Activities of Marielle DE SARNEZ related to 2015/2095(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Amendments (6)
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Highlights the need for a holistic EU approach to, ambitious and solidarity-based approach on the part of the EU and the international community to this unprecedented migration crisis which ensures coherence between its internal and external policies;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. SPoints out that according to the UNHCR there are 60 million displaced persons and refugees in the world, 80% of whom come from 10 countries affected by destabilisation and wars; stresses that the persistent instability and conflicts in the EU’s neighbourhood thus have a serious impact on the mass influx of migrants; believes thaturges the European Union and the international community to join forces to provide a genuine response to the migration crisis in the Mediterranean, willhich can come only from tackling the root causes, namely poverty, instability, wars, persecution, violations of human rights and natural disasters;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Calls on the EU to play an active role in resolving the conflicts in the Middle East, in partnership with all the actors in the region;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Advocates broader and intensified EU cooperation with third countries of origin and transit, at government level and with opposition groups, civil society and NGOs, through bilateral agreements, in order to clamp down on smuggling and trafficking networks, to ensure capacity building in the fields of asylum systems and border control, to provide protection for people in need, to develop frameworks for regular migration and mobility, and to put into force a humane and effective return policy for irregular migrants;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the launch of the EUNAVFOR Med operation against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean and supports the reinforcement of the management of the Union’s external borders; insists, however, on the need for sustained, coordinated search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean to save lives, in particular through the establishment of a European coastguard service, and for an EU policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection which fully comply with binding obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights and respect the non-refoulement principle;
Amendment 135 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that development assistance plays a crucial role in tackling the root causes of migration; calls on the EU to overhaul its development assistance policy with a view to achieving that objective, and deplores, in that connection, the fact that a number of Member States have reduced their assistance budgets in a move at odds with the objective of earmarking 0.7% of their gross national income (GNI) to international solidarity; stresses the need for continuous EU support to international efforts towards poverty reduction, as well as to peace- building, promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms, regional, political and economic stability, security and prosperity.