255 Amendments of Ágnes HANKISS
Amendment 72 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
Amendment 74 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital R a (new)
Recital R a (new)
Ra. whereas the transfer of data is not geographically limited and especially in terms of increasing globalisation and worldwide communication the EU legislator is confronted with new challenges in terms of protecting personal data and communication, therefore it is of utmost importance to foster legal frameworks on common standards;
Amendment 85 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ a (new)
Recital AJ a (new)
AJa. whereas terrorist finance tracking is an essential tool in the fight against terrorism financing and serious crime, allowing counter terrorism investigators to discover links between targets of investigation and other potential suspects connected with wider terrorist networks suspected of financing terrorism;
Amendment 86 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK
Recital AK
Amendment 90 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
Recital AM
AM. whereas during the LIBE delegation to Washington of 28-31 October 2013 the delegation met with the US Department of the Treasury; whereas the US Treasury officially stated that since the entry into force of the TFTP Agreethe US government (the NSA is in that sense considered part of the government it) hads not had access to data from SWIFT in the EU except within the framework of the TFTP; whereas the US Treasury refused to comment on whether SWIFT data would have been accessed outside TFTP by any obeen collecting and processing SWIFT data in any other way than as recognised in the agreement, whereas the US Department of the Treasury also gave assurances in relation to access to SWIFT formatted messages in accordance with other legal tools in place; whereas ther US government body or departDepartment of the Treasury did not comment or n whether the US administrationor not it was aware of NSA mass surveillance activities; whereas on 18 Dec24 September 2013 Mr Glenn GreenwEuropol and SWIFT officialds stated before the LIBE Committee inquiry that the NSA and GCHQ had targeted SWIFT networksre were no indications for a breach of the TFTP Agreement by the NSA;
Amendment 94 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital AR
Recital AR
AR. whereas the purpose of this general agreement is to establish the legal framework for all transfers of personal data between the EU and US for the sole purposes of preventing, investigating, detecting or prosecuting criminal offences, including terrorism, in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; whereas negotiations were authorised by the Council on 2 December 2010; whereas this agreement is of utmost importance and it would act as the basis to facilitate data transfer in the context of police and judicial cooperation and in criminal matters;
Amendment 142 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recalls EU's firm belief in the need to strike the right balance between security measures and the protection of civil liberties and fundamental rights, while ensuring the utmost respect for privacy and data protection;
Amendment 157 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 219 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the US to revise its legislation without delay in order to bring it into line with international law, to recognise the privacy and other rights of EU citizens, to provide for judicial redress for EU citizens, to put rights of EU citizens on an equal footing with rights of US citizens and to sign the Additional Protocol allowing for complaints by individuals under the ICCPR;
Amendment 246 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Takes the view that the information provided by the European Commission and the US Treasury does not clarify whether US intelligence agencies have access to SWIFT financial messages in the EU by intercepting SWIFT networks or banks’ operating systems or communication networks, alone or in cooperation with EU national intelligence agencies and without having recourse to existing bilateral channels for mutual legal assistance and judicial cooperationclarify that there were no elements showing that the US Government has acted in a manner contrary to the provisions of the Agreement, and that the US has provided written assurance that no direct data collection has taken place contrary to the provisions of the TFTP Agreement;
Amendment 248 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
Amendment 264 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Asks for an immediate resumption of the negotiations with the US on the ‘'Umbrella Agreement’', which should provide for clearput rights for EU citizens on an equal footing with rights for EUS citizens and, moreover the agreement should provide effective and enforceable administrative and judicial remedies for all EU citizens in the US without any discrimination;
Amendment 337 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72 a (new)
Paragraph 72 a (new)
72a. Welcomes the work of the specialised EU agencies and bodies in the field of IT security such as Europol's Cybercrime Centre (EC3), Eurojust, ENISA, CERT- EU and eu-LISA; reminds that the actions and support provided by these agencies deliver a direct added value for the EU and its Member States; deplores that many of these agencies still lack resources to fulfil their mandate while requests for support rise; calls on the Commission to reflect these necessities in the draft budget for 2015;
Amendment 338 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 73
Paragraph 73
73. Calls on Europol to ask the competent authorities of the Member States, in linaccordance with its competencesmandate, to initiate investigations with regard to possible cybercrimes and cyber attacks committed by governments or private actors in the course of the activities under scrutiny;
Amendment 352 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
Amendment 362 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77 a (new)
Paragraph 77 a (new)
77a. underlines that a higher degree of IT security and the development of a culture of IT security amongst EU citizens also minimises the vulnerability of the EU and its citizens against cybercrime and cyber facilitated crimes such as financial fraud offences and crime as a service (CaaS) but also more disturbing crimes such as online child sexual exploitation;
Amendment 388 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
85. Calls on the Commission, in the framework of the next Work Programme of the Horizon 2020 Programme, to assess whether more resources should be directed towards boosting European research, cyber security, development, innovation and training in the field of IT technologies, in particular privacy-enhancing technologies and infrastructures, the fight against cybercrime, cryptology, secure computing, open-source security solutions and the Information Society; considers that small and medium enterprises play a particular role in research;
Amendment 394 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Asks the Commission together with the European Parliament to map out current responsibilities and to review, by June 2014 at the latest, the need for a broader mandate, better coordination and/or additional resources and technical capabilities for Europol’s Cyber Crime Centre and other Union centres of specialised expertise, ENISA, CERT-EU and the EDPS in order to enable them to be more effective in investigating major IT breaches in the EU and in performing (or assisting Member States and EU bodies to perform) on-site technical investigations regarding major IT breaches;
Amendment 396 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. Asks the Commission to map out current responsibilities and to review, by June 2014 at the latest, the need for a broader mandate, better coordination and/or additional resources and technical capabilities for Europol’'s CyberCrime Centre, ENISA, CERT-EU and the EDPS in order to enable them to be more effective in preventing and investigating major IT breaches in the EU and in performing (or assisting Member States and EU bodies to perform) on-site technical investigations regarding major IT breaches;
Amendment 407 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88 – point 2
Paragraph 88 – point 2
· the inclusion in tender procedures for new IT systems of specific IT security/privacy requirements, including the possibility of a requirement for Open Source Software as a condition of purchase or the requirement of trusted European companies to take part in the tender when sensitive, security- related areas are concerned;
Amendment 421 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
Paragraph 89
89. Calls on all the EU Institutions and agencies to perform a similar exercise in cooperation with ENISA, Europol and the CERTs, by December 2014 at the latest, in particular the European Council, the Council, the External Action Service (including EU delegations), the Commission, the Court of Justice and the European Central Bank; invites the Member States to conduct similar assessments;
Amendment 431 #
2013/2188(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 94
Paragraph 94
94. Calls on the Member States, in cooperation with ENISA, Europol’s CyberCrime Centre, CERTs and national data protection authorities and cybercrime units, and to develop a culture of security and to start an education and awareness- raising campaign in order to enable citizens to make a more informed choice regarding what personal data to put on line and how better to protect them, including through ‘digital hygiene’, encryption and safe cloud computing, making full use of the public interest information platform provided for in the Universal Service Directive;
Amendment 8 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the right to petition the European Parliament is one of the pillars of European citizenship, creating an interface between citizens and the European institutions and turning the EU into a meaningful, with an aim of bringing the EU closer to its citizens, and turning the EU into an increasingly meaningful and credible concept for citizensthem;
Amendment 10 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas all Member States have committed to respect the commonly agreed EU rules on free movement, non- discrimination and the common values of the European Union, notably the respect for fundamental rights, including the rights of people belonging to minorities; whereas national citizenship and the rights deriving from it of minorities should be regarded with special attention; whereas infringements on fundamental rights concerning citizenship issues by any member state must be stamped out in order to avoid double standards/discrimination;
Amendment 16 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the issue of obtaining and forfeiting national citizenship has been raised in petitions, especially from the standpoint of its effects on European citizenship; whereas many petitioners, among which many belonging to minorities in a member state have expressed their wish to see more coordinated citizenship laws in Europe ensuring legal certainty and a more accountable legislation on citizenship;
Amendment 57 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Acknowledges that, according to the settled case law of the European Court of Justice2 , the conditions for obtaining and forfeiting citizenship of the Member States are regulated exclusively under the national law of the individual Member States; calls, however, for closer coordination and a more structured exchange of best practices between Member States with respect to their citizenship laws in order to ensure fundamental rights and particularly legal certainty of citizens; calls for comprehensive common guidelines clarifying the relation between national and European citizenship; __________________ 2 Most recently in its judgment of 2 March 2010, C-135/08, Rottmann.
Amendment 64 #
2013/2186(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to organise transparent public campaigns and effectively tackle the problem of falling voter participation rates; calls on all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to further improve transparency and make access to documents easy and user- friendly, as this enable citizens to participate more closely in the decision- making process; calls on all Union institutions and particularly the Parliament to avoid discriminatory practices when it comes to transparency and accountability of debates concerning national citizenship disputes;
Amendment 2 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,
Amendment 3 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the Council conclusions of 8 June 2011 on the memory of the crimes committed by totalitarian regimes in Europe,
Amendment 5 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 c (new)
Citation 4 c (new)
– having regard to its many previous resolutions on democracy and respect for fundamental rights and freedoms, including that of 13 January 1983 on the situation in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, of 27 January 2005 resolution on remembrance of the Holocaust, anti- semitism and racism, of 12 May 2005 on the 60th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in Europe on 8 May 1945, of 28 September 2005 on the 25th Anniversary of Solidarity and its message for Europe, of 26 October 2006 on the 50th anniversary of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising and its historical meaning for Europe, of 23 October 2008 on the commemoration of the Holodomor, and that of 15 January 2009 on Srebrenica,
Amendment 60 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas for many European countries the end of the Second World War did not lead to full freedom; whereas Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia and part of Romania were forcefully incorporated into the Soviet Union in 1940; whereas many eastern and central European countries were held captive by Soviet imposed communist dictatorships; whereas democracy was stifled in parts of Southern Europe until the late 1970s; whereas for many years after the war Europe was divided, and its central and eastern parts not fully liberated until after 1989, when the opportunity presented itself for genuine integration across the entire continent;
Amendment 143 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the presentation and teaching of history should be based not on political interpretation but on solid research work; whereas the full opening up of historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, will make it possible to carry out diligent research and to verify ‘historical lies’;
Amendment 154 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the creation of athe Platform of European Memory and Conscience is an essential step on the road to genuine reconciliation among European nations, and whereas EU financial support is essential for this project to achieve its mission;
Amendment 163 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas activities related to the awareness and education and research of the crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes are only in place in the Member States which experienced such crimes, while in other Member States there is insufficient awareness of these crimes;
Amendment 168 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas legislation on the denial of the Holocaust exists in 10 Member States, only four Member States have national legislation on the denial of crimes committed by totalitarian regimes which explicitly includes crimes committed by totalitarian communist regimes;
Amendment 170 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K c (new)
Recital K c (new)
Kc. whereas all Member States have commemoration days of the Holocaust, while 9 Member States commemorate European Day of Remembrance for the Victims of Stalinism and Nazism, as called upon by the declaration of the European Parliament adopted on 23 September 2008;
Amendment 171 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K d (new)
Recital K d (new)
Kd. whereas the dominant historical experience of Western Europe was Nazism, and whereas Central and Eastern European countries have experienced both Communism and Nazism; whereas understanding has to be promoted in relation to the double legacy of dictatorship borne by these countries;
Amendment 172 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K e (new)
Recital K e (new)
Ke. whereas Europe will not be united unless it is able to form a common consciousness, recognises Nazism, Stalinism and fascist and Communist regimes as a common legacy and brings about an honest and thorough debate on their crimes in the past century;
Amendment 173 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital K f (new)
Recital K f (new)
Kf. whereas there can be no reconciliation without truth and remembrance;
Amendment 254 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that historical truth and memory, nurtured among other things by educational activities and cultural events, will reinforce genuine reconciliation between nations and authentic European integration based on truth and therefore recommends that greater efforts should be made to teach the history of Eastern Europe in Western Europe and vice versa;
Amendment 276 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the proposal for aof the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, the aim of which is to establish an international judicial body to deal with the most serious crimes of the Communist dictatorships;
Amendment 285 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on Member States to support ambitious history teaching programmes which do not gloss over the most difficult episodes; recognises that while Member States have complete autonomy as regards the content of their teaching syllabuses, they have to be based on common European values;
Amendment 306 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Notes that modern media can play a vital role in promoting historical truth, both by accurately portraying historical events and by granting appropriate funding to historical productions and educational history programmes, such as the EUROCLIO project of Historiana, and, in this context, commends the level of awareness of the Holocaust and crimes of the Nazi regime and calls upon similar efforts to raise awareness of the crimes of other totalitarian regimes;
Amendment 335 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that the European Union should support cooperation between institutes and organisations which foster historical memory, and in this context calls on the Commission to ensure financial support for professional historical research to form the basis for future educational and cultural projects; calls for historical archives, particularly archives of repressive forces of the totalitarian dictatorships, to be fully opened up to research historians;
Amendment 351 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for efforts to make education on totalitarianism in Europe more comprehensive, including education, research and remembrance on crimes committed by the totalitarian Communist regimes, which could not have been adequately addressed during the post-war decades;
Amendment 352 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Condemns the trivialization of totalitarianism through the public use of its symbols by the media, advertising and others;
Amendment 353 #
2013/2129(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Stresses that archives are essential for research and in turn research for the promotion of education and knowledge, therefore calls for a Statute of European Heritage for historical archives, including those of the former internal security services, secret police and intelligence agencies, which would provide a safeguard for the common history of the European Union;
Amendment 39 #
2013/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its conviction that although elements of the 2003 European Security Strategy, as supplemented in 2008, remain valid, the EU needs to review and to complement this strategy by taking recent developments into account and redefining its interests and priorities, with a greater emphasis on its neighbourhood, and by dovetailing the different regional and topical sub-strategies; believes that such an exercise will provide a clearer strategic framework for external action by the EU, enhance consistency and, at the same time, communicate better to the citizens the challenges and risks facing them in the future; requests therefore that the European Council launch a debate on the appropriate strategic framework for the Union, mandate the HR/VP to come forward with proposals in this respect before the end of 2014 and ensure sustainable follow-up, subject to regular upd as primarily defined in the context of the European Security Stratesgy;
Amendment 42 #
2013/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Repeats its call for a European White Paper on defence and suggests that the European Council consider this option; urges the EU Member States, furthermore, to give serious consideration to the European dimension in their national security strategies and White Papers; stresses however that any developments of European defence capabilities must be in line with NATO measures in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 65 #
2013/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Highlights the fact that successful military operationsoperational engagement requires a clear command and control function; underlines that the creation of a purely military operational headquarter does not provide significant added value in the current structure; reiterates therefore its call for the establishment of a permanent civilian- military operational headquarters; emphasises that a comprehensive impact assessment analysing the costs and benefits related to such a project is indispensable for any step forward; notes with regret the lack of progress on this issue and the strong resistance by some Member States; stresses further that an effective CSDP requires adequate early warning and intelligence support; considers, therefore, that these headquarters should include cells for intelligence gathering and for early warning/situational awareness;
Amendment 5 #
2013/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Reiterates that notwithstanding the potential and benefits of ‘cloud computing’ for businesses, citizens and, the public sector and the environment, it entails significant risks and challenges, particularly for fundamental rights (especially data protection, privacy) and by increasing impact in case of disruptions;
Amendment 12 #
2013/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that EU data protection law fully applies to cloud computing services operating in the EU and thus must be fully respected; recommends the full harmonisation of data protection rules across the EU in the review of the Data Protection Directive by addressing gaps related to cloud computing in other EU legislation;
Amendment 17 #
2013/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Highlights that the role of the cloud service provider under the current EU legislation needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis, as providers can be both data processors and data controllers; urges improvement of the terms and conditions for all users by developing international best practice models for contracts and by clarifying where the service provider stores data and under which area of law within the EU;
Amendment 23 #
2013/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that the use of cloud services by public authorities requires special considerationcould be developed by providing systems of cloud-based collaboration in e-government actions between public administrations across the EU and coordinating Member States' efforts; emphasises that data integrity and security must be guaranteed and unauthorised access, including by foreign governments, prevented; stresses that this also applies to specific processing activities by certain non-governmental services such as banks, insurance companies, schools and hospitals;
Amendment 54 #
2013/2063(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1 (new)
- promoting research on how current EU legislative frameworks and international agreements fit particular cloud computing services scenarios; to measure both the economic and the environmental impact of cloud computing as there are still few studies on these aspects;
Amendment 635 #
2013/0091(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 55 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 55 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. The appointing authority shall make full use of the possibilities given by the Staff Regulation and provide specialised staff such as IT-experts with a higher function group and grade according to their qualification to fulfil the tasks of the Agency pursuant to Article 4 in an ideal manner.
Amendment 21 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The magnitude and frequency of deliberate or accidental security incidents is increasing and represents a major threat to the functioning of networks and information systems. Such incidents can impede the pursuit of economic activities, generate substantial financial losses, undermine user confidence and cause major damage to the economy of the Union. There has been a growing recognition that control systems are vulnerable to cyber-attacks from numerous sources, including hostile governments, terrorist groups and other malicious intruders. Smart attacks and coordinated attacks could have severe impacts to the stability, performance, and economics of the infrastructure.
Amendment 23 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) Member States shall commit sufficient resources to domestic counter- radicalisation and counter-terrorism as it extends quickly to critical infrastructure protection; they shall commit for closer cooperation between the EU and NATO in counter-terrorism policy. HR/VP and EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator shall be actively engaged in discussions with NATO.
Amendment 25 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 4 a (new)
Recital 4 a (new)
(4a) This Directive should focus on the truly critical component of critical infrastructure : (1) that is critical due to its structural position in the whole system of infrastructures and reinforces interdependencies between other infrastructures and sectors; (2) that is inherently critical because of its role or function in society.
Amendment 28 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) It is vital to acknowledge the uncertainty inherent in the complex systems that sustain us. This requires better shared understanding of what is critical between those who protect an organization and those who set its strategic direction.
Amendment 31 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) The definition of the objectives and priorities of the strategy based on an up- to-date risk and incident analysisregulatory measures, that can serve as a basis for comprehensive risk management and incident analyses, should be defined according to each national NIS strategy; accordingly calls on each Member State to ensure a solid policy-making and regulatory environment;
Amendment 31 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) To allow for the effective implementation of the provisions adopted pursuant to this Directive, a bodynational competent authority under civilian control with full democratic oversight and transparency in their operations being responsible for coordinating NIS issues and acting as a focal point for cross-border cooperation at Union level should be established or identified in each Member State. These bodies national competent authority and the national single point of contact should be given the adequate technical, financial and human resources to ensure that they can carry out in an effective and efficient manner the tasks assigned to them and thus achieve the objectives of this Directive.
Amendment 32 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) This cooperation network should also allow for the competent national authorities and the Commission, in consultation with ENISA, Europol's Cybercrime Centre and relevant public administrations and market operators, to share experience, discuss any questions and agree on all aspects related to the consistent interpretation and the smooth and harmonious implementation of this Directive and in particular of its Chapter IV across all Member States.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up at least one Computer Emergency Response Team (hereinafter: ‘CERT’) responsible for handling incidents and risks according to a well-defined process, which shall comply with the requirements set out in point (1) of Annex I. A CERT may be established within the competent authority.
Amendment 33 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14 a (new)
Recital 14 a (new)
(14a) More sectors adopt cloud services in their computing environment such as IT services operating critical infrastructure. Sufficient security measures need to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and availability of the data in the cloud. Hosting infrastructure services, and storing sensitive data in the cloud environment brings with it security and resilience requirements that existing cloud services are not well placed to address. Therefore, there needs to be an assurance that the cloud computing environment can provide proficient protection of the sensitive critical infrastructure data, through the development of innovative techniques for detecting intrusions.
Amendment 34 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) As most network and information systems are privately operated, cooperation between the public and private sector is essential. Market operators should be encouraged to pursue their own informal cooperation mechanisms to ensure NIS. They should also cooperate with the public sector and mutually share information and best practices in exchange ofas well as reciprocal operational support as needed in case of incidents.
Amendment 39 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The threshold which triggers the notification requirement should be defined in such a way so that it builds on the ENISA technical guidelines on reporting incidents for Directive 2009/140/EC and focusses the notification requirement on those breaches which do or may affect the continuity or integrity of networks and services concerned. This will promote conditions and criteria for the consistent application and harmonized enforcement of the provisions of this Directive.
Amendment 41 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) In order to avoid duplication among the on-going activities performed by various international and EU institutions, bodies and agencies and already existing CERTs, the opportunity to engage in the cooperation network to the most feasible extent should be provided to ENISA, the national CERTs and Europol's Cybercrime Centre.
Amendment 47 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Those obligations should be extended beyond the electronic communications sector to key providers of information society services, as defined in Directive 98/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations and of rules on Information Society services27 , which underpin downstream information society services or on-line activities, such as e- commerce platforms, Internet payment gateways, social networks, search engines, cloud computing services, application stores. Disruption of these enabling information society services prevents the provision of other information society services which rely on them as key inputsto those cloud computing services that store sensitive critical infrastructure data of the European Union, as defined in Directive 2008/114/EC on critical infrastructure. Software developers and hardware manufacturers are not providers of information society services and are therefore excluded. Those obligations should also be extended to public administrations, and operators of critical infrastructure which rely heavily on information and communications technology and are essential to the maintenance of vital economical or societal functions such as electricity and gas, transport, credit institutions, stock exchange and health, health and agriculture. Disruption of those network and information systems would affect the internal market. __________________ 27 OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37. OJ L 204, 21.7.1998, p. 37.
Amendment 59 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Criminal activities are in many cases underlying an incident. The criminal nature of incidents can be suspected even if the evidence to support it may not be sufficiently clear from the start. In this context, appropriate co-operation between competent authorities and law enforcement authorities should form part of an effective and comprehensive response to the threat of security incidents. In particular, promoting a safe, secure and more resilient environment requires a systematic reporting of incidents of a suspected serious criminal nature to law enforcement authorities. The serious criminal nature of incidents such as cyber terrorism - meaning the use of cyber tools to shut down critical national infrastructures for the purpose of coercing or intimidating a government or civilian population - should be assessed in the light of EU laws on cybercrime and the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime.
Amendment 61 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Member States should commit sufficient resources to domestic counter- radicalisation and counter-terrorism as it extends quickly to critical infrastructure protection; they should maintain closer cooperation between the EU and NATO in counter-terrorism policy. The EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the EU Counter-terrorism Coordinator and Europol's Cybercrime Centre should be fully informed in case risks are perceived to be of terrorist nature.
Amendment 72 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 2
Article 2
Member States shall not be prevented from adopting or maintaining provisions ensuring a higher level of security, without prejudice to their obligations under Union law. However, when transposing the provisions of Chapter IV, Member States shall not maintain or introduce national provisions diverging from or conflicting with those laid down in that Chapter.
Amendment 79 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 8 – point b
Article 3 – point 8 – point b
(b) operator of critical infrastructure that are essential for the maintenance of vital economic and societal activities in the fields of energy, transport, banking, stock exchanges and health, health and agriculture, a non- exhaustive list of which is set out in Annex II.
Amendment 81 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – point 11 a (new)
Article 3 – point 11 a (new)
(11a) "threat information" means information that describes an attack that results in an incident or an attempt to cause an incident and includes cyber- attack signatures;
Amendment 96 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall set up at least one Computer Emergency Response Team (hereinafter: ‘CERT’) responsible for handling incidents and risks according to a well-defined process, which shall comply with the requirements set out in point (1) of Annex I. A CERT may be established within the competent authority.
Amendment 99 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 2
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The cooperation network shall bring into permanent communication the Commission and the competent authorities. When requested, the European Network and Information Security Agency (‘ENISA’) shall assist the cooperation network by providing its expertise and advicetechnology neutral guidance with suitable measures for both public and private sectors.
Amendment 108 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Amendment 110 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 4a (new)
(4a) Concrete threat intelligence on cyber threats to critical national infrastructure shall be disseminated to security-cleared personnel in targeted private sector facilities.
Amendment 119 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Member States shall ensure that public administrations and market operators notify to the competent authority incidents having a significantabout both incident and threat information having impact on the security of the core services they provide.
Amendment 136 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 15 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) undergo a security audit carried out by a qualified independent body or national authority and make the results thereof available to the competent authoritydemonstrate the effective implementation of security policies (measured by ongoing application of industry global best-practices) by suitable means, and make available to the competent authority or to the single point of contact the results of a security audit carried out by an authorised internal representative or a qualified external auditor.
Amendment 139 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 15 – paragraph 5
Article 15 – paragraph 5
5. The competent authoritiesWithout prejudice to applicable data protection law, and in full consultation with the relevant data controllers and processors, the competent authorities and the single points of contact shall work in close cooperation with personal data protection authorities when addressing incidents resulting in personal data breaches.
Amendment 141 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Member States shall guarantee that the penalties in paragraph 1 of this Article are applied only if market operators and public administrations due to gross negligence or intent failed to fulfil their obligations under Chapter IV.
Amendment 146 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2
Annex 2
List of market operators Referred to in Article 3(8)a) 15. e-commerce platforms 2. Internet payment gateways 3. Social networks 4. Search engines 5. Cloud computing services 6. Application storesCloud computing services that store critical infrastructure data of the European Union
Amendment 147 #
2013/0027(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
Annex 2 – paragraph 1 – point 5 a (new)
5a. Agriculture sector: settings of industrial agriculture a) genetic technology b) agricultural machinery
Amendment 5 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas significant changes are taking place in the geostrategic context in which the CFSP and CSDP operate, owing in particular to the upheavals in the Middle East and North Africa (revolutions, conflicts and regime change in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, Syria ... ), the emergence on the international scene of new players with regional or even global ambitions and the reorientation of US defence policy priorities towards the Asia- Pacific area;
Amendment 50 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasizes that the strength of the European Union compared to other organisations lies in its capacity to mobilise a whole range of political, economic and humanitarian instruments to support its civilian and military crisis management missions and operations and that this comprehensive approach gives it a unique and widely appreciated flexibility and efficiency;
Amendment 78 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Notes that the presence of KFOR remains essential to ensure security in Kosovo, and that many questions continue to be raised about the effectiveness and future of coordination between the NATO military missoperation and the EU civilian mission; calls therefore on the High Representative / Vice-President of the Commission to report regularly on the progress of the EULEX mission, the extension of whose mandate until June 2014 is to be welcomed, as well as on the results and relations with the NATO military apparatus;
Amendment 85 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Welcomes the launch of the EUCAP Nestor mission and urges Tanzania to accept the mission, which aims to build up maritime defence capabilities in Djibouti, Kenya and the Seychelles and support the rule of law in Somalia (Puntland and Somaliland initially) by developing a coastal police force and a judiciary;
Amendment 103 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Welcomes the launch of the EUCAP Sahel Niger mission designed specifically to help Niger deal with these security challenges; notes that this mission falls squarely within the framework of the overall strategy for the Sahel, but regrets that it involves only one country while other countries in the region, especially Mali, have a pressing and vital need to build up their capabilities and respond to threats to their territorial integrity;
Amendment 128 #
2012/2138(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Notes that EU civilian and military operations still suffer all too often from problems of force generation, and that the credibility of the CSDP is at stake in the absence of credible capabilities; calls therefore on Member States to remain mobilised to provide quality personnel and equipment;
Amendment 1 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 c (new)
Citation 1 c (new)
- Having regard to the fact that on several points the rapporteur obviously goes beyond the competence of the European Parliament,
Amendment 2 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 f (new)
Citation 1 f (new)
- Having regard to the fact that the report does not take into consideration the position and findings of the Hungarian Government,
Amendment 3 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 g (new)
Citation 1 g (new)
- Having regard to the fact that the report provides untrue statements about the Hungarian situation,
Amendment 4 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 h (new)
Citation 1 h (new)
- Having regard to the fact that based on the aforementioned the report is one-sided and biased,
Amendment 5 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 i (new)
Citation 1 i (new)
- Having regard to the fact that the report unduly violates the volume requirements for an own-initiative report provided by the European Parliament,
Amendment 188 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CD a (new)
Recital CD a (new)
- Whereas the elements of the constitutional system of the Member States fall into the competencies of the European Commission, the European Parliament and which parts belong solely to the competences of the Member States according to the Lisbon Treaty are not defined,
Amendment 189 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CD b (new)
Recital CD b (new)
- Whereas the norms of democracy and the rule of law equally valid to each Member State are not defined precisely and consistently,
Amendment 190 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital CD c (new)
Recital CD c (new)
- Whereas this resolution refers to a single Member State without examining how the norms asserted herein are implemented in other Member States and without comparing them with each other,
Amendment 191 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 12 a (new)
Subheading 12 a (new)
I suggest that the entire report should be dismissed and removed from the agenda.
Amendment 534 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 75 – subparagraph 1 (new)
I suggest that the entire report should be dismissed and removed from the agenda.
Amendment 535 #
2012/2130(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75 a (new)
Paragraph 75 a (new)
75a. I suggest that the entire report should be dismissed and removed from the agenda.
Amendment 1 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission Communication on critical infrastructure protection in the fight against terrorism (COM(2004)0702 final),
Amendment 3 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 22 May 2012 on the European Union's Internal Security Strategy 4, __________________ 4 Texts adopted, P7_TA-PROV(2012)0207
Amendment 7 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
Citation 9
– having regard to its resolution of 12 June 2012 on critical information infrastructure protection – achievements and next steps: towards global cyber-security45 , __________________ 45 Texts adopted, P7_TA(2012)0237.
Amendment 8 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 – footnote 4
Citation 9 – footnote 4
Amendment 34 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the EU has not yet developed coherent policies of its own regarding critical information and infrastructure protection which requires a multidisciplinary approach that needs to cover the important aspects of civil liberties, justice and home affairs such as internal security, data protection and the right to confidentiality, thus enhancing security while respecting fundamental rights;
Amendment 83 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that coordination within the EU should be strengthened and enhanced first and foremost between civilian and military actors and also the judicial and other competent authorities in preventing, combating and penalising attacks against information systems;
Amendment 105 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Recognises that ‘Cyber Europe 2010’, the first pan-European exercise on critical information infrastructure protection, which was carried out with the involvement of various Member States and led by ENISA, proved to be a helpful action and an example of good practices; stresses also the need to create the Critical Infrastructure Warning Information Network at European level as soon as possible;
Amendment 107 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Emphasises the importance of pan- European exercises in preparation for large-scale network security incidents, and the definition of a single set of standards for threat assessment;
Amendment 109 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to explore the necessity and feasibility of an EU Cyber Coordination post considering that the vast number of ongoing activities performed by various international and EU institutions, bodies, agencies and Member States requires coordination in order to avoid duplication;
Amendment 119 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages the EDA to deepen its cooperation with NATO, national and international centres of excellence, the European Cybercrime Centre at Europol contributing to faster reactions in the event of cyber attacks and especially with the Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), and to concentrate on capacity building, training as well as on exchange of information and practices;
Amendment 123 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on all Member States to develop and complete their respective national cyber security and defence strategies with no further delay and ensure a solid policy- making and regulatory environment, comprehensive risk management procedures and appropriate preparatory measures and mechanisms; calls on ENISA to assist the Member States; expresses its support to ENISA in developing a Good Practice Guide on good practices and recommendations on how to develop, implement and maintain a cyber security strategy;
Amendment 137 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Highlights that the protection of critical information infrastructure is included in the EU Internal Security Strategy in the context of raising levels of security for citizens as well as businesses in cyberspace;
Amendment 140 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Is of the view that Member States, EU institutions and the private sector, in cooperation with ENISA, should take steps to increase the security and integrity of information systems, to prevent attacks and to minimise the impact of attacks; Supports the Commission in its efforts to come forward with minimum cyber security standards for companies; calls on the Commission to establish the European Public-Private Partnership for Resilience, which would be integrated with the work of ENISA and the European Government CERTs Group;
Amendment 164 #
2012/2096(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 a (new)
Paragraph 39 a (new)
39 a. Underlines the importance of a structured dialogue between the main players and legislators in the EU and the USA involved in cyber defence for a common understanding and common interpretations and positions regarding legal and governance frameworks;
Amendment 9 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas Union citizens – regardless of their disabilities – have, inter alia, the right to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States, the right to vote and to stand as candidates in elections to the European Parliament and in municipal elections in their Member State of residence, the right to the provision of consular protection by the diplomatic and consular authorities of another Member State in third countries, and the right to petition the European Parliament, to apply to the European Ombudsman, and to address the EU institutions and advisory bodies in any of the Treaty languages1;
Amendment 14 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the Lisbon Treaty enhanced the concept of EU citizenship and the rights derived therefrom by reinforcing the status and image of the European Union as defender of citizens' rights, by providing legislative means for stimulating active engagement of citizens as well as fostering the new competences of the European Parliament accountable to citizens;
Amendment 26 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas Parliament adopted a firm position1a in October 2011 regarding the mobility and integration of people with disabilities in which it unequivocally stated that people with disabilities are restricted both in their freedom of movement and the freedom of access to services, products and information. __________________ 1a P7_TA(2011)0453.
Amendment 39 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas a large number of petitions revealed problems of fostering common values among others in the field of accessing social security benefits, mainly involving a lack of cooperation on the part of national authorities, incorrect application of the principle of aggregation, failure to provide correct information on the applicable rules or cumbersome administration of cases;
Amendment 43 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. having regard to the problems linked to the incorrect implementation of Directive 2005/36/EC on the recognition of professional qualifications (compensatory measures, requests for additional documents, unsubstantiated negative decisions by the host Member State, undue delays in processing applications, systematic imposition of specific language tests), which constitute a significant obstacle to the exercise of citizens' rights across the EU and thereby depriving citizens of benefits of social cohesion;
Amendment 52 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the EU Citizenship Report 2010, which sets the objective of dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens' rights, and the proposals contained therein; calls on the Commission to ensure that the legislative and non-legislative measures provided for in the report are put forward as soon as possible and approved, so as to ensure that EU citizens' rights become effective and that Member States abolish obstacles toand simultaneously introduce administrative measures facilitating the enjoyment of those rights;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that, although the right to petition the European Parliament is expressly provided for in the Treaties, it is not sufficiently well known or used, and therefore calls for citizens to be provided with improved information about the right to petition, in particular through European Parliament offices in the Member States with the aim of sharing best practices;
Amendment 65 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), which will apply from 1 April 2012, constitutes the first instrument of transnational participatory democracy and will give citizens the possibility to become more actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation; calls for the effective implementation of the ECI Regulation, and, in particular, calls on the EU institutions and Member States to take an active role in informing citizens about this new instrument and in ensuring equal and barrier-free access to such instruments;
Amendment 67 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that the European Citizens' Initiative (ECI), which will apply from 1 April 2012, constitutes the first instrument of transnational participatory democracy and will give citizens the possibility to become more actively involved in the framing of European policies and legislation; calls for the effective, transparent and accountable implementation of the ECI Regulation, and, in particular, calls on the EU institutions and Member States to take an active role in informing citizens about this new instrument and especially use the "European Year of Citizens" as momentum for awareness-raising;
Amendment 68 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses that the removal of barriers to the acquisition of citizenship as well as restrictions regarding the loss of citizenship, and a more direct participation of citizens through European political parties and the Citizens' Initiative are decisive steps for achieving 'more' Europe and a more essential democracy;
Amendment 71 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission, when preparing its annual report on the application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights, to focus not only on the application of the Charter, but also on all EU Treaty articles relating to fundamental rights and on the situation of fundamental rights in the European Union; calls on the Commission to include in that report more detailed information on the issues raised with it by citizens, how it dealt with them and what concrete follow- up measures it took to meet the expectations of European citizens for legal certainty;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to ensure that the right of access to documents provided for in Regulation 1049/20011, an important right enjoyed by EU citizens, is guaranteed by improving transparency and making access to documents and information easy and user-friendly, including the provision of barrier-free technologies, so as to enable citizens to participate more closely in the decision- making process;
Amendment 75 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on all Union institutions, bodies, offices and agencies to ensure that the right of access to documents provided for in Regulation 1049/20017 , an important right enjoyed by EU citizens, is guaranteed by improving transparency and making access to documents and information easy and user-friendly, so asin order to enable citizens to participate more closely in the decision- making process while safeguarding the proper quality and security of decision- making;
Amendment 78 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. While recognising the right of access to information as one of the cornerstones of democracy, stresses that access to information cannot lead to the violation of other fundamental rights such as the right to security, privacy or data protection; considers that greater access to information on investigations and infringement files could be provided by the Commission without jeopardising the purpose of the investigations and that an overriding public interest might well justify access to these files, particularly in cases where fundamental rights, human health and the protection of the environment against irreversible damage may be at stake; as long as protection of trade secrets and sensitive information related to court cases, competition cases and personnel files are safeguarded; highlights that in time of crisis - when confidence in institutions is jeopardized - access to information is the primary interest of citizens aiming for understanding political and economic deliberations behind decision-making; held by the EU institutions
Amendment 83 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States transpose and implement the FMD correctly, making full use of its power to launch infringement proceedings; calls on Member States to remove existing legal and practical barriers to the free movement of citizens and not to introduce cumbersome, unjustified administrative procedures or to tolerate unacceptable practices restricting the application of that right; calls on the Commission, further, to step up its efforts to raise awareness about citizens’ right to free movement and to assist them in exercising it, in particular when it is denied or limited, or if practices are implemented that result in indirect discrimination;
Amendment 107 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission to pay more attention and respond more precisely to the numerous petitions received on the mutual recognition of civil-status documents – including unhindered access to these documents by people with disabilities – and of their effects1 and therefore highlights the importance of making progress as quickly as possible towards ensuring the mutual recognition of the status of same-sex marriages and same-sex and different-sex recognised partnerships across the EU and overcoming discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or type of relationship (civil partnership or marriage); calls on the Commission, further, to put forward appropriate legislative proposals as a matter of urgency;
Amendment 108 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Urges that Member States ensure and calls the attention of the Commission to the fact that hearing impaired suspects and defendants, including aggrieved parties in the case of criminal offences, be provided, if they so require, with suitable sign language interpreters in the interest of protecting their rights and preserving their dignity;
Amendment 113 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the fact that mass expulsions represent a breach of the FMD, in addition to contravening the basic values and principles underpinning the European Union; recalls that, under the FMD, restrictions on freedom of movement and residence on grounds of public policy or public security can be imposed exclusively on the basis of personal conduct, without any discrimination on grounds such as disabilities or ethnic or national origin, and that lack of economic means cannot be used as the justification for the automatic expulsion of EU citizens (Recital 16, Article 14);
Amendment 117 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Urges Member States to abolish policies that discriminate, either directly or indirectly, against the Roma and other minority groups on the grounds of race and ethnicity, and calls on them to stop all instances of persecution, eviction and expulsion; calls on all Member States and the EU to take joint responsibility for promoting and facilitating the integration of Roma, in keeping with the European Parliament resolution of 9 March 2011 on the EU strategy on Roma inclusion11 and ‘An EU Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies up to 2020’12 , and to promote and protect their fundamental rights;
Amendment 129 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that a modernisn updated Qualifications Directive should focus on eliminating obstacles from educational mobility with special attention paid to the youth and simultaneously streamlining the sources of information currently available to professionals and ensure coordination with the ‘Your Europe’ portal ;
Amendment 151 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Recalls the key priority in the Committee on Petitions: to find a solution to the longstanding property concerns in countries such as Spain, Cyprus and Bulgaria; points out that EU citizens, both nationals and non-nationals, have had a number of serious problems with property transactions and bank guarantees and the violation of property rights, which has contributed to a lack of confidence in the cross-border property market and to Europe's economic problems; on the basis of the conclusions reached by a number of property law experts and members of the Committee on Petitions, calls for the EU's consumer-protection and free movement principles to be extended to cover property, and reiterates its call for the right to legitimately acquired property to be fully respected; reiterates the need for addressing other types of property concerns expressed by petitioners, such as historical illegitimate confiscation and restitution of property as an issue to be resolved in several Member States;
Amendment 161 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that the establishment of tha barrier-free one-stop shop for citizens, ‘Your Europe’, is of great importance for citizens seeking advice or redress; acknowledges that the problem-solving networks set up by the Commission are important partners in the settlement of complaints regarding malfunctions in the internal market; calls on the Commission to promote these online and accessible services more actively by involving the existing EU level assistance and problem solving services;
Amendment 171 #
2011/2182(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Welcomes the Commission's proposal to declare 2013 as the ‘European Year of Citizens’, which would mark 20 years since the introduction of the ‘EU citizenship’ concept and would raise and enhance awareness of the rights attachinged to Union citizenship; calls on the Commission to use this opportunity to strengthen its efforts to protect and promote citizens' rights and thereby reinforce the status and the image of the EU as defender and facilitator of citizens' rights; underlines the importance of tapping the strategic potential of year 2013 for the acceleration of socio-political changes essential for resolving the lack of trust deepened by the economic crises; calls for the insertion of Union citizenship as a priority of the incumbent Presidency of the Council of the European Union;
Amendment 34 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Urges all EU Member States to assume fully their part of theproportional responsibility for peace and security in Europe, its neighbourhood and the wider world; reminds them of their repeated commitments, including in the Treaty and European Council conclusions, to improve their military capabilities;
Amendment 58 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States to accept that increased cooperation is the only way forward and that, in particular through (A) better coordination of defence planning, which includes harmonisation of military requirements, (B) pooling and sharing of certain functions and assets, (C) enhanced cooperation in research and technological development, (D) facilitating industrial collaboration and consolidation, and (E) optimisation of procurement and removing market barriers, the Member States can develop capabilities in a more cost- efficient way, and this without more than reasonable adverse effects for their sovereignty;
Amendment 69 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Reiterates its call on the Member States to establish a common set of criteria and adopt a common roadmap enabling them to conduct systematic security and defence reviews according to common criteria and a common timetable; suggests that this could be developed into a regular exercise which is linked to budgetary procedures, a sort of ‘European semester’ of security and defence reviews;
Amendment 81 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls again for an EU White Paper on security and defence to define the EU's security and defence objectives, interests and needs more clearly in relation to the means and resources available; emphasises that it should be drafted and regularly updated on the basis of the national reviews, while at the same time providing a reference for them, linking national defence planning with a common security outlook and threat assessment based on common and harmonised norms;
Amendment 95 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States also to address within such a process the existing overcapacities, especially as regards equipment and personnel of lesser priority in operations, considering their own particular national needs as well;
Amendment 105 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses that, in particular in areas such as strategic transportation, logistical support, maintenance, space capabilities, medical support, education and training, as well as certain niche capabilities, Member States can greatly profit from pooling or sharing of some functions and assets without creating significant dependencies that would limit their sovereign decision- making; strongly encourages initiatives addressing capability gaps in areas such as air-to-air refuelling, maritime surveillance, UAVs, CBRN protection, countering IEDs, satellite communication, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) sensors and platforms, and combat and information systems, the sharing of information in the fight against organised crime and terrorism as defined and suggested by the European External Action Service and Commission working document adopted on 5 May 2011 titled „Strengthening Ties Between CSDP and FSJ actors”;
Amendment 118 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Recalls the important role of the EDA, as defined by the Treaty, in proposing multilateral projects, coordinating Member States' programmes and managing R&T cooperation programmes; highlights the EDA-run projects that are already operational, such as the Helicopter Training Programme and the deployable forensic laboratory to counter IEDs and its application in Afghanistan, and calls for more progress on other initiatives such as the European Air Transport Fleet (EATF); urges the Member States to use the potential the Agency offers in terms of administrative and legal support and to entrust it with the managementcoordination of their cooperation initiatives;
Amendment 126 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers that an EU Operational Headquarters, for which it has repeatedly called, would not only substantially enhance the EU's capacity to support international peace and security, but would in the long run also generate savings for the national budgets in the logic of pooling and sharing; calls on the Vice-President / High Representative to continue work based on the ‘Weimar initiative’ and to investigate legal options for the establishment of permanent EU military planning and conduct capability of this kind after conducting the necessary feasibility and cost-benefit analysis;
Amendment 193 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 55
Paragraph 55
55. Is convinced that, especially in the context of the adoption of the new Multiannual Financial Framework, reflection needs to be undertaken on the possibilities for the EU budget to assist the Member States where appropriate in achieving the goals of the Common Security and Defence Policy in a more cost-efficient way;
Amendment 198 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Takes the view that EU funds should be used to foster cooperation in education and training; calls for the necessary arrangements to be made to allow the payment of stipends to cadets participating in the ‘military Erasmus’ programme from the EU budget, in order to give them equal treatment with students at civilian higher education institutions and thus facilitate the development of common security culture and approach;
Amendment 203 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58
Paragraph 58
58. Recommends funding of the activities of the European Security and Defence College, focused on the training of civilian and military experts in crisis management and CSDP, and promoting a common security cultureapacities in the EU, from through the Instrument for Stability;
Amendment 213 #
2011/2177(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Invites the Member States to consider as appropriate, as part of the review of the ATHENA mechanism, the possibility of extending the mechanism to provide also common funding for actions or acquisitions which support the aim of greater cost efficiency in European defence, but cannot be financed from the EU budget;
Amendment 15 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
(3) The Union intervention enhances prevention, preparedness and response capacity of Member States to face major disasters minimising human and material loss. The objective of this Decision cannot be sufficiently only partially be achieved by Member States operating alone and can be better achieved at Union levelso, by reason of the scale or effects of the proposed action, in order for them to be sufficiently achieved there is a need for the Union to contribute while respecting the subsidiarity principle.
Amendment 18 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 – introductory part
Progress towards the achievement of the specific objectives set out in paragraph 1 shall be assessed through indicators that, examining where appropriate whether these indicators are suitable for measuring the achievement of the specialist objectives; the indicators shall cover inter alia:
Amendment 19 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 27 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) In order to ensure an effective cooperation within the Mechanism, Members States shall communicate to the Commission, for information purposes, their risk management plans, while ensuring maximum protection of classified information and data.
Amendment 30 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) assist Member States in prepositioning emergency response assets in logistical hubs inside the Union, with an indication of where they are deploying these capacities and from what source they are financing them;
Amendment 37 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) The Commission and Member States, with particular regard to the Member State holding the Presidency, shall work together to improve the planning of response operations under the Mechanism. For this purpose:
Amendment 38 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) an important role is played in the planning of operations on the basis of past experience by the Member States, and in particular by the Member State holding the rotating Presidency; consequently the Emergency Response Centre (ERC) shall carry out the planning of operations in close cooperation with the Presidency and the Member States.
Amendment 40 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) A European Emergency Response Capacity in the form of a voluntary pool of pre-committed response capacities of Member States shall be established; the cost of its establishment, readiness and deployment shall be funded from the Union’s budget.
Amendment 50 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 3
Article 12 – paragraph 3
(3) Any capacities developed according to this Article shall be controlled and managed by interested Member States. The Commission shall develop templates for agreements between the Commission and Member States involved. It is necessary that the Member States should also be involved in developing these templates. The Member States managing the capacities shall be responsible for their registration in accordance with national procedures.
Amendment 52 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
(5) Member States and the Commission shall ensure appropriate visibility for the capacities developed in accordance with this Article, both at Union and at Member State level.
Amendment 60 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 13 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) developing guidance on Union and international civil protection training, taking advantage of Member States’ past experiences, including training on prevention, preparedness and response;
Amendment 61 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
Article 15 – paragraph 3 – point c
(c) propose a response plan based on the needs on the ground and pre-developed contingency plans, with the involvement of the Member State requesting assistance and the other Member States, and invite Member States to deploy specific capacities from the European Emergency Response Capacity in accordance with the plan;
Amendment 63 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) immediately proposing a response plan based on the needs on the ground and pre- developed contingency plans, with the involvement of the third country requesting assistance and the Member States, and inviting Member States to deploy specific capacities from the European Emergency Response Capacity in accordance with the plan;
Amendment 64 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) liaising with the affected third country and the Member States on technical details, such as the precise needs for assistance, the acceptance of offers and the practical arrangements for the local reception and distribution of assistance;
Amendment 65 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 16 – paragraph 3
Article 16 – paragraph 3
(3) Without prejudice to the Commission's role, as defined in paragraph 2, and respecting the imperative for an immediate operational response through the Mechanism, upon activation the Commission shall inform the European External Action Service to allow for consistency between the civil protection operation and the overall Union relations with the affected country, subject to agreement between the EEAS and the Commission concerning the need for intervention.
Amendment 71 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 18 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
(1) The Commission shall clearly define the conditions under which it may support Member States in obtaining access to equipment and transport resources by:
Amendment 72 #
2011/0461(COD)
Proposal for a decision
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point j
Article 21 – paragraph 1 – point j
(j) assisting Member States in prepositioning emergency aid assets in logistical hubs inside the Union and ensuring they have the resources they need for that purpose.
Amendment 282 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. The Passenger Information Unit of a Member State shall transfer the PNR data or the results of the processing of PNR data of the persons identified in accordance with points (a) and (b) of paragraph 2 for further examination to the relevant competent authorities of the same Member State. Depending on the outcome of the examination, the findings relating to the person identified must be stored, and this fact must be taken into account in deciding how long to store the data. Such transfers shall only be made on a case-by- case basis.
Amendment 365 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
A Member State may transfer PNR data and the results of the processing of PNR data to a third country, only on a case-by- case basis, subject to guarantees and if:
Amendment 374 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) the third country agrees to transfer the data to another third country only where it is necessary for the purposes of this Directive specified in Article 1(2) and only with the express authorisation of the Member State, subject to simultaneous compliance with the conditions laid down in Article 13 of Council Framework Decision 2008/977/JHA in relation to the other third country.
Amendment 415 #
2011/0023(COD)
Proposal for a directive
Article 11 – paragraph 4
Article 11 – paragraph 4
4. All processing of PNR data by air carriers, all transfers of PNR data by Passenger Information Units and all requests by competent authorities or Passenger Information Units of other Member States and third countries, even if refused, shall be logged or documented by the Passenger Information Unit and the competent authorities for the purposes of verification of the lawfulness of the data processing, self-monitoring and ensuring proper data integrity and security of data processing, in particular by the national data protection supervisory authorities. These logs shall be kept for a period of five years unless the underlying data have not yet been deleted in accordance with Article 9(3) at the expiry of those five years, in which case the logs shall be kept until the underlying data are deleted. Those persons who perform security checks and who have access to PNR data and analyse them, as well as keeping the logs, shall possess the highest security clearance: they must undergo security screening and security training. Every person must have a profile determining and restricting what data they are permitted access to, in accordance with the nature of the person’s work and his role and powers.
Amendment 4 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that terrorism, as stated in the European Security Strategy1 and its Implementation Report2 , remains a major threat to international stability and European societies that requires a globally coordinated response; welcomes, in the area of CSDP, the ongoing update of the military database and the European Defence Agency's contribution to combating terrorism; affirmstresses that human intelligence, oin top ofaddition to all technical means available, remains indispensable in tackling terrorist networks;
Amendment 12 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Promotes a holistic and comprehensive approach to counter- terrorism policy by suggesting the harmonisation of the European Security Strategy and the Internal Security Strategy3 , and the strengthening of existing coordination mechanisms between Justice and Home Affairs Council structures, agencies and the European External Action Service in order to better coordinate external and internal policy instruments; encourages the Counter-Terrorism Co- ordinator to continue his efforts in this field;
Amendment 13 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 23 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the strategic cooperation between the Union and the US reflected by various agreements; stresses therefore that the EU-US Agreement on the Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (so-called SWIFT agreement), the Toledo declaration on aviation security and the Counter-Terrorism Declaration are positive examples to be followed in the Union's relations with other third countries;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that counter-terrorism is an integral part of the Union's relations with third countries; asks for an increase in the funding of counter-terrorism assistance measures in the next Instrument for Stability in order to prevent state failure; agrees, in this respect, with the priority areas being South Asia, in particular Pakistan and Afghanistan, the Sahel region (Mauretania, Mali, Niger), Somalia and Yemen; calls on the Council to adopt a Comprehensive Union Strategy for tackling terrorism in the Saharo-Sahelian regionwelcomes the presentation of the European Union Strategy for Security and Development in the Sahel on 21 March 2011 and calls on the Council to adopt the Strategy in consultation with the European Parliament ; welcomes the adopinsertion of counter-terrorism clauses in international agreements;
Amendment 35 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 38 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out the common values and objectives that the Union shares with other international organisations, especially the UN; stresses the need for the universal ratification and implementation of the UN conventions and protocols against terrorism; advocates the adoption of a UN Comprehensive Convention on Terrorism; asks for greater flexibilitya careful examination of the procedure in the UN Security Council listing process of listing terrorist organisations and individuals;
Amendment 41 #
2010/2311(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the creation of a comprehensive strategy on the growing interconnection between international organised crime and terrorism; encourages the continuous analysis of new trends and traits in diversification, radicalisation and recruitment and those related to the role of international non-governmental organisations in terrorism financing.
Amendment 57 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 69 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas mass surveillance has become a key feature of counter-terrorism policies, and whereas the large-scale collection of personal data, detection and identification technologies, tracking and tracing, data mining and profiling, risk assessment and behavioural analysis are all used for the purpose of preventing terrorism; whereas public authorities are making more and more effective use of data collected for commercial or private purposes,
Amendment 86 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Amendment 117 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 143 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point e
Paragraph 5 – point e
e. lay down an objective definition with regards to the ‘necessary’ law enforcement powers and based on that definition identify where further law enforcement powers are needed or, inversely, where the powers granted are excessive and go beyond what is necessary;
Amendment 146 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
Amendment 152 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 157 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Suggests that the Commission - involving the appropriate agencies - prepares an analysis detailing those political forces, interest groups or organizations which could extend their spheres of influence through the European Parliament and using it as a facilitator to weaken and attack the credibility of European counter-terrorism structures and mechanisms jeopardising thus the security of European citizens;
Amendment 158 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 167 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point b
Paragraph 11 – point b
Amendment 172 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point c
Paragraph 11 – point c
Amendment 175 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 – point h
Paragraph 11 – point h
Amendment 182 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 191 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that the EU and its Member States must fully clarify their role in the CIA programme of renditions and black sites, in line with the recommendations of the European Parliament and the Council of Europe, strictly based on facts and not prejudices and political interests;
Amendment 203 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 212 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the European Data Protection Supervisor and the Fundamental Rights Agency to report annually on profiling, data mining and detection and identification techniques used in Europeby EU institutions and agencies for counter- terrorism (and possibly other) purposespurposes in line with their mandate or mission;
Amendment 215 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
Amendment 219 #
2010/2311(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 221 #
2010/2311(INI)
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 #
2010/2311(INI)
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;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2308(INI)
4. Reiterates the need for the EU to integrate a wide-ranging human security perspectiveapproach into its relationships with third countries, particularly on border management, migration, maritime security, fighting organised crime, state failure andterrorism and trafficking in human beings, and combating state fragility or underdevelopment;
Amendment 3 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)
Citation 7 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission communication to Parliament and the Council on Strengthening Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Security in the European Union – an EU CBRN Action Plan (COM(2009)273),
Amendment 5 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to Europol's EU Terrorism Situation and Trend Report ('TE-SAT 2011') ,
Amendment 6 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to Europol's EU Organised Crime Threat Assessment ('OCTA 2011'),
Amendment 7 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 14 a (new)
Citation 14 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 14 September 2011 on the EU's efforts to combat corruption,1 __________________ 1 (P7_TA(2011)0388)
Amendment 14 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Reiterates the need for the EU to integrate a wide-ranging human security perspective into its relationships with third countries, particularly on border management, migration, fighting organised crime and terrorism, state failure and underdevelopment;
Amendment 30 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Takes the view that a comprehensive EU evidence- and knowledge-based analysis of the threats to be addressed based on common standards for threat assessment is an essential prerequisite for an effective ISS, and is concerned that such EU-wide analysis is still lacking at present; highlights the need for additional efforts to improve the coherence of the information and data on which the threat assessments undertaken by EU bodies are based, including additional efforts to ensure transparency as regards the methodology used6;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Emphasises the contribution of CSDP missions and operations to building stable institutions, fighting against organised crime and, corruption and terrorism, fostering respect for the rule of law, and maintaining peace and security, thus helping to prevent state failure and eliminate safe havens for international criminal and terrorist activity; urges the Member States to recognise this contribution of the CSDP to internal security by adopting national strategies in their police and justice systems to promote the participation of their experts in CSDP missions;
Amendment 34 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses the need for the EEAS to work together with Europol to incorporate internal security experts, in particular police and rule of law experts, and, where appropriate, to also post them in EU delegations, as a means of effectively putting into practice the need for better coordination between the internal and external dimensions of EU security strategies;
Amendment 38 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. UrgesRegrets that the Vice-President/High Representative and the Commission have noto presented their proposal yet – planned for 2011 – on the implementation of the solidarity clause,; urges in this context the VP/HR to present the proposal which must not duplicate existing initiatives, but define the framework for the use and coordination of available EU and national instruments, including the CSDP, in situations referred to in Article 222 of the TFEU;
Amendment 40 #
2010/2308(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a greater monitoring and oversight role for the EP in the framework of the EU's Internal Security Strategy; recalls, in this regard, the role played by the EP in uncovering the gross breaches of security and legality arising from EU governments' cooperation with the extraordinary renditions programme operated by the George W. Bush Administration, and the crucial democratic scrutiny that the EP can play in matters of internal and external security in general, in articulation with national parliaments.
Amendment 44 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Takes note of the definition of five key areas for which different concrete actions have been proposed at EU and Member State level; takes the view that these objectives are not exhaustive, and that the order of priorities could have been better structured; observes that, while the fight against terrorism and organised crime is, and must remain, a key priority, it does not seem to be fully justified or appropriate to take action in fields such as man-made disasters and the enforcement of intellectual property rights within the framework of the ISS;
Amendment 47 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that organised crime in all its forms constitutes a major threat to freedom, security and justice for EU citizens, and calls on the Commission and the Council to prioritise it further in the light of the recommendations set out in its resolution of 25 October 2011 on organised crime in the European Union, on the basis of specific data and information on existing cooperation between the EU and the Member States in the fight against the mafias, money laundering, corruption, white-collar crime and other forms of organised crime;
Amendment 48 #
2010/2308(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to prioritise the fight against corruption in the context of the EU security agenda, as well as allocate the appropriate resources, considering that the Stockholm Programme (4.1) lists corruption among the trans-national threats that continue to challenge the internal security of the Union, which require a clear and comprehensive response;
Amendment 212 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 a (new)
Paragraph 49 a (new)
49a. Considers that finding the most efficient way of the optimisation of cooperation and information exchange is the most important goal of the EU Internal Security Strategy, therefore a clear distinction and division of tasks and responsibilities is needed between the ‘external’ security policies and ‘internal’ legislative and political measures and tools and at the same time the appropriate forms of cooperation and collaboration needs to be defined;
Amendment 213 #
2010/2299(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49 b (new)
Paragraph 49 b (new)
49b. Considers that in accordance with the Lisbon Treaty, national security remains the sole responsibility of the Member States, and the Union shall respect the equality of Member States before the Treaties, therefore bodies and offices of Member State coordination, particularly the COSI and the Counter- terrorism Coordinator shall be treated on equal footing, upholding their independence from other Union institutions, at the same time guaranteeing the principle of subsidiarity and multi-dimensional democratic control.
Amendment 5 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Citation 10 a (new)
Citation 10 a (new)
– having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 428/2009 of 5 May 2009 setting up a Community regime for the control of exports, transfer, brokering and transit of dual-use items1, 1 OJ L 134, 29.5.2009, p. 1.
Amendment 39 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for EU quality and security standards, as well as an EU system and network of laboratories for the certification of CBRN security equipment and technologies, to be developed; underlines that strict security standards and hiring procedures also need to apply to personnel employed at facilities with access to harmful agents; stresses that the necessary research and development funding should be provided to ensure that applied research and major demonstration programmes with an EU dimension are carried out, and that an EU industrial policy in the field of civil security is needed, stimulating cooperation between enterprises in the EU and with specific support for small and medium-sized enterprises/small and medium-sized industries (SMEs/SMIs);
Amendment 62 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Recalls that preventing terrorist access to CBRN materials is a key priority under both the current 2005 EU Counter- Terrorism Strategy and the future one, as well as under the 2003 EU Strategy against Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Means of Delivery; requests, therefore, that the EU Counter- Terrorism Coordinator report regularly to Parliament on any potential CBRN risks or threats within the Union or against EU citizens and interests elsewhere; insists that further clarification is needed on the appropriate roles of the various EU and national bodies involved in the fight against terrorism; acknowledges in that connection the coordination and information-gathering role of the Standing Committee on Operational Cooperation on Internal Security (COSI) and the SitCen; is nevertheless concerned at the lack of democratic oversight of both bodies; calls for Parliament, as the only directly democratically elected body in the EU, to be kept promptly and fully informed about the actions of both of these bodies in a way which their secure functioning can be maintained and does not risk the successful outcome of their activities;
Amendment 80 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it crucial that the ‘Prevention’ part of the EU CBRN Action Plan should be amended in such a way as to force the chemicals industry to replace the use of high-risk chemicals with suitable lower-risk alternatives, where such replacement is possible, regardless oftaking into account the economic costs; suggests that a specific link should be established with the existing REACH Regulation1, something which the version of the Action Plan proposed by the Commission rightly sought to do;
Amendment 98 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that it is of the utmost importance to keep a close track of all transactions involving high-risk CBRN materials in the EU, and that instead of merely ‘urging’ the industry to report on transactions, as stated in the adopted Action Plan, the Commission and the Member States should work on a proper legal framework to regulate and monitor transactions, thus ensuring proper and rapid reporting of all suspicious transactions as well as the loss or theft of CBRN materials; emphasises that these regulations should establish a proper basis for full transparency in all sectors dealing with CBRN agents, thus holding industries accountable for such transactions; considers that special attention shall be made to the actors of the private sector in terms of the ability to enforce the relevant laws and rules regarding the monitoring of their reporting obligations in order to properly supervise them;
Amendment 107 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Requests the Commission to monitor, assess and report on Member States‘ compliance on an annual basis to the Parliament, and requests national authorities to ensure that regulations and guidelines are being followed and complied with by the relevant industries and organisations dealing with high-risk CBRN materials;
Amendment 108 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Considers it essential to carry out proper studies with a view to involving all relevant national and EU bodies and stakeholders on an obligatory basis, including an assessment of ways to make exchanges and cooperation faster and easier, thus making the response to a public safety threat more effective;
Amendment 115 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the need to create regional/EU- wide stockpiles of response resources, whether medical or other types of relevant equipment, under the coordination of the European Civil Protection Mechanism; urges that until such time as this EU/regional pooling of resources comes into effect, the EU CBRN Action Plan should point to a possible way in which Member States would share counter- measures and resources in the event of a CBRN accident or terrorist attack, so as to put the new Solidarity Clause into practice without interfering into the national obligations of Member States to protect their own citizens;
Amendment 116 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Stresses the need to create regional/EU- wide stockpiles of response resources, whether medical or other types of relevant equipment, under the coordination of the European Civil Protection Mechanism and funded by the European Union; urges that until such time as this EU/regional pooling of resources comes into effect, the EU CBRN Action Plan should point to a possible way in which Member States would share counter- measures and resources in the event of a CBRN accident or terrorist attack, so as to put the new Solidarity Clause into practice;
Amendment 118 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. In order to prepare for the unfortunate event of an accident, outbreak or deliberate use of CBRN, calls on the Commission to establish reporting mechanisms to provide a link between the work of the European Civil Protection Mechanism and other EU early-warning systems in the relevant areas of health, environment, food production and animal welfare; calls also on the Commission to establish mechanisms for exchanges of information and analyses with international bodies such as the World Health Organisation, the World Meteorological Organisation and the Food and Agriculture Organisation;
Amendment 121 #
2010/2114(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35 a (new)
Paragraph 35 a (new)
35a. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding to develop improved equipment for the detection and identification of biological agents in the event of an attack or incident; regrets that existing detection equipment has limitations of capacity and speed resulting in the loss of valuable time in case of an emergency; underlines that emergency personnel must be properly equipped and medically protected in advance in order to work with maximum personal safety in a disaster area where harmful pathogens may be present; stresses that improved equipment for identification of agents and diagnostics are also required in hospitals and other facilities receiving victims from an incident;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. In particular, urges the Vice- President/High Representative to address the shortage of staff as regards experts on civilian mission planning and capability development and to make sure that the CMPD includes a sufficient number of experts from all the priority civilian capability areas, namely police, justice, civilian administration, civil protection and monitoring;
Amendment 72 #
2010/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. In the light of the political commitments given, calls on the Member States urgently to address the chronic shortfall in civilian personnel in CSDP missions, especially EULEX Kosovo and EUPOL Afghanistan, in particular by stepping up work to establish national strategies to facilitate the deployment of civilian mission personnel; urges that, as part of these strategies, the competent national authorities, such as ministries of the interior and justice, should develop a more structured approach to the task of laying down appropriate conditions for the participation of civilian personnel in CSDP missions, especially as regards career prospects and remuneration;
Amendment 73 #
2010/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. In the light of the political commitments given, calls on the Member States urgently to address the chronic shortfall in civilian personnel in CSDP missions, especially EULEX Kosovo and EUPOL Afghanistan, in particular by stepping up work to establish national strategies to facilitate the deployment of mission personnel; urges that, as part of these strategies, the competent national authorities, such as ministries of the interior and justice, in close cooperation with the ministries of defence, should develop a more structured approach to the task of laying down appropriate conditions for the participation of civilian personnel in CSDP missions, especially as regards career prospects and remuneration;
Amendment 110 #
2010/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges the Member States to reach agreement on expanding the concept of common costs associated with the use of the battlegroups (costs to be financed through the Athena mechanism), or on common funding of the totality of the costs of crisis-management operations carried out by them; takes the view that such an agreement is necessary to make their use politically and economically acceptable and ensure that the Member States on stand-by do not bear a disproportionate burden in a difficult budgetary situation;
Amendment 129 #
2010/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. In that context, supports the establishment of the European Framework Cooperation for Security and Defence Research to ensure complementarity and synergy between defence R&T investment and research investment for civilian security by the Commission under the Seventh Framework Programme, for example in areas such as situational awareness, unmanned aerial vehicles, maritime surveillance, countering improvised explosive devices, CBRNE protection, communication and transfer of data, and cybersecurity;
Amendment 139 #
2010/2071(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Urges the Member States to ensure that they make adequate contributions to UN missions and that they contribute in a coordinated fashion; calls on the Vice- President/High Representative and the Council to further explore ways in which the EU as a whole can better contribute to UN-led efforts, such as by launching EU rapid response 'bridging' or 'over the horizon' operations or providing an EU component of a larger UN mission;
Amendment 76 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the urgent need to put in place permanent structured cooperation based on the most inclusive criteria possible, which shwould allow the creation of multiple groups for the implementation of specific projects in order to enable the Member States to increase their commitments under the CSDP;
Amendment 166 #
2009/2198(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Emphasises the numerous obstacles that have been identified to the rapid deployment of civil missions; calls on the Member States to encourage their justice and interior ministries to take due responsibility in this area; supports the Council’s efforts to facilitate the secondment and deployment of civilian personnel (through the adoption of national strategies, improvements to the force generation process and pre-deployment training, establishment of a network of training centres, a revised concept of civilian response teams (CRTs)) and the rapid provision of equipment for new civil missions (by means of framework contracts and the warehouse concept as a permanent equipment storage project); welcomes, in this connection, the decision to set up a temporary equipment warehouse as part of the EU Police Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
Amendment 49 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1
Article 1
A European Agency ("the Agency") for the operational management of the second- generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), the Visa Information System (VIS), EURODAC and for developing and managing other large-scale information technology ("IT") systems ("EURO-IT"), in application of Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is hereby established.
Amendment 59 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The seat of the Agency shall respect the following requirements: (a) it shall be situated in a single building dedicated exclusively to the Agency, which is owned or rented by the Agency itself; (b) it shall ensure the highest standards of physical and data security; (c) it shall provide the most cost-effective solutions; (d) it shall be selected primarily on the basis of the available interconnection capabilities.
Amendment 60 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. A second location shall be maintained for the purposes of running a backup IT centre hosting backup continuity units of the IT systems managed by the Agency.
Amendment 61 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. The second location shall respect the following requirements: (a) it shall be located in a Member State other than that in which the seat of the Agency is located or one of its neighbouring Member States; (b) in the event of an emergency, it shall automatically take over full operation of the systems operated by the Agency related to the seat of the Agency and shall host the Agency’s staff required to be present; (c) its whereabouts shall be at an undisclosed location to be kept confidential except for the name of the host Member State; (d) it shall not share the same interconnections with the seat; (e) it shall comply with all the requirements referred to in paragraph 4a.
Amendment 62 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)
The Agency shall also comprise: (a) a Data Protection Officer; (b) a Security Officer; (c) an Information Security Officer; and (d) an Accounting Officer.
Amendment 65 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point n
Article 9 – paragraph 1 – point n
(n) adopt the necessary security measures, including a security plan, an information security plan, and a business continuity and disaster recovery plan;
Amendment 69 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. ENISA shall be granted observer status at the meetings of the Management Board.
Amendment 70 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 14 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Without prejudice to paragraph 2, the Executive Director shall seek the advice of ENISA relating to issues within its areas of expertise.
Amendment 72 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – point g
Article 14 – paragraph 6 – point g
(g) the necessary security measures including a security plan, an information security plan, and a business continuity and disaster recovery plan;
Amendment 75 #
2009/0089(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. ENISA may appoint one representative to each of the Advisory Groups referred to in paragraph 1.
Amendment 22 #
2008/0090(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 5
Article 4 – paragraph 5
5. Names, titles and functions of public office holders, civil servants and interest representatives in relation with their professional activities shall be disclosed solely with the consent of the originator, unless, given the particular circumstances, disclosure would adversely affect the privacy and integrity of the persons concerned. Other personal data shall be disclosed in accordance with the conditions regarding lawful processing of such data laid down in ECUnion legislation on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data. Consent shall be requested from public office holders, civil servants and interest representatives prior to having their names, titles and functions included in a document. Where an institution, body, office or agency refuses access to a document on the basis of paragraph 1, it shall consider whether partial access to that document is possible.