1 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2015/2342(INI)
Amendment 405 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Expresses concerns regardingTakes note of the quantitative approach in the new Partnership Framework and the related ‘migration compacts’, which see the ‘measurable increwill make it possible to asses in the number and rate of returns’ as one of the EU’s main goals, ass whether the EU’s return policy is being implemented properly, but recognises that an increase or reduction in the number of returns clearlywill also depends on the nature of migration flows and on the situations in the countries of origin; stresses that the short-term objectives of the compacts should focus on how best to address the challenges faced by third countries, including by developing legal migration channels, as a result of which the levels of irregular migration and death tolls in the Mediterranean will decrease;