2022 discharge: European Border and Coast Guard Agency

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 3 · Motion for a resolutionRejected

   Paragraph 4 a (new)

   Tabled by Dominique Bilde, Matteo Adinolfi, Joachim Kuhs +1 · ID

   Added: 4 a. Notes that approximately EUR 2 million is allocated to monitoring fundamental rights; criticises the fact that those funds are not channelled into the Agency’s core mission;

2. Amendment 7 · Motion for a resolutionRejected

   Paragraph 14

   Tabled by Joachim Kuhs, Dominique Bilde, Matteo Adinolfi +1 · ID

   14. Notes Added: with concern that around 330 000 illegal border crossings were detected at the EU´s external border in 2022, only according to preliminary calculations; underlines that this the highest number since 2016 and an increase of 64 % compared to the previous year; notes that operational activities conducted on land borders in 2022 resulted in approximately 49 000 incidents reported, involving more than 26 000 apprehended Removed: irregular Added: illegal migrants and 700 smugglers arrested; notes the Agency’s efforts that led to … 2021) by 8 789 scheduled flights to 116 countries of return; notes Added: that this number is marginal in comparison to the total number of illegal border crossings occurred in 2022; notes further the Agency’s efforts under all maritime joint operations in 2022 which … 1 105 facilitators and 11 traffickers of human beings, the seizure of Removed: tens of Added: 96 tons of smuggled drugs and the rescue of thousands of migrants; notes, …

3. Amendment 8 · Motion for a resolutionRejected

   Paragraph 14 a (new)

   Tabled by Joachim Kuhs, Dominique Bilde, Matteo Adinolfi +1 · ID

   Added: 14 a. Takes note of sea operations, during which 53 000 people were rescued compared to 11 650 people in 2021; highlights a statistical explosion of illegal border crossings by both land and sea in 2022 and reaching 331 553 compared to 200 101 in 2021; urges an imminent change of EU migration policy;

4. Amendment 9 · Motion for a resolutionRejected

   Paragraph 14 b (new)

   Tabled by Dominique Bilde, Matteo Adinolfi, Joachim Kuhs +1 · ID

   Added: 14 b. Stresses the importance of providing adequate funding to build physical barriers along the European Union’s external borders in order to prevent migrants from entering illegally;

5. Amendment 10 · Motion for a resolutionRejected

   Paragraph 14 c (new)

   Tabled by Dominique Bilde, Matteo Adinolfi, Joachim Kuhs +1 · ID

   Added: 14 c. Calls for the possibility of processing asylum applications in countries of origin and transit in order to avoid fuelling migration into the Union;