MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (2025/3025(RSP))
On the continuous Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania
B-10-2025-0570
on behalf of The Left Group · Rapporteur: Danilo Della Valle
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This resolution expresses concern over Belarusian hybrid attacks against Lithuania, including balloon incursions, and calls for a balanced response that protects security without eroding rights.¶¶¶ It calls on Belarus to cooperate, urges an international fact-finding mechanism, and stresses that border management must respect human rights and asylum.¶¶¶ It also calls for diplomacy and de-escalation, rejecting emergency measures and militarization as a basis for security.¶¶
Key points
- Expresses deep concern over escalating tensions along the EU-Belarus border and solidarity with Lithuania.¶
- Recalls Lithuania's right to defend its airspace, but stresses that emergency measures must not become a precedent restricting rights or undermining oversight.¶
- Condemns all violations of territorial integrity and airspace, calling for a balanced approach to protect civilian safety and prevent escalation.¶
- Calls on Belarusian authorities to cooperate in clarifying incidents and ensure no state structures facilitate activities that contribute to tensions.¶
- Calls for an independent international fact-finding mechanism under the OSCE to investigate recent incidents.¶
- Reaffirms that border and migration management must never result in pushbacks or bypass human rights, including asylum access.¶
- Calls on the Commission and High Representative to prioritize diplomacy, de-escalation, and confidence-building measures.¶
- Stresses that sustainable security requires transparency, international law, diplomacy, and dialogue, not emergency measures.¶