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The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
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Amendment 2
Giorgos Georgiou, Rima Hassan, João Oliveira
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
Joint motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
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| Ba. whereas HTS is an offshoot of the former branch of al-Qaeda in Syria, known as the Al-Nusrah Front, listed by the UN Security Council as engaged in terrorist activities; whereas there are EU and international sanctions in place against HTS and its leader; |
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Amendment 3
Rima Hassan
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
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Paragraph 23
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| 23. Recalls the presence of over 400 000 Palestinian refugees residing in Syria, some of them displaced multiple times, and the role of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in assisting its needs; remembers the siege of the Yarmouk camp by Assadist factions between 2013 and 2015; | 23. Recalls the presence of over 400 000 Palestinian refugees residing in Syria, some of them displaced multiple times, and the role of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) in assisting its needs; remembers the siege of the Yarmouk camp by Assadist factions between 2013 and 2015; welcomes the end of compulsory military service for refugees; |
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Amendment 4
Rima Hassan
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
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| 25. Calls on Türkiye and Israel to respect Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and to immediately cease all attacks and incursions on and occupation of Syrian territory in full compliance with international law; | 25. Calls on Türkiye and Israel to respect Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and to immediately cease all attacks and incursions on and occupation of Syrian territory in full compliance with international law; condemns Israel’s provocative requests and military actions that put the state-building process and the 1974 agreement at risk; recalls that the European Union does not recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights, in accordance with international law and United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 and 497; |
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Amendment 5
Rima Hassan
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
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| 25a. Demands actions from the EU towards Israel, namely the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association Agreement, as well as an arms embargo; |
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Amendment 6
Rima Hassan
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
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Paragraph 26
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| 26. Firmly believes that the unification of all segments of Syria, including the integration of all armed factions within a national army, require a Syrian-led political solution; calls for the EU and the Member States to use all diplomatic channels to advocate the stabilisation of Syria, which is in the interest of most countries in the region, and support discussions towards a peaceful and stable solution and ensure that the well-being and preservation of fundamental freedoms, economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the gender equality of all Syrians, notably those living in north-eastern Syria, remain at the centre of decisions; welcomes, in this regard, the agreement of 10 March 2025 between de facto President al-Sharaa and SDF Commander in Chief Mazloum Abdi and hopes for its smooth implementation; takes note of the positive result of recent negotiations between Kurdish armed groups in Türkiye and the Turkish Government towards disarmament; | 26. Firmly believes that the unification of all segments of Syria, including the integration of all armed factions within a national army, require a Syrian-led political solution, including between the caretaker authorities and the Kurdish-led Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria/SDF; calls for the EU and the Member States to use all diplomatic channels to advocate the stabilisation of Syria, which is in the interest of most countries in the region, and support discussions towards a peaceful and stable solution and ensure that the well-being and preservation of fundamental freedoms, economic, social and cultural rights, as well as the gender equality of all Syrians, notably those living in north-eastern Syria, remain at the centre of decisions; welcomes, in this regard, the agreement of 10 March 2025 between de facto President al-Sharaa and SDF Commander in Chief Mazloum Abdi and hopes for its smooth implementation; takes note of the positive result of recent negotiations between Kurdish armed groups in Türkiye and the Turkish Government towards disarmament; |
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Amendment 7
Martin Schirdewan
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
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| 26a. Insist that different ethnic and religious groups must be protected in order to create a peaceful Syria; therefore calls for the European Union and the Member States to support the implementation process of the agreement between the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led SDF, in order to guarantee the Kurdish community full recognition and political participation in Syria; |
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Amendment 8
João Oliveira
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
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Paragraph -1 a (new)
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| -1a. Recalls that Syria has faced a violent operation of interference, subversion and aggression by the United States and other NATO member countries, such as the United Kingdom, France and Turkey, as well as Israel and Gulf countries, which started in 2011; |
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Amendment 9
João Oliveira
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
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Paragraph 4 a (new)
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| 4a. Deplores the illegalisation and persecution of Syrian democratic and secular forces, who were denied freedom of assembly and expression, had their assets confiscated and were unable to reorganise as political or social forces; |
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Amendment 10
João Oliveira
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
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Paragraph 4 b (new)
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| 4b. Repudiates the current discrimination and persecution of Syrian citizens based on their political convictions and religious beliefs; denounces the climate of violence, including murders, kidnappings, robberies, looting and extortion, which prevails under the new Syrian leadership; |
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Amendment 11
João Oliveira
on behalf of The Left Group
Joint motion for a resolution
PPE, S&D, ECR, Renew, Verts/ALE
The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
Joint motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
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| 5a. Strongly denounces and condemns the massacres perpetrated by the armed groups of the new Syrian leadership against Syrian populations – namely Christians and Alawites – as well as against defenders of a sovereign, democratic and secular Syrian Arab Republic; |
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