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RECOMMENDATION FOR SECOND READING on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Internal Security Fund
Amendments (43)
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Union’s objective of ensuring a high level of security within an area of freedom, security and justice pursuant to Article 67(3) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) should be achieved, among others, through measures to prevent and combat crime as well as through measures for coordination and cooperation between law enforcement authorities and other national authorities of Member States, including with relevant Union agencies and other relevant Union bodies, and with relevant third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), and international organisations.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) To achieve this objective, actions should be taken at Union level to protect people and goods, public spaces and critical infrastructure from increasingly transnational threats and to support the work carried out by Member States’ competent authorities. Terrorism, serious and organised crime, itinerant crime, drug trafficking, corruption, cybercrime, hybrid threats, trafficking in human beings and arms, among others, continue to challenge the internal security of the Union.
Amendment 96 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(1a) Sensitization of law-enforcement personnel on issues related to all forms of racism, including antisemitism and antiziganism, is a key success factor for internal security. Sensitization training and education measures for law- enforcement actors should therefore be included in the scope of the fund in order to increase trust-building capacity on the local level.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) Within the comprehensive framework of the Fund, the financial assistance provided through the Fund should in particular support police and judicial cooperation and prevention in the fields of serious and organised crime, illicit arms trafficking, corruption, money laundering, drug trafficking, environmental crime, exchange of and access to information, terrorism, trafficking in human beings, exploitation of illegalrregular immigration, child sexual exploitation and abuse, distribution of child abuse images and child pornography, and cybercrime. The Fund should also support the protection of people, public spaces and critical infrastructure against security-related incidents and the effective management of security-related risks and crises, including through the development of common policies (strategies, policy cycles, programmes and action plans), legislation and practical cooperation.
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) There is a need to maximise the impact of Union funding by mobilising, pooling and leveraging public and private financial resources. The Fund should promote and encourage the active and meaningful participation and involvement of civil society, including non- governmental organisations, as well as the European industrial sector in the development and implementation of security policy, including where relevant with involvement of other relevant actors, Union agencies and other Union bodies, third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), and international organisations in relation to the objective of the Fund.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) Measures in and in relation to third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), supported through the Fund should, be implemented in full synergy and coherence with and should complement other actions outside the Union supported through the Union’s external financing instruments. In particular, in implementing such actions, full coherence should be sought with the principles and general objectives of the Union’s external action and foreign policy related to the country or region in question. In relation to the external dimension, the Fund should enhance cooperation with those third countries in areas of interest to the Union’s internal security, such as countering terrorism and radicalisation, cooperation with third country law enforcement authorities in the fight against terrorism (including detachments and joint investigation teams), serious and organised crime and corruption, money laundering, tax fraud, trafficking in human beings and migrant smugglingcybercrime.
Amendment 130 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 37
Recital 37
(37) For the purpose of implementation of actions under shared management, the Fund should form part of a coherent framework consisting of this Regulation, the Financial Regulation and the Common Provisions Regulation (EU) No X18. In the event of conflicting provisions, Regulation(EU) No X [CPR] should take precedence over this Regulation. __________________ 18 Full reference
Amendment 135 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 44
Recital 44
(44) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Interinstitutional Agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201626, there is a need to evaluate this Fund on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burden, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, canshould include measurablqualitative and quantitative indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Fund on the ground. In order to measure the achievements of the Fund, indicators and related targets should be established in relation to each specific objective of the Fund. __________________ 26 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 139 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) ‘crime prevention’ means all measures that are intended to reduce or otherwise contribute to reducing crime and citizens’ feeling of insecurity, as referred to in Article 2(2) of Council Decision 2009/902/JHA29 ; __________________ 29 Council Decision 2009/902/JHA of 30 November 2009 setting up a European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) and repealing Decision 2001/427/JHA (OJ L 321, 8.12.2009, p. 44).
Amendment 140 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) ‘cybercrime’ means cyber- dependent crimes, that is to say crimes that can be committed only through the use of information and communications technology (ICT) devices and systems, where the devices and systems are either tools for committing the crime or the primary targets of the crime; and cyber- enabled crimes, that is to say traditional crimes, such as child sexual exploitation, which can be increased in scale or reach by the use of computers, computer networks or other forms of ICT;
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘EMPACT actions’ means actions undertaken in the framework of the European multidisciplinary platform against criminal threats (EMPACT)30. EMPACT is a structured multidisciplinary cooperation platform of the relevant Member States, Union institutions and agencies, as well as third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), international organisations and other public and private partners to address prioritised threats of organised and serious international crime under the EU Policy Cycle; __________________ 30 Conclusions of the Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers, 8 and 9 November 2010.
Amendment 145 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘EU Policy Cycle’ refers to an intelligence-led and multidisciplinary initiative with the aim to fight the most important serious and organised crime threats to the Union by encouraging cooperation between the Member States, the Union institutions, the agencies and where relevant third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), and organisations;
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ‘exchange of and access to information’ means the secure collection, storage, processing, analysis and exchange of information relevant to the authorities referred to in Article 87 TFEU as well as to Europol, Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in relation to the prevention, detection, investigation, and prosecution of criminal offences, in particular cross- border organised crime;
Amendment 162 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) to increase the exchange of relevant information among and within the Union law enforcement and other competent authorities and other relevant Union bodies as well as with third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), and international organisations;
Amendment 166 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to support effort at strengthening the capabilities in relation to combatting and preventing crime including terrorism in particular through increased cooperation between public authorities, civil society and private partners across the Member States.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) to support educational and training measures for law-enforcement personnel ensuring sensitization on issues related to racism.
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 2
2. To achieve the objectives of this Regulation, the Fund may support the actions in-line with Union priorities as referred to in Annex III in relation to and in third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), where appropriate, in accordance with Article 5.
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 – point e
(e) coercive equipment, including weapons, ammunition, explosives and riot sticks, except for training;
Amendment 187 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Article 4 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 2
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a – point ii
(ii) a third country that is a member of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), listed in the work programme under the conditions specified therein.
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) any legal entity created under Union lawor Member State law, law of an EFTA Member State, or any international organisation.
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 4
Article 5 – paragraph 4
4. Legal entities participating in consortia of at least two independent entities, established in different Member States or overseas countries or territories linked to those states, or in third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA), are eligible.
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 2
Article 12 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall ensure that the Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL), the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust), the Europea Public Prosecutor’s Office, the European Union Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) are associated to the development of the programmes at an early stage, as regards the areas of their competence. Specifically, Member States shall consult Europol on the design of their actions in particular when including EU policy cycle or EMPACT actions or actions coordinated by the Joint Cybercrime Action Taskforce (J-CAT) in their programmes. Prior to including training in their programmes, Member States shall coordinate with CEPOL in order to avoid overlapestablish best practices.
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission may associate the Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol), the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Training (CEPOL) and the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA)Agencies referred to in paragraph 2 where appropriate in the monitoring and evaluation tasks as specified in Section 5 in particular in view of ensuring that the actions implemented with the support of the Fund are compliant with the relevant Union acquis and agreed Union priorities.
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 22 – paragraph 1
Article 22 – paragraph 1
1. The Fund shall provide financial assistance to address urgent and specific needs in the event of an emergency situation resulting from a security-related incident or, newly emerging threat or newly detected vulnerability within the scope of this Regulation which has or may have a significant adverse impact on the security of people, public places or critical infrastructure in one or more Member States;
Amendment 278 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 26 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the complementarity between the actions supported by the Fund and support provided by other Union funds, in particular those in or in relation to third countries that are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA);
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure the uniform application of the Union acquis on security supporting information exchange for example via Prüm, EU PNR and SIS IIthe exchange of relevant information, including through the implementation of recommendations from quality control and evaluation mechanisms such as the Schengen evaluation mechanism and other quality control and evaluation mechanisms;
Amendment 284 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point c
Annex II – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) to increase the active use of Union security relevant information exchange tools, systems and databases ensuring that these are fed with high quality relevant data;
Amendment 286 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) to increase coordination and cooperation of law enforcement and other competent authorities within and between Member States and with other relevant actorsmembers of the European Free Trade Area, for example through networks of specialised national units, Union networks and cooperation structures, Union centres;
Amendment 287 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 2 – point c
Annex II – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) to improve inter-agency cooperation and at Union level between the Member States, or between Member States, on the one hand, and the relevant Union bodies, offices and agencies on the other hand as well as at national level among the competent national authorities in each Member State.
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 3 – point a
Annex II – paragraph 3 – point a
(a) to increase law enforcement training, exercises, and mutual learning, specialised exchange programmesall by emphasizing sensitization on issues related to racism, specialised exchange programmes including an ‘Erasmus for police officers’ programme for junior law- enforcement staff, and sharing of best practice including in and with third countries and other relevant actorsthat are members of the European Free Trade Area (EFTA);
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 3 – point b
Annex II – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) to exploit synergies by pooling resources and knowledge among Member States and other relevant actors, including civil society through, for instance, the creation of joint centres of excellence, the development of joint risk assessments, or common opethe sharing of best practional support centres for jointly conducted operationsces in preventing crime at the local level, including through applying those;
Amendment 291 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex II – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
Annex II – paragraph 3 – point d a (new)
(da) to detect, assess, and close vulnerabilities in critical infrastructure and IT equipment with high market penetration in order to prevent attacks against information systems and critical infrastructure, for instance by code auditing of free and open source software, by establishing and supporting bug bounty programmes, or by penetration testing;
Amendment 309 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – indent 9
Annex III – indent 9
– actions empowering communities to develop local approaches and prevention policies, and awareness-raising andsensitization measures for law enforcement to detect and avoid racism, as well as communication activities among stakeholders and the general public on Union security policies;
Amendment 317 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 2
Annex IV – indent 2
– Projects which aim at improving the interoperability of IT systems and communication networks, in so far as provided for by Union or Member State law.41 __________________ 41 In line with the Commission Communication on stronger and smarter information systems for borders and security COM(2016) 205.
Amendment 319 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex IV – indent 2 a (new)
Annex IV – indent 2 a (new)
– Projects which aim to prevent and fight cybercrime, including measures to prevent attacks against information systems and critical infrastructure by detecting and closing vulnerabilities;
Amendment 325 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 – title
Annex V – part 3 – title
Specific Objective 3: Strengthened capabilities to combat and prevent crime
Amendment 326 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex V – part 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Annex V – part 3 – point 2 – paragraph 1
Number of public spaces and scale of critical infrastructures and public spaces of which the protection against security-related incidents has been improved with the help of the Fund.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Number of new connections betweenof competent authorities to security-relevant databases made with support of the Fund:
Amendment 336 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Annex VIII – part 1 – point 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) with one or more third countries which are members of the European Free Trade Area.
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 4 – paragraph 1
Number of public spaces and scale of critical infrastructures and public spaces of which the protection against security-related incidents has been improved with the help of the Fund.
Amendment 345 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Annex VIII – part 3 – point 5 – paragraph 1 – point a