13 Amendments of Kati PIRI related to 2015/2342(INI)
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for international protection to be provided to people fleeing conflicts, including through resettlement programmes, broadening family reunification and humanitarian visas;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned by the growing tendency to make all EU policies conditional on management of migration flows and denounces the usecoupling of development and humanitarian aid funds into this area;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for all agreements with third countries to guarantee that the rights of migrants, whatever their status, are respectedin line with international law and promotes the adoption of appropriate laws, including in respect of asylum;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that concepts of safe third countries and safe countries of origin shouldmust not prevent individual assessments of asylum applications;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
Amendment 139 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Union to get involved in the debate on the terms ‘climate refugees’ and ‘environmentally displaced persons’.European Union and the Member States to fully respect the 1951 Geneva Convention and all other refugee rights enshrined in European and international law
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that EU development cooperation should continue to address the root causes of forced displacement by promoting peace, democracy and security, reducing poverty and inequality, strengthening basic services, addressing state fragility and promoting human rights and good governance, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 16 in the new 2030 Agenda; Development cooperation should not be made conditional upon stopping migration flows to Europe;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the UN General Assembly High-Level Meeting to Address Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants of 19 September 2016 and the hosting of the Leaders’ Summit by the USA, as migration flows are a global responsibility which demand a global response and enhanced cooperation between all stakeholders; welcomes the outcome of these summits as the expression of a political commitment of unprecedented force, initiating the path towards a truly international sharing of responsibilities for refugees and large migration movements; deeply regrets however the lack of specific pledges or legally binding commitments in terms of aid or reform, which are needed to close the current gap between rhetoric and reality; calls on all the parties involved to ensure continued political engagement, funding and concrete acts of solidarity in support of host countries; calls for the EU and its Member States to take the lead in international efforts, particularly as regards ensuring that the agreements –including the future compacts on refugees and on safe, orderly and regular migration – are swiftly put into practice, establishing follow-up mechanisms as needed;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underlines that the resettlement of forcibly displaced persons is a responsibility of the international community, whereby UNHCR plays an important role; regrets that the EU so far fails to even live up to its own pledges; considers it crucial to implement as a matter of urgency a coordinated response in third countries to grant asylum for people in need of international protection, instead of leaving the burden on the front- line states or countries neighbouring conflict zones; highlights the fact that financial support is outpaced by the scope and scale of displacement, compounded by the lack of solutions to address the root causes of this forced displacement;
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that EU external action should be forward-looking instead of mainly reactive with changing objectives in response to new crises; recalls that the migration phenomenon stems from a complex set of causes such as aconflict, growing population, poverty, insufficient job creation, political instability, growing inequalities and climate change;
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Takes note of the EU-Turkey statement on migration which aimed to replace illegal migration with legal routes for refugees; the number of deaths has been drastically reduced, but no large scale resettlement has started yet; underlines that the EU-Turkey statement on migration must not be copied as an example for cooperation with other third countries, as long as there are serious concerns about the human rights situation in these countries.
Amendment 448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Is extremely concerned by the continuing conflict in Syria, in which violence against civilians and violations of international humanitarian law over the past five years have led to the forced displacement of half of the countrypopulation; expresses its full support to Turkey, Lebanon and Jordan, which continue to demonstrate extraordinary solidarity in hosting millions of refugees in spite of limited resources;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls onUrges the Commission and the EEAS to provide Parliament and the public with a detailed overview of the various funding instruments and programmes – and how they fit together with Member State programmes – in the 16 priority countries4 with which the EU engages in high-level dialogues on migration, and under the Global Approach to Migration and Mobility (GAMM); is deeply concerned about the selection of the 16 priority countries, as they include repressive regimes which are themselves the main cause of refugees fleeing their countries; recalls that the GAMM remains the overarching framework of the EU external migration and asylum policy, but notes that recent policy initiatives have made limited reference to it and calls for a clarification of the GAMM’s relevance in the current context; _________________ 4 Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.