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He stresses also that all necessary requirements connected to the Agreements on readmission and visa facilitation need to be fulfilled before the Agreements can enter into force.
He stresses also that all necessary requirements connected to the Agreements on readmission and visa facilitation need to be fulfilled before the Agreements can enter into force.
In this regard, he expects a firm commitment from Russia to sign and implement an additional protocol with France, Portugal and Spain regarding the time limit applicable to the detention of illegal immigrants.
In this regard, he expects a firm commitment from Russia to sign and implement an additional protocol with France, Portugal and Spain regarding the time limit applicable to the detention of illegal immigrants.
He insists that the Commission and the Council should inform the European Parliament of the fulfilment of this condition.
He insists that the Commission and the Council should inform the European Parliament of the fulfilment of this condition.
He sees the need for the enhancement of the capacity of the Russian Federation in migration management in order for its authorities to be able to meet the responsibilities under the readmission agreement as of its entering into force.
He sees the need for the enhancement of the capacity of the Russian Federation in migration management in order for its authorities to be able to meet the responsibilities under the readmission agreement as of its entering into force.
Your draftsperson is concerned about the absence of a regulatory framework for implementing the Agreement and considers, therefore, that the Commission should seek to provide the Russian authorities with the necessary expertise in order for the country to be in a position to meet its obligations according to the international standards.
Your draftsperson is concerned about the absence of a regulatory framework for implementing the Agreement and considers, therefore, that the Commission should seek to provide the Russian authorities with the necessary expertise in order for the country to be in a position to meet its obligations according to the international standards.
He welcomes the fact that the Russian Federation has started dialogue and negotiations with its neighbours on return and readmission in order to be in a position to implement this Agreement regarding the obligation to readmit third-country nationals and stateless persons by the end of a 3-year transition period after its entering into force.
He welcomes the fact that the Russian Federation has started dialogue and negotiations with its neighbours on return and readmission in order to be in a position to implement this Agreement regarding the obligation to readmit third-country nationals and stateless persons by the end of a 3-year transition period after its entering into force.
The Commission's expertise on negotiating such agreements could serve as an invaluable input in this case as well.
The Commission's expertise on negotiating such agreements could serve as an invaluable input in this case as well.
Finally, your draftsperson is concerned that the Agreement does not explicitly exclude asylum-seekers from the scope of the Agreement and may, therefore, involve the readmission of asylum-seekers whose claims have not yet been determined on their merits, or whose claims have been rejected or deemed inadmissible pursuant to the application of the "safe third country" concept.
Finally, your draftsperson is concerned that the Agreement does not explicitly exclude asylum-seekers from the scope of the Agreement and may, therefore, involve the readmission of asylum-seekers whose claims have not yet been determined on their merits, or whose claims have been rejected or deemed inadmissible pursuant to the application of the "safe third country" concept.
Therefore, he insists that the Commission should raise this matter in the joint readmission committee and call for safeguards to ensure that asylum-seekers have access to a fair and effective asylum procedure, inter alia to ensure respect for the principle of non-refoulement .
Therefore, he insists that the Commission should raise this matter in the joint readmission committee and call for safeguards to ensure that asylum-seekers have access to a fair and effective asylum procedure, inter alia to ensure respect for the principle of non-refoulement .
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose approval of the Commission proposal.
The Committee on Foreign Affairs calls on the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, as the committee responsible, to propose approval of the Commission proposal.
Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission
Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission
AFET 13.6.2006
AFET 13.6.2006
Józef Pinior :
Józef Pinior :
Roberta Alma Anastase, Panagiotis Beglitis, Bastiaan Belder, Marco Cappato, Philip Claeys, Véronique De Keyser, Bronisław Geremek, Ana Maria Gomes, Klaus Hänsch, Jana Hybášková, Anna Ibrisagic, Stanimir Ilchev, Ioannis Kasoulides, Bogdan Klich, Joost Lagendijk, Vytautas Landsbergis, Eugen Mihaescu, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Willy Meyer Pleite, Pasqualina Napoletano, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Ioan Mircea Pascu, Tobias Pflüger, João de Deus Pinheiro, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Michel Rocard, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Libor Rouček, Katrin Saks, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, György Schöpflin, Gitte Seeberg, Konrad Szymański, Antonio Tajani, Charles Tannock, Paavo Väyrynen, Inese Vaidere, Geoffrey Van Orden, Josef Zieleniec
Roberta Alma Anastase, Panagiotis Beglitis, Bastiaan Belder, Marco Cappato, Philip Claeys, Véronique De Keyser, Bronisław Geremek, Ana Maria Gomes, Klaus Hänsch, Jana Hybášková, Anna Ibrisagic, Stanimir Ilchev, Ioannis Kasoulides, Bogdan Klich, Joost Lagendijk, Vytautas Landsbergis, Eugen Mihaescu, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Willy Meyer Pleite, Pasqualina Napoletano, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Ioan Mircea Pascu, Tobias Pflüger, João de Deus Pinheiro, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Michel Rocard, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Libor Rouček, Katrin Saks, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, György Schöpflin, Gitte Seeberg, Konrad Szymański, Antonio Tajani, Charles Tannock, Paavo Väyrynen, Inese Vaidere, Geoffrey Van Orden, Josef Zieleniec
Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Alexandra Dobolyi, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Jaromír Kohlíček, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Doris Pack, Rihards Pīks, Józef Pinior, Miguel Portas, Aloyzas Sakalas
Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Alexandra Dobolyi, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Jaromír Kohlíček, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Doris Pack, Rihards Pīks, Józef Pinior, Miguel Portas, Aloyzas Sakalas
Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Czesław Adam Siekierski
Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Czesław Adam Siekierski
COM(2006)0191 – C6 0168/2006 – 2006/0064(CNS)
COM(2006)0191 – C6 0168/2006 – 2006/0064(CNS)
LIBE 13.6.2006
LIBE 13.6.2006
Maria da Assunção Esteves 23.1.2006
Maria da Assunção Esteves 23.1.2006
Alexander Alvaro, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Edit Bauer, Mario Borghezio, Philip Bradbourn, Mihael Brejc, Michael Cashman, Giusto Catania, Jean-Marie Cavada, Mladen Petrov Chervenyakov, Carlos Coelho, Fausto Correia, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Konstantin Dimitrov, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Kinga Gál, Patrick Gaubert, Lilli Gruber, Adeline Hazan, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Ewa Klamt, Roger Knapman, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Barbara Kudrycka, Stavros Lambrinidis, Henrik Lax, Kartika Tamara Liotard, Sarah Ludford, Dan Mihalache, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Martine Roure, Inger Segelström, Søren Bo Søndergaard, Károly Ferenc Szabó, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Manfred Weber, Stefano Zappalà, Tatjana Ždanoka
Alexander Alvaro, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Edit Bauer, Mario Borghezio, Philip Bradbourn, Mihael Brejc, Michael Cashman, Giusto Catania, Jean-Marie Cavada, Mladen Petrov Chervenyakov, Carlos Coelho, Fausto Correia, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Konstantin Dimitrov, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Kinga Gál, Patrick Gaubert, Lilli Gruber, Adeline Hazan, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Ewa Klamt, Roger Knapman, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Barbara Kudrycka, Stavros Lambrinidis, Henrik Lax, Kartika Tamara Liotard, Sarah Ludford, Dan Mihalache, Javier Moreno Sánchez, Martine Roure, Inger Segelström, Søren Bo Søndergaard, Károly Ferenc Szabó, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Manfred Weber, Stefano Zappalà, Tatjana Ždanoka
Inés Ayala Sender, Simon Busuttil, Giuseppe Castiglione, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Genowefa Grabowska, Sophia in 't Veld, Tchetin Kazak, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Marianne Mikko, Radu Podgorean, Eva-Britt Svensson, Johannes Voggenhuber
Inés Ayala Sender, Simon Busuttil, Giuseppe Castiglione, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Genowefa Grabowska, Sophia in 't Veld, Tchetin Kazak, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Marianne Mikko, Radu Podgorean, Eva-Britt Svensson, Johannes Voggenhuber
по предложението за решение на Съвета за сключване на споразумение между Европейската общност и Руската федерация относно улесняване на издаването на визи за краткосрочно пребиваване.
on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas
Maria da Assunção Esteves
Maria da Assunção Esteves
PE 378.770v03-00
PE 378.770v03-00
OPINION of the Committee on Foreign Affairs .................................................10
OPINION of the Committee on Foreign Affairs .................................................10
за предложението за решение на Съвета за сключване на споразумение между Европейската общност и Руската федерация относно улесняване на издаването на визи за краткосрочно пребиваване
on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas
– като взе предвид предложението на Комисията до Съвета ( COM(2006)0188 )
– having regard to the proposal for a Council decision ( COM(2006)0188 )
– като взе предвид член 62, параграф 2, буква б), i) и ii), и член 300, параграф 2, алинея първа, първо изречение от Договора за ЕО,
– having regard to Article 62(2)(b)(i) and (ii) and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, first sentence, of the EC Treaty,
– като взе предвид член 300, параграф 3, алинея първа от Договора за ЕО, съгласно който Съветът се е допитал до него ( C6-0169/2006 ),
– having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament ( C6-0169/2006 ),
– като взе предвид доклада на комисията по граждански свободи, правосъдие и вътрешни работи и становището на комисията по външни работи ( A6‑0029/2007 ),
– having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs ( A6-0029/2007 ),
The Agreement: history and reasoning
The Agreement: history and reasoning
The conclusion of the EC-Russia Agreement to facilitate short-stay visas was decided at the St Petersburg Summit in May 2003, when Russia and the EU also undertook to examine the conditions for visa-free travel as a long-term perspective.
The conclusion of the EC-Russia Agreement to facilitate short-stay visas was decided at the St Petersburg Summit in May 2003, when Russia and the EU also undertook to examine the conditions for visa-free travel as a long-term perspective.
At the summit, both parties expressed the resolve to strengthen mutual relations on the basis of the creation of four ‘common spaces’, including a common space of freedom, security and justice.
At the summit, both parties expressed the resolve to strengthen mutual relations on the basis of the creation of four ‘common spaces’, including a common space of freedom, security and justice.
Negotiations with the Russian Federation on visa facilitation were opened in Brussels on 20 and 21 October 2004.
Negotiations with the Russian Federation on visa facilitation were opened in Brussels on 20 and 21 October 2004.
The negotiations were conducted in parallel with the negotiations on the agreement on the readmission of illegal immigrants, which had been underway since January 2003.
The negotiations were conducted in parallel with the negotiations on the agreement on the readmission of illegal immigrants, which had been underway since January 2003.
The conclusion of the two agreements on visas and readmission certainly represents one of the few steps forward which have so far been made towards achieving this common space.
The conclusion of the two agreements on visas and readmission certainly represents one of the few steps forward which have so far been made towards achieving this common space.
The complete text of the two agreements was formally initialled in Moscow on 4 April 2006.
The complete text of the two agreements was formally initialled in Moscow on 4 April 2006.
Since the agreement on visa facilitation and the agreement on readmission are linked, both agreements should be signed, concluded and enter into force simultaneously.
Since the agreement on visa facilitation and the agreement on readmission are linked, both agreements should be signed, concluded and enter into force simultaneously.
The agreements demonstrate an approach based on reciprocal political compensation.
The agreements demonstrate an approach based on reciprocal political compensation.
So far, the EU has opened negotiations aimed at easing the arrangements for the issuance of visas with Russia, Ukraine, Morocco and China.
So far, the EU has opened negotiations aimed at easing the arrangements for the issuance of visas with Russia, Ukraine, Morocco and China.
On 15 November 2006 the Council laid down the mandates for the opening of negotiations with the countries of the Western Balkans (Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia), which are due to be concluded by June 2007.
On 15 November 2006 the Council laid down the mandates for the opening of negotiations with the countries of the Western Balkans (Macedonia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro and Serbia), which are due to be concluded by June 2007.
The agreement with Russia is the first to be concluded.
The agreement with Russia is the first to be concluded.
In general, these agreements are geared to a strategy of strengthening links with neighbouring countries (except for China, where the objectives are tourism-related) and are aimed at achieving a ‘common European area’.
In general, these agreements are geared to a strategy of strengthening links with neighbouring countries (except for China, where the objectives are tourism-related) and are aimed at achieving a ‘common European area’.
Relations between the European Union and Russia are passing through a crucial phase.
Relations between the European Union and Russia are passing through a crucial phase.
The emergence of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement after 2007 is coupled with concern at the state of human rights in Russia.
The emergence of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement after 2007 is coupled with concern at the state of human rights in Russia.
The present - not very ambitious - agreement on the facilitation of visas is an example of the essentially pragmatic way in which these relations are unfolding.
The present - not very ambitious - agreement on the facilitation of visas is an example of the essentially pragmatic way in which these relations are unfolding.
However, the cooperation framework between the EU and Russia cannot function without a conditionality principle which marks the neighbourhood policy and was virtually absent from the 1997 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
However, the cooperation framework between the EU and Russia cannot function without a conditionality principle which marks the neighbourhood policy and was virtually absent from the 1997 Partnership and Cooperation Agreement.
The long-term objective of establishing visa-free travel between the two territories should not be attained without ensuring that the fundamental rules of a democratic state governed by the rule of law are respected by the contracting parties.
The long-term objective of establishing visa-free travel between the two territories should not be attained without ensuring that the fundamental rules of a democratic state governed by the rule of law are respected by the contracting parties.
The agreement on the facilitation of visas between the European Community and the Russian Federation fosters travel by citizens and contact between peoples.
The agreement on the facilitation of visas between the European Community and the Russian Federation fosters travel by citizens and contact between peoples.
It is the practical result of cooperation and neighbourhood policy stemming from the project for a common European area of freedom, security and justice.
It is the practical result of cooperation and neighbourhood policy stemming from the project for a common European area of freedom, security and justice.
The aim is to cut red tape and facilitate the issuance of short-stay visas for certain categories of citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation (close relatives, business people, members of official delegations, students, participants in scientific, cultural and sporting events, journalists, persons visiting military and civil burial grounds and drivers conducting international cargo and passenger transportation services).
The aim is to cut red tape and facilitate the issuance of short-stay visas for certain categories of citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation (close relatives, business people, members of official delegations, students, participants in scientific, cultural and sporting events, journalists, persons visiting military and civil burial grounds and drivers conducting international cargo and passenger transportation services).
The value of the agreement lies chiefly in the fact that it opens the way to more intense communication between the European Union and the Russian Federation, promotes the meeting of civilisations and helps to shape a wider Europe.
The value of the agreement lies chiefly in the fact that it opens the way to more intense communication between the European Union and the Russian Federation, promotes the meeting of civilisations and helps to shape a wider Europe.
It fosters trust and dialogue and promotes ever more human and intense interaction between the two areas.
It fosters trust and dialogue and promotes ever more human and intense interaction between the two areas.
European Parliament’s role
European Parliament’s role
It is incomprehensible that the European Parliament should have no more than an observer’s role in the process of concluding international agreements.
It is incomprehensible that the European Parliament should have no more than an observer’s role in the process of concluding international agreements.
In fact, Parliament is not consulted until it is no longer possible to change the substance of the agreement or prevent it from being signed.
In fact, Parliament is not consulted until it is no longer possible to change the substance of the agreement or prevent it from being signed.
It is true that Article 300 of the EC Treaty merely gives Parliament the right to be consulted on such matters.
It is true that Article 300 of the EC Treaty merely gives Parliament the right to be consulted on such matters.
Nevertheless, the Council and Commission should keep Parliament regularly informed from the start of the negotiations onwards: there is a duty of genuine cooperation (Article 10 of the Treaty) that governs not only relations between the Member States and the Community institutions but also relations among the Community institutions themselves.
Nevertheless, the Council and Commission should keep Parliament regularly informed from the start of the negotiations onwards: there is a duty of genuine cooperation (Article 10 of the Treaty) that governs not only relations between the Member States and the Community institutions but also relations among the Community institutions themselves.
Parliament will continue to call on the Council and Commission to comply with this duty to provide regular information on future agreements signed between the EU and third countries.
Parliament will continue to call on the Council and Commission to comply with this duty to provide regular information on future agreements signed between the EU and third countries.
Parliament welcomes the forthcoming introduction of a Community Code on Visas (proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, COM(2006)403), which falls under the codecision procedure and whose fundamental principles will have to be respected in all specific agreements on visa facilitation.
Parliament welcomes the forthcoming introduction of a Community Code on Visas (proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council, COM(2006)403), which falls under the codecision procedure and whose fundamental principles will have to be respected in all specific agreements on visa facilitation.
The topic of international agreements and the complex issue of migration which these agreements involve demand a democratic basis for European decision-making.
The topic of international agreements and the complex issue of migration which these agreements involve demand a democratic basis for European decision-making.
The constitutional treaty will also impose the necessary unity, coherence and parliamentary decisional power on EU foreign policy.
The constitutional treaty will also impose the necessary unity, coherence and parliamentary decisional power on EU foreign policy.
Background conditions and problems
Background conditions and problems
If the visa facilitation agreement is to succeed, genuine conditions of reciprocity must be established.
If the visa facilitation agreement is to succeed, genuine conditions of reciprocity must be established.
Parliament expresses some concern at the verification of these conditions in the agreement.
Parliament expresses some concern at the verification of these conditions in the agreement.
Parliament recalls the complex compulsory registration procedures to which all Russian visas are subject, hampering travel to and within Russia.
Parliament recalls the complex compulsory registration procedures to which all Russian visas are subject, hampering travel to and within Russia.
Parliament urges the Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs of Russia and the EU to make additional efforts with the aim of guaranteeing balance and reciprocity, and to inform us of the initiatives taken and developments made.
Parliament urges the Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs of Russia and the EU to make additional efforts with the aim of guaranteeing balance and reciprocity, and to inform us of the initiatives taken and developments made.
The visa facilitation agreement will not have a genuinely useful impact as long as the complex registration procedures currently required by the Russian authorities are maintained.
The visa facilitation agreement will not have a genuinely useful impact as long as the complex registration procedures currently required by the Russian authorities are maintained.
The Austrian Presidency informed Parliament that negotiations are already underway on a solution with a view to simplification, and indeed of amendments to the legislation on the part of the Russian Federation, but Parliament is as yet unaware of any practical results.
The Austrian Presidency informed Parliament that negotiations are already underway on a solution with a view to simplification, and indeed of amendments to the legislation on the part of the Russian Federation, but Parliament is as yet unaware of any practical results.