Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye

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B100124/2025 } RC1/Am. 5

Amendment 5

Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Guillaume Peltier, Laurence Trochu, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

on behalf of the ECR Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left

Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 6

Joint motion for a resolution	Amendment
6. Recalls that financial assistance to Türkiye under the IPA III and the NDICI is conditional upon respect for the rule of law and fundamental rights, and that sufficient funding needs to be allocated to civil society;	6. Recalls that financial assistance to Türkiye under the IPA III and the NDICI is conditional upon respect for the rule of law and fundamental rights, and that sufficient funding needs to be allocated to civil society; emphasises that, through the pre-accession framework, the European institutions allocated around EUR 17.7 billion to Türkiye between 1996 and 2020; adds that, in accordance with the EU-Türkiye migration deal signed in 2016 and renewed in 2021, the EU has paid EUR 9 billion to Türkiye; recalls that, since 1965, Türkiye has received more than EUR 30.86 billion from the European Investment Bank; deplores this European funding, awarded despite Parliament’s numerous resolutions regarding Türkiye’s provocations;

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12.2.2025 B100100/2025 }

B100103/2025 }

B100110/2025 }

B100119/2025 }

B100121/2025 }

B100124/2025 } RC1/Am. 6

Amendment 6

Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Guillaume Peltier, Laurence Trochu, Emmanouil Fragkos, Galato Alexandraki

on behalf of the ECR Group

Joint motion for a resolution

PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE, The Left

Recent dismissals and arrests of mayors in Türkiye

Joint motion for a resolution

Paragraph 7

Joint motion for a resolution	Amendment
7. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Türkiye, and calls for the EU to closely monitor the situation and take the necessary diplomatic measures; calls on the VP/HR to consider imposing restrictive measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against Turkish officials assuming the role of trustee and those appointing them;	7. Reaffirms the EU’s commitment to supporting democracy, human rights and the rule of law in Türkiye, and calls for the EU to closely monitor the situation and take the necessary diplomatic measures; denounces all the influence operations in Europe led by the President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s party AKP and often concentrated at municipal level, through the funding of mosques, religious institutions, language centres, the Millî Görüş Islamic Confederation (CIMG), or even festivals presented as cultural events, such as the Festiculture tour; calls on the VP/HR to consider imposing restrictive measures under the EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime against Turkish officials assuming the role of trustee and those appointing them;

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