Amendment No. 3 | Doc. 13764 | 22 April 2015

The human tragedy in the Mediterranean: immediate action needed

Signatories: Ms Vasiliki KATRIVANOU, Greece, UEL ; Ms Athanasia ANAGNOSTOPOULOU, Greece, UEL ; Mr Boriss CILEVIČS, Latvia, SOC ; Mr Tuur ELZINGA, Netherlands, UEL ; Ms Tina GHASEMI, Sweden, EPP/CD ; Mr Jonas GUNNARSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Mr Nazmi GÜR, Turkey, UEL ; Mr Matjaž HANŽEK, Slovenia, UEL ; Ms Eva-Lena JANSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Ms Lotta JOHNSSON FORNARVE, Sweden, UEL ; Mr Ögmundur JÓNASSON, Iceland, UEL ; Ms Ioanneta KAVVADIA, Greece, UEL ; Mr Tiny KOX, Netherlands, UEL ; Mr Olof LAVESSON, Sweden, EPP/CD ; Mr George LOUKAIDES, Cyprus, UEL ; Ms Antigoni LYMPERAKI, Greece, SOC ; Mr Michele NICOLETTI, Italy, SOC ; Ms Carina OHLSSON, Sweden, SOC ; Mr Luc RECORDON, Switzerland, SOC ; Ms Tineke STRIK, Netherlands, SOC ; Mr Dimitris VITSAS, Greece, UEL ; Mr Eric VORUZ, Switzerland, SOC

Origin - 2015 - Second part-session

In the draft resolution, replace paragraph 3 with the following paragraph:

"The lack of legal ways for refugees to move across Europe makes them dependent on dangerous routes and has already caused the loss of thousands of lives. Smugglers exploit the vulnerable position of refugees by putting their lives at risk. The boats used are often unseaworthy and, to maximise profit, they are always severely overcrowded; basic safety equipment is inadequate or completely lacking; there is insufficient food and water available for passengers; and often the smugglers themselves abandon the boat on the high seas, leaving the migrants to rely on their own minimal ability to navigate, and the hope of being rescued by public authorities."