16 Amendments of Kati PIRI related to 2015/2063(INI)
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the terrorist attacks in Paris, Copenhagen and Tunis in early 2015 highlight the security threat which is posed by the presence and movement of these foreign fighters and radicalised homestayers in Europe; whereas the European Union has condemned these attacks in the strongest terms and has committed itself to combat terrorism alongside the Member States;
Amendment 81 #
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, deradicalise the homestayers, and prevent other terrorist acts from being committed on European soil;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to publish guidelines on measures to be implemented in Europe's prisons aimed at preventing Europeans from becoming radicalised; recommends that the Member States segregate radicalised inmates within their prisons in order to prevent radicalism from being imposed through intimidation on other inmates and to contain radicalisation in those institutions;
Amendment 232 #
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; notes however that the internet must not be seen as a main cause for radicalisation but rather as a medium;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Feels that the internet giants should be made aware of their responsibilities so that they delete illegal content as quickly as possible; believes that the Member States should plan for the possibility of bringing criminal prosecutions against digital actors who do not take action in response to the spread of illicit messages or messages praising terrorism on their internet platforms; believes that refusal or failure to cooperate on the part of internet platforms which allow such messages to circulate should be considered an act of complicity with praising terrorism and should consequently be punished;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. States that the internet giants, through internet referencing, have the power to promote radicalisation prevention messages aimed at countering messages that praise terrorism; feels that it is thus their duty to highlight messages that oppose hate speech and praise for terrorism, therebymore needs to be done to makinge online radicalisation more difficult;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that schools and education have an important role to play in preventing radicalisation; recalls the crucial role that schools play in helping to promote integration and develop critical thinking; calls on the Member States to investigate the possibility of introducing, where it does not already exist, education on religious issues in schools;
Amendment 367 #
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 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 or are likely to radicalise at home with the risk of becoming 'lone wolves';
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that it is vital to engage in dialogue with the various religious communities in order to help reach a better understanding of the phenomenon of radicalisation; 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 radicalised; Calls on the Member States to set up a joint list of hate preachers from third countries, based on a set of criteria, in order to prevent them from entering the European Union on a Schengen Visa;
Amendment 426 #
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 support the establishment of structures facilitating, in particular, the supervision of young people, as well as exchanges with families, schools, religious communities and its leaders, 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 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Member States to fight socio-economic factors that contribute to radicalisation such as social exclusion, unemployment, discrimination and a general sense of exclusion from society; stresses however that socio-economic factors alone cannot explain radicalisation
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 494 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates that making good use of existing instruments such as the SIS and VIS systems constitutes the first step in stepping up external border security in order to identify EU citizens who may be leaving for conflict zones; these existing instruments should also be used set up a list, based on a set of criteria, in order to prevent hate preachers and extremist recruiters from entering the European Union;
Amendment 588 #
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 countries that are facing similar challenges, such as Tunisia, Turkey, Canada or the United States, has to be stepped up;