Activities of Timothy KIRKHOPE related to 2015/2063(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (debate)
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations PDF (231 KB) DOC (209 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas combating terrorism and preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations still falls essentially within the sphere of competence of the Member States, but whereas a concerted European approach is necessary to harmonise the legislation that applies in an area where European citizens are free to moveEuropean cooperation is essential for the efficient and effective exchange of information between law enforcement agencies in order to combat the cross border nature and threat posed by terrorists, particularly the threat of EU foreign fighters and the growing phenomenon of radicalisation;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a number of instruments already exist in Europe to address the radicalisation of European citizens and whereas the European Union and its Member States should show they are making full use of these tools and look to enhancing them in order to reflect the current challenges the EU and Member States face;
Amendment 82 #
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 and prevent other terrorist acts from being committed on European soil and in third countries;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the important thing now is to put greater stress ona set of complimentary preventative rather thand reactive measures are needed in order to address the radicalisation of European citizens and their recruitment by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is essential that fthe Charter of Fundamental rRights and civil libertiguarantees bthe respected in all measures undertaken by the European Unionight to liberty and to security; whereas the security of European citizens is not incompatible with guaranteeing their freedoms; whereas, indeed, these two principles are two sides of the same coin two principles must be balanced and work side by side in policies and initiatives in the prevention of radicalisation and the fight against terrorism;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of specialised European training for prison staff in order to teach them to detect radical behaviour; stresses the importance of appropriately training and recruiting prisonand persons who work within the prison service other than in a law enforcement chaplains so that they can not only adequately meet prisoners' cultural needs in prisons, but also counter radical discourseacity, in order to detect and counter radical behaviour and recruitment;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the establishment of educational programmes in Europe's prisons in order to promote critical thinking and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicals in prisonintegration into society and to prevent the radicalisation of inmates, and to offer special assistance to those that are young, vulnerable and more susceptible to radicalisation and recruitment;
Amendment 235 #
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 that the internet provides specific challenges given its global and cross border nature, which can create legal gaps and jurisdictional conflicts thus allowing recruiters and those that are radicalised to communicate remotely and easily from all corners of the world with no physical borders, no need to establish a base and no need to seek sanctuary in a particular country; notes that national law enforcement authorities, EUROPOL and the European Cybercrime Centre need the resources and expertise to investigate and combat the often technologically sophisticated, well- funded, difficult to detect, and well mobilised online threat posed by terrorists;
Amendment 261 #
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; notes that it is important that there is constructive and regular dialogue between social media companies, IT companies, community leaders, experts in radicalisation, law enforcement authorities and Governments in order to find solutions and cooperate;
Amendment 359 #
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 school and education on promoting tolerance and integration within society and communities;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European UnionMember States 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;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the crucial importance of making all actors aware of their responsibility to prevent radicalisation, need to prevent radicalisation and the responsibility of Governments, communities and law enforcement authorities to take action against this phenomenon; whether at local, national, European or international level; encourages the establishment of close cooperation between all civil society actors, including at national and local platforms folevel, and to create greater cooperation between actors on the ground, such as associations, NGOs and families of victimsin order to support families of victims of terrorism, and support the families of those that have been radicalised; calls, in this regard, for the introduction of training adapted for the actors on the ground dealing with potentially radicalised European citizens;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Feels that those local actors and structures such as families, schools, hospitals and universities, 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, 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 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it vital to set up an alert system in each Member State which would allow families and community members to easily and swiftly flag the development of radical behaviour or a European citizen's departure to join a terrorist organisation; notes that in this regard, "hotlines" have been successful in this endeavour; and are encouraging the reporting of persons amongst friends and families suspected of being radicalised; and asks that Member States look into the possibility of establishing such a system;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its desire to see the so-called ‘EU PNR' directive swiftly adopted before the end of 2015 in order to enable the movements of European citizens likely to adopt a terrorist ideology to be tracked; recalls, however, that the EU PNR will not be enoughis just one measure in the fight against terrorism; but that a holistic, ambitious and comprehensive strategy is required at both law enforcement and community level in order to prevent the recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the absolute necessity of stepping up the expedient and effective exchange of information between the law enforcement authorities in the Member States; stresses that stepping up the exchange of information between law enforcement authorities will also entail reinforcing the role of European Union agencies, such as Europol and Eurojust;
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its belief that the European Union must step up its external border controls as a matter of urgency; stresses that it will be impossible to effectively track the departures or arrivals of European citizens unless mandatory and systematic controls are introduced on the European Union's external borders; states that, to this end, one of the European Union's priorities must be reforming the Schengen Code and in adopting the Smart Borders Package;