2018/0248(COD) | [ParlTrack]

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure ~~the Union’s long-term competitiveness~~long-term solidarity in the Union and the future of its social model and ~~reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission polic~~channelling irregular migration, focusing on international policies that reduce the motivation for forced migration and the continued use of unsafe routes for those with no option but to flee their country. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to ~~counter~~direct irregular migration ~~and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countrie~~through ordered channels.

Amendment 11 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering th~~e high levels of~~at migration flows to the Union in the last years can~~d the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societie~~ be absorbed by societies as wealthy as those in Europe and have actually been diminishing over the last three years, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early integration of legally staying third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 13 #

Nicola CAPUTO

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Considering the crucial role played by local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the field of integration and to ~~facilita~~improve and expedite the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integration by local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co-financing rate for these actions.

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).deleted

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies in both voluntary and enforced cases, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Member States ~~should give preference to~~may provide the option for voluntary return. In order to ~~promo~~facilitate voluntary return, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons. ~~This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.~~

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Voluntary and enforced returns are nevertheless interlinked, with mutually reinforcing effect, and Member States should therefore be encouraged to reinforce the complementarities between these two forms of return. The possibility of removals is an important element contributing to the integrity of the asylum and legal migration systems. The Fund should therefore support actions of Member States to facilitate and carry out removals in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, where applicable, and with full respect for the fundamental rights and dignity of returnees.deleted

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) ~~Voluntary and enforced returns are nevertheless interlinked, with mutually reinforcing effect, and Member States shoul~~The forced return of migrants can only be justified twhere~~fore be encouraged to reinforce the complementarities between these two forms of return. The possibility of removals is an important elem~~ evidence exists that a serious crime has beent contributing to the integrity of the asylum and legal migration systems. The Fund should therefore support actions of Member States to facilitate and carry out removals in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, where applicable, and with full respect for the fundamental rights and dignity of returneesmmitted, infringing national law and causing injury to a person in the host territory.

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Voluntary and enforced returns are nevertheless interlinked, with mutually reinforcing effect, and Member States should therefore be encouraged to reinforce the complementarities between these two forms of return. The possibility of removals is an important element contributing to the integrity of the asylum and legal migration systems. The Fund should therefore support actions of Member States to facilitate and carry out removals and enforced returns in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, where applicable, and with full respect for the fundamental rights and dignity of returnees.

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems.deleted

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventingThe fund must be deployed in the three main areas of forced migration: the reasons for population displacement in countries impoverished by the international division of labour, climate change, armed conflicts, and ideological, ethnic or political persecution; measures to channel displaced people along safe and regulated routes; and an orderly integration process in the country of dexistin~~g legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ im~~ation. This approach will make it possible to guarantee the right to choose the territory of preference, including the territory of origin, thereby obviating one of the underlying factors behind forced migration ~~systems~~.

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons, both voluntary and enforced cases, as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems.

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) The employment of irregular migrants creates a ~~pull factor for illegal migration~~n opportunity for exploiting migrant labour and undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on lregalulated migration schemes accompanied by guarantees. The Fund should therefore support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16, which pro~~hibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals and provides for sanctions against employers who infr~~vides for sanctions against employers who fail to respect the labour rights of those in their charge, making them responsible for regularisinge th~~at prohibition~~e situation of their workers. _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

(32) A Member State may be deemed not to be compliant with the relevant Union acquis, including as regards the use of operating support under this Fund, if it has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaties in the area of asylum ~~and return~~, if there is a clear risk of a serious breach by the Member State of the Union’s values when implementing the acquis on asylum ~~and return~~ or if an evaluation report under the Schengen or the European Union Agency for Asylum evaluation and monitoring mechanism has identified deficiencies in the relevant area.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) The Fund should reflect the need for increased transparency, flexibility and simplification while respecting requirements in terms of predictability, and ensuring a fair and transparent distribution of resources to meet the policy and specific objectives laid down in this Regulation.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) This Regulation should establish the initial amounts to Member States consisting of a fixed amount and an amount calculated on the basis of criteria laid down in Annex I, which reflect the needs and pressure experienced by different Member States in the areas of asylum, integration and ~~retur~~legal migration.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, ~~and counter irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy,~~ an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) The Fund should contribute to supporting operating costs related to asylum and return, both voluntary and enforced, and enable Member States to maintain capabilities which are crucial for that service for the Union as a whole. Such support consists of full reimbursement of specific costs related to the objectives under the Fund and should form an integral part of the Member States’ programmes.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) The Fund should contribute to supporting operating costs related to asylum and ~~return and~~ enable Member States to maintain capabilities which are crucial for that service for the Union as a whole. Such support consists of full reimbursement of specific costs related to the objectives under the Fund and should form an integral part of the Member States’ programmes.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

(44) The policy objective of this Fund will be also addressed through financial instruments and budgetary guarantee under the policy windows of the InvestEU. Financial support should be used to address market failures or sub-optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner and actions should not duplicate or crowd out private financing or distort competition in the Internal market. Actions should have a clear European added value.deleted

Amendment 33 #

Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 57

(57) In order to ensure uniform conditions for the implementation of this Regulation, implementing powers should be conferred on the Commission. The delegated acts presented by the Commission must enable the Council and the Parliament to be assured of full transparency regarding expenditure of European funds. These powers should be exercised in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council29. The examination procedure should be used for implementing acts that lay down common obligations on Member States, in particular on the provision of information to the Commission, and the advisory procedure should be used for the adoption of implementing acts relating to the arrangements for providing information to the Commission in the framework of programming and reporting, given their purely technical nature. _________________ 29 Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 2011 laying down the rules and general principles concerning mechanisms for control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011, p. 13).

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

~~(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries.~~deleted

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to ~~countering ir~~reducing the causes of forced migration, that is to say poverty as a regsul~~ar migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countrie~~t of the unequal international division of labour, climate change, armed conflicts and social, ethnic or political persecution; to provide safe routes, as well as funding to ensure settlement under acceptable conditions.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries, both in voluntary and enforced cases.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new)

A reasonable minimum percentage of funding shall be allocated to civil society organizations and local authorities.

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The contribution from the Union budget shall not exceed 7580 % of the total eligible expenditure of a project. Member States are encouraged to provide matching funds for activities supported by the fund.

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7

7. Member States shall in particular pursue the actions eligible for higher co- financing as listed in Annex IV. In the event of unforeseen or new circumstances or in order to ensure the effective implementation of funding, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of actions eligible for higher co-financing as listed in Annex IV.

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. Member States shall receive, in addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with Article 11(1)(a), a contribution of EUR 10 000 for each resettled person in accordance with the targeted Union resettlement scheme or a national scheme. That contribution shall take the form of financing not linked to costs in accordance with Article [125] of the Financial Regulation.

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4

4. A Member State referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall receive an additional contribution of EUR [10 000] per person for whom the Member State can establish on the basis of the updating of the data set referred to in Article 11(d) of Regulation (EU) ../.. [Eurodac Regulation] that the person has left the territory of the Member State, on either a compulsory or voluntarily basis in compliance with a return decision or a removal order.deleted

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6

6. To address unforeseen or new circumstances or to ensure the effective implementation of funding, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of specific tasks and services in Annex VII.deleted

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25

1. shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public. 2. information and communication actions relating to the Fund and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Fund shall also contribute to the corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation.Article 25 deleted Information, communication and publicity The recipients of Union funding The Commission shall implement

Amendment 44 #

Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1

1. An action that has received a contribution under the Fund may also receive a contribution from any other Union programme, including Funds under shared management, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. The programmes presented by the Commission shall interact and complement each other and be drawn up with the necessary degree of transparency to avoid any duplication. The rules of each contributing Union programme shall apply to its respective contribution to the action. The cumulative funding shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the action and the support from the different Union programmes may be calculated on a pro- rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1

1. By 15 February 2023 and by the same date of each subsequent year up to and including 2031, Member States shall submit to the Commission the annual performance report as referred to in Article 36(6) of Regulation (EU)…/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation]. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the implementation of the programme in the period to 30 June 2022. Member States shall publish these reports on the dedicated website of the Managing Authority as stipulated in Article 44 of the Common Provision Regulation. The Commission shall make annual performance reports available on a dedicated webpage.

Amendment 46 #

Monika HOHLMEIER

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1 a (new)

(1a) The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament regarding the take-up or otherwise of funding, the success or failure of funded measures and the European added value thereof.

Amendment 47 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 350 % for asylum;

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 350 % for legal migration and integration;

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

~~– 40% for countering irregular migration including returns.~~deleted

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 40% for countering irregular migration including returns, both voluntary and enforced.

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4

4. The following criteria in the area of countering irregular migration including returns will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows: (a) of third-country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and stay in the territory of the Member State and who are subject to a return decision under national and / or Community law, i.e. an administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the illegality of stay and imposing an obligation to return; (b) of third-country nationals who have actually left the territory of the Member State following an administrative or judicial order to leave, whether undertaken voluntarily or under coercion.deleted 50% in proportion to the number 50% in proportion to the number

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part

4. The following criteria in the area of countering irregular migration including voluntary and enforced returns will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows:

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point b

(b) supporting an integrated and coordinated approach to return management at the Union and Member States’ level, to the development of capacities for effective and sustainable return and reducing incentives for irregular migration;deleted

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d

~~(d) strengthening cooperation with third countries and their capacities to implement readmission agreements and other arrangements, and enable sustainable return.~~deleted

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, legal migration, and inte~~gration, return and irregular mi~~gration;

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, legal migration, integration, voluntary and enforced return and irregular migration;

Amendment 57 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point f

(f) actions aimed at enhancing awareness of asylum, integration, legal migration ~~and return~~ policies among stakeholders and the general public;

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point f

(f) actions related to the conducting of procedures for the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework or national resettlement schemes that ~~are compatible with~~do not contradict the Union Resettlement Framework;

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point e

(e) preparation of voluntary and enforced return, including measures leading to the issuing of return decisions, the identification of third- country nationals, the issuing of travel documents and family tracing;

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k

(k) cooperation with third countries on countering irregular migration and on effective return and readmission, in both voluntary and enforced cases, including in the framework of the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements;

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3

Specific objective 3: 1. Number of returns following an order to leave compared to the number of third-country nationals ordered to leave. 2. Number of returnees who have received pre or post-return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns supported by the Fund.deleted

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3

Specific objective 3: 1. Number of places in detention centres created/renovated with support from the Fund, as compared to the total number of created/renovated places in detention centres. 2. Number of persons trained on return- related topics with the assistance of the Fund. 3. Number of returnees whose return was co-financed by the Fund as compared to the total number of returns following an order to leave: (a) persons who returned voluntarily; (b) persons who were removed. 4. Number of returnees who have received pre or post return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns supported by the Fund.deleted

Amendment 7 #

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund

Amendment 8 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration management ~~that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregular arrivals and~~and reduce the number of deaths at sea, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments. ~~The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arrangements.~~

Amendment 9 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration management that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregular arrivals and the number of deaths at sea~~, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments~~. This approach is proving controversial, failing to take account of the drastic reduction in migrant figures recorded by the International Organisation for Migration over the last three years, which has not prevented a humanitarian crisis of massive proportions owing to control procedures that are endangering the lives of those being forced to make the journey. The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arrangements.

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2018/11/09 DEVE 189 amendments...

Amendment 100 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)

- Foresees a redress mechanism for individuals who consider that their fundamental rights have been violated,

Amendment 101 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

The European Union shall not conclude agreements with third countries that infringe fundamental rights of migrants.

Amendment 102 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. The Co~~mmission and the Member States~~uncil shall ensure that the support provided under this Regulation and by the Member States is consistent with the relevant activities, policies and priorities of the ~~Union and is complementary to other Union instrument~~Member States.

Amendment 103 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the support provided under this Regulation and by the Member States is consistent with the relevant activities, policies and priorities of the Union, and with its commitment concerning development cooperation, respect for human rights and compliance with international law, and is complementary to other Union instruments.

Amendment 104 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that actions in relation with third countries are taken in coherence with other actions implemented through Union instruments, respect the principle of policy coherence for development and focus on non- development-oriented measures.

Amendment 105 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2

Technical assistance at the initiative of the Co~~mmission~~uncil shall also be supported from the financial envelope for the thematic facility.

Amendment 106 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5

5. The Co~~mmission~~uncil shall establish the overall amount made available for the thematic facility under the annual appropriations of the Union budget. The Co~~mmission~~uncil shall adopt financing decisions as referred to in Article [110] of the Financial Regulation for the thematic facility identifying objectives and actions to be supported and specifying the amounts for each of its components as referred to in paragraph 1. Financing decisions shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations.

Amendment 107 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

Amendment 108 #

7. Following the adoption of a financing decision as referred to in paragraph 5, the Co~~mmission~~uncil may amend the programmes implemented under shared management accordingly.

Amendment 109 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1

1. This section applies to the part of the financial envelope referred to in Article 8(2)(a), and additional resources to be implemented under shared management according to the Co~~mmission~~uncil decision for the thematic facility referred to in Article 9.

Amendment 110 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 6

6. The Co~~mmission~~uncil decision approving a programme shall set the co- financing rate and the maximum amount of support from this Fund for the types of actions referred to in paragraphs 1 to 5.

Amendment 111 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 7 – introductory part

7. For each specific objective, the Co~~mmission~~uncil decision shall set out whether the co-financing rate for the specific objective is to be applied to:

Amendment 112 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

Amendment 113 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall ensure that the priorities addressed in its programme are consistent with, and respond to, the Union priorities and challenges in the area of safe, orderly and regular migration management and are fully in line with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. In defining the priorities of their programmes Member States shall ensure that the implementation measures set out in Annex II are adequately addressed.

Amendment 114 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Co~~mmission~~uncil shall ensure that the ~~European Union Agency for Asylum and the European Border and C~~national customs authorities and the services responsible for border guards or coast Gguard ~~Agency~~s in the Member States are associated to the process of developing the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. The Co~~mmission~~uncil shall consult the ~~European Border and C~~national customs authorities and the services responsible for border guards or coast Gguard ~~Agency and the European Union Agency for Asylum~~s in the Member States on the draft programmes to ensure consistency and complementarity of the actions of the ~~agencies~~Union and those of the Member States.

Amendment 115 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall ensure that the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency are~~is associated to the process of developing the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. The Commission shall consult the European ~~Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European~~ Union Agency for Asylum on the draft programmes to ensure consistency and complementarity of the actions of the agencies and those of the Member States.

Amendment 116 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall ensure that the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency are associated to the process of developing the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. The Commission shall consult the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Asylum on the draft programmes to ensure consistency and complementarity of the actions of the agencies and those of the Member States.

Amendment 117 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. The Co~~mmission~~uncil may associate the ~~European Union Agency for Asylum and European Border and C~~national customs authorities and the services responsible for border guards or coast Gguard ~~Agency~~s in the Member States in monitoring and evaluation tasks as referred to in Section 5 where appropriate in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the ~~relevant Union acquis and agreed Union prioriti~~priorities of the Member States.

Amendment 118 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may associate the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and European Border and Coast Guard Agency~~ in monitoring and evaluation tasks as referred to in Section 5 where appropriate in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities.

Amendment 119 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may associate the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and European Border and Coast Guard Agency in monitoring and evaluation tasks as referred to in Section 5 where appropriate in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities.

Amendment 120 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Further to a monitoring exercise as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) [ ../..] [EUAA Regulation] or the adoption of recommendations in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 which are within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall examine, together with the Commission, and where relevant with the European Union Agency for Asylum and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, how to address the findings, including any shortcomings or issues of capacity and preparedness, and shall implement the recommendations through its programme.deleted

Amendment 121 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Further to a monitoring exercise as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) [ ../..] [EUAA Regulation] or the adoption of recommendations in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 which are within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall examine, together with the Commission, and where relevant with the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency~~, how to address the findings, including any shortcomings or issues of capacity and preparedness, and shall implement the recommendations through its programme.

Amendment 122 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Further to a monitoring exercise as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) [ ../..] [EUAA Regulation] or the adoption of recommendations in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 which are within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall examine, together with the Commission, and where relevant with the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, how to address the findings, including any shortcomings or issues of capacity and preparedness, and shall implement the recommendations through its programme.

Amendment 123 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5

5. Where necessary, the programme in question shall be amended to take into account the recommendations referred to in paragraph 4. Depending on the impact of the adjustment, the revised programme may be approved by the Commission.deleted

Amendment 124 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6

6. In cooperation and consultation with the Commission and the relevant agencies in accordance with their competence, as applicable, resources under the programme may be reallocated with the aim of addressing recommendations, as referred to in paragraph 4 that have financial implications.deleted

Amendment 125 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7

7. Member States shall in particular pursue the actions eligible for higher co- financing as listed in Annex IV. In the event of unforeseen or new circumstances or in order to ensure the effective implementation of funding~~, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend the list of actions eligible for higher co-financing as listed in Annex IV~~.

Amendment 126 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

8. Whenever a Member State decides to implement projects with or in a third country, with the support of the Fund, the Member State concerned shall ~~consult the Commission~~inform the Council prior to the start of the project.

Amendment 127 #

8. Whenever a Member State decides to implement projects with or in a third country with the support of the Fund, the Member State concerned shall ~~consult~~request the approval of the Commission prior to the start of the project.

Amendment 128 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. In 2024, the Co~~mmission~~uncil shall allocate to the programmes of Member States concerned the additional amount referred to in Article 11(1)(b) in accordance with the criteria referred to in paragraphs 1(b) to 5 of Annex I. Funding shall be effective for the period as of the calendar year 2025.

Amendment 129 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3

3. The Member States using operating support shall comply with the Union acquis on asylum and return and fundamental rights.

Amendment 130 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3

3. The Member States using operating support shall comply with the Union acquis on asylum ~~and return~~.

Amendment 131 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall justify in the programme and in the annual performance report as referred to in Article 30 the use of operating support to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. Before the approval of the programme, the Commission shall, with the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in line with Article 13, assess the baseline situation in the Member States which have indicated their intention to use operating support. The Commission shall take into account the information provided by those Member States and, where relevant, the information available in the light of the monitoring exercises, as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) ../.. [EUAA Regulation] and Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013, which are within the scope of this Regulation.

Amendment 132 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall justify in the programme and in the annual performance report as referred to in Article 30 the use of operating support to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. Before the approval of the programme, the Commission shall, with the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency~~ in line with Article 13, assess the baseline situation in the Member States which have indicated their intention to use operating support. The Commission shall take into account the information provided by those Member States and, where relevant, the information available in the light of the monitoring exercises, as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) ../.. [EUAA Regulation] and Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013, which are within the scope of this Regulation.

Amendment 133 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6

Amendment 134 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 23 – paragraph 1

The Fund may support technical assistance measures implemented at the initiative of, or on behalf of, the ~~Commission~~Member States. Those measures may be financed at the rate of 100%.

Amendment 135 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Fund and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Fund shall also contribute to the corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation.deleted

Amendment 136 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) heavy migratory pressure in one or more Member States characterised by a large or disproportionate inflow of third- country nationals, which places significant and urgent demands on their reception ~~and detention~~ facilities, asylum and migration management systems and procedures;

Amendment 137 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) heavy migratory pressure in third countries, including where persons in need of protection may be stranded due to political developments or conflicts, famines, deep economic crises or natural disasters, notably where it might have an impact on migration flows towards the EU.

Amendment 138 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) heavy migratory pressure in third countries, including where persons in need of protection may be stranded due to political developments or conflicts~~, notably where it might have an impact on migration flows towards the EU~~.

Amendment 139 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3

3. Emergency assistance may be allocated to Member States’ programmes in addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with Article 11(1) and Annex I, provided that it is earmarked as such in the programme. This funding shall not be used for other actions in the programme except in duly justified circumstances and as approved by the Co~~mmission~~uncil through the amendment of the programme.

Amendment 140 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 2

~~2. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt~~ delegated ~~acts in accordance with Article 32 to amend Annex V in order to make the necessary adjustments to the information on performance to be provided to the European Parliament and the Council.~~

Amendment 141 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the actions implemented under the Fund, the assessment of the impact of returns on Third countries and the respect for fundamental rights of migrants.

Amendment 142 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the actions implemented under the Fund and the assessment of the impact of returns on Third countries.

Amendment 143 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. The mid-term and the retrospective evaluation shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process and the result of the evaluation shall be made public and accessible.

Amendment 144 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)

(ha) how the respect of fundamental rights of migrants has been guaranteed in the fund's implementation.

Amendment 145 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32

1. The power to adopt delegated acts is conferred on the Commission subject to the conditions laid down in this Article. 2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 13, 18, 28 and 31 shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2028. 3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 13, 18, 28 and 31 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force. 4. Before adopting a delegated act, the Commission shall consult experts designated by each Member State in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016. 5. As soon as it adopts a delegated act, the Commission shall simultaneously notify the European Parliament and to the Council thereof. 6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 13, 18, 28 and 31 shall enter into force only if neither the European Parliament nor the Council has expressed an objection within two months of being notified of it or if, before the expiry of that period, they have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.Article 32 deleted Exercise of the delegation

Amendment 146 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Coordination Committee for the Asylum and Migration Fund, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument. That Committee shall be a Committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011. 2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Article 4 of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 shall apply. 3. Where the Committee delivers no opinion, the Commission shall not adopt the draft implementing act. This shall not apply to the implementing act referred to in Article 30(4).Article 33 deleted Committee procedure

Amendment 147 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 340 % for asylum;

Amendment 148 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 340 % for asylum;

Amendment 149 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 340 % for asylum;

Amendment 150 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 30 40% for ~~legal migration and integratio~~reintegration into the countries of origin;

Amendment 151 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 340 % for ~~legal migration and integration~~the creation of safe legal migration routes;

Amendment 152 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 30 40% for legal migration and in~~tegrat~~clusion;

Amendment 153 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 350 % for legal migration and integration;

Amendment 154 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 4020 % for countering ~~irregular migration including returns.~~the root causes of migration and trafficking in migrants;

Amendment 155 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 410% for countering irregular migration including returns.

Amendment 156 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 420% for countering irregular migration including returns.

Amendment 157 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – introductory part

3. The following criteria in the area of legal ~~migration~~asylum and in~~tegrat~~clusion will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows:

Amendment 158 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 a (new)

4a. The number of third-country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and stay in the territory of the Member State and who are subject to a return decision under national and / or Community law, i.e. an administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the illegality of stay and imposing an obligation to return, will be taken into account in the area of countering irregular migration including returns.

Amendment 159 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a

(a) ensuring ~~a uniform~~the application of ~~the Union acquis and of the priorities related to the Common European Asylum System~~national legislation in asylum-related matters;

Amendment 160 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through ~~resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union as well as~~ partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration.

Amendment 161 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity ~~and~~, cooperation and exchange of best practices with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration.

Amendment 162 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

Amendment 163 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a

(a) supporting the development and implementation of ~~policies promoting legal migration and the implementation of the Uni~~measures to implement the Member States' policies on legal migration ~~acquis~~;

Amendment 164 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point b

(b) promoting early integration measures for ~~the social and economic inclusion of~~ third-country nationals, preparing their active participation in ~~and their acceptance by~~the receiving society and the conditions governing their assimilation in the receiving ~~society~~nation, in particular with the involvement of ~~local or reg~~national authorities ~~and civil society organisations~~.

Amendment 165 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point a

(a) ensuring ~~a uniform~~the application of the ~~Union acquis and~~Member States' policy priorities regarding infrastructure, procedures and services;

Amendment 166 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point b

Amendment 167 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point c

(c) supporting assisted voluntary return and reintegration, including vocational training in Europe and public-private partnerships in Europe, thereby facilitating the integration of those concerned in their country of origin;

Amendment 168 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d

(d) strengthening cooperation with third countries and their capacities to ~~implement readmission agreements and other arrangements, and enable sustainable return~~tackle the root causes of migration flows.

Amendment 169 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, legal migration, in~~tegration, return and irregular~~clusion and combating trafficking in migra~~tion~~nts;

Amendment 170 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point b

(b) the setting up of administrative structures, systems and tools, and training of staff~~, including local authorities and other relevant stakeholder~~ of national authorities;

Amendment 171 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point f

(f) actions aimed at enhancing awareness of asylum, and integration~~, legal migration and return policies~~ policies and the benefits of migration among stakeholders and the general public;

Amendment 172 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point f

(f) actions related to the conducting of procedures for the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework or national resettlement schemes that are compatible with the Union Resettlement Framework;deleted

Amendment 173 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point a

~~(a) information packages and campaigns to raise awareness of legal migration channels to the Union, including on the Union legal migration acquis;~~deleted

Amendment 174 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point b

~~(b) development of mobility schemes to the Union, such as circular or temporary migration schemes, including training to enhance employability;~~deleted

Amendment 175 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point d

~~(d) the assessment of skills and qualifications acquired in a third country, as well as their transparency and compatibility with those of a Member State;~~deleted

Amendment 176 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point e

(e) assistance in the context of applications for family reunification within the meaning of Council Directive 2003/86/EC51; _________________ 51 Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification, (OJ L 251, 03/10/2003 p. 12 – 18.).deleted

Amendment 177 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point f

(f) assistance in relation to a change of status for third-country nationals already legally residing in a Member State, in particular in relation to the acquisition of a legal residence status defined at Union level;deleted

Amendment 178 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point g

(g) early integration measures such as tailored support in accordance with the needs of third-country nationals, in keeping with the traditions, legislation and programmes of the Member State, in particular with regard to the assimilation requirement, and integration programmes focusing on education, language and other training such as civic orientation courses and professional guidance;

Amendment 179 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point h

~~(h) actions promoting equality in the access and provision of public and private services to third-country nationals, including adapting them to the needs of the target group;~~deleted

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund

Amendment 180 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point i

~~(i) cooperation between governmental and non-governmental bodies in an integrated manner, including through coordinated integration-support centres, such as one-stop shops;~~deleted

Amendment 181 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point j

(j) actions enabling and supporting third-country nationals’ int~~roduc~~egration into ~~and active particip~~the receiving society, their assimilation into the nation receiving ~~society and actions promoting acceptance by the receiv~~them and their active participation ing society;

Amendment 182 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point k

(k) promoting exchanges and dialogue between third-country nationals, the receiving society and public authorities, including through the consultation of third-country nationals, and intercultural and inter-religious dialogue.deleted

Amendment 183 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point k

(k) promoting exchanges and dialogue, in particular with the assistance of diaspora communities, between third- country nationals, the receiving society and public authorities, including through the consultation of third- country nationals, and intercultural and inter-religious dialogue.

Amendment 184 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point a

(a) infrastructure for reception ~~or detention~~, including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State;

Amendment 185 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point c

(c) introduction and reinforcement of ~~independent and~~ effective systems for ~~monitoring~~ forced return, as laid down in Article 8(6) of Directive 2008/115/EC52; _________________ 52 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).in compliance with the laws of the Member States;

Amendment 186 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d

(d) countering incentives for irregular migration, including the employment of irregular migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which irregular migrants can claim back payments and lodge complaints against their employers, or information and awareness-raising camp, the training of staff, systematic legal proceedings and dissuasive penalties agaigns ~~to inform~~t employers ~~and~~of irregular migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC53; _________________ 53 Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third- country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009., p. 24–32).; Directive 2009/52/EC of the European

Amendment 187 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d a (new)

(da) assessment of the situation and stability of the countries of origin, and of the absorption capacity at the local level;

Amendment 188 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point e

(e) preparation of return, including measures leading to the issuing of return decisions, the identification of third- country nationals, the issuing of travel documents ~~and family tracing~~, family tracing, the option of being given vocational training in Europe to foster reintegration into the country of origin;

Amendment 189 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point h

(h) removal operations, including related measures, in full respects of human rights in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, with the exception of coercive equipment;

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the context of the evolving migratory challenges characterised by the need to support strong reception, asylum, integration and migration systems of Member States, prevent and adequately handle situations of pressure and replace irregular and unsafe arrivals with legal and safe pathways, investing in efficient and coordinated migration management in the Union is key to realising the Union’s objective of constituting an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European UnionThe Union’s objective to constitute an area of freedom, security and justice should be achieved, inter alia, through common measures framing a policy on asylum and immigration, based on solidarity between Member States, which is fair towards third countries and their nationals.

Amendment 190 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point h

(h) removal operations, including related measures, in accordance with the standards laid down in ~~Union law, with the exception~~the law of the Member State, including the purchase of coercive equipment;

Amendment 191 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i

(i) measures to support the returnee’s durable return and reintegration, such as vocational/technical training;

Amendment 192 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i

(i) measures to support with a long term approach the returnee’s durable return and reintegration;

Amendment 193 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point j

(j) ~~facilities and services in~~support to third countries in ensuring appropriate temporary accommodation and reception upon arrival~~, including for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups~~ in line with international standards;

Amendment 194 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k

Amendment 195 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k

(k) cooperation with third countries on countering irregular migration and on effective return and readmission, including in the framework of the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements;, provided that these agreements and arrangement duly take into account third states' interest and their absorption capacity for returnees,

Amendment 196 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point m

(m) support for and actions in third countries, ~~including on infrastructure, equipment and other measures,~~ provided these contribute to enhancing effective cooperation between third countries and the Union and its Member States on return and readmission.

Amendment 197 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 1

– Integration measures implemented by local and regional authorities and civil- society organisations, including diaspora communities;

Amendment 198 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2

Specific objective 2: Number of persons who participated in pre-departure measures supported by the Fund. 2. Number of persons who participated in integration measures supported by the Fund reporting that the measures were beneficial for their early integration as compared to the total number of persons who participated in the integration measures supported by the Fund.deleted

Amendment 199 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Within the specific objective to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, including its external dimension, and the specific objective to contribute to co~~untering irregular mi-gration, ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries~~mbating human trafficking, operating support shall cover:

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the context of the evolving migratory challenges characterised by the need to support strong reception, asylum, integration and migration systems of Member States, prevent and handle, firmly and adequately ~~handle~~, situations of pressure and ~~replace~~considerably restrict irregular and unsafe arrivals ~~with legal and safe pathways~~, investing in efficient and coordinated migration management in the Union is key to realising the Union’s objective of constituting an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; to achieve that goal, Member States need to have the control of their national borders restored.

Amendment 200 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3

Specific objective 3: Number of places in detention centres created/renovated with support from the Fund, as compared to the total number of created/renovated places in detention centres. 2. Number of persons trained on return- related topics with the assistance of the Fund. 3. Number of returnees whose return was co-financed by the Fund as compared to the total number of returns following an order to leave: (a) persons who returned voluntarily; (b) persons who were removed. 4. Number of returnees who have received pre or post return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns supported by the Fund.deleted

Amendment 201 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – title

~~To contribute to countering irregular~~Specific objective 3: to contribute to tackling trafficking in mi-gra~~tion~~nts and ~~ensuring effectiveness of return and readmiss~~tackling the root causes of migration in third countries:.

Amendment 202 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 1

~~1. Number of places in detention centres created/renovated with support from the Fund, as compared to the total number of created/renovated places in detention centres.~~deleted

Amendment 203 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 2

~~2. Number of persons trained on return-related topics with the assistance of the Fund.~~deleted

Amendment 204 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3

3. Number of returnees whose return was co-financed by the Fund as compared to the total number of returns following an order to leave: (a) persons who returned voluntarily; (b) persons who were removed.deleted

Amendment 205 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – point a

~~(a) persons who returned voluntarily;~~deleted

Amendment 206 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – point b

~~(b) persons who were remov~~deleted.

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The importance of a coordinated approach by the Union and the Member States is reflected in the European Agenda on Migration of May 2015, which stressed the need for a consistent and clear common policy to restore confidence - which has been greatly eroded - in the Union’s ability to bring together European and national efforts to address migration and work together in an effective way, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, and was confirmed in its mid-term review of September 2017 and the progress report of March and May 2018.

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration management that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregular arrivals and the number of deaths at sea, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments. The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arrangements. However, the European Council failed to recognise the importance of the national borders of Member States as a means to regain control of migratory flows.

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to management of migration grounded on the will of European peoples to see a considerable decrease in migratory pressure and on mutual trust, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Asylum and Migration Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).

Amendment 25 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to management of migration grounded on mutual trust, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) The Fund should comply with the UN Agenda 2030 and the commitments at the international level in relation to migration and asylum, notably the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) Managing the migration fund from a development perspective should take in account the various root causes of migration such as conflict, poverty, lack of agricultural capacity, education and inequality.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 b (new)

(4b) Development cooperation with third countries should inter alia be an important part in readmission agreements for stimulating the labour market and job opportunities in countries of return in order to reduce incentives for returned migrants to cross the European borders once more;

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Fund should be implemented in full compliance with the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the Charter of Human Rights, and with the Union’'s international obligations a~~s regards fundamental rights.~~ nd commitments, particularly with regard to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set out in the United Nations' Agenda 2030, and in compliance with the principle of policy coherence for development;

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient ~~management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common~~handling of migration flows by Member States, inter alia by providing them sufficient and appropriate means to protect their external borders avoiding irregular migration, but also internal borders in case of temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in accordance to the Schengen Borders Code; and to support Member States when they grant international protection to genuine refugees, while protecting public order and national security; the Fund could be also used for promoting jointly agreed measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through voluntary resettlement and the non-mandatory transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the ~~Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social mod~~stability and wellbeing of societies and their citizens in Member States, as well a~~nd reduce incentives fo~~s long-term competitiveness in the EU, counter irregular migration ~~through~~and implement a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows ~~of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration~~, avenues on legal migration in accordance to the needs of each Member State and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries. Cooperation with third countries shall be genuinely based on mutual interest.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons ~~in need of international protection~~ through resettlement and ~~the~~ transfer ~~of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection~~ between Member States, supporting in~~tegra~~clusion and reception strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of in tackling the root causes of migration in countries of origin. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries, based on an approach involving policy coherence for development, respect for human rights and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in order to improve management of migration flows, including persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, a~~venues on legal migration and to c~~s well as to open up safe legal rounte~~r irregula~~s for migration and ~~ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countrie~~take action against trafficking in migrants.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support ~~the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by~~ promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model ~~and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy~~. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the ~~efficient~~ management of migration flows efficiently, humanely but very firmly, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The reduction of incentives should also be a result of improved conditions in poor and conflicted areas in third countries by means of a more efficient EU development cooperation. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries, involving diaspora communities, in particular, which will be given a role of facilitator.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The migration crisis, characterised by a considerable influx of migrants who are unable to enjoy the right to asylum, and handled in a lax manner by the European Union and the Member States, highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure that efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) ~~The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure that efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements, to provide uniform~~ It is appropriate to support and improve the efforts made by Member States to fully and properly implement the Union asylum acquis, in particular to grandt appropriate reception conditions ~~for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefi~~to displaced persons and applicants for, and beneficiaries of, international protection~~. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a~~, to ensure the correct determination of status, to apply fairer and ~~more~~ effective asystem of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund tolum procedures and to promote good practice in the field of asylum, so as to protect the rights of persons requiring international protection and enable Member States’ asylum systems to work efficiently. The Fund will therefore provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The Fund should also complement and reinforce the activities undertaken by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) established by Regulation (EU)../.. [EUAA Regulation]14 with a view to facilitating and improving the functioning of the common European asylum system, by coordinating and strengthening practical cooperation and information exchange between Member States, promoting Union law and operational standards on asylum in order to ensure respect for human rights and a high degree of uniformity based on high protection standards as regards procedures for international protection, reception conditions and the assessment of protection needs across the Union, enabling a sustainable and fair distribution of applications for international protection, seeking always the best interest in the end of the applicant, facilitate convergence in the assessment of applications for international protection across the Union, support the resettlement efforts of the Member States and provide operational and technical assistance to Member States for the management of their asylum and reception systems, in particular those whose systems are subject to disproportionate pressure.

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The Fund should support the efforts by the Union and the Member States relating to the enhancement of the Member States’ capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies in the light of their obligations under existing Union law and international law based on an all- round approach to respect for human rights.

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Partnerships and cooperation of the EU and its Member States with third countries are an essential component of Union migration and asylum policyies to ensure that people are not forced to leave their home countries, as well as the adequate management of migratory flows of persons, including those applying for asylum or other forms of international protection. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing responsible and realistic solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration and asylum policyies' objectives ~~by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and of effectively contributing to glob~~while respecting the public order and national security of Member States, and of effectively contributing, jointly or individually, to other international resettlement initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework and to other analogous humanitarian initiatives adopted by Member States, individually or jointly.

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the high levels of migration flows to the Union in the last years and the ~~importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societie~~predicted future levels, also because of the potential migratory impact of climate change, and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, which has been severely tested by the recent migration flows, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early integration of legally staying third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the ~~high levels of~~ migration flows to the Union in the last years and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early ~~integration of legally staying~~reception and inclusion of third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third- country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the ~~high levels of migration flows to the Union in the last years and the~~ importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early integration of legally staying third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 46 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to increase efficiency, achieve the greatest Union added value and to ensure the consistency of the Union’s response to foster the integration of third-country nationals, actions financed under the Fund should be specific and complementary to actions financed under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Measures financed under this Fund should support measures tailor-made to the needs of third-country nationals that are generally implemented in the early stage of integration, and horizontal actions supporting Member States’ capacities in the field of integration, whereas interventions for third-country nationals with a longer-term impact should be financed under the ERDF and ESF+To improve and reinforce the integration process in European societies, the Fund should facilitate legal migration to the Union in accordance with the economic and social needs of Member States and anticipate the preparation of the integration process already in the country of origin of the third-country nationals coming to the Union.

Amendment 47 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to increase efficiency, achieve the greatest Union added value and to ensure the consistency of the Union’s response to foster the integration of third- country nationals, actions financed under the Fund should be specific and complementary to actions financed under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Measures financed under this Fund should support measures tailor-made to the needs of third-country nationals that are generally implemented in the early stage of ~~integra~~reception, and horizontal actions supporting Member States’ capacities in the field of in~~tegrat~~clusion, whereas interventions for third-country nationals with a longer-term impact should be financed under the ERDF and ESF+. Measures and actions financed in third countries should comply with the commitment to policy coherence for development and be designed to accord with the Sustainable Development Goals, using an approach that complements actions financed by the European Development Fund (EDF).

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)

(13a) The scope of the integration measures should also include beneficiaries of international protection in order to ensure a comprehensive approach to integration, taking into account the specificities of these target groups. Where integration measures are combined with reception, actions should, where appropriate, also allow asylum seekers to be included.

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In ~~this context, the authorities of the Member States responsible for the implementation of the Fund should be required to cooperate and establish coordination mechanisms with the~~order to be efficient and achieve the greatest added value, the Fund should pursue a more targeted approach, in support of consistent strategies specifically designed to promote the integration of third-country nationals at national, local and/or regional level, where appropriate. Those strategies should be implemented mainly by local or regional authorities and non-state actors, while not excluding national authorities, identified by Member States for the purpose of the management of the interventions of the ESF+ and of the ERDF and wherever necessary with their managing authorities and with the managing authorities of other Union funds contributing to the integration of third-country nationalsn particular where the specific administrative organisation of a Member State would so require, or where, in a Member State, integration actions fall within a competence shared between the State and decentralised administration. The implementing organisations should choose the measures most appropriate to their particular situation from a range of measures available.

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In this context, the authorities of the Member States responsible for the implementation of the Fund should be required to cooperate and establish coordination mechanisms with the authorities identified by Member States for the purpose of the management of the interventions of the ESF+ and of the ERDF and wherever necessary with their managing authorities and with the managing authorities of other Union funds contributing to the ~~integrat~~reception and inclusion of third- country nationals.

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Considering the long-term economic and demographic challenges faced by the Union, it is crucial to establish ~~well-functioning~~ legal migration channels to the Union t~~o maintain the Union as an attractive destination for migrants~~hat are specially regulated and that ensure a significant reduction in the number of legal arrivals, and to ensure the sustainability of welfare systems and growth of the Union economy.

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

Amendment 53 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. Such a policy is in keeping with the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, to be adopted by 192 United Nations member countries in Marrakesh on 10 and 11 December 2018. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. ~~For sustainable return policies, t~~The Fund should equally support related measures in third countries~~, such as the reintegration of returnees~~ to facilitate and guarantee safe and dignified return and readmission as well as sustainable reintegration. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, with an emphasis on voluntary returns, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , ,and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

Amendment 57 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Member States should give preference to voluntary return. In order to promote voluntary return, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance ~~should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons~~, through vocational training in Europe which would help returnees re-enter the labour market in their countries of origin. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Specific support measures for returnees in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of return and enhance their reintegration. Return decisions can involve comprehensive and careful assessments of the situation in the country of origin, including an evaluation of the absorption capacity at the local level. Specific measures and actions supporting countries of origin, and in particular vulnerable people, contribute to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of returns.

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Specific support measures for returnees in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of return and enhance their reintegration. Such support measures should be put in place with the active participation of local authorities, civil society and diaspora communities.

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Specific support measures for returnees, particularly for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups, in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of safe return and enhance their reintegration.

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation wiThe fund may contribute to the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements with third countries, provided that these agreements and arrangements have been concluded respecting both the interests of the Union and the third ~~countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants and their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level.~~states concerned, in particular taking into account third states' reintegration capacities;

Amendment 64 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral component of the ~~Union~~ return policy of the Union and the Member States and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants and their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level.

Amendment 65 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 66 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems.deleted

Amendment 67 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems. In particular, people smuggling networks that organise illegal migration need to be dismantled and it should be ensured that NGOs which assist that migration comply strictly with existing regulations.

Amendment 68 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

Amendment 69 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) ~~The employment of irregular migrants creates a pull factor for illegal migration and undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on legal migration schemes.~~ The Fund should ~~therefore~~ support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 which prohibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals and provides for sanctions against employers who infringe that prohibition. It also includes protective elements such as the right of irregularly employed third country nationals to lodge complaints and claim back their wages. The fund should support the implementation of the latter, as these protective elements have not been implemented sufficiently (COM(2014) 286 final Implementation Report of Directive 2009/52/EC). _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).

Amendment 70 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26 a (new)

(26a) Calls on the Member States to support the requests of civil society and workers' associations, such as that concerning the establishment of a European network of reception workers of both genders, in order to connect all workers in Europe operating in the field of migration, to foster a decent welcome and an approach to migration based on human rights and the exchange of good practices in terms of reception and employment opportunities for migrants.

Amendment 71 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

Amendment 72 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The Fund should complement and reinforce the activities undertaken in the field of return by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency established by Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , therefore contributing to effective European Integrated Border Management, as defined in Article 4 of that Regulation. The national borders of the Member States should also be restored, in order to control the movement of irregular migrants in the European Union and allow Member States to take the appropriate measures. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1).

Amendment 73 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy. This type of cooperation with third countries is the most effective way of significantly reducing the flows of migrants from those countries, most of whom express the wish to be able to live and work in their countries of origin rather than seek to migrate to European countries.

Amendment 74 #

Elly SCHLEIN, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Doru-Claudian FRUNZULICĂ, Enrique GUERRERO SALOM

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’'s external financing instruments, based on an all-round approach of respect for human rights and for the principle of policy coherence for development, and with the goal of tackling the root causes of migration. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and ~~foreign~~development policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects ~~of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's m~~in order to tackle the causes of migration, including combating poverty, inequality, and climate change and mitigration ~~policy.~~ of its effects.

Amendment 75 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions,taken under the Fund in relation with Third countries should be fully coheren~~ce should be sough~~t with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policyCooperation with Third countries should not be intended to support actions that are directly oriented towards development and should not undermine the principle of policy coherence for development, as set out in Article 208 of the TFEU.

Amendment 76 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s development policies, in particular respecting policy coherence for development, external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy.

Amendment 77 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign and development policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy.

Amendment 78 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

Amendment 79 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

Amendment 80 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and in~~tegration of legally staying~~clusion and reception of third-country nationals, and counter ~~irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy~~trafficking in migrants, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 81 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, and counter irregular migration through efficient, rights compliant and sustainable return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 82 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

Amendment 83 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) To complement the implementation of the policy objective of this Fund at national level through Member States’ programmes, the Fund should also provide support for actions at Union level. Such actions should serve overall strategic purposes within the scope of intervention of the Fund relating to policy analysis and innovation, transnational mutual learning and partnerships and the testing of new initiatives and actions across the Union.deleted

Amendment 84 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

(41) To complement the implementation of the policy objective of this Fund at national level through Member States’ programmes, the Fund should also provide support for actions at Union level. Such actions should serve overall strategic purposes within the scope of intervention of the Fund relating to policy analysis and innovation, transnational mutual learning and partnerships, the work done by diaspora communities and the intermediary role they can play in this regard, and the testing of new initiatives and actions across the Union.

Amendment 85 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42

(42) In order to strengthen the Union’s capacity to immediately address unforeseen or disproportionate heavy migratory pressure in one or more Member States characterised by a large or disproportionate inflow of third-country nationals, which places significant and urgent demands on their reception and detention facilities, asylum and migration management systems and procedures, heavy migratory pressures in third countries due to political developments or conflicts, it should be possible to provide emergency assistance at all times for actions to ensure respect for the human rights of migrants and Member States' compliance with their international commitments concerning, in particular, asylum and refuge, in accordance with the framework set out in this Regulation.

Amendment 86 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 53 a (new)

(53a) Civil society organisations, local and regional authorities and national parliaments in the Member States and in third countries will have to be consulted during the process of programming, implementing and evaluating the programmes financed through the Fund.

Amendment 87 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (‘the Fund’).

Amendment 88 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h

~~(h) 'return' means 'return' as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;~~deleted

Amendment 89 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to an efficient management of migration flows ~~in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Union’s commitments on fundamental rights~~.

Amendment 90 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

Amendment 91 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

Amendment 92 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support ~~legal~~the creation of safe legal routes for migration to the Member States including to contribute to the in~~tegra~~clusion and reception of third-country nationals;

Amendment 93 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support ~~legal migration to~~ the Member States in~~cluding to contribute to the integration of~~ their policies to integrate or assimilate third-country nationals;

Amendment 94 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to co~~untering irregular~~mbating trafficking in migra~~tion~~nts and ~~ensuring effectiveness of return and readmiss~~tackling the root causes of migration in third countries.

Amendment 95 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration via the opening of legal pathways of migration and ensuring effectiveness and sustainability of return and readmission in third countries. for both returnees and countries of origin.

Amendment 96 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness and sustainability of return and readmission in third countries for both returnees and countries of origin.

Amendment 97 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) to promote the genuine integration of third-country nationals and enhance respect for the fundamental rights of migrants, including asylum applicants and beneficiaries of international protection.

Amendment 98 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) to enhance solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum flows, including through practical cooperation.

Amendment 99 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Fund shall be open to third countries for activities in the field of return and readmission in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum and Migration Fund, which shall be made publicly available, provided that the agreement:

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Amendment 10 #

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund

Amendment 100 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)

establishes an effective and transparent mechanism for the monitoring of human rights compliance by the third country in the relevant areas, and of the human rights impact of the activities supported under the Fund;

Amendment 101 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)

- excludes support for infrastructure for detention and assistance related to border- management;

Amendment 102 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 a (new)

Article 5 a All specific agreements with third countries in relation to the Fund shall be made public.

Amendment 103 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 b (new)

Article 5 b A consultative body composed of local experts and civil society representatives shall be established in each third country concerned in order to provide input related to the implementation of individual agreements;

Amendment 104 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 2

(2) ~~third country associated to the Fund~~a local or regional authority;

Amendment 105 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – indent 3

~~(3) third country listed in the work programme under the conditions specified therein;~~deleted

Amendment 106 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3

~~(3) third country listed in the work programme under the conditions specified therein;~~deleted

Amendment 107 #

(b) any legal entity created under Union law or any international organisation, non-governmental organisations, involved social partners, and particularly not-for-profit organisations participating in sea rescue, welcoming and inclusion activities for third-country nationals arriving in Union territory.

Amendment 108 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

~~3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action.~~deleted

Amendment 109 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action and once they have been assessed for their ability to ensure human rights compliance of their actions.

Amendment 11 #

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 78(2) and Article 79(2) and (4), and Article 80 thereof,

Amendment 110 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action, after they have been assessed for their ability to ensure human rights compliance of their actions.

Amendment 111 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

Amendment 112 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. Legal entities participating in consortia of at least two independent entities, established in different Member States or overseas countries or territories linked to those states or in third countries are eligible. An eligible consortium must include at least one entity established in a Member State.

Amendment 113 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

Amendment 114 #

Urmas PAET

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. A reasonable minimum percentage of funding shall be allocated to civil society organizations and local authorities to manage integration.

Amendment 115 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Funding from the thematic facility shall address priorities with a high added value to the Union or be used to respond to urgent needs in line with agreed Union priorities as outlined in Annex II. Regular engagement with local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the planning and implementation of activities under the thematic facility shall be ensured.

Amendment 116 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall ensure that the priorities addressed in its programme are consistent with, and respond to, the Union priorities and challenges in the area of migration management and are fully in line with the relevant international standards on asylum and migration, Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. In defining the priorities of their programmes Member States shall ensure that the implementation measures set out in Annex II are adequately addressed.

Amendment 117 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

Amendment 118 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall ensure that the priorities addressed in its programme are consistent with, and respond to, the Union priorities and challenges in the area of asylum and migration management and are fully in line with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. In defining the priorities of their programmes Member States shall ensure that the implementation measures set out in Annex II are adequately addressed.

Amendment 119 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

Amendment 12 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital -1 (new)

(-1) Migration is a global and multifaceted phenomenon whose origin lies in multiple factors and nowadays the majority of migration is voluntary. However, a growing number of people fleeing instability in their countries, conflicts and persecution are subjected to forced displacement and are in need of specific protection. The challenges associated with the movement of people should therefore be approached holistically, taking into account the scale of migration and focussing on its human aspect. It is essential for the Union and its Member States to guarantee safe, orderly and steady migration, as advocated by the UN under the framework of the Global Compacts for Migration and on Refugees.

Amendment 120 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall ensure that the European Union Agency for Asylum and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency are associated to the process of developing the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. The Commission shall consult the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Union Agency for Asylum on the draft programmes to ensure consistency and complementarity of the actions of the agencies and those of the Member States; and where feasible shall consult closely with the respective agencies of associated third and neighbouring states.

Amendment 121 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

Amendment 122 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may associate the European Union Agency for Asylum and European Border and Coast Guard Agency in monitoring and evaluation tasks as referred to in Section 5 where appropriate in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities; as well as the priorities of the respective external financing instruments.

Amendment 123 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Further to a monitoring exercise as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) [ ../..] [EUAA Regulation] or the adoption of recommendations in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 which are within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall examine, together with the Commission, and where relevant with the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency~~, how to address the findings, including any shortcomings or issues of capacity and preparedness, and shall implement the recommendations through its programme.

Amendment 124 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Further to a monitoring exercise as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) [ ../..] [EUAA Regulation] or the adoption of recommendations in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 which are within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall examine, together with the Commission, and where relevant with the European Union Agency for Asylum and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, how to address the findings, including any shortcomings or issues of capacity and preparedness and with a specific focus on gender, and shall implement the recommendations through its programme.

Amendment 125 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

8. Whenever a Member State decides to implement projects with or in a third country with the support of the Fund, the Member State concerned shall consult the Commission prior to the start of the project.deleted

Amendment 126 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

Amendment 127 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. After completing the mid-term review and the retrospective review, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament, to the Council, to the European Economic and Social Committee and to the Committee of the Regions: (a) an interim evaluation report on the implementation of this Regulation by June 2024. This interim evaluation report shall include an assessment of the mid- term review carried out in accordance with this Regulation and the [CPR]; b) an ex-post evaluation report on the effects of this Regulation and the Specific Regulations, following the closure of the national programmes, by 30 June 2027 at the latest. The European Parliament may invite the Commission to provide a structured dialogue on the mid-term review and the ex-post evaluation.

Amendment 128 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

~~3. This funding shall not be used for other actions in the programme except in duly justified circumstances and as approved by the Commission through the amendment of the programme.~~deleted

Amendment 129 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall keep enough time for the resettlement process and the information necessary to allow the proper identification of the resettled persons and of the date of their resettlement.

Amendment 13 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the context of the evolving migratory challenges characterised by the need to support strong reception, asylum, integration and migration systems of Member States, prevent and adequately handle ~~situations of pressure and replace irregular and~~an increase in migrants arriving and replace unsafe arrivals with legal and safe pathways, investing in efficient and coordinated migration management in the Union is key to realising the Union’s objective of constituting an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Amendment 130 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4

Amendment 131 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 8

~~8. This funding shall not be used for other actions in the programme except in duly justified circumstances and as approved by the Commission through the amendment of the programme.~~deleted

Amendment 132 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall justify in the programme and in the annual performance report as referred to in Article 30 the use of operating support to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. Before the approval of the programme, the Commission shall, with the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency~~ in line with Article 13, assess the baseline situation in the Member States which have indicated their intention to use operating support. The Commission shall take into account the information provided by those Member States and, where relevant, the information available in the light of the monitoring exercises, as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) ../.. [EUAA Regulation] and Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013, which are within the scope of this Regulation.

Amendment 133 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 3

3. Union actions may provide funding in any of the forms laid down in the Financial Regulation in particular grants, prizes and procurement. They may also provide financing in the form of financial instruments within blending operations.deleted

Amendment 134 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~heavy migratory pressure~~increases in arrivals in one or more Member States characterised by a large or disproportionate inflow of third- country nationals, which places significant and urgent demands on their reception and detention facilities, asylum and migration management systems and procedures, excluding voluntary decisions taken by Member States leading to a very significant increase compared to other Member States except for international protection applications;

Amendment 135 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) heavy migratory pressure in third countries, including where persons in need of protection may be stranded due to political developments or conflicts, notably where it might have an impact on migration flows towards the EU.deleted

Amendment 136 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. Emergency assistance may take the form of grants awarded directly to the decentralised agencies and shall take the specific needs of women and children asylum seekers into account.

Amendment 137 #

3. The indicators to report on progress of the Fund towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation are set in Annex VIII. Qualitative performance indicators particularly for evaluating respect for human rights shall also be put into place. For output indicators, baselines shall be set at zero. The milestones set for 2024 and targets set for 2029 shall be cumulative.

Amendment 138 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the actions implemented under the Fund, the assessment of the impact of returns on third countries and on the respect for the fundamental rights of migrants.

Amendment 139 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the complementarity between the actions supported by the Fund and support provided by other Union funds, ~~in particular those in or in relation to third countries;~~

Amendment 14 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The importance of a comprehensive and coordinated approach by the Union and the Member States is reflected in the European Agenda on Migration of May 2015, which stressed the need for a consistent, clear and ~~clea~~fair common policy to restore confidence in the Union’s ability to bring together European and national efforts to address migration and work together in an effective way, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, and was confirmed in its mid-term review of September 2017 and the progress report of March and May 2018.

Amendment 140 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point f – point i (new)

i) the implementation of gender targets to protect the specific needs of women asylum seekers;

Amendment 141 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. the impact of returns on third countries;

Amendment 142 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 b (new)

2b. the complementarity with the EU’s human rights policy and the compliance with EU and Member States’ commitments in the field of human rights;

Amendment 143 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 340 % for asylum;

Amendment 144 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 3040 % for asylum;

Amendment 145 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 340 % for asylum;

Amendment 146 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 340 % for legal migration ~~and inte~~, welcoming and inclusion activities, as well as reinforcing safe, legal channels for migration;

Amendment 147 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 350 % for legal migration and integration;

Amendment 148 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 340 % for legal migration and integration;

Amendment 149 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 4020 % for countering ~~irregular migration including returns~~human trafficking.

Amendment 15 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The importance of a coordinated approach by the Union and the Member States is reflected in the European Agenda on Migration of May 2015, which stressed the need for a consistent and clear common policy to restore confidence in the Union’s ability to bring together European and national efforts to address migration and work together in an effective way, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, and was confirmed in its mid-term review of September 2017 and the progress report of March and May 2018. In accordance with Article 80 TFEU, the principle of solidarity implies a fair sharing of responsibility and of burdens between Member States and is as such in full harmony with the sovereignty of each Member State and its people.

Amendment 150 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 420% for countering irregular migration including returns.

Amendment 151 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 410% for countering irregular migration including returns.

Amendment 152 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a – introductory part

(a) ~~30 % in proportion to~~ the number of persons who fall into one of the following categories:

Amendment 153 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point b

(b) ~~60 % in proportion to~~ the number of third-country nationals or stateless persons who have applied for international protection.

Amendment 154 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point c

(c) ~~10 % in proportion to~~ the number of third-country nationals or stateless persons who are being or have been resettled in a Member State.

Amendment 155 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a

(a) ~~40 % in proportion to~~ the total number of legally residing third-country nationals in a Member State.

Amendment 156 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point b

(b) ~~60 % in proportion to~~ the number of third-country nationals who have obtained a first residence permit.

Amendment 157 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part

4. The following criteria in the area of countering ~~irregular migration including returns~~trafficking will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows:

Amendment 158 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point a

(a) ~~50 % in proportion to~~ the number of third- country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and stay in the territory of the Member State and who are subject to a return decision under national and / or Community law, i.e. an administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the illegality of stay and imposing an obligation to returnare victims of human trafficking;

Amendment 159 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point b

(b) 50 % in proportion to the number of third-country nationals who have actually left the territory of the Member State following an administrative or judicial order to leave, whether undertaken voluntarily or under coercion.deleted

Amendment 16 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The importance of a coordinated and holistic approach by the Union and the Member States is reflected in the European Agenda on Migration of May 2015, which stressed the need for a consistent and clear common policy to restore confidence in the Union’s ability to bring together European and national efforts to address migration and work together in an effective way, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, and was confirmed in its mid-term review of September 2017 and the progress report of March and May 2018.

Amendment 160 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union ~~as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration~~.

Amendment 161 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration and promoting the respect of international standards in the field of asylum and migration.

Amendment 162 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a

(a) supporting the development and implementation of policies promoting legal migration and the implementation of the Union lregalular migration acquis; in line with applicable international standards on migration and the protection of migrant workers;

Amendment 163 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point b a (new)

(ba) enhancing partnership and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows including through legal avenues of entry to the Union for the purpose of global cooperation efforts in the area of migration.

Amendment 164 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point b

Amendment 165 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point b

Amendment 166 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d

~~(d) strengthening cooperation with third countries and their capacities to implement readmission agreements and other arrangements, and enable sustainable return.~~deleted

Amendment 167 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, legal migration, ~~integration, return and irregular migrat~~welcoming and inclusion;

Amendment 168 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point h

~~(h) enhancing capacities of third countries to improve the protection of persons in need of protection;~~deleted

Amendment 169 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point h

(h) enhancing capacities of third countries to improve the respect of rights of migrants and the protection of persons in need of protection; supporting the development of child protection mechanisms;

Amendment 17 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

Amendment 170 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point b

(b) development of mobility schemes to the Union, such as private sponsorship schemes and circular or temporary migration schemes, including training to enhance employability;

Amendment 171 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point j

(j) actions enabling and supporting third-country nationals’ introduction to ~~and active participation in~~ the receiving society and actions promoting acceptance by the receiving society;

Amendment 172 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point a

(a) infrastructure for reception or detention, including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State, such infrastructure shall take into account the specific vulnerability of women asylum seekers, particularly given that many women asylum seekers have experienced extreme violence and that detention may exacerbate their trauma;

Amendment 173 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d

(d) Countering ~~incentives for irregular migration, includ~~the trafficking ~~the~~and emxplo~~yment of irregular~~itation of migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which ~~irregular migrants~~migrants who are victims of trafficking and exploitation can claim back payments and lodge complaints against traffickers and/or their employers, or information and awareness- raising campaigns to inform employers and irregular migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC53; _________________ 53 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).

Amendment 174 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point e

~~(e) preparation of return, including measures leading to the issuing of return decisions, the identification of third- country nationals, the issuing of travel documents and family tracing;~~deleted

Amendment 175 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point f

(f) cooperation with the consular authorities and immigration services or other relevant authorities and services of third countries with a view to obtaining travel documents, facilitating return and ensuring readmission including through the deployment of third country liaison officers;deleted

Amendment 176 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point g

(g) ~~return assistance, in particular~~ assisted voluntary return and information about these assisted ~~voluntary return~~ programmes;

Amendment 177 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i

(i) measures to support the voluntary returnee’s durable return and reintegration;

Amendment 178 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i

(i) measures to support and monitor the returnee’s durable return and reintegration;

Amendment 179 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point j

(j) facilities and services in third countries ensuring appropriate temporary accommodation and reception upon arrival, including for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups in line with international standards;deleted

Amendment 18 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration management that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregular arrivals and the number of deaths at sea, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments. ~~The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arr~~In its June 2018conclusions, the European Council reconfirmed that a precondition for a functioning EU migration policy is a comprehensive approach, in line with the EU principles and values, where actions both on the internal and external sides go hand in hand to ensure an effective control of the EU’s external borders, a firm return policy and a well-manage~~ments~~d legal migration and asylum policy.

Amendment 180 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k

(k) cooperation with third countries on countering ~~irregular migration and on effective return and readmission, including in the framework of the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements~~human trafficking;

Amendment 181 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k

(k) cooperation with third countries on promoting and respecting the rights of migrants as well as on countering irregular migration and on effective return and readmission, including in the framework of the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements, provided that these agreements and arrangements duly take into account third states’ absorption and reintegration capacity for returnees;

Amendment 182 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point l

(l) measures aimed at raising awareness of the appropriate legal channels for ~~immigration and the risks of illegal im~~migration;

Amendment 183 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point m

(m) support for and actions in third countries, including on infrastructure, equipment and other measures, provided these contribute to enhancing effective cooperation between third countries and the Union and its Member States on return and readmission.deleted

Amendment 184 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point m

Amendment 185 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 a (new)

4a. support for civil society organisations in third countries that provide assistance to returnees and their reintegration;

Amendment 186 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – point 3

~~3. Convergence of protection recognition rates for asylum seekers from the same country.~~deleted

Amendment 187 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 – point 2 a (new)

2a. number of people receiving a residence permit;.

Amendment 188 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3

Amendment 189 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 a (new)

Specific objective 3: to contribute to countering human trafficking: 1. number of victims of human trafficking

Amendment 19 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

(3) In its conclusions of 19 October 2017, the European Council reaffirmed the need to pursue a comprehensive, pragmatic and resolute approach to migration ~~management~~prevention and mitigation that aims to restore control of external borders and reduce irregular arrivals and the number of deaths at sea, and should be based on a flexible and coordinated use of all available Union and Member State instruments. The European Council further called to ensure significantly enhanced returns through actions at both EU and Member States level, such as effective readmission agreements and arrangements.

Amendment 20 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to management of migration grounded on respect for human rights, mutual trust, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Asylum and Migration Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).

Amendment 21 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to ~~management~~prevention and mitigation of migration grounded on mutual trust, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Asylum and Migration Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).

Amendment 22 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4a) The Fund should reflect the Union’s commitments towards the Sustainable Development Goals. In that regard, the 2030 Agenda provides a comprehensive shared framework for action that includes migration commitments and applies to the Union, to its Member States and to its partners.

Amendment 23 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Fund should be implemented in full compliance with the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and with the Union’s international obligations as regards fundamental rights, including under the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the UN Convention against Torture and the relevant case-law of the European Court of Human Rights.

Amendment 24 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Fund should be implemented in full compliance with the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and with the Union’s international obligations as regards fundamental rights and the principle of non-refoulement, including the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC).

Amendment 25 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) The Fund should be implemented in full compliance with the rights and principles enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and with the Union’s international obligations as regards fundamental rights.

Amendment 26 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5a) The principles of gender equality and of non-discrimination, which are among the Union’s core values, should be respected and promoted when implementing the Fund. The Fund should not support actions that contribute to any form of segregation or social exclusion.

Amendment 27 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support ~~the efficient management of~~Member States in guaranteeing safe, legal channels for migration ~~flows~~, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flowsclusion and welcoming strategies and for a legal migration policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation between the Union and its Member States to encourage the protection of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, to reinforce avenues on legal migration and to counter ~~irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countrie~~human trafficking. All cooperation between the Union and its Member States with third countries should be based on a coherent, balanced approach and complete respect for human rights.

Amendment 28 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should ~~support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting~~promote common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model ~~and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy~~. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce the respect of international standards in the field of asylum and migration, the management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.

Amendment 29 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal and common migration policy, so as to ~~ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and~~ reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries. Such cooperation with third countries needs to be guided by the principles laid down in art. 21 of TEU, such as democracy, the rule of law, the universality and indivisibility of human rights and fundamental freedoms, respect for human dignity, the principles of equality and solidarity, and respect for the principles of the United Nations Charter and international law.

Amendment 30 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy and actions aiming at addressing the root causes of migration. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.

Amendment 31 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The ~~migration crisis~~crisis in terms of welcoming people in need of international protection highlighted the need to ~~reform th~~implement a substantive Common European Asylum System to ensure that ~~efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements~~, in all circumstances, migrants in need of international protection are identified and can see their application being processed, ensuring that they receive the appropriate guarantees that they will not be forced to return, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection with complete respect for their dignity and rights. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a ~~fairer and more effective~~more unified system ofor determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.

Amendment 32 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure ~~that~~ efficient asylum procedures ~~to prevent secondary movements~~, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection based on true solidarity and the fair sharing of responsibilities among the Member States, as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System ensuring solidarity at European level in particular by amending the current Dublin Regulation, deleting the criterion of first illegal entry as the main criterion to determine responsibility and introducing a permanent and binding mechanism to relocate asylum seekers within the EU.

Amendment 33 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The Fund should also complement and reinforce the activities undertaken by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) established by Regulation (EU)../.. [EUAA Regulation]14 with a view to facilitating and improving the functioning of the common European asylum system, by coordinating and strengthening practical cooperation and information exchange between Member States, promoting Union law and operational standards on asylum in order to ensure a high degree of uniformity based on high protection standards as regards procedures for international protection, reception conditions and the assessment of protection needs across the Union, enabling a sustainable and ~~fair~~unified distribution of applications for international protection, facilitate convergence in the assessment of applications for international protection across the Union, support the resettlement efforts of the Member States and provide operational and technical assistance to Member States for the management of their asylum and reception systems, in particular those whose systems are subject to disproportionate pressure. _________________ 14 Regulation (EU) ../.. Regulation (EU) No ../.. of the European Parliament and of the Council of [EUAA Regulation] (OJ L …, [date], p. ..).

Amendment 34 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The Fund should support the efforts by the Union and the Member States relating to the enhancement of the Member States’ capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum, welcoming and inclusion policies in the light of their obligations ~~under~~to respect human rights under international law and existing Union law.

Amendment 35 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Partnerships and cooperation with third countries are an essential component of Union asylum policy to ensure the adequate management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivalsbetween the Union and its Member States with third countries should be carried out with complete respect for human rights and in keeping with development policies with the aim of replacing the arrivals via smuggling and human trafficking with legal and safe a~~rrival~~ccess to the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals or stateless persons in need of international, humanitarian and any other form of protection, expressing solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by ~~helping to alleviate the pressure on~~supporting efforts by those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration ~~policy objectives by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countri~~and sustainable development policy objectives, and of effectively contributing to global resettlement initiatives, as well as under the framework of the United Nations Global Compact for Migration regarding safe, orderly and steady migration and the United Nations Global Compact on Refugees by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework.

Amendment 36 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 37 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Partnerships and cooperation with third countries are an essential component of Union asylum policy to ensure the adequate management of ~~flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protec~~migration. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration policy objectives by increasing the Union’s ~~leverage vis-à-vis~~cooperation with third countries, and of effectively contributing to global resettlement initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework.

Amendment 38 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 39 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the ~~high levels of migration flows to the Union in the last years and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies~~growing numbers of international migrants and the increase in situations of forced displacement on a global scale, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for ~~early integration of legally staying~~welcoming, protection and inclusion of third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 40 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the high levels of migration flows to the Union, and especially to the Mediterranean countries in the last years and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for early integration of legally staying third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 41 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to increase efficiency, achieve the greatest Union added value and to ensure the consistency of the Union’s response to foster the integration of third- country nationals, actions financed under the Fund should be specific and complementary to actions financed under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Measures financed under this Fund should support measures tailor-made to the needs of third-country nationals that are generally implemented in the early stage of integration, and horizontal actions supporting Member States’ capacities in the field of integration, whereas interventions for third-country nationals with a longer-term impact should be financed under the ERDF and ESF+. These measures and actions should fulfil the objectives developed in the context of development policies implemented as a complementary approach to the actions funded by the EDF.

Amendment 42 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The implementation of the Fund in this area should be consistent with the Union’s common basic principles on integration, as specified in the common programme for ~~integr~~welcoming and including third-country nationals.

Amendment 43 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) It is appropriate to allow those Member States that so wish to provide in their programmes that integration actions may include immediate relatives of third- country nationals, to the extent that this is necessary for the effective implementation of such actions. The term ‘immediate relative’ should be understood as meaning spouses, partners and any person having direct family links in descending or ascending line with the third-country national targeted by the integration action, and who would otherwise not be covered by the scope of the Fund.deleted

Amendment 44 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) It is appropriate to allow those Member States that so wish to guarantee full rights for family reunification and to provide in their programmes that integration actions may include ~~immediate relatives of~~any person with direct family links to third- country nationals, to the extent that this is necessary for the effective implementation of such actions~~. The term ‘immediate relative’ should be understood as~~ and particularly for those who are ’immediate relatives’, meaning spouses, partners and any person having direct family links in descending or ascending line with the third-country national targeted by the integration action, and who would otherwise not be covered by the scope of the Fund.

Amendment 45 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Considering the crucial role played by local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the field of integration and to facilitate the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integration by regularly engaging with local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co-financing rate for these actions.

Amendment 46 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Considering the long-term economic and demographic challenges faced by the Union, it is crucial to establish well-functioning legal migration channels to the Union to maintain the Union as an attractive destination for migrants and ensure the sustainability of welfare systems and growth of the Union economy.deleted

Amendment 47 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Considering the long-term economic and demographic challenges faced by the Union, it is crucial to establish ~~well-functioning legal migration channels to the Union to~~safe, legal migration channels allowing all third-country nationals to be treated equally in terms of their right to freedom of movement to the Union and to reduce the number of deaths, abuse committed by human traffickers, smuggling of migrants in said ‘irregular’ situation and the exploitation of migrants. ; maintaining the Union as an attractive destination for migrants and ensure the sustainability of welfare systems and growth of the Union economy.

Amendment 48 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Considering the long-term economic and demographic challenges faced by the Union, it is crucial to establish well-functioning, safe and legal migration channels to the Union to maintain the Union as an attractive destination for migrants and ensure the sustainability of welfare systems and growth of the Union economy.

Amendment 49 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15, and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in member states for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 21.12.2008, p. 98).deleted

Amendment 50 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures and capacities in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees in a sustainable manner by putting safeguard and review clauses in the readmission agreements, as well as other agreements, in order to ensure that returnees will not face violations of their human rights or the risk of persecution. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 51 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Where Member States ~~should give preference to vol~~have fallen back on voluntary return, this can only take place if individuals are returning to their countary ~~return. In order to promote~~of origin where they can be safely received without any risk of persecution and with complete respect for their fundamental and procedural rights. In the context of voluntary return, Member States ~~should envisag~~may introduce incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons. ~~This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.~~

Amendment 52 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

Amendment 53 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Voluntary and enforced returns are nevertheless interlinked, with mutually reinforcing effect, and Member States should therefore be encouraged to reinforce the complementarities between these two forms of return. The possibility of removals is an important element contributing to the integrity of the asylum and legal migration systems. The Fund should therefore support actions of Member States to facilitate and carry out removals in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, and international law, where applicable, and with full respect for the fundamental rights and dignity of returnees. To ensure the latter, the Fund will furthermore support actions developing awareness and promoting respect for human and fundamental rights of migrants independently of their legal status.

Amendment 54 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Specific support measures for returnees in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of voluntary return and enhance their reintegration. These measures should be evaluated periodically for safety and dignity in order to eliminate any risks of persecution or violations of their rights.

Amendment 55 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 56 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation wiThe fund may contribute to the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements with third countries, provided that these agreements and arrangements have been concluded in respect of both the interests of the Union and the third countries ~~of origin and transit of irregular migrants and their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level~~concerned, in particular taking into account the latter’s reintegration capacities.

Amendment 57 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 58 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants and their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level and should be based on reciprocal obligations, as well as sufficient human- rights safeguards to ensure the protection of returnees at all times.

Amendment 59 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) ~~In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal~~The Fund should support measures to counter human trafficking and to develop safe, legal channels to support humanitarian aid and NGOs working to welcome and include third-country nationals, as well as to respond to global development issues for supporting orderly migration tor the ~~circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration system~~Member States, which now account for more than three million people every year, a third of which are economic migrants.

Amendment 60 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)

(25a) The Commission may associate the European Union Agency for Asylum and European Border and Coast Guard Agency in monitoring and evaluation tasks as referred to in Section 5 where appropriate in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities; as well as the priorities of the respective external financing instruments.

Amendment 61 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) The employment of irregular migrants creates a pull factor for illegal migration and undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on legal migration schemes. The Fund should therefore support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 which prohibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals and provides for sanctions against employers who infringe that prohibition. On the contrary, in situations where the irregular status of a migrant has not been determined or when the right to international protection has been recognised, employment should be encouraged on the same conditions as locals to avoid exploitation. _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).

Amendment 62 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) The Fund should support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in close cooperation with other external instruments in their implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17 which sets forth provisions on assistance, support and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings. _________________ 17 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1).

Amendment 63 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)

(27a) The Fund should support in particular the identification and the needs of asylum seekers who are victims of torture or of other serious forms of violence.

Amendment 64 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The Fund should complement and reinforce the activities undertaken in the field of return by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency established by Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council18, therefore contributing to effective European Integrated Border Management, as defined in Article 4 of that Regulation. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard and amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1).deleted

Amendment 65 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in ~~and in~~ relation to third countries ~~supported through the Fund~~ should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, ~~full coherence~~complete respect for human rights should be sought ~~with~~, as defined in the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in ~~respect of~~ the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union’s migration policy, particularly by encouraging circular mobility and by treating all third-country nationals equally in terms of this mobility.

Amendment 66 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union’s migration policy notably in terms of human rights and policy coherence for development.

Amendment 67 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union’s migration policy, and to promote actions aiming at tackling the root causes of migration, in synergy with other external action instruments.

Amendment 68 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

(31) Funding from the Union budget should concentrate on activities where Union intervention can bring added value compared to action undertaken by Member States alone. Financial support provided under this Regulation should contribute, in particular, to strengthening national and Union capabilities in the areas of asylum and migration, by establishing common rules and procedures, developing Member States’ capacities to receive persons in need of international protection, supporting the integration of legally staying third-countries nationals and reducing incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy.

Amendment 69 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

(32) A Member State may be deemed not to be compliant with the relevant Union acquis, including as regards the use of operating support under this Fund, if it has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaties in the area of asylum and return, if there is a clear risk of a serious breach by the Member State of fundamental rights and of the Union’s values when implementing the acquis on asylum ~~and retur~~, welcoming and inclusion or if an evaluation report under the Schengen or the European Union Agency for Asylum evaluation and monitoring mechanism has identified deficiencies in the relevant area.

Amendment 70 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of ~~legally staying~~ third-country nationals, and counter ~~irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy~~human trafficking, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 71 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, and counter irregular migration through efficient ~~and~~, sustainable and human rights compliant return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid- term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 72 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, and counter irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States. Before allocating such additional amount, however, EU Member States and the Commission shall also publish their own annual performances reports.

Amendment 73 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) As challenges in the area of migration are constantly evolving, there is a need to adapt the allocation of funding to the changes in migration flows ensuring however the sustainability of measures already taken. To respond to pressing needs and changes in policy and Union priorities, and to steer funding towards actions with a high level of Union added value, part of the funding will be periodically allocated to specific actions, Union actions, emergency assistance, resettlement and to provide additional support for Member States contributing to solidarity and responsibility efforts via a thematic facility.

Amendment 74 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)

(39a) The fund should take recognise that women and LGBTI people are subject to specific forms of gender-based persecution and have specific protection needs, which is often not recognised in asylum procedures; and should contribute to the costs of ensuring that assessment of asylum claims are gender sensitive and individual. Violence-related asylum claims should be dealt with in a way that protects women from secondary victimisation during the asylum process.

Amendment 75 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) The Fund should contribute to supporting operating costs related to asylum ~~and retur~~, welcoming and inclusion and enable Member States to maintain capabilities which are crucial for that service for the Union as a whole. Such support consists of full reimbursement of specific costs related to the objectives under the Fund and should form an integral part of the Member States’ programmes.

Amendment 76 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42

(42) In order to strengthen the Union’s capacity to immediately address unforeseen or disproportionate heavy migratory pressure in one or more Member States characterised by a large or disproportionate inflow of third-country nationals, which places significant and urgent demands on their reception and ~~detention facilities,~~ asylum and migration management systems and procedures, heavy migratory pressures in third countries due to political developments or conflicts, it should be possible to provide emergency assistance at any time to actions whose aim is to guarantee respect for human rights and for Member States’ international commitments in accordance with the framework set out in this Regulation.

Amendment 77 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (‘the Fund’).

Amendment 78 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) ‘blending operation’ means actions supported by the Union budget, including within blending facilities as defined in point (6) of Article 2 of the Financial Regulation, combining non- repayable forms of support or financial instruments from the Union budget with repayable forms of support from development or other public finance institutions, as well as from commercial finance institutions and investors;deleted

Amendment 79 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) ‘removal’ means ‘removal’ as defined in point (5) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;~~deleted

Amendment 80 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h

~~(h) ‘return’ means ‘return’ as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;~~deleted

Amendment 81 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

Amendment 82 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to ~~an efficient management of migration flows in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Union’s commitments on f~~the implementation, strengthening and development of the common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection and of the common immigration policy while fully respecting the Union’s and the Member States’ obligations under international law and the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental rRights of the European Union.

Amendment 83 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, ~~including its external dimens~~particularly in terms of its dimension for welcoming, protecting and including third-country nationals in need of international protection;

Amendment 84 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support legal migration to the Member States including t~~o contribute to the integration of third-country n~~hrough the development of safe, legal channels for mobility and migration~~als~~;

Amendment 85 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support ~~legal migration to~~ the Member States in~~cluding to contribute to the integr~~ their policies for the integration or assimilation of third-country nationals;

Amendment 86 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to ~~countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmiss~~and promote the effective integration inof third -countr~~ies.~~y nationals;

Amendment 87 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering ~~irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries~~human trafficking.

Amendment 88 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to ~~countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of~~ensuring human rights-based return and readmission in third countries.

Amendment 89 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration, human trafficking, and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries.

Amendment 90 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) to ensure solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum flows, including through practical cooperation.

Amendment 91 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. to contribute to promoting and respecting the fundamental rights of migrants, as enshrined in international law;

Amendment 92 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Actions supported under this paragraph shall be fully coherent with measures supported through the external financing instruments of the Union and with the general principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action.

Amendment 93 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)

Article 4 a Gender equality and non-discrimination The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that gender equality and the integration of the gender perspective are an integral part of, and are promoted during, the various stages of the implementation of the Fund. The Commission and the Member States shall take all appropriate steps to prevent any discrimination based on sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation in access to the Fund and during the various stages of the implementation of the Fund.

Amendment 94 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5

Third countries associated to the Fund The Fund shall be open to third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum and Migration Fund, provided that the agreement: – ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Fund; – lays down the conditions of participation in the Fund, including the calculation of financial contributions to the Fund and their administrative costs. – These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of the Financial Regulation; – does not confer to the third country a decisional power on the Fund; – guarantees the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial interests.Article 5 deleted

Amendment 95 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Fund shall be open to neighbouring third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement, to be adopted in accordance with Article 218 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, covering the participation of the third country to the ~~Asylum and Migration~~ Fund, provided that the agreement:

Amendment 96 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Fund shall be open to third countries that have ratified the 1951 Refugee Convention and its protocol and respect international standards in the field of asylum and migration. It shall be open for activities in the field of legal migration, return and readmission in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum and Migration Fund, provided that the agreement:

Amendment 97 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Fund shall be open to third countries for activities in the field of legal migration, return and readmission, as well as to help in developing and strengthening third countries’ asylum systems in line with international standards, in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum and Migration Fund, provided that the agreement:

Amendment 98 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2

— lays down the conditions of participation in the Fund, including the commitment to respect international standards in the field of migration and asylum, calculation of financial contributions to the Fund and their administrative costs. These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of the Financial Regulation;

Amendment 99 #

— lays down the conditions of participation in the Fund, including the calculation of financial contributions to the Fund and their administrative costs, as well as the human rights’ compliance of any activities supported by the Fund. These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of the Financial Regulation;

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Amendment 157 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund

Amendment 158 #

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund

Amendment 159 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund

Amendment 160 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Title 1

Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Fund for Asylum ~~and~~, Migration ~~Fund~~and Return

Amendment 161 #

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 78(2) ~~and~~, Article 79(2) and (4) and Article 80 thereof,

Amendment 162 #

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 78(2) ~~and~~, Article 79(2) and (4) and Article 80 thereof,

Amendment 163 #

Proposal for a regulation
Citation 1

Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 78(2) ~~and~~, Article 79(2) and (4) and Article 80 thereof,

Amendment 164 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the context of the evolving migratory ~~challenge~~problems characterised by the need to support strong reception, asylum, integration and migration systems of Member States, prevent and adequately handle situations of pressure and ~~replace irregular and unsafe arrivals with legal and safe pathway~~stop illegal arrivals, investing in efficient ~~and coordinated~~ migration management in the Union is key to realising the Union’s objective of constituting an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Amendment 165 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

(1) In the context of the evolving migratory challenges characterised by the need to support strong reception, asylum, integration and migration systems of Member States, ~~prevent and~~ adequately handle situations of ~~pressure~~increased arrivals of migrants and re~~pla~~duce irregular and unsafe arrivals ~~wit~~through legal and safe pathways, investing in ~~efficient and coordinated migration management~~an asylum and migration system based on fundamental rights in the Union is key to realising the Union’s objective of constituting an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Amendment 166 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1

Amendment 167 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

~~(2) The importance of a coordinated approach by the Union and the Member States is ref~~delected in the European Agenda on Migration of May 2015, which stressed the need for a consistent and clear common policy to restore confidence in the Union’s ability to bring together European and national efforts to address migration and work together in an effective way, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, and was confirmed in its mid-term review of September 2017 and the progress report of March and May 2018.

Amendment 168 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2

(2) The importance of a coordinated approach by the Union and the Member States is reflected in the European Agenda on Migration of May 2015, which stressed the need for a consistent and clear common policy to restore confidence in the Union’s ability to bring together European and national efforts to address migration and work together in an effective way, in accordance with the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States established in Article 80 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and was confirmed in its mid-term review of September 2017 and the progress report of March and May 2018.

Amendment 169 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

Amendment 170 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

Amendment 171 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3

Amendment 172 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to management of migration grounded on ~~mutual trust~~fundamental rights, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).

Amendment 173 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

Amendment 174 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4

(4) In order to support efforts to ensure a comprehensive approach to management of migration grounded on mutual trust, solidarity and responsibility sharing among Member States and Union institutions, with the objective of ensuring a common sustainable Union policy on asylum and immigration, Member States should be supported by adequate financial resources in the form of the Fund for Asylum ~~and~~, Migration ~~Fund~~and Return (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Fund’).

Amendment 175 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4 a (new)

(4 a) The Fund should reflect the global context and commitments relevant to asylum and migration, notably the Global Compact on Refugees and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration. With the Sustainable Development Goals at its core, the 2030 Agenda provides a comprehensive shared framework for action that includes migration commitments and applies to the European Union, to its Member States and to its partners.

Amendment 176 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5

(5) TActions funded under the Fund should be implemented in full compliance with the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union ~~and with the Union’s international obligations as regards fundamental rights~~, Union data protection laws, the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the principle of fair treatment of third country nationals, the right to international protection, the principle of non refoulement and the Union’s and Member States international obligations as regards fundamental rights, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 28 July 1951, as supplemented by the Protocol of 31 January 1967.

Amendment 177 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)

(5 a) The fund should not support any action that violates fundamental rights, nor contribute to any form of segregation, discrimination or social exclusion.

Amendment 178 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6

(6) The Fund should build on the results and investments achieved with the support of its predecessors: the European Refugee Fund established by the Decision 573/2007/EC of the European Parliament and the Council, the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals established by the Council Decision 2007/435/EC, ~~the European Return Fund established by the Decision 575/2007/EC of the European Parliament and the Council for the period 2007-2013 and~~ the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund for the period 2014-2020, as established by Regulation (EU) 516/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council. It should at the same time take into account ~~all relevant new development~~the challenges faced in the implementation of these funds.

Amendment 179 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the ~~efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, includ~~development of a human-rights based asylum, migration and integration policy, inter alia by promoting Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and other forms of ad-hoc humanitarian admission, transferring of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmissreception and integration strategies and developing a legal migration policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation ~~with third countries to reinforce management of flows~~between Member States to reinforce the protection of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, and to develop avenues on legal migration ~~and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries~~.

Amendment 180 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should help Member States demonstrate their solidarity with one another and support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to build up their reception capacity and reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission ~~to third countries.~~ and reintegration to third countries with full respect for returnees' fundamental rights and dignity.

Amendment 181 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration ~~flows~~, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through ~~a sustainable return and readmission policy~~the introduction of adequate channels for legal migration. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmissioavenues on legal migration and to ensure sustainability of reintegration after return to third countries.

Amendment 182 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7

(7) The Fund should support the efficient management of migration flows, inter alia by promoting common measures in the area of asylum, including Member States’ efforts in receiving persons in need of international protection through resettlement and the transfer of applicants for or beneficiaries of international protection between Member States, supporting integration strategies and a more effective legal migration policy, so as to ensure the Union’s long-term competitiveness and the future of its social model and reduce incentives for irregular migration through a sustainable return and readmission policy. The Fund should support the strengthening of cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants, to reinforce management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, avenues on legal migration and to counter irregular migration, tackle people trafficking networks and ensure sustainability of return and effective readmission to third countries.

Amendment 183 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)

(7 a) As an instrument of Internal Union policy and the only funding instrument for asylum and migration at Union level, the Fund should solely support actions on asylum and migration within the European Union. Support to resettlement and other ad-hoc forms of humanitarian admission, as well as the establishment of legal migration avenues to the European Union are considered to be within the remit of this fund.

Amendment 184 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure that efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a fairer and more effectivehumanitarian crisis faced by persons in need of international protection who arrived to the European Union in 2015 as well as the rising number of deaths in the Mediterranean over the past years highlighted the need to develop safe and legal pathways to the European Union, including a Union Resettlement Framework, and to put in place a new system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection bas ~~well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefor~~ed on solidarity. At the same time, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the ~~reformed~~ Common European Asylum System provided that such efforts are not in violation of fundamental rights.

Amendment 185 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure ~~that~~ efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to ensure the effective and efficient return of irregular migrants and to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.

Amendment 186 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System in order to develop legal routes, to ensure ~~that~~ efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.

Amendment 187 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) ~~The migration crisis highlighted the need to~~A reform of the Common European Asylum System is needed in order to ensure that efficient a~~sylum procedures to prevent secondary moveme~~nd rights- based asylum procedures are in place and can be accessed by asylum applicants, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform wais needed to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.

Amendment 188 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8

(8) The migration crisis highlighted the need to reform the Common European Asylum System to ensure that efficient asylum procedures to prevent secondary illegal movements, to provide uniform and appropriate reception conditions for applicants for international protection, uniform standards for the granting of international protection and appropriate rights and benefits for beneficiaries of international protection. At the same time, the reform was needed to put in place a fairer and more effective system of determining Member States’ responsibility for applicants for international protection as well as a Union framework for Member States’ resettlement efforts. Therefore, it is appropriate for the Fund to provide increased support to Member States’ efforts to fully and properly implement the reformed Common European Asylum System.

Amendment 189 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The Fund should also complement and reinforce the activities undertaken by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) established by Regulation (EU)../.. [EUAA Regulation]14 with a view to facilitating and improving the functioning of the common European asylum system, by coordinating and strengthening practical cooperation and information exchange on good practices in the area of asylum between Member States, promoting Union and International law and operational standards on asylum in order to ensure ~~a high degree of uniformity based on~~ high protection standards as regards procedures for international protection, reception conditions and the assessment of protection needs across the Union, enabling a ~~sustainable and~~ fair distribution of applications for international protection~~, facilitate convergence in the assessment of applications for international protection across the Union~~ based on solidarity, support the resettlement efforts of the Member States and provideing operational and technical assistance to Member States for the management of their asylum and reception systems, in particular those whose systems are subject to disproportionate pressure. _________________ 14 Regulation (EU) No ../.. of the European Parliament and of the Council of [EUAA Regulation] (OJ L …, [date], p. ..).

Amendment 190 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9

(9) The Fund should also complement and reinforce the activities undertaken by the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) established by Regulation (EU)../.. [EUAA Regulation]14 with a view to facilitating and improving the functioning of the common European asylum system, by coordinating and strengthening practical cooperation and information exchange between Member States, promoting Union law and operational standards on asylum in order to ensure a high degree of uniformity based on high protection standards as regards procedures for international protection, reception conditions and the assessment of protection needs across the Union, enabling a sustainable and fair distribution of applications for international protection among the Member States, facilitate convergence in the assessment of applications for international protection across the Union, support the resettlement efforts of the Member States and provide operational and technical assistance to Member States for the management of their asylum and reception systems, in particular those whose systems are subject to disproportionate pressure. _________________ 14 Regulation (EU) No ../.. of the European Parliament and of the Council of [EUAA Regulation] (OJ L …, [date], p. ..).

Amendment 191 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

(10) The Fund should support the ~~efforts by the~~ Union and the Member States ~~relating to the enhancement of the Member States’ capacity to develop, monitor and evaluate their asylum policies in the light of their obligations under existing Union law~~in the implementation of the existing Union law in particular Directives 2013/33/EU(Reception Conditions Directive), 2013/32/EU (Asylum Procedures Directive), 2011/95/EU (Qualification Directive) and 2008/115/EC (Return Directive) of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation 604/2013/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council(Dublin Regulation).

Amendment 192 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10

Amendment 193 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 194 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Partnerships and cooperation with third countries are an essential component of Union asylum policy to ensure the adequate management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States ofThe development of safe and legal pathways to the European Union is an essential component of Union asylum policy. The Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission Framework is a legal pathway which should offer the most vulnerable third- country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those access to a durable solution, which should be complemented by other legal pathways. This Framework should contribute to increasing the Union's countri~~es, helping achieve the Union’s migration policy objectives by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and of effectively contributing to g~~bution to international resettlement and humanitarian admission initiatives with a view to contributing significantly to meeting the Global rResettlement ~~initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of~~Needs, including emergency cases. To that end, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund should provide targeted assistance in the form of financial incentives for each person admitted in accordance with the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework as well as for actions to establish appropriate infrastructure and services for the implementation of the Framework.

Amendment 195 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 196 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

(11) Partnerships and cooperation with third countries are an essential component of Union asylum policy to ensure the adequate management of flows of persons applying for asylum or other forms of international protection, including the effective return and readmission of irregular migrants. With the aim of replacing the unsafe and irregular arrivals with legal and safe arrival to the territory of the Member States of third-country nationals or stateless persons in need of international protection, expressing solidarity with countries in regions to which or within which a large number of persons in need of international protection have been displaced by helping to alleviate the pressure on those countries, helping achieve the Union’s migration policy objectives by increasing the Union’s leverage vis-à-vis third countries, and of effectively contributing to global resettlement initiatives by speaking with one voice in international fora and with third countries, the Fund should provide financial incentives to the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework.

Amendment 197 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11

Amendment 198 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the ~~high levels of migration flows to the Union in the last years and the~~ importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for ~~early~~ integration of ~~legally staying~~ third-country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third- country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 199 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the high levels of illegal migration flows to the Union in the last years and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies for e~~arly integration of legally staying third-country national~~ncouraging assimilation of third-country nationals allowed to reside in the member states, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 200 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12

(12) Considering the ~~high levels of migration flows to the Union in the last years and the importance of ensuring the cohesion of our societies~~increasing numbers of international migrants and of people forcibly displaced globally, it is crucial to support Member States’ policies ~~for early integration of legally staying~~of reception and integration of third- country nationals, including in the priority areas identified in the Action Plan on Integration of third-country nationals adopted by the Commission in 2016.

Amendment 201 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to increase efficiency, achieve the greatest Union added value and to ensure the consistency of the Union’s response to foster the integration of third- country nationals, actions financed under the Fund should be specific and complementary to actions financed under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Measures financed under this Fund should support integration measures tailor-made to the needs of third-country nationals ~~that are generally implemented in the early stage of integration~~, and horizontal actions supporting Member States’ capacities in the field of integration, ~~whereas interventions for~~complemented by interventions to promote the social inclusion of third- country nationals ~~with a longer-term impact should be~~ financed under the ERDF and ESF+.

Amendment 202 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13

(13) In order to increase efficiency, achieve the greatest Union added value and to ensure the consistency of the Union’s response to foster ~~the integr~~assimilation of third- country nationals, actions financed under the Fund should be specific and complementary to actions financed under the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). Measures financed under this Fund should support measures tailor-made to the needs of third-country nationals that are generally implemented in the early stage of ~~integr~~assimilation, and horizontal actions supporting Member States’ capacities in the field of ~~integr~~assimilation, whereas interventions for third-country nationals with a longer-term impact should be financed under the ERDF and ESF+.

Amendment 203 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In this context, the authorities of the Member States responsible for the implementation of the Fund should be required to cooperate and establish coordination mechanisms with the authorities identified by Member States for the purpose of the management of the interventions of the ESF+ and of the ERDF and wherever necessary with their managing authorities and with the managing authorities of other Union funds contributing to the integration of third- country nationals. Through these coordination mechanisms, the relevant authorities should assess the extent to which measures implemented through the ESF+ and ERDF are contributing to the integration of third county nationals.

Amendment 204 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14

(14) In this context, the authorities of the Member States responsible for the implementation of the Fund should be required to cooperate and establish coordination mechanisms with the authorities identified by Member States for the purpose of the management of the interventions of the ESF+ and of the ERDF and wherever necessary with their managing authorities and with the managing authorities of other Union funds contributing to the integration of third- country nationals. The Commission should be able to assess where these different funds connect and ascertain in particular how coherent and complementary these connections are.

Amendment 205 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14 a) In order to ensure a proper articulation between the proposed AMIF and ESF+, the European Commission will provide additional guidance to ensure the establishment of cross-Fund national Integration Monitoring Committees. These bodies would assume an advisory and oversight role in relation to migrant integration in the AMIF and ESF+, by: - Reviewing planned Calls for Proposals for both Funds, with a particular focus on ensuring the efficient implementation of EU funds (including through joint AMIF/ESF+ actions, where appropriate). - Identifying unmet migrant integration needs that could be addressed via AMIF and/or ESF+ National Programmes. - Providing advisory recommendations on project selection, where migrant integration is an objective of a Call for Proposal. - Providing input into performance reviews, reporting and evaluations of the AMIF and ESF+. The Integration Monitoring Committee would be represented in the membership of the AMIF and ESF+ Monitoring Committees, and carry out the above role in collaboration with Fund-specific national Managing Authorities.As provided for Fund-specific Monitoring Committees, all data and information provided to Integration Monitoring Committees would be made public. Monitoring of the performance and impact of the AMIF and ESF+ funds with regards to social inclusion of third country nationals should be achieved through the use of common performance indicators.

Amendment 206 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14 a (new)

(14 a) In order to ensure a proper articulation between the proposed AMF and ESF+, the European Commission will provide additional guidance to ensure the establishment of cross-Fund national Integration Monitoring Committees.These bodies would assume an advisory and oversight role in relation to migrant integration in the AMF and ESF+, by: a) Reviewing planned Calls for Proposals for both Funds, with a particular focus on ensuring the efficient implementation of EU funds (including through joint AMF/ESF+ actions, where appropriate); b) Identifying unmet migrant integration needs that could be addressed via AMF and/or ESF+ National Programmes; c) Providing advisory recommendations on project selection, where migrant integration the/an objective of a Call for Proposal; d) Providing input into performance reviews, reporting and evaluations of the AMF and ESF+. The Integration Monitoring Committee would be represented in the membership of the AMF and ESF+ Monitoring Committees, and carry out the above role in collaboration with Fund-specific national Managing Authorities. As provided for Fund-specific Monitoring Committees, all data and information provided to Integration Monitoring Committees would be made public. Monitoring of the performance and impact of the AMF and ESF+ funds with regards to socio- economic inclusion of third country nationals should be achieve through the use of common performance indicators.

Amendment 207 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15

(15) The implementation of the Fund in this area should be consistent with the ~~Union’s common~~ basic principles on ~~integration, as specified in the common programme for integr~~assimilation.

Amendment 208 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

Amendment 209 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) ~~It is appropriate to allow those Member States that so wish to provid~~Member States should ensure in their programmes that integration actions ~~may~~ include immediate relatives of third- country nationals~~, to the extent that this is necessary for the effective implementation of such actions~~. The term ‘immediate relative’ should be understood as meaning spouses, partners and any person having direct family links in descending or ascending line with the third-country national targeted by the integration action, and who would otherwise not be covered by the scope of the Fund.

Amendment 210 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16

(16) It is appropriate to allow those Member States that so wish to provide in their programmes that integration actions may include immediate relatives of third- country nationals, supporting family reunification in the best interests of the child, to the extent that this is necessary for the effective implementation of such actions. The term ‘immediate relative’ should be understood as meaning spouses, partners and any person having direct family links in descending or ascending line with the third-country national targeted by the integration action, and who would otherwise not be covered by the scope of the Fund.

Amendment 211 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Considering the crucial role played by local and regional authorities and ~~civil society organisations~~their representative associations, as well as by civil society organisations, including refugees and migrants organisations, in the field of integration and to facilitate the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integration by local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including refugees and migrants organisations, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co-financing rate for these actions and the use of a dedicated component of the thematic facility where those local and regional authorities have the competence to carry out measures.

Amendment 212 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Considering the crucial role played by local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the field of integration and to facilitate the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integration by local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including through the use of ~~the~~ thematic facility and through a higher co-financing rate for these actions. The thematic facility should be used for this purpose in such a way as to provide targeted funding based on the most current needs.

Amendment 213 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Considering the crucial role ~~played by~~that local and regional authorities ~~and civil society organisations in the field of integration~~in the field of assimilation could play and to facilitate the access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of ~~integr~~assimilation by local and regional authorities ~~or civil society organisations~~, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co- financing rate for these actions.

Amendment 214 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17

(17) Considering the crucial role played by local and regional authorities and civil society organisations in the field of integration and to facilitate the direct access of these entities to funding at Union level, the Fund should facilitate the implementation of actions in the field of integration by local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, including through the use of the thematic facility and through a higher co-financing rate for these actions.

Amendment 215 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17 a (new)

(17a) The thematic facility should in particular support actions promoting the integration of third country nationals, efforts on solidarity and sharing of responsibility between Member States and resettlement efforts under Regulation xxx/xxx (Union resettlement framework). To this end, a significant portion of the thematic facility should be earmarked for these three kinds of actions.

Amendment 216 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

Amendment 217 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Considering the ~~long-term economic and demographic challenges faced by the Union~~exploitation in the European Union of undocumented migrant workers, it is crucial to establish well-functioning legal migration channels to the Union to ~~maintain the Union as an attractive destination for migrants and~~protect migrant workers from exploitation while ensureing the sustainability of welfare systems and growth of the Union economy. Regularisation of persons already present on EU territory with existing ties to a Member State should be encouraged.

Amendment 218 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18

(18) Considering the long-term economic and demographic challenges faced by the Union, it is crucial to establish well-functioning legal migration channels to the Union to maintain the Union as an attractive destination for ~~migrant~~regular migration in accordance with the economic and social needs of the Member Stattes and ensure the sustainability of welfare systems and growth of the Union economy.

Amendment 219 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19

(19) The Fund should support Member States in setting up strategies organising and expanding legal migration pathways, enhancing their capacity to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate in general all immigration and integration strategies, policies and measures for ~~legally staying~~ third-country nationals, in~~cluding~~ particular Union legal instruments for legal migration. The Fund should also support the exchange of information, best practices and cooperation between different departments of administration and levels of governance, and between Member States.

Amendment 220 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

Amendment 221 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of ~~returnee~~illegal migrants. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 222 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient and dignified return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support ~~and encourage~~ efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures in third countries, such as the reintegration of returnees. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 223 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20

(20) An efficient return policy is an integral part of the comprehensive migration approach the Union and its Member States pursue. The Fund should support and encourage efforts by the Member States with a view to the effective implementation and further development of common standards on return, in particular as set out in Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council15 , and of an integrated and coordinated approach to return management. For sustainable return policies, the Fund should equally support related measures ~~in third countries~~, such as the reintegration of returnees. _________________ 15 Directive 2008/115/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 348, 24.12.2008, p. 98).

Amendment 224 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Member States should give preference to voluntary return. In order to promote voluntary return, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectivenesnot be entitled to carry out any forced return. Persons who would wish to return voluntarily should be provided with long- term reintegration support and should not be forced into voluntary return. Regularisation of persons with existing ties to a Member State should always be the preferred option of Member States.

Amendment 225 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Member States should give preference to voluntary return. In order to promote voluntary return, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness. The principle of best interests of the child must bethe primary consideration in all actions or decisions concerning children in migration, including returns. These efforts should also take full account of the right of the child to express his or her views.

Amendment 226 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Member States should give preference to voluntary return. In order to promote voluntary return, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment ~~in the form of enhanced return assistance should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons~~. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both ~~returnees~~illegal migrant and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.

Amendment 227 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21

(21) Member States should ~~give preference to voluntary return. In order to promote voluntary return~~ensure effective and efficient return of irregular migrants and should promote voluntary return in those cases when this is most likely to lead to an effective return. In order to do so, Member States should envisage incentives such as preferential treatment in the form of enhanced return assistance ~~should be envisaged for the voluntary return of persons~~. This kind of voluntary return is in the interests of both returnees and the authorities in terms of its cost- effectiveness.

Amendment 228 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

Amendment 229 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22

(22) Voluntary and enforced returns are nevertheless interlinked, with mutually reinforcing effect, and Member States should therefore be encouraged to reinforce the complementarities between these two forms of return. The possibility of removals is an important element contributing to the integrity of the asylum and legal migration systemsreturn should always take priority over enforced returns and Member States should therefore be encouraged to reinforce programmes ensuring sustainable voluntary return. The Fund should therefore support actions of Member States to facilitate and carry out ~~removals~~programmes for voluntary return in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, where applicable, and with full respect for the fundamental rights and dignity of returnees.

Amendment 230 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22 a (new)

(22 a) Member States should never resort to detention on the basis of the legal status of a person. Persons found in an irregular situation should be effectively provided with the opportunity to regularise their situations on the basis of existing ties to the country they live in.

Amendment 231 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

~~(23) Specific support measures for returnees in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of return and enhance their reintegration.~~deleted

Amendment 232 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 23

(23) Specific support measures for ~~returnee~~illegal migrants in the Member States and in the countries of return can improve conditions of return ~~and enhance their reintegration~~.

Amendment 233 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 234 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) RFormal readmission agreements ~~and other arrangements~~ are an integral component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants and t. Their implementation in third countries should be supported in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level.

Amendment 235 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 236 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

(24) Readmission agreements and other arrangements are an integral and crucial component of the Union return policy and a central tool for the efficient management of migration flows, as they facilitate the swift return of irregular migrants. Those agreements and arrangements are an important element in the framework of the dialogue and cooperation with third countries of origin and transit of irregular migrants and the Fund should support their implementation in third countries ~~should be supported~~ in the interests of effective return policies at national and Union level.

Amendment 237 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24

Amendment 238 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems.deleted

Amendment 239 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of persons as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to counter irregular migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems.deleted

Amendment 240 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25

(25) In addition to supporting the return of ~~person~~illegal migrants as provided for in this Regulation, the Fund should also support other measures to co~~unter irregular~~mbat illegal migration, address incentives for illegal migration or the circumventing of existing legal migration rules, thereby safeguarding the integrity of Member States’ immigration systems.

Amendment 241 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) The employment of irregular migrants ~~creates a pull factor for illegal migration and~~ undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on legal migration schemes and endangers the rights of migrant workers, making them vulnerable to rights violations and abuse. The Fund should therefore support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 which prohibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals, provides for a complaints and wage recuperation mechanism for exploited workers and provides for sanctions against employers who infringe that prohibition. _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).

Amendment 242 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) ~~The employment of irregular migrants creates a pull factor for illegal migration and undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on legal migration schemes.~~ The Fund should ~~therefore~~ support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 which prohibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals, provides for a complaints and wage recuperation mechanism for exploited workers and provides for sanctions against employers who infringe that prohibition. _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).

Amendment 243 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 26

(26) The employment of i~~rregular~~llegal migrants creates a pull factor for illegal migration and undermines the development of a labour mobility policy built on legal migration schemes. The Fund should therefore support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council16 which prohibits the employment of illegally staying third-country nationals and provides for sanctions against employers who infringe that prohibition. _________________ 16 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009, p. 24).

Amendment 244 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) The Fund should support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17 which sets forth provisions on assistance, support and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings and of the Reception Conditions Directive 2013/33/EU (Article 25), Asylum Procedures Directive 2013/32/EU (Article 24), Qualifications Directive 2011/95/EU (Article 30) and Dublin III Regulation 604/2013 (article 32) which imposes obligations to identify and address the specific needs of asylum seekers who have been subjected to torture or other forms of serious violence. _________________ 17 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1).

Amendment 245 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) The Fund should support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17 which sets forth provisions on assistance, support and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings. These measures should take into account the gender-specific nature of trafficking in human beings. _________________ 17 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1).

Amendment 246 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27

(27) The Fund should support Member States, either directly or indirectly, in their implementation of Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council17, which sets forth provisions on assistance, support and protection of victims of trafficking in human beings, while fully respecting the scope of that Directive. _________________ 17 Directive 2011/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2002/629/JHA (OJ L 101, 15.4.2011, p. 1).

Amendment 247 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)

(27a) The Fund should support in particular measures relating to the special needs of vulnerable asylum seekers and especially unaccompanied minors.

Amendment 248 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)

(27 a) The distribution of resources of the Fund should be based on the most current needs to reach the objectives as laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation.

Amendment 249 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The Fund should complement and reinforce the activities undertaken in the field of return by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency established by Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , therefore contributing to effective European Integrated Border Management, as defined in Article 4 of that Regulation. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1).deleted

Amendment 250 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28

(28) The Fund should complement and reinforce the activities undertaken in the field of return by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency established by Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council18 , therefore contributing to effective European Integrated Border Management, as defined in Article 4 of that Regulation. _________________ 18 Regulation (EU) 2016/1624 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 September 2016 on the European Border and Coast Guard amending Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Regulation (EC) No 863/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 and Council Decision 2005/267/EC (OJ L 251, 16.9.2016, p. 1).deleted

Amendment 251 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29

(29) Synergies, consistency, complementarity and efficiency should be sought with other Union funds and any overlap or contradiction between actions should be avoided.

Amendment 252 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy.deleted

Amendment 253 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) MThe Fund should prioritise financing for actions within the Union itself. The Fund may finance measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund ~~should~~insofar as they complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’'s external financing instruments and provided that they do not receive a disproportionate share of the resources available. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence and complementarity should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s development aid policy, external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy.

Amendment 254 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in ~~and in~~ relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy.

Amendment 255 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy.

Amendment 256 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30

(30) Measures in and in relation to third countries supported through the Fund should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy in respect of the country or region in question and the Union international commitments. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should target support to enhance cooperation with third countries and to reinforce key aspects of migration management in areas of interest to the Union's migration policy. Funding of measures in and in relation to third countries should be adequate to reach the objectives of the Fund as laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation.

Amendment 257 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

Amendment 258 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 31

Amendment 259 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

(32) A Member State may be deemed not to be compliant with the ~~relevant Union acquis, including as regards the~~ use of operating support under this Fund, if it has failed to ~~fulfil its obligations under the Treaties in the area of asylum and return, if there is a clear risk of a serious breach by the Member State of the Union’s values w~~respect fundamental rights in then implement~~ing the acquis on asylum and return or if an evaluation report under the Schengen or the European Union Agency for Asylum evaluation and monitoring mechanism has identified deficiencies in the relev~~ation of its policies on migration, integration antd a~~rea~~sylum.

Amendment 260 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 32

(32) A Member State may be deemed not to be compliant with the relevant Union acquis, including as regards the use of operating support under this Fund, if it has failed to fulfil its obligations under the Treaties in the area of asylum ~~and retur~~, return and migration, if there is a clear risk of a serious breach by the Member State of the Union’s values when implementing the acquis on asylum ~~and retur~~, return and migration or if an evaluation report under the Schengen or the European Union Agency for Asylum evaluation and monitoring mechanism has identified deficiencies in the relevant area.

Amendment 261 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

(33) The Fund should reflect the need for increased flexibility and simplification while respecting requirements in terms of predictability, and ensuring a fair and transparent distribution of resources to meet the policy and specific objectives laid down in this Regulation. The implementation of the Fund should be guided by the principles of efficiency, effectiveness and quality of spending. Furthermore, the implementation of the Fund should be as user-friendly as possible.

Amendment 262 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33

Amendment 263 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34

(34) This Regulation should establish the initial amounts to Member States consisting of a fixed amount and an amount calculated on the basis of ~~criteria~~indicators laid down in Annex I, which reflect the needs ~~and pressure experienced by~~of different Member States in the areas of asylum, mi~~nte~~gration and ~~retur~~integration.

Amendment 264 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To ~~take account of changes in migration flows and to~~ address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of ~~legally staying~~ third-country nationals, and ~~counter irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy~~develop legal migration to the European Union, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 265 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third- country nationals, and counter irregular migration through efficient, rights compliant, and sustainable return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 266 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of legally staying third-country nationals, and counter i~~rregular~~llegal migration through efficient and ~~sustainable~~prompt return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 267 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 35

(35) These initial amounts should form a basis for Member States’ long-term investments. To take account of changes in migration flows and to address needs in the management of asylum and reception systems and integration of ~~legally staying~~ third-country nationals, and counter irregular migration through efficient and sustainable return policy, an additional amount should be allocated to the Member States at mid-term taking into account the absorption rates. This amount should be based on the latest available statistical data as set out in Annex I to reflect the changes in the baseline situation of Member States.

Amendment 268 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) To contribute to the achievement of the policy objective of the Fund, Member States should ensure that their programmes ~~include actions address~~contribute to achieving the specific objectives of this Regulation, and that the priorities chosen are in line with the implementation measures as set out in Annex II ~~and that the allocation of resources between the objectives ensures that the overall policy objective can be met~~. Member States should ensure that how resources for the various objectives of the fund are shared is in proportion to the challenges and needs in order to ensure that the objectives can be achieved. To this end, each objective should be assigned a minimum level of resources.

Amendment 269 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 36

(36) To contribute to the achievement of the policy objective of the Fund, Member States should ensure that their programmes include actions addressing the specific objectives of this Regulation, that they provide targeted and adequate funding based on the most current needs, that the priorities chosen are in line with the implementation measures as set out in Annex II and that the allocation of resources between the objectives ensures that the overall policy objective can be met.

Amendment 270 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) As challenges in the area of migration are constantly evolving, there is a need to adapt the allocation of funding to the changes in migration flows. To respond to pressing needs and changes in policy and Union priorities, and to steer funding towards actions with a high level of Union added value, part of the funding will be periodically allocated to specific actions, Union actions, emergency assistance, resettlement, the support of vulnerable groups including children and to provide additional support for Member States contributing to solidarity and responsibility efforts via a thematic facility.

Amendment 271 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37

(37) As challenges in the area of migration are constantly evolving, there is a need to adapt the allocation of funding ~~to the changes in migration flows. To respond to pressing needs and changes in policy and Union prioritie~~. To respond to pressing needs, and to steer funding towards actions with a high level of Union added value, part of the funding will be periodically allocated to specific actions, Union actions, emergency assistance, resettlement, support of vulnerable groups including children and to provide additional support for Member States contributing to solidarity and responsibility efforts via a thematic facility.

Amendment 272 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40

(40) The Fund should contribute to supporting operating costs related to asylum and re~~tur~~gularisation of status of third country nationals who are in an irregular situation and enable Member States to maintain capabilities which are crucial for that service for the Union as a whole. Such support consists of full reimbursement of specific costs related to the objectives under the Fund and should form an integral part of the Member States’ programmes.

Amendment 273 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

Amendment 274 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41

Amendment 275 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42

(42) In order to strengthen the Union’s capacity to immediately address unforeseen ~~or disproportionate heavy~~ migratory ~~pressure~~arrivals in one or more Member States ~~characterised by a large or disproportionate inflow of third-country nationals~~, which places significant and urgent demands on their reception ~~and detention~~ facilities, asylum and migration ~~management~~ systems and procedures, ~~heavy migratory pressures in third countries due to political developments or conflicts,~~ it should be possible to provide emergency assistance in accordance with the framework set out in this Regulation.

Amendment 276 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42

(42) In order to strengthen the Union’s capacity to immediately address unforeseen or disproportionate heavy migratory pressure in one or more Member States characterised by a large or disproportionate inflow of third-country nationals, which places significant and urgent demands on their reception and detention facilities, asylum and migration management systems and procedures, heavy migratory pressures or significant resettlement needs in third countries due to political developments or conflicts, it should be possible to provide emergency assistance in accordance with the framework set out in this Regulation.

Amendment 277 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44

Amendment 278 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 45

(45) This Regulation lays down a financial envelope for the entire Fund for Asylum ~~and~~, Migration ~~Fund~~and Return which is to constitute the prime reference amount, within the meaning of [reference to be updated as appropriate according to the new inter- institutional agreement: point 17 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 2 December 2013 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management20 ], for the European Parliament and the Council during the annual budgetary procedure. _________________ 20 OJ C 373, 20.12.2013, p. 1; http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal- content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2013. 373.01.0001.01.ENG&toc=OJ:C:2013:373 :TOC

Amendment 279 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 47

(47) For the purpose of implementation of actions under shared management, the Fund should form part of a coherent framework consisting of this Regulation, Financial Regulation and Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation]. In the event of conflicting provisions, this Regulation should take precedence over Regulation(EU) No X [CPR].

Amendment 280 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation] establishes the framework for action for ERDF, ESF+, the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) as a part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), and lays down, in particular, the rules concerning programming, monitoring and evaluation, management and control for Union funds implemented under shared management. It is therefore necessary to specify the objectives of AMIF, and to lay down specific provisions concerning the type of activities that may be financed by AMIF.

Amendment 281 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation] establishes the framework for action for ERDF, ESF+, the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Fund for Asylum ~~and~~, Migration ~~Fund~~and Return (FAMFR), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) as a part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), and lays down, in particular, the rules concerning programming, monitoring and evaluation, management and control for Union funds implemented under shared management. It is therefore necessary to specify the objectives of FAMFR, and to lay down specific provisions concerning the type of activities that may be financed by FAMFR.

Amendment 282 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 48

(48) Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation] establishes the framework for action for ERDF, ESF+, the Cohesion Fund, the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF), the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (AMIF), the Internal Security Fund (ISF) and the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) as a part of the Integrated Border Management Fund (IBMF), and lays down, in particular, the rules concerning programming, monitoring and evaluation, management and control for Union funds implemented under shared management. It is therefore necessary to specify the objectives of the AMIF, and to lay down specific provisions concerning the type of activities that may be financed by the AMIF.

Amendment 283 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50

(50) In accordance with the Financial Regulation21, Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council22, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9523, Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9624 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193925, the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities and fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative and/or criminal sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on-the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office may investigate and prosecute fraud and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council26. In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to cooperate fully in the protection of the Union’s financial interests to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. Member States are to cooperate fully and give all the necessary assistance to the Union’s institutions, agencies and bodies in order to protect the Union’s financial interests. _________________ 21 OJ C , , p. . 22 OJ C , , p. . 23 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities’' financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p. 1). 24 OJ C , , p. . 25 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1371 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 26 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’'s financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).

Amendment 284 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 50

(50) In accordance with the Financial Regulation21 , Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council22 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/9523 , Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/9624 and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/193925 , the financial interests of the Union are to be protected through proportionate measures, including the prevention, detection, correction and investigation of irregularities and fraud, the recovery of funds lost, wrongly paid or incorrectly used and, where appropriate, the imposition of administrative sanctions. In particular, in accordance with Regulation (EU, Euratom) No 883/2013 and Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) may carry out administrative investigations, including on- the-spot checks and inspections, with a view to establishing whether there has been fraud, corruption or any other criminal offences affecting the financial interests of the Union. In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2017/1939, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office may investigate and prosecute fraud and other illegal activities affecting the financial interests of the Union as provided for in Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council26 . In accordance with the Financial Regulation, any person or entity receiving Union funds is to cooperate fully in the protection of the Union’s financial interests to grant the necessary rights and access to the Commission, OLAF and the European Court of Auditors and to ensure that any third parties involved in the implementation of Union funds grant equivalent rights. The results of investigations into irregularities or fraud in relation to the Fund should be made available to the European Parliament. _________________ 21 OJ C , , p. . 22 OJ C , , p. . 23 Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities’ financial interests (OJ L 312, 23.12.95, p. 1). 24 OJ C , , p. . 25 Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1371 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘the EPPO’) (OJ L 283, 31.10.2017, p. 1). 26 Directive (EU) 2017/1371 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2017 on the fight against fraud to the Union’s financial interests by means of criminal law (OJ L 198, 28.7.2017, p. 29).

Amendment 285 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 51 a (new)

(51a) Pursuant to Regulation xxx/xxx (Regulation on protection of the Union's budget in case of generalised deficiencies as regards the rule of law in the Member States), the Union should take action to protect its budget from the moment a generalised deficiency in the rule of law in a Member State is detected. Regulation xxx/xxx applies to the Fund.

Amendment 286 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54

(54) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016, there is a need to evaluate this Fund on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burden, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include ~~measurabl~~qualitative and quantitative indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Fund on the ground. In order to measure the achievements of the Fund, common indicators and related targets should be established in relation to each specific objective of the Fund. Through these common indicators and financial reporting, the Commission and the Member States should monitor the implementation of the Fund, in accordance with the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) …/2021 of the European Parliament and of the Council [Common Provisions Regulation] and this Regulation. To adequately fulfil its supervisory role, the Commission must be in a position to establish the amounts actually spent from the Fund in a given year. When reporting the annual accounts of their national programme to the Commission, Member States should therefore distinguish between recoveries, pre-financing payments to final beneficiaries and reimbursements of expenditure that was actually incurred. To facilitate the audit and the monitoring of the implementation of the Fund, the Commission should include these amounts in its annual implementation report for the Fund. The Commission should present a summary of the accepted annual performance reports to the European Parliament and the Council every year. Upon request, the Commission should make the full text of the annual performance reports available to the European Parliament and the Council.

Amendment 287 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 54

Amendment 288 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 55

(55) Reflecting the importance of tackling climate change in line with the Union's commitments to implement the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, this Fund will contribute to mainstream climate actions and to the achievement of an overall target of 25 % of the EU budget expenditures supporting climate objectives. ~~Relevant actions will be identified during the Fund's preparation and implementation, and reassessed in the context of the relevant evaluations and review processes.~~

Amendment 289 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56

(56) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of actions eligible for higher co-financing as listed in Annex IV, operating support and in order to develop further the common monitoring and evaluation framework. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level and with civil society organisations, including migrants and refugees organisations, and that these consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law Making of 13 April 2016.

Amendment 290 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 56

(56) In order to supplement and amend certain non-essential elements of this Regulation, the power to adopt acts in accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union should be delegated to the Commission in respect of the list of actions eligible for higher co-financing as listed in Annex IV, the operating support provided for in Annex VII and in order to develop further the common monitoring and evaluation framework. It is of particular importance that the Commission carry out appropriate consultations during its preparatory work, including at expert level, and that these consultations be conducted in accordance with the principles laid down in the Interinstitutional Agreement on Better Law Making of 13 April 2016.

Amendment 291 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) Since the objective of this Regulation, namely to contribute to an effective ~~management~~halt of the disruptive and alarming volumes of migration flows in the Union, in accordance with the common policy on asylum and international protection and the common immigration policy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone and can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objectivemajority view of the electorate, this objective can probably be met best by Member States acting together in a resolut fashion and the EU cooperating in full accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union.

Amendment 292 #

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 58

(58) Since the objectives of this Regulation, namely to boost solidarity between Member States and contribute to an effective management of migration flows in the Union, in accordance with the common policy on asylum and international protection and the common immigration policy, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone and can be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

Amendment 293 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the Fund for Asylum ~~and~~, Migration ~~Fund~~and Return (‘the Fund’) for the period from 1January 2021 to 31 December 2027.

Amendment 294 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article premier – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (‘the Fund’).

Amendment 295 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund (‘the Fund’).

Amendment 296 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1

1. This Regulation establishes the ~~Asylum and~~ Migration Fund (‘the Fund’).

Amendment 297 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c

(c) 'blending operation' means actions supported by the Union budget, including within blending facilities as defined in point (6) of Article 2 of the Financial Regulation, combining non-repayable forms of support or financial instruments from the Union budget with repayable forms of support from development or other public finance institutions, as well as from commercial finance institutions and investors;deleted

Amendment 298 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f

~~(f) 'removal' means 'removal' as defined in point (5) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;~~deleted

Amendment 299 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point h

~~(h) 'return' means 'return' as defined in point (3) of Article 3 of Directive 2008/115/EC;~~deleted

Amendment 300 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to an efficient management of migration flows in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Union’s commitments on fundamental rights and shall contribute to the implementation, strengthening and development of the common policy on asylum, subsidiary protection and temporary protection and of the common immigration policy while fully respecting the Union’s and the Member States’ obligations under international law and the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Amendment 301 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to ~~an efficient manage~~the implementation, strengthening and development of mhig~~ration flows i~~h standards of international protection lin~~e with the relevant Union acquis and~~ the EU, integration of third country nationals as well as legal migration to the European Union in compliance with the Union’'s ~~commitments~~and Member States obligations under international law, the European Convention on Human Rights and the rights and principles enshrined in the Charter onf fundamental rights of the European Union.

Amendment 302 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to solidarity and the equitable sharing of responsibilities between Member States and to an efficient management of migration flows in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Union’'s commitments on fundamental rights.

Amendment 303 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to an efficient management of migration flows, by reducing pull factors and ensuring prompt and respectful return of illegal migrants, in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Union’s commitments on fundamental rights.

Amendment 304 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1

1. The policy objective of the Fund shall be to contribute to an efficient management of migration ~~flows in line with the relevant Union acquis and in compliance with the Union’s commitments on f~~, integration of third-country nationals and a common policy on asylum, in line with the relevant Union acquis and the rights and principles enshrined in the EU Charter of Fundamental rRights.

Amendment 305 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, including ~~its external dimens~~the need for Resettlement and other legal pathways for people in need of international protection to the European Union;

Amendment 306 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System~~, including its external dimension~~;

Amendment 307 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System~~, including its external dimension~~;

Amendment 308 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support legal migration to the Member States including to contribute to the integration of third-country nationals in close cooperation with civil society as well as with local and regional governments and their representative associations;

Amendment 309 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support legal migration to the Member States in accordance with their economic and social needs including to contribute to the early stage integration of third-country nationals;

Amendment 310 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) tTo support legal migration to the Member States ~~including to contribute to the integration of third-country nationals~~;

Amendment 311 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support legal migration to the Member States ~~including to contribute to the integration of third-country nationals~~;

Amendment 312 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) to support and promote channels for legal migration to the Member States, including ~~to contribute to the integration of third-country nationals~~resettlement and humanitarian admission;

Amendment 313 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) ~~to support legal migration to the Member States including~~ to contribute to the ~~integr~~assimilation of third-country nationals in their host culture;

Amendment 314 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) To contribute to the integration of third-country nationals;

Amendment 315 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) to contribute to the integration of third-country nationals

Amendment 316 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries., putting in place a child-rights based compliant mechanism if the return is in the best interest of the child;

Amendment 317 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to ~~countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmiss~~and to promote the effective integration and social inclusion of third country-nationals, including through regularisation inof their~~d countries~~ status if needed.

Amendment 318 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to co~~untering irregular~~mbat all facets of illegal migration and ensuring effective~~ness of return and readmission in~~, prompt and human return of illegal migrants to third countries.

Amendment 319 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring ~~effectivenes~~compliance with fundamental rights of return and readmission in third countries.

Amendment 320 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring the effective~~ness of~~ return and readmission of irregular migrants in third countries.

Amendment 321 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) to contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission ~~in third countries~~.

Amendment 322 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(c a) to ensure solidarity and fair- sharing of responsibility between the Member States;

Amendment 323 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)

(c a) to ensure solidarity and a fair sharing of responsibilities among Member States.

Amendment 324 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Member States shall ensure that the resources for the various objectives of the fund are shared in a manner proportionate to the challenges and needs in order to ensure that the objectives can be achieved.

Amendment 325 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. to ensure solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migration and asylum flows, including through practical cooperation.

Amendment 326 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. Actions funded shall be implemented in full respect for the values set out in Article 2 TEU, fundamental rights and human dignity. In particular, actions shall comply with the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, Union data protection law and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR). In particular, wherever possible, special attention shall be given by Member States when implementing actions to the assistance and protection of vulnerable persons, in particular children and unaccompanied minors.

Amendment 327 #

Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Miroslav POCHE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Each Member State shall ensure, in partnership with local and regional authorities, meaningful participation of social civil society organisations, national human rights institutions and other relevant organisations in the programming, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies and initiatives supported by the AMF strand under shared management with regards to all the objectives of the fund enlisted in Art 3.

Amendment 328 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. ~~Within the objectives referred to in Article 3, and in~~ In-line with the implementation measures listed in Annex II, the Fund shall ~~in particular support~~support actions that contribute to the achievement of the objectives referred to in Article 3. They may include the actions listed in Annex III.

Amendment 329 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1

1. Within the objectives referred to in Article 3, and in line with the implementation measures listed in Annex II, the Fund shall ~~in particular~~ support the actions listed in Annex III.

Amendment 330 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. To achieve the objectives of this Regulation, the Fund may support the actions in line with the Union priorities as referred to in Annex III in relation to and in third countries, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 5 and 6.deleted

Amendment 331 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2

2. To achieve the objectives of this Regulation, the Fund may support the actions in line with the Union priorities as referred to in Annex III in relation to ~~and in~~ third countries, where appropriate, in accordance with Article 5 and 6.

Amendment 332 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The total amount of funding for supporting actions in or in relation to third countries under the thematic facility in accordance with Article 9 or under the Member State programmes in accordance with Article 13 shall adequatley reflect the needs and priorities with regards to the Union´s engagement with third countries in the areas of asylum, migration and return.

Amendment 333 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3a. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts, in accordance with Article 32, to amend Annexes II and III.

Amendment 334 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)

Article 4 a Partnership For the purposes of the Fund, each Member State shall ensure, as foreseen in Article 6 of Regulation (EU)...(Common Provisions Regulation), a partnership with : (a) local and regional authorities; (b) social partners; (c) civil society organisations, including refugees and migrants organisations; (d) equality bodies (e) national human rights organisations Those partners will be involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes supported by AMIF with regards to all the objectives of the fund enlisted in Article 3. Particular attention should be given to the participation of refugee and migrant-led organisations.

Amendment 335 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 a (new)

Article 4 a Partnership For the purposes of the Fund, the partnership referred to in Article 6 of the Common Provisions Regulation shall include: (a) local and regional authorities; (b) economic and social partners; (c) relevant bodies representing civil society, environmental partners and bodies responsible for promoting social inclusion, fundamental rights, rights of persons with disabilities, gender equality and non-discrimination. These partners shall be involved in the preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programmes.

Amendment 336 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5

Third countries associated to the Fund The Fund shall be open to third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum and Migration Fund, provided that the agreement: — ensures a fair balance as regards the contributions and benefits of the third country participating in the Fund; — lays down the conditions of participation in the Fund, including the calculation of financial contributions to the Fund and their administrative costs. These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of the Financial Regulation; — does not confer to the third country a decisional power on the Fund; — guarantees the rights of the Union to ensure sound financial management and to protect its financial interests.Article 5 deleted

Amendment 337 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Fund shall be open to neighbouring third countries which share a common land border with one or more Member States and which have ratified and implement in full the European Convention on Human Rights and the 1951 Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees and the1967 Protocol thereto; in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific formal agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Asylum, Migration and MiIntegration Fund, provided that the agreement:

Amendment 338 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

The Fund shall be open to third countries in accordance with the conditions laid down in a specific agreement covering the participation of the third country to the Fund for Asylum ~~and~~, Migration ~~Fund~~and Return, provided that the agreement:

Amendment 339 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – introductory part

Amendment 340 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 1 a (new)

- provides for the monitoring of actions carried out in the framework of this third country participation with regard to compliance with the Union acquis on asylum and migration, particularly concerning fundamental rights, as well as Member States' obligations under international law.

Amendment 341 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 2

— lays down the conditions of participation in the Fund, including the application of rights guaranteed under the Refugee Convention and the Union acquis on asylum and migration, the calculation of financial contributions to the Fund and their administrative costs. These contributions shall constitute assigned revenues in accordance with Article [21(5)] of the Financial Regulation;

Amendment 342 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – indent 4 a (new)

- ensures that all activities by the third country comply with the Union acquis on asylum and migration and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and establishes an adequate monitoring of human rights compliance in the third country based on information provided by international mechanisms such as the Universal Periodic Review as well as a specific assessment of the human rights impact of the activities supported by the Fund.

Amendment 343 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – introductory part

(a) legal entities established in a~~ny of the following countries:~~ Member State or an overseas country or territory linked to it;

Amendment 344 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 1

~~(1) a Member State or an overseas country or territory linked to it;~~deleted

Amendment 345 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 2

~~(2) third country associated to the Fund;~~deleted

Amendment 346 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3

~~(3) third country listed in the work programme under the conditions specified therein;~~deleted

Amendment 347 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a – point 3

(3) third country ~~listed~~referred to in the work programme under the conditions specified therein and on condition that the third country complies with the requirements concerning compliance with fundamental rights as set out in Article 3(3a) of this regulation;

Amendment 348 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. For the purposes of the Fund, each Member State shall ensure effective participation of social partners, relevant international organisations and non- governmental organisations in the management, programming, delivery and monitoring of programmes supported by the Fund strand under shared management.

Amendment 349 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

~~3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action.~~deleted

Amendment 350 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

~~3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action.~~deleted

Amendment 351 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. Legal entities established in a third country are exceptionally ~~eligible~~authorised by the Commission to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action.

Amendment 352 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 3

3. Legal entities established in a third country are ~~exceptionally~~ eligible to participate where this is necessary for the achievement of the objectives of a given action.

Amendment 353 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

4. Legal entities participating in consortia of at least two independent entities, established in different Member States or overseas countries or territories linked to those states or in third countries are eligible when this contributes to the achievement of the objectives of the Fund as laid down in Article 3 of this Regulation.

Amendment 354 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

Amendment 355 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 4

Amendment 356 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Support provided under this Regulation shall complement national, regional and local intervention, and shall focus on ~~adding~~bringing Union added value to the objectives of this Regulation.

Amendment 357 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1

1. Support provided under this Regulation shall complement national, regional and local intervention, and shall focus on ~~adding~~bringing European added value to the objectives of this Regulation.

Amendment 358 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the support provided under this Regulation and by the Member States is consistent with the relevant activities, policies and priorities of the Union and is complementary to and coordinated with other Union instruments and measures funded in particular under the ERDF and ESF+ Regulations.

Amendment 359 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the support provided under this Regulation and by the Member States is consistent with the relevant activities, policies and priorities of the Union and is complementary to other Union instruments, in particular action taken under other Union funds.

Amendment 360 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission and the Member States shall ensure that the support provided under this Regulation and by the Member States is consistent with the relevant activities, policies and priorities of the Union and is complementary to other Union and national instruments.

Amendment 361 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1

1. The financial envelope for the implementation of the Fund for the 2021- 2027 period shall be EUR ~~10 415 0~~5 207 500 000 in current prices.

Amendment 362 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) EUR ~~6 249 0~~3 124 500 000 shall be allocated to the programmes implemented under shared management;

Amendment 363 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) EUR 65 2~~49 0~~07 500 000 shall be allocated to the programmes implemented under shared management;

Amendment 364 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point a

(a) ~~EUR 6 249 000 000~~70 % shall be allocated to the programmes implemented under shared management;

Amendment 365 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) EUR ~~4 166~~2 083 000 000 shall be allocated to the thematic facility.

Amendment 366 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) EUR ~~4 166 0~~5 207 500 000 shall be allocated to the thematic facility.

Amendment 367 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 2 – point b

(b) ~~EUR 4 166 000 000~~30% shall be allocated to the thematic facility.

Amendment 368 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Member States shall allocate at least 40% of those resources to the specific objective referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) and to point (c a NEW), at least 20% to the specific objective referred to in point (b) of the first subparagraph of Article 3(2) and at least 20% to the specific objective referred to in point (ba)new of the first subparagraph of Article 3(2). The same applies mutatis mutandis to the thematic facility.

Amendment 369 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 3 b (new)

3 b. At least 30% of the financial resources of the thematic facility in line with point (b) of paragraph 2, shall be allocated to activities carried out by local and regional authorities and at least 30% shall be allocated to activities carried out by civil society organisations.

Amendment 370 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e

e) support to Member States ~~contributing to solidarity and responsibil~~at central, regional or local level and to international and Non-governmental organisations, including migrants organisations, which contribute to solidarity efforts; ~~and~~

Amendment 371 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e

e) support to Member States at local, regional and national level and civil society organisations therein, contributing to solidar~~ity and responsibil~~ity efforts; and

Amendment 372 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e

(e) support to Member States and local and regional authorities contributing to solidarity and responsibility efforts; and

Amendment 373 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point e

e) support to Member States and local and regional governments contributing to solidarity and responsibility efforts; and

Amendment 374 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 – point f a (new)

f a) adequate support to specialised civil society organisations for delivering qualified psycho-social and rehabilitation services to victims of violence and torture and other vulnerable groups and utilise their professional knowledge and experience.

Amendment 375 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Funding from the thematic facility shall address priorities with a high added value to the Union or be used to respond to urgent needs in line with agreed Union priorities as outlined in Annex II and for specific measures in Annex III. The thematic facilities work programmes should be made publicly available and be presented to the European Parliament.

Amendment 376 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Funding from the thematic facility shall address priorities with a high added value to the Union or be used to respond to urgent needs in line with agreed Union priorities as outlined in Annex II. The thematic facilities work programme should be made publicly available and be presented to the European Parliament.

Amendment 377 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2

2. Flexible funding from the thematic facility shall address priorities with a high added value to the Union or be used to respond to urgent needs in line with agreed Union priorities as outlined in Annex II or support measures in accordance with Article 23.

Amendment 378 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 3

3. When funding from the thematic facility is granted in direct or indirect management to Member States, ~~it shall be ensu~~no funding shall be available for projects whered th~~at selected projects are not affected by~~e legality of those projects, or the legality and regularity of that funding, or the performance of those projects, would be called into question as a result of a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement under Article 258 of the TFEU ~~that puts at risk the legality and regularity of expenditure or the performance of projects~~.

Amendment 379 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 4

4. When funding from the thematic facility is implemented in shared management, the Commission shall, for the purposes of Articles 18 and 19(2) of Regulation EU ../.. [Common Provisions Regulation], assess wthe~~ther the foreseen actions are not affected by~~ foreseen actions to ensure that no funding shall be available for projects where the legality of those projects, or the legality and regularity of the funding, or the performance of those projects, would be called into question as a result of a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement under Article 258 of the TFEU ~~that puts at risk the legality and regularity of expenditure or the performance of the projects~~.

Amendment 380 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission shall establish the overall amount made available for the thematic facility under the annual appropriations of the Union budget. The Commission shall adopt financing decisions as referred to in Article [110] of the Financial Regulation for the thematic facility identifying objectives and actions to be supported and specifying the amounts for each of its components as referred to in paragraph 1. Financing decisions shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations. To ensure a timely availability of resources, the Commission may separately adopt a work programme for emergency assistance.

Amendment 381 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission shall establish the overall amount made available for the thematic facility under the annual appropriations of the Union budget. The Commission shall adopt financing decisions as referred to in Article [110] of the Financial Regulation for the thematic facility identifying objectives and actions to be supported and specifying the amounts for each of its components as referred to in paragraph 1. ~~Financing decisions shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations.~~

Amendment 382 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 5

5. The Commission shall establish the overall amount made available for the thematic facility under the annual appropriations of the Union budget. The Commission shall adopt financing decisions as referred to in Article [110] of the Financial Regulation for the thematic facility identifying objectives and actions to be supported and specifying the amounts for each of its components as referred to in paragraph 1. ~~Financing decisions shall set out, where applicable, the overall amount reserved for blending operations.~~

Amendment 383 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

6. The thematic facility shall in particular, support actions falling under the implementation measure 2(b) of Annex II that are implemented by the local and regional authorities or civil society organisations, actions under implementing measure 1(c) of Annex II encouraging solidarity and responsibility-sharing efforts between Member States, as well as actions under implementing measure 1(d) of Annex II encouraging resettlement efforts under Regulation xxx/xxx (Union Resettlement Framework). A minimum of 30% of the thematic facility shall be allocated to these three types of actions combined.

Amendment 384 #

Jaromír ŠTĚTINA, Miroslav POCHE

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

6. The thematic facility shall in particular, support actions falling under the implementation measure 2(b) of Annex II that are implemented by the local and regional authorities or civil society organisations. In that regard, a minimum of 7% of the financial envelope of the thematic facility shall be granted under direct or indirect management to local and regional authorities or civil society organisations implementing integration and reception actions.

Amendment 385 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

6. The thematic facility shall in particular, support actions falling under the implementation measure 2(b) of Annex II that are implemented by the local and regional authorities or civil society organisations. In that regard, a minimum of 10% of the financial envelope of the thematic facility shall be granted under direct or indirect management to local and regional authorities implementing integration actions.

Amendment 386 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

6. The thematic facility shall ~~in particular,~~ support actions falling under ~~the implementation measure 2(b) of Annex~~Annex II that are implemented by the local and regional authorities or civil society organisations. IIn that ~~are implemented by the~~regard, a minimum of 20% of the financial envelope of the thematic facility shall be granted under direct or indirect management to local and regional authorities or civil society organisations implementing integration and reception actions.

Amendment 387 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

6. The thematic facility shall ~~in particular,~~ support actions falling under ~~the implementation measure 2(b) of Annex~~Annex II that are implemented by the local and regional authorities or civil society organisations. IIn that ~~are implemented by the~~regard, a minimum of 5% of the financial envelope of the thematic facility shall be granted under direct or indirect management to local and regional authorities or civil society organisations implementing integration and reception actions.

Amendment 388 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 6

6. The thematic facility shall in particular, support actions falling under the implementation measure 2(b) of Annex II that are implemented by the local and regional authorities or civil society organisations. In that regard, it can be decided to grant funding from the thematic facility under direct or indirect management to local and regional authorities implementing integration actions.

Amendment 389 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8

8. These ~~financing decision~~work programmes may be annual or multiannual and may cover one or more components of the thematic facility.

Amendment 390 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. The European Commission shall ensure regular engagement with civil society organisations, including migrants and refugee organisations, to discuss planning and implementation of activities under the Thematic facility.

Amendment 391 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) EUR ~~5 207 50~~2 603 750 000 to the Member States in accordance with Annex I;

Amendment 392 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – point b

(b) EUR ~~1 041 50~~520 750 000 to the Member States for the adjustment of the allocations for the programmes as referred to in Article 14(1).

Amendment 393 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

Amendment 394 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

Amendment 395 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

Amendment 396 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The contribution from the Union budget shall not exceed 75 % of the total eligible expenditure of a project, in order to ensure adequate co-financing by the Member States.

Amendment 397 #

Miltiadis KYRKOS

Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1

1. The contribution from the Union budget shall not exceed 785 % of the total eligible expenditure of a project.

Amendment 398 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall ensure that the priorities addressed in its programme are consistent with, and respond to, the Union priorities and challenges in the area of migration management and are fully in line with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. In defining the priorities of their programmes Member States shall ensurneeds of persons in need of international protection and other third country nationals and are fully in line with their obligations under International law, the European Convention on Human rights and the tCha~~t the implementation measures set out in Annex II are adequately addressed~~rter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union.

Amendment 399 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State and the Commission shall ensure 1. that the priorities addressed in ~~its~~the national programmes are consistent with, and respond to, the Union priorities and challenges in the area of migration management and are fully in line with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. In defining the priorities of their programmes Member States shall ensure that the implementation measures set out in Annex II are adequately addressed. In that regard, Member States and the Commission shall ensure that the allocation of funding to the specific objectives, serves those objectives in the best way possible.

Amendment 400 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1

1. Each Member State shall ensure that the priorities addressed in its programme are consistent with, and respond to, the Union priorities and challenges in the area of migration management and are fully in line with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities. In defining the priorities of their programmes Member States shall ensure that the implementation measures set out in Annex II are adequately addressed. In that regard, Member States shall allocate a minimum of 20% of their allocated funding to the specific objective referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of Article 3(2).

Amendment 401 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1a. Member States shall, in addition, ensure that their programmes include actions addressing all the specific objectives of the Fund referred to in Article 3(2) and that the allocation of resources among the objectives is proportionate to the challenges and needs and ensures that the objectives can be met. Member States shall allocate a minimum of 15% of the resources allocated to their programmes to each of the specific objectives mentioned in Article 3(2a), 2(b), 2(ba) and (2c). Member States wishing to deviate from this rule shall inform the Commission accordingly and shall assess, together with the Commission, whether these minimum percentages should be amended because of particular circumstances.Any such amendments must be approved by the Commission. When evaluating Member State programmes, the Commission shall ensure that the action envisaged is not affected by a reasoned opinion by the Commission in respect of an infringement under Article 258 TFEU that puts at risk the legality and regularity of expenditure or the performance of projects.

Amendment 402 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Each Member States shall ensure that the best interest of the child is respected in all the measures implemented under this Fund and that the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child is fully respected.

Amendment 403 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 b (new)

1 b. A minimum of 30% of funding should be allocated to civil society organisations, including migrant and refugee-led organisations, and local authorities.

Amendment 404 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall ensure that the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency are associated to the process of developing the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. The Commission shall consult the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Union Agency for Asylum on the draft programmes to ensure consistency and complementarity of the actions of the agencies and those of the Member States.

Amendment 405 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall ensure that the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency are~~is associated to the process of developing the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. The Commission shall consult the European ~~Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European~~ Union Agency for Asylum on the draft programmes to ensure ~~consistency and~~ complementarity of the actions of the agencies and those of the Member States.

Amendment 406 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

Amendment 407 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 3

3. The Commission may associate the European Union Agency for Asylum ~~and European Border and Coast Guard Agency~~, the Fundamental Rights Agency and the UNHCR in monitoring and evaluation tasks as referred to in Section 5 where appropriate in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the relevant Union acquis and ~~agreed Union prioritie~~fundamental rights.

Amendment 408 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

Amendment 409 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 4

4. Further to a monitoring exercise as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) [ ../..] [EUAA Regulation] or the adoption of recommendations in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013 which are within the scope of this Regulation, the Member State concerned shall examine, together with the Commission, and where relevant with the European Union Agency for Asylum, the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, how to address the findings, including any shortcomings or issues of capacity and preparedness, and shall implement the recommendations through its programme.

Amendment 410 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5

Amendment 411 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 5

5. Where necessary, the programme in question shall be amended to take into account the recommendations referred to in paragraph 4 and the progress in achieving the milestones and targets as assessed in the annual performance reports as referred to in Article 30(2)(a). Depending on the impact of the adjustment, the revised programme ~~may~~shall be approved by the Commission in line with the procedure set out in Article 19 of Regulation (EU) No X [CPR].

Amendment 412 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 6

Amendment 413 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7

Amendment 414 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. National programmes shall allow for the inclusion in the actions in paragraph 3a new of Annex III of immediate relatives of persons covered by the target group referred to in that paragraph.

Amendment 415 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

8. Whenever a Member State decides to implement projects with or in a third country with the support of the Fund, the Member State concerned shall ~~consult the Commission prior to the start of the project~~request the approval of the Commission prior to the start of the project. Before giving its approval, the Commission shall ensure the complementarity and coherence of the planned projects with other EU and Member State actions taken vis-à-vis the third country concerned. The Commission shall also verify the conformity of the planned projects with the requirements concerning fundamental rights set out in Article 3(3a).

Amendment 416 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

8. ~~Whenever a~~ Member State ~~decides~~s shall not be able to implement projects with or in a third country with the support of theis Fund~~, the Member State concerned shall consult the Commission prior to the start of the project~~.

Amendment 417 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 8

8. Whenever a Member State decides to implement projects with ~~or in~~ a third country with the support of the Fund, the Member State concerned shall consult the Commission prior to the start of the project.

Amendment 418 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9

9. ~~Programming as referred to in~~In accordance with Article 17~~(5)~~ of Regulation (EU) ~~…/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation], shall be based on~~No X [CPR], each programme shall set out for each specific objective the types of intervention ~~set out in~~in accordance with Table 1 of Annex VI and an indicative breakdown of the programmed resources by type of intervention or area of support.

Amendment 419 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Each MS shall, in addition to is allocation calculated in accordance with Article 16, receive an additional amount based on a lump sum of EUR 10.000 of each person resettled or admitted under a national humanitarian admission programme in that MS.

Amendment 420 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Each Member State shall publish its programme on a dedicated website. This website shall specify the actions supported in the implementation of the programme and list the beneficiaries. It shall be updated regularly.

Amendment 421 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 1

1. In 2024, the Commission shall allocate to the programmes of Member States concerned the additional amount referred to in Article 11(1)(b) in accordance with the ~~criteria~~indicators referred to in paragraphs 1(b) to 5 of Annex I. Funding shall be effective for the period as of the calendar year 2025.

Amendment 422 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. If at least 130 % of the initial allocation of a programme referred to in Article 11(1)(a) has not been covered by payment applications submitted in accordance with Article [85] of Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation], the Member State concerned shall not be eligible to receive the additional allocation for the programme referred to in paragraph 1.

Amendment 423 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

Amendment 424 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2

2. If at least 120 % of the initial allocation of a programme referred to in Article 11(1)(a) has not been covered by payment applications submitted in accordance with Article [85] of Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation], the Member State concerned shall not be eligible to receive the additional allocation for the programme referred to in paragraph 1.

Amendment 425 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 3

3. The allocation of the funds from the thematic facility as of 2025 shall~~, where appropriate,~~ take into account the progress made in achieving milestones of the performance framework as referred to in Article [12] of Regulation (EU) …/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation] and identified implementation shortcomings.

Amendment 426 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1

1. Specific actions are transnational or national projects delivering added value for the EU and in line with the objectives of this Regulation for which one, several or all Member States may receive an additional allocation to their programmes.

Amendment 427 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1

1. ~~Member States shall receive, i~~In addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with point (a) of Article 115(1)~~(a), a contribution of EUR 10~~ of the Union Resettlement and Humanitarian Admission framework, Member States shall receive for each person admitted in accordance with Article 2 (a) and (b) of the [Resettlement Regulation] a lump sum of EUR 10,000 and a lump sum of EUR 6,000 for each resettled person in accordance with ~~the targeted Un~~national resettlement scheme~~. That contribution shall take the form of financing not linked to costs in accordance with Article [125] of the Financial~~s if that person was granted international protection or a humanitarian status under national law as defined in Article 2(2)(c) of Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Resettlement Regulation].

Amendment 428 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2

2. The amount referred to in paragraph 1 shall be allocated to the Member States through the amendment of their programme provided that the person in respect of whom the contribution is allocated was effectively resettled ~~in accordance with the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework~~or admitted to the territory of the Member State.

Amendment 429 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3

3. The funding shall not be used for other actions in the ~~programme except in duly justified circumstances and as approved by the Commission through the amendment of the~~ programme.

Amendment 430 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall keep the information necessary to allow the proper identification of th~~e resettled persons~~ose persons resettled under a national resettlement scheme or admitted in accordance with Regulation (EU) XXX/XXX [Resettlement Regulation], and of the date of their resettlement or admission.

Amendment 431 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1

1. AThe determining Member State shall receive, in addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with Article 11(1)(a), ~~a contribution of EUR [10 000] for each~~refunding of the costs of reception of an applicant for international protection forom the time whomen th~~at Member State becomes responsible as from when that Member State is in challenging circumstances as defined in~~e application was registered until the transfer of the applicant to the Member State responsible, or until the determining Member State assumes responsibility for the applicant in accordance with Article 8a(1) (new) of Regulation (EU) ../.. [the Dublin Regulation].

Amendment 432 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 2

2. AThe transferring Member State shall receive, in addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with Article 11(1)(a), ~~a contribution of EUR [10 000] for each~~refunding of the costs necessary to transfer an applicant for ~~international protection allocated to that Member State who is above the benefitting~~another person as referred to in Article 20(1)(c), (d) or (e) of Regulation (EU) ../... [the Dublin Regulation] to the Member State~~'s fair shar~~ responsible.

Amendment 433 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3

3. A Member State referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall receive an additional contribution of EUR [10 000] per applicant who has been granted international protection for the implementation of integration measuresIn addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with Article 11(1)(a), the determining Member State that becomes responsible in line with Article 9(2)(a)(new) of Regulation (EU) ../... [the Dublin Regulation] shall receive the costs of reception of each applicant until a final decision is taken on the application in line with Regulation (EU) ../... [the Asylum Procedures Regulation] in accordance with Article 8a(2) (new) of Regulation (EU) ../... [the Dublin Regulation].

Amendment 434 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3

Amendment 435 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3

Amendment 436 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 4

4. AWhen a Member State referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 shall receive an additional contribution of EUR [10 000] per person for whom the Member State can establish on the basis of the updating of the data set referred to in Article 11(d)does not fulfil its obligations under Chapter VII of Regulation (EU) ../... [~~Eurodac~~the Dublin Regulation] ~~that the person has left the territory of the Member State, on either a compulsory or voluntarily basis in compliance with a return decision or a removal order~~, it shall not be entitled to support from the Fund for measures financed in direct or indirect management in the area of return until full compliance is ensured.

Amendment 437 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 5

5. A Member State shall receive, in addition to its allocation calculated in accordance with Article 11(1)(a), a contribution of EUR [500] for each applicant of international protection transferred from one Member State to another, for each applicant transferred pursuant to point (c) of the first paragraph of Article 34(i) of Regulation (EU) ../… [Dublin Regulation] and, where applicable, for each applicant transferred pursuant to point (g) of Article 34 (j) of Regulation (EU) ../.. [Dublin Regulation].deleted

Amendment 438 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 6

6. The ~~amounts~~refunding referred to in this Article shall take ~~the~~a form of financing ~~not linked to costs~~ in accordance with Article [125(1)(b), (1)(c), (1)(d) or (1)(e)] of the Financial Regulation.

Amendment 439 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 7

7. The ~~additional amounts~~refunding referred to in paragraph~~s 1 to 5~~ 2 shall be allocated to the Member States in their programmes provided that the person in respect of whom the ~~contribution~~refunding is allocated was~~, as applicable,~~ effectively transferred to a Member State~~, effectively returned~~ or registered as an applicant in the Member State responsible in accordance with Regulation (EU) ../.. [the Dublin Regulation].

Amendment 440 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3

3. The Member States using operating support shall comply with the Union acquis on asylum, migration and return.

Amendment 441 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 3

3. The Member States using operating support shall comply with the Union acquis on asylum and ~~retur~~migration.

Amendment 442 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4

Amendment 443 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 4

4. Member States shall justify in the programme and in the annual performance report as referred to in Article 30 the use of operating support to achieve the objectives of this Regulation. Before the approval of the programme, the Commission shall, with the European Union Agency for Asylum and the ~~European Border and Coast Guard~~Fundamental Rights Agency in line with Article 13, assess the baseline situation in the Member States which have indicated their intention to use operating support. The Commission shall take into account the information provided by those Member States and, where relevant, the information available in the light of the monitoring exercises, as carried out in accordance with Regulation (EU) ../.. [EUAA Regulation] ~~and Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013~~, which are within the scope of this Regulation.

Amendment 444 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 5

5. Operating support shall be concentrated on specific ~~tasks and service~~actions as laid down in Annex VII.

Amendment 445 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 – paragraph 6

Amendment 446 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 18 a (new)

Article 18a Visibility, transparency and communication The recipients of Union financing shall comply fully with the visibility, transparency and communication requirements set out in regulation xxx/xxx (Common Provisions Regulation).

Amendment 447 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4

4. Grants implemented under direct and indirect management shall be awarded and managed in accordance with [Title VIII] of the Financial Regulation.

Amendment 448 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. The Commission shall ensure a flexible and transparent distribution of resources among the objectives referred to in Article 3(2).

Amendment 449 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. The Commission shall ensure a fair and transparent distribution of resources among the objectives referred to in Article 3(2).

Amendment 450 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. National contact points established in each Member States shall be composed of independent and qualified experts providing up-to-date, objective, reliable and comparable information on migration, integration and asylum and facilitating the access to relevant documents and information as well as accessibility of the Programme funds to potential beneficiaries.

Amendment 451 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22

~~Blending operations decided under this Fund shall be implemented in accordance with the [InvestEu regulation] and Title X of the Financial Regul~~Article 22 deleted Blending operation.s

Amendment 452 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22

~~Blending operations decided under this Fund shall be implemented in accordance with the [InvestEu regulation] and Title X of the Financial Regul~~Article 22 deleted Blending operation.s

Amendment 453 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1

Blending operations decided under this Fund, as referred to in Article 2 (1) point c shall be implemented in accordance with the [InvestEu regulation] and Title X of the Financial Regulation.

Amendment 454 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25

Information, communication and 1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public. 2. The Commission shall implement information and communication actions relating to the Fund and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Fund shall also contribute to the corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation.Article 25 deleted publicity

Amendment 455 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1

1. The recipients of Union funding shall acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when promoting the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple audiences, including the media and the public, in the language concerned. To this end, recipients shall ensure that all communications to the media and the public mention explicitly the Union’s financial support and display the Union emblem prominently.

Amendment 456 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 1

1. The recipients of Union funding shall ~~acknowledge the origin and ensure the visibility of the Union funding, in particular when~~ promot~~ing~~e the actions and their results, by providing coherent, effective and proportionate targeted information to multiple relevant audiences, including ~~the~~ media and the public. To ensure the visibility of Union funding, recipients of Union funding shall make reference to its origin when communicating on the action.

Amendment 457 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

Amendment 458 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2

2. The Commission shall, for the benefit of the public, implement information and communication actions relating, in particular, to the Fund and its actions and results. Financial resources allocated to the Fund shall also contribute to the corporate communication on the political priorities of the Union, as far as they are related to the objectives of this Regulation.

Amendment 459 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a

(a) ~~heavy migratory pressure in one or more Member States characterised by~~ a large or disproportionate inflow of third- country nationals in one or more Member States, which places significant and urgent demands on their reception ~~and detention facilities~~facilities, child protection, asylum and migration ~~management~~ systems and procedures;

Amendment 460 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) voluntary relocation;

Amendment 461 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 – point c

Amendment 462 #

Cláudia MONTEIRO DE AGUIAR, Ricardo SERRÃO SANTOS, Gabriel MATO

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. In cases as described under paragraph 1(a), 1(b) and 1(c) of this Article, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council in a timely manner.

Amendment 463 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. Emergency assistance may take the form of grants awarded directly to the decentralised agencies and local and regional bodies subjected to heavy migratory pressure, and in particular those responsible for the reception and integration of unaccompanied child migrants.

Amendment 464 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2

2. Emergency assistance may take the form of grants awarded directly to the ~~decentralised agencies~~European Union Agency for Asylum or UNHCR.

Amendment 465 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 3

3. Emergency assistance may be allocated to Member States’ programmes in addition to their allocation calculated in accordance with Article 11(1) and Annex I, provided that it is earmarked as such in the programme. This funding shall not be used for other actions in the programme except in duly justified circumstances and as approved by the Commission and the Parliament through the amendment of the programme.

Amendment 466 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Where necessary for the implementation of the action, emergency assistance may cover expenditure which was incurred prior to the date of submission of the grant application or the request for assistance, but not prior to 1 January 2021.

Amendment 467 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 1

1. An operaction that has received a contribution under the Fund may also receive a contribution from any other Union programme, including Funds under shared management, provided that the contributions do not cover the same costs. The rules of each contributing Union programme shall apply to its respective contribution to the operaction. The cumulative funding shall not exceed the total eligible costs of the operaction and the support from the different Union programmes may be calculated on a pro- rata basis in accordance with the documents setting out the conditions for support.

Amendment 468 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 27 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part

AcOperations awarded a seal of Excellence certification, or which comply with the following cumulative comparative conditions:

Amendment 469 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1

1. In compliance with its reporting requirements pursuant to Article [43(3)(h)(i)(iii)] of the Financial Regulation, the Commission shall present to the European Parliament and the Council annually information on ~~performance~~achievements in accordance with Annex V.

Amendment 470 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall carry out a mid-term and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the actions implemented under the Fund, their European added value and the contribution to European solidarity in the field of asylum, as well as the coherence between the actions undertaken under this Fund and the other Funds.

Amendment 471 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. TBy 30 September 2024, the Commission shall carry out a mid-term ~~and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the actions implemented under the Fund~~review of the progress towards the achievements of the objectives of this Regulation. By the same date, the Commission shall submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council.

Amendment 472 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1

1. ~~The Commission shall carry out a~~By the end of 2024, the Commission shall present a mid-term evaluation of this Regulation. The mid- term ~~and a retrospective evaluation of this Regulation, including the ac~~evaluation shall examine the effectiveness, efficiency, relevance and coherence of the instrument. More specifically, it shall include an assessment of: a. the progress towards the achievement of the objectives of this Regulation, taking into account allrelevant information already available, in particular the annual performance reports referred to in article 30 and the output and result indicators set out in Annex VIII to this Regulation; b. the EU added value of operations implemented under theis Fund. c. the appropriateness of the implementation measures set out in Annex II to address existing and emerging security challenges.

Amendment 473 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. By 31 January 2028, the Commission shall carry out a retrospective evaluation and submit an evaluation report to the European Parliament and the Council. The mid-term and retrospective evaluations shall include a monitoring of the compliance with international law and fundamental rights of all the actions implemented under this Fund. They shall be conducted with meaningful participation of social partners, civil society organisations, including migrants and refugees organisations, equality bodies, national human rights institutions and other relevant organisation in accordance with the partnership principle of article 4a. Both evaluations shall be made public and presented to the European Parliament.

Amendment 474 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2

2. The mid-term and the retrospective evaluation shall be carried out in a timely manner to feed into the decision-making process. These evaluations shall be submitted to the European Parliament forthwith.

Amendment 475 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 29 – paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. The evaluation shall be made public and promptly communicated to the European Parliament.

Amendment 476 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 1

1. By 15 February 2023 and by the same date of each subsequent year up to and including 2031, Member States shall submit to the Commission the annual performance report as referred to in Article 36(6) of Regulation (EU)…/2021 [Common Provisions Regulation]. The report submitted in 2023 shall cover the implementation of the programme in the period to 30 June 2022. Member States shall publish these reports on the dedicated website of the Managing Authority as stipulated in Article 44 of the Common Provision Regulation. The European Commission shall make annual performance reports available on a dedicated webpage.

Amendment 477 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)

(a a) a breakdown of the annual accounts of the national programme into recoveries, pre-financing to final beneficiaries and expenditure actually incurred;

Amendment 478 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the complementarity and coherence between the actions supported by the Fund and support provided by other Union funds, in particular those in or in relation to third countries;

Amendment 479 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the complementarity between the actions supported by the Fund and support provided by other Union funds, in particular th~~ose in or in relation to third countries~~e ESF+;

Amendment 480 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point c

(c) the complementarity between the actions supported by the Fund and support provided by other Union funds, in particular those in ~~or in~~ relation to third countries;

Amendment 481 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d

(d) contribution of the programme to the implementation of the relevant Union acquis and action plans and to cooperation and solidarity between Member States in the field of asylum;

Amendment 482 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)

(da) fulfilment of the fundamental rights requirements;

Amendment 483 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point e

~~(e) the implementation of communication and visibility actions;~~deleted

Amendment 484 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point g

(g) the number of persons resettled or admitted with the help of the Fund in line with the amounts referred to in Article 16(1);

Amendment 485 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)

(ha) the number of vulnerable persons granted international protection;

Amendment 486 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)

(h a) the number of vulnerable persons assisted through the programme, including children;

Amendment 487 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 2 – point h a (new)

(h a) the number of vulnerable persons assisted through the programme, including children;

Amendment 488 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. The Commission shall submit a summary of the annual performance reports to the European Parliament and the Council on an annual basis. The full text of the annual performance reports shall be made available to the European Parliament and the Council upon request.

Amendment 489 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 30 – paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. The annual performance reports shall be published online.

Amendment 490 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 31 – paragraph 1

1. Monitoring and reporting in accordance with Title IV of Regulation (EU) …/… [Common Provisions Regulation] shall be based on the types of intervention set out in Tables 1, 2 and 3 in Annex VI. To address unforeseen or new circumstances or to ensure the effective implementation of the funding, the Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts to amend the types of intervention in accordance with Article 32.

Amendment 491 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 2

2. The power to adopt delegated acts referred to in Articles 4, 13, 18, 28 and 31 shall be conferred on the Commission until 31 December 2028.

Amendment 492 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 3

3. The delegation of powers referred to in Articles 4, 13, 18, 28 and 31 may be revoked at any time by the European Parliament or by the Council. A decision of revocation shall put an end to the delegation of the power specified in that decision. It shall take effect the day following the publication of the decision in the Official Journal of the European Union or at a later date specified therein. It shall not affect the validity of any delegated acts already in force.

Amendment 493 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 32 – paragraph 6

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to Articles 4, 13, 18, 28 and 31 shall enter into force only if neither the European Parliament nor the Council has expressed an objection within two months of being notified of it or if, before the expiry of that period, they have both informed the Commission that they will not object. That period shall be extended by two months at the initiative of the European Parliament or the Council.

Amendment 494 #

Proposal for a regulation
Article 33 – paragraph 1

1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Coordination Committee for the Fund for Asylum ~~and~~, Migration ~~Fund~~and Return, the Internal Security Fund and the Border Management and Visa Instrument. That Committee shall be a Committee within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 182/2011.

Amendment 495 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point a

(a) Each Member State shall receive a fixed amount of EUR 510 000 000 from the Fund at the start of the programming period only;

Amendment 496 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 350 % for ~~asylum~~the objective on asylum specified in article 3(2)(a) and the objective on solidarity specified in article 3(2) (ca) new ;

Amendment 497 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 3at least 40 % for asylum;

Amendment 498 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 1

– 310 % for asylum;

Amendment 499 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 350 % for ~~legal migration and integration~~the objective on legal migration specified in article (3)(2) (b) and the objective on integration specified in article (3) (2) (c);

Amendment 500 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 3at least 20 % for legal migration ~~and integration~~;

Amendment 501 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2

– 305 % for ~~legal migration and integr~~support to assimilation;

Amendment 502 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)

- To achieve these objectives, 30% of the funding shall be reserved by Member States for actions implemented by local or regional authorities and civil society organisations.

Amendment 503 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 2 a (new)

- at least 20% to integration;

Amendment 504 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

~~– 40% for countering irregular migration including returns.~~deleted

Amendment 505 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

~~– 40% for countering irregular migration including returns.~~deleted

Amendment 506 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 1 – point b – indent 3

– 4085% for co~~untering irregular migration including returns.~~ mbating illegal migration as well as returns of illegal migrants.

Amendment 507 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – introductory part

2. The following criteria in the area of asylum will be taken into account ~~and shall be weighted as follows~~:

Amendment 508 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – introductory part

2. The following ~~criteria~~indicators in the area of asylum and solidarity will be taken into account ~~and shall be weighted as follows~~:

Amendment 509 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a

(a) 30 % in proportion to the number of persons who fall into one of the following categories: – Any third-country national or stateless person having been granted the status defined by the Geneva Convention; – Any third-country national or stateless person enjoying a form of subsidiary protection with the meaning of recast Directive 2011/95/EU46 ; – Any third-country national or stateless person enjoying temporary protection within the meaning of Directive 2001/55/EC47 _________________ 46 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9–26). 47 Data to be taken into account only in case of the activation of the Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12–23).deleted

Amendment 510 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a – indent 1

– ~~Any~~Number of third-country nationals or stateless person having been granted the status defined by the Geneva Convention with the meaning of Directive 2011/95/EU;

Amendment 511 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a – indent 2

– ~~Any~~Number of third-country national or stateless person enjoying a form of subsidiary protection with the meaning of recast Directive 2011/95/EU46 ; _________________ 46 Directive 2011/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2011 on standards for the qualification of third-country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection, for a uniform status for refugees or for persons eligible for subsidiary protection, and for the content of the protection granted (OJ L 337, 20.12.2011, p. 9–26).

Amendment 512 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a – indent 3

– ~~Any~~Number of third-country national or stateless person enjoying temporary protection within the meaning of Directive 2001/55/EC47 _________________ 47 Data to be taken into account only in case of the activation of the Council Directive 2001/55/EC of 20 July 2001 on minimum standards for giving temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons and on measures promoting a balance of efforts between Member States in receiving such persons and bearing the consequences thereof (OJ L 212, 7.8.2001, p. 12–23).

Amendment 513 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a – indent 3 a (new)

- Number of Third Country Nationals or stateless persons enjoying some form of humanitarian protection/protection status under national legislation;

Amendment 514 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a a (new)

(a a) number of third-country nationals or stateless persons having been granted the status defined by the Geneva Convention with the meaning of Directive 2011/95/EU;

Amendment 515 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a b (new)

(a b) number of third-country nationals or stateless persons enjoying a form of subsidiary protection within the meaning of Directive 2011/95/EU;

Amendment 516 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a c (new)

(a c) number of third-country nationals or stateless persons enjoying temporary protection within the meaning of Directive 2001/55/EC;

Amendment 517 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point a d (new)

(a d) number of third-country nationals or stateless persons enjoying a form of humanitarian protection under the national legislation of a Member State;

Amendment 518 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point b

(b) ~~60 % in proportion to the~~ number of third-country nationals or stateless persons who have applied for international protection.

Amendment 519 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point b

(b) ~~60 % in proportion to the n~~Number of third-country nationals or stateless persons who have applied for international protection.

Amendment 520 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point b a (new)

(b a) Number of applicants for international protection or beneficaries of international protection who have been relocated from one Member State to another;

Amendment 521 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point c

(c) ~~10 % in proportion to the~~ number of third-country nationals or stateless persons who are being or have been resettled in a Member State.

Amendment 522 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point c

(c) ~~10 % in proportion to the n~~Number of third-country nationals or stateless persons who are being or have been resettled in a Member State.

Amendment 523 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 2 – point c a (new)

(c a) Number of third country nationals who have been admitted in a Member State under an ad-hoc humanitarian admission programme or other pathways for people in need of international protection;

Amendment 524 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – introductory part

3. The following criteria in the area of legal migration and integration will be taken into account ~~and shall be weighted as follows~~:

Amendment 525 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – introductory part

3. The following ~~criteria~~indicators in the area of legal migration and integration will be taken into account ~~and shall be weighted as follows~~:

Amendment 526 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a

(a) ~~40% in proportion to the total n~~Number of legally residing third- country nationals in a Member State.

Amendment 527 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a

(a) ~~40% in proportion to~~ the total number of legally residing third-country nationals in a Member State.

Amendment 528 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point a a (new)

(a a) Number of regularised third- country nationals in a Member State;

Amendment 529 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point b

(b) ~~60% in proportion to the~~ number of third-country nationals who have obtained a first residence permit.

Amendment 530 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point b

(b) ~~60% in proportion to~~ the number of third-country nationals who have obtained a first residence permit.

Amendment 531 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point b a (new)

(b a) number of applicants for family reunification who have been effectively reunited with their family;

Amendment 532 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 3 – point c

(c) However, for the purpose of the calculation referred to in paragraph 3(b), the following categories of persons shall not be included: – Third country nationals being issued a work-related first residence permits valid for less than 12 months; – Third-country nationals admitted for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service in accordance with Council Directive 2004/114/EC48 or when applicable the Directive (EU) 2016/80149 ; – Third-country nationals admitted for purposes of scientific research in accordance with Council Directive 2005/71/EC50 or when applicable the Directive (EU) 2016/801. _________________ 48 Council Directive 2004/114/EC of 13 December 2004 on the conditions of admission of third-country nationals for the purposes of studies, pupil exchange, unremunerated training or voluntary service (OJ L 375, 23.12.2004, p. 12–18). 49 European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (OJ L 132, 21.5.2016, p. 21–57). 50 Council Directive 2005/71/EC of 12 October 2005 on a specific procedure for admitting third-country nationals for the purposes of scientific research (OJ L 289, 3.11.2005, p. 15–22).deleted Directive (EU) 2016/801 of the

Amendment 533 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4

4. The following criteria in the area of countering irregular migration including returns will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows: (a) 50% in proportion to the number of third-country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and stay in the territory of the Member State and who are subject to a return decision under national and / or Community law, i.e. an administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the illegality of stay and imposing an obligation to return; (b) 50% in proportion to the number of third-country nationals who have actually left the territory of the Member State following an administrative or judicial order to leave, whether undertaken voluntarily or under coercion.deleted

Amendment 534 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part

4. The following two criteria in the area of countering irregular migration including returns will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows:

Amendment 535 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part

4. The following criteria in the area of countering irregular migration including returns will be taken into account ~~and shall be weighted as follows~~:

Amendment 536 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – introductory part

4. The following criteria in the area of countering i~~rregular~~llegal migration including returns will be taken into account and shall be weighted as follows:

Amendment 537 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point a

(a) ~~50% in proportion to~~ the number of third-country nationals who do not or no longer fulfil the conditions for entry and stay in the territory of the Member State and who are subject to a final return decision under national and / or Community law, i.e. an administrative or judicial decision or act, stating or declaring the illegality of stay and imposing an obligation to return;

Amendment 538 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 4 – point b

(b) 50% in proportion to the number of third-country nationals who have actually left the territory of the Member State ~~following an administrative or judicial order to leave, whether undertaken voluntarily or under coercion~~.

Amendment 539 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – point 5

5. For initial allocation the reference figures shall be the latest annual statistical data produced by the Commission (Eurostat) covering the preceding three calendar years on the basis of data provided by Member States on the date of the applicability of this Regulation in accordance with Union law. Data on children in migration should be disaggregated by age and sex, by specific vulnerabilities and by asylum status. For the mid- term review, the reference figures shall be the latest annual statistical data produced by the Commission (Eurostat) covering the preceding three calendar years available at the time of the mid-term review in 2024 on the basis of data provided by Member States in accordance with Union law. Where Member States have not supplied the Commission (Eurostat) with the statistics concerned, they shall provide provisional data as soon as possible.

Amendment 540 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – introductory part

1. The Fund shall contribute to the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(a) by focusing on the following implementation measures:

Amendment 541 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point a

(a) ensuring ~~a uniform~~the application of the Union acquis ~~and of the priorities related to the Common European Asylum System~~on asylum and International law;

Amendment 542 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point b

(b) supporting the capacity of Member States’ asylum systems as ~~regards infrastructures and services where necessary~~well as local and regional authorities, including adequate and dignified reception conditions and services;

Amendment 543 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point b

(b) supporting the capacity of Member States’ asylum systems as regards infrastructures ~~and~~, services ~~where necessary;~~ , reception conditions, access to legal aid and interpretation;

Amendment 544 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point b

(b) supporting the capacity of Member States’ asylum systems as well as local and regional authorities as regards infrastructures and services where necessary;

Amendment 545 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point c

(c) enhancing solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migratory flows, as well as providing support to Member States as well as local and regional authorities contributing to solidarity efforts;

Amendment 546 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point c

(c) enhancing solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migratory flows, as well as providing support to Member States and local and regional authorities contributing to solidarity efforts;

Amendment 547 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point c

(c) enhancing solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States, in particular towards those most affected by migratory flows, as well as providing support to Member States and local and regional authorities contributing to solidarity efforts;

Amendment 548 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries ~~affected by migratory flows, including~~ through resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union ~~as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration~~.

Amendment 549 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through resettlement and other legal avenues towith prioritisation of vulnerable groups such as children and adolescents facing protection risks in the Union as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration.

Amendment 550 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows, including by helping to improve their reception capacities and through resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migration.

Amendment 551 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 1 – point d

(d) enhancing solidarity and cooperation with third countries affected by migratory flows, including through resettlement and other legal avenues to protection in the Union as well as partnership and cooperation with third countries for the purpose of managing migrationsupporting resettlement and other complementary legal avenues to protection in the Union with a view to increasing the overall number of available resettlement admission places .

Amendment 552 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – introductory part

2. The Fund shall contribute to the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(b), by focusing on the following implementation measures:

Amendment 553 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a

~~(a) supporting the development and implementation of policies promoting legal migration and the implementation of the Union legal migration acquis;~~deleted

Amendment 554 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a

(a) supporting the development and implementation of policies promoting legal migration and the implementation of the Union legal migration acquis, ensuring effective protection of children in migration;

Amendment 555 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a

(a) supporting the development and implementation of policies ~~promot~~developing legal migration possibilities, facilitating family reunification, and the implementation of the Union legal migration acquis;

Amendment 556 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point a a (new)

(a a) promoting and developing structural and supporting measures facilitation regular entry and residence in the Union, including regularisation of status;

Amendment 557 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point b

(b) promoting early integration measures for the social and economic inclusion of third-country nationals, preparing their active participation in and their acceptance by the receiving society, in particular with the involvement of local or regional authorities and civil society organisations.deleted

Amendment 558 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point b

(b) promoting early ~~integration measures for the social and economic inclus~~start of assimilation of the third- country national~~s, prepar~~ ing the~~ir active participation in and their acceptance by the receiving society, in particular with the involvement of local or regional authorities and civil society organisation~~ host state, by that state's central and/or local structures.

Amendment 559 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 – point b

(b) promoting ~~early~~ integration measures for the social ~~and economic~~ inclusion of third-country nationals, ~~preparing their active participation in and their acceptance by the receiving society,~~ in particular with the involvement of local or regional authorities and civil society organisations, including refugees and migrants organisations.

Amendment 560 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 2 a (new)

2 a. The Fund shall contribute to the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(ba)(new), by focusing on the following implementation measure: (a) promoting integration measures for the social and economic inclusion of third-country nationals, preparing their active participation in and their acceptance by the receiving society, in particular with the involvement of local or regional authorities and civil society organisations. (b) family reunification; (c) resettlement;and (d) promoting and implementing measures facilitating legal entry.

Amendment 561 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3

3. The Fund shall contribute to the specific objective set out in Article 3(2)(c), by focusing on the following implementation measures: (a) ensuring a uniform application of the Union acquis and policy priorities regarding infrastructure, procedures and services; (b) supporting an integrated and coordinated approach to return management at the Union and Member States’ level, to the development of capacities for effective and sustainable return and reducing incentives for irregular migration; (c) supporting assisted voluntary return and reintegration; (d) strengthening cooperation with third countries and their capacities to implement readmission agreements and other arrangements, and enable sustainable return.deleted

Amendment 562 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point a

(a) en~~sur~~couraging a uniform application of the Union acquis ~~and policy priorities~~ regarding infrastructure, procedures and services;

Amendment 563 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point b

(b) supporting an integrated and coordinated approach to return management at the Union and Member States’ level, to the development of capacities for effective, dignified and sustainable return and reducing incentives for irregular migration through the establishment of adequate channels for legal migration;

Amendment 564 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point b

Amendment 565 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point c

Amendment 566 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d

(d) strengthening cooperation with third countries ~~and their capacities to implement readmission agreements and other arrangements, and~~to enable sustainable re~~tur~~integration.

Amendment 567 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d

(d) strengthening cooperation with third countries and their capacities to implement readmission agreements and other arrangements, and enable ~~sustainable~~prompt return.

Amendment 568 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 a (new)

3 a. The Fund shall contribute to the specific objective set out in Article 3(2) (ca) by focusing on the following implementation measures: (a) Supporting relocation of applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of international protection from one Member State to another; (b) Providing Support to Member States at central, regional and local level, International and Non-governmental organisations in their solidarity efforts;

Amendment 569 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – point 3 – point d a (new)

(d a) enhancing solidarity and responsibility-sharing between the Member States, in particular solidarity towards those most affected by migratory flows.

Amendment 570 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – title

~~Scope of support~~Examples for eligible actions to be supported by the instrument in-line with Article 3

Amendment 571 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, legal migration, integration, return and irregular migration;, which include all measures listed in the EC Communication on the Protection of Children in Migration of 12 April 2017 (COM(2017) 211

Amendment 572 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, ~~legal migration, integr~~assimilation, return and ~~irregular~~combating illegal migration;

Amendment 573 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national strategies in asylum, legal migration, integration~~, return and irregular migratio~~ and return;

Amendment 574 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a

(a) the establishment and development of national, regional and local strategies in asylum, ~~legal~~ migration~~, integration, return and irregular mi~~ and integration;.

Amendment 575 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point a a (new)

(a a) the establishment and development of local integration strategies;

Amendment 576 #

Cecilia WIKSTRÖM, Tomáš ZDECHOVSKÝ, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Judith SARGENTINI, Ska KELLER, Marie-Christine VERGIAT

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point c

(c) the development, monitoring and evaluation of policies and procedures including onthe development, collection, an~~d exchange of information and data,~~alysis, dissemination of qualitative and quantitative data and statistics on migration and international protection and the development and application of common statistical tools, methods and indicators for measuring progress and assessing policy developments;

Amendment 577 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point c

(c) the development, monitoring and evaluation of policies and procedures with a specific focus on child safeguarding policies, including on collection and exchange of disaggregated information and data, development and application of common statistical tools, methods and indicators for measuring progress and assessing policy developments;

Amendment 578 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point c

(c) the development, monitoring and evaluation of policies and procedures including on collection and exchange of information and data, development and application of common statistical tools, methods and indicators for measuring progress as well as compliance with fundamental rights and assessing policy developments;

Amendment 579 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point e

(e) assistance and support services consistent with the status and the needs of the person concerned, in particular ~~the~~ vulnerable ~~groups~~persons and gender-sensitive, including a timely assignment of guardians to all unaccompanied children;

Amendment 580 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point e

(e) assistance and support services consistent with the status and the needs of the person concerned, in particular the vulnerable groups including a timely assignment of guardians to all unaccompanied children;

Amendment 581 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point e

(e) assistance and support services consistent with the status and the needs of the person concerned, in particular ~~the~~ vulnerable ~~group~~persons;

Amendment 582 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point f

(f) actions aimed at enhancing awareness of asylum, integration, legal migration and return policies with specific attention to vulnerable groups, including children, among stakeholders and the general public;

Amendment 583 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point f

(f) actions aimed at enhancing awareness of asylum, integration, legal migration ~~and return policies~~policies with specific attention to vulnerable groups, including children, among stakeholders and the general public;

Amendment 584 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point a

(a) providing material aid, including assistance at the border, child-friendly and gender-sensitive facilities, emergency services provided by local authorities, education, training, support services, legal aid, health and psychological care;

Amendment 585 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point a

(a) providing material aid, including assistance at the border and emergency services provided by local authorities;

Amendment 586 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point a

(a) providing material aid, including assistance at the border and emergency services provided by local authorities;

Amendment 587 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point b

(b) conducting asylum procedures and ensuring access to legal aid and interpretation for asylum applicants at all stages of the procedure;

Amendment 588 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point c

(c) identifying applicants with special procedural or reception needs, including victims of torture, gender-based violence, victims of trafficking, children and other vulnerable persons and providing specialised support to them;

Amendment 589 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point c

(c) identifying applicants with special procedural or reception needs; in particular, child applicants by providing them with specialised support immediately upon arrival;

Amendment 590 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point c

Amendment 591 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point c a (new)

(ca) care and support for unaccompanied minors as soon as they are identified;

Amendment 592 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point d

(d) supporting housing in small units, including appartments and the establish~~ing~~ment or improv~~ing~~ement of open reception accommodation infrastructure, including ~~the possible joint use of such~~small-scale infrastructure addressing the needs of facmilities ~~by more than one Member State~~with minors and unaccompanied minors;

Amendment 593 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point d

(d) establishing or improving community-based reception accommodation infrastructure, including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State;

Amendment 594 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point d

(d) establishing or improving reception accommodation infrastructure, ~~including the possible joint~~ with a particular focuse ofn s~~uch facilities by more than one Member State~~ervices provided by local authorities;

Amendment 595 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point d a (new)

(d a) alternative forms of care for unaccompanied children and children with families, in line with international standards and integrated into existing national child protection systems;

Amendment 596 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point e

(e) enhancing the capacity of Member States to collect, analyse and ~~disseminate~~share among themselves country of origin information;

Amendment 597 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point e

(e) enhancing the capacity of ~~Member States~~the EU Asylum Agency to collect, analyse and disseminate country of origin information;

Amendment 598 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point f

(f) actions related to the conducting of procedures for the implementation of the Union Resettlement [and Humanitarian Admission] Framework or national resettlement schemes ~~that are compatible with the Union Resettlement Framework~~;

Amendment 599 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point h

~~(h) enhancing capacities of third countries to improve the protection of persons in need of protection;~~deleted

Amendment 600 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point h

(h) enhancing capacities of third countries to improve the protection of persons in need of protection, including through supporting the development of child protection mechanisms in third countries, by promoting new initiatives to build stronger child protection systems, ensuring that children are protected in all areas from violence, abuses and neglect;

Amendment 601 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point h

(h) enhancing capacities of third countries to improve the protection of persons in need of protection as well as to develop systems for the protection of children and their access to education and health care;

Amendment 602 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point h

(h) enhancing capacities of ~~third countri~~Member States to improve the protection of persons in need of protection;

Amendment 603 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i

~~(i) establishing, developing and improving effective alternatives to detention, in particular in relation to unaccompanied minors and families.~~deleted

Amendment 604 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i

(i) establishing, developing and improving effective alternatives to detention, in particular in relation to unaccompanied ~~minors and families~~children and children with families in compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Amendment 605 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i

(i) establishing, developing, implementing and improving effective alternatives to detention based on individual coaching and case- management in the community, in particular in relation to unaccompanied minors and families.

Amendment 606 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i a (new)

(i a) early identification of victims of violence and torture and other vulnerable groups upon people's arrival to a Member State and referral to specialised services.

Amendment 607 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i a (new)

(i a) early identification of victims of violence and torture and other vulnerable groups upon arrival to a Member State and referral to specialised services;

Amendment 608 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i b (new)

(i b) delivery of qualified psycho-social and rehabilitation services to the victims of violence and torture, including gender- based violence.

Amendment 609 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i b (new)

(i b) Delivery of qualified psycho-social and rehabilitation services to victims of violence and torture.

Amendment 610 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 2 – point i c (new)

(i c) ensuring the appointment of a guardian for unaccompanied minors;

Amendment 611 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – introductory part

3. Within the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(b) and Article 3(2)(c), the Fund shall in particular support the following:

Amendment 612 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point b

~~(b) development of mobility schemes to the Union, such as circular or temporary migration schemes, including training to enhance employability;~~deleted

Amendment 613 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point b

(b) development of mobility schemes to the Union, ~~such as~~including but not limited to circular or temporary migration schemes, including vocational training and training to enhance employability;

Amendment 614 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point b

(b) development of mobility schemes to the Union, ~~such as~~including but not limited to circular or temporary migration schemes, ~~including~~and training to enhance employability;

Amendment 615 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point c

~~(c) cooperation between third countries and the recruitment agencies, the employment services and the immigration services of Member States;~~deleted

Amendment 616 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point d

~~(d) the assessment of skills and qualifications acquired in a third country, as well as their transparency and compatibility with those of a Member State;~~deleted

Amendment 617 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point d

(d) the ~~assessment~~recognition of skills and qualifications acquired in a third country~~, as well as their transparency and compatibility with those of a Member State~~;

Amendment 618 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point d

(d) the assessment of skills and qualifications including professional experience acquired in a third country, as well as their transparency and compatibility with those of a Member State;

Amendment 619 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point e

(e) assistance in the context of applications for family reunification within the meaning of Council Directive 2003/86/EC51 ; _________________ 51 Council Directive 2003/86/EC of 22 September 2003 on the right to family reunification, (OJ L 251, 03/10/2003 p. 12 – 18.).deleted

Amendment 620 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point f

(f) assistance, including legal assistance, in relation to a change of status for third-country nationals already legally residing in a Member State, in particular in relation to the acquisition of a legal residence status defined at Union level;

Amendment 621 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point f

(f) assistance in relation to a change of status for third-country nationals already ~~legally~~ residing in a Member State, in particular in relation to the acquisition of a legal residence status defined at Union level;

Amendment 622 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point g

(g) early integration measures such as tailored support in accordance with the needs of third-country nationals and integration programmes focusing on education, language and other training such as civic orientation courses and professional guidance;deleted

Amendment 623 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point g

Amendment 624 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point g

(g) ~~early~~ integration measures such as tailored support in accordance with the needs of third-country nationals and integration programmes focusing on ~~education~~inclusive and non segregated quality education and care, language and other training such as civic orientation courses and professional guidance;

Amendment 625 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point g

(g) integration measures, including early integration measures such as tailored support in accordance with the needs of third-country nationals and integration programmes focusing on education, language and other training such as civic orientation courses and professional guidance;

Amendment 626 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point g a (new)

(g a) building capacity of integration services provided by local authorities, including first accomodation, counselling, housing, education and vocational trainings.

Amendment 627 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point h

~~(h) actions promoting equality in the access and provision of public and private services to third-country nationals, including adapting them to the needs of the target group;~~deleted

Amendment 628 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point h

~~(h) actions promoting equality in the access and provision of public and private services to third-country nationals, including adapting them to the needs of the target group;~~deleted

Amendment 629 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point h

(h) actions promoting equality in the access and provision of public and private services to third-country nationals, including a~~dapting them to the needs of the target group~~ccess to education, healthcare and psycho-social support, adapting them to the needs of the target group, with a specific attention to gender and specific vulnerabilities of persons due to their exposure to discrimination taking place on the basis of the interaction of other personal characteristics or identities;

Amendment 630 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point i

~~(i) cooperation between governmental and non-governmental bodies in an integrated manner, including through coordinated integration-support centres, such as one-stop shops;~~deleted

Amendment 631 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point i

~~(i) cooperation between governmental and non-governmental bodies in an integrated manner, including through coordinated integration-support centres, such as one-stop shops;~~deleted

Amendment 632 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point j

~~(j) actions enabling and supporting third-country nationals’ introduction to and active participation in the receiving society and actions promoting acceptance by the receiving society;~~deleted

Amendment 633 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point j

~~(j) actions enabling and supporting third-country nationals’ introduction to and active participation in the receiving society and actions promoting acceptance by the receiving society;~~deleted

Amendment 634 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point k

Amendment 635 #

Ska KELLER, Josep-Maria TERRICABRAS, Ernest URTASUN, Jordi SOLÉ

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point k

Amendment 636 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 – point k a (new)

(k a) building the capacity of integration services provided by local authorities, including first accommodation, counselling, shelters, housing, education and vocational trainings.

Amendment 637 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 3 a (new)

3a. Under the specific objective referred to in Article 3(2)(ba), the Fund shall in particular support the following actions: (a) early integration measures such as tailored support in accordance with the needs of third-country nationals and integration programmes focusing on education, language and other training such as civic orientation courses and professional guidance; (b) actions promoting equality in the access and provision of public and private services to third-country nationals, including adapting them to the needs of the target group; (c) cooperation between governmental and non-governmental bodies in an integrated manner, including through coordinated integration-support centres, such as one-stop shops; (d) actions enabling and supporting third- country nationals’ introduction to and active participation in the receiving society and actions promoting their acceptance by the receiving society, particularly by involving diasporas; (e) promoting exchanges and dialogue between third-country nationals, diasporas, the receiving society and public authorities, including through the consultation of third-country nationals, and intercultural and inter-religious dialogue.

Amendment 638 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4

~~[...]~~deleted

Amendment 639 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point a

(a) infrastructure for reception or detention, including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State; Detention for children shall be used as a measure of last resort in line with existing EU law, for the shortest time possible and never in prison accommodation;

Amendment 640 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point a

(a) infrastructure for reception ~~or detention, including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State~~;

Amendment 641 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point a

(a) ~~infrastructure for reception or detention, including the possible joint use of such facilities by more than one Member State~~(a) improvement of infrastructure for open reception and improvement of existing infrastructures for detention;

Amendment 642 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point b

(b) introduction, development, implementation and improvement of effective alternative measures to detention based on individual coaching and case- management in the community, in particular in relation to unaccompanied minors and families;

Amendment 643 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point b

(b) introduction, development and improvement of effective alternative measures to detention, in particular in relation to unaccompanied ~~minors~~children and families;

Amendment 644 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d

(d) countering ~~incentives for irregular migration, including~~ the employment of irregular migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which irregular migrants can claim back payments and lodge complaints against their employers, or information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform employers and irregular migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC53 ; _________________ 53 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009., p. 24–32).

Amendment 645 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d

(d) countering all incentives for irregular migration, including the employment of irregular migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which irregular migrants can claim back payments and lodge complaints against their employers, or information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform employers and irregular migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC53 ; _________________ 53 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009., p. 24–32).

Amendment 646 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point d

(d) countering incentives for i~~rregular~~llegal migration, including the employment of i~~rregular~~llegal migrants, through effective and adequate inspections based on risk assessment, the training of staff, the setting-up and implementation of mechanisms through which i~~rregular~~llegal migrants can claim back payments and lodge complaints against their employers, or information and awareness-raising campaigns to inform employers and i~~rregular~~llegal migrants about their rights and obligations pursuant to Directive 2009/52/EC53 ; _________________ 53 Directive 2009/52/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2009 providing for minimum standards on sanctions and measures against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (OJ L 168, 30.6.2009., p. 24–32).

Amendment 647 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point e

(e) preparation of return, including ~~measures leading to the issuing of return decisions, the identification of third- country nationals,~~ the issuing of travel documents and family tracing;

Amendment 648 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point e

(e) preparation of return, including measures leading to the issuing of return decisions, the identification of third- country nationals, best interests assessments of children, the issuing of travel documents and family tracing and family reunification;

Amendment 649 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point f

Amendment 650 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point g

(g) return assistance and child rights- based compliant mechanisms, in particular assisted voluntary return and information about assisted voluntary return programmes, including by providing specific guidance for children in returns procedures;

Amendment 651 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point h

~~(h) removal operations, including related measures, in accordance with the standards laid down in Union law, with the exception of coercive equipment;~~deleted

Amendment 652 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point i

(i) measures to support the returnee’s durable return ~~and reintegration~~;

Amendment 653 #

Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT, Caterina CHINNICI, Cécile Kashetu KYENGE, Nathalie GRIESBECK

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point j

Amendment 654 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point j

(j) facilities and services in third countries ensuring appropriate temporary accommodation and reception upon arrival~~, including~~; Alternative forms of care should be provided for unaccompanied ~~minors~~children and other vulnerable groups in line with international standards, as well as integrated into existing national child protection systems;

Amendment 655 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point j

(j) ~~facilities and~~support services in third countries ~~ensur~~including appropriate community based temporary accommodation and reception upon arrival, ~~including for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups in line with international standards;~~

Amendment 656 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point j

(j) facilities and services ~~in third countries~~ ensuring appropriate temporary accommodation and reception upon arrival, including for unaccompanied minors and other vulnerable groups in line with international standards;

Amendment 657 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k

Amendment 658 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point k

(k) cooperation with third countries on countering i~~rregular~~llegal migration and on effective return and readmission, including in the framework of the implementation of readmission agreements and other arrangements;

Amendment 659 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point l

(l) measures aimed at raising awareness of the appropriate legal channels for ~~immigration and the risks of illegal im~~migration;

Amendment 660 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point m

Amendment 661 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point m

Amendment 662 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 4 – point m

(m) support for ~~and actions in~~ third countries, including on infrastructure, equipment and other measures, provided these contribute to enhancing effective cooperation between third countries and the Union and its Member States on return and readmission.

Amendment 663 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 1

– ~~Integration m~~Measures implemented by local and regional authorities and civil- society organisations, including refugee and migrant organisations;

Amendment 664 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 1

– ~~Integr~~Assimilation measures implemented by local and regional authorities ~~and civil- society organisations~~;

Amendment 665 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 2

~~– Actions to develop and implement effective alternatives to detention;~~deleted

Amendment 666 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 2

– Actions to develop and implement effective alternatives to detention, particularly for minors;

Amendment 667 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 2 a (new)

- Actions aimed at regularising the status of third country nationals with existing ties to a Member State;

Amendment 668 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 3

~~– Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration programmes and r~~delaeted~~- activities;~~

Amendment 669 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 3

– Assisted Voluntary Return ~~and Reintegration~~ programmes and related- activities;

Amendment 670 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 4 a (new)

- Additional commitments regarding resettlement under Regulation xxx/xxx (Union resettlement framework).

Amendment 671 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – title

Specific objective 1: To strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System~~, including its external dimension~~:

Amendment 672 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – point 1

1. Number of persons resettled under Regulation xxx/xxx (Union Resettlement Framework) with the support of the Fund.

Amendment 673 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – point 1 a (new)

1a. Number of persons admitted though humanitarian admission or other legal pathways for people in need of international protection;

Amendment 674 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 1 – point 3

~~3. Convergence of protection recognition rates for asylum seekers from the same country.~~deleted

Amendment 675 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2

Specific objective 2: To support legal migration to the Member States including to contribute to the integration of third- country nationals: 1. participated in pre-departure measures supported by the Fund. 2. participated in integration measures supported by the Fund reporting that the measures were beneficial for their early integration as compared to the total number of persons who participated in the integration measures supported by the Fund.deleted Number of persons who Number of persons who

Amendment 676 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 – point 2

2. Number of persons who ~~participated in integration measures~~can be deemed to have assimilated supported by the Fund reporting that the measures were beneficial for their early ~~integr~~assimilation as compared to the total number of persons who participated in the ~~integr~~assimilation measures supported by the Fund.

Amendment 677 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 a (new)

Specific objective 2a (new): To support legal migration to the Member States 1. Number of Blue cards issued with the support of the Fund; 2. Number of intra-corporate transferees granted that status with the support of the Fund; 3. Number of applicants for family reunification effectively reunited with their family with the support of the Fund; 4. Number of third-country nationals granted for the first time a residence permit with the support of this Fund

Amendment 678 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 2 b (new)

Specific objective 2b (new): To contribute to the integration of third country nationals 1. Number of persons who participated in pre-departure measures supported by the Fund; 2. Number of persons who participated in integration measures supported by the Fund; 3. Number of persons who were staying irregularly and had their status regularised through initiatives supported by the Fund; 4. Number of persons who participated in integration measures and who had their qualification recognised or obtained a diploma in an EU member State; 5. Number of persons who participated in Integration measures supported by the Fund and subsequently got an employment.

Amendment 679 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3

Specific objective 3: To contribute to countering irregular migration and ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries: 1. Number of returns following an order to leave compared to the number of third-country nationals ordered to leave. 2. received pre or post-return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns supported by the Fund.deleted Number of returnees who have

Amendment 680 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 – point 2

2. Number of ~~returnee~~illegal migrants who have received pre or post-return ~~reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns~~assistance to cover cost of regular transport to their country of origin supported by the Fund.

Amendment 681 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 a (new)

Specific objective 3a: To ensure solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility 1. Number of relocations carried out under Article 17 of the Fund. 2. Number of staff seconded or financial support provided to Member States subject to high asylum and migratory flows. 3. Number of persons resettled with the support of the Fund, including the number of vulnerable persons. 4. Number of relocations carried out with the support of the Fund but not falling under Article 17.

Amendment 682 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 a (new)

Specific objective 3a: Ensuring solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility 1. Number of relocations carried out of applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of international protection from one Member State to another; 2. Number of staff seconded or financial support provided to Member States who expressed a need for solidarity due to increased number of arrivals.

Amendment 683 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VI – part 3 – point 4

~~004 Actions in third countries~~deleted

Amendment 684 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VII – introductory part

Within the specific objective to strengthen and develop all aspects of the Common European Asylum System, including its external dimension, and the specific objective to contribute to countering i~~rregular~~llegal migration, ensuring effectiveness of return and readmission in third countries, operating support shall cover:

Amendment 685 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 1 – point a

(a) Number of target group persons benefiting from information and assistance throughout the asylum procedures, disaggregated by gender, age and vulnerability;

Amendment 686 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 1 – point b

(b) Number of target group persons benefiting from legal assistance and representation, disaggregated by gender, age and vulnerability;

Amendment 687 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 1 – point c

(c) Number of vulnerable persons, victims of trafficking in human beings, and unaccompanied minors benefiting from specific assistance, disaggregated by gender, age and vulnerability.

Amendment 688 #

Louis MICHEL, Gérard DEPREZ, Nathalie GRIESBECK, Sophia IN 'T VELD

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 2

2. Capacity (number of places) in new reception accommodation infrastructure set up in line with ~~the common requirements for reception conditions set out in the Union acquis and of existing~~applicable United Nations guidelines for reception accommodation infrastructure, improved in accordance with the same requirements as a result of the projects supported by the Fund and percentage in the total reception accommodation capacity;

Amendment 689 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 6

6. Number of persons resettled under Regulation xxx/xxx (Union Resettlement Framework) with the support of the Fund.

Amendment 690 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point a

(a) education and ~~training~~understanding of host country culture, history and language;

Amendment 691 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point b

~~(b) labour market integration;~~deleted

Amendment 692 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 3 – point c

~~(c) access to basic services; an~~deleted

Amendment 693 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 2 – point 4

4. Number of persons who participated in ~~integr~~assimilation measures supported by the Fund reporting that the measures were beneficial for their early ~~integra~~assimilation and verified by state or municipal functions as compared to the total number of persons who participated in the ~~integr~~assimilation measures supported by the Fund;

Amendment 694 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – introductory part

3. Number of returnees whose return was co-financed by the Fund as compared to the total number of returns following an order to leave, disaggregated by gender, age and vulnerability:

Amendment 695 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 3 – introductory part

3. Number of ~~returnee~~illegal migrants whose return was co-financed by the Fund as compared to the total number of returns following an order to leave:

Amendment 696 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 4

4. Number of returnees who have received pre or post return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns supported by the Fund. , disaggregated by gender, age and vulnerability: (a) persons who returned voluntarily; (b) persons who were removed.

Amendment 697 #

Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 4

4. Number of ~~returnee~~illegal migrants who have received pre or post return reintegration assistance co-financed by the Fund, as compared to the total number of returns supported by the Fund.

Amendment 698 #