3 Amendments of Henna VIRKKUNEN related to 2015/0281(COD)
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a (new)
Article 1 a Human rights and fundamental principles 1. Member States shall ensure that the implementation of this Directive is carried out while respecting human rights obligations, in particular the freedom of movement, freedom of expression and information, freedom of association and freedom of thought, conscience and religion as set forth in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and other obligations under international law. 2. Member States are not required to take measures in contradiction of constitutional rules relating to freedom of the press and freedom of expression in other media governing the rights and responsibilities of, and the procedural guarantees for, the press or other media where these rules relate to the determination or limitation of liability. 3. The establishment, implementation and application of the criminalisation under this Directive should furthermore be subject to the principle of proportionality, with respect to the legitimate aims pursued and to their necessity in a democratic society, and should exclude any form of arbitrariness or discriminatory or racist treatment. 4. Nothing in this Directive shall affect rights, obligations and responsibilities of a Member State and individuals under international law, including international humanitarian law. The activities of armed forces during an armed conflict, as those terms are understood under international humanitarian law, which are governed by that law, are not governed by this Directive, and the activities undertaken by military forces of a Member State in the exercise of their official duties, inasmuch as they are governed by other rules of international law, are not governed by this Directive.
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that providing or collecting funds, by any means, directly or indirectly, with the intent that they should be used, or knowing that they are to be used, in full or in part, to commit any of the offence(s) referred to in Articles 3 to 10 and 12 to 14 or 169 is punishable as a criminal offence when committed intentionally.
Amendment 323 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 1
Article 15 – paragraph 1
For an offence referred to in Article 4 and Title III to be punishable, it shall not be necessary that a terrorist offence be actually committed, nor shall it be necessary to establish a link to a specific terrorist offence or, insofar as the offences in Articles 9 to 11 are concerned, to specific offences related to terrorist activities.