The Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs adopted the report by Cecilia WIKSTRÖM (ALDE, SE) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics on migration and international protection.
The committee responsible recommended that the European Parliament's position adopted at first reading under the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission's proposal as follows.
Statistics on international migration, usually resident population and acquisition of citizenship: Members believe that, due to the constant changing and diverse nature of current migratory flows, comprehensive and comparable gender-disaggregated statistical data on the migrant population are needed to understand the reality of the situation, identify vulnerabilities and inequalities, and provide policy makers with reliable data and information for the development of future public policies that take into account the gender dimension and are based on human rights.
Member States shall provide the Commission (Eurostat) with statistics on aspects such as the number of persons having their usual residence in the territory of the Member State and having acquired during the reference year a long-term residence permit, disaggregated by age and gender.
The first reference year shall be 2020.
The national and Union statistical authorities shall collect the statistics on applications for international protection based on the grounds of gender, including gender-based violence.
Migration statistics should also take account of variables such as gender identity and sexual orientation to collect data on LGBTQI+ persons’ experiences and inequalities in migration and asylum processes.
Sufficient financial resources shall be allocated for the collection, analysis and dissemination of high quality national and Union statistics on migration and international protection.
Report: every three years, the European Commission shall report on the application of the Regulation. These reports shall follow a thorough assessment of implementation and consultation of key actors involved in data collection and analysis in the area of migration and international protection.