# Implementation in the EU of Directive 2003/9/EC on the minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers: visits by the Committee on Civil Liberties 2005-2008

European Parliament procedure 2008/2235(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 127 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2009-01-19 and 2009-01-19.

## What the amendments focus on

An own-initiative report on implementation in the EU of the directive on minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers, drawing on Committee on Civil Liberties visits in 2005-2008. The amendments note poor or absent transposition by Member States, intolerable detention conditions, the wide discretion left by the directive, priority for open reception centres over deprivation of liberty, the Commission's recast proposal, permanent visits and inspections, and greater solidarity and burden-sharing.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giusto CATANIA | Italy | GUE/NGL | 29 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28979.md |
| Jeanine HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT | Netherlands | ALDE | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28176.md |
| Agustín DÍAZ DE MERA GARCÍA CONSUEGRA | Spain | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28397.md |
| Nicolae Vlad POPA | Romania | PPE-DE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34003.md |
| Frieda BREPOELS | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28463.md |
| Martine ROURE | France | PSE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4313.md |
| Jean LAMBERT | United Kingdom | Verts/ALE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4531.md |
| Javier MORENO SÁNCHEZ | Spain | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28347.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |

## Official source documents

- PE418.044: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-418.044+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2235-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2235-INI.json

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