Plenary Session: EU-Montenegro status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro
EU-Montenegro status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro (A9-0018/2020 - Bettina Vollath)
I voted against the EU-Montenegro status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Montenegro, in line with the Greens/EFA Group.
While we fully support the progress made by Montenegro towards its accession to the EU, we remain strongly concerned about the transfer of responsibility for border management and migration to third countries, especially as this transfer is intended to further limit access to asylum in the EU, and also because conditions for effective access to protection for asylum seekers in both Serbia and Montenegro are insufficient.
As regards the establishment of status agreements in general, and in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1896, the Group of the Greens/EFA had previously asked the Commission to carry out an assessment of fundamental rights in the third country in question before starting any negotiations and to promptly communicate the outcome of that assessment to the European Parliament. Such impact assessments were not carried out before the conclusion of this agreement.
Guerreiro wants to avoid misleading use of the term “natural” on food products
Wednesday, 10 February 2021
Under the initiative of MEP Francisco Guerreiro (Greens/EFA), MEPs want to avoid the misleading use of the term “natural” on food products and ask the European Commission to provide a clear definition of “natural” in the European Union’s food legislation.READ MORE