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Prevention of radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations (A8-0316/2015 - Rachida Dati) FR
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Amendments (52)
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas more than 5000 European citizens have joined terrorist organisations, particularly ISIS (Da'esh) in I, Jahbat al- Nusraq and Syriaothers outside the European Union, especially in the MENA region; whereas this phenomenon is speeding up and taking on significant proportions;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the terrorist attacks in Paris, Copenhagen and Tunis in earlyFrance, Tunisia and Copenhagen since the beginning of 2015 highlight the security threat which is posed by the presence and movement of these ‘foreign’ fighters in Europe; whereas the European Union has condemned these attacks in the strongest terms and has committed itself to combat terrorism alongside the Member States;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the terrorist attacks in Paris, Copenhagen and Tunis in early 2015 highlight the security threat which is posed by the presence and movement of these foreign fighters in Europe and in the neighbourhood; whereas the European Union has condemned these attacks in the strongest terms and has committed itself to combat terrorism alongside the Member States, inside and outside EU territory;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas combating terrorism and preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations still falls essentially within the sphere of competence of the Member States, but whereas a concerted European approach is necessary to harmonise the legislation that applies in an area where European citizens are free to move and to make prevention and counterterrorism effective;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas radicalisation takes place in multiple environments and through various fashions and practices; whereas radicals often benefit from the personal authority influence by their leaders and whereas these harmful role models exercise a similar impact on their victims to that of religious sects;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the important thing now is to put greater stress on preventive rather than reactive measures to address the radicalisation of European citizens and their recruitment by terrorist organisations; whereas a strategy to counter extremism, radicalisation and terrorist recruitment within the EU can only work if it is developed in parallel to a strategy of integration, so-called "foreign fighter" return, re-integration and de- radicalisation;
Amendment 102 #
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 European Union; whereas the security of European citizens is not incompatible with guaranteeing their and Member States, namely the right to private life, the right to data protection, presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial and due process, freedom of expression and freedom of religion; whereas the security of European citizens must preserve their civil and political rights and freedoms; whereas, indeed, these two principles are two sides of the same coin;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. Whereas home-grown terrorism has given an extra boost to a dangerous extend ever since ISIS took over land in Syria and Iraq and delivered a worldwide propaganda campaign to join forces with Jihadist and to deliver attacks within their home country;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas terrorism and foreign fighters' recruitment have heightened intolerance towards religious and ethnic communities in several countries in Europe; whereas a holistic strategy to combat discrimination in general and Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in particular are crucial instruments to curb radicalisation;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. Whereas youth radicalisation should not be disconnected from its social and political context and must be investigated within the broader scope of sociology of conflict and violent studies;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H c (new)
Recital H c (new)
Hc. Whereas the geographical proximity of the conflict in Syria, the easy access to Syria, and the atrocities of the Syrian government and its international condemnation has given great legitimacy to armed commitment and has therefore increased the recruitment of volunteers to fight the Syrian regime by means of joining Jihad terrorist groups such as ISIS.
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish as quickly as possible a global strategyfurther develop EU strategies and to cooperate with third countries and international organisations to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens, taking into account all vectors of radicalisation, on the basis of the exchange of best practice within the European Union and the evaluation of measures undertaken in the Member States; takes the view that the Commission should develop an intensive communication strategy on preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish as quickly as possible a global strategy to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens and non-EU nationals residing in Europe, taking into account all vectors of radicalisation, on the basis of the exchange of best practice within the European Union and the evaluation of measures undertaken in the Member States; takes the view that the Commission should develop an intensive communication strategy on preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of making the fullest use of existing instruments to combat the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations; 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; requests that this network receive better publicity and visibility among players combating radicalisation.
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of making the fullest use of existing instruments to prevent and combat the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations; highlights the importance of using all relevant internal and external instruments in a holistic and comprehensive manner; 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 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to publish guidelines on measures to be implemented in Europe's prisons aimed at preventing Europeans from becoming radicalised; recommends that the Member States segregparate radicalised inmates within their prisons in order to prevent radicalism from being imposed through intimidation or other practises on other inmates and to contain radicalisation in those institutions;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of specialised and ongoing European training for prison staff and partners operating in the penal system in order to teach them to detect radical behaviour and covert forms of radicalisation; 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 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Supports the establishment of specialised European training for prison staff in order to teach them to detect and to deal with radical behaviour; stresses the importance of appropriatelyoffering access to training and recruitingfor prison chaplains and to counsellors so that they can not only adequately meet prisoners' cultural needs in prisons, but also and counter radical discourse effectively;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the establishment of educational programmes in Europe's prisons in order to promote critical thinking and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicalised inmates in prison; stresses the need to address prison radicalisation with utmost respect for the human rights of inmates;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the internet plays a significant role in fuelling the radicalisation of European citizens, 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 and concerted action to be launched at European level with the internet giants with a view to preventing the online distribution of hate messages and to eradicating them swiftly;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Feels that the internet giantsindustry should be made aware of their responsibilities so that they delete 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 refusal or 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 consequently be punished; welcomes the cooperation between Europol, national law enforcement and judiciary bodies with private actors to swiftly remove illicit content and to prosecute perpetrators; calls on the European Commission and Member States to promote and support the further institutionalisation of such working groups;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Feels, however,Is convinced that the internet is an effective platform forto spreading discourse opposed toto counter hate speech and praise for terrorism; recalls on the digital giantsthat such counter discourse should be based on the charter of fundamental rights; calls on the internet industry 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 deradicalisation;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Feels, however, that the internet is an effective platform for spreading discourse opposed to hate speech and praise for terrorism; calls on the digital giants to cooperate with the Member States in order to work on developing discourse and to take part in the spread of prevention messages calling for the development of critical thinking and for a process of deradicalisation;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. States that the internet giantsindustry, through internet referencing, have the power to promote radicalisation prevention messages aimed at countering messages that praise terrorism; feels that it is thus their duty to highlight messages that oppose hate speech and praise for terrorism, thereby making online radicalisation more difficult; calls on the Commission and on Member States to support the effective use of counter narratives and mitigation measures through the internet;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the introduction of measures enabling all internet users to flag illegal content circulating on the internet and on social media networks easily and quickly, while respecting basic freedoms andfundamental rights, especially freedom of expression;
Amendment 319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. FWelcomes the creation of the Internet Referral Unit (IRU) by Europol to detect illicit content and supporting Member States in this regard; 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;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that online radicalisation cannot be stamped out without reinforcing the tools available to the EU to combat cybercrime; recommends that the European Union strengthen the mandate of the European Cybercrime Centre should be strengthened so that it can play an effective role in better prodetecting European citizens against online threats and detecting the digital processes used by terrorist organisationsand tackling online threats and better identifying the ways used by terrorist organisations; recalls the necessity of sufficiently trained experts at Europol as well as in Member States to respond to this specific threat;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that online radicalisation cannot be stamped out without reinforcing the tools available to the EU to combat cybercrime; recommends that the European Union strengthen the mandate of the European Cybercrime Centre, Europol and Eurojust so that it can play an effective role in better protecting European citizens against online threats and detecting the digital processes used by terrorist organisations; calls also on the HR/VP to reorganise the EU Situation Centre (SitCen) and the Intelligence Centre (IntCen) and ensure their coordination with the Anti-Terrorism Coordinator to better track online criminal activities, the spread of hate speech related to radicalisation and terrorism; urges Member States, on the other hand, to significantly increase information sharing amongst each other and with the relevant EU structures and agencies;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges Member States to make sure that educational programmes on the use of internet exist in every school (primary education through secondary education) aiming at educating and training responsible, critical and law-abiding internet users;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Highlights the importance of combining de-radicalisation programs such as establishing partnerships with community representatives, investment in social and neighbourhood projects and mentoring schemes dedicated to youths considered at risk of radicalisation;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the European Union to carry out a communication campaign to raise the awareness of young people, as well as supervisory staff, as regards issues of radicalisation; calls on the Member States to introduce specialist training for teaching staff so that they can detect any suspicious changes in behaviour, identify circles of complicity which amplify the phenomenon of radicalisation through imitation and competition and properly supervise young people who are at risk of being recruited by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 468 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Calls on the Commission to step up EU's expertise on preventing radicalisation by establishing a European network that incorporates the information provided by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) and the Policy Planner's Network on Polarisation and Radicalisation (PPN) and the information coming from experts specialised in a large array of disciplines across social sciences;
Amendment 473 #
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, Eurojust and the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor´s office as a matter of urgence;
Amendment 477 #
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; highlights in this regard the importance of Europol’s secure information exchange network application (SIENA);
Amendment 479 #
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 and between Member States and the relevant EU agencies and structures; 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;
Amendment 488 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that improved cooperation between the Member States aimed at countering the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens is also characterised by intensive exchanges and cooperation between the judicial authorities and with Eurojust; Notes that better reporting at European level on the criminal records of European citizens at risk of being radicalised would help speed up their detection and make it easier for them to be properly monitored, either when they leave or when they return; encourages, therefore, the reform and better use of the ECRIS system; urges the Commission to assess the feasibility and added value of establishing EPRIS;
Amendment 503 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Considers that the EU and Member States should take measures to ensure that judges and prosecutors are adequately and continuously trained on terrorism-related crimes;
Amendment 505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Calls for reinforced capacities for Eurojust's Coordination Centre, which should play a critical role in promoting joint action of Members judicial authorities in the collection of evidence and enhance effectiveness of prosecutions of crimes related to terrorism; is, in this regard, of the view that more use should be made of the Joint Investigation Teams instrument, both among Member States and between Member States and third countries with which Eurojust has established cooperation agreements;
Amendment 514 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Encourages, therefore, the establishment of cooperation agreements between Eurojust with third countries, as those already established with the USA, Norway and Switzerland, stressing, nevertheless, the need to ensure full compliance with EU data protection and privacy rules; points out that priority to establish these agreements should be given to countries that are also particularly hit by terrorism, such as MENA countries; additionally, is of the view that the deployment of Eurojust liaison prosecutors in the relevant countries, namely in the southern neighbourhood, would foster more exchange of information and enable better cooperation to effectively fight terrorism;
Amendment 536 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Reiterates its beliefconviction that the European Union must step up its external border controls as a matter of urgency; stresses that it will be impossible to effectively track the departures or arrivals of European citizens unless a mandatory and systematic coentrols arey-exit-system is introduced on the European Union's external borders; states that, to this end, one of the European Union's priorities must be reformingto swiftly adopt the Smart Borders package, including an adaptation of the Schengen Code;
Amendment 539 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Underlines the crucial role of cross- border police cooperation in border management for the prevention of the departure and the anticipation of the return of radicalized European citizens; calls therefore on the European Union to ensure law enforcement authorities receive the necessary support, training and resources through Union bodies such as CEPOL and Europol to fulfil their role and mandate effectively;
Amendment 554 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Stresses the importance of implementing a specialised European training programme for those working in the justice system, to raise their awareness of the different forms of radicalisation.
Amendment 558 #
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 forand foreigners residing in the EU who may be leaving for the purpose of committing terrorist acts, receive terrorist training or take part in non-conventional armed conflict zone behalf of terrorist organisations;
Amendment 562 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Reiterates that making good use of existing instruments such as the EU's SIS and VIS systems, Interpol's SLTD system, and Europol's Focal Point TRAVELLERS constitutes the first step in stepping up external border security in order to identify EU citizens who may be leaving for conflict zones; or returning from conflict zones; urges Member States to improve cooperation and sharing of information regarding suspected foreign fighters with Member States at the external EU borders;
Amendment 572 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses once more the vital importance of the European Union establishing close cooperation with non-EU countries, notably transit countries and those to which foreign fighters are heading, insofar as this is possible, in order to be able to identify EU citizens leaving to fight for terrorist organisations or returning thereafter; to this end, believes that the security officers to be deployed in EU delegations should have the means and capabilities to gather intelligence and information regarding networks of foreign fighters; calls for sending a Europol liaison officer to Turkey in order to strengthen the cooperation with the Turkish law enforcement agencies in identifying and arresting foreign fighters;
Amendment 575 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Is convinced that for such enhanced cooperation to be established the Commission, and the European External Action Service (EEAS) in particular, need to make greater efforts in terms of Arabic- speaking staff and spokespersonincreasing and improving expertise in the matters of fighting terrorism, non- conventional armed conflict and radicalisation, reinforce and diversify the current level of language skills, such as Arabic, Urdu, Russian and Mandarin, which is seriously lacking among European information and intelligence services; considers it essential that the EUʼs call to combat terrorism, radicalisation and violence can be heard beyond its own borders;
Amendment 602 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. States that a comprehensive approachpolicy to preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of EU citizens by terrorist organisations can only be successfully put in place if accompanied by measures to a de- radicalise EU citizens beguiled by terrorist rhetoration policy; calls on the European Union therefore to facilitate the sharing by Member States of good practices in regard to putting in place deradicalisation structures to prevent EU citizens and non-EU nationals legally residing in the EU leaving the EU or to control their return thereto;
Amendment 638 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Supports measures to weaken terrorist organisations from the inside and lessenimit their potentialcurrent influence on EU citizens; urges the European UnCommission to look into ways of dismantling jihadist networks and identifying how they are funded; encourages the Commission to propose a regulation on identifying terrorism funding channels; notes that SWIFT covers global financial transactions to a large extend however recalls that alternative forms of payments, also online, also pose a considerable risk of terrorist financing; highlights the importance of a terrorist finance tracking programme in this regard; calls on the Commission to re- evaluate the creation of a common European terrorist finance tracking system;
Amendment 641 #
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; to this end, calls for better cooperation between the Financial Intelligence Units of the Member States and the quick transposition and implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering Package; encourages the Commission to propose a regulation on identifying terrorism funding channels;
Amendment 644 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Welcomes the recent adoption of the European Agenda on Security with proposes important steps towards a better fight against terrorism and radicalisation such as the creation of the European Anti-Terrorism Centre at Europol; calls upon Member States to make full use of existing measures and calls upon the Commission to flag sufficient financial and human resources to effectively deliver on its proposed actions;
Amendment 646 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 b (new)
Paragraph 35 b (new)
35b. Calls for a harmonised approach for the criminal offence of hate speech online and offline where radicals incite others to disrespect and to violate fundamental rights; suggests to add this specific offence in the relevant framework decisions by the Council;
Amendment 659 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36 a (new)
Paragraph 36 a (new)
36a. Underlines that money laundering, tax evasion and other fiscal crimes are in some cases major sources of terrorism funding which threaten our internal security, therefore tracking and combating crimes affecting the financial interests must be a priority;