Findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield

Tabled by Christine Anderson, Marcin Sypniewski

… to exert political pressure on front-line Member States and on the EU; Removed: underlines that such practices also represent a grave abuse of vulnerable persons who may be entitled to international protection and should not adversely affect the right to seek asylum; Added: urges the Commission to propose further legislation enabling Member States, in cases of instrumentalisation, to refuse access to asylum procedures at the external border, in accordance with EU and international law; notes the specific provisions on the instrumentalisation of migration recently included in … area and ensuring full respect for the fundamental values of the EU; Added: calls for EU funding for physical border infrastructure requested by affected Member States; calls for rapid operational support from Frontex;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE788.231