Activities of Janina OCHOJSKA related to 2020/2255(INL)
Plenary speeches (1)
Legal migration policy and law (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that migration is a challenge that should also be seen as an opportunity for both the Union and developing countries; points out that the 'New Pact on Migration and Asylum' is a holistic attempt to address Europe's migration challenges; and stresses however that these challenges originate outside Europe and urges thatthe need to address the root causes and drivers of migration be effectively addressed;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls that the Union has a shared competence in terms of migration policy and Member States’ have the right to determine their own migration policies to a certain extent; underlines that facilitating labour migration at Union level undermineboosts Member States’ unique and diverse labour market policies; considers that increasing regular migration channels will not reduce illegal migration or human trafficking;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that external borders must be secured and that migrants who lack the right to stay or enter the Member States must be swiftly returned while respecting fundamental rights and international law, namely the non- refoulement principle; supports proposals for an accelerated borderasylum procedure to apply to persons whose asylum applications have been rejected are in need of international protection;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that emigration of highly, middle, low qualified citizens deprives countries of origin of their human capital and an educated workforce (“brain drain”) and seriously hampers their economic and social development; calls for the future EU Talent Partnerships to address this issue and take on board lessons from the recent EU pilot projectscontributes to economies of countries of origin through remittances, transferring newly acquired knowledge, skills and entrepreneurship; is of the opinion that proper management of labour migration helps to reduce the incentives to use irregular routes and trafficking activities; calls for the future EU Talent Partnerships to be the first step in the direction of a common policy on legal labour migration;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Welcomes the Africa-EU Migration and Mobility Dialogue, which focuses on migration and mobility within Africa and the Union; calls for greater South-North and North-South mobility in the areas of education, vocational training and academic exchanges;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Underlines that people in need of international protection should be able to reach the Union without having to resort to using smugglers, calls for enhancing legal and safe channels for people in need of protection such as resettlements programmes, humanitarian visas and humanitarian corridors;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the appropriate use of the NDICI-Global Europe to contribute to reducing migration flows by addressing root causes of migration and stimulating economic growth and development in third countries;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls for the introduction of the legal status of climate refugees, who are currently not a recognised category in international law, so that asylum can be granted to those displaced by the effects of climate change; stresses the need to develop enhanced protection for refugees and other people displaced in the context of natural disasters and climate change, calls for catalysing discussion on the climate refugees' rights at the UN level;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to involve all stakeholders in Europe and partner countries in the definition and evaluation of new and existing legal migration strategies; highlightunderlines the importance of religious entities, which play a key role in partner countries, including in conflict resoluconsidering migration in a more comprehensive and systematic way; points out that migration and asylum should be taken into account in all areas of the Union’s external policies such as development aid and economic cooperation.;