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Amendments (19)

Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the terrorist attacks in Paris, Copenhagen and Tunis in early 2015 highlight the security threat which is posed by the presence and movement of these foreign fighterterrorists in Europe; whereas the European Union has condemned these attacks in the strongest terms and has committed itself to combat terrorism alongside the Member States;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas combating terrorism and preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations still falls essentially within the sphere of competence of the Member States, but whereas a concerted European approach is necessary to harmonise the legislation that applies in an area where European citizens are free to move;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish as quickly as possible a global strategy to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens, taking into account all vectors of radicalisation, on the basis of the exchange of best practice within the European Union and the evaluation of measures undertaken in the Member States; takes the view that the Commission should develop an intensive communication strategy on preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the internet plays a significant role in fuelling the radicalisation of European citizens, as it facilitates the rapid, large-scale distribution of hate messages inciting violence and praise for terrorism; expresses concern at the impact that such messages praising terrorism have on young people, who are particularly vulnerable; calls for a dialogue to be launched at European level with the internet giants with a view to preventing the online distribution of hate messages and to eradicating them swiftlyeffective monitoring to be carried out by the appropriate police services with a view to identifying the authors;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Feels that the internet giants should be made aware of their responsibilities so that they delete illegal content as quickly as possible; believes that the Member States should plan for the possibility of bringing criminal prosecutions against digital actors who do not take action in response to the spread of illicit messages or messages praising terrorism on their internet platforms; believes that refusal or failure to cooperate on the part of internet platforms which allow such messages to circulate should be considered an act of complicity with praising terrorism and should consequently be punished;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Feels, however, that the internet is an effective platform for spreading discourse opposed to hate speech and praise for terrorism; calls on the digital giants to cooperate with the Member States in order to take part in the spread of prevention messages calling for the development of critical thinking and for a process of deradicalisation;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. States that the internet giants, through internet referencing, have the power to promote radicalisation prevention messages aimed at countering messages that praise terrorism; feels that it is thus their duty to highlight messages that oppose hate speech and praise for terrorism, thereby making online radicalisation more difficult;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the introduction of measures enabling all internet users to flag illegal content circulating on the internet and on social media networks easily and quickly, while respecting basic freedoms and freedom of expression;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Feels that every Member State should set up a special unit tasked with flagging illicit content on the internet and with facilitating the detection and removal of content that does not conform to the host internet platform's charter and rules; proposes that such units could cooperate with a European unit responsible for dealing with flagging;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 324 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that online radicalisation cannot be stamped out without reinforcing the tools available to the EU to combat cybercrime; recommends that the European Union strengthen the mandate of the European Cybercrime Centre so that it can play an effective role in better protecting European citizens against online threats and detecting the digital processes used by terrorist organisations;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15 Stresses that schools and education have an important role to play in preventing radicalisation; recalls the crucial role that schools play in helping to promote integration and develop critical thinking; calls on the Member States to investigate the possibility of introducing, where it does not already exist, education on religious issues in schools;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European Union to carry out a communication campaign to raise the awareness of young people, as well as supervisory staff, as regards issues of radicalisation; calls on the Member States to introduce specialist training for teaching staff so that they can detect any suspicious changes in behaviour and properly supervise young people who are at risk of being recruited by terrorist organisations;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Highlights the crucial importance of making all actors aware of their responsibility to prevent radicalisation, whether at local, national, European or international level; encourages the establishment of close cooperation between all civil society actors, including national and local platforms for cooperation between actors on the ground, such as associations, NGOs and families of victims of terrorism; calls, in this regard, for the introduction of training adapted for the actors on the ground dealing with potentially radicalised European citizens;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Reiterates its desire to see the so- called ‘EU PNR’ directive swiftly adopted before the end of 2015 in order to enable the movements of European citizens likely to adopt a terrorist ideology to be tracked; recalls, however, that the EU PNR will not be enough to prevent the recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisatemphasises the fundamental importance of controlling the internal and external borders of the European Unions;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 532 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its belief that the European Union must step up its external border controls as a matter of urgency and that the Member States must also be able to guard and control the internal borders; stresses that it will be impossible to effectively track the departures or arrivals of European citizens unless mandatory and systematic controls are introduced on the European Union’s external borders; states that, to this end, one of the European Union’s priorities must be reformpealing the Schengen Code;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on Member States to share good practices in regard to exit checks on radicalised EU citizens and how to manage the return of citizens who have taken part in terrorist activities in conflict theatres abroad; supports in particular Member States confiscating the passports of EU citizens planning to join terrorist organisations;
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 599 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. States that a comprehensive approach to preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of EU citizens by terrorist organisations can only be successfully put in place if accompanied by measures to deradicalise EU citizens beguiled by terrorist rhetoric; calls on the European Union therefore to facilitate the sharing by Member States of good practices in regard to putting in place deradicalisation structures to prevent EU citizens leaving the EU or to control their return thereto;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 609 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
33. Suggests that Member States examine the idea of including mentors in the process to deradicalise EU citizens who have returned from fighting for terrorist organisations, to help support them in their reintegration into society;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Supports the development of a communication campaign at EU level based on the experiences of ʽformer foreign fightersʼ whose eye-witness accounts and traumatic experiences help strip away the religious significance of fighting for terrorist organisations such as ISIS; encourages Member States therefore to develop such structures enabling face-to-face meetings and dialogue with former fighters; emphasises furthermore that contact with victims of terrorism also seems to be an effective means of stripping radical rhetoric of its religious significance;deleted
2015/07/03
Committee: LIBE