173 Amendments of Eva JOLY related to 2018/2044(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas national security is the sole responsibility of the Member States as laid down in Article 4(2) TEU and Article 73 TFEU; whereas national security is increasingly depending of its broader European dimension; and whereas national security is not defined in any legal act of the Union and leaves a too wide margin of discretion to Member States;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas at the same time Article 4(2) TFEU designates the area of freedom, security and justice as an area of shared competence between the Union and the Member States; whereas the EU has specific competences as regards facilitating and encouraging coordination and cooperation between Member States; whereas the mandate for EU action is provided by Article 67 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union(TFEU) to ensure a 'high level of security through measures to prevent and combat crime'; whereas such measures and actions should be taken in compliance with the Union's fundamental rights framework including the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the line between the EU and national competence is not always clear, underlining the importance of cooperation between the two governance levels; whereas the diverse landscape of regional, national, EU and international actors in the field of terrorism with overlapping competences and insufficiently delineated mandates, the multitude of formal and informal fora for cooperation and exchange of information, as well as the division of competences between the different regional and national agencies, between law enforcement services and intelligence services and between the EU and the Member States, give rise to difficulties with regard to the coordination and coherence of the response to the terrorist threat;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the Commissioner for Security Union is a valued actor in joining up the Commission’s policy development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; whereas the establishment of the position of Commissioner for Security Union signals the EU’s commitment to encouraging cooperation between Member States on issues of internal security; while fully respecting the status of these matters as national competencies as laid down in the Treatieereas it could play a stronger role in conducting transversal impact assessments, especially in the field of fundamental rights;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
F a. whereas the fight against terrorism is a policy area where many actors and their tasks overlap, notably when it concerns strategies that can be issued by the European Council, the Council of the EU and by the Commission, making it unclear who is in the lead; whereas the Commissioner for the Security Union and the delimitation of his competences vis-à- vis the EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator further complicates the questions concerning coordination;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas any stronger role for the EU in counter-terrorist strategies should also mean enhanced parliamentary oversight at EU level;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas terrorism is not a novelty in Europe; whereas in recent years the EU Member States have suffered major terrorist attacks, perpetrated or inspired by jihadist groups such as Daesh or Al-Qaeda; whereas far right, far left and ethno- nationalist separatist extremism are alsomain matters of concern; as the 2011 Uttoya massacre demonstrates;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
J a. whereas there is a growing risk of retribution terrorism from violent extreme-right groups and white supremacist individuals, as witnessed in some Member States; whereas extreme- right plots have already been foiled;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas developments and instability in the Middle East, North Africa, and Caucasian regions have enabled Daesh and other terrorist groups to gain a foothold in countries bordering the EU such as those of the Western Balkans, and the nexus between internal and external security has become more prominent;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
K a. whereas military expeditions, such as in Iraq or Libya, have further contributed to destabilise the EU’s neighbouring regions, to weaken state actors and to fuel the jihadist rhetoric of retaliation against the “West”;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas there has been a change of strategy since the military collapse of Daesh in its territory, with a decline in numbers of those travelling to Syria and Iraq for terrorist purposes and jihadists and ‘sleeper-celviolent individuals’ inside the EU being encouraged to carry out attacks in their home countries;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas the return of foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families poses particular challenges in terms of security and radicalisation; whereas child returnees as well as the spouses of FTFs pose specific problems as they can be both victims and potential perpetrators at the same time; whereas their judicial treatment and social reintegration constitute an important yardstick for our societies’ fairness, openness and inclusiveness;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas perpetrators of terrorist attacks in the EU very often include EU nationals, often second or third generation migrants, who have grown up in the Member States which they have attacked, as well as foreigners who may in some cases have resided for a significant time in the Member State targetedare predominantly European citizens;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital R
Recital R
R. whereas most migrants wish to seek a new life and integrate into our countries but a major terrorist threat can be created by relatively few people, andno confusion whatsoever between migrants and potential terrorists should be entertained by any public authority, media our open societies and open borders are vulnerable to abuse, with some terrorists making use of migrants’ and asylum seekers’ routes of access to European countries and exploiting the freedom of movement across Europepolitical figure; whereas some terrorists did cross the external border of the European Union without being detected;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital S
Recital S
S. whereas the flow of illegal migrants and refugees poses challenges to integration, which have already been exploited by extremists and could be further exploited in the futureprioritisation of funding for measures addressing border management over integration of migrants and refugees and funding addressing social exclusion, coupled with the lack of direct access to local and regional authorities and civil society organisations poses challenges to integration;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U
Recital U
U. whereas populism-fuelled political discourse regarding the terrorist threat can lead tois dangerously contributing to the polarisation withinof our societyies;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
U a. whereas the definition of radicalisation is too often connected to political representations; whereas the real issue is actually political violence; whereas it is impossible to isolate only one path towards violent extremism, as social cohesion, political context, economic condition, religious and ideological ideals, personal traumas and psychological vulnerabilities, as well as surroundings and networks, constitute as many factors and triggers;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital W
Recital W
W. whereas national strategies against radicalisation are important in terms of providing general frameworks for programmes at local level; whereas these strategies must ensure sufficient financing for vetted local authorities, vetted NGOs and civil society partners so that these programmes can be implemented;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z a (new)
Recital Z a (new)
Z a. whereas the decade-long trend for divestment from schools and basic public services and infrastructures has led entire populations and communities to feel physically, politically and socially abandoned by the majority;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas it is estimated that there arcould be between 50 000 and 70 000 potentially radicalised jihadists in the EU; whereas extreme-right political violence is rising;
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AB
Recital AB
AB. whereas a violent radicalisedextremist discourse has been increasingly present in the territory of the EU, often in the form of books, teaching or audiovisual content, including satellite TV channels; whereas this discourse opposes Europeandemocratic values, undermines pluralism, promotes violence and intolerance against all other religions, is openly anti-Semitic, refuses equality between men and women, and rejects the science and education which have been promoted by Islam during centuriespromotes a reactionary vision of culture and society;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AC
Recital AC
AC. whereas there is a prevalence of Wahhabi and Salafist literature available in certain bookshops and online in Europe, leaving little alternative interpretation available to Muslim communities; whereas this globalised and easy to embrace version of Islam breaks away with the cultural historically rooted practices of Muslim communities in Europe and contributes to undermine their broader integration;
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AD
Recital AD
AD. whereas throughout Europe significant numbers of cases of radical hate preachers have been documented; whereas the hate preachers often originate from outside the EU, while some mosques receive opaque funding from third countries;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AE
Recital AE
AE. whereas there are self-designated religious teaching centres propagating extremist ideas in the EU, in which youngsters, including young children, are exposed to a learning content based on anti-European values and violent content; whereas radpolitical organisations often exploit the vulnerabilities of young peopleadolescents and youngsters by attracting them with social and cultural offers;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AH
Recital AH
AH. whereas Europol’s Internet Referral Unit (IRU) has made more than 50 000 referrals and on average 87 % of the content referred to companies by the IRU has been removed on the basis of voluntary consideration of the compatibility of the referred internet content with their own terms and conditions; whereas Europol’s IRU is operating under still unclear rules; whereas the removal of online content should always be subject to the possibility of judicial redress; whereas after they identify the content to remove, no judicial procedure is initiated against the uploaders, allowing them to simply copy the content to another website;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AI
Recital AI
AI. whereas although majorsome progress has been made with regard to removal of online terrorist content, there is a need to scale up the companies’ engagement; whereas the removals are often not complete, removing the content from one website but leaving it on another belonging to the same company; whereas effective and comprehensive reporting by companies and law enforcement has to be improved;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AJ
Recital AJ
AJ. whereas, in response to larger companies removing more content and doing so at a greater pace, Daesh is increasingly using new and/or smaller platforms which are less suited to fast removal of terrorist material; whereas this diversification to smaller platforms makes additional technical support essential to enable, for example, the introduction of platform-agnostic automated tools, such as the database of hashes which can identify online terrorist content with a high degree of accuracy; whereas the use of automated tools also carries high risks of false hits, with an impact on the fundamental right to freedom of expression;
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AK
Recital AK
AK. whereas prisons have become hothouses of extremism, incubating terroriststudies and reports show how prisons can easily evolve into microcosms of the crime-terror nexus, where recruitment and networking take place; whereas in many Members States, prisons, often overcrowded and in poor conditions, become dangerous milieus in which the vital necessity to seek protection favours the flocking to violent extremist groups; whereas many of those serving prison sentences will soon be released back into their communities and there are few resources to monitor their activities; whereas prison conditions can play a significant role in heightening or lessening risks of radicalisation; whereas prisons should reform criminals and terrorists, in view of their social reintegration, rather than facilitate their path towards extremist violence;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AL
Recital AL
AL. whereas retention of data is an essential part ofcan be a helpful tool in the investigative process; whereas police and judicial authorities usually rely heavily on communications data to successfully proceed with their casework; whereas in order for interoperability of information systems to reach its full potential, harmonised data retention regimes across the EU are vital; whereas the necessity of an appropriate data retention regime when it comes to the fight against terrorism was consistently raised during the work of the TERR Committee;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM
Recital AM
AM. whereas the use of encryption by terrorists to protect their communications or stored data represents a considerable challenge for law enforcement, denying access to essential intelligence and evidence; whereas encryption becomes particularly critical when even the responsible online service providers are unwilling or unable to decrypt the communicnew technologies should not be seen as a threat and whereas technological advances on encryption improve the overall security of our information systems, including by allowing end-users to better protect their data and communications; whereas, however, there are still notable gaps in securing communications and whereas techniques such as onion routing and hidden networks can be used by malicious users, including terrorists; whereas this causes serious challenges for investigations;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AM a (new)
Recital AM a (new)
AM a. whereas policy responses towards mass surveillance and generalised suspicion are often costly and ineffective, diverting resources that could be better used, e.g. for targeted surveillance, and are threatening the defining features of an open society, where freedom, privacy and the presumption of innocence need to be respected;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AQ
Recital AQ
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AR
Recital AR
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AS
Recital AS
AS. whereas several pilot projects are being implemented with the aim of overcoming the disadvantages of a decentralisedimproving the EU PNR system; whereas there is a need for a quick reply to requests from passenger information units (PIUs) of other Member States, which may prove challenging as they are processed manually;
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AV
Recital AV
AV. whereas the Commission proposals will only apply to centralised systems, leaving national and decentralised systems out of their scope, and therefore constitute only a first step in creating a comprehensive framework of interoperable information systems; whereas within the territory of one Member State there may be a multitude of separate decentralised databases at federal, regional and local level, with different data inputs in different systems and complex procedures - or none at all - for the sharing or checking of the data by the relevant authorities at the different levels;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ
Recital AZ
AZ. whereas adjusting the legal standards applying to information exchange between intelligence and law enforcement authorities is one of the main challenges that need to be addressed, especially since intelligence often concerns information on people who are not yet suspects in criminal investigations but might belong to terrorist networks or are returning FTFs;
Amendment 368 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AZ a (new)
Recital AZ a (new)
AZ a. whereas mixing intelligence and law enforcement information entail major legal challenges and risks due to the different accountability rules applying to both types of information, including risks to the fundamental right of suspects to have a fair trial when intelligence information is used as evidence in court proceedings;
Amendment 377 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BB
Recital BB
BB. whereas security services tend to cooperate and exchange information bilaterally or through the Counter Terrorism Group (CTG); whereas it is necessary to find a practical solution to fill the existing gaps between the parallel tracks of the law enforcement community and the intelligence community, as well as between Europol’s ECTC and the CTG, in order to allow a more systematic interaction between both communities and an enhanced operational cooperation, while still keeping them separate;
Amendment 386 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BC
Recital BC
BC. whereas the UK government has expressed its intention of leaving the EU on 29 March 2019; whereas the EU and the UK are highly interdependent in the area of security and counter-terrorism; whereas both should be able to continue to share, collect and analyse vital operational intelligence in the fight against serious crime on a level equivalent to the current one; whereas the recent UK evaluation of the use of the Schengen Information System revealed that UK authorities illegally copied classified personal information from the SIS and unlawfully shared this information with third countries; whereas this constitutes serious and immediate risks to the integrity and security of SIS data as well as for the data subjects;
Amendment 391 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BD
Recital BD
BD. whereas efficient and systematic cooperation between the Member States and the EU agencies as well as among the agencies in the counter-terrorism field is imperative, especially cooperation between Europol and Eurojust in order to effectively detect, prevent, and investigate and prosecute the perpetrators of a terrorist attack; whereas if the terrorist threat is evidently transnational, jurisdiction remains essentially national, while European agencies offer support and coordination at the EU level; whereas the decision to establish a European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) underlines the intention to scale up the investigation powers at European level in order to fight transnational crime and protect the Union’s financial interests; whereas an extension of the EPPO’s competences to cross-border terrorism affairs should be envisaged in the future;
Amendment 399 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BG
Recital BG
BG. whereas several EU instruments such as Decision 2005/671/JHA, the CT Directive and the Europol regulation require Member States to share information on terrorism with the relevant agencies; whereas increased information sharing with Europol and Eurojust on a regular basis and in a timely and systematic manner, including contextual information, facilitates their work in detecting links between cases and providing an overview of challenges and best practice related to investigations, prosecutions and convictions for terrorist offences; whereas in the framework of this Decision, Member States still do not have the obligation to automatically exchange relevant information with another Member State where such information could be used in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences;
Amendment 412 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BK
Recital BK
BK. whereas close cooperation with online service providers (OSPs) is necessary when it comes to securing and obtaining electronic evidence, given its importance for investigating terrorist offences; whereas according to Chapter V of the General Data Protection Regulation, MLA Treaties and other international agreements are the preferred mechanism to enable access to personal data held overseas;
Amendment 423 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BL
Recital BL
BL. whereas the functioning of the Schengen area without internal borders is only sustainable if the external borders are effectively secured and protected andgoes hand in hand with an efficient EU border management policy, proper internal security measures are adopted to facend the respect of the riskule of serious crimelaw and fundamental rights;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BM
Recital BM
BM. whereas the thwarted attack on the Thalys train of 21 August 2015, the Paris attacks of 13 November 2015 and the Brussels attacks of 22 March 2016 have demonstrated major failures in European border control policy, since at least eight of these attacks’ perpetrators entered Greece via irregular flows in July, August and October 2015amongst other things certain flaws in the EU's border management policies;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BN
Recital BN
BN. whereas the Council conclusions 10152/17 recommend to Member States that all, when faced with irregular migrants are checked, they perform checks, where relevant, at national level against databases fed and used by competent authorities and the national Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), at European and international level against the SIS, Europol, VIS, Eurodac and Interpol databases (I-24/7 network) and more specifically Nominal data, Stolen and Lost Travel Documents (SLTD), Foreign Terrorist Fighters (FTF) and Travel Documents Associated with Notices (TDAWN);
Amendment 436 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BO
Recital BO
BO. whereas on the basis of Article 11 of Regulation (EC) 1168/2011 and the positive opinion of the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (EBCGA) is allowed to process personal data; whereas, however, EBCGA is experiencing difficulties in monitoring terrorism due to the short personal data retention period established by Regulation (EC) 2016/1624 that comprises only 90 days; whereas between Eurojust and EBCGA there is only a memorandum of understanding which includes the exchange of general, strategic and technical information but not the exchange of personal information; whereas there is need for a specific legal framework for EBCGA to process personal data in order to fulfil its tasks;
Amendment 440 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BP
Recital BP
BP. whereas there is a need forsome EBCGA officers to alsohave access the Eurodac, SIS, EES and VIS databases at border crossing points in order to perform checks;
Amendment 443 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BQ
Recital BQ
Amendment 449 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BR
Recital BR
BR. whereas the fact that Member States, and more specifically the airport operators on their territory, are not yet obliged to conduct conformity checks on passengers’ personal data on their ticket and ID card or passport,; which makes it difficult to ascertain whether the given identity matches the true identity of the personereas proper identity checks and authentication of travelling documents should remain police authorities tasks and not be outsourced to private companies;
Amendment 455 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BS
Recital BS
BS. whereas battlefield evidence is often essential to identify potential foreign terrorist fighters and needs to be included in the relevant databases in order to reach border guards in real time;
Amendment 458 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BT
Recital BT
Amendment 490 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BX
Recital BX
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CH
Recital CH
Amendment 521 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CM a (new)
Recital CM a (new)
CM a. whereas Regulation 98/2013 provides insufficient restrictions and controls to prevent the illicit manufacture of homemade explosives, for example by only requiring a registration of transactions which does not deter or prevent terrorists from acquiring explosives precursors; whereas ensuring stricter controls in particular by establishing common conditions and criteria for licences is a key priority;
Amendment 522 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CM b (new)
Recital CM b (new)
CM b. whereas the Commission proposal for a new Regulation on explosives precursors COM(2018) 209 final of 17 April 2018 provides for stricter and more harmonised rules concerning the making available, introduction, possession and use of substances or mixtures that could be misused for the illicit manufacture of explosives, with a view to limiting their availability to the general public, and ensuring the appropriate reporting of suspicious transactions throughout the supply chain;
Amendment 525 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CP
Recital CP
CP. whereas access to firearms and components of explosive devices is obviously crucial to enable terror attacks; whereas in the EU, violent-extremist groups often have to turn to criminal networks to acquire weaponry like the Charlie Hebdo attackers did; whereas according to Europol’s Te- Sat 2018 report, firearms were used in 41 % of all attacks, a slight increase compared to 2016 (38 %);
Amendment 528 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CP a (new)
Recital CP a (new)
CP a. whereas there are also abuses of legal supplies; whereas it was found out that Saudi Arabia is sending arms exported by EU Members States (and others) to jihadist groups in Syria;
Amendment 534 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CS a (new)
Recital CS a (new)
CS a. whereas since 9/11 the global threat of terrorism has been mainly addressed at international and transatlantic levels through adventurous and often counterproductive military actions, extra-judiciary killings often with armed drones, illegal rendition and prison programmes from powerful agencies, in blatant violation of human and fundamental rights, including humanitarian law;
Amendment 535 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CT
Recital CT
CT. whereas the key regiona number of countries in the EU’s neighbourhood, and more specifically in the BalkansMiddle East and North Africa, are facing important challenges similar to those faced by EU Member States such as those relating to foreign fighters and returnees management, as well as to home-grown radical cells;
Amendment 541 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CU
Recital CU
CU. whereas the Balkans remain a key region for European stability; whereas the challenges related to terrorism and Islamist extremism compound a regional context already weakened by ethnic, political and social polarisation as well as criminal networkempirical data clearly shows that Western Balkan countries are more resilient to home-grown terrorism and the phenomenon of FTFs than most of current EU Members States; whereas theBalkan countries of the region have not yet been, but may become, targets for terrorism, and are already used as transit countries for people and weaponhave not been affected by large scale terrorist attacks;
Amendment 546 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CV
Recital CV
CV. whereas all North African and Middle East countries have been confronted with major terrorist actions and remain prime targets; whereas most of these countries may suffer from the return of foreign fighterface multiple challenges in relation to return of FTFs, considering the large number of jihadists from this region;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CW
Recital CW
CW. whereas regions which are not direct EU neighbours but are areas of interest, such as the Sahel, the Horn of Africa, West Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia, have also experienced the development of terrorist networks; whereas in these regions religious radicalismextremism and sectarian violence benefiting from external financing is also a serious concern;
Amendment 555 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CX
Recital CX
CX. whereas the EU is cooperating with third countries in the area of counter- terrorism in a variety of ways; whereas a number of EU instruments can be used to finance CT programmes abroad; whereas the EU has deployed a network of CT experts within EU delegations; whereas EU agencies such as Europol or Eurojust are also cooperating with third countries in the area of counter-terrorism, through strategic and operational agreements for example; whereas the EU’s main instruments for cooperation on CT with third countries is the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) and its Article 5 measures; whereas, due to past failures, cooperation on CT with third countries in the context of the IcSP mainly focusses on a criminal justice approach and is legally obliged to strictly comply with international human rights law and international humanitarian law; whereas the Commission has, for the purpose of complying with Article 10 of the IcSP Regulation and the aim of preventing any negative effects of CT cooperation and with third countries, developed detailed ‘Operational Human Rights Guidance for EU external cooperation actions addressing Terrorism, Organised Crime and Cybersecurity Integrating the Rights- Based Approach’;
Amendment 559 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CX a (new)
Recital CX a (new)
CX a. whereas EU Member States have reportedly provided information to the USA and other actors which used such assistance to carry out extrajudicial killings of terror suspects in countries such as Yemen, Somalia, Syria and Pakistan, in particular via armed drones; whereas such lethal strikes have led to a high number of civilian casualties whose death and injuries remain without redress; whereas a number of EU Member States have procured and use armed drones and whereas a consortium of EU Member States develops European armed drones; whereas, despite repeated calls by the European Parliament, the Council has not started working on a legal framework which would guarantee that armed drones are not used for illegal activities such as extraterritorial killings of terror suspects;
Amendment 560 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CX b (new)
Recital CX b (new)
CX b. whereas the Council of Europe, the European Court of human Rights but also the European Parliament via its Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (TIDP) have investigated large scale and systematic abuses involving also EU Member States;
Amendment 563 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CY
Recital CY
CY. whereas there is an EU sanction system in the area of CTEU sanctions are in force as regards a number of persons and organisations with three types of measures, which isare implemented by the EEAS; whereas this system is underused owing to procedural constraints and reluctanc, the Commission and Member States; whereas the European Court of Justice has addressed some onf the part of the Member Stateslegal problems with the EU terrorist list;
Amendment 566 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital CZ
Recital CZ
Amendment 578 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DA a (new)
Recital DA a (new)
DA a. whereas victims can play a powerful and compelling role in the fight against violent extremism;
Amendment 596 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DE a (new)
Recital DE a (new)
DE a. whereas fundamental rights must be secured and protected for each and every individual;
Amendment 600 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DF
Recital DF
DF. whereas the Union is founded on the values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as on the principles of democracy and the rule of law; whereas acts of terrorism constitute the mosta serious violation ofchallenge to these universal values and principles;
Amendment 606 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DG
Recital DG
DG. whereas the EU should do the utmost possible to guarantee the physical and psychological integrityfundamental rights of its citizens who are endangered by terrorists; whereas Article 6 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights enshrines both the right to liberty and the right to security, which complement each other; whereas security should be at the service of fundamental rights;
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DH
Recital DH
DH. whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights prohibits discrimination on the ground ofbased on any ground such as sex, race, colour, ethnic or social origin, genetic features, language, religion or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, andge or sexual orientation; whereas the Charter also recognises the right of people with disabilities to benefit from measures to ensure their independence, social and occupational integration, and participation in the life of the community; whereas the rights of persons with disabilities in the EU are also protected by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities;
Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DH a (new)
Recital DH a (new)
DH a. whereas evidence shows that counter-terrorism policies have had a disproportionate impact on ethnic or religious minorities, including Muslims, people of African descent, migrants, refugees and people perceived as such; whereas ethnic profiling has been reported on the rise in several EU Member States; whereas widespread human rights violations feed into a sense of injustice and defiance towards public authorities and ultimately prove counterproductive to combating terrorism;
Amendment 616 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital DH b (new)
Recital DH b (new)
DH b. whereas counter-terrorism policies adopted in EU Member States since 2014 have eroded the rule of law, enhanced executive powers, peeled away judicial controls, restricted freedom of expression and exposed everyone to government surveillance; whereas these CT policies share common features including: ineffective oversight and accountability mechanisms; imprecise and overly broad definitions of “terrorism” in laws, in violation of the principle of legality and leading to numerous abuses; standards of proof reduced from the traditional criminal standard of “reasonable suspicion” to mere “suspicion,” and in some States to no formal requirement of suspicion at all; use of administrative control measures to restrict people’s freedom of movement and association as a proxy for criminal sanctions, which would offer the people in question better safeguards against abuse; criminalisation of various forms of expression that threaten legitimate protest, freedom of expression, and artistic freedom; fewer possibilities to challenge counter- terrorism measures and operations, in particular due to the State’s use of secret evidence typically not disclosed to a person affected by the measures or their lawyer; States invoking national security concerns and the “threat of terrorism” to arbitrarily target migrants and refugees, human rights defenders, activists, political opponents, journalists, minority groups, and people lawfully exercising their rights to freedom of expression, association and assembly;
Amendment 627 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. ReiterateConsiders that while Member States remain first in line to respond to and prevent threats, a clear need exists to fully recognise the Securityfor the European Union’s role in supporting them, bridging the gaps, and providing common solutions and adding valueed value; urges Member States and EU institutions to work towards a common strategic culture, including a shared legal labelling and a streamlining of the common lists of terrorist organisations;
Amendment 637 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Believes that, at this stage, the EU and the Member States should improve cooperation through existing European agencies and Member States’ security and justice institutions; believes that additional means shall be granted to these EU agencies such as Eurojust in order to deal with the increasing workload; recommends that an extension of the EPPO’s remit to cross-border terrorism affairs be envisaged in the near future;
Amendment 650 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the next President of the Commission toand of the European Council to ensure that the EU establishes a unique portfolio with a clear political leadership and concrete tasks as regards the strengthening of Member States’ cooperation in the fight against terrorism, either through maintaining a self-standing portfolio for the Commissioner for Security Union; or through reinforcing the role of the Council’s Counter-Terrorism Coordinator;
Amendment 657 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges the Commission to systematically conduct impact assessments and citizen and expert stakeholder consultations of future counter- terrorism legislative proposals, particularly with respect to the possible impact on fundamental rights and freedoms;
Amendment 661 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for enhancing the investigative powers vested in the EPPO and extending its remit to encompass counter-terrorism missions towards a full- fledged European Bureau of Investigation able to initiate and conduct investigations on a European scale, with strong safeguards to balance its powers for suspects, high standards for pre-trial custody across the EU, and democratic oversight exercised jointly at EU and national levels;
Amendment 665 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Calls for enhancing the democratic oversight of CT activities at European level by granting the European parliament effective investigation powers including the possibility to subpoena witnesses.
Amendment 676 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers the return of so-called foreign fighters a security as much as a judiciary and fundamental rights challenge; calls on the Member States to monitor all foreign terrorist fighters; callurges for an effective proper and appropriate follow-up of the threat posed by returneesortionate assessment of their actual threat, and for this purpose invites Member States to share contextual information about returnees via Europol; calls on the Commission to assist Member States in the establishment of aligned classification systems in order to distinguish between high, medium and low-risk returnees; reminds EU and national authorities that returnees can be instrumental in the fight against further terrorist threat and in the prevention of radicalisation;
Amendment 689 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Recommends to the Member States that they start building appropriate structures to respond to child returneevulnerable returnees, including children and spouses of FTFs, and in particular the development of expertise, including that of experienced professionals, in the areas of trauma, extremism, child development, education and risk assessment and tailored to the local and national context, as well as clear legal and organisational structures for dealing with this phenomenon;
Amendment 714 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes that terrorists have been known to start off in petty crime; is concerned that certain Member States’ justice systems have low cprofiles of actual and potential terrorists show a recurring pattern of delinquency and, often, prison time in their path towards violence; underlines that systems which are entirely punitive are ineffective or even counter- productive; calls on Member States to de- criminalise certain minor offences for non-viction rates, with inadequatolent offenders, such as the usentences being issued for serious crime and radicalised individuals being released prematurely or on of cannabis (marijuana) and other soft drugs; argues therefore for an enhanced analysis and research on the connections between terrorist and criminal activities that parole; therefore encourages Member States to organise their justice systems such as to ensure effective intervention vis-à-vis habitual offenders and sufficient dissuasiveness for such offenders; vide them with the financial means (drug dealing, thievery, etc.), the recruits and as well the weapon providers networks; calls in this regard, for strategies focussed on local engagement, aiming at enhancing social resilience and community cohesion encourages also Member States to promote alternatives sanctions to imprisonment;
Amendment 735 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Affirms that absolute respect for fundamental freedoms and individual rights is essential to prevent terrorism and political violence, as they safeguard from counterproductive surveillance policies and unwanted effects of stigmatisation and self-fulfilling conclusions;
Amendment 737 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10 b. Calls for the Europeanisation of established good practices and common standards, especially regarding the returnees, as laid out in the “Malta Principles for Reintegrating Returning Foreign Terrorist Fighters”;
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the creation of an EU ‘Centre of Excellence for Preventing Radicalisation (CoE PR)’, as a successor to the Radicalisation Awareness Network, to be embedded in the Commission with adequate financial and human resources; believes its tasks should include coordination, including of funding, and facilitation of cooperation among Member States, policymakers, practitioners (by involving former RAN and ESCN structures), experts and researchers in the area of preventing and countering radicalisation, exchange of best practices, lighthouse projects and training, also by partnering with key strategic third countries; considers that this centre should also establish methodologies to evaluate and measure the effectiveness of programmes and projects;
Amendment 750 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the European Court of Auditor’s report of 2018 on deradicalisation found that the Commission does not maintain a complete overview of EU-funded measures, and that no indicators or targets for EU funds are used to measure to what extent the approach is successful; highlights, however, that quantified targets or indicators may not be adequate for measuring the success of a complex issue such as radicalisation; calls on the Commission to propose a new financial instrument in the forthcoming MFF for preventing and countering radicalisation, which would streamline resources currently fragmented across different funds and programmes and allow for better coordination and visibility as well as higher impact;
Amendment 766 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for the creation of a European Simone Veil Resilience Prize, which would be awarded every year by the European Parliament in close consultation with the RAN, to the best social and cultural project at local level in the EU, promoting societal engagement, EU fundamental values, inclusiveness and democracy with the aim of building resilient societies that are immune to polarisation and radicalisation;
Amendment 773 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Calls for urgent and comprehensive investment policies throughout the EU in schools and basic public services and infrastructures; considers that for each euro spent in security measures and external operations, one euro must be spent on social cohesion, violence prevention and education programmes;
Amendment 775 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 24
Subheading 24
Amendment 777 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14 b. Condemns forcefully and solemnly all forms of political violence targeting innocent civilians; recalls that violent extremism can take various forms of ideological justification; believes that the major focus of prevention is to find ways to strengthen the fabric of our societies, the possibilities extended to everyone to integrate socially, economically and culturally; reaffirms that the challenges are political, not military nor technological;
Amendment 786 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Member States to encouragemonitor religious and tpolerate only ‘practices of Islam’ that are in full accordance with EUitical activities going against democratic values; welcomes theall various initiatives by moderate Muslim religious communities throughout Europe to counter the dangerous narratives from within their communitifrom all religious authorities working toward inclusion and integration narratives and programmes;
Amendment 797 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Member States to conduct prior screenings of chaplainreligious ministers and to consistently blacklist any hate preachers, regardless of their faith; calls on the Commission to introduce an EU watch list so as to better exchange information on radical chaplains;
Amendment 804 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to increase the offer of higher education opportunities for chaplains in the EU, with accrediting theological education programmescurricula integrating EU values; invites the Commission and the Member States to develop and fund a network of European religious scholars that can spread - and testify to - practices of Islam that are compliant with EUdemocratic values;
Amendment 819 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Suggests the creation of a European Islamic Institute and Research Centre where scholars could conduct research on compatibilities between elements of practice of the Muslim religion and European values, and which could be called on to constitute a trusted advisory board for EU institutions and Member StatCalls on Member States to encourage and develop university curricula and academic chairs for contemporary theology studies;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Member States to implement the CT Directive under which incitement to commit a terrorist act is a criminal offence, in order to exclude hate preachers from public activity using all legal measures, including refusal of visas or expulsion from EU territory, and to start judicial proceedings against such preachers;
Amendment 833 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Urges the Member States to close without delay mosques and places of worship and ban associations that do not adhere to EU values andban associations that incite to terrorist offences, hatred, discrimination or violence;
Amendment 843 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Invites the Member States to examine how to ensure that places of worship, education, charities, cultural associations and similar entities provide details regarding the provenance of their funds and their distribution, both within and outside the EU, and how data concerning these entities, where there exists suspicion or reasonable grounds to suspect links with terrorist groups, could be recorded in a centralised database, set up with all the appropriate guaranteexchanged with competent EU and Member State authorities, in accordance with data protection rules;
Amendment 854 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. AskInvites the Member States to ban and remove all religious literature withtake down any content made available to the public, online or offline, advocating their territory that incites to violent and terrorist acts; asks f commission of terrorist offences and thereby causing a danger that one or more such literature to be removed from online platforms and shops as part of the referrals by the Internet Referral Unitoffences may be committed, while respecting fundamental rights including freedom of expression and freedom of religion;
Amendment 861 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls on the Member States to act against satellite TV channels propagating hate speechdisseminating violence, hate speech and incitement to terrorism, in accordance with the Audiovisual Media Services Directive; requests the Commission to prepare an analysis of possible legislative changes in the Directive in order to improve the effectiveness of blocking such channels broadcasting from third countries;
Amendment 870 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls on the Member States to establish binding procedurguidelines for schools for tackling the challenge of radicalisedviolent pupils, and to offer training for teachers with regard to this; stresses the need for involvement of child protection authorities and social services, in cooperation where relevant with law enforcement and justice bodies in the process of addressing radicalisation;
Amendment 879 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. believes education must become a full-fledged tool in the fight against all extremist violence and violent radicalisation processes – not as an institutional message but as a process to discover, explore, engage and confront history, civilisations, cultures, ideologies and religions;
Amendment 887 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Underlines the need to achieve automatic, fast and full removal of terrorist content; requests the Commission to present a legislative proposal obliging companies to remove terrorist content fully within one hour andonline content constituting a public provocation to commit a terrorist offence, as defined in Article 5 of Directive 2017/541, that is hosted in their territory; calls on the Commission to issue an impact assessment looking at the possibility to introduce clear reporting obligations on the incidence of such terrorist content and on removal rates, as well asnd at possible sanctions for non-compliance; stresses that proper transparency reporting is needed to assess whether state authorities are playing an appropriate role in investigating and prosecuting offences when illegal content is reported;
Amendment 912 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls for the creation of an online European platform that citizens can use in order to flag terrorist and extremist content onlinonline content constituting a public provocation to commit a terrorist offence;
Amendment 915 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Recalls that measures of removal and blocking must be set following transparent procedures and provide adequate safeguards, in particular to ensure that those measures are limited to what is necessary and proportionate and that users are informed of the reason for those measures; safeguards relating to removal or blocking shall also include the possibility of judicial redress;
Amendment 922 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Calls for involvement of social media, civil society organisations and audiovisual companies, including public broadcasters, in developing and disseminating effective counter-narratives, also with the inclusion of victims, where appropriate;
Amendment 938 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on Member States to ensure safe, humane and orderly prison conditions and to create specific procedures for radicalised inmates, in order to for actual rehabilitation and reformation with impreovent radicalisation of others, as well as to ensure targeted monitoring and targeted disengagement measures, and to train prison staff accordinglyd quality and quantity in staffing; calls for an EU contribution to enhance training for correction officers on issues related to violent extremism and potential terrorist threats;
Amendment 940 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)
Paragraph 29 a (new)
29 a. Underlines that any specific programme dedicated to a certain group of prisoners, such as those considered as "radicalised", shall respect the same human rights and international obligations as for any prisoners; warns against the risk of arbitrary categorisation of prisoners, discriminatory practices and disproportionate constraints and restrictions such as permanent solitary confinement; stresses that inhuman detention conditions and bad treatments are not only contrary to Member States' obligations, but also counter-productive as regards the objective of combating radicalisation and violent extremism; recalls that the training of staff and increase of resources is essential in order to improve the situation in prisons;
Amendment 950 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)
Paragraph 29 b (new)
29 b. Calls on the European Commission to launch a European Forum on prisons' conditions in order to encourage the exchange of best practices between experts and practitioners across all Member States;
Amendment 955 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Urges Member States to facilitate access to regular chaplains as it reduces the risks of the self-organisation of radical religious cells; suggests to introduce a licensing system for chaplains accessing prisons, and calls on the Council, with support from the Commission, to draw up guidelines on this; calls on Member States to regularly evaluate and monitor the chaplains having access to prisons;
Amendment 963 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30 a. Urges Member States to work towards harmonising upwards the conditions for pre-trial detention, increase the means for juvenile justice and envisage programmes for “alternatives to prison” to curb violent extremism;
Amendment 987 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Urges Member States to adopt the approach of ‘information sharing by default’ when it comes to sharing CT- related information, thus exchanging such information as a rule, and refraining from such exchange only in specific cases where circumstances require that it be withheld, as defined in Article 2(7) of the revised Decision 2005/671/JHA;
Amendment 990 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Member States to respect their obligations under the CT Directive to exchange relevant information in connection with terrorist offences as soon as possible with the competent authorities of other Member States, not only on request but also spontaneously; recommends in this regard an urgent revision of Decision 2005/671/JHA and its Article 2, so that relevant information gathered by the competent authorities in the framework of criminal proceedings in connection with terrorist offences is automatically exchanged - instead of upon request or spontaneously - to the competent authorities of another Member State where such information could be used in the prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of terrorist offences as referred to in Directive (EU) 2017/541, in that Member State;
Amendment 1002 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37
Amendment 1009 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37 a (new)
Paragraph 37 a (new)
37 a. Calls for improved training for law enforcement officers in the field of human rights and individual freedoms as well as more discerning processes to prevent the potential abuses, and efficient whistle-blower protection;
Amendment 1018 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40
Paragraph 40
40. Urges the Member States to ensure that the relevant information available at local or regional level and in their databases is automatically uploaded where possible through smart technical solutions to national systems and, where appropriate, to relevant European databases whilst ensuring data quality standardsand security standards as well as all data protection safeguards, in particular limitations on access rights;;
Amendment 1024 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 41
Paragraph 41
41. Welcomes the deployment of a central automated fingerprint identification system (AFIS) within SIS to enable end users to search SIS on the basis of fingerprint data; calls for the roll-out of the system by 2019; urges all Member States to implement the AFIS functionality of SIS immediately; notes that despite the legal basis of SIS II permitting the storage of fingerprints, such biometrics have so far only been used to confirm the identity of a person following a check on name or date of birth; believes that identification based solely on fingerprints would represent significant added value;
Amendment 1035 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Paragraph 43
Amendment 1046 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45
Paragraph 45
45. Calls on the Member States to interconnect their PIUs in order to facilitate the exchange of PNR, data and calls on the Commission to propose technological solutions to make the exchange of PNR data less time-consuming and demanding in terms of human resources by automating the processing of requests from one PIU to another; encourages, therefore, projects such as the ISF project led by the Netherlands to develop PIU.net based upon the established FIU.net; asks the Commission, together with Europol, to support the development of joint targeting rules and risk assessments to be applied by the Member States, in order to enable Europol to search national PNR data with central algorithms;
Amendment 1052 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 46
Paragraph 46
Amendment 1060 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Paragraph 47
Amendment 1063 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 48
Paragraph 48
48. Calls on Member States to strengthen the Prüm network by updating their national processing systems to adapt to modern information technology; urges the Commission to further develop a ‘hub- and-spoke’ model to link national systems more efficiently via a central and the Council to modernise and upgrade the Prüm decisions 2008/615/JHA and 2008/616/JHA of 23 June 2008 to link national systems more efficiently and to update the data protection articles in line with the most recent Union data prouter; ction acquis;
Amendment 1071 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 49
Paragraph 49
49. WelcomAcknowledges the proposed regulations on interoperability, and calls for additional information systems, including decentralised European and national systems, to be included in the future; asks Member States to engage proactively in this process; is convinced that interoperability is vital for bringing all relevant and necessary information together, in particular identity data, while respecting access rights and purpose limitation full alignment with EU data protection rules, in particular with regards to access rights and purpose limitation; asks Member States to engage proactively in this process;
Amendment 1083 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Paragraph 53
53. Calls on the Member States that have not yet done so to create national counter-terrorism ‘fusion centres’/coordination units, as well as coordinated databases, in order to centralise terrorism-related information and intelligence from all relevant national stakeholderlaw enforcement authorities;
Amendment 1091 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Calls on the Member States to explore new approaches to intensifying cooperation and exchange of information between law enforcement and intelligence services at national level, e.g. through secure pseudonymised hit/no hit search solutions, whichwhile fully respecting the principle of purpose limitation and preserveing the necessary separation between law enforcement and intelligence work and the required principles of information ownership, admissible evidence in criminal proceedings and source protection;
Amendment 1093 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Paragraph 54 a (new)
54 a. Calls on the Member States to secure proper democratic oversight and public accountability for all security and intelligence services, while preserving the necessary degree of secrecy; insists that legislative, ministerial and judicial controls must be sufficient to ensure that the security and intelligence services respect civil liberties and fundamental rights, and operate within the law;
Amendment 1119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57 a (new)
Paragraph 57 a (new)
57 a. Calls for the setting up of a special programme “Erasmus for police officers” on the ground, preferably for junior and low-graded officers, to encourage them to participate in Joint Investigation Teams (JITs) in other EU Member States at least once throughout their careers thereby allowing those who do not necessarily have experience in collaborating with their counterparts in other Member States to acquire additional experience and observe best practices on how to fight cross-border crime more effectively; encourages the extension of this programme to other security and correction officers in the future;
Amendment 1138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Calls for appropriate funding and staffing for Europol and Eurojust, considering itstheir continuously increasing responsibilities and vital role in strengthening European law enforcement and judicial cooperation;
Amendment 1144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 61 a (new)
Paragraph 61 a (new)
61 a. Rejects policies leading to mass surveillance, inefficient, costly and in breach of fundamental rights; calls therefore for enhanced human rather than technological resources and “targeted surveillance” which presupposes serious grounds for suspicion, with more human capacities to treat, analyse and react to the intelligence gathered;
Amendment 1147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 62
Paragraph 62
62. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide enhanced financial and human resources, including data scientists and big data analysts, for the development of technical solutions to deal with the high volume of data to be analysed order to analyse and react to relevant data; calls for Europol to be tasked with further R&D projects, with a focus on standardisation and big data managementlysis for the benefit of Member States;
Amendment 1156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 64
Paragraph 64
64. Calls on Member States to ensure cooperation among all relevant stakeholders with a view to increasing the decryption abilities of the competent authorities; calls for the swift creation of a ‘Decryption Hub’ at Europol to develop decryption tools and expertise in order to better support Member Statesnotes that the Commission amended the 2018 Europol budget with an additional EUR 5million to reinforce Europol's capabilities to decrypt information lawfully obtained in criminal investigations and to develop a toolbox of alternative investigation techniques at the disposal of Member States; welcomes the commitment from the Commission that measures that could weaken encryption or could have an impact on a larger or indiscriminate number of people will not be considered;
Amendment 1166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 66
Paragraph 66
66. Believes that operational agreements with third countries are indispensable in Europol’s work, aund welcomes the fact that the Commission is currently negotiatingerlines that any operational agreements with eight countries from the Mediterranean and North Africa (MENA) rega third country has to pass the necessity and proportionality test, has to ensure that the level of data protection; requests the renegotiation of operational agreements with particular close partners, such as the EFTA countries, eventually granting them improved access to Europol’s information systemssulting from this agreement is essentially equivalent to the level of protection provided by EU law, in particular with regard to the purpose limitation principle, the right of access, the right to rectification and the control by an independent authority, and that the third country provides for adequate safeguards as regards the protection of fundamental rights and freedoms protected by the Charter, particularly the freedom of expression, freedom of religion, and human dignity;
Amendment 1179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 69
Paragraph 69
69. Calls for the use of JITs in case of terrorist attacks; believes that JITs increase the effectiveness of cooperation and the investigation of cross-border offences; further calls for the participation of Europol and Eurojust in these JITs, as this means better use of the resources and capabilities provided by the EU agencies; demands that improved and easily accessible funding is provided for such JITs; calls on Member States to encourage junior or low-graded members to join JITs as this would improve the exchange of information at all levels of the hierarchy;
Amendment 1184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 71
Paragraph 71
Amendment 1195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Paragraph 72
72. Calls for the swift adoption of the Commission proposals for a regulation and directivesolutions aimed at improving cross- border access to electronic evidence; requests online service providers (OSPs) to provide single points of contact for law enforcement/judiciary request by streamlining the use of mutual legal assistance (MLA) requests as well as European Investigation Orders; notes that there is an urgent need to reduce the delays in replying to such requests and orders;
Amendment 1209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74
Paragraph 74
74. Stresses the need to introduce a biometric matching service so as to prevent people using multiple identities with the help of real passports issued by third countries using alternative names; stresses the need to feed the relevant databases by making use of biometric data, including through the further development of facial recognition technologyenabling querying with biometric data across several EU information systems so as to contribute to the fight against identity fraud;
Amendment 1213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 75
Paragraph 75
75. Welcomes the Commission proposal to the effect that information on long-stay visas and residence permits, including biometrics, for third country nationals should be included in the Visa Information System;
Amendment 1217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 76
Paragraph 76
Amendment 1224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Paragraph 77
Amendment 1228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 78
Paragraph 78
78. Calls on the Member States to make it compulsory for airport operators to conduct conformity checks when passengers board a plane in order to make sure that the identity stated on the ticket matches the ID card or passport in the passenger’s possession, while ensuring that airport operators are not granted any tasks that only pertain to police authorities, such as proper identity checks or verification of the authenticity of ID or travelling documents;
Amendment 1241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 80
Paragraph 80
Amendment 1244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 81
Paragraph 81
Amendment 1248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 82
Paragraph 82
82. Considers it important for EBCGA to have access to all relevant databases and information systems, especially the SIS, but also the EES, and the VIS, Eurodac and the Europol information system, not only for the work of the border management teams, but also for analytical purposes related to new phenomena at the external borders and to changes in border movements or modus operandi;
Amendment 1256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 85
Paragraph 85
Amendment 1264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 86
Paragraph 86
86. WelcomNotes Europol’s participation in the law enforcement cell of the US-led Operation Gallant Phoenix (OGP) in Jordan, whereby it processes information obtained from the battlefield and exchanges it through established channels and procedures with Member States’ law enforcement authorities via the Europol National Units;
Amendment 1272 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 39
Subheading 39
Amendment 1275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 88
Paragraph 88
Amendment 1281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 89
Paragraph 89
Amendment 1288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 90
Paragraph 90
Amendment 1300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 92 a (new)
Paragraph 92 a (new)
92 a. Calls on the Member States that have not correctly or fully implemented the Anti-Money Laundering Directive to swiftly proceed; calls for a proper EU list of AMLD high-risk countries with an autonomous, objective and transparent assessment;
Amendment 1319 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 97
Paragraph 97
97. Calls on the Commission to develop, together with Member States and international partners, ways of better monitoring financial flows and identifying users of electronic wallets and prepaid cards, crowdfunding platforms and online and mobile payment systems in relevant investigations; calls for a closer, better monitoring system to ensure that all religious and cultural associations and entities akin provide full transparency as to the funds they receive from outside the EU;
Amendment 1328 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 98
Paragraph 98
Amendment 1337 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 99
Paragraph 99
99. Urges Member States to allocate more means for the national Financial Intelligence Units (FIU) and the further development and capabilities of FIU.net by Europol so that it can become a full European FIU, used to its full potential and in order to facilitate the manual processing of bilateral requests; and improve cooperation between national FIUs;
Amendment 1371 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 110
Paragraph 110
Amendment 1387 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 114 a (new)
Paragraph 114 a (new)
114 a. Calls for market surveillance authorities to reinforce their surveillance activities for such products, as they clearly have the potential to affect adversely public security;
Amendment 1392 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 118 a (new)
Paragraph 118 a (new)
118 a. Calls for civil use of automatic and semi-automatic weapons to be completely outlawed; calls therefore for the internal market rules for the acquisition, and use of firearms, explosives and chemicals crucial to their composition to be further tightened;
Amendment 1403 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121 a (new)
Paragraph 121 a (new)
121 a. Deems necessary to fundamentally revise the EU’s export policy and especially ban the arms export to countries with shady links to global terrorist groups; calls for a supervisory body to monitor the implementation of the export criteria by Member States; and calls at EP level for the appropriate structures for permanent scrutiny of Member States’ compliance with the EU Common Position on arms exports;
Amendment 1406 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 121 a (new)
Paragraph 121 a (new)
121 a. Urges the EU and its Member States to pursue global actions on the international stage to address the protracted conflicts that destabilise entire regions, feed the cycle of violence and suffering, and unfortunately provide fuel to many terrorist narratives;
Amendment 1409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122
Paragraph 122
122. Calls for the intensification of EUstrict compliance with the Union’s values when cooperationg with neighbouring countries in the area of CT; considers that the EU must maintain a global approach to CT, with a specific focus on cooperation with key third countries on the basis of clearly defined priorities and strict compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law in order to prevent past mistakes such as complicity in torture, ill-treatment, illegal rendition and extrajudicial killings of terror suspects; believes that such EU assistance and cooperation should be focussed on a criminal justice approach and should in particular not weaken the EU’s attempts to abolish the death penalty worldwide; insists on the need to ensure the greatest possible degree of transparency and accountability over such cooperation, notably through parliamentary scrutiny;
Amendment 1412 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 122 a (new)
Paragraph 122 a (new)
122 a. Believes that the EU should strongly invest in actions addressing the root causes of terrorism in third countries; strongly supports external counter-extremism programmes in prisons, cooperative programmes with religious leaders and communities, inter- religious dialogues and fora, and in general all kinds of reconciliation programmes which lower inter- community tensions and prevent sectarian policies via, in particular economic, social, educational means;
Amendment 1420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 123
Paragraph 123
Amendment 1425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 124
Paragraph 124
Amendment 1457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 128
Paragraph 128
128. Calls on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on the victims of terrorism, including a clear definition of their specific status and rights, and a standardised form to claim compensationsubmit as soon as possible a report to the European Parliament and to the Council, assessing the extent to which the Member States have taken the necessary measures in order to comply with the Victims’ Directive 2012/29/EU and assessing whether it is necessary to amend that Directive in order to take into account the specific needs of victims of terrorism; considers that there should be a simplified procedure at national level for granting automatic compensation to victims of terrorism directly after an attack and for sanctioning fraudsters, and that the question of further compensation should be reviewed at regular intervals on the basis of an assessment of the victim’s situation;
Amendment 1474 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 132
Paragraph 132
132. Calls on the Member States to ensure that the assistance provided to victims of terrorism also encompasses measures such as legal aid, first aid, psychological support, cash advances to help cover immediate expenses, certified childcare and home support, tax relief schemes and help with transport;
Amendment 1482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 134
Paragraph 134
134. Calls on the Commission to amend the European Solidarity Fund to includconsider a financial scheme for the compensation of victims in the event of large-scale terror attacks, in order to support Member States when needed and in cross-border cases;
Amendment 1485 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 135
Paragraph 135
135. Calls on the Member States to ensure thatoffer the opportunity to all victims of terrorism arto be entitled to be a partyparticipate in judicial proceedings relating to a terrorist attack concerning them and to take into account the specific situation of cross-border victims, without prejudice to the rights of suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings;
Amendment 1496 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136
Paragraph 136
136. Calls for the Member States and the EU institutions, when adopting and applying CT measures, to finuphold the right balance between the different fundamental rights involved; considers in this respect that, while privacy is a fundamental right, the first priority should lie in protecting people’s fundamental rights to life and securityEU standards of privacy and fundamental rights as enshrined in the EU Charter; reaffirms that security is at the service of freedom; believes that in a truly democratic society, security must be understood as the security of freedom and rights; considers that curtailing the freedom of expression, opinion or belief is dangerous for peace in society; recalls that CT measures shall not result in arbitrary decisions or in discriminatory policies and practices based on perceived nationality, religion, ethnic or racial origin nor any type of direct or indirect discrimination;
Amendment 1502 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 a (new)
Paragraph 136 a (new)
136 a. Believes that security and freedom cannot be ‘balanced’ as in an equation, for this implies that any increase in security will automatically result in a lowering of rights and vice versa; affirms that security is at the service of freedom, and human rights and liberties are fundamental values, as much as security;
Amendment 1505 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 a (new)
Paragraph 136 a (new)
136 a. Urges Member States to ensure robust democratic control on counter- terrorist policies by enhancing parliamentary oversight with adequate means and serious powers to carry out investigations and make binding decisions;
Amendment 1507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 136 b (new)
Paragraph 136 b (new)
136 b. Regrets the increasing number of cases where counter-terrorism measures are used against individuals with very little or no links at all to terrorism, such as the case of Ahmed H. in Hungary who was convicted to 10 years in prison on terrorism charges for throwing rocks at border guards; calls on Member States to refrain from using counter-terrorism policies to other ends;
Amendment 1509 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 137
Paragraph 137
137. Calls for legislation in the field of terrorism and national, regional and local response strategies for protection, resilience and response in case of an attack to take into account the specific needs and circumstances of all vulnerable/disabled people people, including people with disabilities, migrants, asylum seekers and refugees as well as children; further calls for the involvement of persons with disabilities and their representative organisations in the decision-making that affects them;
Amendment 1513 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 138
Paragraph 138
138. Calls on the Commission and the Fundamental Rights Agency to examine the challenges that exist in thise field of counter-terrorism policies and to identity best practices within the Member States which take into account the specific circumstances of people with disabilities; calls on the Commission to encourage the exchange of best practices and to develop guidance in this respect;
Amendment 1514 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 138 a (new)
Paragraph 138 a (new)
138 a. Regrets that the Fundamental Rights Agency’s mandate still limits its role in support of fundamental rights; underlines that the Agency should be able to offer opinions on legislative proposals on its own initiative and that its remit should extend to all areas of rights protected under the Charter, including, for instance, issues of police and judicial cooperation;