European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs 2015/0314(NLE) 15.4.2016 AMENDMENTS 1 - 8 Draft report Ska Keller (PE578.711v02-00) on the proposal for a Council decision establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Sweden in accordance with Article 9 of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1523 and Article 9 of Council Decision (EU) 2015/1601 establishing provisional measures in the area of international protection for the benefit of Italy and Greece Proposal for a decision (COM(2015)0677 – C8-0017/2006 – 2015/! 0314(NLE)) AM\1091408EN.doc PE580.603v01-00 EN United in diversity EN AM_Com_LegReport PE580.603v01-00 2/6 AM\1091408EN.doc EN Amendment 1 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Barbara Matera, Roberta Metsola, Jaromír Štětina Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 1 Draft legislative resolution Amendment 1. Rejects the Commission proposal; 1. Approves the Commission proposal as amended; Or. en Amendment 2 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Barbara Matera, Roberta Metsola Draft legislative resolution Paragraph 2 Draft legislative resolution Amendment 2. Calls on the Commission to withdraw its 2. Calls on the Commission to consider proposal proposing a relocation programme for the benefit of Sweden to other EU member states; Or. en Amendment 3 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Brice Hortefeux, Barbara Matera, Roberta Metsola Proposal for a decision Recital 5 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (5) Sweden faces an emergency situation (5) Sweden faces an emergency situation characterised by a sudden inflow of characterised by a sudden inflow of nationals of third countries in its territory nationals of third countries in its territory AM\1091408EN.doc 3/6 PE580.603v01-00 EN due to a sharp shift of migratory flows. On due to a sharp shift of migratory flows. On 8 December Sweden formally requested 8 December Sweden formally requested the suspension of its obligations under the suspension of its obligations under Council Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and Council Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and (EU) 2015/1601. (EU) 2015/1601, having to face both challenges of being a country of first arrival and final destination; Or. en Amendment 4 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Brice Hortefeux, Barbara Matera, Roberta Metsola Proposal for a decision Recital 9 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (9) Sweden has in 2015 by far the highest (9) Sweden has in 2015 by far the highest number of applicants for international number of applicants for international protection per capita in the EU (11 503 protection per capita in the EU (11 503 applicants per million inhabitants). applicants per million inhabitants) and as for March 2016 Sweden has received a total of 170.104 applicants, of which 73.331 are children, 36.181 being unaccompanied minors; Or. en Amendment 5 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Brice Hortefeux, Barbara Matera, Roberta Metsola Proposal for a decision Recital 10 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (10) Sweden is also facing a difficult (10) Sweden is also facing a difficult situation because of the significant recent situation because of the significant recent increase in the number of unaccompanied increase in the number of unaccompanied minors, with one out of four applicants minors, with one out of four applicants PE580.603v01-00 4/6 AM\1091408EN.doc EN claiming to be an unaccompanied minor. claiming to be unaccompanied minors, who have special needs and require additional resources in order to provide access to health care, dignified accommodation and education according to EU asylum rules; Or. en Amendment 6 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Brice Hortefeux, Barbara Matera, Roberta Metsola Proposal for a decision Recital 11 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (11) The above situation has put a very (11) The above situation has put a very significant strain on the Swedish asylum significant strain on the Swedish asylum system, with serious practical system, with serious practical consequences on the ground as regards the consequences on the ground as regards the reception conditions and ability of the reception conditions and ability of the asylum system to deal with these asylum system to deal with these applications. In order to help alleviate the applications. In order to help alleviate the significant pressure that Sweden is significant pressure that Sweden is confronted with, the obligations of Sweden confronted with and to enable it to as a Member State of relocation under continue to receive refugees with dignity, Council Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and the obligations of Sweden as a Member 2015/1601 should be suspended for the State of relocation under Council Decisions period of one year. (EU) 2015/1523 and 2015/1601 should be suspended for the period of one year Or. en Amendment 7 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Barbara Matera, Roberta Metsola, Proposal for a decision Recital 11 a (new) AM\1091408EN.doc 5/6 PE580.603v01-00 EN Text proposed by the Commission Amendment (11a) The suspension is without prejudice to Sweden continuing to receive refugees; Or. en Amendment 8 Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Frank Engel, Monika Hohlmeier, Roberta Metsola, Barbara Matera Proposal for a decision Article 3 Text proposed by the Commission Amendment In order to support Sweden to better cope In order to support Sweden to better cope with the exceptional pressure on its asylum with the exceptional and disproportionate and migration systems, specific support pressure on its asylum and migration shall be provided, as appropriate, to systems, specific support shall be provided, Sweden through relevant activities as appropriate, to Sweden through relevant coordinated by EASO and, if required, by activities coordinated by EASO, including other relevant Agencies with deployment of hotspots if needed, and, if required, by other relevant Agencies Or. en PE580.603v01-00 6/6 AM\1091408EN.doc EN .