Activities of Giusto CATANIA related to 2008/2305(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Future of the European Common Asylum System (debate)
Future of the European Common Asylum System (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on the future of the European Common Asylum System PDF (173 KB) DOC (93 KB)
Amendments (14)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Welcomes the fact that the Commission has identified access for those in need of protection to be one of the overarching objectives of the CEAS;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for the Frontex Agency to provide detailed data relating to the number of asylum seekers identified as such during its operations and the plight of persons turned back during such operations; calls on the Commission to table a proposal for a revision of Frontex' mandate in order to explicitly state that protection and human rights concerns are an integral part of the management of the EU external borders;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the provisions mentioned in the latest Commission's proposals that Member States shall not hold a person in detention for the sole reason that he/she is an applicant for international protection;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets the fact that, in several Member States, asylum seekers are still detained following their irregular entry into the country, and therefore welcomes the Commission's intention of insertiong into the Reception Conditions Directive of procedural guarantees relating to detention;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraphe 9
Paragraphe 9
9. Considers that the scope of the new Reception Conditions Directive must be clarified in order to cover holding centres, transit areas and, border procedures and Dublin transferees;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. RecommendWelcomes the establishment, in the Reception Conditions Directive, of a formal system to identify vulnerable persons, in particular unaccompanied minors, dependent elderly persons, disabled persons, pregnant women, single parents with children and persons who have suffered traumatic experiences (torture, rape, and psychological, physical and sexual violence);
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers it desirable to pool the information on countries of origin available to the various Member States and encourages the Commission to step up its efforts to set up a common databank; underlines that the collection and presentation of Country of Origin Information and the management of a portal should ensure that the country reports of different established experts are included, that the information is publicly accessible and kept distinct from its application by decision-makers (so that it remains impartial and free from political influence) and that a fair balance between governmental, non-governmental and international sources should be adhered to when collecting Country of Origin Information;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that, when the Dublin regulation is revised, provision should be made for a mechanism to freeze transfers to Member States that are not in a position to deal adequately with requests owing to their limited reception capacities and when access to an asylum procedure cannot be guaranteed;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Welcomes the Commission's intention of proposing an amendment toproposal in the Reception Conditions Directive in order to provide applicants with simplified access to the labour market, given that their integration into working life constitutes an essential prerequisite for their integration;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. StressesRecommends that no difference is made between rights granted to refugees and beneficiaries of subsidiary protection; stresses in particular the need to improve access for beneficiaries of subsidiary protection to social and economic rights, given that this is essential to their integration;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that solidarity cannot be confined to the granting of financial resources and that provision should be made for internal resettlementallocation mechanisms which, on a voluntary basis, would enable beneficiaries of international protection to be received by a Member State other than the country which has granted them the benefit of that protection;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Encourages the creation, under the aegis of the future Support Office, of teams of asylum experts who shall include representatives of UNHCR and NGOs, who can assist Member States experiencing sudden and mass influxes of asylum seekers with which they cannot cope;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Supports border monitoring agreements between national authorities, UNHCR and NGOs in the EU and the allocation of resources to this end under the EU External borders Fund;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Recognises the importance of strengthening the reception capacities of first-asylum countries and of setting up, at European level and in close cooperation with the Office of the United Nations' High-Commissioner for Refugees and NGOs, a resettlement programme laying down common criteria and coordination mechanisms;