Activities of Marie-Christine VERGIAT related to 2010/0039(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) The development of a forward-looking and comprehensive European migration policy, based on human rights, solidarity and responsibility, remains a key policy objective for the European Union.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Efficient management of the external borders through checks and surveillance contributes to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings and to reduce the threats to the internal security, public policy, public health and international relations of the Member States.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 – point a – point iii
Article 1 – point 3 – point a – point iii
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) develop and operate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 information systems that enable swift and reliable exchanges of information regarding emerging risks at the external borders, including the Information and Coordination Network established by Council Decision 2005/267/EC;
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 4
Joint operations and pilot projects should be preceded by a thorough risk analysicomprehensive risk analysis, including an assessment with respect to fundamental rights and international protection obligations.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 5
The Agency may also terminate joint operations and pilot projects if the conditions to conduct these initiatives are no longer fulfilled or in cases of violations of fundamental rights and international protection obligations, namely the right to asylum and the principle of non- refoulement.
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. The Agency shall develop a general Code of Conduct which shall apply during all operations coordinated by the Agency, based on fundamental rights, in particular the principles of human dignity, prohibition of torture and of inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, non-refoulement, the rights to the protection of personal data and non discrimination. This Code of Conduct shall be developed in cooperation with other competent EU or international bodies and organisations, namely FRA, EASO, UNHCR and IOM.
Amendment 144 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 4
Article 1 – point 4
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The results of joint operations in terms of compliance with fundamental rights shall be evaluated independently by competent bodies and organisations. That evaluation shall be based on such arrangements as are provided for in Article 13 that have been concluded no later than the beginning of the joint operations evaluated.
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 5
Article 1 – point 5
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 3b (new) – paragraph 4
Article 3b (new) – paragraph 4
4. Members of the Frontex Joint Support Teams shall, in the performance of their tasks and in the exercise of their powers, fully respect fundamental rights, including the right to seek asylum, and human dignity. Any measures taken in the performance of their tasks and in the exercise of their powers shall be proportionate to the objectives pursued by such measures. While performing their tasks and exercising their powers, members of the teams shall not discriminate against persons on grounds of sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 7
Article 1 – point 7
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
The Agency shall, in cooperation with competent bodies as provided for in Article 13, establish and further develop common core curricula for border guards' training and provide training at European level for instructors of the national border guards of Member States, including with regard to fundamental rights and access to international protection.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 8
Article 1 – point 8
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 6
Article 6
The Agency shall monitor and contribute to the developments in research relevant for the control and surveillance of the external borders in full compliance with fundamental rights and international protection obligations and disseminate this information to the Commission and the Member States.
Amendment 209 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 15
Article 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 11 a (new)
Article 11 a (new)
The Management Board shall establish measures for the application of Regulation (EC) No 45/2001 by the Agency, including those concerning the Data Protection Officer of the Agency. The application measures shall include provisions on the information to be supplied to, and the rights of, the person concerned as regards the protection of personal data in accordance with Articles 11 and 12 and 13 to 19 of that Regulation.
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 15
Article 1 – point 15
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 11 b (new) – paragraph 2
Article 11 b (new) – paragraph 2
2. The Agency shall apply the security principles relating to the processing of non- classified sensitive information as adopted and implemented by the European Commission and shall lay down its detailed security policy arrangements accordingly. The security policy of the Agency shall be submitted to the Commission for approval and communicated to the European Parliament.”
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 13
Article 13
The Agency may cooperate with Europol, the European Asylum Support Office, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights Agency, other European Union agencies and bodies, and the international organisations competent in matters covered by this Regulation in the framework of working arrangements concluded with those bodies, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Treaty and the provisions on the competence of those bodies. The exchanges of information to which such cooperation arrangements may give rise shall not include exchanges of personal information.
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 16
Article 1 – point 16
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. No cooperation arrangement with third countries or their competent authorities may include exchanges of personal data.
Amendment 247 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 20 - point a - point -i (new)
Article 1 – point 20 - point a - point -i (new)
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 20 – paragraph 2 – point b
(-i) Point (b) is replaced by the following: “(b) before 31 March each year, adopt the general report of the Agency for the previous year and forward it by 15 June at the latest to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Court of Auditors. The general report of the Agency shall review compliance with obligations related to fundamental rights, with particular reference to applications for asylum and international protection and the protection of personal data. The general report shall be made public;”
Amendment 250 #
Proposal for a regulation – amending act
Article 1 – point 23
Article 1 – point 23
Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 33 – paragraph 2 a (new)