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Costs of non-immigration (and non-integration) (own-initiative opinion)

Adottati on 12/12/2018
Referenza: 
SOC/574-EESC-2018-02459-00-00-AC-TRA
Rapporteur: 
Pavel TRANTINA (Czech Republic)
Co-rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II/Spain)

The EESC points out that a non-immigration scenario in Europe would mean among other things that Member States' economies would suffer substantially; demographic challenges would be aggravated; pension systems might become unsustainable; racism and xenophobia would flourish even more than at present. Non-integration bears economic, socio-cultural and political risks and costs. Hence, investment in migrant integration is the best insurance policy against potential future costs, problems and tensions.

Opinjoni tal-KESE: Costs of non-immigration (and non-integration) (own-initiative opinion)

EU Resettlement Framework

Adottati on 25/01/2017
Referenza: 
SOC/548-EESC-2016-05234-00-00-ac
Referral: 
COM(2016) 468 final 2016/0225 COD
Rapporteur: 
Christian MOOS (Diversity Europe - GR III / Germany)

The Committee supports the European Commission proposal for the creation of a Union Resettlement Framework and calls for a genuine common asylum policy that respects European values. It calls for the common criteria for resettlement to focus on people's need for protection, not on the third country's effective cooperation on asylum and it considers the "first country of asylum" and "safe third country" concepts to be open to question due to the current unsafe and unstable situation in the third countries and regions concerned. The Committee calls for the resettlement programme to be uncoupled from partnership agreements that aim to encourage third countries to prevent refugees from fleeing, as this carries the risk of infringing international law and fundamental rights.

Opinjoni tal-KESE: EU Resettlement Framework

Common European Asylum System Reform Package II

Adottati on 14/12/2016
Referenza: 
SOC/547-EESC-2016-04410-00-00-ac
Referral: 
COM(2016) 465 final 2016/0222 CODCOM(2016) 466 final 2016/0223 CODCOM(2016) 466 final 2016/0223 CODCOM(2016) 467 final 2016/0224 CODCOM(2016) 467 final 2016/0224 CODCOM(2016) 467 final 2016/0224 COD
Rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Co-rapporteur: 
Cristian PÎRVULESCU (Diversity Europe - GR III/Romania)

In this opinion the EESC supports further harmonisation of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) and welcomes the proposed improvements. However, it is concerned about some limitations of fundamental rights of asylum seekers. It sets out specific recommendations on the three proposals for: the Qualification Regulation, the Common Procedure Regulation and the Standards of Reception Directive, taking into account the human rights perspective, in line with the opinion on CEAS Reform I.

Opinjoni tal-KESE: Common European Asylum System Reform Package II

CEAS Reform I

Adottati on 19/10/2016
Referenza: 
SOC/543-EESC-2016-02981-00-00-ac
Referral: 
COM(2016) 270 final 2016/0133 CODCOM(2016) 271 final 2016/0131 CODCOM(2016) 271 final 2016/0131 CODCOM(2016) 272 final 2016/0132 COD
Rapporteur: 
José Antonio MORENO DÍAZ (Workers - GR II / Spain)

An efficient reform of the Common European Asylum System (CEAS) is essential. While the EESC approves of the proposal to improve and speed up the determination of Member State responsible for examining an asylum application, it calls for including protective provisions on procedural issues, individual treatment of applications, maintenance of discretionary clauses, maintenance of the deadline for the cessation of obligation for a Member State to assume responsibility and the rights of applicants.

Opinjoni tal-KESE: CEAS Reform I

Application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third country national or a stateless person

Adottati on 03/06/2015
Referenza: 
SOC/525-EESC-04319-00-00-ac-tra
Referral: 
COM(2015) 450 final 2015/0208 CODCOM(2015) 450 final 2015/0208 COD

On 13 May, the European Commission presented a European Agenda on Migration outlining the immediate measures that will be taken in order to respond to the crisis situation in the Mediterranean as well as the steps to be taken in the coming years to better manage migration in all its aspects. The EESC welcomes the Commission's "European Agenda on Migration", which it believes symbolises a new-found understanding of the need to address migration at a European level, and encourages the Member States to collectively support the implementation of this Agenda.

Cooperation in integrating immigrants

Adottati on 13/07/2011
Referenza: 
SOC/411-EESC-2011-1174
Rapporteur: 
Pariza Castaños (Workers - GR II / Spain)
Sessjoni plenarja: 
473 -
Jul 13, 2011 Jul 14, 2011

In a democratic society everybody is affected by collective decisions and must therefore be able to influence and participate in those decisions. Democracy in the European multicultural cities of the 21st Century must be improved through the participation of residents whose rights of political participation are restricted: residents from non-EU countries. The EESC proposes that, in order to encourage integration of immigrants and a better governance, Europe's municipal and regional authorities set up consultative councils, forums and platforms so that civil society organisations with a focus on migration can participate in and be consulted on integration policies.

Opinjoni tal-KESE: Cooperation in integrating immigrants

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