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Draft report (2024/2081(INI)) 2024-11-06

Human rights and democracy in the world and the European Union’s policy on the matter – annual report 2024

Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Amendment 1

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Article 24 of the Treaty on the European Union (TEU),

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Amendment 2

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

Or. en

Amendment 3

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

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Amendment 4

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights,

Or. en

Amendment 5

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regards to the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War,

Or. en

Amendment 6

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention and to its 1967 Protocol,

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Amendment 7

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 1951 Refugee Convention and its 1967 protocol, having regard to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration of 2016 and the Global Compact on Refugees of 2018,

Or. en

Amendment 8

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) of 10 December 1984,

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Amendment 9

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Convention on the Suppression and Punishment of the Crime of Apartheid of 1976,

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Amendment 10

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 18 December 1979,

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women of 18 December 1979, having regard to the EU Guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, adopted by the Council on 8 December 2008,

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Amendment 11

Sandra Gómez López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol, adopted on 13 December 2006,

Or. en

Amendment 12

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of 12 December 2006,

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Amendment 13

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD),

Or. en

Amendment 14

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,

Or. en

Amendment 15

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (UNCAT) of 10 December 1984 and its optional protocol adopted on 18 December 2002,

Or. en

Amendment 16

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UN Declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples (UNDRIP ) of 13 September 2007, having regard to the ILO Convention 169 on Indigenous and Tribal Peoples of 1989,

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Amendment 17

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) of 13 September 2007,

Or. en

Amendment 18

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Peasants and Other People Working in Rural Areas (UNDROP) of 17 December 2018,

Or. en

Amendment 19

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Cairo Action Programme adopted at the International Conference of Population and Development in 1994, and its review conferences,

Or. en

Amendment 20

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations Beijing Declaration of September 1995,

– having regard to the United Nations Beijing Declaration of September 1995 and its review conferences,

Or. en

Amendment 21

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted on 25 September 2015, in particular goals 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16 thereof,

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Or. en

Amendment 22

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted on 25 September 2015, in particular goals 1, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16 thereof,

– having regard to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development adopted on 25 September 2015, in particular goals 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10 and 16 thereof,

Or. en

Amendment 23

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration adopted on 19 December 2018 and the Global Compact on Refugees on 17 December 2018,

Or. en

Amendment 24

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UN Human Rights High Commissioner's Assessment of human rights concerns in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China of 31 August 2022,

Or. en

Amendment 25

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice on the "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem" of 19 July 2024,

Or. en

Amendment 26

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, adopted 17 July 1998, entered into force 1 July 2002,

Or. en

Amendment 27

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Agreement between the European Union and the International Criminal Court on cooperation and assistance of 10 April 2006,

Or. en

Amendment 28

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 15 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 302 stablishing the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, adopted in 8 December 1949,

Or. en

Amendment 29

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention of 11 May 2011 on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence (the Istanbul Convention), which not all Member States have ratified,

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Amendment 30

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence, the "Istanbul Convention", which entered into force in the EU on 1 October 2023

Or. en

Amendment 31

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Citation 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Protocol No. 6 to the Council of Europe Convention of 28 April 1983 for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty,

– having regard to Protocols No. 6 and 13 to the Council of Europe Convention of 28 April 1983 for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty,

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Amendment 32

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in External Action 2021-2025 (GAP III),

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Amendment 33

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Citation 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Action Plan on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment in External Action 2021-2025 (GAP III),

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Or. en

Amendment 34

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU LGBTIQ Equality Strategy (2020-2025),

Or. en

Amendment 35

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Gender Equality Strategy (2020-2025),

Or. en

Amendment 36

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU anti-racism action plan (2020–2025),

Or. en

Amendment 37

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Strategy for the rights of persons with disabilities 2021-2030,

Or. en

Amendment 38

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 25 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Roma strategic framework for equality, inclusion and participation (2020-2030),

Or. en

Amendment 39

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines on human rights defenders, adopted by the Council on 14 June 2004,

– having regard to the EU Guidelines on human rights defenders, adopted by the Council on 14 June 2004 and revised in 2008, having regard to the second guidance note on the Guidelines’ implementation endorsed in 2020,

Or. en

Amendment 40

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 26 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines on violence against women and girls and combating all forms of discrimination against them, adopted by the Council on 8 December 2008,

Or. en

Amendment 41

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted on 24 June 2013,

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Or. en

Amendment 42

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines to promote and protect the enjoyment of all human rights by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) persons, adopted on 24 June 2013,

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Or. en

Amendment 43

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief of 24 June 2013,

Or. en

Amendment 44

Bert-Jan Ruissen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief of 24 June 2013,

Or. en

Amendment 45

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief, adopted by the Council on 24 June 2013,

Or. en

Amendment 46

Antonio López-Istúriz White, Andrey Kovatchev, Lukas Mandl, Davor Ivo Stier, Nicolás Pascual De La Parte

Motion for a resolution

Citation 29 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU Guidelines on the promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief of 24 June 2013,

Or. en

Amendment 47

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1760 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 on corporate sustainability due diligence and amending Directive (EU) 2019/1937 and Regulation (EU) 2023/28593 ,

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3 OJ L, 2024/1760, 5.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2024/1760/oj.

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Amendment 48

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 amending Directive 2011/36/EU on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims,

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Amendment 49

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the proposal for a Regulation (EU) 2022/0269 of the European Parliament and the Council Prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market,

Or. en

Amendment 50

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 38 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council Regulation on restrictive measures against serious acts of corruption of 5 May 2023,

Or. en

Amendment 51

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Citation 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue,

Or. en

Amendment 52

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini, Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Citation 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the report on Christians oppressed for their faith 2022-2024, entitled ‘Persecuted and Forgotten?’, published by Aid to the Church in Need, and to the 2024 World Watch List, the annual ranking of the 50 countries where Christians face the most extreme persecution, published by Open Doors

Or. it

Amendment 53

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Citation 39 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which in 2024 was awarded to María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela and President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia, representing all Venezuelans inside and outside the country fighting for the re-institution of freedom and democracy,

Or. en

Amendment 54

Francisco Assis, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which in 2023 was awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran,

– having regard to its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which in 2024 was awarded to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia, the leader of Venezuela’s democratic forces and the opposition candidate in the July presidential elections,

Or. en

Amendment 55

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 40

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which in 2023 was awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran,

– having regard to its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which in 2023 was awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran, and in 2024 to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia,

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Amendment 56

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Citation 43

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2021 on human rights protection and the EU external migration policy6,

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6 OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 70.

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Amendment 57

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 43

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2021 on human rights protection and the EU external migration policy6 ,

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6 OJ C 15, 12.1.2022, p. 70.

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Amendment 58

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Citation 44

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 8 July 2021 on the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EU Magnitsky Act)7 ,

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7 OJ C 99, 1.3.2022, p. 152.

Or. en

Amendment 59

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Citation 48 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its report of the Committee of Foreign Affairs on the persecution of minorities on the grounds of belief or religion (2021/2055(INI)),

Or. en

Amendment 60

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in Article 2 TEU; whereas the EU’s action worldwide is guided by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and by the fact that the effective protection and defence of human rights and democracy is at the core of the EU’s external action;

Or. en

Amendment 61

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in Article 2 TEU; whereas, in accordance to Article 21 TEU, the EU’s action worldwide must be guided by these principles, and by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and by the fact that the effective protection and defence of human rights and democracy is at the core of the EU’s external action and its interests;

Or. en

Amendment 62

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 63

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in Article 2 and Article 21 of the TEU; whereas the EU’s action worldwide is guided by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and by the fact that the effective protection and defence of human rights and democracy is at the core of the EU’s external action;

Or. en

Amendment 64

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU is founded on the values of respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and respect for human rights, as set out in Article 2 TEU; whereas the EU’s action worldwide should be guided by the universality and indivisibility of human rights and by the fact that the effective protection and defence of human rights and democracy is at the core of the EU’s external action;

Or. en

Amendment 65

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Aa. whereas the specific rules and procedures outlined in Article 24(1) of the Treaty on the European Union, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, emphasizes that the provisions concerning the common foreign and security policy, including those related to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and the European External Action Service, will not affect the existing legal basis, responsibilities, or competences of each Member State regarding the formulation and conduct of its foreign policy, its national diplomatic service, its relations with third countries, and its participation in international organizations, including a Member State's membership in the United Nations Security Council;

Or. en

Amendment 66

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Aa. whereas Article 24(1) of the Treaty of the European Union states that the common foreign and security policy is subject to specific rules and procedures, therefore foreign policy decisions fall exclusively within the competence of the Member States;

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Amendment 67

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Recital A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ab. whereas the specific rules and procedures outlined in Article 24(1) of the Treaty on the European Union, as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference, emphasizes that the provisions concerning the common foreign and security policy do not grant new powers to the Commission to initiate decisions nor do they increase the role of the European Parliament;

Or. en

Amendment 68

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective EU human rights policy;

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Amendment 69

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective EU human rights policy;

B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective EU human rights policy; whereas coherence in EU’s internal and external policies should imply supporting the democratic opposition in those countries hijacked by dictatorships, while suspending any agreements in place on those regimes; whereas the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with Cuba should be immediately suspended;

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Amendment 70

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective EU human rights policy;

B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective EU human rights policy, and in defending and supporting freedom and democracy inside and outside of the Union;

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Amendment 71

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective EU human rights policy;

B. whereas consistency and coherence across the EU’s internal and external policies are key for achieving an effective and credible EU human rights policy;

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Amendment 72

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas democratic systems are the most suitable to guarantee that every person has the ability to enjoy their human rights; whereas rules-based multilateralism is the best organisational system to defend democracies;

C. whereas liberal democratic systems are the most suitable to guarantee that every person has the ability to enjoy their human rights and fundamental freedoms; whereas rules-based multilateralism is the best organisational system to defend democracies;

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Amendment 73

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas democratic constitutional states are often the most suitable to guarantee that every person has the ability to enjoy their human rights; whereas rules-based multilateralism is the best organisational system to defend democracies;

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Amendment 74

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas democratic systems are the most suitable to guarantee that every person has the ability to enjoy their human rights; whereas effective rules-based multilateralism is the best organisational system to defend democracies;

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Amendment 75

Nacho Sánchez Amor, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the EU strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global order and the set of universal values, principles and norms that guide the UN member states;

D. whereas the EU strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global order and the set of universal values, principles and norms that guide the UN member states; whereas a world of democracies, understood as a world of political systems that defend and protect human rights worldwide, is a safer world, as they count with significant check and balances that prevent the unpredictability of autocracies;

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Amendment 76

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the EU strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global order and the set of universal values, principles and norms that guide the UN member states;

D. whereas the EU strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global order and the set of universal values, principles and norms that UN member states have pledged to uphold in accordance to the UN Charter;

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Amendment 77

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the EU strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global order and the set of universal values, principles and norms that guide the UN member states;

D. whereas the EU believes in multilateralism, a rules-based global order and universal values, principles and norms, but at the same time is respectful of differences and the diversity of cultural norms;

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Amendment 78

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the EU strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global order and the set of universal values, principles and norms that guide the UN member states;

D. whereas the EU strongly believes in and fully supports multilateralism, a rules-based global order and the set of universal values, principles, norms and institutions that guide the UN member states;

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Amendment 79

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;

E. whereas certain dictatorships and autocracies of differing types, and in some cases also democratically governed states, pose a threat to international security; whereas mass migration poses a risk to prosperity and social stability in many parts of the world and is becoming an increasing security risk in the countries of destination; whereas international terrorism, supported and controlled by states or organisations, represents a threat to the security of states and their citizens;

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Amendment 80

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and communism threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded; whereas the current rules-based international order established several decades ago is being undermined by the increasing geopolitical power of governments and regimes that systematically violate basic human rights;

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Amendment 81

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the consolidation and close cooperation of undemocratic regimes, the rise in authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism as well as ideological ‘adjectival democracies’ threaten the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights and freedoms in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;

Or. pl

Amendment 82

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism, totalitarianism and populism, and the EU's continued failure to effectively respond to them, threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;

Or. en

Amendment 83

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the rise in authoritarian regimes, the expansion of Islamism and the demographic and migratory upheavals threaten the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;

Or. fr

Amendment 84

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas authoritarianism and illiberalism regimes as well as a number of long-established democratic countries are threatening the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;

Or. en

Amendment 85

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism and of religious extremism, such as Islamism, threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world;

Or. en

Amendment 86

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the rise of the multipolar world order poses a challenge to the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the rise in authoritarianism and illiberalism threatens the global rules-based order, the protection and promotion of human rights in the world, as well as the values and principles on which the EU is founded;

Or. fi

Amendment 88

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas in December 2023, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrated its 75th anniversary;

F. whereas in December 2023, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrated its 75th anniversary; whereas today, more than ever since the UN's founding, totalitarian regimes challenge the UN Charter's basic principles, seek to rewrite international norms, undermine multilateral institutions, and threaten peace and security globally;

Or. en

Amendment 89

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas in November 2024, the Convention of the Rights on the Child celebrates its 35th anniversary;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas over the past decade the position of Christians (Catholics, Protestants and Orthodox Christians) across the world has worsened significantly, making Christianity the most persecuted religion, in particular through the spread of Islamist regimes;

Or. fr

Amendment 91

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas, according to Open Doors, more than 360 million Christians face persecution, harassment or discrimination; whereas, in 2023, 5 000 have been killed and 5 000 have been arrested due to their faith;

Or. en

Amendment 92

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas according to Open Doors World Watch List 2023 more than 360 million Christians face persecution every day;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini, Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fa. whereas according to the latest report by Aid to the Church in Need, during the period between summer 2022 and summer 2024 in 18 states in Asia, Africa and Central America, where believers are at particular risk, there has been an increase in human rights violations against Christians, with a shift in jihadist violence from the Middle East to Africa, and in particular the Sahel; whereas churches are burnt, Christian women are abducted and raped, and the faithful are killed for their beliefs1a;

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1a Aid to the Church in Need, ‘Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2022-2024’.

Or. it

Amendment 94

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Fb. whereas according to the Aid to the Church in Need 2023 Report, citizens faced severe violations of religious freedom in 61 countries around the world;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas full respect for and support of all United Nations bodies and agencies are essential to the effective functioning of the international rules-based order; whereas their legitimacy is dependent on compliance with the orders of international bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court; whereas multilateralism is being challenged as there are increasing global threats to compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations; whereas there are increasing attempts to undermine and delegitimize certain UN agencies, bodies and peacekeeping missions; whereas such actions represent a serious threat to the preservation of peace and the multilateral system established in the post-World War II era, which is grounded in international law;

Or. en

Amendment 96

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the legitimacy of the international rules-based order is dependent on compliance with the orders of international bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Criminal Court and the International Court of Justice; whereas there are increasing global threats to compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations; whereas international institutions, their officials, and those cooperating with them, are the subject of attacks and threats; whereas the international community, including the EU, has a responsibility to uphold the international rules-based order by enforcing universal compliance, including by its partners;

Or. en

Amendment 97

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the legitimacy of the international rules-based order is dependent on compliance with the orders of international bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Court of Justice; whereas there are increasing global threats to compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations; whereas, according to Article 2(7) of the United Nations Charter, the principle of non-interference or non-intervention in the domestic affairs of a state is a fundamental principle governing relations between sovereign states;

Or. fr

Amendment 98

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the legitimacy of the international rules-based order is dependent on compliance with the orders of and respect for international bodies, such as the United Nations General Assembly and Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Court of Justice and International Criminal Court; whereas there are increasing global threats to compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations; whereas international institutions, their officials, and those cooperating with them such as the International Criminal Court are the subject of attacks and threats;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the legitimacy of the international rules-based order is dependent on compliance with the orders of international bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Court of Justice; whereas there are increasing global threats to compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations; whereas international institutions, their officials, and those cooperating with them such as the International Criminal Court are the subject of attacks and threats;

Or. en

Amendment 100

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the legitimacy of the international rules-based order is dependent on compliance with the orders of international bodies, such as the United Nations Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Court of Justice; whereas there are increasing global threats, such as terrorism and extremism, which threaten compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations; whereas the EU must consequently intensify the work to combat terrorism globally, not least by assisting other democracies in the fight against terrorism.

Or. sv

Amendment 101

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 102

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 103

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 104

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the legitimacy of the international rules-based order is dependent on compliance with the orders of international bodies, functioning of the United Nations Security Council resolutions and orders and decisions of the International Court of Justice; whereas there are increasing global threats to compliance with such orders and decisions, as well as, generally, with provisions of international law, human rights law and international humanitarian law in emerging and ongoing conflict situations;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court establishes a framework for accountability for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes; whereas the independence of the ICC is vital to ensuring that justice is delivered impartially and without political interference; whereas adequate funding is essential to maintain the ICC’s ability to operate effectively, including through investigative and prosecutorial functions, as well as through programs for victim reparations and witness support;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas the 2023 Mid-term Review of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, now extended to 2027, has shown that, despite the progress achieved so far, more needs to be done, especially in the context of the unprecedented challenges the world has experienced since its adoption; whereas the EU’s failure to influence on those countries not complying with basic human rights policies is explained, in part, by its inaction to impose sanctions and immediately suspend any financial aid to those countries;

Or. en

Amendment 107

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas the 2023 Mid-term Review of the EU Action Plan on Human Rights and Democracy 2020-2024, now extended to 2027, has shown that, despite the progress achieved so far, more needs to be done, in cooperation with like-minded democratic partners especially in the context of the unprecedented challenges the world has experienced since its adoption;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments and non-state actors around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities; whereas women human rights defenders and civil society organisations working on gender equality, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights continue to experience shrinking space for their critical work as well as threats of violence, harassment and intimidation;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing among others HRDs, CSOs, journalists and opposition leaders in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities including those living in exile;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs), journalists, religious communities and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs, journalists, religious communities and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. sv

Amendment 111

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs and CSOs in their work, leading to an increasingly shrinking civil space; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world and in the EU are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs, CSOs and political opposition parties in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. de

Amendment 113

András László

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs), civil society organisations (CSOs) and Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs, CSOs and FBOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. en

Amendment 114

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs, independent journalists and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs and journalists are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. pl

Amendment 115

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial and extraterritorial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities, including abroad;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, transnational repression, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. en

Amendment 117

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas governments and non-states actors around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. en

Amendment 118

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas human rights defenders (HRDs) and civil society organisations (CSOs) are crucial partners in the EU’s efforts to safeguard and advance human rights, democracy and the rule of law, as well as to prevent conflicts globally; whereas state and non-state actors around the world are increasingly censoring, silencing and harassing HRDs and CSOs in their work; whereas this behaviour includes measures encompassing strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs), restrictive government policies, defamation campaigns, discrimination, intimidation and violence, including extrajudicial killings, abductions, and arbitrary arrests and detention; whereas attacks on HRDs are increasingly extending to their families and communities;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas gender equality is a core value of the EU; and the human rights of women and girls, including their sexual and reproductive rights, continue to be violated across the world; whereas women human rights defenders and civil society organisations working on gender equality, women’s rights and sexual and reproductive health and rights continue to experience shrinking space for their critical work, as well as threats of violence, harassment and intimidation;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas the escalation of conflict in the Middle East poses significant challenges to regional stability and security, with severe human rights implications for the civilian population in Gaza, Lebanon, and all parties involved, including thousands of civilian casualties, forced displacements, and the widespread deprivation of essential services and rights such as food, education, healthcare, housing, and humanitarian aid; whereas deteriorating living conditions in Gaza have created a health crisis marked by the alarming outbreak of previously eradicated diseases, such as polio; whereas an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Lebanon is a necessary condition to prevent further loss of life and alleviate civilian suffering;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas Directive (EU) 2024/1712 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2024 includes the exploitation of surrogacy, forced marriage and illegal adoption within the scope of practices constituting trafficking in human beings;

Or. fr

Amendment 122

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ia. whereas the past year has been marked by a further proliferation of so-called “foreign agent” or foreign influence style laws, including in EU candidate countries, targeting civil society organizations and media outlets, and attempts to prevent them from receiving financial support from abroad, including from the EU and its Member States, fostering a climate of fear and self-censorship;

Or. en

Amendment 123

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ib. whereas women experience unique and disproportionate impacts from conflicts, climate change, and migration, including increased risks of gender-based violence, economic marginalization, and barriers to accessing resources; whereas these segregated impacts demand a gender-sensitive approach in EU policies and responses to ensure inclusivity, effectiveness, and alignment with the EU’s commitment to gender equality and human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 124

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital I b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ib. whereas in 2024 more than half the world’s population went to the polls, and many of these elections were marked by manipulation, disinformation and attempts at interference from inside or outside the country; whereas the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded to Venezuela’s democratic forces, disqualified opposition’s presidential candidate María Corina Machado and President-elect Edmundo González;

Or. en

Amendment 125

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital I c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ic. whereas the 2024 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns of a decline in the intent of states and other political forces to protect press freedom; whereas, according to RSF, 47 journalists and media workers were killed, most of them in conflict zones, and 573 were imprisoned since 1st of January 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 126

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital I d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Id. whereas at least one million people are unjustly imprisoned for political reasons in countries such as China, Belarus, Russia, Azerbaijan, Venezuela, Cuba, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Cambodia and Vietnam; whereas among them are numerous finalists of the European Parliament’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, in particular, Gubad Ibadoghlu, Ilham Tohti, Mikalai Statkevich, Maryia Kalesnikava, Siarhei Tsikhanouski, and Ales Bialiatski;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital I e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ie. whereas 251 million children and youth are deprived of their fundamental right to education and remain out of school, according to the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report 2024; whereas, in addition to poverty, girls and women are affected by cultural norms, gender bias, child marriage, violence and, in countries such as Afghanistan, by official discriminatory policies that prevent them from accessing education and the labour market and attempt to erase them from public life;

Or. en

Amendment 128

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 129

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas environmental harm and the impacts of climate change are intensifying precariousness, marginalisation and inequality, and increasingly displacing people from their homes or trapping them in unsafe conditions, thereby heightening their vulnerability and jeopardising their human rights; whereas the People's Republic of China (PRC) is the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases; the largest source of marine debris; the worst perpetrators of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing; and the world's largest consumer of trafficked wildlife and timber products;

Or. en

Amendment 130

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas the purely ideological policies adopted by the EU in the context of the Green Deal are leading the EU to a worrying de-industrialization process and to the increasing of dependencies on third countries such as China;

Or. en

Amendment 131

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas environmental emergencies including those resulting from climate change, deforestation, and extractive business operations are intensifying precariousness, marginalisation and inequality, and increasingly displacing people from their homes or trapping them in unsafe conditions, thereby heightening their vulnerability and jeopardising their human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 132

András László

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas environmental harm and the impacts of climate change are intensifying precariousness and marginalisation, and increasingly displacing people from their homes or trapping them in unsafe conditions, thereby heightening their vulnerability and jeopardising their human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 133

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reasserts the inherent dignity of every human being; is of the opinion that human rights are a minimum standard resulting from universal moral rules and are of paramount importance for human society; believes that not all strivings for wellbeing can or should be categorised and enforced as human rights; in this connection, notes critically the continuous expansion of the term and the list of human rights;

Or. de

Amendment 134

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Asks the Member States to promote and protect democracy and of human rights in the European Union; recalls that the European Union does not have the mandate to be the human rights watchdog and uses the pretext of human rights to interfere in the internal affairs of third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 135

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reasserts the universality and indivisibility of human rights and the inherent dignity of every human being; emphasizes that the promotion of democracy and human rights globally should not be used as a means to impose European standards on other nations;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reasserts the universality and indivisibility of human rights and the inherent dignity of every human being; reaffirms the duty of the EU and its Member States to promote and protect democracy and the universality of human rights around the world; calls for the EU and its Member States to lead by example and strictly uphold human rights and ensure an enabling civil society environment;

Or. en

Amendment 137

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reasserts the universality, interdependence, interrelatedness and indivisibility of human rights and the inherent dignity of every human being; reaffirms the duty of the EU and its Member States to promote and protect democracy and the universality of human rights around the world in a resolute, coherent and consistent manner;

Or. en

Amendment 138

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reasserts the universality and indivisibility of human rights and the inherent dignity of every human being; reaffirms the duty of the EU and its Member States to promote and protect democracy and the universality of human rights around the world as well as upholding and promoting international justice;

Or. en

Amendment 139

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 140

Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Stresses that the current conflict in Gaza and Lebanon has a disproportionate effect on civilians and causes a catastrophic humanitarian situation; calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire and urges to address the risk of mass starvation, the worsening of health conditions and the outbreak of a health epidemic in Gaza; condemns Israel's authorities’ constant attempts to undermine and discredit the UN, its Secretary General and, especially, UNRWA, as well as the attacks on UNIFIL; deplores the legislation adopted by the Knesset banning the activities of UNRWA and ceasing its relations with Israel authorities; deplores the dire consequences this will have for the region as UNRWA is the main humanitarian assistance structure in Gaza and the West Bank, of which millions of people depend for vital services; recalls that this legislation infringes international law; welcomes the launch of the Global Alliance for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution and calls for the VP/HR to continue investing heavily on a ceasefire and a peaceful solution of the conflict; welcomes the ICJ Case 192 - Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide in the Gaza Strip (South Africa v. Israel), as well as the Advisory opinion of the ICJ on the legal consequences arising from Israel’s policies and practices in OPT, including East Jerusalem, and from the illegality of Israel’s continued presence in OPT;

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Amendment 141

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Insists that respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms must be the cornerstone of the EU’s external policy; strongly encourages the EU, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make human rights a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner and to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this field;

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Amendment 142

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Insists that respect and the enforcement of the Member States’ economic and political interests must be the cornerstone of the EU’s external policy; stresses that the world is enormously diverse in terms of political and economic systems, religions and social and economic developments; is of the opinion that states are often prone to human rights interventionism as a means of launching political attacks against other states and drawing attention away from their own human rights violations in the process;

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Amendment 143

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Insists that the respect, protection, and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms should not be the sole cornerstone of the EU’s external policy, which must also pursue the interests of the Member States; stresses that the EU’s approach to human rights in external relations could be perceived by some countries as neo-colonial and, therefore, should prioritize respect for the cultural values and traditions of those countries;

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Amendment 144

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Insists that respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms must be the cornerstone of the EU’s external policy; strongly encourages the EU and its Member States, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make human rights a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner and to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this field, including through all of its international agreements, including Memorandums of Understanding, development cooperation policy and Global Gateway strategy projects;

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Amendment 145

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Insists that respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms must be the cornerstone of the EU’s external policy; strongly encourages the EU, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make human rights a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner and a precondition for EU funding, including through its international agreements, development cooperation policy and Global Gateway strategy projects, and to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this field;

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Amendment 146

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Insists that respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms must be the cornerstone of the EU’s external policy in line with its founding principles; strongly encourages the EU, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make freedom, democracy and human rights a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner and to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this field;

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Amendment 147

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Insists that respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights and fundamental freedoms must be the cornerstone of the EU’s external policy; strongly encourages the EU, to that end, to strive for a continued ambitious commitment to make human rights and their protection a central part of all EU policies in a streamlined manner and to enhance the consistency between the EU’s internal and external policies in this field;

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Amendment 148

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2a. Notes that the virtual eradication of Jewish and Christian communities in most states of the Middle East is due to growing religious fanaticism, which the EU should recognise and systematically address;

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Amendment 149

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2 a. Recalls that the EU's role is above all to protect the security and rights of European people in the EU and worldwide, but it is also important to promote respect for human rights in EU external policies, where possible;

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Amendment 150

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 151

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, illiberalism and communism, as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law; highlights that authoritarianism is especially dramatic in Ibero-America, in totalitarian regimes such as the ones in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua; strongly denounces the numerous killings, systematic enforced disappearances, arbitrary detentions and imprisonments, tortures and ill-treatment against critics and opponents in the above-mentioned regimes; stresses that the crimes committed for many years should be persecuted by courts as crimes against humanity;

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Amendment 152

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU should condemn the rise of authoritarianism and illiberalism, as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law; Notes with concern the lack of EU’s consistency in its external action regarding human rights and the increasing compartmentalisation of human rights by the EU in its discourse and actions; expresses its deep concern on the fact that the EU and certain Member States continue to defend business, military, antiterrorism and migration interests over human rights and democracy;

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Amendment 153

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Believes that the EU, when assessing the human rights situation in third countries, often tends to make high-handed judgements without taking into consideration the cultural, religious or political context of the respective countries or the challenges and difficulties facing these countries when implementing standards; stresses that such an approach is often perceived as paternalistic, and reduces the EU’s influence in the relevant countries;

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Amendment 154

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, and populism, often endorsed and promoted by a number of states working closer together, including but not limited to Russia, Iran, North Korea, China, as well as the increasing violations of the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 155

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must address the rise of authoritarian regimes, the expansion of Islamism around the world, including in Europe, demographic upheavals that threaten the stability of its Member States as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 156

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, illiberalism and populism, as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law; demands that the fight against terrorism be at the top of the EU’s domestic and foreign affairs agenda;

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Amendment 157

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, religious extremism, such as Islamism, which is spreading across Europe due to mass illegal immigration as well as the increasing attacks on human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 158

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 159

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, governments that commit violations of fundamental rights and freedoms, and populism, as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 160

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Emphasizes that the EU, while countering the attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law, should respect the right of other States to choose their own models of governance and social organization;

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Amendment 161

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism, totalitarianism and populism, as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 162

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Stresses that the EU must be fully prepared to counter the rise of authoritarianism and illiberalism, as well as the increasing attacks on the universality of human rights, democracy and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 163

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3a. Notes with growing concern the growing coordination between the Axis of Evil - Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Venezuela, Cuba and others; notes that their cooperation, including support for Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine or attacks against Israel and attempts to destabilise the Middle East, are part of a wider effort to undermine democracies around the world;

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Amendment 164

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as deepening levels of inequality, threats of regressions on human rights, notably women’s rights, arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and ill-treatment, widespread discrimination and abuses against migrants, refugees and asylum-seekers, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, including courts and the UN bodies, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, such as the deliberate targeting of civilian targets, medical facilities, journalists, UN personnel, humanitarian workers, and use of starvation as a method of war; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world, including in EU Member States;

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Amendment 165

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as executions, extrajudicial killings, arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, gender-based violence, clampdowns on civil society, political opponents, marginalised and vulnerable groups as well as ethnic and religious minorities, slavery and forced labour, excessive use of violence by public authorities, systematic and structural discrimination and inequality, censorship and threats to independent media, including threats in the digital sphere such as online surveillance and internet shutdowns, political attacks against international institutions, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;

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Amendment 166

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world; regrets that these practices are also present in EU Member States, and notes that the EU’s double standards and failure to respond to the discrediting actions of would-be liberal governments that have its approval undermine the credibility of the EU in promoting such key values outside its borders;

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Amendment 167

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as deepening levels of inequality, threats of regressions on human rights, notably women’s rights arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and ill-treatment, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, violent crackdowns on peaceful protests and other assemblies, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;

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Amendment 168

Marion Maréchal

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world; reiterates its opposition to the various forms of trafficking in human beings, including the exploitation of surrogacy, forced marriage and illegal adoption;

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Amendment 169

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as threats of regressions on human rights, notably women’s rights, arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture and ill-treatment, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, violent crackdowns on peaceful protests and other assemblies, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;

Or. en

Amendment 170

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world; denounces transnational repression by illiberal regimes of citizens and activists who have sought refuge abroad, including on EU soil;

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Amendment 171

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society, political opponents or religious minorities, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, transnational repression and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, rewriting of international norms, undermining of international institutions and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;

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Amendment 172

Viktória Ferenc, András László, Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks and pressure on international institutions, as well as organisations representing national minorities and their leaders, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;

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Amendment 173

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Condemns the increasing trend of violations and abuses of human rights and democratic principles and values across the world, such as arbitrary arrests and detentions, torture, clampdowns on civil society and political opponents, excessive use of violence by public authorities, instrumentalisation of the judiciary, censorship and threats to independent media, political attacks against international institutions, and increasing use of unlawful methods of war in grave breach of international humanitarian law and human rights law, among others; deplores the weakening of the protection of democratic institutions and processes, and the shrinking space for civil societies around the world;

Or. en

Amendment 174

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 175

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(1) Condemns the increasing trend of electoral fraud by totalitarian regimes, such as has occurred in electoral processes in Venezuela, where elections have been overshadowed by violence and intimidation against the political opposition and the civil society, including the restriction of access to voting centres, intimidation and the manipulation of electoral results;

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Amendment 176

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 – point 2 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(2) Notes with concern the increasing trend in Ibero-America over the past years, where authorities of certain countries have built a system of governance characterized by the alliance between the government, drug cartels and/or organized crime networks; denounces that these alliances work as a symbiotic relationship, where non-state armed groups (NSAGs) provide senior members of those regimes with access to and total control over their areas of influence and where, in return, the regimes tolerate, and in some cases actively protect, their activities; condemns, in the strongest terms, that the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro is one good example of this reality;

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Amendment 177

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4a. Condemns in the strongest possible sense the taking of hostages and the use of human shields in conflicts; is extremely concerned about the innocent people, including women, children and elderly people, who have been taken hostage; again calls not only for all civilians that are being held hostage to be immediately and unconditionally released, but also for the International Committee of the Red Cross to immediately provide them with medical care until that happens.

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Amendment 178

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4a. Strongly condemns and is deeply concerned by the serious violations of women’s rights in conflict settings, in particular sexual and gender-based violence and denial of access to sexual and reproductive health services, lack of adequate support for victims and the lack of accountability; calls on the EU and its Member States to prioritise addressing these violations in their humanitarian response;

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Amendment 179

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4a. Expresses concern over the human rights situation in the United Kingdom following the arrest of more than 1,000 individuals protesting migration policies, both in the streets and on social media, after the killing of three young British girls by an Islamic migrant from Rwanda; calls on UK authorities to respect the rights to freedom of expression, assembly, and peaceful protest;

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Amendment 180

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4a. Strongly condemns and is deeply concerned by the ongoing Genocide committed by the Israeli authorities in the Gaza Strip; denounces the atrocities, war crimes and serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law committed by the Israeli armed forces in Gaza, West Bank and Lebanon; condemns in the strongest terms the Israeli indiscriminate attacks with airstrikes and the use of chemical weapons against civilians, the forced expulsion of populations, the attacks on hospitals, schools, basic infrastructures and the denial of humanitarian aid access, underlines that these attacks are war crimes and a violation of the Geneva Convention; condemns Israel’s policy of collective punishment against the people of Gaza, which is contrary to international humanitarian law and must be stopped;

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Amendment 181

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4b. Calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, an end to violence, for de-escalation and for full compliance with international law and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 182

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4c. Strongly condemns, based on the statements of the UN, those who suffer the most in any armed conflict are women and children; in the case of the genocide against Palestine, preventing the entry of food and medicine and bombing hospitals and refuge areas further aggravates the violations of women's rights; denounces and rejects the use of sexual violence against women and girls as a a weapon of war by the Israeli army;

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Amendment 183

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4d. Is seriously concerned at the persistence of the scourge of protracted occupation or annexation of territories; calls to pay special attention to the human rights situation in the illegally occupied territories including in cases of protracted occupation such as in Palestine and Western Sahara, and the multiple frozen conflicts, and take effective measures with the aim to prevent grave human rights abuses on the ground, including the violation of right to life, restriction of freedom of movement, and discrimination;

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Amendment 184

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4e. Strongly condemns Israel’s colonial-settlement and its continued expansion, which violates international law and fuels Palestinian resentment; notes that according to national and international NGOs, the system of oppression and domination that the Israeli government imposes on the Palestinian population in all areas under its control and on Palestinian refugees, constitutes apartheid and is prohibited by international law; recalls the opinion issued by the International Court of Justice on 19 July, which concluded that the State of Israel ‘is under an obligation to immediately cease all new settlement activities and to evacuate all settlers from the Occupied Palestinian Territory’; calls on the EU Member States to demand Israel to fully end the occupation of Palestine, including East Jerusalem, thereby to pave the way for peace;

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Amendment 185

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4f. Deplores the flagrant human rights violations committed in Western Sahara, from the violation of freedom of expression and assembly, the torture and ill-treatment reported by political prisoners, the unfair trials, the repression during demonstrations (including cases of torture and killings), and the prohibition of free entry to the occupied territories for observers and the international press; stresses that Western Sahara is a separate and distinct territory in relation to any State, including Morocco; urges on the EU and the Member States to support the self-determination and decolonization efforts of Sahrawi people by ensuring an urgent, just and lasting solution to the conflict in Western Sahara, based on the right to self-determination of the Saharawi people and in accordance with the relevant UN Resolutions;

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Amendment 186

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes with deep concern the ongoing international crisis of accountability and the challenge to the pursuit of ending impunity for violations of core norms of international human rights and humanitarian law in modern conflicts around the world; condemns the abuse of the UN Human Rights Council by totalitarian regimes that continue to abuse it for their own political ends; deplores the geopolitical stance of China, Russia, Iran and other countries for their abuse of multilateral institutions, seeking to neutralise human rights mechanisms' their ability to hold states accountable for human rights violations, as well as to undermine and/or rewrite international norms to suit their authoritarian agenda;

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Amendment 187

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes with deep concern the ongoing international crisis of accountability and the challenge to the pursuit of ending impunity for violations of core norms of international human rights and humanitarian law in modern conflicts around the world, such as the neglect of international court decisions, points to the responsibility of the international community, including the EU, to uphold the international legal system and take effective measures force perpetrators towards compliance, regrets the failure to do so in recent times;

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Amendment 188

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes with deep concern the ongoing international crisis of accountability and the challenge to the pursuit of ending impunity for violations of core norms of international human rights and humanitarian law in modern conflicts around the world; laments in this regards the weakness of the UN leadership, the influence of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes in key UN bodies and attempts by these regimes to rewrite international norms, all of which undermine the trust in and functioning of the UN system;

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Amendment 189

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Notes with deep concern the ongoing international crisis of accountability and the challenge to the pursuit of ending impunity for violations of core norms of international human rights and humanitarian law in modern conflicts around the world; notes with deep concern Russia’s war of aggression towards Ukraine, occurring on the EU's doorstep, as an example of these grave violations, further underscoring the urgency for decisive action to uphold accountability and end impunity;

Or. en

Amendment 190

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 191

Nacho Sánchez Amor, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 192

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reaffirms the neutrality and importance of humanitarian aid in all conflicts and crises; notes with deep concern the ongoing international crisis of accountability and the challenge to the pursuit of ending impunity for violations of core norms of international human rights and humanitarian law in conflicts around the world;

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Amendment 193

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 – point 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(1) Condemns the increasing internal oppression by the Chinese Communist Party against critics or religious minorities and its abroad interference in Europe through illegal Chinese "overseas police service stations"; highlights that the Council and the EU Member States are the institutions entitled to close all remaining Chinese "overseas police service stations";

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Amendment 194

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 – point 2 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(2) Highlights that Russia poses an extremely serious threat to the stability of democracies in the EU, spreading misinformation and fake news in electoral campaigns and financing riots and acts of terrorism to support independence movements, such as the attempted coup d’état in 2017 in the Spanish region of Catalonia;

Or. en

Amendment 195

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5a. Is extremely concerned about the influence of third states and their interference and influence-buying through a network of NGOs in the European Parliament as revealed in the so-called Qatar-gate scandal; notes with deep concern the active involvement of the left-wing Members of the DROI subcommittee in the Qatar-gate scandal;

Or. en

Amendment 196

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5a. Denounces the tailor-made narratives of authoritarian and illiberal regimes attacking the universality of human rights and the rule of law, which are being spread by these regimes in international forums such as the United Nations Human Rights Council;

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Amendment 197

Nacho Sánchez Amor, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes with satisfaction that there are also ‘human rights bright spots’ within this context of major challenges to human rights worldwide; underlines the need for a more strategic communication on human rights and democracy by spreading news about positive results, policies and best practices; supports the Good Human Rights Stories initiative9 as a way of promoting positive stories about human rights; underlines the role of the EU’s public and cultural diplomacy, as well as international cultural relations, in the promotion of human rights and calls for the Strategic Communication and Foresight division of the EEAS to increase their efforts in this regard, for which they should count with the appropriate resources;

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9 https://goodhumanrightsstories.net/.

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Amendment 198

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes with satisfaction that there are also ‘human rights bright spots’ within this context of major challenges to human rights worldwide; underlines the need for a more strategic communication on human rights and democracy by spreading news about positive results, policies and best practices; supports the Good Human Rights Stories initiative9 as a way of promoting positive stories about human rights, while continuing vigilance and accountability alongside positive storytelling to create a genuine and lasting impact in the field of human rights;

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9 https://goodhumanrightsstories.net/.

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Amendment 199

Sandra Gómez López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Notes with satisfaction that there are also ‘human rights bright spots’ within this context of major challenges to human rights worldwide; highlights particularly the work of civil society organizations and Human Rights Defenders; underlines the need for a more strategic communication on human rights and democracy by spreading news about positive results, policies and best practices; supports the Good Human Rights Stories initiative9 as a way of promoting positive stories about human rights;

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9 https://goodhumanrightsstories.net/.

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Amendment 200

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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9 https://goodhumanrightsstories.net/.

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Amendment 201

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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9 https://goodhumanrightsstories.net/.

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Amendment 202

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Paolo Inselvini, Arkadiusz Mularczyk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Is seriously concerned about the worsening position of Christians across the world, as they are exposed to an ever increasing risk of harassment, arrest and violence;

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Amendment 203

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Welcomes the ICJ's advisory opinion on the "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem"; recalls that the ICJ affirms that Israel’s illegal actions generate legal responsibilities for other States, the United Nations, and international organizations; urges, in this regard, the European Commission and Member States to assess the responsibilities arising for the EU as a result of these findings;

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Amendment 204

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6b. Emphasizes that a ceasefire is an essential condition for meaningful dialogue, stability, and the protection of fundamental human rights; calls for an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Lebanon with the urgent aim of halting further loss of civilian life and ensuring safe and unhindered access for humanitarian aid, in accordance with international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 205

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Notes with concern the increasing divide worldwide; stresses the responsibility of the EU to continue defending democratic values and principles and human rights, peace and dignity around the world, which are even more important to defend in the current volatile state of global politics; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders and to continue to develop a comprehensive toolbox to strengthen human rights and democracy globally; stresses the need to push back against the influence of authoritarian and totalitarian regimes and notes that its promotion of freedom and democracy must also be connected with its economic and development policy in order to strengthen the resilience of communities in third countries;

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Amendment 206

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Notes with concern the increasing divide worldwide and that the global political landscape is becoming increasingly unstable; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders so that it can respond rapidly and effectively to key political developments in this way;

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Amendment 207

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Notes with concern the increasing divide worldwide; stresses the responsibility of the EU to continue defending democratic values and principles and human rights, peace and dignity around the world, which are even more important to defend in the current volatile state of global politics; notes with concerns that the EU’s leadership and credibility as a principled foreign policy actor is undermined by the application of double-standards and inconsistency in its external engagement; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders and to continue to develop a comprehensive toolbox to strengthen human rights and democracy globally;

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Amendment 208

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Notes with concern the increasing divide worldwide; stresses the responsibility of the EU to continue defending democratic values and principles and human rights, peace and dignity around the world, which are even more important to defend in the current volatile state of global politics; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders and to continue to develop a comprehensive toolbox to strengthen human rights and democracy globally; reiterates the need to increase effectiveness of the EU’s security and defence policy, in particular alongside the EU borders;

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Amendment 209

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Notes with concern the increasing divide worldwide; recognizes the importance of democratic values and principles and human rights, peace and dignity around the world; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders and to support the internal policies of individual Member States and strengthening bilateral cooperation;

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Amendment 210

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Notes with concern the increasing divide worldwide; stresses the responsibility of the EU to continue defending democratic values and principles and human rights, international justice, peace and dignity around the world, which are even more important to defend in the current volatile state of global politics; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders and to continue to develop a comprehensive toolbox to strengthen human rights and democracy globally;

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Amendment 211

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Notes with concern the increasing divide worldwide; stresses the shared responsibility of the EU to continue defending democratic values and principles and human rights, peace and dignity around the world, which are even more important to defend in the current volatile state of global politics; calls upon the EU to keep communication channels open with different stakeholders and to continue to develop a comprehensive toolbox to strengthen human rights and democracy globally;

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Amendment 212

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Observes that the EU and its Member States have made substantial progress in implementing the EU action plan on human rights and democracy, although they have not reached all of its goals, in particular due to the unprecedented challenges the world has experienced since its adoption; welcomes, in this sense, the extension of the action plan until 2027, with a view to maximising the synergies and complementarity between human rights and democracy at local, national and global levels;

8. Observes that the EU and its Member States have made substantial progress in implementing the EU action plan on human rights and democracy, although they have not reached all of its goals, in particular due to the unprecedented challenges the world has experienced since its adoption; takes notes, in this sense, on the extension of the action plan until 2027, with a view to maximising the synergies and complementarity between human rights and democracy at local, national and global levels;

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Amendment 213

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Observes that the EU and its Member States have made substantial progress in implementing the EU action plan on human rights and democracy, although they have not reached all of its goals, in part also due to the unprecedented challenges the world has experienced since its adoption; welcomes, in this sense, the extension of the action plan until 2027, with a view to maximising the synergies and complementarity between human rights and democracy at local, national and global levels;

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Amendment 214

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Fully supports the work of the EUSR for Human Rights in contributing to the visibility and coherence of the EU’s human rights actions in its external relations; upholds the EUSR’s central role in the EU’s promotion and protection of human rights by engaging with non-EU countries and like-minded partners; underlines the need for close cooperation between the EUSR for Human Rights and other EUSRs and Special Envoys in order to further improve this coherence, and calls for greater visibility for the role of the EUSR for Human Rights; calls for the EUSR to be supported in his work with increased resources;

9. Fully supports the work of the EUSR for Human Rights in contributing to the visibility and coherence of the EU’s human rights actions in its external relations; calls on the EEAS to assess means to strengthen the role of the EUSR in the EU’s promotion and protection of human rights by engaging with non-EU countries and like-minded partners; underlines the need for close cooperation between the EUSR for Human Rights and other EUSRs, Special Envoys and the EU Ambassador for Gender and Diversity in order to further improve this coherence, and calls for greater visibility for the role of the EUSR for Human Rights; calls for the EUSR to be supported in his work with increased resources for greater transparency and visibility, including by public reporting on country visits, work programme and priorities, as well as the creation of a dedicated webpage to allow public scrutiny; requests that the appointment of the EUSR for Human Rights be subject to a prior hearing in the European Parliament;

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Amendment 215

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Fully supports the work of the EUSR for Human Rights in contributing to the visibility and coherence of the EU’s human rights actions in its external relations; upholds the EUSR’s central role in the EU’s promotion and protection of human rights by engaging with non-EU countries and like-minded partners; underlines the need for close cooperation between the EUSR for Human Rights and other EUSRs and Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief and other Special Envoys in order to further improve this coherence, and calls for greater visibility for the role of the EUSR for Human Rights; calls for the EUSR and the and Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief to be supported in their work with increased resources;

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Amendment 216

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Supports the work of the EUSR for Human Rights in contributing to the visibility and coherence of the EU’s human rights actions in its external relations; upholds the EUSR’s central role in the EU’s promotion and protection of human rights by engaging with non-EU countries and like-minded partners; underlines the need for close cooperation between the EUSR for Human Rights and other EUSRs and Special Envoys in order to further improve this coherence, and calls for greater visibility for the role of the EUSR for Human Rights; calls for the EUSR to be supported in his work with increased resources; recalls as well the protection of the Christian communities which appear to be the most persecuted in the world;

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Amendment 217

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 218

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. de

Amendment 219

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 220

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 221

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Fully supports the work of the EUSR for Human Rights in contributing to the visibility and coherence of the EU’s human rights actions in its external relations; upholds the EUSR’s central role in the EU’s promotion and protection of human rights by engaging with non-EU countries and like-minded partners; underlines the need for close cooperation between the EUSR for Human Rights and other EUSRs and Special Envoys in order to further improve this coherence, and calls for greater visibility for the role of the EUSR for Human Rights; opposes increasing resources for new positions such as the Special Representative for Human Rights to avoid waste and duplication;

Or. en

Amendment 222

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 223

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Takes notes on the work of the EUSR for Human Rights in contributing to the visibility and coherence of the EU’s human rights actions in its external relations; upholds the EUSR’s central role in the EU’s promotion and protection of human rights by engaging with non-EU countries and like-minded partners; underlines the need for close cooperation between the EUSR for Human Rights and other EUSRs and Special Envoys in order to further improve this coherence, and calls for greater visibility for the role of the EUSR for Human Rights; calls for the EUSR to be supported in his work with increased resources;

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Amendment 224

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Recalls the fundamental role of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, including its thematic programme on human rights and democracy, as a flagship EU instrument in promoting and protecting human rights and democracy around the world; highlights the need to engage with civil society in all the EU’s relevant external activities, including the Global Gateway Strategy which is financed through the NDICI-Global Europe; reiterates the importance of the NDICI’s 93% ODA commitment and its Art. 29 prohibiting finding activities that may lead to human-rights violations in partner countries; reiterates its call for greater transparency regarding human rights-related provisions in financing agreements under the NDICI and a clarification of the mechanism and criteria for the suspension of such agreements in the event of a breach of human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law as well as in grave cases of corruption; calls the EU to create a complaints mechanism for individuals or groups whose rights may have been violated by EU activities in these countries; underlines Parliament’s role in the instrument’s programming process and regrets the lack of information shared by the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) with the Parliament concluding that this hampers the ability to fullfil its budgetary prerogatives under the Treaties and to scrutinise this instrument, in particular during high-level geopolitical dialogues with the Commission, the mid-term review process and Parliament resolutions; calls on the EEAS and the Commission to ensure a response is provided to the recommendations letters following each geopolitical dialogue and each resolution; urges the Commission to develop and launch a comprehensive, centralized website dedicated to NDICI-Global Europe, including information on all the MIPs, detailing their respective budgets, associated actions, and the financial allocations they are backing, organized both by country and by theme;

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Amendment 225

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 226

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 227

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 228

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Recalls the role of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe, including its thematic programme on human rights and democracy, as a flagship EU instrument in promoting and protecting human rights and democracy around the world; highlights the need to engage with civil society in all the EU’s relevant external activities; reiterates the importance of streamlining a human-rights based approach in the EU’s external action instruments; underlines Parliament’s role in the instrument’s programming process and calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service (EEAS) to share all relevant information in a timely manner in order to enable Parliament to play its role accordingly, in particular during high-level geopolitical dialogues with the Commission;

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Amendment 229

András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Deplores that many countries despite their international obligations and commitments to protect minorities are pursuing a policy of forced assimilation of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities by disregarding their fundamental and human rights; calls for the EU and its Member States to provide active support for EU candidate and partner countries to respect the fundamental human rights of national, ethnic and linguistic minorities, including their culture, language, religion, traditions and history in order to preserve diversity, linguistic and cultural identity, where these minorities can freely enjoy their individual and community rights, in all areas of education and public life; reiterates the need to fulfil the obligations and commitments based on international treaties and agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 230

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Calls for independent, ex ante assessments to determine the possible implications and risks of projects with regard to human rights, in line with Article 25 (5) of the Regulation; calls for independent human rights monitoring throughout the implementation of projects in third countries, especially in relation to projects entailing a high risk of violations, notably in the area of the rights of indigenous people and local communities, border management and return; calls for a suspension or modulation of projects that (in)directly contribute to human rights violations in third countries; calls on the Commission to share all human rights related assessments with Parliament in a proactive manner;

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Amendment 231

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Urges the Commission to prohibit the allocation of EU funding to individuals or organisations with links to terrorist movements or Islamist movements or other extremist movements which are contrary to the European Union’s fundamental values; in addition, the follow-up and control mechanisms should be strengthened so that EU funding does not under any circumstances go to activities, projects or literature which calls for violence and/or hate, such as anti-Semitism; considers that this limitation should also apply to EU funding of third parties that directly or indirectly contribute to the funding of such entities or activities.

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Amendment 232

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10b. Advocates conditional aid to a greater extent; considers that in cases where it becomes apparent that EU funding has been misused and used for purposes which are contrary to the EU’s fundamental values, aid must always be stopped, reduced or at least made subject to conditions and stricter controls.

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Amendment 233

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

EU international agreements

EU trade and international agreements

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Amendment 234

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Stresses the failure of the introduction of human rights clauses in free trade agreements with third countries, as such agreements have even led to the violation of basic economic and social rights, including the impoverishment of the populations concerned and the hoarding of resources by transnational companies; Reiterates its call to include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks and procedures to be followed in the event of violations, including the suspension; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to actively ensure that the human rights clauses in current international agreements are effectively enforced; urges the EU to refrain from engaging in international agreements with authoritarian regimes and those who doesn’t respect human rights; reiterates that in the face of persistent breaches of human rights clauses by its partner countries, the EU should react swiftly and decisively, including by suspending the agreements in question if other options prove ineffective;

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Amendment 235

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Reiterates its call to include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks and procedures to be followed in the event of violations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to actively reflect on how to ensure that the human rights clauses in current international agreements are effectively enforced; reiterates that in the face of persistent breaches of human rights clauses by its partner countries, the EU should react swiftly and decisively, including by suspending the agreements in question if other options prove ineffective; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to develop a clear conditionality mechanism linked to trade agreements that allows for the enforcement of targeted and controlled sanctions in the case of violations of human rights whilst also developing a system of positive incentives such as additional developmental aid for those countries who show a remarkable progress in their human rights track-record;

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Amendment 236

Nacho Sánchez Amor, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Reiterates its call to include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks and procedures to be followed in the event of violations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to actively reflect on how to ensure that the human rights clauses in current international agreements are effectively enforced; reiterates that in the face of persistent breaches of human rights clauses by its partner countries, the EU should react swiftly and decisively, including by suspending the agreements in question if other options prove ineffective; calls for the implementation of the EU Ombudsman’s recommendation concerning the creation of a complaint-handling portal, within the framework of EU trade and financial instruments, or for the adaptation of the Commission’s Single Entry Point to allow for submission of complaints regarding failure to comply with human rights clauses;

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Amendment 237

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Reiterates its call to include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks and procedures to be followed in the event of violations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to actively reflect on how to ensure that the human rights clauses in current international agreements are effectively enforced; underlines that the EU should completely avoid financing and providing any assistance to countries ruled by regimes that systematically violate basic human rights and have in place governmental systems deeply corrupted; reiterates that in the face of persistent breaches of human rights clauses by its partner countries, the EU should react swiftly and decisively, including by suspending the agreements and any financial aid provided to those countries in question if other options prove ineffective;

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Amendment 238

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Reiterates its call to include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks and procedures to be followed in the event of violations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to ensure that the human rights clauses in current international agreements are actively monitored and effectively enforced; reiterates that in the face of persistent breaches of human rights clauses by its partner countries, the EU must react swiftly and decisively, including by suspending the agreements in question if other options prove ineffective; calls on the Commission to ensure the creation of accessible, citizen-friendly and transparent complaint mechanism, to which also non-EU actors are able to submit complaints regarding failures of the parties to the agreement to comply with human rights clauses;

Or. en

Amendment 239

Sandra Gómez López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Reiterates its call to include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks for evaluating compliance and procedures to be followed in the event of violations; stresses the need to strengthen and unify monitoring processes and to make their findings more accessible; stresses also the need to foster consultations, for instance, through engagement with civil society organizations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to actively reflect on how to ensure that the human rights clauses in current international agreements are effectively enforced; reiterates that in the face of persistent breaches of human rights clauses by its partner countries, the EU should react swiftly and decisively, including by suspending the agreements in question if other options prove ineffective;

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Amendment 240

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Reiterates its call to integrate human rights assessments and include robust clauses on human rights in agreements between the EU and non-EU countries, supported by a clear set of benchmarks and procedures to be followed in the event of violations; calls on the Commission and the EEAS to actively reflect on how to ensure that the human rights clauses in current international agreements are effectively enforced and to improve the communication towards the Parliament concerning considerations and decisions regarding this enforcement; reiterates that in the face of persistent breaches of human rights clauses by its partner countries, the EU should react swiftly and decisively, including by suspending the agreements in question if other options prove ineffective;

Or. en

Amendment 241

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 242

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11a. Stresses that genuine civil society organizations must not be impeded in participating in human rights dialogues and that any dialogue must include all genuine civil society organisations without any limitations;

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Amendment 243

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11a. Calls on the EU institutions to engage regularly with the business community in order to strengthen the link between international trade, human rights and economic security;

Or. en

Amendment 244

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11a. Notes that Israel stands accused of genocide; Stress that the EU-Israel Association Agreement is, according to its Article 2, based on the fulfilment of human rights and emphasizes these as a guiding principle; calls, therefore, for the immediate termination of the EU-Israel Association Agreement;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11b. Urges the EU and its Member States to fully comply with the TJEU rule, and to suspend the EU-Morocco Association Agreements;

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Amendment 246

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11b. Condemns the litany of abuses, price manipulation and what has been dubbed as the ‘largest corruption inquiry in history’ linked with the Batista brothers who de facto control JBS, the world's largest meat producer; notes that JBS has a well-documented history of environmental degradation, deforestation, and unsustainable agricultural practices in the Amazon rainforest and other sensitive ecosystems; recognises that the consequences of allowing JBS' initial public offering IPO extend far beyond Wall Street and also have a significant impact on member states within the European Union; calls on the Commission to engage with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to reject JBS's application for listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE);

Or. en

Amendment 247

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11c. Expresses dismay at the contents of a leaked audit of Volkswagen AG’s joint venture in in the Xinjiang province, People’s Republic of China (PRC); notes that report finds that the factory promoted “ethnic unity” - the policy rubric under which the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) assimilationist policies have been imposed upon Uyghurs and other minorities; stresses that it is totally unacceptable for a major European company like Volkswagen AG to continue operating a factory where assimilationist policies are promoted; calls on Volkswagen AG and all European companies to withdraw from Xinjiang in recognition of the impossibility of meaningful human rights due diligence in the region - a fact long acknowledged by experts; believes that such entanglements not only harm the European Union’s economic security, but make European companies morally complicit for the oppression and suffering caused by the totalitarian regime in Xinjiang and across mainland China;

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Amendment 248

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Notes that human rights dialogues with third countries have been largely ineffective to date in promoting human rights and democracy; calls for a comprehensive evaluation of the outcomes of the individual human rights dialogues with third countries;

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Amendment 249

András László

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 250

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Stresses the important role of human rights dialogues within the EU’s human rights toolbox and as a key vehicle for the implementation of the EU action plan on human rights and democracy; highlights that these dialogues should address the overall situation of human rights and democracy with the relevant countries and calls on the EU to systematically raise gender equality issues, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, with third countries; notes that human rights dialogues should be seen as a key element of sustained EU engagement and not as a free-standing instrument and that persistent failure of third countries to genuinely engage in dialogues and the implementation of key deliverables should lead to the use of other appropriate foreign policy tools; recalls that these dialogues need to be used in conjunction and synergy with other instruments; reiterates the need to raise individual cases, in particular those highlighted by Parliament in its resolutions, and ensure adequate follow-up; calls on the EEAS and EU Delegations to increase the visibility of these dialogues and their outcomes, ensuring that are results-oriented and based on clear set of benchmarks that enable effective monitoring, including through effective ex-ante and ex-post consultation with civil society and including through the publication of a joint press statement; calls for enhanced involvement of civil society in the dialogues;

Or. en

Amendment 251

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Stresses the important role of human rights dialogues within the EU’s human rights toolbox and as a key vehicle for the implementation of the EU action plan on human rights and democracy; highlights that these dialogues should address the overall situation of human rights and democracy with the relevant countries; and calls on the EU to systematically raise gender equality issues, including sexual and reproductive health and rights, with third countries; notes that human rights dialogues should be seen as a key element of sustained EU engagement and not as a free-standing instrument; recalls that these dialogues need to be used in conjunction and synergy with other instruments; reiterates the need to raise individual cases, in particular those highlighted by Parliament in its resolutions, and ensure adequate follow-up; calls to increase the visibility of these dialogues and their outcomes, ensuring that are results-oriented and based on clear set of benchmarks that enable effective monitoring, including through effective ex-ante and ex-post consultation with civil society and the publication of a joint press statement and to conduct suitable follow-up action to them;

Or. en

Amendment 252

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 253

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 254

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 255

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 256

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 257

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. sv

Amendment 258

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(1) Call to mind the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Cuba, and strongly calls once again for its suspension under article 85(3)(b) of the Agreement;

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Amendment 259

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12a. Condemns the worsening repression, violations of fundamental human rights and crimes against humanity committed by the People's Republic of China; calls on the EU to work with its like-minded partners to hold the totalitarian regime accountable for its crimes across mainland China and Hong, transnational repression as well as attempts to undermine freedom and democracy in others parts of the world;

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Amendment 260

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (GHRSR – Magnitsky Act)

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 261

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (GHRSR – Magnitsky Act)

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (GHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act)

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Amendment 262

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (GHRSR – Magnitsky Act)

EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (GHRSR )

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Amendment 263

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR; fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

deleted

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Amendment 264

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

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Amendment 265

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Regrets that the EU GHRSR has yet to be used as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions and reiterates on the European Council its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR, by triggering Article 31(3) TEU; urges the increased and strategic use of the GHRSR and ad hoc sanctions regime on those, including high-level officials, responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, everywhere in the world without selectivity; fully supports the establishment of a new imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions regime within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament; calls for the swift adoption of this regime by the Council; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 266

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; regrets, however, that its use has still been limited, especially in the current geopolitical landscape; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR; urges for a stronger use of the GHRSR and other ad hoc sanctions regime on those, including high-level officials, responsible for serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law; fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 267

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR; recalls, in this regard, the formal request submitted by the European Parliament to the Council, in 2023, on whether to open the EU reform convention, with the aim of evolving to more decisions by qualified majority, among others; reiterates its calls for the adoption of targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 268

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 269

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 270

Arkadiusz Mularczyk

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 271

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; reiterates the fact that unanimity voting in the Council should remain the norm in issues relating to foreign policy and human rights; emphasises that creating a permanent seat for the Union in multilateral forums will further erode national sovereignty and the Member States' ability to act in their national interests; fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 272

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions, while stressing the value of unanimity as a demonstration of the EU’s power, solidarity and cohesion and the will of the Member States to adopt decisions on the GHRSR and implement it to the greatest possible extent; fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 273

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Notes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR demands, however, that this mechanism should not be used for geostrategic interests and that it should also apply to likeminded countries such as Israel, accused of committing genocide in Gaza; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled; calls for sanctions that have a direct effect on the population to be lifted, in particular those aimed at promoting political change in countries or responding to human rights violations, to avoid increasing the suffering of the peoples;

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Amendment 274

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act - as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes, however, the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions and reiterates its call for the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act; fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 275

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Welcomes the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; notes the challenges that the requirement of unanimity poses in the adoption of sanctions, however firmly rejects any attempt to reduce the sovereign power of Member States by introducing qualified majority voting for fundamental foreign policy decisions; fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework in this regard, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the GHRSR or under a different regime; highlights the need for the complete enforcement of sanctions and calls for circumventions to be tackled;

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Amendment 276

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Is deeply concerned about the increasing use of the EU GHRSR as a key political tool in the EU’s defence of human rights and democracy across the world; reminds that sanctions exacerbates the rise of bloc dynamics and global tensions, while endangering the economic, political, and social stability of the existing Member States; underlines that unanimity in the Council for all decisions related to foreign, security, and defence policy must be maintained, as well as in all other areas where it currently applies in particularly regarding the adoption of sanctions and emphasises that the introduction of qualified majority voting for decisions on the GHRSR is a direct attack to the sovereignty of Member States;

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Amendment 277

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13a. Deplores the role of the PRC and Hong Kong in circumventing the EU's sanctions against Russia's war of aggression; calls for the further sanctioning of Chinese companies circumventing sanctions and aiding Putin's war machine; notes that the destruction of Hong Kong's autonomy and freedoms by the PRC has led to the city being increasingly used to circumvent sanctions;

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Amendment 278

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for the development of an EU toolbox to be used in cases of disputed or intransparent election results in order to prevent political and military crises in the post-election environment; calls for enhanced EU action to counter manipulative and false messages against the EU in election campaigns, in particular in countries that receive significant EU humanitarian and development assistance and in countries that are candidates for EU membership; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

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Amendment 279

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 280

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs, FBOs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas; stresses the critical importance of engaging with civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; calls on the European Commission to demand full transparency from the NGOs that the Commission has cooperation with; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

Or. en

Amendment 281

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 282

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes and also by a number of long-established democratic countries across the world on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

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Amendment 283

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and totalitarian regimes, such as for example the ones in Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Iran and Afghanistan, on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

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Amendment 284

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and undemocratic regimes on democratic freedoms, principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society, pluralism and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

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Amendment 285

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue and expand its activities in these areas by increasing funding and support for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

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Amendment 286

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Reiterates its concern regarding the increasing attacks by authoritarian and illiberal regimes on democratic principles and values; stresses that the defence and support of democracy around the world is increasingly becoming of geopolitical and strategic interest; emphasises the importance of Parliament’s efforts in capacity-building for partner parliaments, promoting mediation and encouraging a culture of dialogue and compromise, especially among young political leaders, and empowering women parliamentarians, HRDs and representatives from civil society and independent media; reiterates its call on the Commission to continue its activities in these areas without increasing funding for EU bodies, agencies and other grant-based organisations; stresses the critical importance of directly supporting civil society and persons expressing dissenting views, particularly in the current climate of growing global tensions and repression in increasing numbers of countries; reiterates the importance of EU election observation missions and Parliament’s contribution to developing and enhancing their methodology; calls for enhanced collaboration between Parliament’s Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group, the relevant Commission directorates-general and the EEAS;

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Amendment 287

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Is extremely concerned by the continuing restriction of civil society space and rising threats to the work of HRDs, as well as their families, communities and lawyers, and finds particularly concerning the increasingly sophisticated means used to persecute them; supports wholeheartedly the work of HRDs and EU action to ensure their protection worldwide; calls for the complete and consistent application of the EU Guidelines on HRDs by the EU and its Member States; calls for efforts to strengthen the visibility of EU actions and channels for the protection and support of HRDs:

15. Is extremely concerned by the continuing restriction of civil society space and rising threats to the work of HRDs and civil society organisations (CSOs), as well as their families, communities and lawyers, and finds particularly concerning the increasingly sophisticated means used to persecute them; deplores the harassment of CSOs through legislative provisions such as foreign agents laws and similar, and other restrictions they face; highlights the increasing phenomenon worldwide of transnational threats against HRDs; supports wholeheartedly the work of HRDs and EU action to ensure their protection worldwide; Urges the EU and its Member States to reinforce their budgetary commitments to human rights defenders, ensuring flexible, accessible, and long-term funding mechanisms that allow HRDs to sustain their critical work amidst rising challenges; calls for the complete and consistent application of the EU Guidelines on HRDs by the EU and its Member States; calls for efforts to strengthen the visibility of EU actions and channels for the protection and support of HRDs: Calls for the EU and its Member States to urge third countries to adopt – in consultation with HRDs – legislation or policies that explicitly recognize the right to defend human rights and enable its exercise, and to call for the creation of well-resourced mechanisms and systems dedicated to the protection of HRDs that adopt a comprehensive, collective and preventative approach;

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Amendment 288

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Is extremely concerned by the continuing restriction of civil society space and rising threats to the work of civil society organisations (CSOs) and HRDs, as well as their families, communities and lawyers, and finds particularly concerning the increasingly sophisticated means used to persecute them; deplores the harassment of CSOs through legislative provisions such as foreign agents laws and similar other restrictions they face; supports wholeheartedly the work of HRDs and EU action to ensure their protection worldwide; underscores the pressing need for a comprehensive and timely revision of the Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, with a view to addressing the emerging challenges and threats, and to ensuring their applicability and effectiveness in the protection of HRDs globally while integrating gender-sensitive and intersectional approaches in the updated Guidelines, reflecting the diverse backgrounds and experiences of HRDs, and taking into account the specific vulnerabilities they may face; calls for the complete and consistent application of the EU Guidelines on HRDs by the EU and its Member States; calls for efforts to enhance communication strategies to increase the visibility of EU actions and channels for the protection and support mechanisms for HRDs:

Or. en

Amendment 289

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 290

Sandra Gómez López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Is extremely concerned by the continuing restriction of civil society space and rising threats to the work of HRDs, as well as their families, communities and lawyers, and finds particularly concerning the increasingly sophisticated means used to persecute them; strongly condemns their arbitrary detentions and killings; supports wholeheartedly the work of HRDs and EU action to ensure their protection worldwide; calls for the complete and consistent application of the EU Guidelines on HRDs by the EU and its Member States; calls for efforts to strengthen the visibility of EU actions and channels for the protection and support of HRDs, including the facilitation of their visa procedures, as well as increasing financial assistance to HRDs:

Or. en

Amendment 291

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 292

Petras Auštrevičius, Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Barry Andrews, Nathalie Loiseau, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Is extremely concerned by the continuing restriction of civil society space and rising threats to the work of HRDs, as well as their families, communities and lawyers, and finds particularly concerning the increasingly sophisticated means used to persecute them, such as the so-called “foreign agent” laws; supports wholeheartedly the work of HRDs and EU action to ensure their protection worldwide; calls for the complete and consistent application of the EU Guidelines on HRDs by the EU and its Member States; calls for efforts to strengthen the visibility of EU actions and channels for the protection and support of HRDs:

Or. en

Amendment 293

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Is extremely concerned by the continuing restriction of civil society space and rising threats to the work of HRDs, as well as their families, communities and lawyers, and finds particularly concerning the increasingly sophisticated means used to persecute them, including abroad; supports wholeheartedly the work of HRDs and EU action to ensure their protection worldwide; calls for the complete and consistent application of the EU Guidelines on HRDs by the EU and its Member States; calls for efforts to strengthen the visibility of EU actions and channels for the protection and support of HRDs:

Or. en

Amendment 294

Susanna Ceccardi, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Is concerned by the continuing restriction of civil society space and rising threats to the work of HRDs, as well as their families, communities and lawyers, and finds particularly concerning the increasingly sophisticated means used to persecute them; supports the work of HRDs and EU action to ensure their protection worldwide; calls for the complete and consistent application of the EU Guidelines on HRDs by the EU and its Member States; calls for efforts to strengthen the visibility of EU actions and channels for the protection and support of HRDs:

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Amendment 295

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Raises serious concerns over the increasing phenomenon of transnational repression (TNR) against human rights defenders, journalists, civil society activists, and political opponents, and others, by third countries ‘authoritarian regimes or proxies, including in territory of Member States; urges the Commission and Member States to recognise and define transnational repression as a specific threat to human rights, to set up a system to track and document patterns of TNR, and to identify countries involved in acts of TNR; calls for increased cooperation among EU member states to provide training and resources to investigate and prevent cases and protect victims; Believes that those responsible should be held accountable; encourages the Commission and Member States to support and protect human rights defenders residing in the EU and to enable them to continue human rights work without fear of retaliation;

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Amendment 296

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Deplores that women human rights defender continue to face relentless and ever-more sophisticated violations against them, including targeted killings, physical attacks, disappearances, smear campaigns, arrests, judicial harassment and intimidation; notes with concern that these attacks seem designed to systematically silence women human rights defenders and erase their voices from the public sphere; condemns the impunity with which perpetrators commit violations against women human rights defenders, both in the public and private spheres; deplores that political leaders often fail to protect women human rights defenders against powerful and dangerous anti-gender popular movements, and sometimes even embolden them; calls on the EU and its Member States to continue and enhance their support for women human rights defenders in every possible fora;

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Amendment 297

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Welcomes the update of the EU Visa Code Handbook in relation to human rights defenders and calls for its full and consistent use by the Member States; reiterates its call for the Commission to take a proactive role in the establishment of an EU-wide multi-entry visa scheme for HRDs at risk;

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Amendment 298

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Calls the EEAS and EU Delegations, during all relevant interactions with third countries, to advocate for and support the establishment of comprehensive, well-resourced protection mechanisms for HRDs that include collective, preventive, and sustainable approaches;

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Amendment 299

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Notes with concern China's growing use of transnational repression beyond the borders of the PRC, including in the EU, to track, intimidate or threaten human rights defenders, activists or anyone shedding light on the regime's systematic violations of basic human rights;

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Amendment 300

Isabel Wiseler-Lima

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15b. Expresses deep concern regarding the increasingly precarious financial landscape faced by human rights defenders and communities advocating for rights, particularly within a global context characterised by intensifying repression; notes that the current geopolitical context has exacerbated the needs for support to Human Rights defenders; urges therefore the European Union and its Member States to make full use of their financial supports to human rights defenders, ensuring the establishment of flexible, accessible, and sustained funding mechanisms that enable these defenders to continue their vital work in the face of mounting challenges;

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Amendment 301

Isabel Serra Sánchez

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15b. urges to establish an EU-wide multi-entry visa scheme for HRDs at risk; hereby urges the Member States to undertake procedural enhancements within their diplomatic missions, ensuring expeditious, comprehensible, accessible and attainable visa application processes; further calls on the Member States to collaboratively establish and integrate a dedicated category within the EU Visa Code, thereby streamlining visa procedures and promoting uniformity in the EU’s visa application process;

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Amendment 302

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15b. Raises alarm over the increasingly precarious funding situation for human rights defenders, especially in countries facing intensifying repression; urges the EU and its Member States to prioritise enhanced budgetary commitments to human rights defenders, ensuring flexible, accessible, and long-term funding mechanisms that allow HRDs to sustain their critical work in challenging environments;

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Amendment 303

Francisco Assis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Robert Biedroń, Marco Tarquinio

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15b. Expresses concern with the rise of transnational repression as a tool used by autocratic regimes to target human rights defenders beyond their borders; calls for the formulation of an EU strategy harmonising national responses to transnational repression;

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Amendment 304

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15c. calls on the EU and its Member States to guarantee an enabling visa framework for HRDs that ensures safe and consistent access to visas for HRDs at risk; emphasises the need for streamlined processes and fast-track options for HRDs facing imminent risks, calls for more long-term relocation possibilities for HRDs facing prolonged risks to their life, freedom and dignity; calls for improved integration and resources support for relocated HRDs to be able to continue their human rights work;

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Amendment 305

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15d. Highlights the increasing phenomenon of transnational threats against HRDs, journalists, civil society activists, and political opponents, and others, by their national authorities or proxies, including in Member States; calls on the Commission and the Member States to identify transnational repression as a specific threat to human rights, mandating the establishment of a dedicated system within the EU to track, document, and respond to cases of transnational repression as a priority and as an integral aspect of the EU Guidelines on HRDs; emphasises the importance of ensuring confidentiality and safety measures for victims in speaking up against cases of transnational repression and to factor in trends of transnational repression in relations and cooperation with states responsible for it in EU and non-EU countries; calls on the Commission and Member States to establish a dedicated fund to support foreign HRDs residing in the EU, providing them with appropriate financial, legal, and psychological support to enable them to continue their human rights work remotely and without fear of retaliation; calls for increased cooperation among training and resources to be provided to law enforcement authorities in the EU Member States to facilitate reporting, investigations and attribution of these transnational attacks, and calls for those responsible to be to be held accountable through effective sanctions and legal actions; underlines that officials and agents of third countries harassing HRDs in the EU, as well as local enablers, either individuals or entities, should face prompt summoning, public exposure and targeted sanctions;

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Amendment 306

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15e. Insists that the EEAS, the Commission and EU Delegations pay particular attention to the situation of the Sakharov Prize laureates and finalists at risk and take resolute action, in coordination with Member States and Parliament, to ensure their well-being, safety or liberation;

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Amendment 307

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15f. Deplores that women human rights defenders continue to face relentless and ever-more sophisticated violations against them, including targeted killings, physical attacks, disappearances, smear campaigns, arrests, judicial harassment and intimidation; notes with concern that these attacks seem designed to systematically silence women human rights defenders and erase their voices from the public sphere; deplores that political leaders often fail to protect women human rights defenders against powerful and dangerous anti-gender popular movements, and sometimes even embolden them; urges the EU and its Member States to take an explicit stance in all international fora in support of women HRDs and adopt specific protection measures against gender-based threats;

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Amendment 308

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15g. Urges the EU and its Member States to create, for the second term of the HR and D thematic programme (2025-2027), a dedicated funding stream specifically for women’s rights organisations, feminist movements and national, local and grassroots organisations working to advance gender equality, with a focus on accessibility and sustainability for these organisations; highlights the good practice in France where the Support Fund for Feminist Organizations (Fonds de soutien aux organisations féministes – FSOF) was created in 2019 as a financing tool to provide funding and technical support to feminist organisations in partner countries;

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Amendment 309

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Underlines that both impunity and corruption enable and aggravate human rights violations and abuses and the erosion of democratic principles; welcomes the anti-corruption actions in EU external policies in the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 3 May 2023 on the fight against corruption (JOIN(2023)0012); supports the anti-corruption provisions included in the EU trade agreements with non-EU countries; stresses the important role of civil society in non-EU countries in the oversight of the fight against impunity and corruption; encourages the EU and the Member States to coordinate their actions more closely with allies and partners wherever possible in order to combat state capture and systemic corruption, which allow autocrats to stay in power, which deprive society of key assets and which undermine democracy, human rights and the rule of law;

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Amendment 310

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Greens/EFA Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Underlines that both impunity and corruption enable and aggravate human rights violations and abuses and the erosion of democratic principles; welcomes the anti-corruption actions in EU external policies in the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 3 May 2023 on the fight against corruption (JOIN(2023)0012); calls on the EU and its Member States to increase their efforts in justice reforms, the fight against impunity, the improvement of transparency and anti-corruption institutions in third countries; supports the anti-corruption provisions included in the EU trade agreements with non-EU countries; stresses the important role of civil society in the oversight of the fight against impunity and corruption;

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Amendment 311

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Underlines that both impunity and corruption enable and aggravate human rights violations and abuses and the erosion of democratic principles; reminds that the corruption cases within the EU institutions have shown that they also are not immune to committing crimes and abuses; welcomes the anti-corruption actions in EU external policies in the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 3 May 2023 on the fight against corruption (JOIN(2023)0012); supports the anti-corruption provisions included in the EU trade agreements with non-EU countries; stresses the important role of civil society in non-EU countries in the oversight of the fight against impunity and corruption;

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Amendment 312

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 313

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, András László, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16a. Reminds that the European Parliament has been implicated in acts of corruption and foreign interference, particularly in relation to the 'Qatargate' scandal; emphasizes that members of the DROI subcommittee have been involved in these acts, undermining its legitimacy and rendering its moral policing across the world hollow and hypocritical; stresses the need for transparency measures to address these issues; and notes the importance of holding responsible individuals accountable;

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Amendment 314

Barry Andrews, Petras Auštrevičius, Lucia Yar, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Jan-Christoph Oetjen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16a. Insists on the need for the EU to take clear steps to recognise the close link between corruption and human rights violations in order to target economic and financial enablers of human rights abusers;

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Amendment 315

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Notes that the United Nations has not succeeded to the extent hoped for in promoting international cooperation and maintaining international security and global peace, because most UN member states refuse to engage in international cooperation; notes that in 2022 the EU Member States contributed around EUR 14.1 billion to the UN system, whereby the EU alone contributes around EUR 3 billion each year; notes that the EU and its Member States jointly account for the single largest contribution; calls, therefore, for a fundamental debate about the way in which the taxes paid by EU citizens are spent by the UN and whether the EU should continue to fund the UN to this extent;

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Amendment 316

Mariusz Kamiński

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Reaffirms that promoting the respect, protection and fulfilment of human rights around the world requires strong international cooperation at a multilateral level; underlines the particularly important role of the UN and its bodies as the main forum which must be able to effectively advance efforts for peace and security, sustainable development and respect for human rights and international law; regrets that the UN is being exploited by states that openly violate the United Nations Charter through acts of unprovoked and unjustified aggression against their peaceful neighbours, and that also, in spite of flagrant human rights violations, hold seats on bodies as important as the United Nations Human Rights Council; nevertheless calls for the EU and its Member States to continue supporting the work of the UN, both politically and financially; considers, however, that an increase in support must be accompanied by greater transparency and oversight of the UN’s resources and actions, in the interests of ensuring the credibility and effectiveness of the actions carried out by the UN’s bodies and agencies, which have been undermined by the recent accusations concerning the use of UN resources by terrorist organisations; notes that despite the introduction of measures and the implementation of new policies and procedures, in 2023 there were 758 allegations of sexual exploitation and abuse committed by staff, compared to 534 in the previous year and 265 in 2018; reiterates the need for the EU and its Member States to speak with one voice at the UN and in other multilateral forums, wherever possible; calls for EU delegations to play a stronger role in coordinating the Member States’ positions in multilateral forums, for which they should have appropriate resources available;

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Amendment 317

András László, Matthieu Valet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 318

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 319

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 320

Miriam Lexmann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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