205 Amendments of Cornelia ERNST related to 2018/2044(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 (new)
Citation -1 (new)
-1 having regard to the report of the UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism A/71/384 16-15794 2/25,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation -1 a (new)
Citation -1 a (new)
-1a having regard to the issue paper by the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights on the democratic and effective oversight of national security services of 5 June 2015,
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Articles 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 21, 48 49, 50 and 52 thereof,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the security of one Member State is the security of all in the Unioncitizens are entitled to safety and security which requires States to pursue policies with clearly defined objectives and which comply with the proportionality principle and rule of necessity, as stipulated by international law in particular, as well as ECHR and ECJ case law; whereas in the last two years the EU and the Member States have made progress in countering the threats posed by terrorismerrorism; whereas, however, this should never jeopardise the rights of citizens;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas UN Security Council Resolution 2178(2014) rightly emphasises the importance of the rule of law and respect for human rights while countering terrorism, and whereas failure of the Member States to do so risks contributing to radicalisation and impunity;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the national security and intelligence agencies of EU Member States and of some third countries cooperate very effectively through the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG) and on a bilateral and multilateral basis; whereas the EU has an established complex of structures dealing wholly or in part with terrorism, notably through Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC);
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the diverse landscape of regional, national, EU and international actors in the field of counter-terrorism with overlapping competences and insufficiently delineated mandates, the multitude of formal and informal fora for cooperation and exchange of information, as well as the division of competences between the different regional and national agencies, between law enforcement services and intelligence services and between the EU and the Member States, give rise to difficulties with regard to the coordination and coherence of the response to the terrorist threatcounter- terrorism response, especially as there is no internationally recognised definition of ‘terrorism’;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Commissioner for Security Union is a valuedn actor in joining up the Commission’s policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; whereas the establishment of the position of Commissioner for Security Union signals the EU’s commitment to encouraging cooperation between Member States on issues of internal security while fully respecting the status of these matters as national competencies as laid down in the Treaties; whereas there is an insistence that these initiatives take into account the risk to human rights as stipulated in international documents in order to avoid violating the principles set out in Article 2 TFEU;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas of 88 legally binding counter-terrorism measures proposed from September 2001 to summer 2013 only a quarter were subject to impact assessments and only three to public consultation; whereas this ratio has improved in recent years and the most recent initiatives presented by the Commission in 2017 and 2018 were accompanied by the necessary justification; whereas with the Agenda on Better Regulation adopted in 2015 the Commission has also strengthened its policy on stakeholder consultation;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas evaluation of counter- terrorism measures is vital for assessing their effectiveness, relevance, coherence, and compliance with fundamental rights, and determining whether additional action is necessary to address the shortcomings; whereas a difference exists between monitoring the extent of implementation and the actual effectiveness of implemented measures; whereas between 2001 and 2016 there were 17 monitoring implementation and evaluation reports compared to 10 counter- terrorism strategies and 55 legislative and non-binding measures;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas in 2017 the vast majority of terrorist attacks were committed in the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, which according to the Global Terrorism Index 2017 report accounts for a total of 84 % of all attacks and 94 % of deaths;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas in recent years the EU Member States have suffered major terrorist attacks, perpetrated or inspired by allegedly ‘jihadist’ groups such as Daesh or Al-Qaeda; whereas far right, far left and ethno- nationalist separatist extremism are also matters of concern67 % of terrorist attacks in 2017 were inspired by ethno- nationalist separatism and 16 % by jihadism, in addition to far right extremism;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas developments and instability in the Middle East, and North Africa, and Caucasian regions have enabled Daesh and other terrorist groups to gain a foothold in countries bordering the EU such as those of the Western Balkans,, which has largely been fuelled by the instability left by several military interventions in Iraq, Syria and Libya; and the nexus between internal and external security has become more prominent;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there has been a change of strategy since the military collapse of Daesh in its territoryIraq and Syria, with a decline in numbers of those travelling to Syria and Iraq for terrorist purposes and jihadists and ‘‘terrorist sleeper-cells’ inside the EU being encouraged toinstructed to start carrying out attacks in their home countries;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas the funding for Daesh and other terrorist groups has been made possible through the active or passive involvement of certain States, including supposed EU allies in counter-terrorism such as Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and also private actors;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas terrorists continue to use small arms and explosives and have increasingly resorted to ad hocimprovised weapons such as vehicles, trucks and knifes; whereas recent attacks have been prepared thoroughly or carried out spontaneouslyby independent individuals;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs)men and women recruited by terrorist groups and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and, radicalisation, and reintegration; whereas children returneing to their home countries pose specific problems as they can be bothare largely victims and potential perpetrators at the same timemay have been exploited;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas these returnees, despite their current low numbers, have often received prolonged ideological indoctrination and military training in the use of weapons and explosives, and have in some cases established links with other terrorists, possibly former foreign fighters, with whom they may have formed transnational networks;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas perpetrators of terrorist attacks in the EU very often include EU nationals, often second or third generation migrants, who have grown up in the Member States which they have attack as well as foreign nationals who have long resided, asor well as foreigners who may in some cases have resided for a significant timere even born, in the Member State targeted;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital T
Recital T
T. whereas there is a risk that we could see new forms of terrorism emerge that may be used for an attack, among them cyber-terrorism and the use of weapons of mass destruction; 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 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas populism-fuelled political discourse regarding the terrorist threat can lead to polarisation within societythe exploitation of terrorism for political ends can fuel hate speech and help create the notion of a so- called ‘clash of civilisations’ that runs contrary to democratic values and human rights;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital V
Recital V
V. whereas the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) Centre of Excellence offers an important platform for the exchange of best practices among practitioners and has contributed to the gathering of important knowledge in the field of preventing and countering radicalisation;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X
Recital X
X. whereas experts highlight the positive experience offered by a multi- agency approach, focusing on creating infrastructures that, which take into account the various routes to radicalisation and the demographics at risk, and which ensure the provision of early-stage support to those vulnerable to radicalisation from different authorities and organisations across multiple levels and emphasising the suppprevent radicalisation in collaborative role of the police, thus strengthening the relationshipon with the justice system and police agencies, which take into account the different types of terrorism;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital X a (new)
Recital X a (new)
Xa. whereas community policing plays a positive role in getting to know and interacting with vulnerable people through building trusting relationships that are based on mutual respect for the groups in question, meaning that action can be taken upstream from radicalisation and distrust of the State and official institutions can be prevented;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas it is estimated that there are between 50 000 and 70 000 radicalised jihadists in the EU;n 2017 a total of 9751a people were arrested on terrorism charges in the EU; __________________ 1a Europol TE-SAT report 2017
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB
Recital AB
AB. whereas a violent radicalised discourse has been increasingly present in the territory of the EU, often in the form of books, teaching or and audiovisual content, including satellite TV channels; whereas this discourse opposes Europeandemocratic values, undermines pluralism, promotes violence and intolerance against all other religionsreligions in particular, is openly anti-Semitic, refuses equality between men and women, and rejects the science and education which have been promoted by Islam duringfor centuries;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC
Recital AC
AC. whereas there is a prevalence of specifically Wahhabi and Salafist literature, which is fuelled by hate speech, available in certain bookshops and online in Europe, leaving little alternative interpretation available to Muslim communities and which may be influential to certain vulnerable people;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
Recital AD
AD. whereas throughout Europe significant numbers ofome cases of radical hate preachers have been documented; whereas the hate preachers often originate from outside the EU, while mosques and interfere with mosques that may have received opaque funding from third countries;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
Recital AE
AE. whereas there are self-designated religious teaching centres propagating extremist ideas in the EU, in which youngsters, including young children, are exposed to a learning content based on anti-Europeandemocratic values and violent content; whereas radical organisations often exploit the vulnerabilities of young people by attracting them with social and cultural offers;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AF
Recital AF
AF. whereas especially 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 minors;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AG
Recital AG
AG. whereas in the European Internet Forum launched in 2015 companies cooperate to remove terrorist content from their websites on a voluntary basis if they believe it is in breach of their terms and conditions;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
Recital AH
AH. whereas Europol’s Internet Referral Unit (IRU) has made more than 50 000 referrals and on average 87 % of the content referred to companies by the IRU has been removed on the basis of voluntary consideration of the compatibility of the referred internet content with their own terms and conditions; whereas the proportion of illegal content among those referrals is unknown and no statistics exist that allow for an evaluation of the quality of referrals1a. __________________ 1a http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getAl lAnswers.do?reference=E-2017- 001772&language=EN
Amendment 263 #
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, removing the content from one website but leaving it on another belonging to the same company; whereas effective and comprehensive reporting by companies has to be improved; whereas this should, however, be clearly managed and should allow the companies in question and judicial authorities to appeal;
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ
Recital AJ
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK
Recital AK
AK. whereas prisons have become hothouses of extremism, incubating terrorists; whereas many of those serving prison sentences will soon be released back into their communities and there are few resources to monitor their activitieconvicted people who require follow-up procedures and ad hoc resources that acknowledge European standards of justice and human rights; whereas prison conditions can play a significant role in heightening or lessening risks of radicalisation;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL
Recital AL
AL. whereas blanket retention of data is an essential part of the investigative process; whereas police and judicial authorities usually rely heavilcommunications data is a severe limitation to the rights to privacy and confidentiality onf 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 dur; whereas judicial authorities usually grant police access to communications data ing the framework of the TERR Committeean investigation;
Amendment 304 #
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 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, but whereas the data retention regime needs to be managed in such a way so as to avoid any deviation and ensure that the rights of citizens are protected as pointed out several times by the ECJ;
Amendment 314 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
Recital AM
AM. whereas the use of strong encryption by terrorists to protect their communications or stored data represents a considerable challenge for law enforcement, denying access to essential intelligence and evidence; whereasis the backbone of modern society, including in communication and industry; whereas any weakening of encryption btecomes particularly critical when even the responsible online service providers are unwilling or unable to decrypt the communication;hnology will severely hamper the security of all social and economic life.
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AN
Recital AN
AN. whereas there is a fragmented framework of existing systems, new systems in the process of development, proposals for future systems and proposals for reforms to address identified gaps and barriers still under negotiationseveral EU information systems exist, each with their own purposes and objectives. whereas there are also new systems in the process of development, as well as legislative proposals for future systems; whereas this fragmenteddiverse framework is the result of historical factors and a reactive approach in the proposal and adoption of new legislationthe lack of any systematic evaluation of the efficiency, necessity and proportionality of the EU's security instruments;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AP
Recital AP
AP. whereas there are a number of obstacles to the proper functioning of the information systems, such as lack of or incomplete implementation, lack of knowledge of and/or sufficient training in the existing systems, and lack of sufficient and human resources or of an adequate material base;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AS
Recital AS
AS. whereas several pilot projects are being implemented with the aim of overcoming the disadvantages of a decentralised EU PNR system; whereas there is a need for a quick reply to requesresults from parocesseinger information units (PIUs) of other Member States, which may prove challenging as they are processed manually of PNR data have to be reviewed individually by non- automated means before any action with legal consequences can take place;
Amendment 341 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AT
Recital AT
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV
Recital AV
AV. whereas the Commission proposals will only apply to centralised systems, leaving national and decentralised systems out of their scope, and therefore constitute only a first step in creating a comprehensive framework of interoperable information systems; whereas within the territory of one Member State there may be a multitude of separate decentralised databases at federal, regional and local level, with different data inputs in different systems and complex procedures - or none at all - for the sharing or checking of the data by the relevant authorities at the different levels;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AW
Recital AW
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AX
Recital AX
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AY
Recital AY
AY. whereas a variety of factors can lead to difficulties in cooperation between the different national, regional and local services within the Member States, such as: overlapping competences and insufficiently delineated mandates; hesitancy to share information as this might result in loss of responsibility or loss of important information flows; legal obstacles when it comes to sharing information between different services or the possibility of using intelligence in court cases; services being obliged to competeing with each other for resources; and technical barriers to information exchange;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas adjusting the legal standards applying to legal framework must be put in place for information exchange between intelligence and law enforcement authorities, is one of the main chn compliance with international lenges that need to be addressedgal provisions and in particular, as emphasised by the UN, in relation to non-discrimination and data protection, especially since intelligencethis information often concerns information on people who are not yet suspects ined, within the framework of criminal investigations but, of beloing tomembers of terrorist networks or are returning FTFs; those who have been terrorist fighters abroad and have returned to their own countries; whereas these authorities should refer the case to the judicial authorities as quickly as possible as soon as their suspicions prove to be well- founded;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas adjusting the legal standards applying to information exchange between intelligence and law enforcement authorities is one of the main challenges that need to be addressed, especially since intelligence often concernsagencies do not pursue a goal of law enforcement and often gather information on people who are not yet suspects in criminal investigations but belong to tserrorist networks or are returning FTFious crime networks;
Amendment 371 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA
Recital BA
Amendment 373 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB
Recital BB
Amendment 385 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BC
Recital BC
BC. whereas the UK government has expressed its intention of leaving the EU on 29 March 2019; whereas the EU and the UK are highly interdependentit has, however, expressed its wish to continue its cooperation with the EU in the area of security and counter-terrorism; whereas both should be able and to continue to share, collect and analyse vital operational intelligence inwith regard to the fight against serious crime on a level equivalent to the current one; whereas serious deficiencies have been identified by the European Commission with regard to respect for the Schengen acquis in relation to data protection and the operation of the Schengen information system by the UK; whereas it is necessary for the UK to remedy the shortcomings identified if it wishes to continue cooperation with the EU in the area of security and counter-terrorism;
Amendment 394 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BD
Recital BD
BD. whereas efficient and systematicbetter cooperation between the Member States and the EU agencies as well as among the agencies in the counter- terrorism field is imperativenecessary, especially cooperation between Europol and Eurojust in order to more effectively detect, prevent, and investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of a terrorist attack;
Amendment 397 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BF
Recital BF
BF. whereas there are differences in the Member States as to the number of competent authorities that can consult the Europol databases or be in contact with Europol without going through the national liaison officers; whereas some Member States lack restricted and safe national police communication networks, preventing their competent authorities from decentralised access, particularly to CT- SIENA; whereas these Member States should be asked to do all they can to comply with European legislation, particularly concerning data protection;
Amendment 401 #
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 offencs the basis for their work in detecting links between cases;
Amendment 408 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BI
Recital BI
BI. whereas the principle of mutual recognition is, on the one hand, dependent on the existence of a high level of mutual trust between Member States and, on the other, helps increase mutual trust by allowing the authorities of different Member States to work efficiently together in the fight against terrorism; whereas the breach of fundamental rights affects mutual trust between Member States and creates an obstacle to mutual recognition, as recognised by the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Aranyosi and Căldăraru case (C-404/15 PPU) and in the Minister for Justice and Equality/LM case (C-216/18 PPU);
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BI
Recital BI
BI. whereas the principle of mutual recognition is, on the one hand, dependent on the existence of a high level of mutual trust between Member States and, on the other, helps increase mutual trust by allowing the authorities of different Member States to work efficiently together in the fight against terrorism a comparable level of independence of the judiciary;
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BK
Recital BK
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BK a (new)
Recital BK a (new)
BKa. whereas cases of infiltration of migration flows by terrorists are statistically very few, with the vast majority of terrorists originating in the European Union; whereas illegal immigration should therefore not be equated with terrorism; whereas it should be ensured that anti-terrorist measures are not misused in order to crack down on migration; whereas, on this point, the re- establishment of checks at the borders by France in the name of counter-terrorism is worrying, in that it leads to a systematic profiling at the French-Italian border, targeting in particular asylum seekers, or the Hungarian legislation criminalising migrants, who are equated with terrorists, as in the Ahmed H case;
Amendment 418 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BK b (new)
Recital BK b (new)
BKb. whereas the report by the Special rapporteur of the UN Human Rights Council on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism considers that the over-restrictive migration policies put in place as a result of terrorism concerns are not justified and could, in fact, pose risks for the security of states;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BM
Recital BM
BM. whereas the thwarted attack on the Thalys train of 21 August 2015, the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015 and the Brussels attacks of 22 March 2016 have demonstrated major failures in European border control policy, since at least eight of these attacks’ perpetrators entered Greece via irregular flows in July, August and October 2015cooperation between Member States in this area;
Amendment 430 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BN
Recital BN
Amendment 434 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BN a (new)
Recital BN a (new)
BNa. whereas in his Opinion 02/2016 on the proposal for a regulation establishing a European Border and Coast Guard the EDPS recommends removing the possibility for liaison officers to have access to national and European information systems if evidence of such a need is not provided, and calls for respect for the principle of purpose in the collection and use of data;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BO
Recital BO
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BO a (new)
Recital BO a (new)
BOa. whereas any interconnection between data systems must comply with the principles of purpose and, in particular, must not mix together the activities of policing and controlling borders, and also with the principles of necessity and proportionality; whereas border guards are not counter-terrorism operatives and may only act on the basis of precise instructions and information;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BP
Recital BP
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BQ
Recital BQ
Amendment 445 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BR
Recital BR
Amendment 452 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS
Recital BS
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BT
Recital BT
Amendment 474 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BV
Recital BV
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BW
Recital BW
BW. whereas in certain countries with less developed banking systems the prevalent use of mobile banking services often makes it difficult to identify the beneficiaries of cash transfers; whereas such transfers of funds by means of mobile banking present high risks for terrorist financing and, on the other hand, it must be made possible for the relevant services to track certain terrorist financing without coming up against banking secrecy in the vast majority of cases;
Amendment 502 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CD
Recital CD
CD. whereas Member States need to organise more exercises in crisis response, including in third countries;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CE
Recital CE
Amendment 509 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CG
Recital CG
Amendment 513 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CH
Recital CH
CH. whereas several terrorist attacks in the EU were perpetrated by individuals known to the authorities, using rented vehicles;
Amendment 526 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CP
Recital CP
CP. whereas according to Europol’s Te- Sat 2018 report, firearms were used in 41 % of all attacks, a slight increase compared to 2016 (38 %); whereas the overall trend, however, is a decrease in the number of attacks;
Amendment 540 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CU
Recital CU
CU. whereas the Balkans remain a key region for European stability; whereas the challenges related to terrorism and Islamist extremism compound a regional context already weakened by ethnic, political and social polarisation as well as criminal networks; whereas the countries of the region have not yet been, but may become, targets for terrorism, and are already used as transit countries for people and weapons;
Amendment 544 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CV
Recital CV
CV. whereas all North African countries have been confronted with major terrorist actions and remain prime targets; whereas these countries may suffer from the return of foreign fighters, considering the large number of jihadists from this region; whereas the social situation and the absence of a future explains the vulnerability of a high number of nationals from these countries; whereas the European Union should do all it can to help the countries of this region, which is moving towards greater democracy and respect for fundamental rights;
Amendment 550 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CW
Recital CW
CW. whereas regions which are not direct EU neighbours but are areas of interest, such as the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, have also experienced the development of terrorist networks; whereas in these regions religious radicalism benefiting from external financing is also a serious concern; whereas all relations with countries that directly fund terrorism should be halted;
Amendment 556 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CX
Recital CX
CX. whereas the EU is cooperating with third countries in the area of counter- terrorism in a variety of ways; whereas a number of EU instruments can be used to finance CT programmes abroad; whereas the EU has deployed a network of CT experts within EU delegations; whereas EU agencies such as Europol are also cooperating with third countries in the area of counter-terrorism, through strategic and operational agreements for example; whereas, however, cooperation should not take place in this area with countries that do not respect human rights and that use counter-terrorism to neutralise and suppress their opponents;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CY
Recital CY
CY. whereas there is an EU sanction system in the area of CT with three types of measures, which is implemented by the EEAS; whereas this system is underused owing to procedural constraints and reluctance on the part of the Member States;
Amendment 568 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CZ
Recital CZ
CZ. whereas in the 20-year period 1998- 2018, some 6 652 people were direct victims of terrorism acrossin Europe, with 713 murdered and 5 939 injured; whereas prior to 2001 most victims of terrorism were mainly attributable to the IRA and ETA. while since then the vast majority were as a result of Islamist terrorism;
Amendment 587 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DC
Recital DC
DC. whereas there are still discrepancies in the way the provisions enshrined in Directive (EU) 2012/29 have been translated into procedures at national level; whereas the Commission has still not provided its report on the implementation of this directive; whereas on 30 May 2018 the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the implementation of this Directive;
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DE a (new)
Recital DE a (new)
DEa. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibits discrimination on the ground of disability and recognises the right of people with disabilities to benefit from measures to ensure their independence, social and occupational integration, and participation in the life of the community; whereas the rights of persons with disabilities in the EU are also protected by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 598 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DF
Recital DF
DF. whereas the Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as on the principles of democracy and the rule of law; whereas acts of terrorism constitute the most serious violation of these universal values and principlesif EU citizens have a right to security and, above all, to safety, any measure to combat terrorism must be taken within that framework, as the UN has recalled on several occasions; whereas the principles of purpose, necessity, proportionality and non- discrimination must be respected;
Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DF a (new)
Recital DF a (new)
DFa. whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union has on several occasions identified violations of fundamental rights resulting from counter-terrorism measures adopted by the European Union or Member States (Kadi, Digital Rights Ireland and Tele2Sverige cases) and in particular infringements of free movement;
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DG
Recital DG
DG. whereas the EU should do the utmost possible to guarantee the physical and psychological integrity of its citizens who are endangered by terrorists; whereas Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines both the right to liberty and the right to security, which complement each other;(Does not affect the English version)
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DH
Recital DH
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DH a (new)
Recital DH a (new)
DHa. whereas the European Union must also ensure the legal and judicial protection of its citizens, including when they have committed extremely serious crimes; whereas it must ensure that they have the right to a fair trial, including ensuring they are repatriated, in particular when they are threatened with the death sentence;
Amendment 633 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that while Member States remain first in line, because of their sovereign powers, to respond to and prevent threats, a clear need exists to fully recognise the SecurityEuropean Union’s role in supporting them, providing common solutions and adding value;
Amendment 636 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, at this stage, the EU and the Member States should improve cooperation through existing European agencies and Member States’ security and justice institutions; urges the EU and the Member States to maintain high standards with regard to fundamental rights, both in the framework of police and judicial cooperation and in the creation of new counter-terrorism solutions;
Amendment 646 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 649 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
Amendment 652 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is concerned about the increasing role played by private security firms; subscribes to the conclusions of the French Court of Auditors, which considers that private security is ‘unreliable’, ‘features a random quality of service’ and is characterised by ‘significant economic and social weaknesses’; recalls that state actors are the most relevant in effectively ensuring the security of citizens; calls for the creation of a European monitoring office on private security, whose mandate will be to carry out analyses and make recommendations on the advisability of, and the risks associated with, the increasing use of private security firms, particularly within the counter-terrorism context;
Amendment 658 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to conduct systematic impact assessments, particularly concerning fundamental rights, and citizen and expert stakeholder consultations of future counter- terrorism legislative proposals;
Amendment 660 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that freedom, security and justice are three aspects that cannot be analysed separately; considers that respect for fundamental rights must form an essential part of all legislative initiatives on terrorism; urges that the area of responsibility of the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs should continue to include counter- terrorism, in order to ensure consistency with other legislative categories of work in the area of freedom, justice and security;
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Member States to monitor all foreign terrorist fighters; calls for an effective and appropriate follow-up of the threat posed by returnees, and for this purpose invites Member States to share contextual information about returnees via Europol; calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of aligned classification systems in order to distinguish between high, medium and low-risk returnees, taking care to respect their fundamental rights, avoid discrimination and therefore rely on specific criteria and be subject to the scrutiny of the ordinary courts;
Amendment 687 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 719 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that terrorists have been known to start off in petty crime; is concerned that certain Member States’ justice systems have low conviction rates, witha number of petty criminals become radicalised during their first time in prison; is concerned that inadequate prison sentences beingare issued for seriouspetty crime and radicalised individuals being released prematurely or on parole; therefore encourages Member States to organise their justice systems such as to ensure effective intervention vis-à-vis habitual offenders and sufficient dissuasiveness for such offenderthat incarceration conditions are poor in some Member States, which promote the risk of radicalisation in prison environments;
Amendment 728 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that, for some terrorists, the end goal of their act is suicide and that every effort should therefore be made to apprehend them so that they can be brought to justice, thus guaranteeing the right to reparation and the establishment of the truth for the victims;
Amendment 745 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the creation of an EU ‘Centre of Excellence for Preventing Radicalisation (CoE PR)’, to be embedded in the Commission with adequate financial and human resources; believes its tasks should include coordination, including of funding, andng to facilitation ofe cooperation among Member States, policymakers, practitioners (by involving former RAN and ESCN structures), experts and researchers in the area of preventing and countering radicalisation, exchange of best practices, lighthouse projects and training, also by partnering with key strategic third countries; considers that this centre should also establish methodologies to evaluate and measure the effectiveness of programmes and projects;
Amendment 752 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the European Court of Auditor’s report of 2018 on deradicalisation found that the Commission does not maintain a complete overview of EU-funded measures, and that no indicators or targets for EU funds are used to measure to what extent the approach is successful; calls on the Commission to propose a new financial instrument in the forthcoming MFF for preventing and countering radicalisation, which would streamline resources currently fragmented across different funds and programmes and allow for better coordination and visibility as well as higher impactoverall funding;
Amendment 763 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 774 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 24
Subheading 24
Radical Islameligiously motivated violence
Amendment 778 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 812 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for chaplains in the EU, with accrediting theological education programmes integrating EUdemocratic values; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to - pracraise awareness of the realitices of Islam that are compliant withand its contribution to EU values;
Amendment 813 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to encourage the introduction of religious history programmes in school and university curricula;
Amendment 815 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 823 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 25
Subheading 25
Acting against hate speech and extremist groups
Amendment 829 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to implement the CT Directive under which incitement to commit a terrorist act is a criminal offence, in order to exclude hate preachers from public activity using all legal measures, including refusal of visas or expulsion from EU territory,to take all necessary measures to combat hate speech by using all appropriate legal measures and to start judicial proceedings against such preachersthose who spread hate speech;
Amendment 834 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Member States to close without delay mosques and places of worship and ban associations that do not adhere to EUdemocratic values and incite to terrorist offences, hatred, discrimination or violence;
Amendment 839 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to examine how to ensure that places of worship, education, charitiesreligious education, 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 centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees;
Amendment 841 #
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 centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guaranteescan be gained as partners in a civil society effort to tackle hate speech, in particular by taking a clear commitment against any kind of so-called anti-NGO laws that are used in some countries to choke civil society;
Amendment 853 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Member States to ban and remove all religious literature within their territory that incites to violent and terrorist acts while strictly guaranteeing the right to freedom of expression, including artistic expression; asks for such literature to be removabled from online platforms and shops as part of the referrals by the Internet Referral Unitfollowing a judicial decision;
Amendment 860 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to act against satellite TV channels propagating hate speech in accordance with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive; requests the Commission to prepare an analysis of possible legislative changes in the Directive in order to improve the effectiveness of blocking suchEU to act under legal supervision in accordance with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive, which makes it possible to combat hate speech able to be spread by satellite TV channels broadcasting from third countries;
Amendment 865 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Highlights that Member States have to ensure that all educational institutions provide education in accordance with the European Convention on Human Rights, through checks on curricula, regular inspections and sanctions for non- compliance;
Amendment 875 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to establish binding procedures for schools for tackling the challguidelines based on the values of democracy, the rule of law and human rights for schools, which offer the best defengce ofagainst the radicalisedation of pupils, and to offer specialised training for teachers with regard to this; stresses the need for involvement of law enforcement and justice bodies in the process of addressing radicalisation;
Amendment 891 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic, fast and full removal of terrorist content; requests the Commission to presentcalls on the Council and Parliament to consider all options for the development of a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully within one hoursubject to legal review and to introduce clear reporting obligations on the incidence of terrorist content and removal rates, as well as sanctions for non-compliance;
Amendment 893 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic, fast and fullfast removal of terrorist content; requests the Commissinvites the European institutions to presentwork on possible options for a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully within one hourafter ex-ante judicial verification and to introduce clear reporting obligations on the incidence of terrorist content and removal rates, as well as sanctions for non- compliance;
Amendment 901 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Underlines the importance the Internet has gained as a source of information for the general public and stresses that in order for Member States to effectively guarantee the right to receive and impart information as provided for in Article 11 of the Charter, a lenient approach is necessary when regulating content on the internet;
Amendment 906 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
Amendment 918 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on Member States to ensure safe and orderly prison conditions that respect human dignity, fundamental rights and the dignity of the inmates, and to create specific procedures for radicalised inmates, in order to prevent radicalisation of others, as well as to ensure targeted monitoring and targeted disengagement measures, and to train prison staff accordingly; calls on the Member States and the Commission to follow the recommendations contained within the European Parliament resolution of 5 October 2017 on prison systems and conditions;
Amendment 954 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
Amendment 973 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Urges Member States to ensure that they have the necessary technical equipment (for example mobile devices allowing the police to check the biometrics of a person during on-the-spot checks)and qualified human resources, the necessary technical equipment, software, security systems and qualified staff to make full use of the existing information systems and cooperation mechanisms;
Amendment 977 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Deplores the insufficient character of the security research being conducted, and calls for a specific programme on security research to be established in the next MFF; calls on the Member States to regularly organise foresight exercises looking into future threat scenarios; supports the continued funding by the Commission of the establishment of modernised databases and the provision of up-to-date technical equipment and training of staff, and calls for a more ambitious approach in this respectcalls on the Member States to regularly organise foresight exercises looking into future threat scenarios as part of civil security exercises;
Amendment 982 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 994 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 1005 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
37. Regrets the current existence of 28 differentTakes note of the fragmentation in legal regimes for data retention, which is counter-productive for cooperation and information exchange; urgesithin the EU following several rulings from the Court of Justice; underlines that the Court does not consider the necessity and proportionality of such a measure to be established; takes the view that if the Commission is to put forward a legislative proposal on data retention, this should be fully in line with the requirements stemming from the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union, whilech takinges into account fundamental rights as well as the needs of the competent authorities and the specificities of the CT field;
Amendment 1010 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 1014 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
Paragraph 39
39. Calls on the Member States to use to the extent possible all link categories and implement all search combinations provided in SIS, and to ensure appropriate staffing levels and sufficient technical support for the SIRENE Bureauall those working in this field, including knowledge of European data protection rules;
Amendment 1021 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Urges the Member States to ensure that the relevant information available at local or regional level and in their databases is automatically uploaded where possible through smartuploaded through adequate technical solutions to national systems and, where appropriate, to relevant European databases whilst ensuring data quality standardsand protection standards in accordance with European legislation;
Amendment 1023 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
Amendment 1029 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 42
Paragraph 42
Amendment 1036 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
Amendment 1042 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 1051 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 1059 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
Amendment 1065 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Calls on Member States to strengthen the Prüm network by updating their national processing systems to adapt to modern information technology; urges the Commission to further develop a ‘hub-and-spoke’ model to link national systems more efficiently via a central router;
Amendment 1069 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. WelcomDuly notes the proposed regulations on interoperability, and calls for additional information systems, including decentralised European and national systems, to be included in the future; asks Member States to engage proactively in this process; is convinced that interoperability is vital for bringing all relevant and necessary information together, in particular identity data, while respecting access rights and purpose limitation;
Amendment 1074 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 50
Paragraph 50
50. Urges that the work for further evolution of the UMF standard be initiated immediately, with the close involvement of eu-LISA, in order to ensure that the standard meets the needs of future interoperable IT systems and can be a part of the coordinated work towards improving data quality in large-scale IT systems;
Amendment 1076 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 51
Paragraph 51
51. Calls for the delineation of harmonised minimum data quality standards for data input, to be established at EU level and applied across IT systems in order to ensure consistent quality of the data therein; urges eu-LISA to elaborate common indicators and checks and to develop a central monitoring capacity for data quality for all systems under its competence; calls for the implementation of automated data quality control mechanisms as proposed by the Commission; further recommends that when eu-LISA notes irregularities in its quality reports to the Member States, the Member State concerned should be obliged to correct the data or justify the lack of correction;
Amendment 1079 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Criticises the lack of appropriate funding and staffing for eu-LISA, considering its continuously increasing responsibilities; calls for eu-LISA to be reinforced with the additional capacity and resources needed to perform the new tasks efficiently, and for this to be reflected in the new MFF;
Amendment 1085 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls on the Member States that have not yet done so to create national counter-terrorism ‘fusion centres’/coordination units, as well as coordinated databases, in order to centralise terrorism-related information and intelligence from all relevant national stakeholderauthorities;
Amendment 1090 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Calls on the Member States to explore new approaches to intensifying cooperation and exchange of information between law enforcement and intelligence services at national level, e.g. through secure pseudonymised hit/no hit search solutionsnsuring the right to privacy, the confidentiality of personal data and the right to non-discrimination is respected, whichle preserveing the necessary separation between law enforcement and intelligence work and the required principles of information ownership and source protection, and in criminal proceedings, especially regarding the admissibility of evidence;
Amendment 1104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Calls on the Member States to examine the possibility of better coordination and cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement services at EU level by increasingly sending intelligence experts in addition to law enforcement staff to the meetings of the Counter-Terrorism Joint Liaison Team (CTJLT) at Europol, which could serve as a blueprint for further cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence; calls on the Commission to support the CTJLT, including special funding;
Amendment 1128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for Europol to becomeAcknowledges that Europol is a veritable hub for information exchange and cooperation in the field of counter- terrorism in the EU, if necessary with a stronger mandate;
Amendment 1139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls for appropriate funding and staffing for Europol, considering its continuously increasing responsibilities and vital role in strengthening European law enforcement cooperation;
Amendment 1141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60
Paragraph 60
60. Urges Member States to ensure full flexibility for contacts between Europol and the relevant authorities when it comes to terrorist offences, considering that in the field of CT speed is often essential; encourages Member States to use ‘on-the- spot deployments’ of Europol specialists, as this increases trust and reduces administrative burdens;
Amendment 1143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61
Paragraph 61
Amendment 1145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide enhanced financial and human resources, including data scientists and big data analysts, for the development of technical solutions to deal with the high volume of data to be analysed; calls for Europol to be tasked with further R&D projects, with a focus on standardisation and big data management for the benefit of Member States;
Amendment 1150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 63
Paragraph 63
63. Calls on the Member States to make full use of technical solutions to improve sharing of information with Europol, in particular by automating the process of uploading data to the Europol information system for cross-checking purposes, for example by using the ‘data loaders’ developed by Europol;
Amendment 1155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
Amendment 1167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Believes that operational agreements with third countries are indispensable inmay prove beneficial to Europol’'s work, and welcomes the fact that the Commission is currently negotiating operational agreements with eight countries from the Mediterranean and North Africa (MENA) region provided they respect fundamental rights and are not reached with States that do not have a clear definition of terrorism; calls for these agreements to comply with standards relating to fundamental rights; requests the renegotiation of operational agreements with particular close partners, such as the EFTA countries, eventually granting them improved access to Europol’s information systems;
Amendment 1169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67
Paragraph 67
67. Calls on Eurojust to continue enlarging its network of contact points in third countries, and encourages the posting to Eurojust of more liaison prosecutors, for example from the Western Balkans;
Amendment 1175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 67 a (new)
Paragraph 67 a (new)
67 a. Is concerned about Interpol notices, particularly red notices, issued by certain third countries that use them for political purposes, thus impeding international cooperation in CT;
Amendment 1183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 1193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls for the swift adoption ofDuly notes the Commission proposals for a regulation and directive aimed at improving cross-border access to electronic evidence; requests online service providers (OSPs)does, however, believe it is more appropriate to improvide se and develop the existing le points of contact for law enforcement/judiciary requestsgal support system before adopting a new cooperation system that is likely to have a profound impact on fundamental rights; strongly urges the Commission to assess how appropriate the new proposals are for improving the effectiveness of legal support;
Amendment 1207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
Amendment 1212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. WelcomDuly notes the Commission proposal to the effect that information on long-stay visas and residence permits, including biometrics, for third country nationals should be included in the Visa Information System; is concerned about the potential consequences for a certain number of third-country nationals regarding right of asylum;
Amendment 1219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
76. Encourages the Commission to continueCondemns negotiations with third countries on return and readmission and calls on the Commission 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 have terrorist motives and are a clear risk to public securityseeking asylum;
Amendment 1225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
77. EncouragesCalls on the Member States to solely use the revised visa waiver suspension mechanism under exceptional circumstances, effectively notifying circumstances which might lead to a suspension of a third country’s visa waiver, such as a substantial increase in the risk to public policy or internal securityjustify this suspension;
Amendment 1226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77 a. Duly notes legislative modifications concerning external border checks; is concerned about the risks posed to the right of asylum and to principles of non-discrimination and data protection, and the fact that legislation is geared more towards dealing with irregular immigration than organised crime and terrorism;
Amendment 1227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
Amendment 1233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
Amendment 1239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
Amendment 1243 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
Amendment 1247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
Amendment 1249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 83
Paragraph 83
Amendment 1252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 84
Paragraph 84
Amendment 1254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
Amendment 1260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
Amendment 1266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 87
Paragraph 87
Amendment 1273 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
Amendment 1284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
Paragraph 89
89. Welcomes in this regardNotes the creation of a crime information cell within EUNAVFOR MED Operation Sophia, composed of staff members from relevant law enforcement authorities of Member States, Frontex and Europol, in order to improve information sharing between them;
Amendment 1286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
Paragraph 90
Amendment 1293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 91
Paragraph 91
91. EncouragesCalls on Member States to implement all European instruments relating to the fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism; urges the Commission to ensure these instruments are transposed and that they function properly; calls on Member States and third countries to implement the FATF recommendations, as well as the International Standards on Combating Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation adopted by the FATF in February 2012 (the so-called ‘revised FATF Recommendations’), without delay;
Amendment 1332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
Paragraph 98
98. Calls for the establishment of a European Union Terrorist Financing Tracking System (TFTS) for transactions by individuals with links to terrorism and its financing made within the Single Euro Payments Area, which would be complementary to the Terrorist Financing Tracking Program (TFTP) in the US;
Amendment 1340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99 a (new)
Paragraph 99 a (new)
99 a. Emphasises the vital importance of financial intelligence and tax information in CT; regrets that, in several Member States, agencies combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism are amongst the intelligence services to receive the worst funding; calls on Member States to boost their human resources and their financial resources significantly in investigation and law enforcement to combat tax evasion and tax fraud that may be financing criminal or terrorist activities;
Amendment 1370 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
Paragraph 110
Amendment 1379 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 111
Paragraph 111
Amendment 1383 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 112
Paragraph 112
112. Observes that regulated explosives precursor substances and mixtures continue to bare accessed by terrorists; welcomes, therefore, the proposal of April 2018 for a regulation on the marketing and use of explosives precursors;
Amendment 1395 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 119
Paragraph 119
119. Highlights the importance of upgrading the regulatory framework on firearms, in order to avoid illicitmonitor their sales and use as effectively as possible and to avoid firearms being trafficked from both within and outside the EU; calls for the loopholes in the existing firearms legislation to be closed, for example by taking measures to stop the circulation of easy-to-convert blank-firing guns, Flobert guns and alarm pistols;
Amendment 1410 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122
Paragraph 122
122. Calls for the intensification of EU cooperation with neighbouring countries in the area of CT in such a way that human rights and a clear definition of the notion of terrorism are strictly observed; considers that the EU must maintain a global approach to CT, with a specific focus on cooperation with key third countries on the basis of clearly defined priorthat respect democratic values, the Rule of Law, human rights and do not use CT as a front to suppress political oppositieson;
Amendment 1422 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 123
Paragraph 123
123. Considers that CT is a field which requires concrete expertise, including on related aspects such as fundamental rights, particularly rights of victims; calls, therefore, for the deepening of professionalisation of the EU network in this area, in particular by granting CT operative personnel coming from Member States a better and longer integration into the EU structure, beyond a single assignment within an EU delegation; considers that posting within the EU institutions would maximise expertise and use of competences in the field of CT;
Amendment 1424 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124
Paragraph 124
Amendment 1429 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125
Paragraph 125
Amendment 1432 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 a (new)
Paragraph 125 a (new)
125a. Is concerned about cooperation for counter-terrorism purposes with regimes that do not respect human rights; emphasises that the security concerns of certain neighbouring countries are not identical to and cannot be reconciled with the threats faced by the European Union and that the information supplied by these regimes is often partial, biased or skewed and may be used against nationals from those countries who are seeking asylum in the European Union;
Amendment 1438 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 125 b (new)
Paragraph 125 b (new)
125b. Asks the Member States to ban violent groups linked to third countries’ channels of influence in Europe, along the lines of the decision by the German Government to ban the group ‘Osmanen Germania’;
Amendment 1448 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 126
Paragraph 126
126. Calls on the Commission to analyse the different options for establishing an EU Coordination Centre for victims of terrorism (CCVT), which should provide timely and adequate crisis support in cases of mass attacks in one or several Member States; considers that the role of the CCVT would be to ensure the provision of expertise at EU level by promoting exchange of knowledge and best practices;
Amendment 1456 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 128
Paragraph 128
128. Calls on the Commission to put forward aevaluate and guarantee the implementation of European instruments on victims, and in particular Directive 2012/29/EU of 25 October 2012 establishing minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime, and replacing Council Framework Decision 2001/220/JHA; calls on the Commission to follow the recommendations in the European Parliament’s Resolution of 30 May 2018 on the implementation of that Directive; calls on the Commission to prepare an impact analysis for a new legislative proposal on the victims of terrorism, to includinge a clear definition of their specific status and rights, and a standardised form to claim compensation; considers that there should be a simplified procedure at national level for granting automatic compensation to victims of terrorism directly after an attack and for sanctioning fraudsters, and that the question of further compensation should be reviewed at regular intervals on the basis of an assessment of the victim’s situation;
Amendment 1476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 133 a (new)
Paragraph 133 a (new)
133 a. Calls on the relevant EU Member States to fully investigate allegations of collusions between state actors and terrorist groups; recognises the impact that the lack of investigation has on victims of collusion;
Amendment 1480 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 134
Paragraph 134
134. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of amending the European Solidarity Fund to include compensation of victims in the event of large-scale terror attacks, in order to support Member States when needed and in cross-border casesases where the nationals of more than one Member State are involved;
Amendment 1487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135
Paragraph 135
135. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all victims of terrorism are entitled to be a partyparticipate in judicial proceedings relating to a terrorist attack concerning them and to take into account the specific situation of cross-border victims;
Amendment 1488 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135 a (new)
Paragraph 135 a (new)
135a. Calls for legislation in the field of terrorism and national, regional and local response strategies for protection, resilience and response in the event of an attack to take into account the specific needs and circumstances of vulnerable people or people with disabilities; further calls for the involvement of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in any decision-making that affects them;
Amendment 1489 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135 a (new)
Paragraph 135 a (new)
135 a. Calls on EU Member States to release state papers regarding collusion and to ensure that all Member States fulfil their responsibilities to victims of collusion by acknowledging responsibility, providing necessary compensation, and ensuring impartial investigations into collusion are adequately funded;
Amendment 1491 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -136 (new)
Paragraph -136 (new)
-136. Calls on the Member States to ensure that all emergency legislation on counter-terrorism complies with the principles of purpose, proportionality and necessity, and that the measures taken within this context are clearly defined, limited in time and subject to due democratic scrutiny; emphasises that this emergency legislation is not always the most relevant action to take and that it has been shown that its effects are only significant when used over a very short- term period; is concerned about the transposition of emergency provisions into the ordinary legislation of various Member States when these emergency measures are diverted from their aims and used to suppress social movements and undermine freedom of movement and expression1a; __________________ 1a Amnesty International report, ‘Dangerously disproportionate’, 2017
Amendment 1492 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -136 a (new)
Paragraph -136 a (new)
-136a. Calls on the Commission and the Fundamental Rights Agency to examine the challenges that exist in this field and to identify best practice within the Member States which takes into account the specific circumstances of vulnerable people with disabilities; calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of best practice and to develop guidance in this respect;
Amendment 1493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
Amendment 1503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 a (new)
Paragraph 136 a (new)
136a. Considers that while citizens have a right to security, they also have a right to safety and must therefore be protected against any arbitrary measure which the context of counter-terrorism only justifies in exceptional circumstances, such as violations of the right to life;
Amendment 1506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 b (new)
Paragraph 136 b (new)
136b. Calls on the Member States and EU institutions, when adopting and applying counter-terrorism measures, to respect fundamental rights, which are not obstacles to but, on the contrary, the prerequisites for an effective framework for counter-terrorism and are a vital precondition in order to avoid ideological point-scoring by the terrorists themselves; considers that any arbitrary action should be combated; considers, in particular, that everyone is entitled to a fair trial;