Activities of Pierfrancesco MAJORINO related to 2020/2255(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Legal migration policy and law
Amendments (17)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the 'New Pact on Migration and Asylum' is a holistic attemptaims to address Europe's migration challenges; stresses however that these challenges originate outside Europe and urges that the root causes and drivers of migration be effectively addressed and retains that it should reflect a new approach based on the principles of solidarity and shared responsibility; stresses however that the proposed measures are focusing mainly on reducing the arrival of migrants in Europe and on facilitating returns to their countries of origin, while it is fundamental to strengthen and to define safe and legal channels for migration;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Deplores the lack of legal migration pathways and the fragmentation of Union legislative framework; expresses deep concern on the high uncertainty conditions and the limited possibilities offered and notes that several major categories of third country nationals are still not covered by legislative provisions;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Regrets that a fragmented Union legal framework caused low expectation of possibilities to re-entry and discouraged circular migration trajectories and more articulated forms of human mobility that have potential beneficial effects on developing countries of origin;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls Member States’ right to determConsiders that increasing regular migration channels represent the maine their own migration policies; underlines that facilitating labour migration at Union level undermines Member States’ unique and diverse labour market policies; considersool in order to reduce irregular migration or human trafficking; underlines that strict border controls without legal alternative pathways for migration shift the routes, introducing different steps of the journey and new transit countries, thatus increasing regular migration chanthe precariousnelss will not reduce illegal migration or human traffickingof the journey and the exposure of migrants to smuggling networks, extortion and violence;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that external borders must be secured andRegrets the prevalence of an excessive focus on deterrence of migration to the Union and considers that this did not produce adequate level of management of thate migrants who lack the right to stay or enter the Member States must be swiftly returned; supports proposals for an accelerated border procedure to apply to persons whose asylum applications have been rejectedtion phenomenon and of respect of fundamental rights; stresses that a short- term approach based on measures to strengthen border controls and reduce migrant arrivals in Europe has led to a drastic reduction in legal migration opportunities, pushing migrants towards more dangerous routes, in several cases in serious violation of human rights;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Deplores the lack of safe and legal access routes for asylum seekers and refugees and considers that this leads to a serious and dangerous reduction in access to the full exercise of the right to asylum;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that emigration of highly qualified citizeplays an important and complex role for economic and social development and cons ideprives countries of origin ofrs that this involves several development- enabling factors, in particular their human capital and an educated workforce (“brain drain”) and seriously hampers theirge amount of financial flows from remittances; considers it decisive the involvement of diaspora organizations in strengthening those factors and in promoting forms of social remittances, such as the circulation of knowledge and ideas and economic and social developmentexchanges; calls for the future EU Talent Partnerships to address this issue and take on board lessons from the recent EU pilot projects on legal migration; considers that those partnerships should support educational and vocational training systems in the countries of origin and enhance skill development not only for the destination country’s benefits;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Considers that EU Talent Partnerships should be finalized to create and improve regular, safe and effective pathways and should be integrated in a framework promoting migration as a key feature for sustainable development; urges that those partnerships should not be, directly or indirectly, conditional to other aspects of migration agenda such as returns, readmissions or border management;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Retains it essential to build up a different and balanced approach of the Union-third countries’ relationship in the field of migration; regrets that partnerships between the Union and third countries have often been used for externalization of migration management and deplores that a particular focus on stopping migration flows has led to counterproductive effects on development policies;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4 c. Calls for the EU Talent Partnerships to include youth-specific pathways, such as student visas, scholarships, training opportunities for young low-skilled workers, that will help to strengthen human capital of countries of origin and will prevent children being exposed to dangerous journeys and to violence, abuse and exploitation by traffickers and smugglers;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 d (new)
Paragraph 4 d (new)
4 d. Underlines the need for labour migration channels for low and medium skilled workers, ensuring respect and full enforcement of equal treatment and non- discrimination principles; considers that the Union economy benefits from their presence and notes that the significant contribution of third-country nationals to labour market became even more evident during Covid-19 pandemic; regrets that, regardless of the skill-level of their employment, third-country nationals experience worse labour conditions and face barriers to integration, including discrimination to accessing healthcare and education; notes that precarious and exploitative labour conditions are often connected to irregular status and calls for fast and open regularisation processes improving workers’ rights and conditions;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for strengthening international law enforcement efforts, in cooperation with local governments, to combat criminal networks of smugglers contributing to illegalrregular migration and for ensuring full respect of human rights;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses that particular attention should be given to vulnerable categories and in particular to children, women and family units; calls for strengthening reception mechanisms and legal channels for access of vulnerable children and families in need of international protection through expanding refugee resettlement, family reunification, community and private sponsorship schemes and humanitarian visas;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the appropriate use of the NDICI-Global Europe to contribute to reducing migration flows by stimulating economic growth and development in third countries and support the creation of legal migration channels;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses the need to involve all stakeholders in Europe and partner countries, including cities and municipalities that play a key role in the integration of migrants and refugees, in the definition and evaluation of new and existing legal migration strategies; highlights the importance of religious entities, civil society organisations and trade unions, which play a key role in partner countries, including in conflict resolution.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to define "education corridors" in order to give the opportunity to refugees and students from countries in conflict to continue their study in Union and to be accepted in European universities;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)