Activities of Kinga GÁL related to 2020/2116(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Human rights protection and the EU external migration policy (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15
Citation 15
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 31 a (new)
Citation 31 a (new)
- having regard to European Parliament resolution of 25 November 2020 on improving development effectiveness and the efficiency of aid (2019/2184(INI))
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas migration is a global phenomenon amplified by globalisation, rising conflicts, inequalities, and climate disruption; whereas gradual, normative development within the modern international human rights framework of the rights of migrants, independently of their legal status, represents a source of progress and collective pride for humanity; whereas migrants and lack of security; whereas women and girls, elderly and disabled people remain, however, among the most vulnerable groups worldwide and continue to face violations of their rights; whereas migration continues to be for many individuals a human journey marred by suffering, discrimination and violence; whereas the European Union, as a historic region of both emigration and immigration and as a community united by founding values of human dignity, freedom and human rights, has a particular duty to respect, protect and promote thehuman rights of migrantsall people, notably in its external dealings;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas only by addressing the root causes of migration - such as poverty, food and nutrition security, unemployment, instability and the lack of security in third countries of origin of illegal mass migration - we can solve the challenge of illegal migration;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Commission communication of 7 June 2016 on establishing a new Partnership Framework with third countries under the European Agenda on Migration, which builds on the GAMM principles, stresses that migration issues are at the top of the EU’s external relations priorities; whereas this framework calls for intensified cooperation with third countries, through ‘partnerships’ aiming at ensuring cooperation on migration management, in effectively preventing irregular migration and readmitting irregular migrants, including with positive and negative incentives stemming from different policy elements within EU competence, including neighbourhood, development aidssistance, trade, mobility, energy, security and digital policies, all leveraged towards the same objective;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that these obligations require not only the abstract recognition of the applicability of the relevant standards, but also an appropriate operationalisation through detailed and specific instruments that allow for effective protection in practice as well as through a human rights-based approach to the entire migration policy cycle, from formulation to adoption, implementation and evaluation;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure transparent ex ante risk assessments, performed by independent agencies, on the impact of any formal, informal or financial EU cooperation with third countries on the rights of migrants and refugees; calls on the Commission to set implementation guidelines for EU agencies and Member States before entering into cooperation with third countries; calls in this respect for particular vigilance in relation to countries which are experiencing ongoing or frozen conflicts and face increased risks of human rights violations;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Notes with concern the increasing recourse since 2016 to enhanced conditionality betweethat European development cooperation and migration management, including return and readmission; stresses, however, that according to Article 208 TFEU the primary objective of Union development cooperation policy shall be the reduction and, in the long term, the eradication of poverty; calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure that policies on development cooperation do not contravene the principles enshrined in Article 208 TFEU; stresses that the use of development cooperation as an incentive for migration management undermines meaningful action on the needs of people in developing countries, the rights of refugees and migrants, and their potential impact on regional migration patterns and contribution to local economies, and thus also undermines a wide range of rights stemming from the Sustainable Development Goalspublic investments should promote eradicating poverty, climate and environmental action, economic and trade policies and addressing illegal migration, and should also be fully aligned with the principles of universal human rights, democracy and good governance;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16 a. Calls for the EU to address the root causes of migration, such as poverty, food and nutrition security, unemployment, instability and the lack of security in third countries of origin of illegal mass migration; the focus should also be on assisting the development of stable institutions to promote sustainable societal development in these states;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16 b. Considers that the EU needs to help third countries to offer a perspective of future for young generations constituting the active work force of their own countries, so that people do not start the dangerous journey towards Europe, risking their own and their children's lives;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 16 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Notes that EU development cooperation must be aligned with sustainable development goals, also in the context of gender related actions;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Notes that a complete, public overview of EU funding to third countries to facilitate cooperation on migration issues remains unavailable; calls on the Commission to provide improved transparency, including by establishing a clear overview of the fundsall instruments within the EU budget used to finance cooperation with third countries in the field of migration management across all its financial instruments and their implementation, including information on the amount, purpose and source of funding as well as detailed information on any other potential support measures provided by EU agencies such as the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, in order to ensure that Parliament can efficiently perform its institutional role of scrutiny of the implementation of the EU budget;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the importance of allocating a substantial share of future EU funding in the field of migration to civil society groups in third countries for providing assistance and for the protection and monitoring of the rights of migrants, and of ensur, assist the creation of decent life for people ing that a significant part of EU funding is earmarked for the improvement of human rights, international proteceir home countries for providing health care, education, and the future perspective of refugeessupporting job creation;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the possibilities of mainstreaming migration policy in EU external policy are significantly broadened by the inclusion of migration in the thematic, geographical and rapid response component of the proposed Neighbourhood, Development, International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI); notes with concern, however, that through the ‘rapid response’ component, cooperation with third countries on migration management can be funded without the need for the Commission to publish any programming documents or consult civil society actors, and without the involvement of Parliament, including in the framework of the ‘Migration Preparedness and Crisis Blueprint’, which lacks mechanisms to assess the possible adverse impact of such interventions; insists in this regard on the need to ensure that the 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework is accompanied by a robust human rights framework for the identification, implementation and monitoring of future migration cooperation programmesthat a non-programmed, flexible facility in the NDICI will be necessary to provide swift, effective and targeted response to emerging challenges as natural disasters, armed conflicts and mass migration;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Believes that Parliament must make full use of its powers of implementation, scrutiny and budgetary control and ensure that EU funding decisions and related allocations comply with the Union’s principles of legality and sound financial management, in line with the EU’s Financial Regulation;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for the EU and its Member States to pursue a migration policy that fully reflects the human rights of migrantrefugees as enshrined in both international and regional law; calls on the EEAS, the Commission and the Member States to engage with third countries on the rightto address the root causes of migrantstion as an integral dimension of the EU’s human rights policy; insists that the human rights and migration nexus be adequately covered within the framework of bilateral EU human rights dialogues with the relevant countriesdevelopment policy; calls on the EU Delegations in those countries to monitor closely the rights of migrantsrefugees and internally displaced people, particularly in countries of transit; insists on the proactive engagement of the EU in countries where human rights defenders and civil society organisations, including those who are protecting the lives of migrants and asylum seekers who are at risk, are under threat or are being criminalised for developing partner countries with civil society organisations, as CSOs, churches, FBOs and other organisations with humanitarian, education and human rights protection activities, including those who are protecting the lives of people in need, notably refugees, women and girls in armed conflicts, elderly and disabled people and otheir legitimate workmarginalised groups;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that the EU must take a leading role in supporting policy and normative developments in relation to the rights of migransustainable development and policy dialogue on universal human rights in multilateral fora; calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide financial and political support for the relevantincrease the efficiency of implementation of development funding, and urge to provide more visibility and accountability for EU funding for international and regional bodies, including NGOs, the International Committee of the Red Cross, the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and UNRWA, as well the OHCHR and the UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants;