7 Amendments of Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI related to 2010/2311(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that terrorism, as stated in the European Security Strategy1 and its Implementation Report2, remains a major threat to international stability and European societies that requires a global responsepreventive response including social, political and economic reforms; welcomes, in the area of CSDP, the ongoing update of the military database and the European Defence Agency’s contribution to combating terrorism; affirms that human intelligence, on top of all technical means available, remains indispensable in tackling terrorist networks;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Promotes a holistic approach to counter- terrorism policy by suggesting the harmonisation of the European Security Strategy and the Internal Security Strategy3 , and the strengthening of existing coordination mechanisms between Justice and Home Affairs Council structures, agencies and the European External Action Service in orderand to take advantage of the new capabilities of the Situation Centre (SitCen) in order to provide timely information and strategic analyses and thereby to better coordinate external and internal policy instruments; encourages the Counter-Terrorism Co- ordinator to continue his efforts in this field;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that there are institutional obstacles to an effective EU counter terrorism policy notably multiple committees, agencies and bureaucracies involved; emphasises that the Counter Terrorism Coordinator has a vital role to play in rationalising the system; suggests that he/she should be mandated with such a task and suggests that his/her work should be subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that good intelligence is crucial to combat terrorism and that the EU is uniquely well placed to facilitate intelligence sharing between member states; welcomes the work of SitCen in providing strategic analysis and encourages further intelligence sharing at the EU level between member states and key third countries
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the common values that the Union shares with other international organisations, especially the UN; stresses the need for the universal ratificationall states to ratify and implementation of the UN conventions and protocols against terrorism and to undertake to counteract terrorism while respecting human rights, civil liberties and the principles of the rule of law; advocates the adoption of a UN Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism; asks for greater flexibility in the UN Security Council process of listing terrorist organisations and individuals;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the creation of a comprehensive strategy on the growing interconnection between international organised crime and terrorism; encourages the continuous analysis of new trends and traits in diversification, radicalisation and recruitment and those related to the role of international non-governmental organisations in terrorism financing; calls for this analysis to take full advantage of the expertise of external experts and researchers and make effective use of the various funding mechanisms.