Lena Düpont
Member of the European Parliament · PPE · DE
“So let us act on that: strengthening law enforcement, both at EU level and at national level; deliver a strong mandate – echo what Tomas has said – on Europol; increase and ease the access to information, the exchange of that information for our security agencies, both at EU and national level; and improve the coordination between all rel…”
“There is a trend for more violence, more exploitation; the unholy combination of organised crime, radicalised and even terrorist groups and third‑country interests being played out in the European Union. So that's a problem, and I am happy to hear that we agree already on some parts of the solution.”
“(The speaker agreed to take a blue-card question) 3-0351-0000 Lukas Sieper (Renew), Frage nach dem Verfahren der „blauen Karte“. – Vielen Dank, Frau Kollegin. Sie haben über viele wichtige Sachen gesprochen. Ich kann mich Ihnen nur anschließen. Ich sehe auch die politische Ebene.”
“And I think as frustrating and as disastrous as it is, we need to further strengthen the physical protection for Jewish sites and synagogues. We need to strengthen our fight against those intolerable acts by fostering the information exchange between law enforcement and intelligence on these terrorist threats, because it is nothing less t…”
“For that, we need a clear mixture of short, mid and long-term instruments – instruments that we need to strengthen because they are already there and new ones where we need to deploy the possibilities. Digital literacy and prevention, including all relevant actors, is important.”
“Madam President, Commissioner, cyberbullying is a silent monster. It cuts social bonds, it undermines human interaction, it erodes trust in society, and it can ultimately – and we just heard the reminder of Coco's example here – put the lives of children at risk.”
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“Security is a collective effort – it requires a whole of government, a whole of society approach, both at European and at national level, in terms of defence, in terms of internal security and in terms of preparedness. Thankfully, these three policies are a crucial part of the Work Programme, and they need to be connected in the best way possible. There's a lot at stake, but this House, this Union has always risen to the challenge and I ask us to do that again. We have the tools and we have the means to do things better, but we need to be bold and we need to be ambitious. It is a testing time, but we have it in our hands to work for a Europe that is strong, that is prosperous and that is safe. 3-0065-0000”
“Madam President, Commissioner, yesterday, the Munich Security Conference published their annual security index. Compared to the previous years, there are remarkable, although not surprising, changes. Migration as a result of climate change and war still ranks first, followed by rising concerns about Russia, followed by fear of terrorist attacks, worries about cyberattacks and threats by international organised crime. Amongst other worries, perceptions of disinformation campaigns, worries about trade wars have seen a stark increase. This is, of course, a snapshot, but it is not the first one and it's one that requires a clear, bold and united answer.”
“Mit der Internal Security Strategy, mit der Preparedness Strategy, dem Whitepaper on Defence werden wir die nächsten Schritte gehen müssen, um diese, unsere Europäische Union gegen Bedrohungen und hybride Attacken von innen und außen abzusichern. Eine widerstandsfähige Demokratie wartet nicht auf Angriffe. Sie antizipiert sie, passt sich an und antwortet entschlossen. Das und nicht weniger müssen wir leisten. Ein letzter Kommentar zu meinem Vorredner: Am 23.2. wird jede Stimme für die AfD in Deutschland eine verlorene Stimme sein. Es wird keine Koalition geben. 1-0106-0000”
“Entziehen wir ihnen über die Arbeit der AMLA mit der Beweislastumkehr und der Konfiszierung von Vermögen endlich die finanzielle Grundlage. Unsere Sicherheitsbehörden müssen alle verfügbaren Instrumente zur effizienten Datenanalyse und -verknüpfung an die Hand bekommen. Zoll, Polizei, Dienste, Justiz, unsere Joint Investigation Teams brauchen Zugang zu allen für sie relevanten Informationen und Datenbanken. Sie sind nicht nur integraler Bestandteil einer Sicherheitsunion, sie stehen zugleich an vorderster Stelle, um unser Leben und unser Eigentum zu schützen. Wir müssen ihnen im Gegenzug Schutz gewährleisten. Das allein wird aber nicht reichen.”
“Frau Präsidentin! Frau Kommissarin! Über 70 % der kriminellen Netze arbeiten grenzüberschreitend. Sie verdingen sich in Menschenhandel, Drogenhandel, Geldwäsche – zunehmend gewaltbereiter und brutal. Sieben der zehn gefährlichsten Netzwerke in Europa – im Übrigen 55 insgesamt an der Zahl – umfassen mehrere Nationalitäten. Acht von zehn arbeiten unter dem Deckmantel legaler Unternehmen. Organisierte Kriminalität war und ist immer eine immense Gefahr für unsere Ordnung, unseren Rechtsstaat, für unsere Wirtschaft, unsere Gesellschaft. Genauso wie diese Netzwerke jedes Schlupfloch, jede Möglichkeit nutzen, müssen auch wir das tun. Unsere Antwort muss koordiniert, unmissverständlich und vor allen Dingen unnachgiebig sein.”
“Logically, we need to step up the fight against organised crime with the right tools and techniques for law enforcement, by equipping and staffing our agencies like Frontex and Europol sufficiently, by making their mandates fit for purpose, by destroying the business model of organised crime via effective rules of confiscation and the reverse burden of proof, by making full use of AMLA. Lastly – and this is again also a reaction to comments that just have been made – by fully implementing the pact, because via the pact we break the business model of the smugglers by putting in place effective return rules and by stepping up third-country cooperation. This is the way forward here, and I'm looking forward to work together with the Commission on a security union that delivers. 3-0292-0000”
“Madam President, dear Commissioner, the reports on the sophisticated links between migrant smuggling and other illicit activities are numerous, be it our SOCTA report or reports by UNHCR, by IOM, by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime. 80 % of criminal networks are, inter alia, involved in drugs trafficking and migrant smuggling; for the latter, with profits ranging from 20 million on one route to 90 million on another. There are organisers, there are advertisers, there are transport providers of smuggling and trafficking people. They exploit people on the move by involving them in drug smuggling and other crimes. They have become ever more aggressive and violent. That means by fighting organised crime and the smuggling business, we do not only protect the European Union, we protect people.”