Displaced persons: temporary protection in the event of a mass influx, Member States' admission

The European Parliament adopted the report by Mr Jan-Kees WIEBENGA (ELDR, NL) by 276 votes in favour, 200 votes against and 27 abstentions. This resolution approves the draft directive on the temporary protection in the event of a mass influx of displaced persons. Although Parliament considered this draft directive to be a substantial improvement on earlier proposals on temporary protection, it nevertheless adopted a number of amendments in order to improve responsibility-sharing between Member States and to improve the actual protection granted. (Please refer to the previous text).�