Activities of Simon BUSUTTIL related to 2010/2311(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU counter-terrorism policy: main achievements and future challenges (A7-0286/2011 - Sophia in ’t Veld) (vote)
Amendments (12)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- having regard to the Europol EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report for 2011 (TE-SAT 2011),
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas Member States and EU citizens have been subject to terrorist attacks which have led to significant injury and loss of life; whereas the threat of terrorism within the EU remains considerably high,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas EU citizens and other persons also want their safety and security guaranteed within the EU and elsewhere and the EU has an important role to play in this regard,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the primary objective of counter-terrorism policies should be to prevent, avoid and combat terrorist activities and spare lives of innocent people; whereas the aim of counter- terrorism policies should be to undermine the objectives of terrorism, which are to destroy the fabric of our free, open and democratic society; whereas the aim of counter-terrorism must be on the long term to protect and strengthen that fabric of democratic society and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policies must be measured against this aim; whereas in this logic, strengthening civil liberties and democratic scrutiny is not an obstacle to such policies, but their prime objective,
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the aim of counter-terrorism policies should be to undermine the objectives of terrorism and the execution of terrorist acts, which are to destroy the fabric of our free, open and democratic society and to identify the parties responsible for perpetrating terrorism; whereas the aim of counter-terrorism must be to protect and strengthen that fabric of democratic society and to guarantee the security of citizens and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policies must be measured against thisese aims; whereas in this logic, strengthening civil liberties and democratic scrutiny is not an obstacle to such policies, but their prime objective,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that counter-terrorism policies should aim first of all at protecting and saving lives,
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point c
Paragraph 5 – point c
c. include a full overview of the accumulated impact of counter-terrorism measures on civil liberties, taking into consideration their added value in guaranteeing the security of citizens, including Member State policies and measures by third countries with a direct impact in the EU;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 5 – point e a (new)
e a. identify how counter-terrorism measures can be improved in cases where there are gaps in security which can be abused for the purposes of executing terrorist acts;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission within its competencies and the Council to open an investigatione into the possible collection of personal data for law enforcement purposes without an adequate legal base or by applying irregular, or even illegal, procedures;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Fundamental Rights Agency according to their mandate to report annually on profiling, data mining and detection and identification techniques used in Europe for counter-terrorism (and possibly other) purposes;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to launch proposals for strengthening the protection of civil liberties, transparency and democratic scrutiny in the context of counter-terrorism policies, such as improving access to documents by creating an EU Freedom of Information Act and strengthening the Fundamental Rights Agency, the EDPS and the Article 29 WP;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. while ensuring transparency and democratic scrutiny related to counter- terrorism policies, due consideration must be given to the fact that disclosure of information may put human lives in danger and derail counter-terrorism activities;