Amendment No. 2 | Doc. 13942 | 25 January 2016

The Mediterranean Sea: a front door to irregular migration

Signatories: Ms Serap YAŞAR, Turkey, EC ; Mr Mehmet BABAOĞLU, Turkey, EC ; Mr Şaban DİŞLİ, Turkey, EPP/CD ; Mr Talip KÜÇÜKCAN, Turkey, EC ; Mr Suat ÖNAL, Turkey, EC ; Ms Leyla Şahin USTA, Turkey, EC

Origin - 2016 - First part-session

in the draft resolution, paragraph 4, replace the words "2 million" with the following words:

"2.5 million".

Explanatory note

The aim of this amendment is to update the factual data in the resolution. According to the UNHCR, Turkey is the biggest refugee-hosting country in the world. The total number of Syrians living in Turkey has now reached over 2.5 million.