On the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
B-10-2025-0164
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Bernard Guetta, Ľubica Karvašová, JanChristoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, MarieAgnes StrackZimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
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Parliament calls for EU support for Syria's reconstruction and a just, peaceful and inclusive political transition after the fall of the Assad regime.¶ It urges increased humanitarian and development aid, support for demining, evidence collection, and transitional justice, and a full but reversible lifting of sanctions.¶¶¶ It calls on Syria's interim authorities to cooperate with international bodies, end Russian military presence, and respect territorial integrity.¶¶¶
Key points
- Praises the Syrian people for overthrowing the Assad dictatorship and pays tribute to victims.¶
- Welcomes the fresh start in EU-Syria relations, including the appointment of an EU Chargé d'affaires and partial lifting of sanctions.¶
- Calls for increased EU humanitarian and development aid and support for reconstruction in transport, electricity, healthcare and education.¶
- Encourages cooperation with Syria's interim authorities and support for state-building, with dialogue in the Aqaba format.¶
- Stresses the need for a pluralistic political transition including all components of Syrian society, with equal rights for all.¶
- Calls for disarmament of paramilitary groups and monitoring of authorities' actions.¶
- Calls for increased EU support for civil society, including the White Helmets, and for a pluralistic media landscape.¶¶
- Urges transitional justice, judicial reform, and cooperation with international bodies, including the IIIM, and encourages ratifying the Rome Statute.¶¶
- Calls for securing evidence of international crimes and EU support for forensic expertise and collection of testimonies.¶
- Calls for urgent EU support for demining and for cooperation with the OPCW to destroy chemical weapons.¶¶
- Supports full but reversible lifting of all sanctions unlinked to the Assad regime, focusing on the financial sector.¶
- Calls on Türkiye and Israel to respect Syria's territorial integrity and cease attacks; condemns Israel's actions.¶
Who is affected
- Syrian people and interim authorities, who receive calls for cooperation and reform.¶¶¶
- EU and Member States, called on to increase aid and lift sanctions.¶¶
- Türkiye and Israel, urged to cease attacks and respect Syria's sovereignty.¶
- Russia, condemned for hosting Assad and for military presence in Syria.¶