Activities of Enrique GUERRERO SALOM related to 2015/2316(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights and migration in third countries (A8-0245/2016 - Marie-Christine Vergiat) ES
Amendments (15)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers that migration is a human right enshrined in Article 13 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights; urges the Commission and, the EU Member States and the international community to respect this article and all otherthe relevant international obligations concerning refugees and migrants, and to recognise the contribution that refugees and migrants make to our societies; considers that forced migration has root causes (notably economic, political and social reasons) that must be tackled; underlines the need for urgent action to address all human rights violations faced by migrants, which are most acute in situations of pressure due to security challenges and natural disasters; stresses that the EU and its Member States must lead by example in the promotion and the protection of the human rights of migrants, notably within its own borders, in order to be credible when discussing migration and human rights in third countries;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the integration of migration into the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), namely in SDG 10, which sets the framework for global development policy until 2030; recalls that the States committed to cooperate internationally to ‘ensure safe, orderly and regular migration involving full respect for human rights and the humane treatment of migrants regardless of migration status, of refugees and of displaced persons’; notes that forced displacement is not only a humanitarian issue but also a development challenge, therefore there should be a better coordination between humanitarian and developmental actors; considers that the implementation of the SDGs is an opportunity to reinforce a rights-based approach in the asylum and migration policies and to mainstream migration into development strategies; calls on the international community to adopt measurable indicators of the SDGs on migration, as well as to collect and publish disaggregated data on migrants access to decent work, healthcare and education, especially in developing destination countries, in order to improve migration governance;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU and its Member States to assume their responsibilities with respect to forced migration and human rights viRecognises the complexity of the ‘development-migration nexus’, without denying that development can help mitigate forced migration by increasing development cooperation, improving capacity-building, supporting conflict resolautions and promoting third countries, and to address the root causes both of human rights violations in third countries and of forced migration from third countries to Europee respect of human rights; considers that development aid should address effectively the root causes of migration, either economic, political, social or environmental; stresses that development assistance programmes should not be used for purely migration and border management purposes; notes that EU development policy main objective should be the eradication of poverty;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Calls on the EU and Member States to ensure efficient and effective Policy Coherence for Development, and to prioritise respect for human rights in their migration policy in respect of third countries;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises the positive contribution of refugees and migrants to our societies, benefiting destination countries, transit countries, countries of origin - amongst which developing countries; calls on the EU and the international community to identify specific actions that governments can take to amplify the potential of legal migration as a development enabler; stresses that political leadership and strong advocacy are required, especially in destination countries, to combat xenophobia and to facilitate the social integration of migrants;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Recalls that the majority of the world’s refugees and migrants are being hosted by developing countries; recognises the efforts carried out by third countries in the reception of migrants and refugees; stresses that the support systems of these countries face critical challenges which may cause severe threats to the protection of a growing displaced population; calls on the EU to pursue policy coherence and to use various policy instruments in its relations with developing countries in order to promote human rights and the rights of migrants, especially of women and children who are particularly vulnerable to violence, trafficking and abuse; in this regard, calls on the EU and its Member States to systematically incorporate migration issues as a component of development programmes and in the political dialogue with third countries, as well as to provide technical assistance to improve national and local-level migrant integration policies, always ensuring the proper involvement of NGOs and civil society;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Urges the EU to integrate the migration dimension in the post-Cotonou framework which will define the future relations between the EU and ACP countries; notes that a greater involvement of third countries in the design and negotiation of GAMM instruments would enhance the ‘partnership’ nature of these instruments, improving their local ownership and their efficiency;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Asks the Commission to enhance the transparency and flexibility of the EU Emergency Trust Fund for Africa and calls on EU Member States to contribute, at least at the same level as the Commission, to this Fund; underlines that it is essential to make sure, through proper monitoring and evaluation of the programmes, that the Trust Fund serves its purpose, namely helping those in need, fighting bad governance, corruption and promoting the rule of law in African countries;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 e (new)
Paragraph 3 e (new)
3e. Urges EU development projects aimed at migrants and asylum seekers to implement the ‘leave no-one behind’ principle, by focusing on access to basic social services, notably health and education, and by paying a special attention to vulnerable persons and groups, such as women, children, minorities and indigenous people, LGBT persons and persons with disabilities;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for the cancellation of the exInsists that sustainable debt solutions, including standards for responsible lending and borrowing, must be facilitated through a multilaternal debt of impoverished countries, as such debt makes it impossible for their governments to develop public policies that guarantee respect for human rights. legal framework for sovereign debt restructuring processes, with a view to alleviating the debt burden and avoiding unsustainable debt in order to create the conditions for the protection of human rights in the long term;