REPORT on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601 of 22 September 2015 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece
18.7.2016 - (COM(2016)0171 – C8‑0133/2016 – 2016/0089(NLE)) - *
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Ska Keller
DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION
on the proposal for a Council decision amending Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601 of 22 September 2015 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece
(COM(2016)0171 – C8‑0133/2016 – 2016/0089(NLE))
(Consultation)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2016)0171),
– having regard to Article 78(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C8‑0133/2016),
– having regard to Rule 59 of its Rules of Procedure,
- having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A8-0236/2016),
1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended;
2. Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, in accordance with Article 293(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union;
3. Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;
4. Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to substantially amend the Commission proposal;
5. Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission.
Amendment 1 Proposal for a decision Recital 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Text proposed by the Commission |
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(2) Under Article 4(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/1601, as of 26 September 2016, 54 000 applicants should be relocated from Italy and Greece to the territory of other Member States unless by that date, pursuant to Article 4(3), the Commission makes a proposal to allocate them to another beneficiary Member States confronted with an emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of persons. |
(2) Under Article 4(2) of Decision (EU) 2015/1601, as of 26 September 2016, 54 000 applicants should be relocated from Italy and Greece in the proportions laid down in that Decision (namely 12 764 applicants from Italy and 41 236 from Greece) to the territory of other Member States unless by that date, pursuant to Article 4(3), the Commission makes a proposal to allocate them to other beneficiary Member States confronted with an emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of persons. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 2 Proposal for a decision Recital 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 3 Proposal for a decision Recital 3 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 4 Proposal for a decision Recital 3 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(3b) It should be the duty of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency to keep under constant review the situation regarding massive inflows of third-country nationals into Member States. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 5 Proposal for a decision Recital 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 6 Proposal for a decision Recital 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 7 Proposal for a decision Recital 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(6) Mechanisms for admission may include resettlement, humanitarian admission or other legal pathways for admission of persons in clear need of international protection, such as humanitarian visa programmes, humanitarian transfer, family reunification programmes, private sponsorship projects, scholarship programmes, labour mobility schemes, and others. |
(6) Mechanisms for admission may include resettlement, humanitarian admission or other legal pathways for admission of persons in clear need of international protection, such as humanitarian visa programmes, humanitarian transfer, family reunification programmes, private sponsorship projects, scholarship programmes, access to education, labour mobility schemes, and others. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 8 Proposal for a decision Recital 6 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 9 Proposal for a decision Recital 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 10 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 11 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 a (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 12 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 b (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(8b) Regarding the current number of asylum seekers in Greece, and the increasing number of asylum seekers arriving Italy, the need for emergency relocation places is expected to remain high. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 13 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 c (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 14 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 d (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(8d) In its Communication "First report on relocation and resettlement" of 16 March 2016, the Commission indicated that the implementation of Decision (EU) 2015/1601 presents many shortcomings. Member States' response to the general call from EASO for 374 experts is clearly insufficient given the critical situation faced by Italy and Greece. Notwithstanding the rising number of unaccompanied minors among asylum seekers and refugees eligible for relocation, only a very limited number of them have been relocated, despite the Council Decisions on relocation providing for vulnerable applicants to be processed as a priority. Some Member States have not made available any places for relocation to date. Only 18 Member States have pledged to relocate applicants from Greece and 19 Member States have pledged to do so from Italy. Among those Member States, some have only made very limited pledges in light of their total allocation. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 15 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 e (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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(8e) The Commission has opened infringement procedures against Italy and Greece on the implementation of Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council 1a and against Greece in relation to the Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council 1b. However, no legal action has been undertaken towards Member States not complying with the obligations set out in the Decision (EU) 2015/1601. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1a Regulation (EU) No 603/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 on the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person and on requests for the comparison with Eurodac data by Member States' law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes, and amending Regulation (EU) No 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice(recast)( OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 1). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1b Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection ( OJ L 180, 29.6.2013, p. 96). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Amendment 16 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 f (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 17 Proposal for a decision Recital 8 g (new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 18 Proposal for a decision Recital 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 19 Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new) Decision (EU) 2015/1601 Article 3 – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 20 Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 Decision (EU) 2015/1601 Article 4 – paragraph 3a | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 21 Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new) Decision (EU) 2015/1601 Article 5 – paragraph 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 22 Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new) Decision (EU) 2015/1601 Article 5 – paragraph 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amendment 23 Proposal for a decision Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 1 c (new) Decision (EU) 2015/1601 Article 5 – paragraph 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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PROCEDURE – COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
Title |
Establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece |
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References |
COM(2016)0171 – C8-0133/2016 – 2016/0089(NLE) |
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Date of consultation / request for consent |
6.4.2016 |
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Committee responsible Date announced in plenary |
LIBE 11.4.2016 |
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Committees asked for opinions Date announced in plenary |
BUDG 11.4.2016 |
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Not delivering opinions Date of decision |
BUDG 26.4.2016 |
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Rapporteurs Date appointed |
Ska Keller 20.4.2016 |
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Discussed in committee |
26.5.2016 |
12.7.2016 |
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Date adopted |
12.7.2016 |
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Result of final vote |
+: –: 0: |
39 9 3 |
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Members present for the final vote |
Martina Anderson, Gerard Batten, Michał Boni, Caterina Chinnici, Rachida Dati, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Cornelia Ernst, Tanja Fajon, Lorenzo Fontana, Kinga Gál, Nathalie Griesbeck, Sylvie Guillaume, Jussi Halla-aho, Monika Hohlmeier, Brice Hortefeux, Filiz Hyusmenova, Sophia in ‘t Veld, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Timothy Kirkhope, Barbara Kudrycka, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Marju Lauristin, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Monica Macovei, Roberta Metsola, Claude Moraes, Alessandra Mussolini, Péter Niedermüller, Soraya Post, Judith Sargentini, Birgit Sippel, Csaba Sógor, Helga Stevens, Traian Ungureanu, Bodil Valero, Harald Vilimsky, Udo Voigt, Josef Weidenholzer, Cecilia Wikström, Kristina Winberg, Tomáš Zdechovský |
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Substitutes present for the final vote |
Carlos Coelho, Pál Csáky, Ska Keller, Miltiadis Kyrkos, Ulrike Lunacek, Salvatore Domenico Pogliese, Barbara Spinelli, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski |
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Substitutes under Rule 200(2) present for the final vote |
Francisco Assis, Herbert Dorfmann |
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Date tabled |
18.7.2016 |
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FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL IN COMMITTEE RESPONSIBLE
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ALDE |
Nathalie Griesbeck, Filiz Hyusmenova, Cecilia Wikström, Sophia in 't Veld |
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GUE/NGL |
Martina Anderson, Cornelia Ernst, Barbara Spinelli |
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PPE |
Michał Boni, Carlos Coelho, Pál Csáky, Rachida Dati, Herbert Dorfmann, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Monika Hohlmeier, Barbara Kudrycka, Roberta Metsola, Alessandra Mussolini, Salvatore Domenico Pogliese, Csaba Sógor, Traian Ungureanu, Tomáš Zdechovský |
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S&D |
Francisco Assis, Caterina Chinnici, Tanja Fajon, Sylvie Guillaume, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Miltiadis Kyrkos, Marju Lauristin, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Claude Moraes, Péter Niedermüller, Soraya Post, Birgit Sippel, Josef Weidenholzer |
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Verts/ALE |
Ska Keller, Ulrike Lunacek, Judith Sargentini, Bodil Valero |
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- |
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ECR |
Jussi Halla-aho, Monica Macovei, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski |
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EFDD |
Gerard Batten, Kristina Winberg |
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ENF |
Lorenzo Fontana, Harald Vilimsky |
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NI |
Udo Voigt |
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PPE |
Brice Hortefeux |
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0 |
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ECR |
Timothy Kirkhope, Helga Stevens |
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PPE |
Kinga Gál |
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Key to symbols:
+ : in favour
- : against
0 : abstention