10 Amendments of Miguel URBÁN CRESPO related to 2017/2203(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to Article 16 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU); having regard to Articles 7 and 8 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights on personal data protection,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas most of the military material they use is manufactured in the west: European weapons sold to Saudi Arabia, or American arms distributed initially to the Free Syrian Army, which subsequently end up in the hands of the Islamic State;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is essential to support democratic forces in the Arab world;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, given that terrorism is a global crime, the effective response to it must also be a global one, with coordination and the exchange of basic information on physical and legal persons, and suspicious activity, being absolutely vital; whereas personal data protection and respect for private life are important fundamental rights;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas there is a need for a preventive strategy based on the exchange of basic information among intelligence agencies involved in combating the financing of terrorism; whereas personal data protection and respect for private life are important fundamental rights;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas a number of international non-profit organisations, charities and other foundations, some of them located in Gulf countries, act as a cover for abusive practices; whereas surveillance of these networks, which are often extensive, is therefore vital; whereas their support for the expansion of extremist Salafism in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and Europe cannot be tolerated; whereas this must not detract from the humanitarian work carried out by many NGOs, it being necessary to avoid criminalising these NGOs and the humanitarian aid provided by them;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) urges the Commission to review its business relations with countries such as Saudi Arabia and Qatar and to propose and implement measures for the close monitoring of financial flows and tax havens, which play a key role in the financing of terrorist networks;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g a (new)
(ga) urges the Commission to put an end to any type of tax haven that facilitates money laundering, tax avoidance and tax evasion, all of which play a key role in the financing of terrorist networks;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(gb) calls for compliance with international provisions regarding the imposition of arms embargoes on countries in conflict;
Amendment 200 #
(k) calls on the EU Member States to establish a monitoring system to ensure that mosques, cultural associations and similar entities provide details of how the funds they receive are distributed, both within and outside the EU, and calls for all the transactions made by those sending funds to be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guarantees; calls for the introduction of mandatory ex ante monitoring of the source of money and its destination where charities are concerned, so as to prevent money being distributed maliciously or negligently for terrorist purposes; urges that all such measures be carried out as part of specific programmes designed to combat Islamophobia, in order to avoid an increase of hate crimes, attacks on Muslims or any racist and xenophobic attacks motivated by religion or ethnicity;