6 Amendments of Daniël van der STOEP related to 2012/2263(INI)
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas many unaccompanied minors enter the European Union, with or without pressure from their parents, to seek their fortune, and are attracted by the generous European social security provision;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that an unaccompanied minor is above all a minor who is potentially in danger and that child protection, rather than immigration control, must be the major consideration for States and the European Union when dealing with themmight potentially be in danger;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to comply strictly and without fail with the fundamentalwith the obligation neverot to place a minor in detention, other than in exceptional cases;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Deplores the unsuitable and intrusive nature of the medical techniques used to ascertain age in some Member States; recommends that the Commission establish a common method for ascertaining age, consisting of a multidisciplinary assessment performed by independent, trained practitioners, and with minors always being given the benefit of the doubt; considers that it should be possible to appeal against the results of this assessment; welcomes the work of the European Asylum Support Office (EASO) on this subject, which should be taken as a basis for dealing with all minors;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Stresses firmly that the ultimate aim, once an unaccompanied minor has arrived in European territory, must be to seek an appropriate solution for him, which respects his interests; recalls that efforts to achieve this must always begin with an examination of the possibilities of family reunification in the country of origin;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22