The objectives of a joint operation or rapid border intervention may be achieved as part of a multipurpose operation which may involve the rescue of persons in distress at sea or other coast guard functions, the fight against migrant smuggling or trafficking in human beings, drug trafficking control operations, and migration management including identification, registration, debriefing and return.

70. Stresses the urgent need to tackle the root causes of migration flows and, therefore, to address the external dimension of the refugee crisis, including by finding sustainable solutions to conflicts in our neighbourhood, through building cooperation and partnerships with the third countries concerned and through EU external policies; underlines the need for a comprehensive human rights-based approach to migration, and calls on the EU to reinforce its collaboration with the UN, including its agencies, as well as with regional orga ...[+++]nisations, governments and NGOs, in order to address the root causes of migration flows and improve the situation in refugee camps located near conflict areas; reiterates its call on the EU to ensure that all migration cooperation and readmission agreements with non-EU states comply with international law; recalls that a global strategy on migration is closely linked with development and humanitarian policies, including setting up humanitarian corridors and delivering humanitarian visas, as well as other external policies; takes note of the operation of the European Union Naval Force – Mediterranean (EUNAVFOR Med) against smugglers and traffickers in the Mediterranean; also stresses the urgent need to develop stronger policies at Union level in order to deal with the pressing issues related to migrants and refugees and find an effective, fair and sustainable mechanism for burden-sharing among Member States; highlights the measures proposed by the Commission on 9 September 2015 to address the refugee crisis, such as the foreseen revision of the Dublin regulation;

2. Stresses the need, before deciding on new initiatives and EU budget contributions, to clarify first the EU’s level of ambition especially with regard to its strategic and geopolitical objectives; notes the fact that the communication does not define the relationship between EU space industrial policy and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP); believes that EU space policy should be seen as an asset to the CSDP, providing a better synergy between civilian space means and military space means mirroring the CSDP’s own dual civilian and military role; calls on the C ...[+++]ommission, the Member States and the VP/HR to define clearly the potential contribution of this sector to CSDP, the nature and degree of civil-military synergies, the role for such technologies in the effective deployment of humanitarian aid operations and for predicting migration flows and patterns following conflicts or natural disasters, and the relevance for CSDP missions and operations and other EU actions in the field of conflict prevention, arms control, the non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) technologies, counter-terrorism, migration and border control; calls on the Commission and the Member States to inform Parliament about plans to use the Copernicus programme and the public-regulated service of the Galileo programme in support of CSDP missions and operations;

The report shall also analyse developments in the medium-term government debt position, its dynamics and sustainability (in particular, risk factors including the maturity structure and currency denomination of the debt, stock-flow adjustment and its composition , accumulated reserves and other financial assets; guarantees, notably linked to the financial sector; and any implicit liabilities related to ageing and private debt to the extent that it may represent a contingent implicit liability for the government);

The report shall also analyse developments in the medium-term government debt position, its dynamics and sustainability (in particular, risk factors including the maturity structure and currency denomination of the debt, stock-flow adjustment and its composition , accumulated reserves and other financial assets; guarantees, notably linked to the financial sector; and any implicit liabilities related to ageing and private debt to the extent that it may represent a contingent implicit liability for the government);

Failure to achieve targets for re-use, recycling and recovery of waste streams under other directives is also not a good reason for amending definitions.