25 Amendments of Georgios PAPANIKOLAOU related to 2013/2024(INI)
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Fears that the economic crisis may develop into a crisis of democracy and believes that strong political leadership is necessary to defend democratic achievementsTakes the view that, at a time of economic crisis, it is necessary to be particularly vigilant so as to safeguard democracy and prevent intolerance;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. Takes the view that the adoption and effective implementation of legislation regarding the tackling of hate crime and those who promote, support and commit hate crime, is paramount;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Regrets the inadequacy of policies on integrating people with disabilities and of how their rights are taken into account;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Notes that the Stockholm Programme aims to facilitate the free movement of European citizens and further improve security in the Union and thus protect the lives and safety of citizens of the Union and to tackle organised crime, terrorism and other threats by defending and respecting all the rights and obligations deriving from a European area of justice, and that judicial cooperation represents the mainone tool to achieve this objective;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Acknowledges the progress made with the roadmap for procedural rights in criminal proceedings, but regrets that key proposals on legal aid and vulnerable suspects are outstanding and that the level of ambition of the Council seems to be decreasing more and morenothing has been done as regards protecting witnesses and whistleblowers;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the Member States and the Commission in the context of the Internal Security Strategy (ISS) and the EU policy cycle on organised and serious international crime; points out, however, that further progress needs to be made, for instance in the fields of combating transnational organised crime, cybercrime, protection of critical infrastructure and the fights against corruption, money laundering, terrorist funding and the trade in illegal firearms;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Notes with satisfaction the progress made by the Member States and the Commission in the context of the Internal Security Strategy (ISS) and the EU policy cycle on organised and serious international crime; points out, however, that further progress needs to be made, for instance in the fields of cybercrime, cyber- facilitated crime such as child pornography, protection of critical infrastructure and the fights against organised crime, including economic crimes, corruption, money laundering, terrorist funding and the trade in illegal firearms, notably through strengthening the according Agencies on the European level;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that Parliament is now a fully- fledged institutional actor in the field of security policies, and is therefore entitled to participate actively in determining the features and priorities of the ISS and in evaluating those instruments, including through regular monitoring exercises on the implementation of the ISS, to be conducted jointly by the European Parliament, national parliaments and the Council under Articles 70 and 71 TFEU;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that a proper analysis of the security threats to be addressed is an essential prerequisite for an effective ISS; notes the usefulness of Europol's analyses in this connection;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Points out that the current ISS will come to an end in 2014; calls on the Commission to start preparing a new ISS for the period 2015-2019 which takes account of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon and the incorporation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights into Union law; calls on the Council to take Parliament’s input, and Europol's risk analyses, for the new ISS properly into account before adopting the new strategy;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34 b (new)
Paragraph 34 b (new)
34b. Regrets the delay in the negotiations on introducing a European passenger name record (PNR) system;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Welcomes the Commission’s proposal forchange of legal basis and positive developments proposed by the Commission for Europol, with a view to the new Europol Regulation, and hopes for a quick advancement of this important legislative dossier so that Europol can be brought into line with the Lisbon Treaty as soon as possible;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Finds the lack of progress on combatting terrorism most regrettable; notes in particular that much remains to be done on preventing terrorism and on tracking and preventing terrorist financing; calls for policies to be developed to prevent the radicalisation of young people, in particular, and to detect its early signs;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 b (new)
Paragraph 36 b (new)
36b. Notes that trafficking in the EU, both of drugs and of people, is continuing to expand and that the relevant European policies need to be strengthened;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 c (new)
Paragraph 36 c (new)
36c. Regrets that the EU does not yet have the proper resources to prevent natural or man-made disasters and respond to them;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 e (new)
Paragraph 36 e (new)
36e. Calls for policies to protect children against all forms of violence, including in the digital environment, to be strengthened;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Welcomes the reform of the mandate of FRONTEX and the agreement on Eurosur; considers that the new rules for the surveillance of sea borders need to be agreed on as soon as possible, that priority should be given to saving the lives of migrants and that the principle of non- refoulement is to be fully respected; considers that the saving of lives starts already in the third country and that cooperation with third countries should be improved;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41 c (new)
Paragraph 41 c (new)
41c. Highlights the importance of tackling trafficking and smuggling at borders, including combatting the trafficking of migrants;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 a (new)
Paragraph 43 a (new)
43 a. Acknowledges that the recent changes and turmoil in Northern Africa and the Middle East have intensified the pressure in the EU's Eastern and Southern borders;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43 b (new)
Paragraph 43 b (new)
43 b. Calls for the introduction of a coherent, voluntary permanent intra-EU relocation scheme for beneficiaries of international protection;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44 a (new)
Paragraph 44 a (new)
44 a. Believes that, in the context of the Dublin system, the possibility to suspend transfers to Member States under significant pressure should in the future be considered;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Deeply deplores the failure to make the principles of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility, as laid down in Article 80 TFEU, a reality; believes that accentuated and more concrete measures will, such as the use of an EU Distribution Key for the relocation of be necessary in the future; ficiaries of international protection, based on appropriate indicators, is necessary;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 a (new)
Paragraph 46 a (new)
46 a. Points out the importance of the effective implementation of readmission agreements with third countries; reiterates that when a third country does not effectively cooperate, return may become in practice impossible;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 d (new)
Paragraph 46 d (new)
46d. Notes the need to examine and address the role of transit countries;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46 e (new)
Paragraph 46 e (new)
46e. Stresses the need to encourage voluntary return policies;