Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1ESNMotion for a resolution (Rule 188(3) of the Rules of Procedure) replacing non-legislative motion for a resolution A10-0147/2026 · European Parliament resolution on reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

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2. Amendment 2Motion for a resolution · Recital K a (new)
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   Ka. whereas the lack of cooperation from third countries on return and readmission should lead to appropriate measures being applied, including the use of conditionality in relation to all relevant policies and tools, such as visa policy and trade and development, for the purpose of supporting predictable and effective return procedures with third countries and ensuring effective and sustained cooperation on readmission;

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3. Amendment 3Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 16 a (new)
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   16a. Welcomes the adoption of the Chișinău Declaration, which recalls the importance of pursuing new approaches to address and deter irregular migration, including through the processing of applications for international protection in third countries, the establishment of third-country return hubs, and strengthened cooperation with countries of transit;

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4. Amendment 4Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 18 a (new)
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   18a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen their capacity to prevent and respond to the instrumentalisation of migrants; stresses the need for enhanced cooperation with partner countries and relevant agencies to detect, prevent and counter such actions;

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5. Amendment 5Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 18 b (new)
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   18b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to apply appropriate measures, including conditionality in the fields of visa policy and trade and development, in relation to third countries that fail to cooperate effectively on return and readmission, in order to promote predictable and effective return procedures and ensure effective and sustained cooperation on readmission;

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6. Amendment 6Motion for a resolution · Recital Q
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   Q. whereas the improvement of living conditions, education and job prospects in countries of origin is key to ensuring that people can build a future for themselves in their own communities rather than being forced to migrate; whereas targeted and effective cooperation can therefore reduce incentives for irregular migration by promoting stability, security and self-sufficiency in partner countries;

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   Q. whereas the improvement of living conditions, education and job prospects in countries of origin is key to ensuring that people can build a future for themselves in their own communities rather than being forced to migrate; whereas targeted and effective cooperation can therefore reduce incentives for irregular migration by promoting stability, security and self-sufficiency in partner countries; whereas the primary objective of development cooperation should be to enable people to live in dignity in their own countries, by supporting local employment, access to water and energy, education, industrial development, food security and resilient public services, rather than by facilitating the…

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7. Amendment 7Motion for a resolution · Recital AI a (new)
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   AIa. whereas development cooperation is not an end in itself, and the Commission should ensure that EU funding, which derives from European taxpayers, should primarily serve the needs, interests and well-being of the citizens of the Member States; whereas the Commission must ensure sound financial management and the protection of the financial interest of European citizens; whereas the Member States are expected to abide by the principle of national priorities in managing public resources, ensuring that obligations towards their own citizens prevail over any other allocation of public expenditure;

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8. Amendment 8Motion for a resolution · Recital AJ
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   AJ. whereas migration can contribute to sustainable development and inclusive growth both in countries of origin and in destination countries, as well as within and across regions; whereas migration has an economic impact both on the country of destination and the country of origin; whereas this impact may be seen in migrants’ contribution to the public finances, employment and job creation, as well as in the role of diaspora communities in supporting the economic development of their countries of origin;

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   AJ. whereas migration generates serious economic, social and demographic costs for countries of origin, in particular through the loss of working-age populations, skilled workers, students, entrepreneurs and professionals; whereas large-scale emigration accelerates brain drain and deprives partner countries of the human capital required for their own stability, industrialisation and long-term prosperity; whereas development cooperation must not be used as an instrument to organise the permanent transfer of human capital from partner countries to the EU; whereas cooperation with third countries should instead aim to anchor populations locally, strengthen domestic opportunities and reduce the…

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9. Amendment 9Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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   1a. Recalls that development cooperation is neither an end in itself nor an unconditional obligation to transfer resources; stresses that all EU external funding should primarily contribute to and complement the needs, interests and national priorities of the Member States, strengthen the security of citizens and enhance the protection of the EU’s external borders, and deliver concrete, measurable and verifiable results; rejects any approach that disconnects development assistance from the effective cooperation of beneficiary countries in preventing irregular immigration, ensuring border control, combating migrant smuggling networks and accepting return and readmission procedures;

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10. Amendment 10Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 15
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    15. Emphasises the need to combat human smuggling and trafficking through strengthened international and multilateral cooperation with partner countries, including, where appropriate, with local authorities, security forces and civil society organisations, on crime prevention, victim protection, enhanced law enforcement, public awareness campaigns to counteract disinformation, the prosecution of perpetrators and the prevention of the exploitation of migrants by criminal networks and migrant smugglers, as well as by providing safer alternatives through the creation of legal channels for safe and regular migration and labour mobility; underlines that strict border control without alternative l…

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    15. Emphasises the need to combat human smuggling and trafficking through strengthened international and multilateral cooperation with partner countries, including, where appropriate, with local authorities, security forces and civil society organisations, on crime prevention, victim protection, enhanced law enforcement, public awareness campaigns to counteract disinformation, the prosecution of perpetrators and the prevention of the exploitation of migrants by criminal networks and migrant smugglers; condemns any collaboration, whether direct or indirect, with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other organisations related to human trafficking networks, notably those that facilitate sm…

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11. Amendment 11Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 25 a (new)
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    25a. Strongly rejects any approach under which development cooperation would become an instrument for addressing demographic decline or labour shortages in the EU by recruiting the young and skilled workforce of partner countries;

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12. Amendment 12Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 33 a (new)
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    33a. Calls on the Commission to make development support for partner countries strictly conditional on effective cooperation on combating mass migration, including the prevention of irregular departures, consular identification, the issuing of travel documents, the systematic acceptance of returns and readmissions, and the fight against trafficking and smuggling networks; stresses that EU funding should be regularly assessed; calls on the Commission to systematically apply mechanisms for the suspension, reduction or reallocation of funding in such circumstances;

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