Activities of Teresa JIMÉNEZ-BECERRIL BARRIO related to 2010/2311(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU counter-terrorism policy: main achievements and future challenges (short presentation)
Amendments (15)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9 a (new)
Citation 9 a (new)
- having regard to the 1983 Council of Europe Convention on the Compensation of Victims of Violent Crimes (CETS No. 116), the 2005 Council of Europe Convention on the Prevention of Terrorism (CETS No. 196), the 2005 Council of Europe Guidelines on the Protection of Victims of Terrorist Acts and the 2006 Council of Europe Recommendation (2006) 8 on Assistance to Crime Victims,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
- Having regard to Article 1 of the European Council Common Position of 27 December 2001 on the application of specific measures to combat terrorism,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the public nature of terrorist victimisation and the targeting of civilians and non combatants requires a public response based on solidarity with victims and special attention to their needs,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the primary objective of counter-terrorism policies should be to prevent, avoid and combat terrorist activities and spare lives of innocent people; whereas the aim of counter- terrorism policies should be to undermine the objectives of terrorism, which are to destroy the fabric of our free, open and democratic society; whereas the aim of counter-terrorism must be on the long term to protect and strengthen that fabric of democratic society and the effectiveness of counter-terrorism policies must be measured against this aim; whereas in this logic, strengthening civil liberties and democratic scrutiny is not an obstacle to such policies, but their prime objective,
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas terrorist acts seriously jeopardise human rights, threaten democracy, aim to destabilise legitimately constituted governments, undermine pluralistic civil societies and challenge the ideals of everyone to lead a life free from fear,
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas terrorist attacks have repeatedly aimed at causing mass causalities, challenging available institutional capacities,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
D c. whereas the general overview of the 2010 EU Terrorism Situation and Trend report of Europol (TE-SAT 2010) indicates a decreasing trend of terrorist attacks claimed or attributed to separatist terrorist organisations, while still covering the majority of overall terrorist attacks in Europe;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas counter-terrorism means countering all forms of terrorism, including cyber terrorism, narcoterrorism and the interconnectability of terrorist groups with and within multiple criminal operations, and the tactics it uses to be operational such as illegal funding, political lobbying, financial extortion, money laundering and the disguising of terrorist groups operations through assumed legal entities or institutions,
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas severe terrorist attacks on EU soil since the 9/11 attacks in the United States, including the 2004 terrorist attacks in Madrid and the 2005 attacks in London have had a significant impact on EU's sense of common security among its citizens,
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
G a. whereas the damages to the life of victims, family and friends can not be translated in numbers nor statistics and whereas the search for justice and restoring dignity should be a vital part in EU counter-terrorism policies, but which is all too often left behind,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Considers that counter-terrorism policies should aim first of all at protecting and saving lives,
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12 a. Calls on the Commission and the Council to guideline an improvement of media coverage and the emphasis on victims of terrorism when counter- terrorism activities are being reported;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Counter-Terrorism Coordinator to draw up a report on the use of Human Intelligence and its cooperation with foreign intelligence services in European counter-terrorism policies;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. while ensuring transparency and democratic scrutiny related to counter- terrorism policies, due consideration must be given to the fact that disclosure of information may put human lives in danger and derail counter-terrorism activities;