[ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Demands that the European Union and Member States shoulder responsibility for unconditionally receiving and protecting all children, women and men whose physical integrity and lives are at risk and who seek refuge here;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)

1b. Repudiates all and any new military interventions in the regions of North Africa and the Middle East, in particular by the European Union and its Member States, which, if they were to take place, would only worsen the current humanitarian crisis;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Considers a militaristic approach to the control and surveillance of sea borders based on the principle of constructing a fortress Europe to be unacceptable; condemns NATO’s presence in the Mediterranean to assist in border patrol and control activities; takes the view that a repressive approach to maritime migration flows will be responsible for increased numbers of deaths at sea and will further worsen the already terrible situation facing migrants and refugees;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Welcomes the positive role played by navy vessels in saving lives at sea and in disrupting criminal networks to date; supports the aims of navy operations such as Operation Sophia, and stresses the need to protect life, emphasising that all aspects of thStresses the need to protect lives, especially in all aspects of search and rescue operations, which should ensure that migrant lives are protected;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10

10. Underlines that ~~military operations~~search and rescue operations, coordinated on the level of cooperation between Member States, should ~~not~~ be the predominante aspect of any holistic approach to migration and ~~reiterates that Operation Sophia must not distract assets already deployed in the Mediterranean from saving lives at sea~~intervention should always serve the aims of receiving and protecting people and keeping them safe;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)

13a. Notes that the relocation mechanism not only reveals an absence of EU solidarity in its formulation but is also proving inadequate, falling far below the numbers necessary to deal with the situation and providing an abject response since its creation, which clearly demonstrates the European Union’s unwillingness to receive and protect asylum seekers properly;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Takes the view that the establishment of urgent relocation measures is a move in the right direction, and calls on Member States to fulfil their obligations with regard to those measures as soon as possible;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Recalls that, ~~for the purposes of~~in addition to the fact that the Rrelocation Dmec~~isions, reloc~~hanism represents a policy which hampers the necessary response to migration, it will cover only those nationalities for which the proportion of positive decisions granting international protection in the Union has been 75 % or more for the preceding three months, on the basis of Eurostat data; notes that the Relocation Decisions will affect a relatively small number of people, and will leave out the large numbers of applicants originating from other third countries who cannot be relocated under those decisions;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Notes, in addition, that Member States of first arrival will therefore have to handle the more complicated asylum claims (and appeals), will have to organise longer periods of reception, and will have to organise and coordinate returns for those ultimately not entitled to international protection;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Is of the opinion that, in addition to the criteria contained in the Relocation Decisions, namely the GDP of the Member State, the population of the Member State, the unemployment rate in the Member State, and the past numbers of asylum seekers in the Member State, consideration should be given to two other criteria, namely, the size of the territory of the Member State and the population density of the Member State;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Believes that the preferences of the applicant should, as much as practically possible, be taken into account when carrying out relocation; recognises that this is one way of discouraging secondary movements and encouraging applicants themselves to accept relocation decisions, but that it should not stop the relocation proces be taken into account with regard to access to host countries;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
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 Union;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Underlines that there is a need for ~~a permanent Union-wide resettlement programme, with mandatory particip~~reception measures stemming from close cooperation byamong Member States, ~~providing resettlement for a meaningful number of refuge~~based on the creation of safe and legal routes, tha~~ving regard to the overall number of refugees seeking protection in the Union~~t will provide a response to the current migration flow;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Points out that humanitarian admission can be used as a complement to resettlement in order to give urgent protection~~, often on a temporary basis,~~ to the most vulnerable ~~where needed~~, e.g. unaccompanied minors or refugees with disabilities;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25

25. Underlines that~~, in so far as resettlement remains unavailable for third-country nationals,~~ all Member States should be encouraged to establish and implement humanitarian admission programmes;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Notes, for example, that inadmissible applications, subsequent applications, accelerated procedures and border procedures are all specific cases in which the recast of the Asylum Procedures Directive tried to strike a delicate balance between the efficiency of the system and the rights of the applicants; underlines that such a balance can only be achieved if the legislation is fully and properly implemented;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30

30. Observes that the operation of the Dublin III Regulation1 has raised many questions linked to fairness and solidarity in the allocation of the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection; notes that the current system does not take into sufficient consideration the particular migratory pressure faced by Member States situated at the Union’s external borders; believes that the European Union needs to accept the on-going difficulties with the Dublin logic, and to develop options for solidarity both among its Member States and the migrProposes the immediate repeal of the Dublin Convention, which has become a meants concerned; __________________ 1 Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 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 (recast) (OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 31).of placing conditions on the rights of refugees;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
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;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33

33. Recommends that the criteria on which the Relocation Decisions are based should be built directly into the Union’s standard rules for allocating responsibility; emphasises that, in reviewing the Dublin Regulation, it is important to reflect on the value of describing certain asylum seekers as ‘applicants in clear need of international protection’, since those migrants and refugees who do not fall into that category would still – at least under the current system – have to be dealt with by the Member State of first arrival;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34

34. Takes the view that the European Union should support ~~the~~ Member States receiving ~~the most~~ asylum claims with ~~proportionate and adequate~~ financial and technical support; ~~considers that the rationale of using solidarity and responsibility-sharing measures is to enhance the quality and functioning of the CEAS;~~

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35

35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds per Member State, above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States; believes that such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place; underlines that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the child;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 19

~~On mutual recognition~~Deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36

36. Notes that, at present, Member States recognise asylum decisions from other Member States only when they are negative; reiterates that mutual recognition by Member States of positive asylum decisions is a logical step towards proper implementation of Article 78(2)(a) TFEU, which calls for ‘a uniform status of asylum valid throughout the Union’;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39

39. Believes that the asylum systems of some frontline Member States are already clearly overburdened and that the Temporary Protection Directive should – under its own logic – have been triggered; calls, in any case, for a clear definition of ‘mass influx’ to be established upon revision of this directive; understands that such a revision of the Temporary Protection Directive can form part of the review of the Dublin system;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41

41. Recalls that, under Article 15(1) of the Reception Conditions Directive, Member States are to ~~determine the conditions for granting~~ensure that applicants have access to their labour market~~s for~~ no later than six months from the date when the applica~~nts~~tion for international protection~~, provided that such access is effective and is in accordance with the timeframe laid down in P~~ was lodged; recalls further that, under paragraph 12 of that Aarticle; understands that, per Article 15(2) for reasons of labour market policies, Member States may give priority to Union citizens and nationals of states parties to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, and to legally resident third-country nationals, they are to decide the conditions for granting access to the labour market for the applicant, in accordance with their national law, without unduly restricting asylum applicants' access to the labour market;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
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 have access to the labour market, and calls on the Commission to come forward with appropriate proposals in that regard; rejects the idea that any labour market integration measure in any Member State might be based on any type of discrimination on grounds of qualifications, age or gender;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44

44. Encourages ~~private and community~~ integration programmes for those persons accepted for resettlement~~, including building on best practices of Member States and local authorities~~;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46

46. Underlines that Member States should overcome any legal and practical obstacles to arrive at swifter decisions on family reunification and that they should respect the principle of preserving family unity;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47

47. Recommends that, until such time as the Dublin Regulation has been fundamentally overhauled, it is important for Member States to make better use of the discretionary clauses to respect the principle of family unity;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 23

~~On returns~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48

48. Understands that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49

49. Acknowledges that, in the light of the fact that, in 2014, 36 % of third country nationals who were ordered to leave the Union were effectively returned, there is a need to improve the effectiveness of the Union’s return system;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50

50. Believes that the return of migrants should only be carried out safely, in full compliance with the fundamental and procedural rights of the migrants in question, and where the country to which they are being returned is safe for them; reiterates, in that regard, that voluntary return should be prioritised over forced returns;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51

51. Suggests that any attempt by Member States to ‘push back’ migrants who have not been given the opportunity to present asylum claims runs contrary to Union and international law~~, and that the Commission should take appropriate action against any Member State that attempts such ‘push backs’~~;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 24

~~On a list of safe countries of origin~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52

52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13; observes that if such a Union list would become obligatory for Member States it could, in principle, be an important tool for facilitating the asylum process, including return; __________________ 13Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (OJ L180, 29.6.2013, p. 60).deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53

~~53. Regrets the current situation in which Member States apply different lists, containing different safe countries, hampering uniform application and incentivising secondary movements;~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54

54. Underlines, in any event, that any list of safe countries of origin should not detract from the principle that every person must be allowed an appropriate individual examination of his or her application for international protection;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 25

~~On infringement procedures~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55

55. Notes that, in September 2015, the Commission was obliged to adopt 40 infringement decisions related to the implementation of the CEAS against 19 Member States, which was in addition to 34 cases already pending; reiterates that Parliament should be kept fully informed of proceedings launched by the Commission against Member States that have not implemented, or have not properly implemented, Union legislation in this area;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56

~~56. Re-emphasises how essential it is that, once Union legislation has been agreed upon and adopted, the Member States uphold their side of the bargain and implement that legislation;~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57

57. Notes further that it is impossible properly to evaluate the advantages and drawbacks of certain elements of the CEAS owing to the fact that many Member States have not yet fully implemented the legislation;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58

58. Recommends that EASO be developed, in the long term, into a principal coordinator of the CEAS with a view to guaranteeing common application of the rules of that system; reiterates that, as the CEAS becomes genuinely European, EASO needs to develop from a collection of experts from Member States into a fully-fledged Union agency providing operational support to Member States and at the external borders; emphasises, in that regard, that it must be provided with the necessary funding and human resources in the short, medium and long term;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59

59. Observes that the EASO budget for 2015 ~~for relocation, resettlement and the external dimension~~ was a mere EUR 30 000; reiterates that this very small budget cannot be taken seriously in the light of current events ~~in the Mediterranean and in the light of the multiple references made to EASO in the Relocation Decisions~~; recalls that significant increases in the budget of EASO, and in its human ~~resources and in~~ and financial resources will be needed withe a~~mounts it allocates in respect of relocation and resettlement, will be needed in the short, medium and long t~~ view to the effective and efficient reception and protection of asylum seekerms;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60

60. Notes the recent role of Frontex in rendering assistance to any vessel or person in distress at sea, and acknowledges its contribution, through the Triton and Poseidon joint operations, to the rescuing and saving of many lives in the MediterraneanCalls for the dismantling of Frontex and rejects the creation of any European Border and Coast Guard;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 a (new)

60a. Denounces and expresses concern about the activity of Frontex and Euromed; notes, as explained in the 'Special report of the European Ombudsman in the own-initiative inquiry concerning Frontex' voted on by Parliament on 2 December 2015, which is unequivocal in its recognition of Frontex's failure to respect human rights, that Frontex is acting as a repressive force against migrants and refugees, with the aim of deterring people from crossing the Mediterranean;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 b (new)

60b. Proposes that the appropriations earmarked for returning migrants and controlling and policing borders (contained in the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Frontex Agency) be transferred to policies to promote safe and legal crossings for migrants and their social integration in the host countries;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61

61. Understands that the recently proposed European Border and Coast Guard is intended to replace Frontex and is meant to ensure a European integrated border management at the external borders with a view to managing migration effectively and ensuring a high level of internal security within the Union, while safeguarding the free movement of persons therein;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62

~~62. Looks forward to negotiations on the proposal within and between the co- legislators in the context of the ordinary legislative procedure, in accordance with Article 294 TFEU;~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64

64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area and the abolishment of internal border controls are dependent on having effective management of external borders, with high common standards applied by all Member States at the external borders and an effective exchange of information between them;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
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 persons;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66

66. Points out that access to the territory of the Schengen Area is generally controlled at the external border under the Schengen Borders Code and that, in addition, citizens of many third countries require a visa to enter the Schengen Area;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68

68. Emphasises again that, as for legislation specifically in the area of asylum and migration, in order for legislation on internal and external borders to be effective, it is essential that measures agreed at Union level are implemented properly by the Member States; underlines that better implementation of measures by Member States at the external borders are essential and will go some way into allaying the security fears caused by an influx of migrants;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69

69. Takes note that on 15 December 2015 the Commission came forward with a proposal for a targeted revision of the Schengen Borders Code, proposing to introduce systematic controls of all Union nationals (not only on third-country nationals) against the relevant databases at the external borders of the Schengen Area;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 70

70. Recalls that, in the ‘hotspot approach’ set out by the Commission in its European Agenda on Migration, Frontex, EASO, Europol and Eurojust are to provide operational assistance to Member States in accordance with their respective mandates;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71

71. ~~Points out, in that regard, that the Union agencies require the resources necessary to allow them to fulfil their assigned tasks; i~~Insists that the Union agencies and the Member States keep the Parliament fully informed of work undertaken at the hotspots;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72

72. Notes that both of the Relocation Decisions provide for operational support at the hotspots to be provided to Italy and Greece for the screening of migrants when they first arrive, registration of their application for international protection, provision of information to applicants on relocation, organisation of return operations for those who did not apply for international protection and are not otherwise entitled to remain or those who applied unsuccessfully, and the facilitation of all steps involved in the relocation procedure itself;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74

74. Recognises that one of the main purposes of hotspots is to allow the Union to grant protection and humanitarian assistance in a swift manner to those in need; emphasises that great care needs to be taken to ensure that the categorising of migrants at hotspots is carried out in full respect for the rights of all migrants; acknowledges, however, that proper identification of applicants for international protection at the point of first arrival in the Union should help facilitate the overall functioning of any reformed CEAS;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80

80. Points out that the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM) pillar on asylum and international protection should be developed further, with greater involvement of third countries; notes that current actions in this field, under Regional Protection Programmes (RPPs) or Regional Development and Protection Programmes (RDPPs), focus on capacity building to tackle criminal smuggling and human trafficking networks within third countries of origin and transit; notes, at the same time, that the resettlement component of these programmes continues to be weak; believes that capacity-building efforts and resettlement activities should be stepped up and carried out together with third countries hosting large refugee populations;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81

81. Acknowledges that the basic instrument that sets out the objectives of the Union’s external policies on migration, asylum and borders is the GAMM; takes note that various instruments exist under that umbrella, including regional dialogues, bilateral dialogues, mobility partnerships, common agendas for migration and mobility, ~~readmission agreements,~~ visa facilitation agreements, visa exemption agreements, RPPs and RDPPs;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
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 as 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 cooperation for 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 Union;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 32

~~On awareness-raising campaigns~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87

87. Points out that many smuggled persons have some level of awareness of the risks they will face on a potentially hazardous trip to Europe, but choose to embark on the journey regardless, as they assess those risks to be lower than those they would face if they were not to migrate;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88

88. Welcomes the fact that the Action Plan on Smuggling links the launching of new awareness-raising campaigns to the assessment of existing ones; recommends that any such campaigns should contain information on the criteria to be used to determine protection status in the Union, since such information may convince some migrants – who risk embarking on a perilous journey only to be returned if they are not granted protection – not to make the journey;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89

89. ~~Reaffirms that the Union must adopt a long-term str~~Considers it crucial for the European Union and the Member Stategys to help counteract the ‘push factors’ in third countries (persecution, conflict, generalised violence or extreme poverty), which force people into the hands of criminal smuggling networks, which they see as their only chance to reach the Union; recognise their responsibilities in the so- called refugee crisis, stemming from the processes of interference and military interventions that they have imposed on the regions of the Middle East and North Africa in the course of recent decades, in particular in Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, which are at the root of the current exodus of hundreds of thousands of people fleeing hunger, extreme poverty, persecution and war, who legitimately aspire to the right to life, freedom and safety as enshrined in Article 3 of the International Charter of Human Rights;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97

97. Is of the opinion that such a comprehensive overview of Union funding related to migration, both within and outside the Union must be provided, as the absence of such an overview is a clear obstacle to transparency and sound policymaking; notes, in that regard, that one possible option could be a website comprising a database of all Union funded projects related to migration policy; underlines that the need for transparency also extends to budget lines ~~in order to ensure adequate funding for all objectives of Union migration policy~~;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 38

~~On demographic trends~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 104

104. Notes that, prior the increased migratory flows into the Union in 2015, according to an OECD and Commission study of 2014, the working-age population (15-64) in the Union will decline by 7.5 million between 2013 and 2020, and that if net migration were to be excluded from their projections, the decline would be even more pronounced, as it would amount to a reduction of the working age population by 11.7 million;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 105

~~105. Points out, nevertheless, that, as of November 2015, the youth unemployment rate across all the Member States stood at 20 %;~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106

106. Further notes that, according to recent Eurostat projections, the ratio of people aged 65 or older, relative to those aged 15 to 64, will increase from 27.5 % at the beginning of 2013 to almost 50 % by 2050; notes that this would mean a change from the present ratio of four working-age persons for every person aged 65 or older to only two working-age persons for everyone aged 65 or older;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 39

~~On legal labour migration~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107

~~107. States that the legal basis for the management of legal migration at Union level is set out in Article 79 TFEU;~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108

108. Understands that Article 79(5) specifically reserves the right for Member States to determine the volumes of admission of third country nationals coming from third countries to their territory in order to seek work;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109

109. Points out that the Europe 2020 strategy has identified the need for a comprehensive labour migration policy, and for better integration of migrants, in order to meet the Union’s goals for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110

110. Notes that the existing EU legislative framework regulating the access of third- country nationals to work in the Union is rather fragmented, as it focuses on specific categories of workers rather than on regulating, generally, all migrant workers;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111

111. Takes the view that, in the long run, the Union will need to establish more general rules governing the entry and residence for those third-country nationals seeking employment in the Union to fill the gaps identified in the Union labour market;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 40

~~On the need for better data~~deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112

112. Calls for a comprehensive vision of the labour market in the Union as a necessary pre-condition for the development of labour market policies; points out that it is necessary to develop tools for identifying and forecasting present and future labour market needs in the Union in a better way; suggests, in that regard, that existing tools – such as those developed by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP) or the OECD – could be improved upon, and even merged, with international statistics on potential labour supply from third countries in order to provide a more accurate picture of the situation;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 113

113. Believes that better data and improved tools for analysing such data can only help policy-makers determine future labour migration policies, and that the Union and the Member States should identify gaps in their labour markets that could help them fill jobs that would otherwise remain vacant;deleted

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

João PIMENTA LOPES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114

114. Notes that labour exploitation, in particular slave labour, can take place as a consequence of trafficking, of smuggling, or even in the absence of both, with the result that there is impunity for those exploiting irregular migrants ~~in those Member States in which it is not criminalised as such~~, or any other citizens, in the Member States;

2016/02/22
Committee: LIBE

80 Amendments of João PIMENTA LOPES related to 2015/2095(INI)

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