The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Miriam DALLI (S&D, MT) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 of the European Parliament and the Council, as regards the re-commitment of the remaining amounts committed to support the implementation of the Council Decisions (EU) 2015/1523 and (EU) 2015/1601 or the allocation thereof to other actions under the national programmes.
As a reminder, the proposal to amend Council Regulation (EU) No 516/2014 establishing the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMFI) allows Member States to re-commit or transfer amounts within national programmes, through revisions to these national programmes, in order to promote EU priorities in the areas of migration and asylum, including relocation.
The committee recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission's proposal as follows:
· with a view to implementing the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility and in the light of Union policy developments within the implementation period of the Fund, Member States shall receive, in addition to their allocation, an additional amount based on a lump sum of EUR 10 000 for each applicant for international protection and beneficiary of international protection transferred from another Member State;
· lastly, the Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and to the Council as regards the application of resources for the transfer of applicants for international protection and of beneficiaries of international protection, in particular as regards transfers to other actions under the national programme and re-commitments.