19 Amendments of Goffredo Maria BETTINI related to 2015/2063(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of 12 and 13 March 2015,
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish as quickly as possible a global strategy to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens, taking into account all vectors of radicalisation, on the basis of the exchange of best practice within the European Union and the evaluation of measures undertaken in the Member States; takes the view that the Commission should urge the Member States to develop a common intensive communication strategy on preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of making the fullest use of exexisting instruments more effective and of devisting instrumentsa new strategy to combat the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations; recommends that more use should be made of European funds to that end; stresses the major role which can be played by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) in stakmping onut this objective of stamping out the radicalisation of European citizens, by means of communication strategies aimed at promoting tolerance, non-discrimination and fundamental liberties, including interfaith dialogue with other communities;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
1. Par. 4 – Feels, however, that it is vital to find a correct balance between public safety and respect for the fundamental rights of individuals, including the right to privacy, the right to the protection of sensitive personal data and the right to freedom of expression and association, especially in the light of the recent ruling by the Court of Justice concerning the Data Retention Directive;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)
2. Par. 5 – Urges the Commission to work ceaselessly to improve the exchange of information between national authorities through the existing channels of police and judicial cooperation in order to better prevent radicalisation.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 3 (new)
(3) Par. 6 – Stresses the need to involve civil society on a national and a local level with concrete initiatives to prevent and reduce the spread of extremist ideologies;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the establishment of edinstrucational, professional training, social integration and re-integration programmes in Europe’'s prisons in order to promote critical thinking and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicals in prison;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the internet plays a significant role in fuelling the radicalisation of European citizens, as it facilitates the rapid, large-scale distribution of hate messages and praise for terrorism; expresses concern at the impact that such messages praising terrorism have on young people, who are particularly vulnerable; calls for a dialogue to be launched at European level with the internet giants with a view to preventing the online distribution of hate messages and to eradicating them swiftly; by means of communication strategies aimed at promoting tolerance, non-discrimination, fundamental liberties and solidarity, including increased interfaith dialogue;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Feels that every Member State should set up a special unit tasked with flagging illicit content on the internet and with facilitating the detection and removalblocking of content that does not conform to the host internet platform's charter and rules; proposes that such units could cooperate with a European unit responsible for dealing with flagging;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Feels that every Member State should set up a special unit tasked with flagging illicit content on the internet and with facilitating the detection and removal of content that does not conform to the host internet platform's charter and rules; proposes that such unitwelcomes the decision of the Justice and Home Affairs cCould cooperatencil of 12 and 13 March 2015 to establish the EU Internet Referral Unit (IRU) with ain European unit responsible for dealing with flaggingol, and encourages the national authorities to cooperate closely with Europol, while fully respecting the fundamental rights of all parties involved;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European Union to carry out a communication campaign to raise the awareness of young people, as well as supervisory staff, as regards issues of radicalisation; calls on the Member States to improve social inclusion, in particular for young people, and to introduce specialist training for teaching staff so that they can detect any suspicious changes in behaviour and properly supervise young people who are at risk of being recruited by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Feels that those local actors have a crucial role to play in the development of projects adapted to their towns or organisations, in addition to their role as an integrating factor for those European citizens who feel at odds with society and tempted by radicalisation; feels that the Member States should further promote social inclusion and support the establishment of structures facilitating, in particular, the supervisionactive involvement of young people, as well as exchanges with families, schools, hospitals, universities and so on; notes that such associations and organisations, which do not bear the mark of governments, sometimes achieve better results in reintegrating citizens who are on the path towards radicalisation into society;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the absolute necessity of stepping up the exchange of information between the law enforcement authorities in the Member Statenational authorities and on the need to optimise the use of Europol analysis projects such as 'Focal Point Travellers' and those concerning foreign fighters and related terrorist networks; stresses that stepping up the exchange of information between law enforcementnational authorities will also entail reinforcing the role of European Union agencies, such as Europol and Eurojust;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its belief that the European Union must step up its external border controls as a matter of urgency; stresses that it will be impossible to effectively track the departures or arrivals of European citizens unless mandatory and systemic controls are introduced on the European Union's external borders; states that, to this end, onewithout close cooperation between the competent national authorities and the introduction of mandatory and systemic controls ofn the European Union's priorities must be reforming the Schengen Codeexternal borders;
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is convinced that for such enhanced cooperation to be established the Commission, and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in particular, need to make greater efforts in terms of Arabic- speaking staff and spokespersons; considers it essential that the EUʼs call to combat radicalisation can be heard beyond its own borders through strategic communication that is both incisive and effective;
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that the phenomenon of radicalisation and recruitment of EU citizens is a global phenomenon; believes that the response to this phenomenon ought to be international and not just local or European; considers therefore that cooperation with EU partner countrieIt is therefore necessary to strengthen cooperation between third countries to identify recruitment networks and foreign fighters and to increase security at the borders of the countries concerned; reiterates also that cooperation with regional and key partners that are facing similar challenges, such as Canada or the United States, has to be stepped up;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Reiterates that the global reach of terrorism requires an effective, united international response to successfully prevent the trafficking of weapons to countries that threaten international peace and security.
Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Considers it a priority to stabilise crisis areas and find permanent solutions to conflicts which promote suffering, injustice, hatred and violence, and thus create fertile ground for terrorist recruitment.
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. States that a comprehensive approach to preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of EU citizens by terrorist organisations can only be successfully put in place if accompanied by measures to deradicalise EU citizens beguiled by terrorist rhetoric; calls on the European Union therefore to urge Member States to remove the barriers which create social injustice and marginalisation, and to promote social inclusion and development, in particular among young people; calls on the European Union to facilitate the sharing by Member States of good practices in regard to putting in place deradicalisation structures to prevent EU citizens leaving the EU or to control their return thereto;