Activities of Ioannis VARVITSIOTIS
Plenary speeches (55)
Mutual recognition of supervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention (A6-0147/2009, Ioannis Varvitsiotis) (vote)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Consular protection of citizens of the European Union in third countries (debate)
Resettlement of Guantánamo prisoners - Alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
EU-Russia relations (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Preparation of the European Council, including the situation of the global financial system (continuation of debate)
Combating terrorism - Protection of personal data (debate)
Sea piracy (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the French Presidency (debate)
Report on the ECB annual report for 2007 (debate)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
Common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (debate)
Negotiations between the European Union and the United States with regard to visa exemptions (debate)
Illegal immigration, external action of the European Union and Frontex (debate)
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation (debate)
Afghan journalist Perwiz Kambakhsh - The case of the Iranian citizen Seyed Mehdi Kazemi
Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
Presentation of the programme of the Slovenian Presidency (debate)
Green Paper: Diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens (vote)
Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy - Situation in Georgia (debate)
Recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences - Mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters (debate)
Fight against terrorism (debate)
Forest fires in Greece, their consequences and conclusions to be drawn for prevention and preparedness measures (debate)
External dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice (continuation of debate)
Follow-up to the Berlin declaration (debate)
Enlargement strategy and main challenges 2006-2007 – The institutional aspects of the European Union’s capacity to integrate the new Member States (debate)
Debate on the future of Europe (debate)
Use of passenger data (PNR) (debate)
Freedom, security and justice – Immigration (debate)
Taking into account previous convictions in another Member State (debate)
Use of passenger personal data Agreement with the USA on the use of Passenger Name Record data (debate)
European enforcement order (debate)
Evaluation of the European arrest warrant (debate)
European Neighbourhood Policy
Citizenship of the Union - fourth report
Explanations of vote
Data retention
Burma/Myanmar
Progress towards accession by Bulgaria and Romania
Africa, globalisation and poverty
Azerbaijan
Fight against terrorism
Legal and illegal migration and the integration of migrants
Humanitarian assistance to refugees from Western Sahara
Applications for accession of Bulgaria and Romania
Criminal record/Criminal justice
Constitution for Europe (continuation)
Turkey's progress towards accession
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
Statement by Mr Barroso, President-elect of the Commission
Statement by the President-designate of the Commission (continuation)
Reports (7)
REPORT Report on the draft Council Framework decision on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions on supvervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention PDF (210 KB) DOC (315 KB)
REPORT on the Green Paper: Diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens in third countries PDF (121 KB) DOC (66 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the European supervision order in pre-trial procedures between Member States of the European Union PDF (268 KB) DOC (281 KB)
REPORT Report on the draft Council Framework Decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgements in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union PDF (140 KB) DOC (66 KB)
REPORT Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement PDF (169 KB) DOC (118 KB)
REPORT Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden for adoption of a Council framework decision on the European enforcement order and the transfer of sentenced persons between Member States of the European Union PDF (282 KB) DOC (318 KB)
REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision on authorising Member States to ratify in the interests of the Community the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention of the International Labour Organization (Convention 185) PDF (171 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (34)
Amendment 57 #
2008/2234(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Welcomes the recent adoption by the Council of guidelines for the designation of a Lead State in the event of a major crisis and calls for a wider interpretation of Article 20 regarding the consular and diplomatic protection actually afforded to Member State nationals;
Amendment 29 #
2008/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Member States, to that end, to formalise as soon as possible a system of ‘compulsory and irrevocable solidarity’solidarity, subject to feasibility and the current specific needs of each participating country, to enable FRONTEX, in preparing and completing its missions, to remove the uncertainty as to the extent of the resources it can count on in real time;
Amendment 36 #
2008/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Member States to commit themselves as soon as possible to giving concrete expression to this solidarity principle, particularly by increasing the various material resources it makes available to the Agency and by guaranteeing that they will be unconditionally available in practice subject to their possibilities and the problems they are encountering;
Amendment 40 #
2008/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Member States, in the event of persistent insufficient availability of resources, to take a rapid decision on altering the scale of FRONTEX’s budget to enable it to rent and possibly examine the legal aspects of the future renting and/or purchase its ownof materials to carry out its missions;
Amendment 49 #
2008/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses the need for FRONTEX, in cooperation with third countries, to take due account of the opinions of those Member States which have had the most experience in tackling the illegal immigration issues relating to the countries in question; participation by a third country in any joint Member State operation coordinated by FRONTEX must be subject to the approval of the Member State hosting the operation;
Amendment 60 #
2008/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers in particular that, while the rhythm of work and the resources employed do not as yet justify creating a large number of decentralised agencies, consideration might be given at this stage to setting up two distinct external offices - one coordinating activities at land borders, the other for sea operations;
Amendment 62 #
2008/2157(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses the need to carry out training for staff deployed in Agency operations - particularly training in maritime law, asylum law and fundamental rights - including, once its mandate has been widened, for staff from the third countries involved; to that end, encourages FRONTEX to cooperate with other institutions such as the International Organisation for Migration, the Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, as well as the UN body responsible for the Law of the Sea;
Amendment 2 #
2008/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The future legislative programme of the FSJA should promote measures in the field of police and judicial cooperation in civil and criminal matters taking into account the principle of mutual recognition of judicial decisions which is included in the new Treaty, thus facilitating the transborder cooperation between Member States and aiming towards a future European Penal Law.
Amendment 4 #
2008/2035(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
6a. Believes that there is a need to step up the fight against human trafficking, which is often linked with undeclared work;
Amendment 41 #
2008/0803(CNS)
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is necessary to strengthen mutual trust in the European area of freedom, security and justice in criminal matters by means of measures at European level designed to ensure greater harmonisation and mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters and by adopting some European provisions and practices in criminal matters.
Amendment 1 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
Α. whereas the EU Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2007 concentrates mainly on activities outside the Union and lacks a similar, comprehensive description of human rights activities and problems inside the Union,
Amendment 2 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. welcoming the recent establishment of the EU's new agency of fundamental rights, which is to oversee compliance with those rights in the Member States of the EU,
Amendment 4 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. welcoming the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into the new Treaty and the fact that it is binding in nature,
Amendment 5 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas Parliament should continue to cooperate with the Council of Europe on the protection of human rights,
Amendment 16 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Encourages the EU to continue strengthening the single area of security, freedom and justice, through which it will be possible, with a single immigration policy, to achieve the optimum protection of the rights of third country nationals arriving on EU territory;
Amendment 21 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Member States to continue defending and promoting fundamental rights outside the EU;
Amendment 29 #
2007/2274(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the extension of the codecision procedure in the new Treaty to more areas in the field of justice, freedom and home affairs, through which the European Parliament will have a greater role in matters affecting the protection of human rights within and outside the EU;
Amendment 48 #
2007/0248(COD)
Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 2 - point -1 b (new)
Article 2 - point -1 b (new)
Directive 2002/58/EC
Article 2 - point (b)
Article 2 - point (b)
(-1b) Article 2(b) shall be replaced by the following: (b) "traffic data" means any data processed for the purpose of the conveyance of a communication on an electronic communications network or for the billing thereof. Traffic data within the meaning of this Article are also personal data within the scope of Article 2 of Directive 95/46/EC only when the data concerned relate to an individual directly identifiable by the entity processing the data, using reasonable means.
Amendment 75 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 - point h
Article 2 - point h
(h)"higher professional qualifications" means qualifications attested by evidence of higher education qualifications or of at least three years of equivalent professional experience". For the purposes of this Directive, in order to evaluate whether the third-country national concerned possesses higher educational qualifications, reference shall be made to International Standard Classification of Education( ISCED) 1997 levels 5a and 6;"
Amendment 81 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 - paragraph 2- point g a (new)
Article 3 - paragraph 2- point g a (new)
(ga) who have been admitted in the territory of a Member State as seasonal workers.
Amendment 109 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Article 7
Articles 5 and 6 shall be without prejudice to the competence of the Member States to determine volumes of admission of third- country nationals for highly qualified employment. Member States shall retain the possibility of refusing residence permits for certain professions, economic sectors or regions.
Amendment 121 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 - paragraph 2 − subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 9 - paragraph 2 − subparagraph 1 a (new)
Member States may reject an application for an EU Blue Card in order to ensure ethical recruitment in sectors suffering from a lack of qualified personnel in the countries of origin.
Amendment 144 #
2007/0228(CNS)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 - paragraph 2 - point b
Article 17 - paragraph 2 - point b
(b) legal and continuous residence as holder of an EU Blue Card within the territory of the Member State where the application for the long-term resident's EC residence permit is lodged for twohree years immediately prior to the submission of the relevant application.
Amendment 53 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3) There is also a need to consider the situation of legally resident third-country nationals who are employed illegally, in order to supplement existing measures,
Amendment 70 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 - paragraph 1
Article 1 - paragraph 1
1. This Directive lays down common sanctions and measurethe minimum common measures and sanctions to be applied in the Member States against employers of third- country nationals who are illegally staying on the territory of the Member States, in order to take action against illegal immigration.
Amendment 91 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 - paragraph 3
Article 7 - paragraph 3
3. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that illegally employed third-country nationals are able to receive any back payment of remuneration recovered under paragraph 1(a), including in cases in which they have or have been returned.
Amendment 107 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 - paragraph 1 - introductory part
Article 10 - paragraph 1 - introductory part
1. Each Member State shall ensure that the infringement referred to in Article 3 constitutes a criminal offence when committed intentionally, in the following circumstances, and in accordance with the provisions of national legislation:
Amendment 129 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 - paragraph 3
Article 14 - paragraph 3
3. In respect of criminal offences covered by Article 10(1)(c), Member States shall under the conditions of Articles 4 to 15 of Directive 2004/81/EC be able to grant residence permits of limited duration, linked to the length of the relevant national proceedings, to third-country nationals who are or have been subjected to exploitative working conditions and cooperate in proceedings against the employer.
Amendment 137 #
2007/0094(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 - paragraph 2
Article 15 - paragraph 2
2. The selection of companies to be inspected shall be based on a risk assessment to be drawn up by the competent authorities in the Member States taking into account factors such as the sector in which a company operates and any past record of infringementdata relating to previous or pending infringements. All these factors shall be reviewed on a regular basis.
Amendment 20 #
2006/0158(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) In the event of a breach of a European supervision measure, the issuing authority may decide to issue a European arrest warrant for the purpose of transferring the suspect to the issuing State. In such circumstances, which should be strictly limited to the application of this Framework Decision, Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA of 13 June 2002 covers all offences in relation to which a European supervision measure may be issued.
Amendment 21 #
2006/0158(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 - paragraph 1 - point f a (new)
Article 8 - paragraph 1 - point f a (new)
fa) an obligation to deposit a certain sum of money or to give another type of guarantee, which may either be provided through a specific number of instalments or entirely at once;
Amendment 22 #
2006/0158(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 - paragraph 2 - point c
Article 8 - paragraph 2 - point c
Amendment 23 #
2006/0158(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 - Certificate box (g) - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - indent 3
Annex 1 - Certificate box (g) - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - indent 3
Amendment 24 #
2006/0158(CNS)
Proposal for a decision
Annex 1 - Certificate box (g) - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - indent 3 a (new)
Annex 1 - Certificate box (g) - paragraph 3 - subparagraph 2 - indent 3 a (new)
an obligation to deposit a certain sum of money or to give another type of guarantee, which may either be provided through a specific number of instalments or entirely at once;