14 Amendments of Petr JEŽEK related to 2016/2328(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the United Nations Declaration of Basic Principles of Justice for Victims of Crime and Abuse of Power, adopted on 29 November 1985,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
- having regard to Council Directive 2004/80/EC of 29 April 2004 relating to compensation to crime victims,
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- having regard to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 13 a (new)
Citation 13 a (new)
- having regard to the European Parliament study of September 2017 entitled 'How can the EU and the Member States better help victims of terrorism?'
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Member States to clarify their national provisions on extraterritoriality so as to guarantee the right of victims of crimes committed in a Member State other than that in which they reside to lodge complaints with the competent authorities of the Member State of residence;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to pay particular attention to the individual assessment of minors and of child victims of human traffickingany form of crime, and stresses the need to deal with children and young victims in a way that takes proper account of their vulnerability;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training programmes and guidelines for law practitioners, police officers, prosecutors and judges to ensuring that they are better able to execute individual assessments without delay once a crime has taken place, to avoid further victimisation or secondary victimisation experienced by victims of crime and to empower victimsprovide victims with information about their rights and the services which they can access and to empower them, as a means of reducing post-traumatic stress; stresses that such training should also be included in education programmes and that compulsory training should be available, on a regular basis, to all professionals involved in dealing with victims of crime, in order to develop a victim-oriented mind- set;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Member States to guarantee access for victims of crimes committed in another Member State to information concerning their rights and to the support services and compensation schemes available in the Member State in which the crime was committed; calls, in this regard, on the Member States to take appropriate action to facilitate cooperation between their competent authorities or entities providing specialist support to ensure that victims have effective access to such information and services;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Commission and the Member States to engage actively in information campaigns to increase awareness about the rights of victims as established by EU law; stresses that such awareness-raising campaigns should also be organised in schools to inform children of their rights and also provide them with tools to detect all forms of crime they have suffered or witnessed;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a Reminds the Member States that particular attention should be paid to the risk of intimidation and retaliation and to the need to protect the dignity and physical integrity of victims, including during questioning and when testifying, in order to determine whether and to what extent they should receive protection measures during the criminal proceedings;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Member States to establish coordinated mechanisms to collect information on victims of a terrorist attack taking place in their territory, and to provide victims, through the creation and development of a one-stop shop, a web portal and an emergency telephone line, with specific information relevant to their needs, including psychological first aid and referral possibilities in the immediate aftermath of the attack and during any criminal proceedings;a confidential, free of charge and easily accessible support service1 a. This support service must be able to provide assistance and support to victims of terrorism in accordance with their specific needs, such as emotional and psychological support, advice and information on any legal, practical or financial matters in the immediate aftermath of the attack and during any criminal proceedings, and assistance in national compensation claim procedures; _________________ 1a Support service as provided for in Article 24 of Directive (EU) 2017/541 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2017 on combating terrorism.
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Member States to establish coordination mechanisms to ensure effective transition of support for victims from immediate care in the aftermath of a crime to assistance as needed in the longer term; stresses that such mechanisms should, in particular, ensure the referral of victims to long-term services whereby different organisations provide support during different phases, noting that these mechanisms should also have a cross-border functionality in order to provide victim support services, and guarantee the victim’s right to be informed, assisted and compensated in their place of residence when the crime has taken place in a Member State other than the one in which the victim resides;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Member States to establish a permanent dedicated website on which all public information on support services established following a terrorist attack that has taken place in that Member State can be accessed;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to begin a dialogue with the Member States in order to reduce the strong disparities2 a in national financial compensation granted by each Member State to victims of terrorist attacks; _________________ 2aNational financial compensation ranges from the symbolic amount of one euro in some Member States up to EUR 250 000 or more in others.