Activities of Sabine LÖSING related to 2010/2311(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the EU Counter-Terrorism Policy: main achievements and future challenges
Amendments (3)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Promotes a holistic approach to counter-terrorism policy by suggesting theRejects a 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 fiels it opens a gateway for the deployment of military forces within the European Union, which must be strictly avoided;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point a (new)
(a) Deeply regrets that in the EU counter terrorism policy the roots of terrorism, such as poverty are not tackled
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that counter-terrorism is an integral part of the UnStresses that the incidents in the Sahel region's relations wigarding the 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) and Yemen; calls on the Council to adopt a Comprehensive Union Strategy for tackling terrorism in the Saharo-Sahelian region in consultation with the European Parliament; welcomes the adoption of counter-terrorism clauses in international agreementserrorism are not comparable with the situation in Afghanistan und Pakistan, as many incidents are not motivated by terrorism, calls for addressing the root causes of terrorism, in particular poverty to fight terrorism effectively, stresses in this regard that the high spending in the security sector of this Sahel-countries prejudices the objectives of poverty eradication;