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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/2569(RSP))

On the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

B-10-2025-0155

on behalf of the PfE Group · Rapporteur: Sebastiaan Stöteler, PierreRomain Thionnet, Matthieu Valet

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This resolution addresses EU support for a just transition and reconstruction in Syria after the fall of the Assad regime. It calls for facilitating the return of Syrian migrants and refugees, prioritizing financial aid for return and reintegration, and urging the new Syrian Government to protect minorities.

Key points

  1. Notes the fall of the Assad regime on 8 December 2024 and significant improvements in the security situation.
  2. Emphasizes that the mass arrival of Syrian migrants destabilized host countries by overwhelming social services, increasing crime, antisemitism, and terrorist attacks.
  3. Calls for actively encouraging and facilitating the return of Syrian migrants and refugees in Europe, as reconstruction requires human capital.
  4. Calls on the EU and Member States to prioritize existing financial aid for structured return programmes and reintegration initiatives, ensuring no support benefits remnants of the Assad regime or terrorist groups.
  5. Calls on the new Syrian Government to respect the rights of all Syrians, including religious and ethnic minorities, and to protect Christians and other minorities who suffered persecution.

Who is affected

  • Syrian migrants and refugees in Europe, who are encouraged to return to Syria.
  • The new Syrian Government, which is called on to respect minority rights.
  • EU and Member States, which are asked to allocate aid for return programmes.

Figures and deadlines

  • Almost 1 million deaths and around 7 million displaced Syrians during the civil war.
  • Around 1 million Syrian refugees have received asylum in European countries.
  • Over EUR 33.3 billion mobilised by the EU and Member States for the Syrian crisis.