22 Amendments of Fabio Massimo CASTALDO related to 2018/2017(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the situation in Libya is highly fragile and the country is facing a number of complex, interrelated challenges; whereas some of these challenges are caused by structural factors that have always existed in the country, such as the lack of a democratic culture, widespread impunity and a malfunctioning legal system, an economic system with little diversification and a weak civil society;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the crisis in Libya has repercussions for the whole surrounding region and the EU, and it is therefore crucial, for the sake of neighbouring countries and the Sub-Saharan and Mediterranean regions, to ensure thepolitical stability ofin Libya, as a fundamental prerequisite for improvement to the country’s economic and social situation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the nature of the conflict in Libya can only be solved through, like that of the country itself, makes it necessary to adopt a coherent and, comprehensive, inclusive and participative approach involving all international actors and above all stakeholders, including representatives of the various local communities, the tribal chiefs, civil society activists and the heads of local armed groups;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Libyan Political Agreement and the UN Action Plan for Libya constitute the only viablemain framework for a solution to the crisis;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the subnational identities of the various Libyan communities, tribes and ethnic groups have always constituted the underlying socio-cultural fabric of Libya and play a key role in the social and political dynamics and security issues of the country; whereas Libyan society has strong traditions of informal dispute resolution processes between cities, tribes and ethnic communities;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)
Recital D c (new)
Dc. whereas currently the country does not have a clear and widely accepted legislative framework with regard to the electoral system; whereas the prevalence of the current climate of impunity, widespread unlawfulness, corruption and the role of the armed groups and tribal and regional tensions in Libya are contributing to a further decrease in trust in the already weak public and government institutions;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D d (new)
Recital D d (new)
Dd. whereas political insecurity and instability have made Libya a fertile ground for the activities of extremist groups; whereas the Fezzan region is structurally unstable and has historically been a place of transit to Europe for refugees and migrants, and for the smuggling of oil, gold, arms, drugs and for human trafficking; whereas the region has been suffering from increased ethnic and tribal tensions since the fall of Colonel Gaddafi and the struggle for control of the country’s resources; whereas stabilising Fezzan is key in stabilising the country as a whole;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D e (new)
Recital D e (new)
De. whereas local Libyan authorities play a key role in preventing conflicts and providing essential public services to residents;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D f (new)
Recital D f (new)
Df. whereas the problem of internally displaced persons remains a topical one; whereas such persons find themselves facing critical threats such as crossing conflict zones, the presence of landmines and unexploded devices and the violence of the various militias;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D g (new)
Recital D g (new)
Dg. whereas migrants are among those that are suffering the most as a result of the security problems in Libya, as they are often the victims of arbitrary violence, arrest and detention by non-State operators, and experience extortion, kidnapping with the aim of obtaining ransom and exploitation;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) to ensure the strongest support for the UN Action Plan for Libya presented in September 2017 by the UN Special Representative Ghassan Salamé, for the stabilisation of Libya and for an inclusive national reconciliation process; to continue to cooperate closely with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL); that will enable all the parties in conflict to be able to sit down at the negotiating table and that will also involve dialogue with the armed groups in order to reincorporate them into the political process and civilian life, so as to reach a stable and long- lasting political agreement; to continue to cooperate closely with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL); to support, at the same time, efforts and initiatives at local and regional levels in favour of a national dialogue of a Libyan nature that aims to build the right political consensus and to assess the various mechanisms for addressing the country’s recent past, including abuse, violence and crime;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) to intensify their diplomatic efforts to support and help consolidate the Libyan Government of National Accord in its efforts to create political consent, guarantee security and extend its authority to the whole territory of Libya, as the necessary precondition for state building and any peacekeeping operation; to support the strengthening of local mechanisms and capacities in the country with regard to mediation and dispute resolution; to support those mechanisms and to connect them to the UN Action Plan as part of a coherent and integrated approach that will lead to concrete and lasting results;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
(e) to intensify cooperation with all international organisations and other actors on the ground in order to strengthen the coherence of international action; to step up diplomatic efforts with all regional actors and neighbouring countries, especially Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt, to ensure they contribute to a positive solution to the crisis in Libya in line with the UN Action Plan – the only possibleprimary framework for a solution to the crisis;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) to ensure that EU funds are effectively deployed in projects that help the Libyan population and civil society and that adequate support is provided to municipalities in their provision of essential services and inboth to local people and to migrants and for building local governance, so as to ensure basic living standards for the population; to ensure coordination between central authorities and local municipalities in order to identify the priorities to invest in; to promote projects that foster locally embedded dialogue and conflict-resolution mechanisms, involving young people in particular; to ensure the money under the EU Emergency Trust Fund is only granted when accompanied by a sound analysis of local authorities and recipients and in a fully transparent process;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) to further encourage the Libyan authorities and institutions to work towards improving the living conditions of all Libyans, and to implement the necessary financial and economic reforms requested by the international financial institutions to help economic recovery and stabilisation; to urge the Libyan authorities to ensure that natural resources are exploited for the benefit of the whole population, including at the local level; to help the Libyan authorities to fight against the criminalisation of the economy; to assist the Libyan authorities in producing programmes designed to create job opportunities, especially for young people, thus preventing participation in military militias and terrorist and extremist organisations from becoming an attractive alternative source of income; to strengthen civil society and support the development and independence of local media;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
(k) to investigate thoroughly the allegations about abuses and inhuman treatment of migrants and refugees in Libya by criminal groups; to devise initiatives to prevent any such incidents from occurring in the future and to close as soon as possible those facilities which are found not to be in line with international standards; to ensure that migrants are treated in a manner accordant with the relevant international human rights instruments and to allocate the necessary funding from the EU budget; to continue and intensify cooperation with the IOM, whose programmes of protection, support and voluntary humanitarian repatriation are alleviating the situation of migrants in Libya and, particularly, helping to lighten the burden on detention centres; to ensure that the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) in Libya is actively contributing to developing the capacities of the Libyan authorities, notably the Libyan Coast Guard, in line with the highest standards of international law;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) to investigate allegations of migrant smuggling and to intensify efforts to combat this crime and bring the perpetrators to justice; to continue and intensify the work of EUNAVFOR Med in order to prevent the loss of life at sea and to fight against smuggling;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l a (new)
(la) to assist the Libyan authorities in ensuring the return of internally displaced persons to their own homes by providing them with the protections required against potential threats that they might receive during their journey home; to ensure that their return does not amount merely to an exchange between monetary compensation that favours the various militias and the right of return;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l b (new)
(lb) to support, including by technical means, the process for the establishment of a sound constitutional framework and the electoral process as a whole, making any European financial contributions subject to the adoption of an electoral law that complies, both formally and substantively, with the international principles laid down by the Venice Commission;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l c (new)
(lc) to promote projects intended to bring about the economic development of the Fezzan region and the legal economy through close cooperation with the various municipalities, particularly those situated along migration routes, in order to combat the illegal activities of criminal networks and the violent extremism of terrorist groups through the creation of alternative sources of income, particularly for young people;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l d (new)
Paragraph 1 – point l d (new)
(ld) to continue the embargo on the export of arms to Libya, thus preventing them from continuing to fall into the hands of extremists and armed groups, which further feeds into the insecurity and instability of Libya as a whole;