Activities of Timothy Charles Ayrton TANNOCK related to 2015/2063(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that the report presented to the LIBE committee in its original form is a very helpful and thoughtful addition to this area of policy; Supports the general approach taken by the rapporteur and concurs with much of the premise and interpretations upon which it has been informed;
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Strongly welcomes the report’s recommendations to Member States of segregating radicalised inmates within the penal system; Urges caution, however, in doing so en-masse for fear of allowing known radicals to coalesce and form contacts that may be potentially damaging upon their release;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Welcomes the report’s references to the issue of training religious leaders in order to prevent preachers of hate; Calls for Member States to investigate ways of bringing such education and training under the monitoring of the state and more formally institutionalising religious teaching in order to prevent extremists from taking hold;
Amendment 112 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6d. Strongly supports the report’s calls to accept that this is an issue that is both internal and external and therefore accepts the view that swift adoption of the ‘EU-PNR’ directive would be of great value in the fight against extremism;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 e (new)
Paragraph 6 e (new)
6e. Supports the report’s call on Member States to criminalise terrorist acts that occur outside of their jurisdiction and agrees that this is one of the most effective tools to fight terrorism and extremism;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 f (new)
Paragraph 6 f (new)
6f. Supports the report’s note that there is a need to cooperate more closely with non-EU countries in order to more effectively identify EU citizens leaving to fight for terrorist organisations and returning thereafter; Similarly supports the report’s calls for the EEAS to increase the teaching of Arabic to its officials in order to support such aims;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 g (new)
Paragraph 6 g (new)
6g. Would strongly reject any attempts to remove aspects of the report that focus on fighting acts of terrorism and extremism in their own right; takes the view that it is unhelpful and counter-productive to break the link between fighting radicalisation and fighting the manifestations of it;