18 Amendments of Edward CZESAK related to 2018/2044(INI)
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas Daesh and Al-Qaeda are financially self-reliant and whereas illicit trade in goods, firearms, oil, drugs, cigarettes and cultural objects, among other items, as well as trafficking in human beings, slavery, child exploitation, racketeering and extortion, have become means for terrorist groups to obtain funding; whereas the link between organised crime and terrorist groups constitutes a growing security threat; whereas these sources could enable the continued funding of future criminal activities by Al-Qaeda, as well as by Daesh following its territorial collapse in Syria and Iraq;
Amendment 635 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that while Member States remain first in line to respond to and prevent threats, a clear need exists to fully recognise the Security Union’s role in supporting themthe EU has an important role to play in coordination and sharing best practices, providing common solutions and adding value;
Amendment 699 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to establish and maintaior strengthen appropriate ‘civil defence’ measures for preparedness against CBRN attacks by recruiting qualified and regularly trained personnel incorporating both full-time and voluntary staff, as well as appropriate technical infrastructure including specialised detection vehicles and the sharing of best practice; emphasises that these measures must be in line with a multidisciplinary strategy that contains methods of coordination, notification procedures, standard protocols, evacuation planning, public alarm systems and incident reporting; calls on the Commission and the Member States to gradually harmonise these strategies;
Amendment 717 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that terrorists have been known to start off in petty crime; iIs concerned that certain Member States’ justice systems have low conviction rates, with inadequate sentences being issued for serious crime and radicalised individuals being released prematurely or on parole; therefore encourages Member States to organise their justice systems such as to ensure effective intervention vis-à-vis habitual offenders and sufficient dissuasiveness for such offenders;
Amendment 793 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 811 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for chaplainimams in the EU, with accrediting theological education programmes integrating EU values; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to - practices of Islam that are compliant with EU values;
Amendment 852 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Asks the Member States to ban and remove all religious literature within their territory that incites to violent and terrorist acts; asks for such literature to be removed from online platforms and shops as part of the referrals by the Internet Referral Unit; calls for all efforts to be made to track and/or identify sources of such literature;
Amendment 903 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26 a. Underlines that cyber space has a potential to become an important sphere of terrorist activities; calls on the Member States and all other relevant actors to include cyber defence in all aspects of counter terrorist operations and strategies;
Amendment 959 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to introduce a licensing system for chaplainimams accessing prisons, and calls on the Council, with support from the Commission, to draw up guidelines on this; calls on Member States to regularly evaluate and monitor the chaplainimams having access to prisons;
Amendment 995 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 1011 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Paragraph 38
Amendment 1111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Calls onRecommends that the Member States to examine the possibility of better coordination and cooperation between intelligence and law enforcement services at EU level by increasingly sending intelligence experts in addition to law enforcement staff to the meetings of the Counter-Terrorism Joint Liaison Team (CTJLT) at Europol, which could serve as a blueprint for further cooperation between law enforcement and intelligence; calls on the Commission to support the CTJLT, including special funding;
Amendment 1117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Calls onRecommends that Member States and European stakeholders to continue existing operational capabilities and enhance maximum effective cooperation in the fields of counter-terrorism and internal security;
Amendment 1130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Calls for Europol to become a veritable hub for information exchange and cooperation in the field of counter- terrorism in the EU, if necessary with a stronger mandate;
Amendment 1235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 79
Paragraph 79
Amendment 1307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
Amendment 1354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 100 a (new)
Paragraph 100 a (new)
100 a. Reminds that sensitive data is also part of critical infrastructure in Member States and thus should be properly safeguarded from cyber attacks;
Amendment 1365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 107
Paragraph 107
107. Recommends that the private sector be involved when devising programmes for the protection of critical infrastructure and soft targets, and highlights the need to develop public-private dialogues to this effect also in the cyber domain;