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Motion for a resolution 2026-09-15

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

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15.9.2026 B100406/72

Amendment 72

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Recital B a (new)

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	Ba. whereas any attempt to undermine or put pressure on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of a Member State, including through the weaponisation of migration by non-EU countries or other hostile international actors, constitutes a hybrid threat to the security and stability of the EU and its Member States and requires a response that goes beyond the instruments designed for addressing ordinary migratory flows;

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15.9.2026 B100406/73

Amendment 73

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Recital H a (new)

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	Ha. whereas, in 2025, the Commission withdrew its proposal for a regulation addressing situations of instrumentalisation in the field of migration and asylum (COM 2021/0890)) following the adoption of the Crisis and Force Majeure Regulation1a and amendments to the Schengen Borders Code, while failing to adequately address the threat posed by the instrumentalisation of migration in subsequent legislative proposals; _____________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2024/1359 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 May 2024 addressing situations of crisis and force majeure in the field of migration and asylum and amending Regulation (EU) 2021/1147 (OJ L, 2024/1359, 22.5.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2024/1359/oj).

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15.9.2026 B100406/74

Amendment 74

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 a (new)

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	5a. Expresses serious concern at the large-scale regularisation policy pursued by the Government of President Pedro Sánchez, which acts as a pull factor and sends the wrong signal to potential migrants and criminal smuggling networks; stresses that illegal entry must never become a shortcut to legal residence;

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15.9.2026 B100406/75

Amendment 75

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 5 b (new)

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	5b. Calls on the Commission to assess, in cooperation with the Member States, the possible cross-border impact of national mass regularisation schemes on secondary movements and the functioning and security of the Schengen area;

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15.9.2026 B100406/76

Amendment 76

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 a (new)

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	7a. Calls on the Council and the Commission to support the Member States facing instrumentalisation by providing appropriate funds, emergency measures and tools in order to enable them to respond swiftly and proportionately, building on the lessons learnt from the instrumentalisation of migrants by the Lukashenko and Putin regimes on the Polish border, which was successfully countered by the Polish Government at the time, despite the lack of adequate support from the Commission, unjustified criticism directed against the Polish authorities and a widespread campaign aimed at discrediting their actions;

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15.9.2026 B100406/77

Amendment 77

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 13 a (new)

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	13a. Stresses that EU relations with neighbouring non-EU countries must be based on reciprocity and effective cooperation; considers that preferential access to the EU market, EU financing and strategic cooperation should be conditional on effective cooperation, including with regard to border management, the fight against migrant smuggling and trafficking, identification and readmission, and should seek clear and measurable commitments in order to prevent illegal crossings, ensure effective returns and protect the EU’s external borders; stresses that such cooperation must be accompanied by full respect for the territorial integrity of the Member States; calls for existing EU partnerships to be used to secure concrete commitments and measurable results;

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15.9.2026 B100406/78

Amendment 78

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7 b (new)

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	7b. Reaffirms that the preservation of the Schengen area requires the EU to ensure the effective protection of its external borders and requires all Member States to fully assume their responsibilities in preventing and combating migrant smuggling;

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15.9.2026 B100406/79

Amendment 79

Assita Kanko

on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution B100406/2026

PPE

The recent hybrid attacks and instrumentalisation of migrants in Ceuta and the need for a coordinated response to protect the EU’s external borders

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15 a (new)

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	15a. Calls on the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, with the support of the European External Action Service and in cooperation with the relevant Member State authorities, to assess, within their respective competences and on the basis of all available information, including relevant Spanish and EU law-enforcement and intelligence information, the circumstances surrounding the events of 30 and 31 July 2026, including possible facilitation by or deliberate inaction or involvement of state or non-state actors;

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