RESOLUTION BOOKLET - European Youth Parliament

ii) is detrimental to the human rights of those migrants,
Rennes, 2008
M. Affirming that FRONTEX has an important role in guarding the external borders of the
EU, where Europe is at its most vulnerable;
1. Calls for the Member States to re-evaluate the detention period in cooperation with NGOs
in order to:
a) lower the maximum period of detention,
b) improve the living conditions during detention;
2. Requests that these illegal immigrants facing deportation receive longer than four weeks
before forced removal;
3. Recommends promoting integration of immigrants into the host country through providing
free classes in language and culture;
4. Encourages the creation of partnerships between the EU and NGOs in order to:
a) ensure the involvement of NGOs in the legislative process,
b) strengthen the NGOs' role as a mediator between immigrants and host countries;
5. Calls upon the EU to recognise the importance of NGOs through increased funding on
the condition that they:
a) work transparently,
b) follow a clear and exact mission statement;
6. Encourages co-operation between the EU and the countries of origin in order to:
a) improve development aid and the control of its distribution,
b) ensure a safe return of deported immigrants,
c) inform potential immigrants of the legal methods of immigration;
7. Recommends the establishment of a system of co-operation within the EU in order to
balance the inflow of immigrants according to the needs and capacities of Member
States;
8. Calls for the Member States that have not opted into the 'Return Directive' to adopt the
guaranteed minimum standards of Human Rights as provided by the directive;
9. Supports the intensification of FRONTEX activities while attempting to avoid an image of
an unwelcoming EU;
10. Supports the implementation and improvement of a Blue Card system based on the
USA's Green Card.