Activities of Marietje SCHAAKE related to 2010/2269(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on migration flows arising from instability: scope and role of EU foreign policy PDF (273 KB) DOC (189 KB)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to the Blue Card Directive,
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas migration arising from instability is triggered in particular by war and armed conflicts or the risk thereof, human rights abuses - including the persecution or the limitation of the rights of minorities, including religious and LGBT minorities - natural and man-made disasters, and the lack of viable economic prospects and of a sustainable structure for democracy and good governance,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas economic instability has a particularly strong impact on younger generations, who are left without employment prospects and may more easily fall victim to violence, radicalism and recruitment by terrorist groups,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas in some regions most affected by climate change and the resulting loss of biodiversity, such as the Sahel, migration has become one of the only form of adaptation to the changing climateways to escape instability,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the exploitation of irregular migration not only puts the lives of migrants at high risk, but is very often associated with the worst human rights abuses, including slave labour, sexual exploitation, child abuse and gender violence, and whereas action by the EU to prevent such abuses and to protect migrants, including irregular migrants, in situations of distress often proves vitalshould be stepped up in order to be more effective,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the exploitation of irregular migration is also combined with arms smuggling and drug trafficking - with an alarming strengthening of linkages between drug traffickers in Latin America and in States in West and Central Africa - and coincides with escape routes and enhanced mobility for terrorist groups, which can easily relocate to other regions and countries to pursue their activities; whereas the exploitation of irregular migration is a known source of funding for radical and terrorist groupirregular migration and trafficking in persons makes people vulnerable to become the victim of organised crime rings and extremist networks,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the expected sharp demographic growth both in countries of origin and transit, particularly in the Maghreb, 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 leading to internal tensions and instability- and will put further strain on the integration capacity of receiving countries,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the new foreign policy architecture introduced by the Lisbon Treaty and the creation of the EEAS provide the opportunity to develop highly valuable synergies between foreign policy and defence policy, on the one hand, and the ENP and development cooperation policy, on the other, as mutually reinforcing and interconnected dimensions and strategies; whereas the new structure equally allows for cultural diplomacy to play a role in the EU's external actions; whereas such synergies should already be taken into consideration at the programming stage,
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O a (new)
Recital O a (new)
Oa. whereas a distinction between migrants and asylum seekers and refugees needs to be made
Amendment 104 #
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 institutions on coordinated geographical and thematic security, stability and aid strategies,within the UN 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 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes Human Rights clauses in all EU bilateral trade agreements and supports the introduction of the principle of conditionality in trade arrangements with development countries via the General System of Preferences. Recognizes that this conditionality principle is not always applied, as the Commission has proven to be hesitant to apply sanctions to development countries who fail to respect commitments made on respect for human rights, good governance and democratisation; urges the European Commission to consider sanctions whenever needed, but asks the Commission to carefully examine the consequences of such sanctions on the populations of the beneficiary countries before doing so;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the value of EU election observation missions as the first important step in anyimportant for the 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 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Insists on sincere attention for the dialogues on human rights and democracy in the reviewed European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); believes that pro-democracy movements and demonstrations and their brutal repression by authorities in countries such as Tunisia and Egypt prove that the ENP dialogues on democracy and human rights have not been effective;
Amendment 162 #
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 and LGBT minorities which may be under threat, EU shelter for human rights defenders in a situation of distress and support measures to mitigate the consequences of climate change and preserve the economic and social environment of affected communities;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Welcomes the EU blue card directive and other proposed legislation which allows the EU to attract high-skilled immigrants; Such migration is one of the solutions to address labour shortages in Europe, to provide for opportunities for people from third countries, to work on Europe's competitiveness against the background of the EU's looming demographic crisis; Regrets therefore the delayed implementation of the blue card directive in EU Member States; Requests the Commission to measure the impact of the directive as soon as the ultimate date for transposition - June 19, 2011 - has passed,