Activities of James CARVER related to 2017/2203(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cutting the sources of income for Jihadists - targeting the financing of terrorism (debate)
Amendments (13)
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) takes the view that a preventive strategy based on the excharecognises that the sharinge 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; 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 and that this is already common place amongst both European and non-European agencies; views the establishment of a European counter- terrorism intelligence platform therefore as unnecessary and potentially disruptive to the already successful flow of intelligence;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
(d) calls on the Member States to make better use of the informal network of European Financial Information Units (FIU.net), on the basis of the work done by Europol for the purpose of sharing therelevant information concerned with the European counter-terrorism intelligence platform;
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point f
Paragraph 1 – point f
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) notes the successful cooperation with the USA, and the usefulness of the information obtained, in the context of the EU-US agreement to share information from the US Terrorism Financing Tracking Program (TFTP); calls on the Commission to propose the establishment of a specifically European system in this area, to complement the current framework and address current shortcomings, particularly as regards SEPA payments, ensuring that a balance is struck between security and individual freedoms; points out that EU data protection legislation would apply to this intra-European system;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) calls on the High Representative and on thesuggests Member States tocould draw up a list of individuals and entities operating under opaque regimes and with high rates of suspicious financial transactions;
Amendment 199 #
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 mosques, 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 guarantees; callrecognises the pervasive influence of money originating in Saudi Arabia with the aim of spreading Wahhabist ideology in European mosques and cultural centres as the main area of concern; Reiterates that action taken against any religious for the introduction of mandatory ex ante monitoring of the source of money and its destination where charities are concerned, so as to prevent money being distributed maliciouslcultural entity should be intelligence driven and action should not lead to blanket observation or the necessity for negligently for terrorist purposesexcessive reporting from specific sections of society;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – point l – introductory part
(l) calls on the Member States to regulate hawala, making it mandatory to declare to the authorities every transaction made using the hawala system, 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:rejects any arbitrary controls over hawala as disruptive to fringe communities who rely on this system of monetary transfer; recognises that such wholesale targeting could be counter intuitive and lead to further radicalisation in such groups;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) welcomes the proposal for a regulation on the import of cultural goods; calls on the Commission to bring in a traceability certificate for artworks and antiques entering the EU market and originating in territories or places controlled by jihadists; calls on the Member States to establish police units that are specialised in dealing with the trafficking of cultural goods, and to ensure coordination of those units across the Member States; calls on the Member States tosuggests Member States could make it mandatory for companies involved in art dealing to declare all suspicious transactions, imposing penalties – including criminal penalties, where necessary – for the financing of terrorism through negligence on the owners of companies dealing in art and antiques who become involved in the trafficking of such goods;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point q
Paragraph 1 – point q
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r