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Other Acts P6_TA-PROV (2013)0448 (23/10/2013)

Type: Acts of the European Union: European Parliament Resolution on migratory flows in the Mediterranean, with particular attention to the tragic events off Lampedusa

Authority: European Authorities - European Union: European Parliament

Date: 10/23/2013

Subject: The European Parliament affirms that Lampedusa should be a turning point for Europe and that the only way of preventing another tragedy is to adopt a coordinated approach based on solidarity and responsibility, with the support of common instruments; it Underlines the importance of responsibility-sharing in the field of asylum, and recommends creating a mechanism based on objective criteria to reduce the pressure on those Member States receiving higher numbers of asylum seekers and beneficiaries of international protection, in either absolute or proportional terms; it recalls that EU solidarity should go hand in hand with responsibility; moreover it recalls that the Member States have a legal obligation to come to the assistance of migrants at sea; the Parliament urges the Member States to use their prerogative to rescue lives at sea in accordance with their international obligations; it calls on the Member States to take measures to enable asylum seekers to access the Union asylum system in a safe and fair manner; it calls on the Member States to respect the principle of non-refoulement, in compliance with existing international and EU law; calls on the Member States to put an immediate end to any improper and extended detention practices in violation of international and European law, and points out that measures to detain migrants must always be subject to an administrative decision, and must be duly substantiated and temporary.

Classification: Freedoms - Art. 18 Right to asylum - Refugees - Art. 19 Prohibition of collective expulsions - Expulsion - Extradition - Removal

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