# Problem of profiling, notably on the basis of ethnicity and race, in counter-terrorism, law enforcement, immigration, customs and border control

European Parliament procedure 2008/2020(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 6th term, committee AFET / LIBE). Stage: Procedure completed. 33 committee amendments tabled by 10 Members between 2008-12-11 and 2009-03-11.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses profiling on the basis of ethnicity and race in counter-terrorism, law enforcement, immigration, customs and border control. Amendments propose legal restrictions and safeguards on the use of data on ethnicity, race, religion and nationality, a clear definition of profiling and data-mining, necessity and proportionality tests, data protection supervision, and roles for the Fundamental Rights Agency and the Article 29 Working Party.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos COELHO | Portugal | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1892.md |
| Claude MORAES | United Kingdom | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4519.md |
| Baroness Sarah LUDFORD | United Kingdom | ALDE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4529.md |
| Philip CLAEYS | Belgium | NI | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/24030.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Manfred WEBER | Germany | PPE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28229.md |
| Jan Marinus WIERSMA | Netherlands | PSE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1952.md |
| Angelika BEER | Germany | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28234.md |
| Raül ROMEVA i RUEDA | Spain | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28409.md |
| Hélène FLAUTRE | France | Verts/ALE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4385.md |

## Official source documents

- PE412.267: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-412.267+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE421.316: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-421.316+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2008-2020-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2008-2020-INI.json

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