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– Cancel the EU agreement with Turkey, which is contrary to interna-
tional laws on asylum, with the Union taking over the management
of refugee flows.
– Turkey is not a safe country for these people, as organisations such
as Amnesty International or UNHCR have documented.
– Shift the focus of the European Union’s migration policies, which
are currently centred on border control and security, developing a
new policy that prioritises people and human rights, in line with the
founding principles of the European Union.
– Start an effective search and rescue operation in the Mediterranean
with a clear humanitarian mandate and which has the necessary
means and scope, in accordance with the duty to provide assistance.
– Establish legal and safe channels (granting of humanitarian visas,
permanent resettlement programmes, facilitating asylum applica-
tions at embassies and consulates, removal of obstacles such as the
transit visit required in Spain for people who come from countries
in conflict, and so on) so that refugees are not forced to use increas-
ingly dangerous routes, putting their lives at risk.
– Address the causes that trigger forced displacement from a compre-
hensive viewpoint, taking action in the countries of origin and transit.
4. The EU in the face of jihadi terrorism
– It is necessary to implement fully and as soon as possible the coun-
terterrorist measures agreed by the European Council on 12 Febru-
ary 2015 and contained in the European Agenda on Security 2015-
2020 presented by the Commission, including those concerning the
prevention of radicalisation and upholding values.
– It is essential that the intelligence services and security forces of the
Member States cooperate closely and share without reservation all
the information on terrorist threats in their possession, for which
reason the European Counter Terrorism Centre must be enhanced,
turning it into a European security body to counter terrorism. The
creation of a European Intelligence Service that can cooperate with
the national services and complement them throughout Union ter-
ritory must also be considered.
– Terrorism has to be combated wherever it arises and develops. The EU
must promote the stability and security of its near and distant neigh-
bourhood, especially in the regions of the Sahel, the Horn of Africa
and North Africa, with political and economic action and by lending
assistance to legitimate governments to combat jihadism through the
use of security forces and –when necessary– military means.