25 Amendments of Birgit SIPPEL related to 2015/2063(INI)
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas violent far-right extremism, which has led to tragic events such as the attacks in Norway on 22 July 2011, is a growing danger across Europe and is the consequence of the increasing normalisation of xenophobic and islamophobic political discourses; whereas, precisely, radicalisation is a wide-ranging phenomenon that concerns all terrorist motivations, be it political, social, ethnic or religious;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a successful security policy has to address the underlying factors of extremism and radicalisation, such as intolerance and discrimination by promoting political and religious tolerance, developing social cohesion and inclusiveness and facilitating reintegration;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas a number of instruments already exist in Europe to address the radicalisation of European citizens and whereas the European Union and its Member States should show they are making full use of these; whereas there remains a perverse reluctance on the part of Member States to cooperate in sensitive areas, such as information and intelligence sharing;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the important thing now is to put greater stress on preventive rather than reactive measures to address the radicalisation of European citizens and their recruitment by terrorist organisations; whereas a strategy to counter extremism, radicalisation and terrorist recruitment within the EU can only work if it is developed in parallel to a strategy of integration, so-called "foreign fighter" return, re-integration and de- radicalisation;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas it is essential that fundamental rights and civil liberties be respected in all measures undertaken by the European Union; whereas the security of European citizens is not incompatible with guaranteeing their and Member States, namely the right to private life, the right to data protection, presumption of innocence, the right to a fair trial and due process, freedom of expression and freedom of religion; whereas the security of European citizens must preserve their civil and political rights and freedoms; whereas, indeed, these two principles are two sides of the same coin;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas terrorism and foreign fighters' recruitment have heightened intolerance towards religious and ethnic communities in several countries in Europe; whereas a holistic strategy to combat discrimination in general and Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in particular are crucial instruments to curb radicalisation;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to establish as quickly as possible a global strategy to prevent the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens and non-EU nationals residing in Europe, taking into account all vectors of radicalisation, on the basis of the exchange of best practice within the European Union and the evaluation of measures undertaken in the Member States; takes the view that the Commission should develop an intensive communication strategy on preventing the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of making the fullest use of existing instruments to prevent and combat the radicalisation and recruitment of European citizens by terrorist organisations; highlights the importance of using all relevant internal and external instruments in a holistic and comprehensive manner; recommends that more use should be made of European funds to that end; stresses the major role which can be played by the Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) in taking on this objective of stamping out the radicalisation of European citizens;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to publishropose guidelines on measures to be implemented in Europe's prisons aimed at preventing Europeaninmates from becoming radicalised; recommends that the Member States segregate radicalised inmates within their prisons in order to prevent radicalism from being imposed through intimidation on other inmates and to contain radicalisation in those institutions and containing the spread of radicalisation;
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Encourages the establishment of educational programmes in Europe's prisons in order to promote critical thinking and reintegration into society to inmates vulnerable to pressure from radicalised inmates in prison; stresses the need to address prison radicalisation with utmost respect for the human rights of inmates;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the internet plays a significant role incan be a platform for fuelling the radicalisation of European citizens, as it facilitates the rapid, large- scale distribution of hate messages and praise for terrorism; expresses concern at the impact that such messages praising terrorism have especially on younger people, who are particularly vulnerable; calls for a dialogue to be launched at European level with the internet giantsindustry with a view to preventing the online distribution of hate messages and to eradicating them swiftlincitement to violence at the request of the responsible law enforcement authority;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Feels, however, that the internet is an effective platform for spreading discourse opposed to hate speech and praise for terrorism; calls on the digital giantonsiders that the internet industry and service providers should develop powerful and attractive narratives to counter hate speech and radicalisation online and calls on the Commission and Member States to assist them in that effort; calls on the digital companies and corporations to cooperate with the EU and Member States in order to take part in the spread of prevention messages calling for the development of critical thinking and for a process of deradicalisation;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. States that the internet giantindustry and service providers, through internet referencing, have the power tomay promote radicalisation prevention messages aimed at countering messages that praise terrorism; feels that it is thus their duty to highlight messages that oppose hate speech and praise for terrorism, thereby making online radicalisation more difficult;
Amendment 336 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Urges Member States to make sure that educational programmes on the use of internet exist in every school (primary education through secondary education) aiming at educating and training responsible, critical and law-abiding internet users;
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Considers that all measures and new policy making on the part of the EU and of the Member States must obey the proportionality principle and be compliant with fundamental rights and EU values and principles; is of the view that judicial checks must be introduced in all new legislation on the matter, especially in areas where this might impact on freedom of expression and freedom of the media;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses that schools and education have an important role to play in preventing radicalisationthe spread of violent extremism; recalls the crucial role that schools play in helping to promote integration and develop critical thinking; calls on the Member States to investigate the possibility of introducing, where it does not already exist, education on religious issues in schoolstolerance and anti-discrimination in schools; highlights that Member States should also ensure that schools' education internal functioning respect and promote the fundamental values of the Union (non-discrimination, contribution from all minorities to Europe, democratic participation, respect for diversity, critical thinking and individuality);
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Considers it vital to set up an alert system in each Member State which would allow families and community members to easily and swiftly flag the development of radical behavioursudden behavioural change that might signal a process of radicalisation or a European citizen's or an EU resident departure to join a terrorist organisation;
Amendment 446 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. supports the formation of support and counselling centres, which can be contacted by people fearing the radicalization of relatives or friends;
Amendment 459 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 476 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Insists on the absolute necessity of stepping up the exchange of relevant information between the law enforcement authorities in the Member States and the relevant EU agencies, subject to the appropriate data protection and privacy safeguards; stresses that stepping up the exchange of information between law enforcement authorities will also entail reinforcing the role of European Union agencies, such as Europol and Eurojust;
Amendment 508 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Believes that criminalising terrorist acts carried out by foreign fightersEuropean citizens and foreigners residing in the EU who join terrorist groups abroad may requires the collection of evidence in third countries to be possible; calls, therefore, on the European Union to work on establishing judicial cooperation agreements with third countries in order to facilitate such processes; ; recalls, however, that the collection of evidence, interrogation and other such investigative techniques must be carried out within strict legal standards, must respect EU laws, principles and values and international human rights; in this regard, warns that the use of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, torture, extra-judicial renditions, kidnapping is prohibited under international law and shall not take place for the purpose of collecting evidence of criminal offences committed inside the territory of the EU or outside of its territory by EU nationals; calls, therefore, on the European Union to work on establishing judicial cooperation agreements with third countries in order to facilitate such processes, with clear human rights safeguards under judicial control; additionally, stresses that it is also of vital importance to support victim groups and communities to collect evidence, as part of justice and of future reconciliation;
Amendment 547 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Calls on Member States to share good practices in regard to exit checks on radicalised EU citizens and how to manage the return of citizens who have taken part in terrorist activities in conflict theatres abroad; supports in particular Member States confiscating the passports of EU citizens planning to join terrorist organisations;
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Suggests that Member States examine the idea of including mentors in the process to deradicalise EU citizens who have returned from fighting for terrorist organisations, to help support them in their reintegration into society; underlines the necessity for a better best-practice exchange among member states to that respect;
Amendment 632 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading X
Subheading X
X. Dismantling terrorist and jihadist networks
Amendment 636 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
Paragraph 35
35. Supports measures to weaken terrorist organisations from the inside and lessen their potential influence on EU citizens; urges the European Union to look into ways of dismantling jihadist networks and identifying how they are funded; encourages the Commission to propose a regulation on identifying terrorism funding channelMember States to implement the highest standards of transparency concerning access to information on beneficial owners of all corporate structures in the EU and in opaque jurisdictions, which can be vehicles to finance terrorist organisations;