Activities of Malika BENARAB-ATTOU related to 2010/2269(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU response to the migration flows in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean, in particular, in Lampedusa - Migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of EU foreign policy (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas political and economic instability is the major driving force behind migration, particularly irregularinstability, authoritarian regimes and economic problems are the main forces driving migration, as they deprivinge affected communities of viable local prospects and, hence, of the right to choose whether to migrate or not and leavinge them with migration, often irregular migration, as their only option,
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the expected sharp demographic growthlarge proportion of young people, both in countries of origin and transit, particularly in the Maghreb,who face hardship and are victims of bad government will seriously undermine the prospects for economic growth and job creation in those countries - thereby nullifying all efforts in this regard and leading to internal tensions and instability, as shown by the recent demonstrations in Tunisia and Algeria - and will put further strain on the integration capacity of receiving countries,
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the EU urgently needs to reflect on how much it wants toshould open up its borders in coming years to migratory flows from countries of origin and transit in order to offset their internal demographic and social tensions, thus helping them maintain their internal stability, and how much it needs to invest in a renewed economic agenda for such countries, including an agenda focused on job creation,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, since remittances, which can play a potentially positive role in fostering the economic development, can, as was the case in Somalia and Eritrea, become a financing tool for forces which seek to undermine any prospect of stability; whereas maximum transparency should thus be ensured in the transmission of such fund of migrants’ countries of origin, their impact should be backed up by a development policy geared to ensuring consistency and effectiveness,
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas EU foreign policy can positively complement and strengthen EU policies on migration, and must address all sources of instability in countries of origin and pursue an active dialogue with transit countries on uniform, human rights-based standards for their national laws on migration, thereby creating a level playing field where both receiving and transit countries follow the same rules and offer migrants the same level of protection;; and whereas the different level of development of transit countries calls for the provision of ad hoc EU financial assistance to help them reach standards comparable to those of the EU,
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes and sSupports the VP/HR’s analysis and policy line highlighting the need for a comprehensive and cohesive approach based on targeted development and human rights strategies as an additional vital EU foreign policy instrument to tackle stability and security problems and enhance the effectiveness of peace-keeping and peace- building operations; believes that, in the context of the new foreign policy architecture introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and the creation of the EEAS, it would be important to consolidate further interinstitutional dialogue and reflection on the foundations and objectives of such a comprehensive approach, in particular as regards targeted programming and partnerships with beneficiary countries that can deliver a sustainable process of democratisation, good governance, respect for human rights and economic growth and thus reinforce security and stability;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that against a background of increasing multilateralism with several international players and major donors, such as the EU, the US, Japan, China and, potentially, in a longer term perspective, other BRIC countries, such as Brazil and India, stability and security are a shared objective and an essential pre-condition for global economic growth; notes, further, that the stability and security challenges are such that they require not only relevant resources, at a time of budget constraints, but also economies of scale and coordinated efforts; believes that a reflection should be started on an active dialogue between the EU, the US, Japan and China and international financial institution and all its partner countries on coordinated geographical and thematic security, stability and aid strategies, which would make for collective leverage and a more targeted and efficient allocation of resources; believes, also in the light of the recent White House foreign aid review, which highlighted the value of aid coordination with other major donors, that a first important step towards such a reflection could be an EU- US summit on enhanced cooperation on humanitarian and development aid to identify, from a transatlantic perspective, shared areas of interest and the foundations of policy coordination;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that support for politically and economically fragile states, as a source of irregular migration and security and stability tensions, should always include, in addition to budgetary relief and support, direct investment and EU market-access strategies, rural development and food securiovereignty strategies, green job-creation policies, infrastructure development, and strategies geared to promoting democratisation and good governance, social inclusion and religious tolerance, thereby maximising local prospects and alternatives for potential migrants; firmly believes that such strategies must be based on active partnerships which draw on the principles of ownership and empowerment of the beneficiary countries, but also on targets, clear roadmaps and conditions for their achievement co-defined with donor countries, and on benchmarks and strict accountability standards;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that in its resolution of 21 September 2010 on poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries: the way forward* Parliament emphasised that the EU should not hesitate to apply sanctions when developing countries fail to respect their governance obligations under trade agreements, asked the EU authorities to ensure scrupulous respect for the principle of conditionality, as stipulated in the Cotonou Agreement, and emphasised that the same conditionality criteria should apply to the provision of support under both the European Development Fund (EDF) and the Financing Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI); stresses that similar conditionality criteria also should apply to EU assistance other than development assistance and humanitarian aid, and that such assistance should be based on partnership, shared objectives and values and allegiance and should be able to fulfil the expectations of both the donor and the beneficiary and that it should not be ‘cost- free’ for beneficiary countries to receive active support from the EU and then disregard with no consequences EU core values; asks the VP/HR and the Commission to pursue the objective of allegiance to the EU and its core values when shaping the architecture of EU financial assistance and in bilateral relations with countries which are beneficiaries of such assistance; believes that a reflection should be started at EU level on the bases of and scope of application of conditionality criteria to EU financial assistance1 and believes consideration should be given at EU level to how to ensure that EU financial assistance is invested as effectively as possible in order to improve living conditions in the countries of origin;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the value ofat EU election observation missions as the first important step in any process of democratisation and good governance, and believes that such missions should be part of a broader framework of support for a long-term democratisation process; highlights the importance of mediation and conflict- prevention and resolution strategies and of institution- and capacity-building for regional organisations, such as the African Union (AU), which plays an important role in peace-keeping and peace-building operations; believes that the support for the AU should include the development of an effective border-control capacity and support for its capacity to fight the exploitation of irregular migration and to provide relief for irregular migrants in situations of distress; considers that the effective strengthening of regional organisations as multipliers of regional peace and stability will foster regional integration and the emergence of cross- border economic areas;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. WelcomNotes the recent agreement on an EU-Libya cooperation agenda on migration, particularly as regards joint efforts to provide financial support for African countries in order to create viable alternatives to migration and the development in Libya of a more efficient system to manage labour migration, by allowing the maximisation of the skills of the migrants already present in the country; believes that agreements on a cooperation agenda on migration should be reached with other countries in geographic proximity to the EU which can be valuable partners inin order to provide joingt support – in accordance with international agreements – to fragile States in their neighbourhood and into offering migrants the skills required to access their job- market;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to consider as part of its ongoing review of the ENP the provision of specific funding for the development of a renewed, strong economic agenda in ENP countries, including an employment agenda; believes that a roadmap should be discussed with ENP countries on the alignment of their national migration laws with EU standards, including human rights standards, such as the right to asylum, a protection system for irregular migrants and equal rights for all migrants; encourages the conclusion of more mobility partnership agreements with ENP countries, in addition to the existing ones with Moldova and Georgia;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission, when preparing the new external action instruments for the period after 2013, to ensure that the proposed architecture allows for synergies and mutual reinforcement between the development pillar and the security and stability pillar and provides for the rapid allocation of emergency and recovery funds, a rapid response to provide relief for migrants in a situation of distress, specific programmes to provide active support for religious minorities which may be under threat, and support measures to mitigate the consequences of climate change and preserve the economic and social environment of affected communities;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the President of the European Union, the Council, the President of the Commissioncy, the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States, the US State Department, the World Bank, the IMFgovernments and parliaments of the EU candidate countries, the government and parliaments of the EURONEST and EUROMED member countries, the African Union, the Pan-African Parliament and, the International Organisation for Migration and the UNHCR.