20 Amendments of Kinga GÁL related to 2015/2063(INI)
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a number of instruments already exist in Europe to address the radicalisation of European citizens and whereas the European Union and its Member States should show they are makingmake full use of these;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the extent to which the sMember States assumes responsibility for the risk of radicalisation can vary greatly from one Member State to another; whereas, while some Member States have already taken effective measures, others are lagging behind in their action to tackle this phenomenon;
Amendment 106 #
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 Member States and the European Union; whereas the security of European citizens is not incompatible with guaranteeing their freedoms; whereas, indeed, these two principles are two sides of the same coin;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of fostering and strengthening crossborder cooperation among law enforcement authorities; highlights the crucial importance of providing adequate resources and training to police forces working on the ground;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of making the fullest use ofenhancing cooperation among European law enforcement agencies; recommends to further exploit existing instruments to combat the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations; underlines that training is essential to allow law enforcement officials working on the ground to make full use of the existing tools; 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 taking on this objective of stamping out the radicalisation of European citizens;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to publish guidelines based on best practices on measures to be implemented in Europe'san prisons aimed at preventing Europeans 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 inmatesradicalisation of prisoners; believes that the Member States should consider the isolation of radicalised inmates within their prisons in order to prevent and to contain radicalisation in those institutions;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of specialised European training for prison staff, including by CEPOL, in order to teach them to detect and prevent 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;
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the internet playis used as a significant role inplatform for fuelling the radicalisation of European citizensand fundamentalism, 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 giancompanies, hotlines and experts with a view to preventing the online distribution of hate messages and to eradicating them swiftly;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. FeelUnderlines that the internet giants should be made aware of their responsibilities so that theyindustry has to take shared responsibility in deleteing 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 refusalin respect orf 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 consequentlyreedom of expression the refusal should be punished;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Feels, however,Stresses that the internet is an effective platform for spreading discourse opposed to hate speech and praise for terrorismf respect of human rights and fundamental freedoms and opposed to violence; calls on the digital giantplatforms 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 deradicalisationidentify innovative legal ways for countering praise of terrorism and hate speech, thereby making online radicalisation more difficult;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the introduction of measures enabling all internet users to easily and quickly flag illegal content circulating on the internet and on social media networks easily and quicklyand to report it to competent authorities, including through hotlines, while respecting basic freedoms and freedom of expression;
Amendment 312 #
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 units could cooperate with a European unit responsible for dealing with flagging; recommends that such unit should also cooperate with civil society organisations active in this field;
Amendment 317 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Feels that everyEncourages Member State shoulds to set up a special unit tasked with flagging illicit contenthate speech and praise and recruitment for terrorism 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 flaggingthe EU-anti terrorism coordinator and the European Counter-Terrorism Centre within Europol;
Amendment 390 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that it is vital to engage in dialogue with the various religious communities in order to help reach a better understanding of the phenomenon of radicalisation; draws the Member States' attention to the issue of training religious leaders in order to prevent preachers of hate from appearing in places of worship in Europe, and also of training prison chaplains, particularly when they are around prisoners deemed to be radicalisedand to prevent radicalisation; stresses the important role that religious communities can play in countering fundamentalism, hate speech and terrorism propaganda;
Amendment 472 #
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; 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 and Cepol;
Amendment 510 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that criminalising terrorist acts carried out by foreign fighters requires the collection of evidence in third countries to be possible; calls, therefore, on the European Union to work on establishing judicial and law enforcement cooperation agreements with third countries in order to facilitate such processes;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
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 the possibility of Member States confiscating the passports of EU citizens planning to join terrorist organisations, according to their National Constitutions;
Amendment 557 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates that making good use of existing instruments such as the SIS and VIS systems constitutes the first step in stepping up external border security in order to identify EU citizens who may be leaving for conflict zones; stresses the importance of providing law enforcement authorities with increased resources and adequate training to respond to the growing pressure;
Amendment 635 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Supports measures to weaken terrorist organisations from the inside and lessen their potential influence on EU citizens; urges the European Union to look into ways of dismantling jihadist networks and identifying how they are funded; encourages the Commission to propose a regulation on identifying and blocking terrorism funding channels;
Amendment 651 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on Member States to participate in efforts to trace external flows of funding and to display transparency in their relations with certain Gulf countries, with the aim of stepping up cooperation in order to shine a light on and block the financing of terrorism and fundamentalism in Africa and the Middle East, but also by some associations in Europe;