Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2023

Tabled by Jaak Madison, Harald Vilimsky, Jean-Lin Lacapelle, Thierry Mariani, Bernhard Zimniok, Susanna Ceccardi

Added: 44a. Notes with concern that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) play a major role in facilitating migrant smuggling by acting as a shuttle service and by giving migrants advice on how to circumvent national laws by instructing them to dispose of their travel and identification documentation; emphasises that NGOs that facilitate illegal migration should not receive any EU funding and reiterates that illegal search and rescue operations by NGOs, as well as all other activities in support of illegal entry into the Member States, should be subject to prosecution in accordance with national law;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE756.732