9. supporting Member States and other stakeholders in strengthening prevention, empowerment and participation of children to make the most of online technologies and counter cyber-bullying behaviour, exposure to harmful content, and other online risks namely through the Safer Internet programme and cooperation with the industry through self-regulatory initiatives (2009-2014).

15. Notes with concern the use of the internet and social media for the dissemination of propaganda material and recruitment by terrorist organisations; encourages active cooperation between the Member States, the EU and all the relevant stakeholders to combat the dissemination of radicalising material and propaganda on the internet; calls for the implementation of youth awareness programmes on online hate speech and the risks that it represents and of programmes promoting media and internet education; underlines therefore the need both to develop innovative online counter-communication ...[+++] with Member States that is also able to stimulate critical digital judgement skills among all vulnerable internet users and to develop technologies which could pre-emptively curb and combat this phenomenon; emphasises the crucial role of all the relevant stakeholders in developing and disseminating effective counter-messages; stresses the role of education in helping young people to understand and accept differences of opinion, of conviction, of belief and of lifestyle, while respecting diversity and the rule of law, in promoting critical thinking and good judgement so that, particularly in the context of the internet and social media, they are able to grasp reality, to distinguish fact from opinion, to recognise propaganda, and to resist all forms of indoctrination, hate speech and online extremism; encourages the Member States and stakeholders to agree upon common standards of journalism ethics in order to fight hate speech in media materials and in online commentaries of the general public;

63. Considers higher transparency and safety standards for online and telecommunication as a necessary principle with a view to a better data protection regime; calls, therefore, on the Commission to put forward a legislative proposal on standardised general terms and conditions for online and telecommunications services, and to mandate a supervisory body to monitor compliance with the general terms and conditions;

12. Welcomes the introduction in 2009 of the Irregularity Management System (IMS), an application developed and maintained by OLAF, and the positive developments it has brought about; is concerned that the Commission explains the increase in the number of cases reported and the financial impact by the use of new technological reporting; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a detailed methodology of the newly implemented technological reporting and to include it in next year's report; calls on the Member States to full ...[+++]y implement the IMS and to further improve their reporting compliance;

12. Welcomes the introduction in 2009 of the Irregularity Management System (IMS), an application developed and maintained by OLAF, and the positive developments it has brought about; is concerned that the Commission explains the increase in the number of cases reported and the financial impact by the use of new technological reporting; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a detailed methodology of the newly implemented technological reporting and to include it in next year's report; calls on the Member States to full ...[+++]y implement the IMS and to further improve their reporting compliance;

12. Welcomes the introduction in 2009 of the Irregularity Management System (IMS), an application developed and maintained by OLAF, and the positive developments it has brought about; is concerned that the Commission explains the increase in the number of cases reported and the financial impact by the use of new technological reporting; calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with a detailed methodology of the newly implemented technological reporting and to include it in next year’s report; calls on the Member States to full ...[+++]y implement the IMS and to further improve their reporting compliance;