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Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 a (new)

(8a) In its Communication "First report on relocation and resettlement" of 16 March 2016, the Commission indicated that the implementation of Council Decision (EU) 2015/16011a presents many shortcomings. Member States' response to the general call from EASO for 374 experts is clearly insufficient given the critical situation faced by Italy and Greece. Notwithstanding the rising number of unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers and refugees eligible for relocation, only a very limited number of them have been relocated, despite the Council Decisions on relocation requesting vulnerable applicants to be processed as a priority. Some Member States have not made available any places for relocation to date. Only 18 Member States have pledged to relocate applicants from Greece and 19 Member States have pledged to do so from Italy. Among those Member States, some have only made very limited pledges in light of their total allocation. __________________ 1aCouncil Decision (EU) 2015/1601 of 22 September 2015 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece (OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 80).

2016/06/27
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR

Proposal for a decision
Recital 8 b (new)

(8b) The Commission has opened infringement procedures against Italy and Greece on the implementation of Eurodac Regulation1a and against Greece in relation to the Reception Conditions Directive1b, however no legal actions have been undertaken towards Member States not complying with the obligations set out in the Council Decision (EU)2015/16011c . __________________ 1a Regulation(EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice(recast)( OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 1). 1b Directive2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection ( OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 96). 1c Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601 of 22 September 2015 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece( OJ L 248, 24.9.2015, p. 80).

2016/06/27
Committee: LIBE

Angelika MLINAR

Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 b (new)

Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601
Article 5 – paragraph 4

1b. In Article 5, paragraph 4 is replaced by the following: "4. Following approval of the Member State of relocation, Italy and Greece shall, as soon as possible, take a decision to relocate each of the identified applicants to a specific Member States of relocation, in consultation with EASO, and shall notify the applicant in accordance with Article 6(4). The Member State of relocation may decide not to approve the relocation of an applicant only if there are reasonable grounds as referred to in paragraph 7 of this Article. Member States of relocation should reply to relocation requests within one week. If the Member State of relocation does not approve the relocation within two weeks, that Member State shall be considered to have given its approval."

2016/06/27
Committee: LIBE

3 Amendments of Angelika MLINAR related to 2016/0089(NLE)

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