Pagrindinis puslapis Karen MELCHIOR

Recently made a set of changes to how Parliament works to make it more efficient, democratic, gender-balanced, and fair. In addition to this, I voted for amendments to give MEPs more time to debate important issues, and open the floor to a wider range of MEPs.
There was also a reform on the way parliament makes laws: up until now, one or two committees are put in charge of making a law, and other committees can send suggestions to the committee in charge in the form of an “opinion”. On one hand, opinions are often ignored, and require lots of resources. But on the other hand, they also let us best use the different committees’ expertise, and improve the laws we make. As a compromise, I voted to keep opinions, but to make them binding, and limit them to the parts of the law that fall under their area of expertise of the committee giving the opinion,

Part of the European Agenda on Migration, the Common procedure for international protection in the Union aims to harmonize the legal framework concerning the border procedure and ensure that all asylum seekers are treated equally across the 27 Member States of the EU, thus minimizing the risks of unjust violations of their fundamental rights. I have advocated for the establishment of an independent monitoring mechanism inside each MS to ensure the respect of the fundamental rights of the asylum seekers, as well as managed to secure the inclusion of free legal counseling for all stages of the procedure, thus guaranteeing additional safeguards in that matter. Furthermore, to secure better management and international protection of vulnerable individuals, such as unaccompanied minors, the insurance of additional support from the EUAA and FRONTEX is a welcoming step.
While the document contains many compromises, agreeing on the common EU template is a fundamental step to remove the complicated divergence between the legal frameworks of the EU Member States and guarantee the efficient implementation of the procedures in compliance with the individual's procedural and fundamental rights.