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On the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria, following the recent terrorist attack on the Mar Elias church in Damascus
on behalf of the Renew Group · Rapporteur: Nathalie Loiseau, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
Parliament's resolution urges Syrian authorities to investigate attacks on religious and ethnic communities, prosecute perpetrators, and improve safety of worship sites, including restoring the Mar Elias church.¶¶ It calls on the EU to support a just political transition, set up a Syria Reconstruction Fund conditional on progress, and increase counter-terrorism efforts, while urging Israel and Türkiye to cease interference.¶¶ It condemns the Hungarian government for spreading disinformation about the EU's reaction to the attack.¶
Key points
- Urges Syrian authorities to facilitate swift, transparent investigations into attacks on religious and ethnic communities and prosecute perpetrators and enablers of human rights violations.¶
- Calls on the EU to set up a Syria Reconstruction Fund conditional on progress on transitional justice, inclusive governance, and dialogue with all communities.¶
- Urges Syrian authorities to improve safety of worship sites, support monitoring and documentation of attacks, and restore the Mar Elias church.¶
- Encourages cooperation on restitution of religious property confiscated under the Assad regime.¶
- Calls on the EU and member states to increase counter-terrorism efforts and address the situation in Al-Hol and Roj camps.¶
- Urges Syrian authorities and international partners, including the US, to sustain cooperation in counter-terrorism.¶
- Urges Israel and Türkiye to cease all military and hybrid interferences in Syria.¶
- Condemns the Hungarian government for spreading disinformation on the EU's reaction to the terrorist attack.¶
Who is affected
- Syrian authorities: must investigate attacks, prosecute perpetrators, improve worship site safety, and cooperate on restitution.¶¶
- EU and member states: to set up a reconstruction fund and increase counter-terrorism efforts.¶¶
- Israel and Türkiye: urged to cease military and hybrid interferences in Syria.¶
- Hungarian government: condemned for disinformation.¶
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