39 Amendments of Caterina CHINNICI related to 2015/2063(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 15 a (new)
Citation 15 a (new)
- having regard to the conclusions of the Justice and Home Affairs Council of 12 and 13 March 2015,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas more than 5000 European citizens have joined terrorist organisations, particularly ISIS (Da'esh) in I, Jahbat al- Nusraq and Syriaothers outside the European Union, especially in the MENA region; whereas this phenomenon is speeding up and taking on significant proportions;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
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 fighters in Europe and in the neighbourhood; whereas the European Union has condemned these attacks in the strongest terms and has committed itself to combat terrorism alongside the Member States, inside and outside EU territory;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
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 and to make prevention and counterterrorism effective;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the important thing now is to put greater stress on preventive rather than reactive measures to address the radicalisation of European citizens and their recruitment by terrorist organisations; whereas a strategy to counter extremism, radicalisation and terrorist recruitment within the EU can only work if it is developed in parallel to a strategy of integration, so-called "foreign fighter" return, re-integration and de- radicalisation;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is essential that fundamental rights and civil liberties be respected in all measures undertaken by the European Union; whereas the security of European citizens is not incompatible with guaranteeing their and Member States, namely the right to private life, the right to data protection, presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial and due process, freedom of expression and freedom of religion; whereas the security of European citizens must preserve their civil and political rights and freedoms; whereas, indeed, these two principles are two sides of the same coin;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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 urge the Member States to develop a common intensive communication strategy on preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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 and non-EU nationals residing in Europe, 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;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of making the fullest use of exexisting instruments more effective and of devisting instrumentsa new strategy to combat the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations; recommends that more use should be made of European funds to that end; stresses the major role which can be played by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) in stakmping onut this objective of stamping out the radicalisation of European citizens, by means of communication strategies aimed at promoting tolerance, non-discrimination and fundamental liberties, including interfaith dialogue with other communities;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 1 (new)
1. Par. 4 – Feels, however, that it is vital to find a correct balance between public safety and respect for the fundamental rights of individuals, including the right to privacy, the right to the protection of sensitive personal data and the right to freedom of expression and association, especially in the light of the recent ruling by the Court of Justice concerning the Data Retention Directive;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 2 (new)
2. Par. 5 – Urges the Commission to work ceaselessly to improve the exchange of information between national authorities through the existing channels of police and judicial cooperation in order to better prevent radicalisation.
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 3 – point 3 (new)
(3) Par. 6 – Stresses the need to involve civil society on a national and a local level with concrete initiatives to prevent and reduce the spread of extremist ideologies;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to publishropose guidelines on measures to be implemented in Europe's prisons aimed at preventing Europeaninmates from becoming radicalised; recommends that the Member States segregate radicalised inmates within their prisons in order to prevent radicalism from being imposed through intimidation on other inmates and to contain radicalisation in those institutions and containing the spread of radicalisation;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of specialised Europerecruitment and training for prison staff in order to teachrain them to detect radical behaviour; stresses the importance of appropriately training and recruiting prison chaplains so that they can not only adequately meet prisoners' cultural needs in prisons, but also counter radical discourse and to pre-empt radicalisation;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the establishment of edinstrucational, professional training, social integration and re-integration programmes in Europe’'s prisons in order to promote critical thinking and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicals in prison;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the establishment of educational programmes in Europe's prisons in order to promote critical thinking and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicals in prison; considers that accompanying measures should also be offered subsequently to the release from prison;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the establishment of educational programmes in Europe's prisons in order to promote critical thinking and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicalised inmates in prison; stresses the need to address prison radicalisation with utmost respect for the human rights of inmates;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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 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 swiftly; by means of communication strategies aimed at promoting tolerance, non-discrimination, fundamental liberties and solidarity, including increased interfaith dialogue;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the internet plays a significant role incan be a platform for fuelling the radicalisation of European citizens, as it facilitates the rapid, large- scale distribution of hate messages and praise for terrorism; expresses concern at the impact that such messages praising terrorism have especially on younger people, who are particularly vulnerable; calls for a dialogue to be launched at European level with the internet giantsindustry with a view to preventing the online distribution of hate messages and to eradicating them swiftlincitement to violence at the request of the responsible law enforcement authority;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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 giantonsiders that the internet industry and service providers should develop powerful and attractive narratives to counter hate speech and radicalisation online and calls on the Commission and Member States to assist them in that effort; calls on the digital companies and corporations to cooperate with the EU and 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;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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 andfundamental rights, especially freedom of expression;
Amendment 316 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 removalblocking 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;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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 unitwelcomes the decision of the Justice and Home Affairs cCould cooperatencil of 12 and 13 March 2015 to establish the EU Internet Referral Unit (IRU) with ain European unit responsible for dealing with flaggingol, and encourages the national authorities to cooperate closely with Europol, while fully respecting the fundamental rights of all parties involved;
Amendment 376 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
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 improve social inclusion, in particular for young people, and 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;
Amendment 427 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Feels that those local actors have a crucial role to play in the development of projects adapted to their towns or organisations, in addition to their role as an integrating factor for those European citizens who feel at odds with society and tempted by radicalisation; feels that the Member States should further promote social inclusion and support the establishment of structures facilitating, in particular, the supervisionactive involvement of young people, as well as exchanges with families, schools, hospitals, universities and so on; notes that such associations and organisations, which do not bear the mark of governments, sometimes achieve better results in reintegrating citizens who are on the path towards radicalisation into society;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. supports the formation of support and counselling centres, which can be contacted by people fearing the radicalization of relatives or friends;
Amendment 462 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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 organisationsTakes note of the preparation of a Directive on EU PNR , which should harmonise current practices by Member States and enable the travelling to the EU and from the EU to third countries of terrorist suspects to be tracked; warns of the utmost importance of making PNR fully compliant with fundamental rights, namely anti-discrimination, EU data protection rules and with EU principles and values in general; recalls, however, that the EU PNR will not be enough to prevent the recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations and should only be considered as one piece of a toolbox, which should involve foreign policy, social policy, education policy, law enforcement and justice;
Amendment 475 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the absolute necessity of stepping up the exchange of information between the law enforcement authorities in the Member Statenational authorities and on the need to optimise the use of Europol analysis projects such as 'Focal Point Travellers' and those concerning foreign fighters and related terrorist networks; stresses that stepping up the exchange of information between law enforcementnational authorities will also entail reinforcing the role of European Union agencies, such as Europol and Eurojust;
Amendment 479 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the absolute necessity of stepping up the exchange of information between the law enforcement authorities in the Member States and between Member States and the relevant EU agencies and structures; stresses that stepping up the exchange of information between law enforcement authorities will also entail reinforcing the role of European Union agencies, such as Europol and Eurojust;
Amendment 487 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that improved cooperation between the Member States aimed at countering the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens is also characterised by intensive exchanges between the judicial authorities; Notes that better reporting at European level on the criminal records of European citizens at risk of being radicalisedterrorist suspects would help speed up their detection and make it easier for them to be properly monitored, either when they leave or when they return; encourages, therefore, the reform of the ECRIS system; warns, however, of the importance of all EU and Members States action and policies being compliant with EU data protection and privacy rules, enshrined in the EU Charter on Fundamental Rights, EU secondary law and international treaties, covenants and conventions which Member States are party to;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its belief that the European Union must step up its external border controls as a matter of urgency; stresses that it will be impossible to effectively track the departures or arrivals of European citizens unless mandatory and systemic controls are introduced on the European Union's external borders; states that, to this end, onewithout close cooperation between the competent national authorities and the introduction of mandatory and systemic controls ofn the European Union's priorities must be reforming the Schengen Codeexternal borders;
Amendment 571 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses once more the vital importance of the European Union establishing close cooperation with non-EU countries and relevant communities, notably transit countries and those to which foreign fighters are heading, insofar as this is possible, in order to be able to identify EU citizresidents leaving to fight for terrorist organisations or returning thereafter;
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is convinced that for such enhanced cooperation to be established the Commission, and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in particular, need to make greater efforts in terms of Arabic- speaking staff and spokespersons; considers it essential that the EUʼs call to combat radicalisation can be heard beyond its own borders through strategic communication that is both incisive and effective;
Amendment 590 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that the phenomenon of radicalisation and recruitment of EU citizens is a global phenomenon; believes that the response to this phenomenon ought to be international and not just local or European; considers therefore that cooperation with EU partner countrieIt is therefore necessary to strengthen cooperation between third countries to identify recruitment networks and foreign fighters and to increase security at the borders of the countries concerned; reiterates also that cooperation with regional and key partners that are facing similar challenges, such as Canada or the United States, has to be stepped up;
Amendment 591 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Acknowledges that the phenomenon of radicalisation and terrorist recruitment of EU citizens is a global phenomenon; believes that the response to this phenomenon ought to be international and not just local or European; considers therefore that cooperation with EU partner countries that are facing similar challenges, such as Canada or the United States, has to be stepped up has to be stepped up through diplomatic, political dialogue and intelligence cooperation;
Amendment 593 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Reiterates that the global reach of terrorism requires an effective, united international response to successfully prevent the trafficking of weapons to countries that threaten international peace and security.
Amendment 595 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Considers it a priority to stabilise crisis areas and find permanent solutions to conflicts which promote suffering, injustice, hatred and violence, and thus create fertile ground for terrorist recruitment.
Amendment 602 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. States that a comprehensive approachpolicy to preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of EU citizens by terrorist organisations can only be successfully put in place if accompanied by measures to a de- radicalise EU citizens beguiled by terrorist rhetoration policy; 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 and non-EU nationals legally residing in the EU leaving the EU or to control their return thereto;
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
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 urge Member States to remove the barriers which create social injustice and marginalisation, and to promote social inclusion and development, in particular among young people; calls on the European Union 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;