18 Amendments of Malin BJÖRK related to 2015/2063(INI)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas violent far-right extremism has led to tragic events such as the attacks in Norway on 22 July 2011 and is a growing danger across Europe and the consequence of the increasing legitimisation of xenophobic and islamophobic political discourses.
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc. Given the resurgence of far right vigilante groups, with youth from France, Spain, Serbia, Italy and Sweden, travelling to Ukraine to fight with fascist groups alongside Russia.
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B d (new)
Recital B d (new)
Bd. whereas, according to Europol in 2013 there were 152 terrorist attacks in the EU. Two of them were "religiously motivated." 84 were motivated by ethno- nationalist or separatist beliefs. In 2012, there were 219 terrorist attacks in EU countries, six of them were "religiously motivated."
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas combating terrorism and preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations still falls essentially within the sphere of competence of the Member States, but whereas a concerted European approach is necessary to harmonise the legislation that applies in an area where European citizens are free to move;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a number of instruments already exist in Europe to address the radicalisationecruitment of European citizens in terrorist organisations and whereas the European Union and its Member States should show there-orientate their policies in a way that prioritises prevention by are making full use of thescognising and addressing the multiple factors which push people to extreme violence;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the extent to which the sState assumes responsibility for the risk of radicalisationprevention of recruitment can vary greatly from one Member State to another; whereas, while some Member States have already taken effective measures, others are lagging behind in their action to tackle this phenomenon;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas European action is required as a matter of urgency to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens in order to contain this growing phenomenon so as to stem the flow of departures by European citizens to conflict zones and prevent other terrorist acts from being committed on European soil;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the important thing now is to put greater stress on preventive rather than reactive measures to address the radicalviolent extremisation of European citizens and their recruitment by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of specialised European training for prison staff in order to teach them to detect radical behaviour; stresses the importance of appropriately training and recruiting prison chaplains so that they can not only adequately meet prisoners' cultural needs in prisons, but also counter radical discbe able to have a positive role in the prevention of violent extremist behaviourse;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls for the strengthening, or the creation where necessary, of a complete system of social services supporting inmates and their families during imprisonment and their reintegration into society afterwards;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Believes programmes where trained and willing former prisoners act as mentors to help the rehabilitation of inmates and newly-released prisoners should be promoted and supported financially by Member States;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7c. Encourages the promotion of alternatives to detention of inmates, especially for minor crimes
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that discrimination, exclusion and restrictions on freedoms and rights of individuals as well as economic and geographical marginalization (ghettoization) contribute to their experience of alienation and exclusion. Calls therefore Member States to diligently implement EU anti- discrimination instruments (including the Racial Equality Directive 2000/43/EC) and make full use of the European Charter on Fundamental Rights and invites Member States to ratify the European Social Charter;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 c (new)
Paragraph 15 c (new)
15c. At EU level, stresses that tackling discrimination and social exclusion must be part of a counter-extremism strategy
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 d (new)
Paragraph 15 d (new)
15d. Calls for a strong involvement of the municipalities and local administrations in the development of policies aimed at a more inclusive urban reorganisation of the cities and their suburbs
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that it is vital to engage in dialogue with the various cultural- religious communities in order to help reach a better understanding of the phenomenon of radicalisationviolent extremism; draws the Member States' attention to the issue of training religious leaders in order to prevent preachers of hate from appearing in places of worship in Europe, and also of training prison chaplains, particularly when they are around prisoners deemed to be radicalisedneed to include religious communities in the cultural life of the State both at local and regional level;
Amendment 429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Feels that thoseall 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 radicalisationcitizens tempted by violent extremism; feels that the Member States should support the establishment of structures facilitating, in particular, the supervision of young people, as well as exchanges with families, schools, hospitals, universities and so on; recalls that these measures can only be implemented by the deployment of long term social investment programs, notes that such associations and organisations, which do not bear the mark of governments, sometimes achieve better results in reintegrating citizens who are oin the path towards radicalisationrocess of becoming violent extremists into society;
Amendment 504 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. All EU and national measures aimed at preventing the spread of violent extremism of European citizens and their recruitment by terrorist organisations should respect EU Fundamental rights and the relevant case law by the European Court of Justice and European Court of Human Rights including: the principle of presumption of innocence, the principle legal certainty, the right to a fair and impartial trial, the right to appeal and the principle of non-discrimination