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Draft report (2025/2049(INI)) 2025-09-08

Addressing impunity through EU sanctions, including the EU Global Human Rights sanctions regime (so called “EU Magnitsky Act”)

Committee on Foreign Affairs

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Amendment 1

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Citation -1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 10 December 1948,

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Amendment 2

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms of 4 November 1950,

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Amendment 3

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights of 16 December 1966,

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Amendment 4

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Citation 1 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 10 December 1984,

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Amendment 5

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Citation 11

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2721 of 4 December 2023, which extended the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act) for three years, until 8 December 2026,

– having regard to Council Decision (CFSP) 2023/2721 of 4 December 2023, which extended the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime (EUGHRSR ) for three years, until 8 December 2026,

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Amendment 6

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Roberto Vannacci, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Citation 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

– having regard to the European Parliament resolution of 19 June 2025 on the dissolution of political parties and the crackdown on the opposition in Mali (2025/2754(RSP)),

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Amendment 7

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act, adopted in December 2020, enables the EU to impose restrictive measures on individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights violations worldwide; whereas the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have adopted similar sanctions regimes; whereas cooperation among like-minded countries on sanctions increases their effectiveness;

B. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act, adopted in December 2020, following the enactment of the Global Magnitsky legislation in the United States of America and in other Western democracies, enables the EU to impose restrictive measures on individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights violations worldwide; whereas certain Member States have adopted their own national Magnitsky-style legislation; whereas the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and other like-minded countries have adopted similar sanctions regimes; whereas cooperation among like-minded countries on sanctions increases their effectiveness;

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Amendment 8

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital B

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act, adopted in December 2020, enables the EU to impose restrictive measures on individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights violations worldwide; whereas the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have adopted similar sanctions regimes; whereas cooperation and coordination among like-minded countries on sanctions increases their effectiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 9

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B a. whereas the EUGHRSR targets individual perpetrators and entities, not broad economic sectors, this reduces collateral damage to the general population avoiding harming access to food, medicine, or public services;

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Amendment 10

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital C

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C. whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2021 on the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act, Parliament welcomed the adoption of the sanctions regime as an essential addition to the EU’s human rights and foreign policy toolbox;

C. whereas in its resolution of 8 July 2021 on the EUGHRSR, Parliament welcomed the adoption of the sanctions regime as an essential addition to the EU’s human rights and foreign policy toolbox;

Or. en

Amendment 11

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

C a. whereas the European Court of Human Rights, in a unanimous ruling of seven judges in the case Magnitsky and Others v. Russia (application nos. 32631/09 and 53799/12) on 27 August 2019, held that Russia was responsible for Sergei Magnitsky’s death in prison and that he had been subjected to intentional acts of violence amounting to inhuman and degrading treatment; whereas, despite investigations into his detention, torture, unlawful posthumous prosecution, and death, no one has been held criminally accountable;

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Amendment 12

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act applies to a broad range of human rights violations and the persons and entities listed can include perpetrators, enablers and third parties supplying material or expertise for repression;

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Amendment 13

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D. whereas the EUGHRSR applies to a broad range of human rights violations and the persons and entities listed can include perpetrators, enablers and third parties supplying material or expertise for repression;

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Amendment 14

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas the EUGHRSR also covers violations or abuses widespread, systematic or serious concern as regards the objectives of the common foreign and security policy set out in Article 21 of the Treaty on European Union, such as trafficking in human beings, sexual and gender-based violence, violations or abuses of the fundamental rights;

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Amendment 15

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

D a. whereas transnational repression has not yet been included in the list of serious human rights violations provoking sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

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Amendment 16

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas numerous Parliament resolutions have called for sanctions instruments to be used more often in cases of core international crimes or serious human rights violations;

E. whereas numerous Parliament resolutions have called for sanctions instruments to be used more often in cases of core international crimes or serious human rights violations; whereas there has been a criminal trend in Iberoamerica over the past years, where authorities of certain countries have built a system of governance characterized by the alliance between the government, drug cartels and/or organized crime networks; denounces that these alliances work as a symbiotic relationship, where non-state armed groups (NSAGs) provide senior members of those regimes with access to and total control over their areas of influence and where, in return, the regimes tolerate, and in some cases actively protect, their activities; condemns, in the strongest terms, that the Venezuelan regime of Nicolas Maduro, leader of the criminal Cartel de los Soles, is one good example of this reality;

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Amendment 17

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital E

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

E. whereas numerous Parliament resolutions have called for sanctions instruments to be used more often in cases of core international crimes or serious human rights violations;

E. whereas numerous Parliament resolutions have called for sanctions instruments to be used in a more flexible way and more often in cases of core international crimes or serious human rights violations;

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Amendment 18

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas as at 28 May 2025, 156 listings had been made under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act (120 individuals and 36 entities);

F. whereas, as at 28 May 2025, 156 listings had been made under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act (120 individuals and 36 entities); whereas under the similar U.S. Global Magnitsky Act, as of 7 August 2025, 262 individuals and 330 entities from more than 50 countries across every region of the globe had been publicly designated for sanctions; whereas this disparity highlights the inconsistency between the EU’s publicly declared commitment to the global protection of human rights and the limited use of this instrument;

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Amendment 19

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas as at 28 May 2025, 156 listings had been made under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act (120 individuals and 36 entities);

F. whereas as at 15 July 2025, 163 listings had been made under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act (126 individuals and 37 entities);

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Amendment 20

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Recital F

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

F. whereas as at 28 May 2025, 156 listings had been made under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act (120 individuals and 36 entities);

F. whereas as at 28 May 2025, 156 listings had been made under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act (120 individuals and 36 entities); whereas the list of designations under this regime has grown, not much is known about its impact and effectiveness;

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Amendment 21

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas despite progress, substantial gaps remain in the geographical and thematic coverage of listings and in the establishment of benchmarks aligned with the sanctions’ objectives;

G. whereas despite progress, substantial gaps remain in the geographical and thematic coverage of listings and in the establishment of benchmarks aligned with the sanctions’ objectives; whereas despite several calls by the Parliament, corruption is not yet considered as a crime within the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

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Amendment 22

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas despite progress, substantial gaps remain in the geographical and thematic coverage of listings and in the establishment of benchmarks aligned with the sanctions’ objectives;

G. whereas despite progress, substantial gaps remain in the geographical and thematic coverage of listings, transnational listings and in the establishment of benchmarks aligned with the sanctions’ objectives;

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Amendment 23

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital G

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G. whereas despite progress, substantial gaps remain in the geographical and thematic coverage of listings and in the establishment of benchmarks aligned with the sanctions’ objectives;

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Amendment 24

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

G a. whereas it is particularly deplorable that the instrument is applied only weakly in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood, which should be subject to the EU’s closest scrutiny when it comes to human rights; whereas in Belarus, where the regime brutally suppresses peaceful society through torture, sham trials and is directly responsible for the deaths of numerous peaceful Belarusians, and where the names of officials of repressive institutions, including judges and prosecutors, are publicly known, only few individuals have been subjected to Magnitsky sanctions, similarly to individuals responsible for repressions in Georgia;

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Amendment 25

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas listings have primarily focused on violations of physical integrity and civil-political rights, particularly those targeting male political opponents and activists in authoritarian regimes, rather than on core international crimes and systemic violations of socio-economic rights;

H. whereas listings have focused on violations of physical integrity and civil-political rights, particularly those targeting male political opponents and activists in authoritarian regimes;

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Amendment 26

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 27

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 28

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital H

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

H. whereas listings have primarily focused on violations of physical integrity and civil-political rights, particularly those targeting political opponents and activists in authoritarian regimes, rather than on core international crimes and systemic violations of socio-economic rights;

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Amendment 29

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas listings have largely been geographically concentrated, leaving other areas and contexts under-addressed;

I. whereas listings have largely been geographically concentrated, in fact, 74.4 % of individuals and 48.5 % of entities currently listed under the EUGHRSR are Russian leaving other areas and contexts under-addressed;

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Amendment 30

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Recital I

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

I. whereas listings have largely been geographically concentrated, leaving other areas and contexts under-addressed;

I. whereas listings have largely been geographically concentrated in line with the EU's strategic relationships and geopolitical interests, leaving other areas and contexts under-addressed;

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Amendment 31

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process;

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process as it has no decision-making competence in this area and should have no formal role in the process of adopting or modifying sanctions under the EUGHRSR, which must remain a matter of intergovernmental coordination;

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Amendment 32

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process;

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process; whereas the parliamentary scrutiny of the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act is necessary in order to increase its legitimacy;

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Amendment 33

Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process;

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process, whose greater involvement is requested without, however, this leading to greater politicization or instrumentalization of human rights issues;

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Amendment 34

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process;

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

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Amendment 35

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital J

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process;

J. whereas confidentiality around potential listing or de-listing is key to ensuring the effectiveness of the EUGHRSR; whereas Parliament has no role or say in this process;

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Amendment 36

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

J a. whereas the Parliament’s resolutions containing recommendations for additional listings continue to be insufficiently considered by the Council;

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Amendment 37

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital K

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

K. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act currently provides only for asset freezes and visa bans;

K. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act currently provides only for asset freezes and visa bans; whereas targeted visa bans should be actively applied to individuals from third countries whose governments or regimes persistently engage in hostile actions against one or more Member States of the European Union, including but not limited to Algeria, Turkey, Belarus, Iran, Russia, Mali, Burkina Faso and Syria; whereas such actions include refusal to cooperate on readmission, political interference, disinformation campaigns, support for extremist networks, and threats to public security and the rule of law within the Union;

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Amendment 38

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Recital K

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

K. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act currently provides only for asset freezes and visa bans;

K. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act currently provides only for asset freezes and visa bans; whereas, in order to magnify the intended impact of the sanctions, the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act should be extended to crimes such as for example the ones linked to terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and organized crime;

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Amendment 39

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital K

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

K. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act currently provides only for asset freezes and visa bans;

K. whereas the EUGHRSR currently provides only for asset freezes and visa bans;

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Amendment 40

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital K

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

K. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act currently provides only for asset freezes and visa bans;

K. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act provides for asset freezes and visa bans;

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Amendment 41

Mircea-Gheorghe Hava

Motion for a resolution

Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Ka. whereas the current regime of freezing assets and visa bans could be supplemented with other measures, such as restrictions in the field of financial services, public procurement and participation in EU-funded projects;

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Amendment 42

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

K a. whereas its scope should be extended to cover the immediate family members of human rights violators;

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Amendment 43

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital L

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

L. whereas guidance from the Commission remains insufficient to clarify the scope of the prohibitions on delivering technical and material support to sanctioned persons and entities;

L. whereas guidance from the Commission remains insufficient to clarify the scope of the prohibitions on delivering any kind of suppport - including technical and material- to sanctioned persons and entities;

Or. en

Amendment 44

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital M

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

M. whereas some implementation loopholes, such as derogation clauses allowing contracts that were concluded before an individual or entity was listed, create opportunities for sanction circumvention;

M. whereas some implementation loopholes, such as derogation clauses allowing contracts that were concluded before an individual or entity was listed, create opportunities for sanction circumvention; whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act must put in place a sound legal system to detect and address sanction circumvention of any kind, always in line with the EU Member States legal systems;

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Amendment 45

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital M

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

M. whereas some implementation loopholes, such as derogation clauses allowing contracts that were concluded before an individual or entity was listed, create opportunities for sanction circumvention;

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Amendment 46

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital N

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

N. whereas existing EU geographical sanctions regimes include broader restrictions that could complement the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act through cross-listing;

N. whereas existing EU geographical sanctions regimes include broader restrictions that could complement the EUGHRSR through cross-listing;

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Amendment 47

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Recital N a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

N a. whereas on 10 January 2025, the EU adopted a new package of targeted sanctions against 15 high-ranked individuals of the Venezuelan regime; whereas some of these high-ranked individuals are Diosdado Cabello, new Head of the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (SEBIN), Caryslia Rodríguez, President of the Supreme Court of Justice of Venezuela (TSJ), Fanny Márquez, Vice-president of the TSJ, and Alexis Rodríguez Cabello, relative of the Minister of the Interior, among others;

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Amendment 48

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Recital N a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

N a. whereas the EUGHRSR has largely focused on lower-level officials and functionaries, while those holding real political and military power have often remained beyond the scope of designations;

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Amendment 49

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Recital N b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

N b. whereas listings under the EUGHRSR – EU to date have not targeted any actors responsible for committing some of the core international crimes as recognised in the Rome Statute;

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Amendment 50

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Recital O

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

O. whereas civil society actors continue to engage informally with EU institutions in proposing names for listing, in the absence of a structured mechanism for their input;

O. whereas civil society actors continue to engage informally with EU institutions in proposing names for listing, in the absence of a structured mechanism for their input and the EEAS lacks the resources to assess, investigate and respond to the information it receives;

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Amendment 51

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital O

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

O. whereas civil society actors continue to engage informally with EU institutions in proposing names for listing, in the absence of a structured mechanism for their input;

O. whereas civil society actors continue to engage and monitor with EU institutions in proposing names for listing, in the absence of a structured mechanism for their input;

Or. en

Amendment 52

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital Q

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Q. whereas some Member States have failed to comply with EU sanctions by allowing sanctioned individuals to enter the territory of the EU; whereas such failure to comply with the sanctions considerably harms the EU’s credibility and undermines the effectiveness of EU sanction regimes;

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Amendment 53

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital Q

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Q. whereas the national interests and foreign policy priorities of Member States vary significantly, which can lead to inconsistent application of the EU’s external action tools; whereas foreign policy remains a core prerogative of national sovereignty for each Member State; whereas decisions on sanctions have direct consequences on bilateral relations, national security, and strategic autonomy; whereas the requirement for unanimity in the Council serves as an essential safeguard to ensure that no Member State is bound by foreign policy decisions that run counter to its fundamental interests; whereas any attempt to introduce qualified majority voting in the area of sanctions would constitute a direct challenge to the intergovernmental nature of the Union’s external action and a serious erosion of Member State sovereignty in accordance with Article 24(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), as supplemented by the relevant Declarations of the 2007 Intergovernmental Conference;

Or. en

Amendment 54

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Recital Q a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Qa. whereas implementation is largely at national level; whereas each Member State is responsible for enforcing sanctions on its territory – via the police, customs, banking supervisory authorities and so on; whereas this poses a risk of weak links where individuals or companies can attempt to circumvent sanctions by moving money or operations to Member States that are slower or less strict when it comes to implementation; whereas EU institutions have repeatedly emphasised the need for more uniform and coordinated enforcement to make sanctions genuinely effective;

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Amendment 55

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital R

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

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Or. en

Amendment 56

Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Recital R

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

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Amendment 57

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

Motion for a resolution

Recital R

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; whereas such a shift would undermine the principle of unanimity enshrined in the Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in accordance with Article 24(1) of the Treaty on European Union (TEU) ; whereas unanimity is essential to preserve the sovereignty of Member States in foreign policy decisions and to maintain the intergovernmental character of the Union’s external action;

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Amendment 58

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital R

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act, which should not artificially obscure or weaken the unity and determination that are indispensable for the strict enforcement of sanctions;

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Amendment 59

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital R

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

R. whereas the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act requires unanimity among all EU Member States;

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Amendment 60

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital R

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

R. whereas Parliament has called, in numerous resolutions, for the introduction of qualified majority voting for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR;

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Amendment 61

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Recital R a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

R a. whereas Member States possess important tools to impose their own measures and sanctions; whereas, for example, Poland, in a single day, imposed sanctions on 365 regime apparatchiks responsible for the grave human rights situation in Belarus as well as on dozens of related entities;

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Amendment 62

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Recital S

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

S. whereas the extension of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act until December 2026 provides an opportunity to review the regime;

S. whereas the extension of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act until December 2026 provides an opportunity to review the regime; whereas it is time to thoroughly define a coherent and profit-based model, specifying the scope, objectives and the legal system of the targeted sanctions, in order to improve its implementation and effectiveness, while avoiding any discrepancies with the EU Member States;

Or. en

Amendment 63

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Recital S

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

S. whereas the extension of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act until December 2026 provides an opportunity to review the regime;

S. whereas the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act has been extended until December 2026;

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Amendment 64

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital S

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

S. whereas the extension of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act until December 2026 provides an opportunity to review the regime;

S. whereas the extension of the EUGHRSR until December 2026 provides an opportunity to review the regime;

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Amendment 65

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Recital S a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

S a. whereas the imposition of sanctions on family members of the primary target is increasingly considered in the policy debate as central to sanctions practice in order for them to be as much effective and deterrent against crimes as possible;

Or. en

Amendment 66

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital S a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

S a. whereas the EUGHRSR listings are a form of international recognisition for victims of human rights abuses;

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Amendment 67

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital S b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

S b. whereas there is an increasing recognition that grave environmental harm can constitute or be intrinsically linked to serious human rights violations, particularly against indigenous peoples, local communities and environmental defenders, whose rights to life, health, water, food, housing, livelihood, sexual reproduction and self-determination are directly and disproportionately affected; whereas such violations should be explicitly considered as falling within the scope of serious human rights violations covered by the EUGHRSR;

Or. en

Amendment 68

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Recital S c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

S c. whereas while the listings have targeted sexual violence and gender discrimination, further listings should be expanded to address human rights violations towards sexual and gender minorities;

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Amendment 69

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reiterates that the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act must remain a strictly targeted instrument of the Union’s external action, to be used solely against countries, individuals, and entities that directly engage in hostile acts against one or more Member States of the European Union, or in response to clear and serious human rights abuses — provided such measures are not used as a pretext to interfere in the internal affairs of third countries; underlines that any application of such sanctions must be rooted in clear evidence of threats to the sovereignty, security, or fundamental interests of Member States; stresses that unanimity in the Council must be maintained for all decisions related to the adoption of sanctions under the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), in accordance with Article 24(1) of the Treaty on European Union, so that the national interests and foreign policy priorities of individual Member States are not impacted against their will; warns that any move towards qualified majority voting in the context of the GHRSR constitutes a direct challenge to the sovereignty of Member States and the intergovernmental nature of the Union’s external action; further warns against the ideological or expansive use of the GHRSR disconnected from the Union’s core strategic priorities;

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Amendment 70

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reiterates its support for the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act as a significant tool to strengthen the EU’s human rights toolbox, particularly given its capacity to contribute to changing the behaviour of the targeted persons and entities and to efforts to hold accountable the direct perpetrators, enablers and indirect supporters of serious human rights violations; acknowledges that we are still far from reaching the objectives linked to the approval of the sanctions, and that new measures need to be approved to make this instrument really effective;

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Amendment 71

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reiterates its support for the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act as a significant foreign policy tool to enhance human rights worldwide; recognises it as an indispensable tool to strengthen the EU’s human rights toolbox, particularly given its capacity to contribute to changing the behaviour of the targeted persons and entities and to efforts to hold accountable the direct perpetrators, enablers and indirect supporters of serious human rights violations and are not directed to impact the enjoyment of human rights of the population;

Or. en

Amendment 72

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reiterates its support for the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act as a significant tool to strengthen the EU’s human rights toolbox, particularly given its capacity to contribute to changing the behaviour of the targeted persons and entities and to efforts to hold accountable the direct perpetrators, enablers, and indirect supporters of serious human rights violations, as well as those who directly or indirectly benefit from such violations, including their immediate family members and business partners;

Or. en

Amendment 73

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Reiterates its support for the EUGHRSR as a significant tool to strengthen the EU’s human rights toolbox, particularly given its capacity to contribute to changing the behaviour of the targeted persons and entities and to efforts to hold accountable the direct perpetrators, enablers and indirect supporters of serious human rights violations; reaffirms the necessity of the regime’s independence from foreign policy interests;

Or. en

Amendment 74

Mircea-Gheorghe Hava

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 75

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

(1) Highlights the importance of widening the geographical scope of the targeted sanctions and include in the list all those responsible for systematic human rights violations, as well as their families, particularly in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua;

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Amendment 76

Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1 a. Insists on maintaining unanimity voting in the European Council for the adoption of sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

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Amendment 77

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Reaffirms its unwavering commitment to combating impunity for serious human rights violations and abuses worldwide through the effective use of existing EU sanctions instruments and tools, including the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; equally reaffirms its unwavering commitment to the international justice system, which is facing unprecedented challenges, including baseless sanctions against judges and staff of the International Criminal Court, some of whom are EU nationals; urges the EU, in that regard, to activate its blocking statute to contain the impact of those sanctions, to urge the US and Russia to lift them, and to reaffirm its support for the ICC in all fora;

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Amendment 78

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Roberto Vannacci, António Tânger Corrêa

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Wonders about the effectiveness and the growing instrumentalisation of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act as a key political tool in the Union’s external action on human rights and democracy; recalls that while the protection of human rights remains a core value, the frequent and expansive use of sanctions risks exacerbating bloc dynamics, deepening geopolitical tensions, and undermining the economic, political, and social stability of Member States of the European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 79

Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

2. Reaffirms its unwavering commitment to combating impunity for serious human rights violations and abuses worldwide, including corruption, through the effective use of existing EU sanctions instruments and tools, including the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

Or. en

Amendment 80

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 81

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Calls for a comprehensive impact assessment of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act and its links with the EU country-specific sanctions and the other EU horizontal restrictive measures in order to evaluate its effectiveness, including in changing the behaviour of those listed, to identify operational gaps and to ensure consistent and strategic application worldwide, and calls for the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act to be reviewed in accordance with the findings of this impact assessment;

3. Calls for a comprehensive impact assessment of the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act and its interaction with the EU country-specific sanctions and the other EU horizontal restrictive measures in order to evaluate its effectiveness, including in changing the behaviour of those listed, to identify operational gaps and to ensure consistent and strategic application worldwide, and calls for the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act to be reviewed in accordance with the findings of this impact assessment;

Or. en

Amendment 82

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3. Calls for a comprehensive impact assessment of the EUGHRSR and its links with the EU country-specific sanctions and the other EU horizontal restrictive measures in order to evaluate its effectiveness, including in changing the behaviour of those listed, to identify operational gaps and to ensure consistent and strategic application worldwide, and calls for the EUGHRSR to be reviewed in accordance with the findings of this impact assessment;

Or. en

Amendment 83

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3 a. whereas coherence in EU’s internal and external policies should imply supporting the democratic opposition in those countries hijacked by dictatorships, while suspending any agreements in place on those regimes; whereas any agreements and financial support to Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua are sustained by the European taxpayers and must be immediately suspended;

Or. en

Amendment 84

Mircea-Gheorghe Hava

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

3a. Calls for a systematic review of the listings drawn up on the basis of the EU's EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act at least once every 12 months, so as to ensure their consistency, proportionality and conformity with the latest information and with judicial decisions;

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Amendment 85

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Considers that more information on the de-listing criteria should be made available in order to enhance legal clarity, due process and accountability;

4. Considers that more information on the de-listing criteria should be made available in order to enhance legal clarity, due process, transparency and accountability;

Or. en

Amendment 86

Roberto Vannacci, Silvia Sardone, Susanna Ceccardi, Jaroslav Bžoch, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

4. Considers that more information on the de-listing criteria should be made available in order to enhance legal clarity, due process and accountability;

4. Considers that more information on inclusion and the de-listing criteria should be made available in order to enhance legal clarity, due process and accountability;

Or. en

Amendment 87

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates that it is important for the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act to be consistent with and complement the EU’s country-specific and horizontal restrictive measures, sectoral measures and arms embargos, as well as existing international sanctions frameworks; highlights that the EU’s failure to influence through sanctions on those countries not complying with basic human rights policies is, in part, explained by the political complicity shown with those countries, some of them ruled by corrupted and criminal regimes;

Or. en

Amendment 88

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5. Reiterates that it is important for the EUGHRSR to be consistent with and complement the EU’s country-specific and horizontal restrictive measures, sectoral measures and arms embargos, as well as existing international sanctions frameworks;

Or. en

Amendment 89

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Stresses that the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act should also address human rights violations enabled through digital surveillance, spyware exports, and other technologies used for repression, and calls for explicit listings of companies and individuals involved in such abuses;

Or. en

Amendment 90

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Calls for the EUGHRSR to expand beyond asset freezes and travel bans also to include a prohibition on supplies to relevant authorities of technical equipment, technology and software that can be used for internal repression;

Or. en

Amendment 91

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 a. Urges gradual inclusion of prohibition on the supply of recruitment, technology and software to the listed individuals and entities under the EUGHRSR in constituency with country-specific and horizontal measures;

Or. en

Amendment 92

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

5 b. Calls on the Council and the EEAS to systematically assess the use of the EUGHRSR to target acts of transnational repression, including digital surveillance, harassment of exiles, and cross-border intimidation carried out or enabled by state or non-state actors; stresses the need to sanction those who materially support or facilitate such acts, including through spyware provision, disinformation, or legal abuse mechanisms;

Or. en

Amendment 93

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Encourages the Council to seek to align EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act listings with the sanctions lists of like-minded partners and the UN Security Council, where politically and legally feasible, in order to enhance global legitimacy and effectiveness; condemns the abuse of the UN Human Rights Council and the International Criminal Court by totalitarian regimes that continue to abuse them for their own political ends; deplores the geopolitical stance of China, Russia, Iran and other countries for their abuse of multilateral institutions, seeking to neutralise human rights mechanisms' their ability to hold states accountable for human rights violations, as well as to undermine and/or rewrite international norms to suit their authoritarian agenda;

Or. en

Amendment 94

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Encourages the Council to seek to align EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act listings with the sanctions lists of like-minded partners, in particular G7, and the UN Security Council, where politically and legally feasible, in order to enhance global legitimacy and effectiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 95

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6. Encourages the Council to seek to align EUGHRSR listings with the sanctions lists of like-minded partners and the UN Security Council, where politically and legally feasible, in order to enhance global legitimacy and effectiveness;

Or. en

Amendment 96

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

6 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to enhance synergies between the EUGHRSR and international accountability mechanisms - such as the UN, ICC, and regional human rights courts - to improve the effectiveness of EU actions against serious human rights violations;

Or. en

Amendment 97

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Underlines that it is important for EU candidate countries and potential candidate countries to align with the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act, in line with their broader alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy;

7. Invite the EU candidate countries and potential candidate countries to evaluate the possibility of joining the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

Or. en

Amendment 98

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

7. Underlines that it is important for EU candidate countries and potential candidate countries to align with the EUGHRSR, in line with their broader alignment with the EU’s common foreign and security policy;

Or. en

Amendment 99

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act or under a different regime; underlines, however, that in specific cases such sanctions risk inadvertently consolidating the regime, as systemic corruption within hostile authoritarian systems often undermines their stability and thus constitutes a source of weakness rather than strength, particularly with regard to their military capabilities and economic performance; therefore stresses that anti-corruption sanctions should take into account the broader systemic context and be closely linked with comprehensive strategies towards the respective actors;

Or. en

Amendment 100

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Fully supports the possibility of imposing targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the EUGHRSR or under a different regime; recommends extending the regime’s scope to cover large-scale corruption cases and abuse of state procurement contracts which directly sustain authoritarian regimes, thereby linking human rights abuses with kleptocratic practices;

Or. en

Amendment 101

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8. Fully supports the imposition of targeted anti-corruption sanctions within the EU framework, which has been a long-standing priority of Parliament, whether through its inclusion in the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act or under a different regime; stresses that such decision will further enable targeting economic and financial enablers of human rights abusers;

Or. en

Amendment 102

Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Urges the EEAS to define legal pathways to mobilise the interests incurred from the frozen assets of individuals sanctioned under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act for them to benefit victims of serious human rights violations for which the sanctioned individuals are responsible; furthermore, encourages the EU to explore the possibility to set up a specific procedure regarding ill-gotten gains, as is the case in France since recently, whereby confiscation based on strict criteria leads to the restitution of sums derived from their sale to the countries concerned in the form of cooperation and development actions;

Or. en

Amendment 103

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Recognizes the importance of broadening the scope of EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act by imposing sanctions on individuals and entities that participate in the circumvention of sanctions, thereby enabling authoritarian regimes to continue their grave human rights violations and atrocious crimes;

Or. en

Amendment 104

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Welcomes recent use of EUGHRSR to target actors responsible for transnational repression of dissidents and human rights defenders across the world; believes that more listings on this ground should follow to address the rise of transnational repression as a global trend;

Or. en

Amendment 105

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 8 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

8 a. Proposes to expand and adapt to the new challenges the definition of "gross human rights violations" to cover environmental destruction, digital repression, sexual violence and targeting of sexual and gender minorities with human rights consequences;

Or. en

Amendment 106

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions;

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Or. en

Amendment 107

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions;

9. Recalls that foreign policy remains a core prerogative of national sovereignty under Article 24(1) TEU; stresses in this regard that Member States are entitled to conduct their own bilateral political and diplomatic actions, including in matters related to sanctions, in accordance with their national interests and strategic priorities; rejects any attempt to limit or condition such actions under the pretext of maintaining EU unity at the expense of Member State autonomy;

Or. en

Amendment 108

Ioan-Rareş Bogdan

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions;

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions; where the Members States choose not to take this recommendation into account, calls on them to inform the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and consult with them, in order to limit any potential impact on the EU unity;

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Amendment 109

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions;

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions and their commitment to international criminal justice mechanisms, including the Rome Statute, as well as to the defence of human rights, given that the EUGHRSR is specifically designed to reinforce and complement these institutions;

Or. en

Amendment 110

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions;

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions; recalls the need that all EU Member States interpret, explain and enforce the application of the regime in the same consistent and swift manner;

Or. en

Amendment 111

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9. Urges the Member States to refrain from bilateral political or diplomatic actions that undermine or contradict the EU’s unified stance on sanctions;

9. Considers that it belongs to the sovereign right of EU Member States to undertake bilateral political or diplomatic actions that promote their interests;

Or. en

Amendment 112

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

9 a. Invites Member States to enhance coordination and make use of their own instruments, such as universal jurisdiction and national sanctions, which, in parallel, can bring about significant change and help achieve the objectives of EU sanctions;

Or. en

Amendment 113

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Condemns the fact that some EU Member States have failed to comply with EU sanctions by allowing sanctioned individuals to enter EU territory, thereby harming the credibility and effectiveness of sanctions; urges all EU Member States to fully and unconditionally comply with EU sanctions; calls for the Commission, as the guardian of the Treaties, to ensure that EU Member States comply with the sanctions and to rigorously address any instances of non-compliance by Member States;

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Or. en

Amendment 114

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Notes that some EU Member States have failed to comply with EU sanctions by allowing sanctioned individuals to enter EU territory, thereby harming the credibility and effectiveness of sanctions; stresses that such non-compliance reflects the fact that national interests and foreign policy priorities vary significantly among Member States, which contributes to the inconsistent application of the Union’s external action tools; calls on the Commission, as the guardian of the Treaties, to protect the principle of unanimity in decision-making at the Council, and to ensure that the individual interests and sovereign foreign policy choices of Member States are fully respected, in line with Article 24(1) of the Treaty on European Union;

Or. en

Amendment 115

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 116

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Or. en

Amendment 117

Mircea-Gheorghe Hava

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Condemns the fact that some EU Member States have failed to comply with EU sanctions by allowing sanctioned individuals to enter EU territory, thereby harming the credibility and effectiveness of sanctions; urges all EU Member States to fully and unconditionally comply with EU sanctions; calls for the Commission, as the guardian of the Treaties, to ensure that EU Member States comply with the sanctions and to rigorously and unbiasedly address any instances of non-compliance by Member States;

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Amendment 118

Tomasz Froelich

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10. Is concerned that, in general, the European Commission has emerged as the main architect of sanctions regimes instead of and at the expense of the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the EU Member States; notes that this process represents a radical departure from both existing practices and the order envisaged in the Treaties of the EU; rejects this "power grab" and calls on the EU Member States to reverse this process in line with the EU Treaties;

Or. en

Amendment 119

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10a. Emphasises that the EU’s restrictive measures can only be fully effective if they are implemented quickly and uniformly across all Member States; notes that there are differences between the Member States when it comes to the legal frameworks, administrative structures and operational resources in place to enforce sanctions; calls, therefore, on the Commission and the Member States to take the necessary steps to improve the harmonisation and coordination of enforcement, including by boosting asset-freezing capacities, improving the exchange of information and developing joint monitoring and enforcement mechanisms at EU level;

Or. sv

Amendment 120

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Notes with concern that in August 2025, Austria’s Finance Minister confirmed that the Austrian National Bank (OeNB) — the authority charged with sanctions enforcement — investigated allegations that Raiffeisen Bank International’s Russian asset manager may have breached EU sanctions concluded that no further action was necessary, meaning Austria is not currently penalising RBI despite credible concerns raised by civil society and investigative organisations;

Or. en

Amendment 121

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Calls on the Council to adopt a working definition of transnational repression (TNR) to guide listings under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, ensuring consistent sanctioning of perpetrators and their enablers, including non-state proxies such as private security companies and affiliated diaspora organisations;

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Amendment 122

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 a. Encourages the HR/VP to report annually, by 10 December (Human Rights Day), to the Council and the European Parliament on trends, including in the circumvention of sanctions, as well as on designations made over the year;

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Amendment 123

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 b. Stresses that passerelle clauses should be used to move towards QMV in specific fields of the CFSP, in particular for the adoption of restrictive measures against governments of non-EU countries, non-state entities and individuals, including those implemented under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime; calls on the European Council to adopt a decision under Article 31(3) TEU establishing that restrictive measures (Article 29 TEU), such as those established under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime are to be taken by QMV;

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Amendment 124

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 10 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

10 c. Strongly welcomes the Council’s adoption of thematic sanctions packages under the EUGHRSR; urges the Council to systematically and proactively adopt similar targeted measures to address other specific and grave human rights violations, including torture, enforced disappearances, arbitrary detention, and the repression of civil society and human rights defenders;

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Amendment 125

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Urges the EU to strategically align EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act listings with national and international criminal justice efforts, including by listing individuals indicted by international courts and perpetrators of core international crimes;

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Amendment 126

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Urges the EU to strategically align EUGHRSR listings with national and international criminal justice efforts, including by listing individuals indicted by international courts and perpetrators of core international crimes;

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Amendment 127

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Encourages the Council to further integrate a gender perspective into the regime, paying particular attention to violations such as sexual and gender-based violence, discriminatory policies, and the persecution of women leaders, journalists and activists so that these are adequately reflected in listings;

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Amendment 128

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Denounces that the EU’s migration policy for many years is to blame for the erosion of the human rights and the safety of citizens of the Member States due to the fact that illegal migrants would not risk their lives to travel to Europe if pull factors were not being created by EU policies;

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Amendment 129

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Underlines that sanctions should also serve the purpose of ensuring that perpetrators of serious human rights violations and corruption do not remain anonymous, thereby fulfilling a ‘name and shame’ function that exposes those responsible;

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Amendment 130

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 a. Urges the EU to broaden the current sanction regime to specifically include sanctions in response to acts of transnational repression;

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Amendment 131

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 b. Notes with concern that some NGOs play a major role in violating basic human rights all around the world, for example smuggling illegal migrants, by acting as a shuttle service, giving those illegals advice to circumvent domestic laws, and instructing them to dispose of their travel and identification documentation; calls to the Commission to target and sanction those individuals and NGOs involved in illegal migration activities or any other illicit activities, some of which may have been received funds from the EU;

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Amendment 132

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12 c. Calls for the Commission to immediately propose to the Council the designation of the drug cartels operating in the Latin American and Caribbean countries as terrorist organizations recalls that these transnational criminal organizations have widely expanded their operations in the last years, being the most important ones the Cartel de los Soles, the Tren de Aragua, the Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13), the Cartel de Sinaloa, the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG), and the Cartel de Golfo (CDG), among others; notes with concern that these cartels are responsible for drug and human trafficking and, thus, entail an increasing threat to the security in our streets;

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Amendment 133

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration;

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act, by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration; at the same time points out the unacceptable situation that only a handful of individuals and entities from Belarus and Georgia – the EU’s immediate neighbours, whose regime brutally violates human rights – are currently listed under the EUGHRSR, and calls on the EU institutions to urgently review this situation;

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Amendment 134

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration;

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration to all persons and entities committing serious human rights violations, irrespective of their country of origin and any strategic relationships or geopolitical interests;

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Amendment 135

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration;

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration; reiterates its call on the Council to accept to adopt sanctions and other EU foreign policy measures by qualified majority instead of unanimity;

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Amendment 136

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration;

13. Urges the Council to ensure that all regions of the world are treated with equal scrutiny and commitment and to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration;

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Amendment 137

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical and thematic imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration;

13. Urges the Council to correct current geographical, thematic and gender imbalances in listings under the EUGHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act by extending listings beyond the current geographical concentration;

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Amendment 138

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Urges the Member States and the European Union to exert coordinated diplomatic, economic, and political pressure on third countries that systematically refuse to readmit their nationals who have committed crimes in the Union and are subject to final return or expulsion decisions; stresses that the conclusion and implementation of cooperation agreements, trade partnerships, visa facilitation or liberalisation, and financial or development assistance should be made explicitly conditional on effective and sustained cooperation in the field of readmission; calls, in this regard, for enhanced coordination, information-sharing, and joint operational measures among Member States to ensure consistency and effectiveness in enforcing return and readmission policies; calls on the Council to consider applying targeted sanctions, including under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, against countries or officials obstructing readmission obligations and thereby undermining the rule of law and public security in the Union;

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Amendment 139

Mariusz Kamiński, Małgorzata Gosiewska

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Notes that the EU’s humiliating failure to improve the human rights situation in its immediate neighbourhood – including in Belarus and Georgia – undermines its global position; considers that without a principled and consistent approach to human rights in its immediate neighbourhood, in particular given the still alarming situation in Belarus, the Union’s actions in more distant regions of the world risk being perceived as lacking credibility and coherence;

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Amendment 140

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Regrets the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act not including any high-ranking officials of the Cuban regime; reminds that the European Parliament has repeatedly denounced and condemned the human rights violations by the regime in Cuba for decades in many different resolutions; reminds that these resolutions request to trigger the democratic clause of the Political Dialogue and Cooperation Agreement (PDCA) with the island, to immediately suspend it;

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Amendment 141

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Notes that, so far, a significant proportion of individuals sanctioned under EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act were involved in the state’s repressive apparatus, but did not make decisions; therefore, urges that the focus should be on sanctioning those responsible for making decisions that led to grave human rights violations;

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Amendment 142

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 a. Urges that agreements on political cooperation and trade should not hinder listing of individuals from the signatory countries;

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Amendment 143

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Calls on the Council to assess whether targeted restrictive measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime should be imposed against Algerian officials or entities responsible for systematic non-cooperation on return and readmission, particularly the refusal to take back nationals convicted of serious crimes within the EU; stresses that such conduct fosters impunity, endangers public safety, and undermines the Union’s migration policy; further condemns Algeria’s repression of freedom of expression, as exemplified by the censorship of intellectuals such as Boualem Sansal; recalls that Algeria, as a signatory to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, is bound to respect fundamental freedoms;

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Amendment 144

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Calls for an increased effective communication on imposed sanctions to reiterate the EU’s global stand on human rights and against impunity, as in some cases sanctioned individuals are being portrayed as heroes by national propaganda and are even rewarded by repressive regimes; notes that the deterrent element of EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act only works against individuals and entities with property in, or means to travel to, the EU;

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Amendment 145

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 b. Highlights that, as far as the PDCA in Cuba remains in place, the Commission is knowingly failing to comply with its legal obligation established in the clauses of the PDCA, in a matter of extremely importance for the European Union, such as the promotion and defence of the human rights in the world;

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Amendment 146

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Calls on the Council to apply targeted sanctions under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against individuals, groups, or entities responsible for orchestrating or financing acts of religious persecution and violence against Christian communities, particularly in countries such as Syria, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt, Iran, Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, and Somalia; notes with grave concern the global rise of religious extremism, including Islamic fundamentalism; strongly condemns all forms of violence committed by such groups against Christians and other religious minorities; deplores the desecration and destruction of churches, temples, and sacred sites; recalls that the European Union shares a Christian heritage and must take a clear stand in the face of such attacks;

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Amendment 147

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Urges for wider and stronger targeted sanctions against high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan illegitimate government, particularly against Nicolas Maduro, the illegitimate president of Venezuela, and recently recognized by different countries such as the United States, Ecuador, Paraguay and Argentina, as the leader of the transnational criminal organization by the name of Cartel de los Soles;

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Amendment 148

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 c (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 c. Condemns any countersanctions imposed on the EU, its institutions and Members, bodies or citizens solely for promoting of and respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law through the EU GHRSR - EU Magnitsky Act;

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Amendment 149

Matthieu Valet, Jordan Bardella, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Roberto Vannacci, Hermann Tertsch, Jorge Martín Frías

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 d. Calls on the Council and the Member States to strengthen diplomatic and operational pressure on the Malian authorities to ensure full cooperation on the return and readmission of Malian nationals residing illegally in the EU; stresses that development aid, visa policy, and financial cooperation should be made conditional upon effective and sustained compliance with return obligations; calls on the Council to consider the application of targeted restrictive measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime or other relevant instruments in the event of continued obstruction or refusal to cooperate on return and migration matters, as already called for by the European Parliament in its Resolution RC-B10-0291/2025;

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Amendment 150

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 d (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 d. Strongly calls for wider and stronger targeted sanctions against high-ranking officials of the Nicaraguan regime, particularly against president Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, both responsible for numerous human rights violations and crimes such as killings, arbitrarily arrests, dead threats, tortures, enforces disappearances, and forced exiles, among many others;

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Amendment 151

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

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 e (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 e. Calls for the Commission to assess which are the main fields to improve cooperation with the Member States in matters such as financial assets recovery linked to the fight against terrorism, drug trafficking, human trafficking and illegal migration;

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Amendment 152

Jorge Martín Frías, Hermann Tertsch, Roberto Vannacci

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 f (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

13 f. Denounces the EU's granting of special permission to the sanctioned Delcy Rodriguez, vice president of the Venezuelan regime, to attend the EU-CELAC meeting in Brussels in 2023; reminds that Delcy Rodriguez was banned from touching European soil and states that as long as the EU continues to maintain this double standard, the EU Magnitsky Act will never be effective in defending human rights;

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Amendment 153

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14. Recommends enhanced transparency in the sanctions process, while upholding the rights of listed individuals to effective judicial review;

14. Recommends enhanced transparency and clear guidelines in the sanctions process, while upholding the rights of listed individuals to effective judicial review;

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Amendment 154

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 14 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

14 a. Urges the Council to extend designations beyond low-level perpetrators to include political and military leaders with command responsibility, noting that over 65 % of current listings target repressive apparatus officials while only about 20 % concern political or military leadership, leaving key decision-makers largely untouched;

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Amendment 155

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Recommends that behavioural change by listed individuals and entities, such as cooperation with international justice mechanisms, be formally recognised as a de-listing criterion to incentivise accountability and compliance;

15. Recommends that sustained and demonstrable behavioural change by listed individuals and entities, such as ongoing cooperation with international justice mechanisms, be formally recognised as a de-listing criterion to incentivise accountability and compliance;

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Amendment 156

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Recommends that real and lasting behavioural change by listed individuals and entities, such as cooperation with international justice mechanisms, be formally recognised as a de-listing criterion to incentivise accountability and compliance;

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Amendment 157

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated contact point;

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism and an official submission platform for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated contact point; recommends providing feedback to nominators (especially civil society) on the status or outcome of cases, while protecting confidentiality; recommends a budgetary window to the EEAS, or to a separate contact facility, to process systematically information provided by civil society;

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Amendment 158

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated contact point;

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a transparent, dedicated mechanism for submitting proposals and information for sanctions; highlights the importance of increasing EEAS capacities in order to assess, investigate and react to all proposals and inputs for sanctions received from civil society;

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Amendment 159

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated contact point;

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated EEAS contact point; and underlines that the European Parliament could play a complementary role in collecting and channeling inputs;

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Amendment 160

Mircea-Gheorghe Hava

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated contact point;

16. Proposes a structured and transparent consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated contact point;

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Amendment 161

Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Petras Auštrevičius, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16. Proposes a structured consultation mechanism for civil society engagement in the sanctions process, including the establishment of a dedicated contact point;

16. Proposes the establishment of a dedicated EU contact point, allowing for consultation and engagement of civil society in the sanctions process;

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Amendment 162

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

16 a. Recommends creating a public interface for reporting potential human rights violators, with protective measures for whistleblowers;

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Amendment 163

Petras Auštrevičius, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Dan Barna, Lucia Yar, Nathalie Loiseau

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Calls for the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to envision a role for the European Parliament in proposing cases of serious human rights violations to be considered under the sanctions regime and to provide Parliament with timely information about decisions on sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act;

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Amendment 164

Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Sandra Gómez López, Marco Tarquinio, Marta Temido, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin, Francisco Assis

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

17. Calls for the Council and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to provide Parliament with timely information about decisions on sanctions under the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act; calls for the listings recommendations contained in the Parliament’s resolutions to be thoroughly considered by the Council;

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Amendment 165

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

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Amendment 166

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18. Calls for the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act to be reviewed to prevent sanction circumvention by issuing explicit guidance on the prohibition on providing economic resources and technical and material support to listed individuals and entities;

18. Calls for the EUGHRSR to be reviewed to prevent sanction circumvention by issuing explicit guidance on the prohibition on providing economic resources and technical and material support to listed individuals and entities; calls on the Council to broaden the criteria for listings under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime to include not only direct perpetrators and enablers of human rights violations, but also those systematically engaged in sanctions circumvention, including financial, legal and technological facilitators, such as intermediaries, shell companies, family members and professional service providers knowingly assisting sanctioned individuals;

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Amendment 167

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Calls on the Commission to issue updated guidance clarifying that the prohibition on providing ‘technical and material support’ under the EUGHRSR includes non-financial assistance such as ICT infrastructure, software, legal facilitation and cyber tools used for repression; encourages the Council to consider listings of private entities or enablers who deliver such support to known perpetrators of human rights violations, including in cases of transnational repression; stresses that misuse of international legal cooperation instruments, such as politically motivated Interpol red notices and extradition requests, as well as the deployment of advanced digital surveillance technologies against human rights defenders, should be explicitly recognised as grounds for targeted sanctions under the EUGHRSR;

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Amendment 168

Cristian Terheş

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 a. Underlines with deep concern that, to this day and after all the atrocities committed by the Russian Federation in Ukraine, certain Member States continue to leverage their veto power to demand the removal of individuals from the EU sanctions list, invoking the argument that such measures “hurt the European economy more than Russia’s”; stresses that such conduct is contrary to the collective interests of the Union, undermines the credibility and effectiveness of restrictive measures, and directly jeopardises the strategic objective of weakening the Kremlin’s capacity to wage its war of aggression against another country;

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Amendment 169

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 b (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18 b. Calls for the establishment of an accelerated listing procedure within the EUGHRSR for individuals and entities credibly documented as responsible for acts of transnational repression against human rights defenders, including harassment of family members, digital attacks or intimidation abroad, based on evidence provided by international courts and trusted civil society organisation;

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Amendment 170

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

19. Encourages the cross-listing of entities under both the EUGHRSR – EU Magnitsky Act and geographical sanctions regimes where appropriate;

19. Encourages the cross-listing of entities under both the EUGHRSR and geographical sanctions regimes where appropriate;

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Amendment 171

Catarina Vieira

on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20 a. Calls on the Commission to enhance cooperation with the European Banking Authority, the European Securities and Markets Authority, the anti-money laundering Authority and national financial intelligence units in order to systematically identify whether opaque financial products, crypto-assets and offshore structures are used to evade sanctions;

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Amendment 172

Alice Teodorescu Måwe

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 20 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

20a. Emphasises the need to strengthen the EU’s sanctions regime by broadening and diversifying the use of secondary sanctions with a view to targeting states, entities and individuals involved in facilitating breaches and circumvention of sanctions;

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