23 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2018/2044(INI)
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas on 6 July 2017 the Parliament set up a temporary Special Committee on Terrorism (TERR) with the aim of providing Parliament’s view as to the practical and legislative gaps in the current counter-terrorism regime that have allowed the recent terrorist attacks in the EU to occur and making recommendations that would help tackle the terrorist threat at EU level;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and radicalisation; whereas child returnees pose specific problemchallenges as they can be bothneed protection as child victims and can become potential perpetrators at the same time;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas some of these returnees have oftenmight have received prolonged ideological indoctrination and military training in the use of weapons and explosives, and might have in some cases established links with other terrorists, possibly former foreign fighters, with whom they form transnational networks;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas new forms of terrorism may be used for an attack, among them cyber-terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction, possibly in connection with new technical equipment such as drones; whereas there is the precedent of a foiled attack involving the highly toxic biological agent ricin; whereas there are cases where Daesh has used or planned to use chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) materials, and shared via social media channels possible tactics and methods for attacks and targets;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas several European funds and programmes can be used for projects countering and preventing radicalisation; whereas the EU budget up to 2020 allocates EUR 314 million for anti- radicalisation projects; whereas there is noa need for a continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of those programmes;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas Daesh’s sophisticated web communication strategy of marketing terrorism by glorifying it also offers alternative social and cultural opportunities to followers and design copied from the global ‘youth culture’ such as online gaming, and thus has a strong appeal to minorschildren and young people;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
Recital AI
AI. whereas although major progress has been made with regard to removal of online terrorist content, there is a need to scale up the companies’ engagement; whereas the removals are often not complete nor timely or permanent, removing the content from one website but leaving it on another belonging to the same company; whereas effective and comprehensive or allowing the account to remain live and/or reappear after it has posted content in violation of a company’s terms of service; whereas effective, comprehensive and transparent reporting by companies has to be improved;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL
Recital AL
AL. whereas retention of data is an essential part of the investigative process; whereas police and, judicial authorities and intelligence services usually rely heavily on communications data to successfully proceed with their casework; whereas in order for interoperability of information systems to reach its full potential, harmonised data retention regimes across the EU are vital; whereas the necessity of an appropriate data retention regime when it comes to the fight against terrorism was consistently raised during the work of the TERR Committee;
Amendment 400 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG
Recital BG
BG. whereas several EU instruments such as Decision 2005/671/JHA, the CT Directive and the Europol regulation require Member States to share information on terrorism with the relevant agencies; whereas increased information sharing with Europol and Eurojust on a regular basis and in a timely and systematic manner, including contextual information, facilitates their work in detecting links between cases and providing an overview of challenges and best practice related to investigations, prosecutions and convictions for terrorist offences; whereas information shared with Eurojust has increased over the past years, but differences continue to exist between the Member States in relation to the amount, type and scope of the information shared, which may result in fragmented information available1a; __________________ 1a While only 14 terrorism cases were referred to Eurojust in 2014, the number of cases dealt by Eurojust from 2014-2018 reached 263 with a total of 61 coordination meetings in 75 terrorism cases, 2 coordination centres and 14 cases with JITs supported by Eurojust
Amendment 410 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BJ
Recital BJ
BJ. whereas joint investigation teams (JITs) facilitate the coordination of investigations and prosecutions in cases with a cross-border dimension and allow for real-time exchange of information/evidence; whereas the practical benefits resulting from the use of JITs include improved information exchange, exchange of best practices, enhanced collection of evidence and mutual recognition of the actions carried out by the parties; whereas JITs require appropriate funding to work effectively;
Amendment 454 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS
Recital BS
BS. whereas battlefield evidence is often essential to identify potential foreign terrorist fighters and needs to be included in the relevant databases in order to reach border guards in real time and to be shared with investigators and prosecutors for investigations and prosecutions;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CB
Recital CB
CB. whereas the Commission Comprehensive Assessment of EU Security Policy and the evaluation study of Directive 2008/114/EC indicate that: the threat to critical infrastructures is likely to continue to rise, that there is a need to enhance preparation and response capabilities and to revise Directive 2008/114/EC, and that there is an interest in targeting transport infrastructures; whereas a better framework is needed to improve rail security and to address the issue of protection of public areas of transport infrastructures, such as airports and, ports and maritime transport, as well as railway stations;
Amendment 630 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. stresses that terrorism is a cross- border crime that needs a Common European response; Reiterates that while Member States remain first in line to prespond tovent and preventspond to threats, a clear need exists to fully recognise the Security Union’s role in supporting them, providing common solutions and adding value;
Amendment 639 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, at this stage, the EU and the Member States should improve cooperation throughncrease their cooperation by strengthening existing European agencies and cooperation channels among Member States’ security and justice institutions;
Amendment 686 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends to the Member States that they start buildingprovide appropriate structures to respond to child returnees, building on existing child protection systems, to respond to child returnees and to children and young people at risk of radicalisation, and in particular the development of expertise, including that of experienced professionals, in the areas of trauma, extremism, child development, education and risk assessment and tailored to the local and national context, as well as clear legal and organisational structures for dealing with this alarming phenomenon and ensure the de-radicalisation and re-integration of child returnees; thus recommends to develop and finance programmes for the disengagement of already radicalised children and young people;
Amendment 781 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States to encourage and tolerate onlyrecognise ‘practices of Islam’ that are in full accordance with EU values; welcomes the initiatives by moderate Muslim religious communities throughout Europe to counter the dangerous narratives from within their communities; stresses the need to increase dialogue and cooperation with religious communities and local authorities to prevent radicalisation;
Amendment 868 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Emphasises the importance of teaching non-discrimination, religious tolerance and promoting social inclusion for all children, in accordance with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, as well as the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child;
Amendment 869 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to consider establishing binding procedures for schools for tackling the challenge of radicalised pupils, and to offeroffering prevention and de-radicalisation programmes and training for teachers with regard to this in order to intervene at a early stage; stresses the need for involvement of law enforcement and justice bodies in the process of addressing radicalisationmost serious cases of radicalisation and for an increased cooperation between them and schools, local authorities and religious communities;
Amendment 956 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to introduce a licensing system for chaplains accessing prisons, and calls on the Council, with support from the Commission, to draw up guidelines on this based on best practices; calls on Member States to regularly evaluate and monitor the chaplains having access to prisons;
Amendment 1203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73 a (new)
Paragraph 73 a (new)
73 a. Welcomes the adoption of the recent reforms taken to strengthen the EU external borders at the EU level, including the adoption of the Entry and Exit System, the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) and the reform of the Schengen information system (SIS); calls on the Member States to fully implement these measures;
Amendment 1220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Encourages the Commission to continue negotiations with third countries on return and readmission and to evaluate whether the Return Directive (Directive 2008/115/EC) provides an adequate legal framework for the return of irregular migrants who pose as asylum seekers but in fact haveare not in need of international protection and abuse the asylum system to enter the EU, with terrorist motives and are a clear risk to public security;
Amendment 1469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 130
Paragraph 130
130. Stresses that notification to victim’s families should be delivered by specifically trained professionals in a dignified, humane and appropriate way, ensuring that the media do not reveal their identities without their prior consent, and that particular attention and priority should be given towhen handling minorschildren;
Amendment 1500 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. Calls forStresses that CT measures must be adopted in respect of fundamental rights and in a clear legal framework; calls on the Member States and the EU institutions, when adopting and applying CT measures, to find the right balance between the different fundamental rights involved; considers in this respect that, while privacy is a fundamental right, the first priority should lie in protecting people’s fundamental rights to life and security;