Activities of Ioan ENCIU related to 2010/2154(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners - Liquids (LAG) ban on aircrafts (debate)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises the importance of the fight against terrorism and supports in this only the use of legitimate and proportionate means, which are necessary in a free and open democratic society;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for every body scanner to meet a minimum set of technical requirements before it can be placed on a permissible screening methods list; these requirements should inter alia ensure the prevention of any possible health risk, including long- term risks and side effects liable to aggravate or retrigger diseases or conditions; calls in this regard for any form of x-ray technology to be explicitly excluded from the permissible screening methods list;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that there is sufficient proof to suggest that body scanners cause seriousness diseases, such as cancer; consequently, in accordance with the precautionary principle, believes that their use in the European Union must be prohibited until in-depth studies have been conducted on the real health risks occasioned by exposure to the radiation emitted by different types of body scanner;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that every person shouldmust have the right to refuse a body scan, without the obligation to give any explanation, and the right to request a standard security check, with full respect for the rights and dignity of that person; calls in this regard for all security personnel to receive proper, extensive training;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Stresses that any proposal to allow the deployment and use of body scanners as a permissible screening method should be extensively justified inby means of prior in-depth studies and impact assessments covering inter alia the fundamental rights aspect of body scanners and the possible health risks, taking into account the opinions of the European Union, international and national human rights and data protection authorities, such as the EDPS, the FRA and the UN Special Rapporteur on the Protection of Human Rights while Countering Terrorism;