1 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2009/0127(COD)
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision – amending act
Article 1 – point 1
Article 1 – point 1
Decision No 573/2007/EC
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Article 13 – paragraph 3
Member States shall receive a fixed amount of EUR 4000 for each resettled person falling into one of the categories defined by the common EU annual priorities established in accordance with Article 13(6) with respect to geographic regions and nationalities as well as to specific categories of refugees to be resettled. . The following categories of refugees shall be considered as common EU annual priorities: - unaccompanied minors, for whom resettlement is in their best interest, - children and women at risk, particularly from psychological, physical or sexual violence or exploitation (such as female genital mutilation or gender-based violence), - persons having serious medical needs or disabilities that can be addressed only through resettlement, - persons in need of immediate resettlement for reasons of physical or legal protection (such as persons threatened with return to their country of origin, or persons facing a threat to their physical safety), - survivors of violence and torture, - persons from countries or regions which have opted to implement Regional Protection Programmes.