25 Amendments of Frank ENGEL related to 2015/2095(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 38 a (new)
Citation 38 a (new)
- having regard the eighth biannual report on the functioning of the Schengen area adopted on 15 December 2015;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas there has been an alarming rise in violence against migrants in several Member States;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas solidarity can take the forms of internal and external solidarity; and whereas relocation, mutual recognition of asylum decisions, operational support measures, a pro-active interpretation of the current Dublin Regulation and the Temporary Protection Directive are all tools for internal solidarity, while resettlement, humanitarian admission and search and rescue at sea, as well as personalised assistance in the medium term for those wishing to return home, promote external solidarity;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Points out that solidarity must be the principle upon which Union action by the Union and the Member States' governments on migration is based; notes that the principle of solidarity, as set out in Article 80 TFEU, covers asylum, immigration and border control policies; takes the view that Article 80 provides a legal basis ‘jointly’ with Articles 77-79 TFEU to implement the principle of solidarity in those areas;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes as well that solidarity between the Union and Member States should reflect solidarity of Member States towards the Union; funding should not be available for Member-States not complying with their share of responsibilities;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that solidarity must be expressed both through the number of migrants received in relation to the national population and by ensuring humane reception conditions and respecting the fundamental rights of each individual; adds that any plundering of property, degrading treatment or ban on family reunification is intolerable in Member States aspiring to share European values;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that the saving of lives is an act of solidarity with those at risk, but that it is also a legal obligation under EU law, as established by Regulation 656/2014, and under international law, as Article 98 of the United Nations Convention of the Law of the Sea – ratified by all Member States and the Union itself – requires assistance to be given to any person in distress at sea;
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, in that respect, that search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governmentsthe government of each Member State must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Suggests, in that respect, that in the short-term search and rescue capacities must be strengthened, and that Member States’ governments must deploy more resources – in terms of financial assistance and assets – in the context of a Union-wide humanitarian operation, dedicated to finding, rescuing and assisting migrants in peril and bringing them to the closest place of safety;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a clear distinction to be made between those persons who are smuggled into the Unionenter the Union illegally and those who are trafficked into the Union because, while the policy response must be properly integrated, they must also be properly targeted; states that, in general terms, the criminal smuggling of migrants involves facilitating the irregular entry of a person to a Member State for monetary gain, whereas human trafficking involves the recruitment, transportation or reception of a person through the use of violent, deceptive or abusive means, for the purpose of exploitation;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses the urgent need for a specific strategy to deal with unaccompanied minors, the prime victims of human trafficking, in close collaboration with the authorities in their countries of origin, NGOs and associations informed of these children's departure to Europe;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Suggests setting up a specific biometric database for unaccompanied minors to facilitate family reunification in Europe or their country of origin;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the positive role played by navy vessels in saving lives at sea and in disrupting criminal networks, smugglers and traffickers to date; supports the aims of navy operations such as Operation Sophia, and stresses the need to protect life, emphasising that all aspects of the operation should ensure that migrant lives are protected;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Regrets that, in the absence of real political will on the part of Member State governments, the effectiveness of the measures put in place by the agencies is starkly reduced, as is cooperation;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the urgent need for a specific strategy to deal with unaccompanied minors, who require special measures in terms of reception, medical supervision, schooling and personalised help in the event of readmission, relocation or return;
Amendment 648 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40a. Stresses that literacy, language and professional training programmes will bear fruit only in a few years; highlights the importance of ensuring the long-term provision of language and professional training for refugees and supporting financially and administratively efforts by big companies recruiting qualified workers which also offer refugees courses leading to qualifications;
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. UnderstandReiterates that the safe return of those people who, following an individual assessment of their asylum application, are determined not to be eligible for protection in the Union is something that must be carried out as part of the proper implementation of the CEAS;
Amendment 749 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48 a (new)
Paragraph 48 a (new)
48 a. Recalls the importance of readmission agreements for a proper and just functioning of the Common European Asylum System and the Schengen area, along with a strengthened role of Frontex in joint return operations;
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49 a. Reiterates that the Union databases, such as EURODAC and SIS II capabilities should be fully used in this regard;
Amendment 849 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Recommends that EASO be developed, in the long term, into a principal coordinator of the CEAS with a view to guaranteeing common application of the rules of that system, in particular taking into account the overhaul of the Dublin III regulation; reiterates that, as the CEAS becomes genuinely European, EASO needs to develop from a collection of experts from Member States into a fully- fledged Union agency providing operational support to Member States and at the external borders; emphasises, in that regard, that it must be provided with the necessary funding and human resources in the short, medium and long term;
Amendment 889 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Acknowledges that the integrity of the Schengen area and the abolishment of internal border controls are dependent on having effective joint management of external borders, with high common standards applied by all Member States at the external borders and an effective exchange of information between them;
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64 a (new)
Paragraph 64 a (new)
64 a. Notes that the New Schengen Evaluation Mechanism is a key tool to ensure high common standards and that it should be vigorously used by the European Commission;
Amendment 906 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 65 a (new)
Paragraph 65 a (new)
65 a. Recognizes Member-States competence to reintroduce internal border controls, while underlining that such measure is temporary in nature, requires articulation between Member States and should be used as a measure of last resort; regrets that isolated measures have been preferred to European action.
Amendment 1053 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87 a (new)
Paragraph 87 a (new)
87a. Emphasises the need for awareness- raising campaigns focused on unaccompanied children and the risks they face from smugglers, traffickers in human beings and the living conditions in the refugee camps;
Amendment 1170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 106 a (new)
Paragraph 106 a (new)
106a. Points out, on the basis of the statistics available, that a migration policy geared to the medium- and short-term needs of the Member States might provide a solution to the structural demographic problems and enable the migrant flow to be better managed.