19 Amendments of Jeroen LENAERS related to 2018/2044(INI)
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that while Member States remain first in line todeepening cooperation and exchange of information between Member States and with the European Union is crucial to effectively respond to and prevent terrorist threats, a clear need exists to fully recognise the Security Union’s role in supporting themnd protect citizens, providing common solutions and adding value;
Amendment 692 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to develop a coordinated approach on the return of foreign terrorist fighters and their relatives, in particular with regard to coordinated procedures, criteria and the exchange of information on returnees and their follow-up, in order to increase preparedness and close any gaps within the Schengen Area;
Amendment 771 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that Europol’s continuously increasing role in combatting terrorism and organized crime, cybercrime as well as in strengthening cross-border cooperation in the field of law enforcement should be met with appropriate staff and resources; therefore, regrets that the draft EU budget for 2019 put forward by the Commission implies a reduction in staff and resources compared to the proposal for 2019 agreed by the Member States in the Europol Management Board;
Amendment 830 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. In line with the conclusions of the Council of Europe1a, calls on all Member States to recognise that Daesh has committed genocide, notably against the Yazidi people, Christian minorities and non-Sunni Muslim minorities and requests all Member States to take prompt and effective action in accordance with their obligation under the 1948 Genocide Convention to prevent and punish acts of genocide, as well as their general responsibility to act against crimes under international law; __________________ 1a Council of Europe report on 'Prosecuting and punishing the crimes against humanity or even possible genocide committed by Daesh' of 22 September 2017
Amendment 846 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to examine how to ensure that places of worship, education, charities, cultural associations and similar entities provide details regarding the provenance of their funds and their distribution, both within and outside the EU, and how data concerning these entities, where there exists suspicion or reasonable grounds to suspect links with terrorist groups, could be recorded in a centrand analiysed in the Europol database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees;
Amendment 894 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic detection and systematic, fast and full removal of terrorist content; requests the Commission to present a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully within one hour and to introduce clear reporting obligations on the incidence of terrorist content and removal rates, as well as sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 924 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)
Paragraph 28 a (new)
28 a. Calls to upgrade the existing EU Internet Referral Unit (IRU) to a European digital counterterrorism unit, in order to facilitate and coordinate Member States’ efforts to intercept, flag and delete terrorist content online and prevent it from being uploaded again; believes, furthermore, that it is crucial to collect the information on deleted online terrorist content and accounts at Europol, in order to prevent them from being uploaded again and facilitate analyses and criminal investigations;
Amendment 941 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Urges the Commission and the Member States to step up the exchange of information on radicalisation in prisons, as well as cooperation with Eurojust, in line with the recommendations of the EU High Level Group on Radicalisation; calls, moreover, on the Member States to strengthen intelligence gathering regarding radicalized inmates and their follow-up, building on best practices in the Member States, such as the establishment of a penitentiary intelligence bureau;
Amendment 1044 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. CUrges all Member States to fully implement the PNR Directive without delay and calls on the Commission to swiftly proceed with infringement procedures against those Member States who have not yet done so; calls on the Member States to interconnect their PIUs in order to facilitate the exchange of PNR, data and calls on the Commission to propose technological solutions to make the exchange of PNR data less time- consuming and demanding in terms of human resources by automating the processing of requests from one PIU to another; encourages, therefore, projects such as the ISF project led by the Netherlands to develop PIU.net based upon the established FIU.net; asks the Commission, together with Europol, to support the development of joint targeting rules and risk assessments to be applied by the Member States, in order to enable Europol to search national PNR data with central algorithms;
Amendment 1095 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54 a. Calls on the Member States to build on best practices by reinforcing the case-by-case cooperation and information exchange between public prosecutors and intelligence services in terrorism related criminal investigations;
Amendment 1097 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 c (new)
Paragraph 54 c (new)
54 c. Believes that it is crucial to ensure a continuation of the mutual security cooperation and exchange of information between the EU and the UK post-Brexit;
Amendment 1112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56 a (new)
Paragraph 56 a (new)
56 a. Calls for the development of a joint cooperation and communication platform between the Counter-Terrorism Group and Europol, allowing information to be exchanged on a case-by-case basis and to build trust among stakeholders, in particular regarding returning foreign terrorist fighters and their relatives;
Amendment 1153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63 a (new)
Paragraph 63 a (new)
63 a. Calls on Europol to publish an annual report on the amount and type of information shared by the Member States in the relevant EU information systems and with Europol, in order to identify gaps and promote the exchange of information;
Amendment 1202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Urges the Member States to invest in up-to-standard ICT equipment at all border crossings to allow for proper checks using all relevant databases; asks the Commission to set a benchmark for technical standards of such ICT equipment, after consulting eu-LISA; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to reinforce support to Member States in securing the EU’s common external borders by at least tripling the budget for the Integrated Border Management Fund in the next MFF 2021-2027;
Amendment 1230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Calls on the Member States toCommission to put forward a legislative proposal makeing it compulsory for airport, international bus or high-speed train operators to conduct conformity checks when passengers board a plane, in order to make sure that the identity stated on the ticket matches the ID card or passport in the passenger’s possession;
Amendment 1322 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
Paragraph 97
97. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with Member States and international partners, ways of better monitoring financial flows and identifying users of electronic wallets, virtual currencies and prepaid cards, crowdfunding platforms and online and mobile payment systems in relevant investigations;
Amendment 1326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97 a (new)
Paragraph 97 a (new)
97 a. Calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal requiring mandatory registration and identification when conducting financial transactions via money transfer companies;
Amendment 1368 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 109
Paragraph 109
109. Calls for the establishment of a mechanism for sharing information at EU level on the state of preparednessswift adoption of the revision of the Union Civil Protection Mechanism to strengthen the prevention and preparedness, the exchange of information at EU level and the capacity of Member States to deal with different types of disasters;
Amendment 1388 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 115
Paragraph 115
115. Calls on the Commission to establish mandatory criteria for e- marketplaces requiring to restrict purchases of certain substances to professional users and to consider adding morefurther detail to their restricted product policies by determining permitted levels of quantity and purity;