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Amendment 1

Marc Botenga

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

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

Continued crackdown on civic space and fundamental freedoms in Burkina Faso

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Recital C a (new)

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Ca. whereas the NATO invasion of Libya, against the will of the African Union, has created lasting instability in the Sahel states with the Tuareg and even Daesh exacerbating their presence in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger;

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Amendment 2

Marc Botenga

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

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

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Recital D a (new)

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Da. whereas years of French and European military operations in the region failed to create peace and security;

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Amendment 3

Marc Botenga

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

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

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Paragraph 6 a (new)

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6a. Stresses that lasting peace, security and social progress in the Sahel require structural inequalities to be addressed, popular power to be strengthened, and the self-determination of peoples to be fully respected;

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Amendment 4

Marc Botenga

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

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

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Paragraph 6 b (new)

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6b. Expresses its solidarity with the Burkinabe people and all those defending social justice, sovereignty and dignity;

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Amendment 5

Marc Botenga

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

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

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Paragraph 6 c (new)

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6c. Recognises the legitimate right of the people of Burkina Faso to freely determine their own political, economic and social future, free from external interference and exploitation;

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Amendment 6

Marc Botenga

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

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

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Paragraph 6 d (new)

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6d. Condemns, therefore, European policies in the Sahel that have prioritised militarisation, border externalisation and the interests of European corporations over the rights and needs of local populations, thereby undermining sovereign development, fundamental rights and freedoms, and social progress;

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Amendment 7

Marc Botenga

on behalf of The Left Group

Joint motion for a resolution

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

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Paragraph 6 e (new)

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6e. Supports the diplomatic initiatives undertaken by Benin and Senegal to engage with Burkina Faso, with a view to de-escalating tensions between the Economic Community of West African States and the Alliance of Sahel States and to fostering joint action on the common problems faced by the countries of the region;

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