28 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2010/2311(INI)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas after the atrocious attacks of 11 September 2001 the first decade of the 21st century has been marked by the ‘War on Terrorism’, especially with regard to the US approach; whereas although the attacks did not take place on European soil, but the planning and preparations took place partially in Europe, all Europeans felt them to be an attack on their values and their way of life,
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the 2005 EU Counter- Terrorism Strategy and the EU Strategy for Combating Radicalisation and Recruitment to Terrorism still did not reach their objective of preventing terrorism,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the primary objective of counter-terrorism policies should be to prevent, avoid and combat terrorist activities and spare lives of innocent people; whereas the aim of counter- terrorism policies should be to undermine the objectives of terrorism, which are to destroy the fabric of our free, open and democratic society; whereas the aim of counter-terrorism must be on the long term to protect and strengthen that fabric of democratic society and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policies must be measured against this aim; whereas in this logic, strengthening civil liberties and democratic scrutiny is not an obstacle to such policies, but their prime objective,
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas accountability and responsibility are essential factors for the democratic legitimacy of counter-terrorism policies, whereas, in case there is any suspicion or evidence, mistakes, unlawful actions and violations of international law and human rights must be investigated and corrected, and justice be done,
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to prevent the rise of extremisms by taking specific measures based on integration of marginalised groups at local level, on inter-religious dialogue and on the promotion of civil responsibility by the religious organisations, both inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that counter-terrorism policies should aim first of all at protecting and saving lives,
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that a proper evaluation of ten years of counter-terrorism policies must provide the basis for an evidence-based, needs-driven, coherent and comprehensive EU counter-terrorism strategy by means of an in-depth and complete appraisal to be carried out by a panel of independent expertsthe Commission;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Include a complete and detailed ‘map’ of all counter-terrorism policies in Europe; calls at the same time on Member States to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of their counter-terrorism policies, with a particular focus on interaction with EU policies, overlap and gaps, to cooperate better in the evaluation of EU policies, and to provide their input within the given deadlines, as in the case of the Data Retention Directive8 ; __________________ 8. Directive 2006/24/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15th March 2006 on the retention of data generated or processed in connection with the provision of publicly available electronic communications services or of public communications networks and amending Directive 2002/58/EC. Official Journal of the European Union L 105 (Brussels: 13th April 2006) pp. 54-63.
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
b. set out the facts and figures relating to terrorist activity (successful, failed, prevented attacks) and counter-terrorism activity (arrests and convictions), should all the necessary data be available for the Commission;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point d
Paragraph 5 – point d
d. examine whether the current instruments for assessing the impact on privacy and civil liberties are adequate and based on international benchmarking practices implemented by democratic countries;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission to produce, before July 2011, a full and detailed report on all EU funds used for counter-terrorism purposes, directly or indirectly, and to produce an analysis of the development of the relevant EU budget lines since 2001;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point b
Paragraph 11 – point b
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point c
Paragraph 11 – point c
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point e
Paragraph 11 – point e
e. an overview of the instruments for the democratic scrutiny of cross-border cooperation by intelligence agencies, and more specifica under the umbrellya of SitCen, the Watch- Keeping Capability, the Crisis Room, the Council's Clearing House, and COSIthe European External Action Service;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point f
Paragraph 11 – point f
f. an overview of measures adopted by third countries with extraterritorial effect in the EU, such as the US Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which are not subject to scrutiny by any parliament in the EU;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point h
Paragraph 11 – point h
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission to investigate and rectify unlawful action and violations of international law and human rights, in case there is any evidence or suspicion of such alleged violation and in case the Commission is authorized to carry out such investigations;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission within its competencies and the Council to open an investigatione into the possible collection of personal data for law enforcement purposes without an adequate legal base or by applying irregular, or even illegal, procedures;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Fundamental Rights Agency according to their mandate to report annually on profiling, data mining and detection and identification techniques used in Europe for counter-terrorism (and possibly other) purposes;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to launch proposals for strengthening the protection of civil liberties, transparency and democratic scrutiny in the context of counter-terrorism policies, such as improving access to documents by creating an EU Freedom of Information Act and strengthening the Fundamental Rights Agency, the EDPS and the Article 29 WP;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. while ensuring transparency and democratic scrutiny related to counter- terrorism policies, due consideration must be given to the fact that disclosure of information may put human lives in danger and derail counter-terrorism activities;