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The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

TA-10-2025-0035 · P10_TA(2025)0035 · PE769.738

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Parliament's resolution on EU support for a just transition and reconstruction in Syria praises the Syrian people's overthrow of the Assad regime and calls for a Syrian-led, inclusive political transition. It urges the EU to support reconstruction, transitional justice, sanctions relief, humanitarian aid, and the protection of all communities, while condemning violence and foreign interference.

Key points

  1. Calls for the EU to support a Syrian-led political transition and reconstruction, and to cooperate with interim authorities in a transparent, coordinated manner.
  2. Stresses the need for a pluralistic government reflecting Syria's diversity, with equal rights for all, and calls for a roadmap for the political transition.
  3. Condemns retaliatory violence against Alawite civilians and calls for investigations, protection of civilians, and professional security forces.
  4. Calls for increased EU financial support for Syrian civil society, including the White Helmets, and for addressing gender-based violence and women's participation.
  5. Calls for transitional justice, judicial reform, and cooperation with international mechanisms, including the ICC, and for preserving evidence of crimes.
  6. Urges the EU to support demining, chemical weapons destruction, and protection of cultural heritage.
  7. Calls for lifting sectoral sanctions on Syria while maintaining individual sanctions, and for legal assurances to counter over-compliance.
  8. Welcomes EUR 235 million in EU humanitarian aid and calls for sustained support, including for refugee-hosting neighbours, and for using frozen Assad assets.
  9. Calls on member states to allow refugees to return for visits without losing status, and to lift restrictions on remittances.
  10. Calls for an end to Russian military presence and for neighbouring countries to respect Syria's territorial integrity.
  11. Supports the integration of armed factions, including the SDF, and calls for protection of Kurdish and other minority rights.
  12. Calls for continued fight against Daesh, repatriation of foreign nationals from camps, and condemns pro-Assad narratives by European politicians.

Who is affected

  • Syrian people and interim authorities, who are urged to ensure inclusive transition and protect civilians.
  • EU and member states, called on to provide aid, lift sanctions, and support reconstruction.
  • Syrian refugees and diaspora, with calls for safe return and participation.
  • Kurdish-led SDF and Kurdish community, whose integration and rights are supported.
  • Russia and Iran, whose influence and military presence are condemned.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 235 million in new humanitarian support announced by the Commission.
  • Over 1 000 casualties from clashes starting 6 March 2025.
  • At least 10 Christians killed.
  • Approximately 10 000 Daesh fighters and 40 000 family members detained.
  • Almost 17 million people (70 % of population) require humanitarian assistance.
  • 5,5 million Syrian refugees in neighbouring countries.
  • Over 400 000 Palestinian refugees residing in Syria.