Activities of Iliana IOTOVA related to 2015/2095(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration (debate) BG
Amendments (3)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 40
Citation 40
— having regard to the work and reports of Europol, and in particular to Joint Operational Team MARE, and the recent establishment of the European Migrant Smuggling Centre (EMSC) at Europol.
Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Points out that one option for a fundamental overhaul of the Dublin system would be to establish a central collection of applications at Union level – viewing each asylum seeker as someone seeking asylum in the Union as a whole and not in an individual Member State – and to establish a central system for the allocation of responsibility for any persons seeking asylum in the Union; suggests that such a system could provide for certain relative thresholds per Member State, above which no further allocation of responsibility could be made until all other Member States have met their own thresholds, which could conceivably help in deterring secondary movements, as all Member States would be fully involved in the centralised system and no longer have individual responsibility for allocation of applicants to other Member States; believes that such a system could function on the basis of a number of Union ‘hotspots’ from where Union distribution should take place"hotspots" that should be operational not only on the EU external maritime and land borders but also throughout the entire Union; requires the inclusion of the "hotspots" to the EU legislative frame so that the EC could hold the Member States accountable for the (non)-application of the law, which is not the case at present.; underlines that any new system for allocation of responsibility must incorporate the key concepts of family unity and the best interests of the child;
Amendment 804 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Acknowledges the recent Commission proposal for a Union list of safe countries of origin, amending the Asylum Procedures Directive13 ; observes that if such a Union list would become obligatory for Member States it could, in principle, be an important tool for facilitating the asylum process, including return; Suggests, however, that this EU list should be flexible, i.e. under serious circumstances and comprehensive evaluation the EU institutions and the Member States should have the possibility to get a country in or out of this list __________________ 13 Directive 2013/32/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection (OJ L180, 29.6.2013, p. 60).