2 Amendments of Timothy KIRKHOPE related to 2010/2311(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas, the European Union has been an increased target and victim of terrorism in the 21st century, and faces an ever present threat,
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. 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 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,a primary objective along with ensuring the security and safety of European citizens;