Activities of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK related to 2017/2203(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Cutting the sources of income for Jihadists - targeting the financing of terrorism (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on cutting the sources of income for jihadists – targeting the financing of terrorism PDF (464 KB) DOC (71 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas there is a need for an institution-based European platform – which thus far has existed on an informal basis – to centralisbetter coordinate the receipt of information, which is currently spread out among 28 Member States; notes the benefits of a centralised system but recognises the constraints in the way of achieving one as highlighted in previous studies published by the Commission;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a number of international non-profit organisations, charities and other foundations, some of them located in Gulfthe Middle East and European countries, act as a cover for abusive practices; whereas surveillance of these networks, which are often extensive, is therefore vital; whereas their support for the expansion of extremist Salafism in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe cannot be tolerated;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. highlights the vulnerability of micro-states and states with a poor track record in the rule of law to become hotspots for the financing of terrorism;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas ISIS/Da’esh is attempting to channel its money out of its diminishing territory in Syria and Iraq via oil exports, investment in businesses, illegal fund transfers and compulsory exchanges of foreign currency for ISIS/Da’esh currency; whereas ISIS/Da’esh is laundering the proceeds of its criminal activities by buying businesses and assets of all kinds; whereas these sources could allow ISIS to continue funding future criminal acts after its military defeat; Whereas according to reports in the Western Media, the majority of ISIS revenue came from selling oil to the Assad regime, sometimes in exchange for electricity; Whereas ISIS and other terrorist groups attempted to participate in the smuggling and human trafficking business, particularly in Libya; Whereas other terrorist groups, such as Boko Haram and Al-Qaida, have increasingly looked to smuggling arms and drugs, as well as kidnappings, human trafficking, and slavery to fund their activities;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas according to a leaked November 2016 internal Frontex report, some NGOs carrying out research and rescue operations in the Central Mediterranean were deemed to be colluding with smugglers based on the fact that migrants were given "clear instructions before departure on the precise direction to be followed in order to reach NGOs' boats ", creating an additional pull factor that helped smugglers consortia, including terrorist networks, reaching all the way from Libya to Central Africa;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) calls on the EU to take account of the UK's impending departure from the European Union and to seek ways in conjunction with the Government of the UK to ensure that the UK can continue to benefit from the provisions of the EU-US FTFP Agreement and any future structures created by the EU in this area;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) calls on the EU Member States to establish a monitoring system and clearing house 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; calls 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 maliciously or negligently for terrorist purposes;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l – point i
Paragraph 1 – point l – point i
(i) all intermediaries and/or individuals involved in said activity (controllers or brokers, middlemen, fixers, coordinators, collectors and transmitters) to be required to register with the relevant national authority;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point n a (new)
(na) calls for a mechanism to be established that would allow for a proportion of any funds arising from the seizure of terrorist organisation smuggling activities to be directed to NGOs devoted to StratComm efforts against terrorist propaganda;