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European Parliament: Migrants at sea: guidelines for EU border patrols

01 March 2010

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European Parliament: Migrants at sea: guidelines for EU border patrols (Press release, pdf): At the plenary session a majority of MEPs voted to reject non-binding guidelines for search and rescue at sea conducted by the FRONTEX and national agencies, however, under its rules an absolute majority of MEPs, 369 out of a total of 738, was required to stop the Commission proposal going ahead.

"EU guidelines saying that border patrols have a moral duty to rescue migrants in distress at sea passed through the European Parliament on Thursday. Although a majority of MEPs voted to reject the non-binding guidelines in favour of binding legislation, they failed to muster the absolute majority of MEPs required. Parliament voted to reject the guidelines by 336 votes to 253 with 30 abstentions, but this was not enough as, under the rules, an absolute majority of all Members (369) was needed for rejection."

See Commission proposal: Proposal for a Council Decision supplementing the Schengen Borders Code as regards the surveillance of the sea external borders in the context of the operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (pdf)

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