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Subjects
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 432 votes to 142 with 57 abstentions, a resolution on migration and refugees in Europe.
The resolution was tabled by the EPP, S&D, ALDE and Greens/EFA groups.
Parliament expressed its deep regret at the tragic loss of lives of people seeking asylum in the EU and urged the EU and Member States to do everything possible to prevent further loss of life at sea or on land.
Whilst welcoming the efforts of civil society groups and individuals all over Europe who were mobilising in large numbers to welcome and provide aid to refugees and migrants, Parliament reiterated its support for its resolution of 29 April 2015 on EU migration and asylum policies, and the need for an immediate response to the current refugee situation based on solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, as stated in Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU).
Members stressed their commitment to open borders within the Schengen area, while ensuring effective management of external borders, recalling that the free movement of people within the Schengen area had been one of the biggest achievements of European integration.
Relocation and resettlement : Parliament welcomed the Commission’s initiatives on relocation and resettlement, including the new one for emergency relocation of an increased number of asylum seekers in need of international protection, covering Greece, Italy and Hungary. It endorsed the announcement by the Commission of a permanent relocation mechanism, and stated it was prepared to deal with the new emergency relocation scheme under a fast-track procedure, so as to ensure that Member States do not delay the scheme.
Members also welcomed the operational support that the Commission would provide via ‘Hotspots’ to help Member States with the registration of people arriving.
Common European Asylum System : Members reiterated their calls on the Commission to amend the existing Dublin Regulation in order to include a permanent, binding system of distribution of asylum seekers among the 28 Member States, using a fair, compulsory allocation key , while taking into account the prospects of integration and the needs and specific circumstances of asylum seekers themselves. They want to see significant budgetary room to support the EASO and the Member States as regards their actions for reception and integration of refugees.
Parliament called for rapid and full transposition and effective implementation of the Common European Asylum System by all participating Member States.
It recalled that the possibilities for people in need of protection to legally enter the EU were very limited , and deplored the fact that they had no other option but to resort to criminal smugglers and dangerous routes to find protection in Europe. The EU and its Member States must create humanitarian corridors and humanitarian visas . Parliament also wanted to see:
a compulsory resettlement programme; enhanced family reunification, private sponsorship schemes and flexible visa arrangements, including for study and work; amendments to the Visa Code by including more specific common provisions on humanitarian visas.
Member States should lay down strong criminal sanctions against human trafficking and smuggling.
Anti-migration sentiments : Members regretted that the leaders of some Member States and the far-right parties were using the current situation to fuel anti-migration sentiments while blaming the EU for the crisis. They called on the Commission and Member States to take urgent steps against violent actions and hate speech targeting migrants.
They recalled that migration was a global and complex phenomenon which also required a long–term approach that addressed its root causes, such as poverty, inequality, injustice, climate change, corruption, ill-governance and armed conflict. They underlined the need for a comprehensive EU approach, strengthening the coherence of its internal and external policies , and notably its common foreign and security policy, development policy and migration policy. Parliament questioned plans to link development aid to more border controls or readmission agreements by third countries.
It called for sustainable political solutions in regions in conflict, such as Iraq, Syria and Libya and the Middle East, and for strengthening political dialogue, including with regional organisations, encompassing all human rights elements. In this regard, it asked for greater cooperation with countries in the region within the Arab League and the African Union in order to manage, resettle and grant asylum to persons in need of protection.
Lastly, Parliament called on the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to convene an international conference on the refugee crisis , with the participation of the EU, its Member States, UN-related agencies, the United States, relevant international NGOs and Arab states, among others, with the aim of establishing a common global humanitarian aid strategy .
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2015)748
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0317/2015
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0832/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0833/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0834/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0835/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0837/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0838/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0842/2015
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B8-0832/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0832/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0833/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0834/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0835/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0837/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0838/2015
- Motion for a resolution: B8-0842/2015
- Joint motion for resolution: RC-B8-0832/2015
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2015)748
Activities
- Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT
Plenary Speeches (3)
- 2016/11/22 Migration and refugees in Europe (RC-B8-0832/2015, B8-0832/2015, B8-0833/2015, B8-0834/2015, B8-0835/2015, B8-0837/2015, B8-0838/2015, B8-0842/2015) (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Migration and refugees in Europe (RC-B8-0832/2015, B8-0832/2015, B8-0833/2015, B8-0834/2015, B8-0835/2015, B8-0837/2015, B8-0838/2015, B8-0842/2015) (vote)
- 2016/11/22 Migration and refugees in Europe (RC-B8-0832/2015, B8-0832/2015, B8-0833/2015, B8-0834/2015, B8-0835/2015, B8-0837/2015, B8-0838/2015, B8-0842/2015)
Institutional Motions (1) - Marina ALBIOL GUZMÁN
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Javier COUSO PERMUY
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Gérard DEPREZ
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Lorenzo FONTANA
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Mariya GABRIEL
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Elisabetta GARDINI
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Tania GONZÁLEZ PEÑAS
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Marian HARKIN
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- Pablo IGLESIAS
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- Josu JUARISTI ABAUNZ
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- Bernd KÖLMEL
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- Marine LE PEN
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- Paloma LÓPEZ BERMEJO
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- Barbara MATERA
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- Angelika MLINAR
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- Louis MICHEL
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- Ioan Mircea PAŞCU
Plenary Speeches (2)
- 2016/11/22 Migration and refugees in Europe (RC-B8-0832/2015, B8-0832/2015, B8-0833/2015, B8-0834/2015, B8-0835/2015, B8-0837/2015, B8-0838/2015, B8-0842/2015) (vote) RO
- 2016/11/22 Migration and refugees in Europe (RC-B8-0832/2015, B8-0832/2015, B8-0833/2015, B8-0834/2015, B8-0835/2015, B8-0837/2015, B8-0838/2015, B8-0842/2015) (vote) RO
- Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY
Plenary Speeches (1)Institutional Motions (1)
- Maria Lidia SENRA RODRÍGUEZ
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- Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS
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- Ramon TREMOSA i BALCELLS
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- Marie-Christine VERGIAT
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- Marie-Christine ARNAUTU
- Jonathan ARNOTT
- Johannes Cornelis van BAALEN
- Zoltán BALCZÓ
- Zigmantas BALČYTIS
- Ivo BELET
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- Hugues BAYET
- José BLANCO LÓPEZ
- Steeve BRIOIS
- Elmar BROK
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- Gianluca BUONANNO
- Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ
- Alain CADEC
- James CARVER
- Nicola CAPUTO
- Nessa CHILDERS
- Salvatore CICU
- David COBURN
- Alberto CIRIO
- Daniel DALTON
Institutional Motions (1)
- Michel DANTIN
- Rachida DATI
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- Angélique DELAHAYE
- Marielle DE SARNEZ
Institutional Motions (1)
- Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Stefan ECK
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- Frank ENGEL
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- Norbert ERDŐS
- Georgios EPITIDEIOS
- Eleonora FORENZA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ
- Ildikó GÁLL-PELCZ
- Enrico GASBARRA
- Elena GENTILE
- Arne GERICKE
- Lidia Joanna GERINGER DE OEDENBERG
- Bruno GOLLNISCH
- Enrique GUERRERO SALOM
- Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO
- Takis HADJIGEORGIOU
Institutional Motions (1)
- Hans-Olaf HENKEL
- Filiz HYUSMENOVA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Cătălin Sorin IVAN
- Ramón JÁUREGUI ATONDO
- Benedek JÁVOR
Institutional Motions (1)
- Petr JEŽEK
- Marek JUREK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Marc JOULAUD
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
- Krišjānis KARIŅŠ
- Philippe JUVIN
- Barbara KAPPEL
- Afzal KHAN
- Timothy KIRKHOPE
Institutional Motions (1)
- Cécile Kashetu KYENGE
- Jean LAMBERT
Institutional Motions (1)
- Patrick LE HYARIC
Institutional Motions (1)
- Bernd LUCKE
- Ulrike LUNACEK
Institutional Motions (1)
- Vicky MAEIJER
Institutional Motions (1)
- Thomas MANN
- Ivana MALETIĆ
- Andrejs MAMIKINS
- Notis MARIAS
- David MARTIN
- Marlene MIZZI
- Sophie MONTEL
- Alessia Maria MOSCA
- József NAGY
- Liadh NÍ RIADA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Pier Antonio PANZERI
- Alojz PETERLE
- Florian PHILIPPOT
- Marijana PETIR
- Andrej PLENKOVIĆ
- Cristian Dan PREDA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Franck PROUST
- Michel REIMON
Institutional Motions (1)
- Christine REVAULT D'ALLONNES BONNEFOY
- Robert ROCHEFORT
- Claude ROLIN
- Sofia SAKORAFA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Judith SARGENTINI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Siôn SIMON
- Monika SMOLKOVÁ
- Davor ŠKRLEC
- Barbara SPINELLI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Joachim STARBATTY
- Helga STEVENS
- Jaromír ŠTĚTINA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Bart STAES
Institutional Motions (1)
- Richard SULÍK
- Adam SZEJNFELD
- Tibor SZANYI
- Pavel TELIČKA
- Ulrike TREBESIUS
- Kazimierz Michał UJAZDOWSKI
Institutional Motions (1)
- Elena VALENCIANO
- Ángela VALLINA
Institutional Motions (1)
- Derek VAUGHAN
- Cecilia WIKSTRÖM
Institutional Motions (1)
- Steven WOOLFE
- Flavio ZANONATO
- Anna ZÁBORSKÁ
- Sotirios ZARIANOPOULOS
- Jana ŽITŇANSKÁ
- Inês Cristina ZUBER
Votes
RC-B8-0832/2015 - Am 6 #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - § 5/1 #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - § 5/2 #
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RC-B8-0832/2015 - Am 11 #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - Am 1 #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - § 15/1 #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - § 15/2 #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - Am 15 #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - Am 4/rev #
RC-B8-0832/2015 - Considérant J/2 #
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