10 Amendments of Klaus BUCHNER related to 2017/2203(INI)
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas the Western supported wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria have unfortunately also contributed to the recent emergence of jihadist terrorism;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) takes the view that a preventive strategy based on the exchange of basic information among intelligence agencies is vital in combating the financing of terrorism; calls on Europe’s intelligence agencies to improve coordination by setting up a European counter-terrorism intelligence platform with an in-depth focus on the exchange of basic information; that platform will create a joint database for data on physical and legal persons and suspicious transactions, while fully respecting the Union data protection acquis, in particular the principle of purpose limitation ; emphasises that the information concerned must include, inter alia, a directory of banks, financial institutions and commercial entities both within and outside Europe, as well as third countries which have shortcomings when it comes to combating the financing of terrorism; reiterates that those responsible for committing, organising or supporting terrorist acts must be held to account for their actions;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) welcomes the Commission's proposal amending Directive (EU) 2015/849 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2015 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing; expects the ongoing interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal to result in an ambitious text; believes that a comprehensive approach should be used in this field; takes the view that transparency of beneficial ownership is a crucial tool to fight of both money laundering and terrorist financing effectively;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) calls on the Member States to take the legislative measures necessary to guarantee that banks monitor debit cards, based on clear and concrete evidence that such debit cards are linked to terrorist activities, closely so as to ensure that they can only be reloaded via bank transfers from accounts held by the cardholder;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) calls on the EU Member States to establish a monitoring system to ensure that mosquefor cases with clear and concrete evidence that there are links to terrorist activities, that religious institutions, cultural associations and similar entities provide details of how the funds they receive are distributed, both within and outside the EU, and calls for all the transactions made by those sending funds to be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate fundamental rights' guarantees; calls for the introduction of mandatory ex ante monitoring of the source of money and its destination where suspicious charities are concerned, so as to prevent money being distributed maliciously or negligently for terrorist purposes;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – point l – introductory part
(l) calls on the Member States to regulate informal value transfer systems such as hawala, making it mandatory to declare to the authorities every transaction made using the hawalasuch systems, and emphasising that the aim is not to crack down on traditional informal money transfers, but on trafficking involving organised crime, terrorism or industrial/commercial profits deriving from dirty money; in this respect, calls for:
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m
Paragraph 1 – point m
(m) the Commission to propose the legislation required to prevent e-money issuing companies and intermediaries from allowing funds to be converted for users who are not fully identified, as can be the case with users of public networks or anonymous browsers; linked to terrorist groups and individuals, while not hampering access to such banking services for the general public in order to continue providing this respect, exchanging encrypted money for actual money and vice versa must, as a compulsory requirement, be done using an identifiable bank accounte means for the transfer of remittances which contribute to poverty reduction and regional stability;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) calls on the Commission to propose measures to increase the transparency of origin, transport and brokering of commodities, especially petrochemicals, to strengthen traceability and stop the unwitting financing of terrorist organisations by European companies;