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30.4.2025 A10-0067/42
Amendment 42
Bert-Jan Ruissen
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
25a. Notes with deep concern the continued expulsion of foreign Christian residents under public order and national security pretexts; deeply regrets the Turkish Constitutional Court’s 2024 ruling upholding the expulsion of nine individuals for alleged missionary activities; is alarmed by the new wave of expulsions of foreign Christians that started in December 2024;
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30.4.2025 A10-0067/43
Amendment 43
Marion Maréchal, Guillaume Peltier, Laurence Trochu, Nicolas Bay
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
36. Affirms its support for a free, secure and stable future for Syria and its citizens and highlights the need for an inclusive and peaceful political transition process that is Syrian-led and Syrian- owned, including the protection and inclusion of religious and ethnic communities; expresses its commitment to constructive cooperation between the EU and Türkiye to that end, on humanitarian aid, promoting a sustainable political solution in Syria, and the fight against DAESH, given that Türkiye has a key role in promoting stability in the region; recalls that Syria’s sovereignty must be restored; acknowledges the importance of rebuilding Syria’s economy as a pillar of long-term stability and prosperity for the region; calls on Türkiye to respect Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and immediately cease all attacks and incursions on and occupation of Syrian territory in full compliance with international law; condemns the attacks carried out in recent weeks, taking advantage of the collapse of the Assad regime, by Turkish-backed militias against Syrian Kurdish forces in the north of Syria; expresses deep concern, as these attacks increase the number of internally displaced persons but also threaten the efficiency and continuity of the fight against Daesh; notes that its ongoing presence risks further destabilising and undermining efforts towards a sustainable political resolution in Syria; further notes that, citing security concerns, Türkiye also illegally occupies areas in Iraq; reiterates that civilian populations should never be the victim of military self-defence; calls for the necessary investigation into the cases in which there have been civilian casualties and to stop the crackdown on journalists working in the area; calls on Türkiye to support the process of implementing the agreement between the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led SDF and refrain from any interference in Syria’s internal processes;
36. Affirms its support for a free, secure and stable future for Syria and its citizens and highlights the need for an inclusive and peaceful political transition process that is Syrian-led and Syrian- owned, including the protection and inclusion of religious and ethnic communities; expresses its commitment to constructive cooperation between the EU and Türkiye to that end, on humanitarian aid, promoting a sustainable political solution in Syria, and the fight against DAESH, given that Türkiye has a key role in promoting stability in the region; stresses that the establishment of diplomatic relations with the de facto Syrian authorities should not weaken antiterrorist measures towards nationals of EU Member States who fought with Islamist groups in Syria; recalls that Syria’s sovereignty must be restored; acknowledges the importance of rebuilding Syria’s economy as a pillar of long-term stability and prosperity for the region; calls on Türkiye to respect Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and immediately cease all attacks and incursions on and occupation of Syrian territory in full compliance with international law; condemns the attacks carried out in recent weeks, taking advantage of the collapse of the Assad regime, by Turkish-backed militias against Syrian Kurdish forces in the north of Syria; expresses deep concern, as these attacks increase the number of internally displaced persons but also threaten the efficiency and continuity of the fight against Daesh; notes that its ongoing presence risks further destabilising and undermining efforts towards a sustainable political resolution in Syria; further notes that, citing security concerns, Türkiye also illegally occupies areas in Iraq; reiterates that civilian populations should never be the victim of military self-defence; calls for the necessary investigation into the cases in which there have been civilian casualties and to stop the crackdown on journalists working in the area; calls on Türkiye to support the process of implementing the agreement between the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led SDF and refrain from any interference in Syria’s internal processes;
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30.4.2025 A10-0067/44
Amendment 44
Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Laurence Trochu, Guillaume Peltier
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
18a. Calls on Türkiye to respect the European Court of Human Rights decision of 24 January 2008, which found Türkiye guilty of breaching Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights, due to its failure to locate and prosecute those responsible in the case of the murders of Tassos Isaak and Solomos Solomou, which were committed in Cyprus in 1996; calls on the Turkish authorities to enforce the international arrest warrants against the murder suspects, and hand them over to the Republic of Cyprus;
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30.4.2025 A10-0067/45
Amendment 45
Geadis Geadi, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki, Ivaylo Valchev, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Diego Solier, Nora Junco García, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Laurence Trochu, Guillaume Peltier
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0067/2025
Nacho Sánchez Amor
2023 and 2024 reports on Türkiye
(2025/2023(INI))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 43
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
43. Remains concerned by the Turkish Government’s use of the Turkish diaspora as an instrument for occasional meddling in EU Member States’ domestic policies;
43. Remains concerned by the Turkish Government’s use of the Turkish diaspora as an instrument for occasional meddling in EU Member States’ domestic policies; calls for the EU institutions and relevant agencies to investigate extensively the official and unofficial activities of Türkiye’s mission to the EU, specifically the ways in which it influences decision-making processes;
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