Amendment No. 7 | Doc. 13531 | 23 June 2014

The large-scale arrival of mixed migratory flows on Italian shores

Signatories: Ms Tineke STRIK, Netherlands, SOC ; Ms Luise AMTSBERG, Germany, SOC ; Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC ; Ms Marit MAIJ, Netherlands, SOC ; Mr Michael McNAMARA, Ireland, SOC ; Mr Klaas de VRIES, Netherlands, SOC

Origin - 2014 - Third part-session

In the draft recommendation, delete paragraph 4.2.

Explanatory note

International agreements allowing European countries to intercept in the territorial waters of a non-EU country cannot circumvent international human rights obligations which bind authorities exercising de facto and/or de jure jurisdiction over the people intercepted. Any automatic arrangement for returning people to a non-EU country would be in violation of the obligation to assess the personal circumstances of individuals set out in the Hirsi judgement.