens, without excessive delay or expense, the same rights of access, rectification, erasure and compensation with regard to the PNR data as apply in the Union,
Amendment 588 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) the third country ensures an adequate and comparable level of protection for PNR data.