7 Amendments of Sari ESSAYAH related to 2010/2309(INI)
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is convinced that organised crime is one of the key threats to the internal security of the EU; considers that it should be treated separately from terrorism and calls for a specific, horizontal EU strategy on the issue, including legislative and operational measures, the allocation of funds and a strict implementation timetable; is aware that despite their distinctive features, organised crime and other threats to internal security in the EU, such as terrorism or illegal migration, often are interconnected both operationally and in terms of impact.
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SRecognises that organised crime is growing in scale and sophistication; therefore stresses that to counter transnational organised crime requires an effort on the part of the Member States and calls on them to approximate their legislation, especially with reference to the development of common, standard procedures and types of criminal offence, taking as a model the legal systems that are the most highly developed in terms of countering organised crime;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Asserts the importance of strengthening Eurojust in order to improve its effectiveness in countering transnational organised crime, with reference to its powers of initiative and to those conferred upon it under Article 85 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; takes the view that, in parallel, the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon concerning the evaluation of Eurojust’s activities by the European Parliament and the national parliaments should be implemented, and is awaiting the relevant communication from the Commission by the end of 2011 and the legislative proposal by the end of 2012; emphasizes also the importance of strengthening the role of Frontex in combating organised crime, given that most threats to internal security are generated outside the EU or have a clear nexus to other parts of the world; recalls that organised crime groups are increasingly mobile and they are exploiting vulnerabilities also in the transport sector.
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Reiterates its firm support for the implementation of Article 86 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union concerning the establishment of a European Public Prosecutor’s Office and calls on the Commission to arrange, as soon as possible, an impact assessment on the added value of this institution, considering as being within its scope both the protection of the EU’s financial interests and the combating of cross-border organised crime, as provided for under Article 86(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; reiterates its request that the Commission immediately launch debates and consultations with the parties concerned, including civil society, on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and make all the necessary arrangements to set up the appropriate institutional infrastructure, giving Eurojust full powers and consolidating, clarifying and simplifying its relations with key players such as the European Judicial Network, OLAF, Frontex and Europol and with individual national judicial and administrative institutions;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that despite the protocols and bilateral agreements between Europol, Eurojust and OLAF there is still significant room for improvement as far as cooperation between these institutions is concerned; calls, therefore, on Europol, Eurojust, Frontex and OLAF to make tangible, joint efforts both to assess and constantly update the cooperation agreements and to implement them, notably with reference to exchanges of case summaries, information relating to cases and strategic information and data;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Recognises that despite the protocols and bilateral agreements between Europol, Eurojust and OLAF there is still significant room for improvement as far as cooperation between these institutions is concerned; calls, therefore, on Europol, Eurojust, Frontex and OLAF to make tangible, joint efforts both to assess and constantly update the cooperation agreements and to implement them, notably with reference to exchanges of case summaries, information relating to cases and strategic information and data;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Urges the EU institutions to take stronger measures than at present against trafficking in persons, as this is one of the most lucrative types of activity of international organised crime worldwide and reducing and eradicating trafficking in persons is therefore an important objective of efforts to root out organised crime in the EU;