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Draft report (2025/2083(INI)) 2025-06-17

EU political strategy on Latin America

Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Amendment 1

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS),

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Amendment 2

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Citation 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU),

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Amendment 3

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolutions on Venezuela, in particular that of 21 January 2025 on the situation in Venezuela following the usurpation of the presidency on 10 January 20252 , and that of 19 September 2024 on the situation in Venezuela3 , on Cuba, in particular that of 12 July 2023 on the state of the EU-Cuba PDCA in the light of the recent visit of the High Representative to the island4 , and that of 19 September 2024 on the case of José Daniel Ferrer García in Cuba5 , and on Nicaragua, in particular that of 13 February 2025 on repression by the Ortega-Murillo regime in Nicaragua, targeting human rights defenders, political opponents and religious communities in particular6 ,

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2 OJ C, C/2025/2148, 23.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2148/oj.

3 OJ C, C/2024/7215, 10.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7215/oj.

4 OJ C, C/2024/4001, 17.7.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4001/oj.

5 OJ C, C/2024/7213, 10.12.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/7213/oj.

6 OJ C, C/2025/2249, 29.4.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/2249/oj.

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Amendment 4

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the joint communication from the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 1 December 2021 entitled ‘The Global Gateway’ (JOIN(2021)0030),

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Amendment 5

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Joint Declaration of the Ministers of Interior and/or Security of the Member States of the European Union and the Ministers with responsibility for security matters of the Member States of the Latin American Committee on Internal Security adopted on 5 March 2025

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Amendment 6

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 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 (Istanbul Convention), which entered into force on 1 August 2014 and was signed by the European Union on 12 June 2017,

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Amendment 7

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 28 November 2019 on the EU’s accession to the Istanbul Convention and other measures to combat gender-based violence,

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Amendment 8

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Drug Report 2025 published by the European Union Drug Agency on 5 June 2025;

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Amendment 9

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 5 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to its resolution of 21 January 2021 on the EU Strategy for Gender Equality,

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Amendment 10

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to UN general Assembly Resolution of 5 December 2024 entitled ‘Demand for ceasefire in Gaza’ (A/ES-10/L.33),

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Amendment 11

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the thirty two UN General Assembly Resolutions, of years 1992 to 2024, including its Resolution A/RES/79/7 of 1 November 2024, on the “Necessity of ending the economic, commercial and financial embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba,

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Amendment 12

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, adopted by the UN General Assembly on 13 September 2007,

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Amendment 13

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the regional Escazú Agreement of 4 March 2018 on access to information, participation and justice in environmental matters in Latin America and the Caribbean,

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Amendment 14

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Critical Raw Materials Act (Regulation (EU) 2024/1252),

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Amendment 15

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital -A (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

-A. whereas the international order is undergoing a profound transformation, in which the cooperative logic that for decades articulated global relations is being replaced by fierce strategic competition, and in which the law of the strongest threatens to replace international law as a guiding principle;

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Amendment 16

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital -A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

-A a. whereas in just a few years, the international system that had guaranteed a certain stability after World War II has been shaken by growing tensions, nationalist impulses, and confrontational dynamics that threaten to fracture global equilibrium;

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Amendment 17

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital -A b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

-A b. whereas the European Union, which has been one of the staunchest architects and defenders of a rules-based multilateral system, today faces a hostile and challenging environment;

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Amendment 18

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital -A c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

-A c. whereas structural tensions between the United States and China, the questioning of democratic values in various latitudes, and the temptation of a bipolarity that reduces the world's complexity to a standoff between powers, demand a firm and strategic response from Europe;

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Amendment 19

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital -A d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

-A d. whereas few regions offer as much potential, as much harmony, and as many opportunities for Europe as the relations with Latin America and the Caribbean;

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Amendment 20

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU and the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) share long-standing historical, cultural and economic connections, forming a natural alliance grounded in democracy, human rights and multilateral cooperation;

A. whereas the EU and the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) share long-standing historical, cultural and economic connections; whereas the LAC nations include both functioning democracies and dictatorships, in which human rights violations are systematic; whereas the alliance between the countries of the region and the EU should be grounded in democracy, human rights and multilateral cooperation;

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Amendment 21

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU and the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) share long-standing historical, cultural and economic connections;

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Amendment 22

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU and the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) share long-standing historical, cultural and economic connections and deep human bonds, forming a natural alliance grounded in democracy, human rights and multilateral cooperation;

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Amendment 23

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU and the nations of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) share long-standing historical, cultural, religious and economic connections, forming a natural alliance grounded in democracy, human rights and multilateral cooperation;

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Amendment 24

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 25

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital A

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the EU and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) share long-standing historical, cultural and economic connections, forming a natural alliance grounded in democracy, human rights and multilateral cooperation;

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Amendment 26

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A a. whereas it is also fundamental to strengthen and increase European cooperation with Latin American partners in addressing shared challenges such as raw materials and energy transition, migration, organised crime and drug trafficking to shape a future of freedom, security and prosperity;

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Amendment 27

Davor Ivo Stier, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas engagement between the two regions is further reinforced through strong bilateral relations and deeper interactions with sub-regional entities such as Mercosur, the Andean Community, CARICOM/CARIFORUM and the Pacific Alliance;

B. whereas engagement between the two regions is further reinforced through strong bilateral relations and deeper interactions with bi-regional and sub-regional entities such as Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), Organisation of American States (OAS), Mercosur, the Andean Community, CARICOM/CARIFORUM and the Pacific Alliance;

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Amendment 28

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 29

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas engagement between the two regions has been characterized by controversial trade frameworks such as Mercosur, the Andean Community, CARICOM/CARIFORUM and the Pacific Alliance, which risk undermining European agricultural, industrial and environmental standards, and offer limited strategic return for EU Member States and citizens;

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Amendment 30

Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas engagement between the two regions is further reinforced through strong bilateral relations and deeper interactions with sub-regional entities such as the Andean Community, CARICOM/CARIFORUM and the Pacific Alliance;

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Amendment 31

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas the combined population of both regions is over 1 billion people;

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Amendment 32

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the bilateral trade in goods and services according to 2023 data amounts to €395 billion (54% increase since 2013) and the cumulative EU direct investment in Latin America until 2022 was of over €741 billion;

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Amendment 33

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C b. whereas the European Union and Latin American countries share a commitment to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by advancing social justice, equality, and sustainable development; whereas both regions face significant challenges in addressing social inequality, gender inequality, unemployment and poverty;

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Amendment 34

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C c. whereas data from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) highlights the need for greater investment in social inclusion, with Latin America ranking as one of the most unequal regions globally, where 58% of people in rural areas, notably indigenous people, live below the poverty line compared to 26% in urban areas; whereas in 2023, 41 million people in Latin America faced hunger and 187.6 million experienced moderate to severe food insecurity;

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Amendment 35

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C d. whereas rising social and economic inequality, both in Europe and Latin America, has contributed to growing public discontent, social fragmentation, and the erosion of trust in democratic institutions; whereas such inequalities often create fertile ground for the rise of populist and authoritarian movements that exploit grievances, polarize societies, and undermine the rule of law, democratic norms, and pluralistic debate;

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Amendment 36

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital C e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C e. whereas both regions combined hold a third of the voting rights at the United Nations;

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Amendment 37

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the multilateral rules-based order on which peace and prosperity have been based for the last 80 years is being increasingly challenged by autocracies across the globe;

D. whereas the multilateral rules-based order on which peace, prosperity, respect for rule of law, international law and human rights have been based for the last 80 years is being increasingly challenged by autocracies across the globe;

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Amendment 38

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the multilateral rules-based order on which peace and prosperity have been based for the last 80 years is being increasingly challenged by autocracies across the globe;

D. whereas the concept of a multilateral rules-based order is increasingly invoked to justify external interventions by the EU;

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Amendment 39

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the multilateral rules-based order on which peace and prosperity have been based for the last 80 years is being increasingly challenged by autocracies across the globe;

D. whereas the multilateral rules-based order on which peace and prosperity have been based for the last 80 years is being increasingly challenged by autocratic tendencies across the globe;

Or. en

Amendment 40

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Recital Ε

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 41

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine constitutes a flagrant breach of international law and threatens global security, requiring a coordinated stance on the part of democratic partners, including those in LAC; whereas most Latin American and Caribbean countries have supported the UN resolutions against Russian aggression against Ukraine;

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Amendment 42

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine and Israel's genocide over Palestinian people constitutes two flagrant breaches of international law and threatens global security, requiring a coordinated stance on the part of democratic partners, including those in LAC;

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Amendment 43

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Russia’s illegal, unjustified and unprovoked war of aggression against Ukraine constitutes a flagrant breach of international law and threatens global security, requiring a coordinated stance on the part of democratic partners, including those in LAC;

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Amendment 44

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas the EU's position on Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine should not be used to impose unilateral foreign policy positions on third countries, including LAC;

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Amendment 45

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine constitutes a flagrant breach of international law and threatens global security, requiring a a firm, unequivocal and coordinated stance on the part of democratic partners, including those in LAC;

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Amendment 46

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 47

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas external actors, notably China, Russia and Iran, have deepened their footprint in LAC, with Beijing expanding investments in infrastructure, Moscow reinforcing its diplomatic and security presence and Tehran increasing intelligence activities in the region; whereas they are supporting local anti-democratic actors, thereby often contributing to democratic back-sliding in the region.

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Amendment 48

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas external actors, notably China, Russia and Iran, have deepened their footprint in LAC, with Beijing expanding investments in infrastructure and raw materials projects, Moscow reinforcing its diplomatic and security presence and Tehran increasing intelligence activities in the region;

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Amendment 49

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas external actors, notably China, Russia and Iran, have deepened their footprint in LAC, with Beijing expanding investments in infrastructure and building military ties, Moscow reinforcing its political and security influence and Tehran increasing intelligence activities in the region;

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Amendment 50

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas external actors, notably China, Russia and Iran, have deepened their footprint in LAC, with Beijing expanding investments in infrastructure, Moscow reinforcing its diplomatic, propaganda, and security presence and Tehran increasing intelligence activities in the region;

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Amendment 51

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas external actors, notably China, Russia and Iran, have deepened their footprint in LAC, with Beijing expanding investments in infrastructure, Moscow reinforcing its diplomatic, propaganda and security presence and Tehran increasing intelligence activities in the region;

Or. en

Amendment 52

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas since 2018, the Nicaraguan regime has systematically, repeatedly and arbitrarily persecuted human rights defenders (HRDs), opposition and religious representatives, among others; whereas over 5 600 NGOs have been dissolved, including religious groups – mainly Catholic – and their assets confiscated;

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Amendment 53

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas Russia leverages the dependence of LAC countries concerning Russian fertilisers and diesel to increase its political influence; whereas Russia's presence in LAC is also marked by disinformation campaigns to destabilize democratic systems;

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Amendment 54

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F a. whereas the European Union is losing its influence capacity in Latin American and other regions due to its subordination to the US foreign policy and, therefore, alarming loss of credibility as a global player in the international scene;

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Amendment 55

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Recital F b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F b. whereas China's presence in LAC is creating economic dependencies that influence foreign policy directions of LAC countries; emphasizes in this regard that China is particularly active in influencing the political directions of LAC countries regarding the one-China policy;

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Amendment 56

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the actions taken by the US Trump administration are reshaping global geopolitical dynamics, presenting both challenges to the EU-LAC strategic partnership and opportunities to revamp it in 2025;

G. whereas the actions taken by the US Trump administration are reshaping global geopolitical dynamics, particularly by prioritising relations with LAC countries – especially in the areas of combating illegal migration, drug trafficking and organised crime, and also on issues of human rights and the development and security of strategic transport infrastructure – including in the context of containing China’s influence, which further presents both challenges to the EU-LAC strategic partnership and opportunities to revamp it in 2025;

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Amendment 57

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the re-election of Donald Trump as President of the United States introduces geopolitical uncertainty that could undermine multilateralism, weaken global democratic standards and hinder bi-regional cooperation, thereby reinforcing the need for a strong and autonomous EU-LAC alliance; whereas his administration’s actions, including mass deportations, reshape global dynamics, presenting both challenges and opportunities for the partnership and opportunities to revamp it in 2025;

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Amendment 58

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas the actions taken by the US Trump administration are undermining multilateralism and reshaping global geopolitical dynamics, presenting both challenges to the EU-LAC strategic partnership and opportunities to revamp it;

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Amendment 59

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas both the European Union and Latin American countries share a strategic interest in reinforcing their respective strategic autonomy and in diversifying their supply chains; whereas Latin America accounts for approximately 14% of global agricultural production, 40% of global copper output, and holds significant reserves of lithium and other critical raw materials essential for the development of clean energy technologies and the global green transition;

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Amendment 60

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ga. whereas the strategy of Moscow, Beijing and Tehran is aimed at undermining the common values of the western hemisphere and replacing them with a toxic mix of antidemocratic ideas, corruption and authoritarian populism, posing a threat to democracy, peace and stability in the region;

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Amendment 61

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas since the creation of CELAC in 2010, three EU-CELAC summits were held in 2013, 2015 and 2023;

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Amendment 62

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital G b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G b. whereas Latin America is a global leader in the production of sustainable energy, with approximately 69% of its electricity generated from renewable and clean sources - significantly above the global average of 39% - demonstrating the region’s strategic importance and potential in the global green transition;

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Amendment 63

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner;

H. whereas the EU and CELAC have a long-standing strategic partnership and a network of association and trade agreements in place; whereas the Commission adopted a joint communication setting out a new agenda for relations between the EU and the Latin America and the Caribbean on 7 June 2023; whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner;

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Amendment 64

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner;

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner, and whereas this will demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner and that both regions are firmly committed to bi-regional cooperation and a rules-based international order;

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Amendment 65

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner;

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC, demonstrate that Europe is a strategic and reliable partner and offer a credible alternative rooted in democratic cooperation and shared prosperity;

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Amendment 66

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner;

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner that can represent an alternative to China and Russia;

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Amendment 67

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a reliable partner;

H. whereas the November 2025 EU-CELAC summit in Colombia will be a key opportunity to reaffirm the EU’s commitment to LAC and demonstrate that Europe is a key, reliable partner;

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Amendment 68

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas the European Parliament has recently and unequivocally expressed its position through numerous resolutions concerning the non-compliance with the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Cuba, the recognition of Edmundo González Urrutia as President-elect of Venezuela following the elections of 28 July 2024, the awarding of the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to María Corina Machado, leader of the democratic opposition in Venezuela, and to President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia, the usurpation of the presidency in Venezuela by Nicolás Maduro on 10 January 2025 and its repeated condemnations of the regime imposed in Nicaragua by Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo;

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Amendment 69

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas millions of Latin American citizens live, work, or study in Europe, and thousands of Europeans have made Latin America their home, constituting an extremely valuable network of personal, linguistic, academic, and cultural ties, and a unique relational capital, which strengthens mutual empathy and allows for policymaking based on trust; whereas many Latin American citizens also hold EU citizenship, and vice-versa;

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Amendment 70

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ha. whereas drug trafficking poses a serious threat to the European Union's security; whereas since 2020 the Union has become the world's largest market for cocaine; whereas this cocaine comes largely from Latin America and enters the EU chiefly through European Atlantic ports;

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Amendment 71

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas civic space is shrinking in many Latin American countries, which see an unprecedented increase in attacks against human rights organisations, activists and defenders, leading to displacement, violence and impunity;

Or. en

Amendment 72

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H a. whereas Venezuela has repeatedly escalated tensions by contesting sovereignty over Guyana’s Essequibo region;

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Amendment 73

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H b. whereas LAC hold significant untapped reserves of critical minerals; whereas Europe remains severely dependent, particularly for heavy rare earth elements, on a limited number of supplier countries and is therefore in urgent need of diversifying its supply; whereas demand for lithium and copper is expected to rise substantially in the coming years;

Or. en

Amendment 74

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H b. whereas the EU-LAC strategic alliance is key to advance shared values and interests such as multilateralism and democracy;

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Amendment 75

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital H c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H c. whereas several EU Member States, including France, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands, have expressed strong opposition to the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement;

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Amendment 76

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital H c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H c. whereas the LAC region remains underrepresented in key international organisations and fora, including the G-20 and international financial organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 77

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Recital H d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H d. whereas Mexico and Brazil occupy a special place in the bi-regional relations, being the two largest economies in Latin America, wielding significant geopolitical influence, and being officially designated as strategic partners of the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 78

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital H d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H d. whereas the EU maintains a direct presence in LAC through French overseas territories, notably French Guiana and in the Caribbean;

Or. en

Amendment 79

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital H e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H e. whereas LAC holds critical strategic importance for the EU’s space policy, with Kourou in French Guiana serving as the only fully operational orbital spaceport supporting EU/ESA missions;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital H f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H f. whereas the EU outermost regions of Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana and Saint-Martin are increasingly being used as transit hubs for irregular migration, particularly from Haiti; whereas the EU must scale up its efforts and strengthen cooperation with LAC countries to address this issue effectively;

Or. en

Amendment 81

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Recital H g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H g. whereas the near entirety of cocaine seizures in Europe has been traced back to LAC, predominantly originating from Colombia and Peru1a; whereas seizures of methamphetamines have been steadily rising since 2021, with a significant share reportedly produced by Mexican cartels;

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1a https://features.csis.org/tracking-transatlantic-drug-flows-cocaines-path-from-south-america-across-the-caribbean-to-europe/index.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Or. en

Amendment 82

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Acknowledges the deep historical, cultural and economic ties between the EU and LAC, which form not only the foundation of a natural alliance but also the basis of a strong and enduring partnership of choice; highlights, in this regard, the prominent historical role of Spain and Portugal in bringing the two continents closer together; argues that, because of this, the term 'Ibero-America' is especially appropriate when referring to the predominantly Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking region;

Or. en

Amendment 83

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Acknowledges the deep historical, cultural, religious and economic ties between the EU and LAC, which form not only the foundation of a natural alliance but also the basis of a strong and enduring partnership of choice; reminds that relations with Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) as a strategic partnership date back to 1999, when the first bi-regional EU-LAC summit was held in Rio de Janeiro;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Acknowledges the deep historical, cultural, economic and human ties between the EU and LAC, which form not only the foundation of a natural alliance but also the basis of a strong and enduring partnership of choice; it is also necessary to cement this relationship by recognising the interests shared by both regions.

Or. es

Amendment 85

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Acknowledges the deep historical, cultural and economic ties between the EU Member States and LAC;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 87

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Highlights the deep historical, cultural and economic ties between the EU and LAC, which form not only the foundation of a natural alliance but also the basis of a strong and enduring partnership of choice;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 89

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Promotes a EU policy aimed at encouraging regional cooperation and integration of Latin America and Caribbean, envisaging the gradual establishing of a European - Latin-American - Transatlantic area of peace, democracy and prosperity; underlines that the new global geopolitical context calls for a qualitative leap in the EU–LAC partnership to further develop a strategic alliance in defence of multilateralism and its founding principles, including dialogue, inclusion, international solidarity, and respect for the United Nations Charter, human rights, humanitarian law, as well as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Highlights that Latin America and the Caribbean emerge as key partners for the European Union, being regions with a deep multilateral vocation, highly complementary economies, and a shared history, who share more than values, interests and a view on the world: they believe in democracy, multilateralism, sustainable development, and a rules-based international order;

Or. en

Amendment 91

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Expresses serious concern over the significant impact of recent cuts in foreign funding, particularly from USAID, on the capacity of NGOs in Latin America to carry out their activities, undermining civil society’s ability to promote human rights, democracy, and social development in the region;

Or. en

Amendment 92

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Emphasises the importance of investing in human capital and in particular in the new generations, as well as of preserving shared cultural and linguistic ties, including supporting civic associations that honour the legacy of European emigration to Latin America;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 b. Considers that the EU and Latin America, as natural strategic partners, have a historic opportunity to strengthen their alliance in a current geopolitical context marked by strategic competition; considers that these relations can represent an important buffer against these tensions and in defence of a pluralistic vision of the global order, far from the logic of alignments, and jointly building a foreign policy based on strategic autonomy, cooperation, and mutual respect;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 c. Highlights that the relations between Europe and Latin America are also woven with human threads; recalls that, in an increasingly disconnected world, this human closeness, which includes shared languages and heritage, is a strategic asset;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

2. Highlights the EU’s renewed and growing engagement in the region, exemplified by the pivotal EU-CELAC Summit in 2023 - a clear turning point after years of limited involvement; underscores the need for sustained commitment to advance the EU’s interests and values while countering the expanding influence of China, Russia, and Iran;

Or. en

Amendment 96

Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran; deplores the fact that that this greater closeness with authoritarian regimes ultimately undermines democracy in the region;

Or. es

Amendment 97

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades;

Or. el

Amendment 98

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has dwindled in recent decades, which has created a suboptimal vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

2. Notes with concern the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran in the region and calls on the EU and its Member States to respond to this challenge;

Or. fi

Amendment 100

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of other global players;

Or. en

Amendment 101

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been suboptimal in recent decades, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

2. Notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has been limited in recent years, thus creating a vacuum for the growing influence of China, Russia and Iran;

Or. es

Amendment 102

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2a. Strongly condemns the operations of regimes which appeal to communist ideology in Latin America, such as those in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, which are responsible for systematic human rights abuses, persecution of the opposition, the repression of the Catholic Church, and the destruction of the free media and all signs of independence from the government; calls for a clear EU policy on these regimes, based on the values of freedom, human dignity and solidarity with those persecuted;

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Amendment 103

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities;

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements, growing inequalities and the security challenges facing both regions, especially drug trafficking;

Or. es

Amendment 104

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities;

3. Recognises the need to continue to upgrade and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities, as well as to increase both regions' strategic autonomy;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities;

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities, as well as to increase both regions' strategic autonomy;

Or. en

Amendment 106

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities;

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, security challenges, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities;

Or. fi

Amendment 107

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Recognises the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in response to the emerging geopolitical shifts, climate change, technological advancements and growing inequalities;

3. Questions the urgent need to renew and develop the EU-LAC relationship in light of domestic EU priorities and the need to reduce external aid dependencies;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. Acknowledges the growing regional migration crises, particularly from Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua, and their geopolitical implications; calls for deeper cooperation with LAC partners to address root causes of forced migration and support host countries, especially Colombia and Brazil;

Or. en

Amendment 109

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. el

Amendment 110

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 111

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to step up diplomatic efforts in the region to promote increased convergence between the EU and LAC on crucial foreign policy issues; underlines that the current international context requires the EU-LAC partnership to be built on a logic of shared strategic autonomy, with diversification of alliances, reduction of external dependencies, and the defence of the multilateral rules-based order as guiding principles;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to step up diplomatic efforts in the region to promote increased convergence between the EU and LAC on crucial foreign policy issues, including a firmer stance on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, the unconditional release of all hostages and the withdrawal of the Israeli Defence Forces from Gaza and all the occupied territories;

Or. en

Amendment 113

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to step up diplomatic efforts in the region to promote increased convergence between the EU and LAC on crucial foreign policy issues, including a firmer stance on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine; also condemns Cuba’s indifference to Russia's recruiting of Cubans for the war in Ukraine;

Or. sv

Amendment 114

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to step up diplomatic efforts in the region to promote increased convergence between the EU and LAC on crucial foreign policy issues;

Or. en

Amendment 115

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Calls for the HR/VP and the Member States to step up diplomatic efforts in the region to promote increased convergence between the EU and LAC on crucial foreign policy issues, including a firmer stance on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine;

Or. en

Amendment 116

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Calls for the EU and its Member States to step up diplomatic efforts in the region to promote increased convergence between the EU and LAC on crucial foreign policy issues, especially a firmer stance on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine;

Or. fi

Amendment 117

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Encourages deeper EU-LAC collaboration in international forums to promote and defend the multilateral global order, international law and respect for democracy and human rights;

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Or. en

Amendment 118

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Encourages deeper EU-LAC collaboration in international forums to promote and defend the multilateral global order, international law and respect for democracy and human rights;

5. Encourages deeper EU-LAC collaboration in international forums to promote and defend the multilateral global order, international law and respect for democracy and human rights; believes, however, that verbal promises are not enough to promote the liberal-democratic model; stresses, in this regard, that the EU must show its partners in Latin America that we can offer better conditions for partnership than Beijing - transparent and on equal footing;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Encourages deeper EU-LAC collaboration in international forums to promote and defend the multilateral global order, international law and respect for democracy and human rights;

5. Encourages deeper EU-LAC collaboration in international forums to promote and defend the multilateral global order, international law, democracy and human rights, social justice and sustainable development;

Or. en

Amendment 120

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Expresses deep concern over the growing trend of authoritarian and populist governance in Latin America, particularly under the administrations of Javier Milei in Argentina, Nayib Bukele in El Salvador, Dina Boluarte in Peru, and their cumulative erosion of democratic institutions, multilateralism, the rule of law, fundamental rights and freedoms, civic space and essential social protections;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 122

Antonio López-Istúriz White

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; denounces the ongoing coercion and imprisonment imposed by the Ortega-Murillo regime on the religious community; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; calls for an urgent review of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement owing to the failure of Cuba's dictatorial regime to comply with it; deplores the situation in which its people finds itself as a result of the actions of the current regime; condemns the forced participation of Cuban soldiers in Russia's military campaign on the front lines in Ukraine: strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition led by Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate elected president of Venezuela;

Or. es

Amendment 123

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Russia, Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition; reaffirms its recognition of Edmundo González as the legitimate president of Venezuela; denounces and rejects the recent farce legislative and local elections in Venezuela that were preceded by a wave of arbitrary arrests of members of the democratic opposition, such as Juan Pablo Guanipa, a close ally of the opposition leader Maria Corina Machado;

Or. en

Amendment 124

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian, as responsible for this regression in the region, through international networks such as the São Paulo Forum and the Puebla Group; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime and calls on the EU to immediately suspend the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA); strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the usurper of the presidency, Nicolás Maduro, cease his policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition, immediately step down from power, and allow the formation of a legitimate government led by the winner of the latest elections, Edmundo González Urrutia; calls on the EU and Member States to recognize González Urrutia without further delay as the legitimate President of Venezuela;

Or. en

Amendment 125

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the Ortega and Murillo regime's systemic human rights violations against the country's people, the democratic opposition, students, civil society organisations, as well as the persecution of the Catholic Church, and urges for the rule of law to be guaranteed and for the freedoms and rights of all exiles to be restored, including the right to their safe return; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition;

Or. es

Amendment 126

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC and condemns the violations of human rights in the region, particularly by regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela;

Or. en

Amendment 127

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; is highly concerned about the systematic persecution of civil society organizations, human right defenders and members of the Catholic Church in Nicaragua; calls on the EU to reinforce its sanctions against the perpetrators of the repression in Nicaragua; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition;

Or. en

Amendment 128

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition; condemns the close cooperation of the communist regime in Havana with Russia and Belarus and calls on the authorities in Havana to block the recruitment of Cubans to fight in the ranks of the aggressor Russian army;

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Amendment 129

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; is also concerned by democratic erosion and institutional fragility in countries such as El Salvador, Guatemala and Bolivia, and urges respect for judicial independence, press freedom and electoral transparency across the region; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition;

Or. en

Amendment 130

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 131

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. es

Amendment 132

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 133

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 134

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 135

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Highlights the serious democratic deterioration observed in certain countries of the region and stresses the need to strengthen support for democratic actors and civil society in these contexts; condemns the systematic restrictions on fundamental freedoms and human rights violations in Nicaragua; reaffirms the European Union’s commitment to a strategy towards Cuba based on critical dialogue, international cooperation and coordinated multilateral pressure as means to foster genuine democratic reforms; underlines the need to ensure respect for the rule of law and the holding of free and transparent elections in Venezuela, and denounces the serious situation faced by the democratic opposition in the country;

Or. en

Amendment 136

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the violations of human rights in the region, particularly by regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; recalls that the regime in Nicaragua maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition;

Or. en

Amendment 137

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Is concerned by the democratic backsliding that has taken place in LAC since 2019 and condemns the regimes in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela, which are among the world’s most authoritarian; calls for the EU to include specific guarantees of human rights compliance when allocating EU funds, including through multilateral and financial institutions, and to ensure that the funds do not reinforce the authoritarian grip of these regimes;

Or. en

Amendment 138

Charles Goerens

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 139

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Recalls that the Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo regime passed a constitutional reform in January 2025 that eliminates the separation of powers and political pluralism, establishing an Ortega-Murillo co-presidency that controls all branches of government, independent institutions and the media, and ignores adherence to international human rights conventions and treaties; reminds that the regime maintains strong ties with other autocracies, such as those in Iran, Venezuela and Cuba; reiterates its demand that the democratic clause of the EU Association Agreement be triggered and rejects any prospect of holding any parliamentary dialogue with members of Nicaragua’s regime-controlled National Assembly; reiterates, additionally, its call to expand the list of sanctioned individuals to include Ortega, Rosario Murillo and their inner circle;

Or. en

Amendment 140

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Recalls that there are currently 1 155 political prisoners in Cuba; roundly condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime; calls for the suspension clause of the EU-Cuba Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement between to be invoked; reiterates its call on the Council to adopt sanctions against those responsible for the persistent human rights violations in Cuba;

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Amendment 141

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Strongly condemns the legacy of communism in Latin America, as well as the current regimes which appeal to this criminal ideology, and highlights its destructive impact on human rights, freedom of speech and socioeconomic development; calls for more intense cooperation between the European Union and young leaders and cultural circles in Latin America which are opposing the authoritarian regimes; stresses the need to promote joint educational, cultural and civic projects involving young people from Latin America and young Belarusians fighting for freedom, Ukrainians resisting the Russian aggression and representatives of the victorious anti-communist opposition of EU countries; encourages the Member States to support organisations involved in documenting communist crimes and promoting historical education, such as the Platform of European Memory and Conscience, and to deepen the cooperation between these organisations and partners in Latin America; calls for the active celebration of the heroes of Europe’s anti-communist resistance, such as the late priest Jerzy Popiełuszko, whose sacrifice and legacy are a source of inspiration for the Latin American communities fighting for freedom and democracy;

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Amendment 142

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban regime against protesters, political dissidents, religious leaders and human rights activists; stresses that the number of political prisoners is unknown but reliable sources state that the regime holds over a thousand prisoners, including minors; reiterates its call on the Member States to apply the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (the EU Magnitsky Act) and adopt sanctions against those responsible for the persistent human rights violations in Cuba; Reiterates its previous positions regarding the possibility of activating the PDCA’s suspension clause, given that the core human rights clauses of the agreement have been continuously breached by the Cuban regime;

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Amendment 143

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Recalls that on 19 September 2024, Parliament recognised Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela and María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela; highlights the fact that various democratic states in the region and throughout the world have recognised González as president-elect; welcomes the fact that, on 17 December 2024, Parliament awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to María Corina Machado, as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, and to President-elect Edmundo González Urrutia, representing all Venezuelans inside and outside the country fighting for the reinstitution of freedom and democracy;

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Amendment 144

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Regrets that the final declaration of the 16th plenary session of the EuroLat Assembly in Lima did not include a clear condemnation of the authoritarian regimes in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua, as well as the strong appeal for the immediate and unconditional release of all political prisoners held by the Maduro, Díaz-Canel and Ortega-Murillo regimes;

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Amendment 145

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Calls for the EU to step up its fight against Russian propaganda in the region; recalls the need, highlighted in a resolution of the European Parliament on 28 February 20241a for the EU to ensure EU delegations have the necessary means to counter disinformation;

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Amendment 146

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Calls for the immediate lifting of the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States of Americas; calls furthermore on the US authorities to remove Cuba from the list of “States Sponsors of Terrorism";

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Amendment 147

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Highlights the importance of the European Commission's availability to provide good offices in the event of disputes between LAC States, in order to promote peace, on the basis of international law;

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Amendment 148

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Supports the independence, territorial integrity and sovereignty of all Latin American and Caribbean countries and rejects global powers ambitions to force relations of political and economic dependence;

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Amendment 149

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Roundly condemns the judicial persecution against President Bernardo Arévalo in Guatemala led by Guatemalan Attorney General María Consuelo Porras Argueta since President Arévalo's election in 2023;

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Amendment 150

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6a. Commends the Venezuelan people's commitment to democracy and the democratic opposition's continued resilience in spite of the Maduro regime's increasingly repressive policies;

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Amendment 151

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Condemns the Nicaraguan governments ban on international human rights monitors; is concerned about the revoked legal status of over 3.000 NGOs since 2018 by the Nicaraguan government;

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Amendment 152

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 b. Strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela both in the presential elections in 2024 as well as the sham parliamentary elections in May 2025; demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition; recalls that on 19 September 2024, Parliament recognised Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela and María Corina Machado as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela; highlights the fact that various democratic states in the region and throughout the world have recognised González as president-elect; recalls that he should have been sworn in on 10 January 2025; expresses satisfaction that on 17 December 2024, Parliament awarded the 2024 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to María Corina Machado, as the leader of the democratic forces in Venezuela, and to president-elect Edmundo González Urrutia, representing all Venezuelans inside and outside the country fighting for the reinstitution of freedom and democracy;

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Amendment 153

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6b. Firmly condemns the Russian Federation’s use of hybrid tactics, encompassing military, cyber, information and economic operations, particularly in the energy sector, including the evasion of sanctions, non-transparent practices and corruption, as tools for expansion undermining regional security, promoting internal destabilisation and leading to the formation of a block that poses a threat to democracy, peace and international law;

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Amendment 154

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6b. Is appalled by the assassination attempt against Senator and pre-candidate Miguel Uribe on 7 June; recalls that, despite the ongoing peace process, violence continues in many areas of Colombia, a state of affairs that requires comprehensive solutions from the Colombian Government; calls on the EU to continue supporting the Colombian peace process; calls on the Colombian Government to ensure the safety and physical integrity of all candidates ahead of the 2026 elections;

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Amendment 155

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 b. Condemns in the strongest term the attempted assassination of Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Senator and pre-candidate in the 2026 Colombian presidential election, who is on the brink of death after being hit by gunshots while holding a public rally in Bogota; underlines that this serious attack represents also an attack on democracy and invites the Colombian authorities to shed full light on the responsibilities;

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Amendment 156

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 b. Condemns the systematic human rights violations by the Cuban regime; calls on the European Union and Latin American countries to collectively engage with the Cuban regime to advocate for democratic reforms; strongly urges the United States to lift its economic, commercial, and financial embargo on Cuba, in full compliance with relevant UN resolutions;

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Amendment 157

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 b. Supports the implementation of the Escazú Agreement as a key instrument to strengthen transparency, public participation, and access to justice in environmental matters, thereby empowering collective action and environmental defenders;

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Amendment 158

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 c. Pays tribute to Nicaragua’s former President Violeta Chamorro, a key figure in the history of Nicaragua, representing a symbol of hope and change; highlights that Doña Violeta was the first female President of a Central America country democratically elected, who served as President of Nicaragua from 1990 to 1997; in particular her legacy marked the end of the civil war, the beginning of a period of peace and national reconciliation, the stabilisation of the economy, and restoring international relations; points out that she died in exile as in more recent years, her family had been driven into exile in Costa Rica like hundreds of thousands of other Nicaraguans fleeing the repression of Ortega; reminds also that her foundation, the Violeta Barrios de Chamorro Foundation, which provided training for journalists and defended freedom of expression, closed its operations in Nicaragua in January 2021 as part of the Ortega-Murillo regime repressive strategy to silence any critical voices;

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Amendment 159

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 c. Strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime in Venezuela and demands that the Maduro government cease its policy of repression and attacks on civil society and the opposition;

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Amendment 160

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 c. Stresses the need to adopt an intersectional feminist approach across all actions and policies within the framework of EU–CELAC relations;

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Amendment 161

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 d. Expresses its deep sympathy for the more than 7 million Venezuelans who have been forced to flee their country since 2015, with approximately 6 million resettling in Latin America and the Caribbean; acknowledges that this unprecedented displacement has placed considerable strain on neighbouring countries and host communities; commends the solidarity and generosity shown by these countries - in particular Colombia - for their largely positive efforts to provide Venezuelan refugees with access to healthcare, education, and employment opportunities, contributing to regional stability and the protection of fundamental rights;

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Amendment 162

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 d. Calls for the prompt adoption and implementation of a bi-regional EU–LAC Care Pact, grounded in the principles of the European Care Strategy and the Buenos Aires Commitment on the Care Society, with the aim of promoting a transformative care agenda that ensures universal access, gender equality, and the recognition, reduction, and redistribution of unpaid care work;

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Amendment 163

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 e. Recalls with deep concern that a significant portion of Haiti remains under the control of armed criminal groups responsible for widespread violence and grave human rights abuses; calls on the European Union to urgently strengthen its political, humanitarian, and economic support for Haiti within the framework of the EU–LAC partnership, acknowledging that current efforts remain insufficient to address the scale of the crisis and to support the Haitian people in restoring stability, democratic governance, and the rule of law;

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Amendment 164

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 e. Fully supports Guyana’s territorial integrity and calls on Venezuela to respect the international recognised borders of Guyana;

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Amendment 165

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 f. Condemns US President Trump’s unlawful and threatening claims over the Panama Canal and calls on all countries to respect Panama’s territorial integrity and sovereignty;

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Amendment 166

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 g. Stresses that Panama is an important partner of the EU in the framework of the EU-Central America Association Agreement; further stresses that Panama is fully committed towards the EU to strengthen the legal and regulatory framework to meet the commitments of the strategic action plan for deficiencies identified by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF); in this context, urges the Commission to remove Panama from the Annex to Directive 2018/843 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering or terrorist financing, and to achieve this by reviewing the Annexes on a country-by-country or regional approach;

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Amendment 167

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 h. Expresses deep concern over the erosion of democratic principles and the deliberate circumvention of constitutional safeguards in El Salvador; voices alarm regarding the independence of the judiciary, lack of transparency in government actions, excessive use of force, undue militarisation, and the growing restrictions on the freedoms of assembly and press; is gravely concerned by reports of widespread arbitrary detentions without evidence, torture, forced disappearances of civilians, and the alarming overcrowding in prisons; condemns the Salvadoran authorities for failing to hold security forces accountable for their actions and for their persistent rejection of international requests for oversight and investigation;

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Amendment 168

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 i. Notes that Ecuador has made substantial progress and has introduced legislative changes in preparation for inclusion on the list of third countries whose nationals are exempt from the visa requirement, including the introduction of the biometric passport; notes that bilateral relations between Ecuador and the Union have intensified in recent years including by holding a yearly High Level Political Dialogue, that there is a large community of Ecuadorians in the Union, and that Ecuador has consistently demonstrated its commitment to respect human rights, although concerns remain in various fields; notes that, in light of the above and considering the benefits of people-to-people contact, nationals of Ecuador should be exempt from the visa requirement for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, and references to those countries should be transferred to Annex II to Regulation (EU) 2018/1806;

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Amendment 169

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 j. Notes that Guyana is actively pursuing visa liberalization with the European Union and that discussions on this topic travel took place during EU-CELAC Summit in 2023; supports the discussions in this direction and calls for swiftly advancing in this issue;

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Amendment 170

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 k. Recalls that the Dominican Republic is one of the most stable and safest countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, with one of the lowest homicide rates in the entire region and excellent bilateral cooperation on internal security with many European Member States; regrets however, that the Dominican Republic and Europol have not yet signed a cooperation agreement despite the interest of the former, due to not having been declared a ‘country of interest’ by the European Commission; calls the European Commission to add the Dominican Republic to its list of countries of interest to Europol;

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Amendment 171

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 l. Highlights that the EU and the EP have been very supportive of the peace process in Colombia, concluded in 2016, and continue to monitor its implementation; recalls that such peace accord ended a five-decade armed conflict and that thanks to the Government´s and Colombian whole- of-society efforts important progress has been achieved in reducing violence, human rights abuses, reintegration of combatants and a just transition, though many challenges remain; strongly highlights the need for continued EU support for the full implementation of the Peace Agreement;

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Amendment 172

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 m (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 m. Is concerned by the extreme instability of the Peruvian political system, its high level of corruption and the widespread mistrust of its citizens towards the country’s main institutions; calls the EU to engage constructively with the country to strengthen its democracy, institutional framework, rule of law and political accountability;

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Amendment 173

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 n (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 n. Welcomes the full ratification of the EU-Central America Association Agreement, and the entry into force of its three pillars of political dialogue, cooperation and trade in May 2024; calls on the EU and CAM countries to ensure active policies and appropriate funding is allocated to optimise its positive impact in advancing SDGs in both regions;

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Amendment 174

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 o (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 o. Notes the role of Guatemala as a key hub for migration, and its efforts to foster legal and safe migration; notes that the country saw over a million migrants enter the country in 2023, and launched and expanded “safe mobility offices” with the US’ previous administration to support legal migration; highlights that the country temporarily hosted 135 Nicaraguan political prisoners as part of a US-brokered agreement; notes the government's efforts in developing and implementing democratic reforms in the country;

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Amendment 175

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 p (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 p. Is extremely concerned about the complete collapse of Haiti’s governance structures, institutions, political and socio-economic system; calls for a coordinated strategy between LAC partners, EU Member States and the US to try and address this extreme situation, support its population, and support the affected countries in the region, especially its neighbour the Dominican Republic;

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Amendment 176

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Strategic partners and architecture of Agreements

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Amendment 177

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 q (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 q. Recalls the special role that Mexico and Brazil play in the bi-regional relations, bearing the status of strategic partners to the EU; strongly encourages both parties to better use all the potential of these strategic partnerships; highlights the need to fulfil the commitment of celebrating bilateral summits with both countries every two years;

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Amendment 178

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 r (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 r. Points out that with both countries we share global interests in areas such as the energy transition, the fight against climate change, the reform of the international financial system, and the defence of democracy against external interference;

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Amendment 179

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 s (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 s. Highlights that the modernization of the Global Agreement with Mexico, currently pending ratification, will reinforce political cooperation, open new trade opportunities, and strengthen ties in strategic sectors such as digitalisation, innovation and security;

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Amendment 180

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 t (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 t. Recalls that Brazil is a key player in international debates on climate governance and food security, and points out that its recent presidency of the G20 has highlighted its leadership, its commitment to multilateralism, and its willingness to build bridges in an increasingly polarized world;

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Amendment 181

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 u (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 u. Calls for the signing and ratification of the EU-Mercosur Agreement, which would be a real game changer for the relationship between the two regions, as it would represent the largest trade agreement ever signed by the EU in terms of population, covering more than 700 million citizens; notes that the economic impact of this agreement would be immense, but its geopolitical value would be even greater, as it would demonstrate that it is possible to build an open and fair global order, even in times of uncertainty;

Or. en

Amendment 182

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 v (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 v. Notes that the modernization of the Comprehensive Agreement with Mexico and the entry into force of the new agreement with Chile contribute to strengthening the political and institutional framework of our economic relationship, and represent great examples of how Europe can be a stabilising, reformist, and ambitious force in the Western hemisphere;

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Amendment 183

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 w (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 w. Recalls that, unlike other global powers, the EU does not seek an extractive or unbalanced relationship, but rather partnerships based on reciprocity, sustainability, and the generation of added value; highlights that it is precisely this model of cooperation, prioritizing respect for sovereignty, transparency, and the rule of law, what makes the EU a preferred partner for the region;

Or. en

Amendment 184

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Multilateralism and relations with the Global South

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Amendment 185

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 x (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 x. Commends the significant contribution of Latin America countries to multilateral organisations and their active role in addressing global challenges, including climate change, peace and security, and sustainable development;

Or. en

Amendment 186

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 y (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 y. Highlights the commitment of both regions to defending the United Nations Charter, human rights, representative democracy, and strong multilateral governance not as a rhetorical exercise and without double standards;

Or. en

Amendment 187

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 z (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 z. Strongly calls for both regions to continue defending multilateralism, and in particular by strengthening the United Nations system in the face of the serious attacks it is under;

Or. en

Amendment 188

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 aa (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 aa. Calls for both regions to jointly lead a reform of global governance institutions that reinforces a more inclusive and representative multilateralism; with particular regard for the perspectives and needs of the Global South;

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Amendment 189

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 ab (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 ab. Recalls that the Euro-Latin American alliance represents a bridge between the West and the global South, not only to prevent a dangerous drift toward closed and ideologised blocs, but also to open a space for international dialogue that reduces tensions and fosters shared solutions;

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Amendment 190

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Welcomes the strong economic and trade partnership between the EU and LAC, which is based on shared interests in promoting sustainable growth, strengthening economic resilience and reducing excessive dependencies through diversified trade relations;

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Or. en

Amendment 191

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Welcomes the strong economic and trade partnership between the EU and LAC, which is based on shared interests in promoting sustainable growth and human development, strengthening economic resilience and reducing excessive dependencies through diversified trade relations;

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Amendment 192

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Acknowledges the strong economic and trade partnership between the EU and LAC, which is based on shared interests in promoting sustainable growth, strengthening economic resilience and reducing excessive dependencies through diversified trade relations;

Or. en

Amendment 193

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Stresses the importance of reorientating the framework in which the EU develops its trade relations with LAC countries; into a fairer one with regards to the environment and the peoples on both sides of the Atlantic; and based on the need for decarbonization of our economies and combatting the global ecological crisis; addressing growing inequalities; promoting peace and strengthening democratic processes and institutions in both regions;

Or. en

Amendment 194

Loucas Fourlas

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7 a. Highlights the importance of economic cooperation that promotes gender equality and women's economic empowerment;

Or. en

Amendment 195

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Highlights the fact that the EU is the largest investor in the LAC region and the third-largest trading partner;

8. Highlights the fact that the EU is the largest investor in the LAC region and the third-largest trading partner; notes that Latin America represents the EU's fifth-largest trading partner; underlines that these strong economic cooperation should not solely serve the interests of large financial entities, but ensure that all benefit, especially SMEs, workers, vulnerable people, and populations from rural and remote areas;

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Amendment 196

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8a. Notes with concern that, since 2005, China has granted LAC governments loans totalling more than 120 billion dollars, often in exchange for the supply of crude oil or the funding of energy and infrastructure projects, as part of what is known as ‘debt-trap diplomacy’, which aims to increase geopolitical influence by making countries dependent on Chinese capital while pushing down environmental and labour standards through investment capital;

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Amendment 197

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Highlights the EU’s ambition to lead the global green transition and its recognition of Latin America as a key partner in this effort. Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that all European investments and trade agreements in the region are subject to transparent impact assessments and robust due diligence, fully respecting human and labour rights, environmental standards, and applicable laws and international agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 198

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships;

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships, which must be beneficial to both parties; calls, at the same time, for an urgent revision of existing controversial agreements, such as the PDCA with Cuba;

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Amendment 199

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships;

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships; also stresses the need to suspend the cooperation agreement with the communist regime in Cuba because of the widespread repression of the Cuban population;

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Amendment 200

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships;

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting fairer and more ambitious agreements and partnerships, with regards to combatting the global ecological crisis and the human rights violations in both regions;

Or. en

Amendment 201

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships;

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of advancing new and more ambitious partnerships that are inclusive, mutually beneficial, grounded in shared values, and firmly rooted in respect for human rights;

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Amendment 202

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone, Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships;

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the importance of effectively protecting national production, industry, and economy against the negative externalities of globalisation;

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Amendment 203

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and stresses the fundamental geopolitical importance of enacting new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships;

9. Acknowledges the dense network of agreements between the two regions and calls not to enact new and more ambitious agreements and partnerships that could impose additional burdens on EU Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 204

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. en

Amendment 205

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Welcomes the signing of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and calls for its swift and full ratification; welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mexico Global Agreement and calls for their swift signing and ratification; highlights that the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement would participate in the EU's strategy to conclude new agreements with like-minded partners and would contribute to counterbalance the influence of the EU's competitors in the region; underlines that the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement would also be beneficial in light of the EU’s strategy to diversify its supply of critical raw materials;

Or. en

Amendment 206

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Welcomes the signing of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and calls for its swift and full ratification; welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-Mexico Global Agreement and calls for its swift signing and ratification; notes the conclusion of negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and calls on the Commission to consult widely on the impact of the agreement’s potential entry into force, with a particular focus on the agricultural sector; stresses that approval of the agreement must proceed in accordance with the requirement of unanimity of the Council and ratification by national parliaments;

Or. pl

Amendment 207

Marko Vešligaj

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Welcomes the signing of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and calls for its swift and full ratification; notes the conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and calls for an extensive revision in regards to the agricultural aspect in order to protect European domestic agriculture and farmers; welcomes the conclusion of negotiations on the EU-Mexico Global Agreement and calls for its swift signing and ratification;

Or. en

Amendment 208

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Welcomes the signing of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and calls for its swift and full ratification; welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mexico Global Agreement which was announced by the Commission on 17 January 2025 and for which Parliament still has to give its consent; highlights that the agreement would reinforce the EU’s strategic partnership with Mexico, recognising the country’s pivotal role in Latin America and its ambition to diversify trade and political partnerships;

Or. en

Amendment 209

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Welcomes the signing of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and calls for its swift and full ratification; welcomes the conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mexico Global Agreement and calls for their swift signing and ratification; recognises the current political momentum and encourages all parties to capitalise on this opportunity to significantly strengthen EU-Mercosur relations, among others by fully implementing the EU - Mercosur Partnership Agreement after it is signed and ratified;

Or. en

Amendment 210

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Calls for the non-ratification of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and for the immediate suspension of negotiations on its agricultural chapter; stresses that no agreement can be concluded as long as domestic agricultural regulations in Mercosur countries remain significantly less stringent than those in the EU, thereby increasing pressure on European farmers and exposing them to unfair competition; underlines that, in the current security context, it would be particularly irresponsible to further undermine Europe’s food sovereignty;

Or. en

Amendment 211

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Welcomes the signing of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement and calls for its swift and full ratification;

Or. en

Amendment 212

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Urges to revise the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement, the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mexico Global Agreement so as to promote more symmetric trade partnerships with the LAC countries involved; preventing companies to sue countries for protecting their environment and their people’s rights; and securing the guarantees of compliance with human rights obligations and environmental standards;

Or. en

Amendment 213

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Takes notes of the signing of the EU-Chile Advanced Framework Agreement; acknowledges the conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement and the EU-Mexico Global Agreement; stresses the need to strengthen and swiftly upgrade the sustainability dimension of these agreements;

Or. en

Amendment 214

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. fi

Amendment 215

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 216

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 217

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Regrets the conclusion of the negotiations on the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement which does not sufficiently safeguard the interests of the EU Member States and citizens;

Or. en

Amendment 218

Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 219

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(Does not affect the English version.)

Or. es

Amendment 220

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Underscores that the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement is the biggest and most important agreement ever negotiated by the European Union in terms of its size, economic impact and geopolitical significance; stresses that it will strengthen our political ties and also improve bi-regional cooperation with a view to jointly addressing common challenges, while serving to counteract the growing influence of other actors in the region;

Or. es

Amendment 221

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Expresses concern regarding the potentially negative impact of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement on EU sustainability and safety standards and on the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector, and underlines that Parliament must examine whether the agreement meets the EU sustainability standards and complies with the reciprocity principle, before ratification can be considered;

Or. en

Amendment 222

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Acknowledges Argentina's positive economic development resulting from ambitious deregulation and cuts in government spending; calls on the EU to draw inspiration from Argentina's reform efforts in order to step up its own reform efforts by doing away with needless administrative obstacles to businesses;

Or. sv

Amendment 223

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Strongly recalls the importance of the targets set by the Paris Climate Agreement; welcomes the inclusion of a binding clause in the EU-Mercosur Agreement that upholds the commitments of the Paris Climate Agreement; expresses support for LAC in its efforts to protect climate and biodiversity, as well as restoration initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 224

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Calls for the withdrawal from the Mercosur agreement in its current form, due to the lack of binding mirror clauses—especially in the agri-food sector—which risks distorting competition, undermining EU production standards, and harming the interests of European farmers;

Or. en

Amendment 225

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Welcomes with great satisfaction the "economic miracle" achieved by the government of Javier Milei in Argentina, which has reduced debt and inflation and lifted 1.7 million children out of poverty in the past year alone, according to UNICEF;

Or. en

Amendment 226

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Ensure robust and inclusive mechanisms for civil society participation in the implementation and monitoring of the EU–Central America Association Agreement, upholding democratic principles, transparency, and social cohesion;

Or. en

Amendment 227

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Recalls the fact that the EU's companies have obligations regarding due diligence and respect of the environment whilst developing their activities, while committing to deepening this legal framework;

Or. en

Amendment 228

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Calls on the Commission to intensify the dialogue with the LAC countries on the implications of EU legislation for their local economies;

Or. en

Amendment 229

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Stresses the potential of LAC to be a key partner in diversifying supply chains for critical minerals and hydrocarbons;

Or. en

Amendment 230

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 b. Underlines that both the Letta Report on the future of the single market and the Draghi Report on the future of European competitiveness emphasise the need to intensify efforts to secure the EU's supply of critical raw materials (CRM); in this sense, welcomes the signing of Memorandums of Understanding with Argentina and Chile on Critical Raw Materials; highlights that these are crucial in order to achieve more diversification in the EU’s supply chains; believes that these MoUs along with deepening economic and political cooperation through bi-lateral agreements will lead to increasing investment in that sector that will be beneficial for both regions;

Or. en

Amendment 231

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 b. Is concerned about rapid deforestation in the Amazon-region, often linked to illegal activity; calls on the European Union and Mercosur to increase financial support for the Amazon-fund; supports LAC in combating illegal deforestation and creating reforestation projects, with focus on biological rich areas; encourages to strengthen indigenous peoples rights and protection to their land;

Or. en

Amendment 232

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 b. Expresses strong concern over the expropriation of parts of the energy and mining sectors in Mexico, including assets belonging to European companies, as well as over proposed similar measures in Chile; stresses that such actions are counterproductive to foreign investment, long-term economic growth in LAC, and to sound and fair economic cooperation with the EU;

Or. en

Amendment 233

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 c. Encourages to strengthening regulations and transparency in key economic areas, such as the mining sector in Bolivia, were weak regulations are currently leading to conflicts and clashes between employees of competing companies; expresses concern about the heightened vulnerability of workers in Guyana’s internal regions, where inconsistent enforcement of regulations - especially in the informal and extractive industrial sectors - leads to exploitation; calls on LAC to strengthen labour rights and encourages the promotion of cooperatives and other initiatives that foster worker participation and empowerment in the economy;

Or. en

Amendment 234

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 c. Welcomes Argentina’s efforts to enhance its attractiveness to foreign investors, notably through the recently adopted RIGI investment promotion regime and a more stable economic outlook; underlines that Argentina can serve as a key partner in reducing excessive dependency on third countries for critical raw materials;

Or. en

Amendment 235

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 d. Expresses the view that monetary and fiscal consolidation policies aimed at reducing excessive indebtedness should not undermine the long-term competitiveness of the economy, exacerbate poverty, inequality, or reduce access to essential public services, especially for vulnerable populations such as the elderly, single parents, youth and unemployed people; supports LAC´s claim to reform the architecture of international financial institutions and the restructuring of debt;

Or. en

Amendment 236

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Working together on a common agenda

Or. en

Amendment 237

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 e. Underlines the importance of women’s empowerment in both politics and the economy; calls for the implementation of effective policies and legislation aimed at closing the gender pay gap; denounces the high risk of regression in women’s rights, particularly following the attacks on their sexual and reproductive rights in both regions; calls Latin American countries to strengthen women’s inclusion and access to education; strongly condemns the increased political violence against women which seriously hinders their participation and integration in policy-making institutions and supports further action to strengthening women participation in political leadership positions and greater representation in legislatures;

Or. en

Amendment 238

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 f. Is concerned about the increasing number of people in the EU and LAC living with food insecurity and struggles to meet basic food needs due to the high cost of living; underlines the severe impact on global food insecurity caused by the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine, emphasising the importance of bi-regional trade between the EU and Latin America to strengthen and diversify food systems; reaffirms the need for multilateral solutions in forums like the WTO to ensure fair, transparent, and equitable food trade; urges the EU to increase development aid to vulnerable Latin American countries and make greater use of the Global Europe instrument (NDICI) to address the food crisis;

Or. en

Amendment 239

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 g (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 g. Condemns gender-based violence and discrimination against LGBTIQ+ people in both regions; calls on LAC and EU governments to strengthen policies in combating gender-based violence and strengthening gender equality, in elaboration with relevant local and regional organisations; support efforts and policies strengthening LGBTIQ+ people’s rights in both regions; condemns the limitations to access to reproductive rights and supports efforts that strengthen reproductive rights;

Or. en

Amendment 240

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 h (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 h. Emphasises that migrants from the region lead to positive contributions to society and the economy, filling essential roles in many economic and enriching our culture;

Or. en

Amendment 241

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 i (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 i. Condemns the practice by some transit countries of imposing transportation fees on migrants traveling through Central America on route to the US–Mexico border, which further exposes them to exploitation, human trafficking, and violence at the hands of criminal networks, particularly affecting women, children, and indigenous communities;

Or. en

Amendment 242

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 j (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 j. Is concerned that indigenous peoples and minorities rights, including right to their land, are being violated and systematically discriminated against throughout the region, in violation of United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples;

Or. en

Amendment 243

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 k (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 k. Calls for enhanced bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the EU and LAC to align regulatory frameworks in the digital domain, notably through dialogue on data protection, platform regulation, AI ethics, and cybersecurity; encourages the establishment of shared standards that protect civil liberties, promote digital rights, and ensure fair access to digital markets for SMEs and start-ups; highlights the need for joint efforts in international fora to uphold democratic digital governance and prevent monopolistic practices that risk deepening digital divides;

Or. en

Amendment 244

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 l (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 l. Highlights the need for both regions to continue protecting democracy by improving their cooperation against hybrid threats, emerging authoritarianism, and external interference in electoral processes;

Or. en

Amendment 245

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 m (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 m. Recalls the importance of having fair and sustainable trade and the need to achieve in balanced trade agreements, clear rules, green investment, and resilient value chains; points out that trade with high standards is an instrument for shared development and mutual prosperity, in contrast to those actors who use it as a tool for pressure under a zero-sum logic;

Or. en

Amendment 246

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

EU-LAC cooperation against the backdrop of the Global Gateway initiative

deleted

Or. el

Amendment 247

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

deleted

Or. el

Amendment 248

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to leverage major initiatives such as the Global Gateway to increase investment in LAC, ensuring that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries given the growing Chinese presence in the region, with China capitalising on its engagement in the region in order to achieve geopolitical ends, such as the further isolation of Taiwan, and in order to support authoritarian regimes, including those in Cuba and Venezuela, undermine democracy in other countries and take control of strategic infrastructure, particularly ports, as well as to secure and control access to critical natural resources, including rare earths;

Or. pl

Amendment 249

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to leverage major initiatives such as the Global Gateway to increase investment in LAC, ensuring that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries given the growing Chinese presence in the region; stresses the importance of applying strict standards for financial eligibility under the Global Gateway, and underlines that development initiatives should be guided by clear expectations of political and financial stability on the part of the recipient countries; stresses that such conditions are essential to preventing LAC from falling into debt traps and to supporting long-term economic growth;

Or. en

Amendment 250

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to leverage major initiatives such as the Global Gateway to increase investment in LAC, ensuring that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries given the growing Chinese presence in the region as shown notably in China's commitments during the China-CELAC forum that took place on 13 May 2025; stresses that increasing EU investments in Latin America is all the more important because of the intensification of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Latin America, with Colombia signing up to the BRI at the China-CELAC forum of 13 May 2025;

Or. en

Amendment 251

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to leverage major initiatives such as the Global Gateway to increase investment in LAC, ensuring that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries given the growing Chinese presence in the region; points out that European cooperation and investment not only promote economic development in the region but also contribute to peace by generating economic alternatives for young people on the continent. The latter is an essential element in combating organised crime.

Or. es

Amendment 252

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to leverage major initiatives such as the Global Gateway to increase investment in LAC, ensuring that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries; stresses that the Global Gateway must be implemented in a transparent and participatory manner, prioritising projects that promote sustainable development, inclusive digital transformation and a just energy transition, with a territorial and gender-sensitive approach;

Or. en

Amendment 253

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Recalls that the primary objective of EU development cooperation policy is the reduction and eradication of poverty; Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to place inequality reduction and the fulfilment of SDGs at its core agenda and leverage major initiatives such as the Global Gateway to increase investment in LAC accordingly, ensuring that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries given the growing Chinese presence in the region;

Or. en

Amendment 254

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to leverage major initiatives such as the Global Gateway to increase investment in LAC, ensuring that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries given the growing Chinese presence in the region; underlines that an effective use of resources is the first priority, concentrating them on a limited number of strategic initiatives, in particular on the strengthening of infrastructures;

Or. en

Amendment 255

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC, and calls for the EU and its Member States to leverage major initiatives to ensure that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC;

Or. en

Amendment 256

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Highlights the fact that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC; questions the use of the Global Gateway as a financial and ideological instrument, and calls for a suspension of non-essential aid programmes;

Or. en

Amendment 257

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 258

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 259

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11. Notes that the EU is the leading contributor to development cooperation in LAC; takes the view that development cooperation must not be in any way gratuitous, rather, it must bring demonstrable added value for the EU and its Member States; calls for the EU and its Member States to respond to China’s growing presence in the region by showing that the EU remains a strong and competitive partner for LAC countries;

Or. fi

Amendment 260

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Stresses that, as part of the EU's external action toolkit, the Global Gateway should have as its main objective to promote the rules-based multilateral system, sustainable development, democracy, human rights, gender equality and the rule of law; stresses the need to systematically involve civil society and local communities at all stages of project design, implementation and evaluation to ensure that Global Gateway projects are responsive to local needs, gender-sensitive and generate meaningful development outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 261

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Calls for a stronger role for the European Parliament in the oversight and strategic steering of the Global Gateway initiative, particularly regarding its implementation in Latin America and the Caribbean, in order to ensure transparency, democratic accountability, alignment with EU values, and the effective use of resources;

Or. en

Amendment 262

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Reminds the importance of social inclusion and gender equality in EU cooperation with the region towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals;

Or. en

Amendment 263

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 a. Is concerned about Colombia's recent decision to join China's Belt and Road initiative;

Or. en

Amendment 264

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Recalls the serious constraints on growth and development generated by high levels of public debt and its implications in terms of the fiscal space available to the Latin American countries; recalls that debt crisis generates severe economic and social costs, with long-lasting effects on poverty and inequality; against this background, notes with concern that Global Gateway risks to exacerbate the debt crisis in LAC countries, emphasises that there must be a continuous evaluation of Global Gateway to assess its effectiveness and strategic direction; in this context, recalls once more the need to enforce parliamentary prerogatives regarding democratic scrutiny and control over Global Gateway Initiatives;

Or. en

Amendment 265

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Stresses the importance of strengthening the EU - LAC partnerships in the digital sector by expanding secure and sustainable digital infrastructure, including through the Global Gateway strategy; underlines that such investments should aim to ensure universal and affordable digital access, particularly for the most vulnerable populations and remote areas; calls for the digital transition to be guided by principles of inclusiveness, accessibility, and environmental sustainability, ensuring it contributes to reducing - rather than widening - social and economic inequalities;

Or. en

Amendment 266

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 b. Reminds the importance of social inclusion and gender equality in EU cooperation with the region towards the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals;

Or. en

Amendment 267

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 11 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

11 c. Welcomes the Memorandum of Understanding to enhance cooperation on integrated disaster risk management, signed in May 2024 in Barbados, by the European Union and various regional and national actors, and strongly encourages the conclusion of the pending signature processes; recognises the continued solidarity efforts made by LAC countries and the European Union in the face of the effects of climate change and exogenous shocks that have disproportionately affected the most vulnerable countries in the Caribbean and Central America;

Or. en

Amendment 268

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 3 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Stresses that, alongside the Global Gateway initiative, traditional cooperation channels in LAC countries must be preserved. Calls on the EU to increase funding for human rights, democracy, and civil society programs in the region, and to ensure that allocations to the Americas & Caribbean geographic program—currently the lowest among all regions—are at least maintained;

Or. en

Amendment 269

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Cooperation on security

Cooperation on security and combating drug trafficking

Or. en

Amendment 270

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increase in organised crime and drug trafficking in LAC and the unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU from the region; emphasizes the responsibility of the so-called "socialism of the 21st-century" in the rise of narco-states, particularly Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro, head of the Cartel of the Suns; highlights how Spain is becoming a gateway to Europe for these politically sponsored criminal networks; questions, in this regards, the dissolution in September 2022 of the Southern Anti-Drug Operations Coordination Unit (OCON-Sur) by the Spanish government; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through initiatives such as the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security and EL PAcCTO 2.0;

Or. en

Amendment 271

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increase in organised crime and drug trafficking in LAC and the unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU from the region; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through initiatives such as the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security and EL PAcCTO 2.0; highlights the alarming degree of cooperation between Mexican drug cartels and actors in the People's Republic of China as regards the production of fentanyl and its trafficking into the United States; calls on the EU institutions, Member States and LAC partners to take decisive and coordinated countermeasures against these deadly practices;

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Amendment 272

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increase in organised crime and drug trafficking in LAC and the unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU from the region; underlines that coordination between Latin American and EU criminal organizations jeopardizes the EU's security; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through initiatives such as the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security and EL PAcCTO 2.0;

Or. en

Amendment 273

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 274

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 275

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increasing challenge of transnational criminal networks benefiting from drugs trafficking and other criminal and illicit markets; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through a reinforced EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security and building on programmes such as EL PAcCTO 2.0, COPOLAD, EUROFRONT and the Global Illicit Flows Programme (GFIP);

Or. en

Amendment 276

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increase in organised crime and drug trafficking in LAC and the unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU from the region; as well as the possible role of the EU companies in this increase; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through initiatives such as the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security and EL PACTO 2.0;

Or. en

Amendment 277

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increase in organised crime and drug trafficking in LAC and the unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU from the region and which chiefly enter it through European ports; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through initiatives such as the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security and EL PAcCTO 2.0;

Or. es

Amendment 278

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increase in organised crime and drug trafficking in LAC and the unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU, mainly through its ports, from the region; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through initiatives such as the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security, EL PAcCTO 2.0 and the European Ports Alliance;

Or. en

Amendment 279

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Is concerned about the increase in organised crime and drug trafficking in the EU and LAC countries and the unprecedented quantities of illicit drugs trafficked to the EU from the region; highlights the need to increase multilateral cooperation in combating these threats through initiatives such as the EU-LAC Partnership on Justice and Security and EL PAcCTO 2.0;

Or. en

Amendment 280

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Calls on the authorities of the Dominican Republic to help clarify the true extent of the "Ábalos network" of corruption affecting the Government of Spain and the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE); recalls that the network allegedly created no fewer than 14 companies in the Caribbean country; expresses astonishment at the number of stops (118 landings between 2021 and 2024) made by official Falcon and Airbus aircrafts of the Spanish government in the Dominican Republic, despite the absence of an agreement for refuelling between the two countries;

Or. en

Amendment 281

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Expresses concern over illegal gold panning in the EU outermost region of French Guiana; calls on the governments of Brazil and Suriname to enhance cooperation with French authorities in addressing this issue, which has devastating environmental consequences, including mercury and cyanide pollution, and illegal deforestation;

Or. en

Amendment 282

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Expresses concern over credible reports indicating that the Russian Federation is recruiting individuals from LAC to participate in the war in Ukraine, often without fully informing them of the true nature and risks associated with the roles being offered;

Or. en

Amendment 283

Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Underlines the importance of the strategic engagement between interior and/or security ministers of the EU Member States and the ministers with responsibility for security matters in the member states of the Latin American Committee on Internal Security and of strengthening operational law enforcement cooperation between the EU and LAC, including joint enforcement initiatives and intelligence sharing; welcomes concrete Members States' contributions in this sense, such as the Italian “Falcone-Borsellino” initiative, which is designed to help countries in Latin America and the Caribbean combat transnational organised crime, providing technical support and assistance, training and good practices in the fields of justice and security;

Or. en

Amendment 284

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Underlines the importance of the strategic engagement between interior and/or security ministers of the EU Member States and the ministers with responsibility for security matters in the member states of the Latin American Committee on Internal Security and of strengthening operational law enforcement cooperation between the EU and LAC; expresses its dismay at the appointment of Armando Benedetti as the new Minister of Interior of Colombia, in light of the domestic violence allegations that occurred on June 30, 2024, in a hotel in Madrid, Spain; calls on the Spanish authorities to clarify what happened on that day;

Or. en

Amendment 285

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 286

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 287

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13a. Welcomes the adoption of a Joint Declaration and a Roadmap on Operational Cooperation Priorities in 2025-2026 at the third EU-LAC Ministerial Meeting held on 6 March; applauds the idea of establishing a partnership between Latin American ports and the European Ports Alliance;

Or. es

Amendment 288

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Expresses deep concern regarding the intelligence-gathering, counter-espionage, and energy cooperation agreements signed in November 2024 between the Russian Federation and Venezuela, given their geopolitical implications and potential risks to regional and international security2a.

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2a https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/11/08/russia-signs-security-energy-deals-with-venezuela-a86944

Or. en

Amendment 289

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Expresses deep concern over the strategic partnership agreement signed in May 2025 between the Russian Federation and Venezuela, particularly in view of its potential to undermine regional security, expand Russia’s geopolitical influence in Latin America, and challenge the existing international security architecture3a.

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3a https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/putin-maduro-sign-strategic-partnership-agreement-2025-05-07/

Or. en

Amendment 290

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Underlines with deep concern that the Russian Federation is leveraging anti-imperialist rhetoric to further destabilise the situation in Haiti and to fuel anti-United States sentiment, thereby exacerbating regional tensions and undermining efforts toward democratic stability and international cooperation4a.

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4a https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1884027/haiti-russian-flag-putin-gangs-port-au-prince

Or. en

Amendment 291

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Welcomes efforts to strengthen regional security cooperation through the expansion of the Latin America Committee for Internal Security and the establishment of AMERIPOL as a formalised law enforcement body, facilitating cross-border coordination; stresses the need for the ratification of the Treaty establishing Ameripol in order for it to be fully effective, and calls on the signatory countries to initiate their constitutional ratification procedures;

Or. en

Amendment 292

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Welcomes efforts to strengthen regional peacebuilding cooperation and promotion and protection of human rights, especially with regard to migrants, refugees, women, LGTBIQ+, indigenous peoples and human rights defenders;

Or. en

Amendment 293

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Stresses the need for the EU to strengthen cooperation against drug trafficking not only with drug-producing countries but also with transit countries in Latin America, such as Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, in order to jointly prevent the drug trafficking into Europe; encourages the development of operational partnerships and intelligence sharing with these countries as part of a coordinated strategy to dismantle drug trafficking networks;

Or. en

Amendment 294

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Rejects US president Donald Trump’s policy of deportations of LAC citizens from the US with no regards to human dignity or life whatsoever, and commits to cooperating with LAC countries to repel the effects of this inhuman policy;

Or. en

Amendment 295

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Invites the Commission to reinforce support and expand cooperation, as well as to increase the LAC partner countries' working arrangements with relevant EU agencies, including EUROPOL, EUROJUST, EUDA;

Or. en

Amendment 296

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Invites the European Commission to support and expand cooperation, as well as to increase the LAC partner countries' working arrangements with relevant EU agencies, including EUROPOL, EUROJUST, EUDA;

Or. en

Amendment 297

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 b. Recognises the importance of CLASI - Latin American Committee for Internal Security - in the construction of a common and shared security structure in Latin America and the Caribbean; underlines that CLASI is a key instrument to achieve greater integration and effectiveness in the fight against crime in the region which has great potential for development; welcomes the continued cooperation between the EU and CLASI at technical and ministerial level, as in the meeting that took place 6 March 2025, as it is the best way to ensure the best synergies in security matters between our regions;

Or. en

Amendment 298

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Highlights the necessity of addressing the root causes of organised crime, including corruption, weak governance and social inequality, and advocates for an approach that combines law enforcement with long-term social policies and other cross-sector strategies, aiming to a whole-of-government and whole-of-society approach to citizen security; points towards the benefits of Association Agreements and other bilateral agreements between the EU and Latin American countries as essential tools to collaborate with partner countries in addressing the root causes of organised crime and to combat the trafficking of illicit drugs;

Or. en

Amendment 299

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 300

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Highlights the necessity of addressing the root causes of organised crime, including corruption, weak governance and social inequality, and advocates for a human right approach and immediate and long-term social policies to reduce poverty, inequality and informality;

Or. en

Amendment 301

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15a. Notes key similarities between the challenges facing the European Union and the situation in LAC, including, inter alia, the instrumentalisation of migration by authoritarian regimes, the destabilisation of border regions, the growing influence of external autocratic actors, and the repressive policies of authorities in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua; stresses that these regimes have used mass migration as a tool to exert geopolitical pressure, particularly in relation the United States, in an example of the hybrid pressure also being applied in respect of the EU; calls for a common EU strategy on the region, centred around fighting authoritarianism, supporting civil society and cooperating with LAC countries which share the values of democracy, freedom and the rule of law;

Or. pl

Amendment 302

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Stresses the importance of the Comisión Mixta Bilateral Dominico-Haitiana as a key mechanism for international cooperation, solidarity and intercultural dialogue between both countries, and laments its current inaction; calls on the Comisión to be reactivated and strengthened; emphasizes the need to ensure the effective, structured, and transparent participation of all relevant stakeholders, with particular focus on NGOs and that the Comisión should include a permanent working group on intercultural dialogue and human rights to foster understanding and cooperation between both countries;

Or. en

Amendment 303

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Recognizes that the "Bukele method" of law enforcement has put an end to the gangs' reign of terror in El Salvador and transformed this Central American country into one of the world's safest, with a homicide rate of 1.9 per 100,000 inhabitants; welcomes the migration agreement between the governments of El Salvador and the United States, which should serve as an example for the EU in the current context of acute migration crisis;

Or. en

Amendment 304

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Calls for enhanced EU-LAC cooperation to counter disinformation campaigns and hybrid threats, particularly those originating from authoritarian states such as Russia and China, which aim to undermine democratic institutions, electoral integrity, and public trust in both regions;

Or. en

Amendment 305

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Calls for a strengthening of the EU-LAC partnership based on mutual respect, sustainable development, and shared values, in order to avoid new forms of dependency or exploitation and to minimize external influences that could lead to asymmetrical relationships;

Or. en

Amendment 306

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Supports cooperation between EU and LAC to strengthen political stability and democracy across the region and the wider world; underlines the importance of combating political ties to corruption and organised crime;

Or. en

Amendment 307

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 a. Expresses concern over the increasingly aggressive rhetoric from the Venezuelan government regarding Guyana; calls on Venezuela to respect the internationally recognised territorial integrity of Guyana;

Or. en

Amendment 308

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 b. Stresses that growing repression, deteriorating conditions under autocratic regimes, along with deepening economic instability, in some parts of Latin America are forcing many to flee in search of protection, economic opportunities, and basic rights; notes with concern the resulting large-scale displacement and cross-border migration within the region; underlines the increasing humanitarian, social, and institutional pressures this places on democratic countries hosting significant numbers of migrants and asylum seekers.

Or. en

Amendment 309

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 b. Welcomes Mexico’s recent efforts to intensify the fight against organised crime, following the failure of the previous administration’s “hugs not bullets” policy, and notes the positive results achieved thus far since the shift in approach; stresses that the fight against organised crime must remain anchored within legal frameworks, and underlines that extraterritorial intervention by third countries would be neither desirable nor productive;

Or. en

Amendment 310

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15b. Strongly condemns the deepening cooperation between the authoritarian regimes in Havana, Moscow and Minsk, encompassing close political cooperation, military support and closer economic ties, including Cuba’s participation as an observer in the structures of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which further distances Cuba from international standards of democracy and human rights;

Or. pl

Amendment 311

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 b. Supports joint EU-LAC efforts in combating drug trade; underlines the importance of advancing AI technologies and reinforced port and authority cooperation in combating drug trade;

Or. en

Amendment 312

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15 c. Underlines that democracy, the rule of law and the integrity and transparency of electoral processes are fundamental pillars of the EU-LAC partnership; emphasizes in the face of growing hybrid threats and misinformation, the importance of strengthening digital literacy programs to empower citizens with skills to critically evaluate online information;

Or. en

Amendment 313

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Recognizes the alarming increase in feminicide across Latin America, which reflects a persistent pattern of gender-based violence exacerbated by structural inequality, impunity, and the lack of effective legal protection for women and girls;

Or. en

Amendment 314

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Welcomes the continued cooperation between the EU and LAC to uphold and promote democracy, human rights and good governance, including through EU’s electoral observation missions that play a key role in supporting fair elections and ensuring transparency, as demonstrated by recent missions in Guatemala, Paraguay, and Ecuador, and as planned for upcoming missions in Bolivia, Guyana, and Honduras in 2025, and Peru and Colombia in 2026;

Or. en

Amendment 315

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Welcomes the continued cooperation between the EU and LAC to uphold democracy, human rights and good governance, with the EU’s electoral observation missions playing a key role in supporting fair elections and ensuring transparency; calls on the Commission to invoke the human rights clauses in association agreements whenever it uncovers blatant violations of human rights;

Or. es

Amendment 316

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Welcomes the continued cooperation between the EU and LAC to uphold democracy, human rights and good governance, with the EU’s electoral observation missions playing a key role in supporting fair elections and ensuring transparency; stresses the need for human rights cooperation to also include the strengthening of institutions, judicial independence and universal access to justice, including the protection of human rights defenders and journalists;

Or. en

Amendment 317

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Welcomes the continued cooperation between the EU and LAC to uphold and promote democracy, human rights and good governance, including through the EU’s electoral observation missions that play a key role in supporting fair elections and ensuring transparency;

Or. en

Amendment 318

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Objects to the deployment of EU electoral observation missions outside EU territory, viewing them as a misuse of funds and an interference in the sovereign affairs of third countries;

Or. en

Amendment 319

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Strongly condemns the attempted assassination of Colombian presidential pre-candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay during a political meeting in Bogotá on June, 2025; recalls with dismay, in this regard, the 2023 assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, and regrets that the masterminds behind the crime have yet to be identified; recalls, likewise, the 2018 knife attack against then-presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil; denounces the normalization and romanticization of violent rhetoric against right-wing politicians, present on both sides of the Atlantic, which fuels and subsequently justifies such attacks; cites as the most prominent example the attempted assassination of then-U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump during a meeting in Pennsylvania in July 2024; recalls that similar attacks have unfortunately occurred within the EU as well, such as the May 2024 assassination attempt against Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico, or repeated attacks against Alternative for Germany politicians, most recently the knife attack in June 2024 against a local candidate in Mannheim;

Or. en

Amendment 320

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16a. Notes that the European Union remains ineffective in implementing the principles and objectives of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) with Cuba, including the whole of Title II thereof on democracy, human rights and good governance; calls for its suspension in view of the Cuban regime’s continuous violation of basic human rights and the lack of any kind of democratic progress; calls on the European Court of Auditors to perform a thorough audit of the implementation of the agreement, with a particular focus on whether funds from the EU budget are – directly or indirectly – winding up in the hands of the communist regime in Cuba, and whether the provisions of the PDCA agreement are ultimately supporting the regime politically or economically;

Or. pl

Amendment 321

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

whereas freedom of expression and assembly are crucial components and enablers of democratic, free and participative societies; stresses that the weakening of judicial independence and the rule of law, attacks against opposition voices and free media, and the overall democratic backsliding in autocratic and illiberal regimes enable these regimes’ legitimisation strategies, including by removing effective checks on the enforcement of repressive laws;

Or. en

Amendment 322

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Highlights the vital role of civil society, human rights and environmental defenders, indigenous people and journalists in the EU–LAC relationship; expresses deep concern over the targeted persecution, criminalisation, arbitrary detention, and systematic repression of opposition members, indigenous peoples, students, NGOs, and religious leaders in several countries; and condemns the misuse of criminal law to silence dissent and suppress legitimate criticism;

Or. en

Amendment 323

Robert Biedroń

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Calls for the effective implementation of gender equality policies enabling the inclusion of women in all spheres of political, economic, and social life; highlights the urgency of combating femicide, guaranteeing women's physical and psychological security, facilitating land ownership and employment, guaranteeing the access to education, and ensuring their sexual and reproductive health and rights;

Or. en

Amendment 324

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Strongly condemns Human Rights Defenders' assassinations and systematic violations of press freedom, freedom of expression, freedom of organisation and against organised labour; calls on both regions to work together to protect Human Rights Defenders and their work in across both regions;

Or. en

Amendment 325

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Underlines the importance that judiciary reforms in Latin American countries respect judicial independence and comply with international rule of law standards; encourages that such reforms contribute to strengthening democratic governance and maintaining judicial integrity;

Or. en

Amendment 326

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Underlines the gravity of the situation in Cuba, where the state maintains a monopoly on social and political representation, systematically obstructing the formation of independent civil society organizations;

Or. en

Amendment 327

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16a. Considers that the EU has an important role to play in boosting support for democracy movements in repressive communist and socialist states such as Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua;

Or. sv

Amendment 328

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Highlights the need to continue cooperating to guarantee the rights of women and LGTBIQ+ people to live lives free from sexist and LGBT-phobic violence;

Or. en

Amendment 329

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16a. Calls on the European Commission to extend the short-stay Schengen visa waiver to citizens of the Republic of Ecuador;

Or. es

Amendment 330

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Strongly condemns recent legislative actions that restrict the operation, funding, and independence of NGOs, including: – the adoption in El Salvador of the Law for the Regulation of Foreign Agents (Ley de Agentes Extranjeros), which imposes excessive regulatory burdens, arbitrary economic sanctions and, punitive taxation on organisations receiving international funding; – the approval in Venezuela of the Law on Supervision, Regularization, Performance, and Financing of Non-Governmental and Related Organizations (Ley de Fiscalización, Regularización, Actuación y Financiamiento de las Organizaciones No Gubernamentales y Afines), which severely curtails civil society autonomy through sweeping registration and reporting obligations; – the amendment of Law No. 27692 in Peru, expanding the powers of the Peruvian Agency for International Cooperation (APCI) to monitor and censor NGOs at its discretion, and, arbitrarily sanction NGOs that advise, assist or finance administrative or judicial actions against the Peruvian State; – and the enactment in Paraguay of the so-called Ley Garrote, which introduces disproportionate restrictions on the right to peaceful protest and freedom of assembly, representing a further step backwards for civic and democratic freedoms in the region;

Or. en

Amendment 331

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone, Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Condemns the judicial persecution of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, his supporters, and members of the opposition to the government of Lula da Silva by Justice Alexandre de Moraes of the Supreme Federal Court of Brazil; denounces the instrumentalization of justice, or “lawfare,” being employed on both sides of the Atlantic against candidates from patriotic and sovereigntist forces; in this regard, denounces the sentencing to disqualification from office and house arrest of Marine Le Pen as part of a strategy to prevent her from running in the 2027 French presidential elections or from campaigning on behalf of National Rally candidates; denounces, likewise, the disqualification of the winner of Romania’s 2024 presidential elections, Calin Georgescu, and the unprecedented annulment of those elections; views with concern the statements made by former Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton, who claimed that the EU had suspended elections in Romania and could do so again in Germany in response to the rise of Alternative for Germany;

Or. en

Amendment 332

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16b. Demands that the authorities in Havana immediately and unconditionally release all the more than a thousand political prisoners, among them José Daniel Ferrer, as well as all citizens imprisoned solely for peacefully expressing their views and opposing the regime’s repressive actions;

Or. pl

Amendment 333

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Criticises the introduction of harsh anti-NGO-laws by nations in the region, especially in Paraguay and Nicaragua that heavily regulates, and can in some instances shut down NGOs completely; supports NGOs important work and activity in LAC and calls for their protection;

Or. en

Amendment 334

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. calls on the EU to use the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime for those responsible for human rights violations and make further use of the EU’s restrictive measures to sanction those who gradually and covertly undermine democracy and the rule of law;

Or. en

Amendment 335

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Calls on the Commission to ensure the official and institutional inclusion of independent civil society representatives in the EU - Cuba Human Rights Dialogue;

Or. en

Amendment 336

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 b. Highlights the necessity of developing strategies to guarantee the rights of the afro-descendants and indigenous people in Latin America;

Or. en

Amendment 337

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16b. Reiterates its condemnation of the use of statelessness and exile as a weapon against dissenting voices in Nicaragua;

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Amendment 338

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16c. Strongly condemns the recent violence against political opponents in Colombia, including the attack on Senator Miguel Uribe Turbay from the centre-right party Centro Democrático (Democratic Centre), the largest opposition party in the country, who recently announced his intention to stand as a candidate in next year’s elections; considers that such attacks pose a direct threat to the foundations of democracy; calls on the Colombian authorities to refrain from using inflammatory rhetoric against political opponents, as such narratives cause further polarisation and escalate social tensions; calls for an independent and transparent investigation to identify both the perpetrators and those who ordered this attack and other recent politically motivated killings;

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Amendment 339

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 c. Demands the immediate release of former Bolivian President and Sakharov Prize finalist Jeanine Áñez, who has been unjustly imprisoned since 2021, as well as the release of the Governor of the Department of Santa Cruz, Luis Fernando Camacho, in pretrial detention since 2022, that of human rights activist Fernando Hamdan, arrested in 2024, and that of the approximately 300 political prisoners in the country; demands that the regime of Luis Arce end political and judicial repression;

Or. en

Amendment 340

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16c. Condemns and rejects outright the Ortega regime's widespread persecution and repression of, in particular, Christian groups in the country; underscores the need to respect freedom of religion and calls on Nicaragua to end its repression of Christians in the country;

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Amendment 341

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Calls on the authorities to uphold the rule of law and the right to peaceful assembly, to respect due process, and to guarantee the safety and integrity of judiciary members and detainees in Guatemala;

Or. en

Amendment 342

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 c. Highlights the necessity of developing strategies to better protect the lives and rights of the human rights defenders and environmental activists all across the region;

Or. en

Amendment 343

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 c. Underscores the extremely negative impact of political corruption and highlights the importance of judiciary independence;

Or. en

Amendment 344

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 d. Condemns the campaign of persecution initiated by Honduran President Xiomara Castro against the opposition and independent institutions, in particular the National Electoral Council (CNE); strongly condemns the death threats made against two of the three CNE councillors, Cossette López and Ana Paola Hall; denounces, in particular, the pressure exerted on López by her fellow CNE councillor Marlon Ochoa and by the Chief of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces, Roosevelt Hernández; fears that this campaign of pressure and interference against the electoral authority is aimed at laying the groundwork for fraud in the general elections scheduled for November 30, 2025, in favor of Rixi Moncada, current Secretary of Defense and government-backed candidate; recalls that the EU has been a key partner in providing financial aid to Honduras and that the EU has allocated €128 million under the Multiannual Indicative Programme for Honduras for the years 2021–2024 alone; calls on the Commission to suspend aid to Honduras if the Castro government does not cease its attacks on the democratic opposition and the rule of law in general, and on the CNE in particular;

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Amendment 345

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Calls for stronger commitments to uphold the rights of Indigenous Peoples in all dimensions of the EU and CELAC cooperation; stresses the urgent need to ensure the free, prior, and informed consent (FPIC) in line with international standards, and that all projects and initiatives—whether public or private—that directly or indirectly affect Indigenous territories and communities, rights, or ways of life must guarantee meaningful, transparent, and inclusive consultations;

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Amendment 346

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 d. Highlights the necessity of working towards a more democratic and fairer distribution of the land in LAC countries and strengthening the peasant movements;

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Amendment 347

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, António Tânger Corrêa, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 e. Expresses deep concern for the future of Honduras in light of recent statements by presidential candidate Rixi Moncada, who declared admiration “not only for Cuba, but for Fidel Castro, an emblematic leader of the world,” as well as for the “struggle” and “governance” of the Cuban people; reminds Ms. Moncada that Fidel Castro established a dictatorship that, with total disregard for human rights, has tyrannized the island of Cuba for more than six decades, and that the only struggle of the Cuban people is to free themselves from that yoke;

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Amendment 348

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 e. Commits to support the LAC countries efforts to build peace, strengthen the justice institutions and undertake processes of Truth, Justice and Reparation; remarks the need to keep supporting the implementation of the Peace Accords with las FARC and the Colombian government’s efforts to end violence and achieve a fair and longstanding peace to the conflict;

Or. en

Amendment 349

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 f. Commits to implementing more political and diplomatic efforts to the lift of the US’ unfair economic embargo over the island of Cuba, as expressed several times by the UN General Assembly; and the elimination of the island’s name from the so called ‘States Sponsors of Terrorism’ US list;

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Amendment 350

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Parliamentary cooperation

Parliamentary cooperation and people-to-people relations

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Amendment 351

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Parliamentary cooperation

Parliamentary cooperation and people-to-people relations

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Amendment 352

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Subheading 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Welcomes the forthcoming establishment of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly between Central America and the European Union, which will provide a valuable platform to strengthen ties and deepen cooperation between the two regions;

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Amendment 353

Gabriel Mato, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Welcomes the deepening of parliamentary cooperation between the EU and LAC, particularly through the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, which promotes dialogue on key issues such as trade, security and sustainable development; welcomes both the holding of the 16th Plenary Session of Eurolat in Lima from 1 to 3 June 2025 and its outcome;

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Amendment 354

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Welcomes the deepening of parliamentary cooperation between the EU and LAC, particularly through the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly and EU-Central America Association Parliamentary Committee and the Joint Parliamentary committees with Chile and Mexico, which promotes dialogue on key issues such as trade, security and sustainable development;

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Amendment 355

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Welcomes the deepening of parliamentary cooperation between the EU and LAC, particularly through the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, which promotes dialogue on key issues such as trade, security and sustainable development; welcomes the celebration of the 16th plenary session of the EuroLat Assembly in Lima (Peru) on 1 - 3 June 2025;

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Amendment 356

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Questions the relevance of parliamentary cooperation platforms like the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, whose added value remains limited in terms of tangible outcomes;

Or. en

Amendment 357

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 a. Highlights the key role played by the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EUROLAT) in providing significant momentum and elevating our relations, updating them to new geopolitical challenges, and ground them to establish concrete objectives and tangible results;

Or. en

Amendment 358

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17 b. Reiterates its full support to this Assembly and its work, as a fundamental and strategic component of Euro-Latin American relations;

Or. en

Amendment 359

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Points out the crucial role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening bi-regional relations by facilitating direct dialogue with national and regional parliaments;

18. Points out the crucial role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening bi-regional relations by facilitating direct dialogue with national and regional parliaments; proposes to intensify parliamentary diplomacy to support democratic transition processes and strengthen legislative capacities in Latin American parliaments, particularly in areas such as environmental protection, gender equality and digitalisation;

Or. en

Amendment 360

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Points out the crucial role of parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening bi-regional relations by facilitating direct dialogue with national and regional parliaments;

18. Points out the crucial role of inclusive parliamentary diplomacy in strengthening bi-regional relations by facilitating direct dialogue with national and regional parliaments;

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Amendment 361

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Welcomes the upcoming opening of the European Parliament's antenna in Panama, designed to serve the bodies and members of Parliament in their work with the region, and which symbolizes our willingness to more closely accompany regional processes, facilitate political dialogue, and be a present, active and reliable partner;

Or. en

Amendment 362

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Urges strengthened support and increased investment in the vital role of civil society networks, people-to-people initiatives, youth mobility, and the EU-LAC Foundation in enhancing bi-regional relations;

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Amendment 363

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 b. Urges strengthened support and increased investment in the vital role of civil society networks, people-to-people initiatives, youth mobility, and the EU-LAC Foundation in enhancing bi-regional relations;

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Amendment 364

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Welcomes the EU-CELAC meeting in 2023 and the implementation of initiatives under the EU-CELAC Roadmap 2023-2025; underlines, in this regard, the need to adopt a new and ambitious roadmap at the 2025 summit that further strengthens the partnership and takes into account best practices;

19. Condemns the participation of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua in the EU-CELAC meeting in 2023; denounces, in particular, the physical presence of Delcy Rodríguez in Brussels despite travel and entry restrictions in the Schengen area imposed on her; deplores that the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, the then-President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and the then-rotating President of the Council of the EU, Pedro Sánchez, greeted Rodríguez as if she were a legitimate leader; points out that such a reception calls into question the EU's proclaimed defence of human rights and the rule of law; recalls that this is the second time Rodríguez has flagrantly violated these restrictions with impunity, the first being her clandestine visit in 2020 to Barajas, Spain, where she met with the then-Minister of Transport of the Sánchez government and his deputy in the Socialist Party, José Luis Ábalos, who is now under investigation for corruption; questions the implementation of initiatives under the EU-CELAC Roadmap 2023-2025, as fundamentally flawed; recalls, in this regard, that Fidel Castro and Hugo Chávez promoted CELAC to undermine the Organization of American States (OAS); underlines, in this regard, the need to exclude Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua from the 2025 summit for it to have any credibility;

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Amendment 365

David McAllister

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Welcomes the EU-CELAC meeting in 2023 and the implementation of initiatives under the EU-CELAC Roadmap 2023-2025; commends the ambition to organise summits every two years; underlines, in this regard, the need to adopt a new and ambitious roadmap at the 2025 summit in Santa Marta, Colombia on 9-10 November 2025 that further strengthens the partnership and takes into account best practices;

Or. en

Amendment 366

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 367

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 368

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 369

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Highlights that the upcoming EU-CELAC summit will be key to consolidating a bond based on common values and projecting a renewed multilateralism between the West and the global South, and an opportunity to renew our political commitment at the highest level and set an ambitious and operational bi-regional agenda;

Or. en

Amendment 370

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Calls on the parties to reaffirm their commitment to establish a permanent multi-stakeholder follow-up mechanism to monitor EU-CELAC relations and commitments; underlines the importance of ensuring meaningful participation of both EU and LAC civil society in the preparation for and during the Summit;

Or. en

Amendment 371

Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 a. Calls for the parties to build on the successful examples of EU-CELAC cooperation such as the Memorandum of Understanding on integrated disaster risk management signed on 15 May 2024;

Or. en

Amendment 372

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 b. Considers that this next summit will be a great opportunity to project a Euro-Latin American voice to the world, and to remind us that there is another Atlantic space of humanistic values, cooperation, and dialogue that can contribute to shaping a more balanced international order;

Or. en

Amendment 373

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 c. Stresses the need to continue celebrating these summits every two years and to provide more institutional muscle, resources and technical expertise to ensure their celebration, success, and achievement of deliverable goals. In this regard, calls for the creation of a permanent institutional space in between summits that allows for greater coordination, better preparations and swifter communications;

Or. en

Amendment 374

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19 d. Points out the need to contributing to greater regional integration that can give Latin America and the Caribbean more strength in the global conversation, unequivocally leading to more fluid bi-regional relations;

Or. en

Amendment 375

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism and peace at the November 2025 summit;

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to peace, multilateralism and free trade at the November 2025 summit envisaging the gradual establishment of a European - Latin-American - Transatlantic area of peace, democracy and prosperity;

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Amendment 376

Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías, Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism and peace at the November 2025 summit;

20. Calls for the parties to condemn the dictatorships of Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua at the November 2025 summit, as well as the democratic backsliding experienced in Ibero-America for years, fuelled by these regimes;

Or. en

Amendment 377

Urmas Paet, Lucia Yar, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Petras Auštrevičius, Dan Barna

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism and peace at the November 2025 summit;

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism and peace at the November 2025 summit and calls on them to reiterate the support to the respect of rule of law, international justice, democracy and human rights;

Or. en

Amendment 378

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism and peace at the November 2025 summit;

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism, the rules-based global order, the territorial integrity of states and peace at the November 2025 summit;

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Amendment 379

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism and peace at the November 2025 summit;

20. Calls for the parties to reaffirm their joint commitment to multilateralism, peace, democracy, human rights, social justice and sustainable development at the November 2025 summit;

Or. en

Amendment 380

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20a. Calls for action to be taken to raise awareness – among both military and civilian leaders, as well as among LAC citizens – of the political and strategic goals of Russia, China and Iran;

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Amendment 381

Emmanouil Fragkos

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law;

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Amendment 382

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law;

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law; calls on the parties to join efforts to rapidly achieve a permanent cease-fire and humanitarian intervention in Gaza, the release of all hostages, and the withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza and all occupied territories;

Or. en

Amendment 383

Sebastian Tynkkynen

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law;

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law; calls on the parties, therefore, to provide diplomatic, financial and military support to Ukraine, which is the victim of the war;

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Amendment 384

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law;

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression as well as Israel's ongoing genocide and war of extermination of the Palestinian people, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law;

Or. en

Amendment 385

Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law;

Or. es

Amendment 386

Alexander Sell

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21. Calls for the parties to strongly condemn Russia’s ongoing war of aggression, in particular all its serious violations of international law and international humanitarian law;

21. Stresses that the EU-CELAC November 2025 Summit should not be used to issue ideologically driven declarations, particularly on matters such as the war in Ukraine, which fall outside the intended focus of the EU-LAC cooperation;

Or. en

Amendment 387

Hana Jalloul Muro

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers it important that the EU and LAC agree to jointly drive global green initiatives, such as the negotiations for an international treaty to avoid plastic pollution;

22. Considers it important that the EU and LAC agree to jointly drive global green initiatives, such as the negotiations for an international treaty to avoid plastic pollution; and the establishment of a fair global climate governance framework, including climate financing mechanisms tailored to the needs of middle-income countries;

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Amendment 388

Irene Montero, Merja Kyllönen, Pernando Barrena Arza, Danilo Della Valle

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22. Considers it important that the EU and LAC agree to jointly drive global green initiatives, such as the negotiations for an international treaty to avoid plastic pollution;

22. Considers it important that the EU and LAC agree to jointly drive global and socially just green initiatives, such as the negotiations for an international treaty to avoid plastic pollution;

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Amendment 389

Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 22 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

22 a. Underlines that the EU and LAC should take a non-ideological approach to environmental protection and encourage the sustainable use of natural resources;

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Amendment 390

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 a. Calls for stronger commitment towards education, including through increased exchange programmes through Erasmus+;

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Amendment 391

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 23 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

23 b. Welcomes the promotion of a new Bi-regional Pact for Care as a key initiative to advance in the joint promotion of the objectives of the European Care Strategy and the Buenos Aires Commitment; with a view to the Summit, stresses the need to reach a bi-regional commitment to consolidate and finance comprehensive care systems, giving priority to this initiative in national budgets and the articulation of cooperation commitments of the European Union, taking into account the different levels of development in both regions;

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Amendment 392

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Reiterates its call for a substantial increase in bi-regional cooperation in the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking;

24. Reiterates its call for a substantial increase in bi-regional cooperation in the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking, towards a comprehensive approach to citizen security;

Or. en

Amendment 393

Javi López, Nacho Sánchez Amor

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Reiterates its call for a substantial increase in bi-regional cooperation in the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking;

24. Reiterates its call for a substantial increase in bi-regional cooperation in the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking towards a comprehensive approach to citizen security;

Or. en

Amendment 394

Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Jordan Bardella

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24. Reiterates its call for a substantial increase in bi-regional cooperation in the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking;

24. Reiterates its call for a substantial increase in bi-regional cooperation in the fight against organised crime, drug trafficking and illegal migration;

Or. en

Amendment 395

Davor Ivo Stier, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Stresses that the upcoming summit between the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is an opportunity to uphold the principles of the rule of law, democracy and human rights, and calls that all participants abide by these principles; points out that this will not be possible without the truly transparent, comprehensive and meaningful inclusion of civil society; calls on the EU-CELAC summit to issue a statement demanding due respect for human rights in both regions; believes that, in order to make substantial progress and achieve tangible improvements in terms of commitments, the EU-CELAC Summit should refrain from inviting the representatives of authoritarian countries that have maintained power through electoral fraud or through force;

Or. en

Amendment 396

Diana Riba i Giner

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Calls on the parties to reaffirm their strong, shared commitment to ambitious climate action by fully and effectively implementing the Paris Agreement;

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Amendment 397

Robert Biedroń

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 24 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

24 a. Highlights the importance of active involvement and consultation of civil society and NGOs during the summit;

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Amendment 398

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy.

25. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the European Court of Auditors.

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