14 Amendments of Javier NART related to 2023/2052(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Geneva and Astana processes have failed completely, given the continued refusal of the Syrian regime to negotiate seriously a political solution with the opposition;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the international community should include all members of the Syrian opposition in its discussions, including the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), which has been absent from the processes to date;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Hezbollah has attempted to receive Iranian weapons through Syrian territory; whereas Israel has carried repeated air strikes to prevent such arms transfers, including on Damascus and Aleppo airports in October 2023 in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians by Hamas;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas around 12 000 foreign nationals, most of them suspected of having direct or indirect ties to ISIL/Daesh, are imprisoned in seven prisons run by the SDF in north-east Syria; whereas 9 000 of them are being held in Syria’s largest camp, Al-Hol, which has a population of 64 000, most of whom are families with ties to ISIL/Daesh and 94 % of whom are women and children, including EU citizens; whereas the current conditions are very worrying;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas several countries in the region have started to normalise their relations with the Syrian regime, which has led to Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League in May 2023; whereas the working groups of the Arab League have been suspended since September 2023 due to the fact the Syrian regime did not respect its commitments, including to limit drug trafficking, facilitate a safe return of refugees, release political prisoners and allow humanitarian aid to all areas;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas no action has been undertaken since the adoption of the European Parliament resolution of 11 March 2021 on the Syrian conflict – 10 years after the uprising to ensure that war criminal suspects cannot be given asylum in an EU Member State, especially when other EU Member States have already rejected the asylum claim;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) stress the role of the Syrian Democratic Forces in the fight against Daesh; support the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) in managing the European prisoners held in camps in north-east Syria and treat it as a representative of the Syrian opposition;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)
(ka) express serious concern about the deteriorating humanitarian, sanitary and security situation in the camps in north- east Syria, especially the Al-Hol and Roj camps, which continue to be breeding grounds for radicalisation; believe that the EU nationals held in those camps and suspected of belonging to terrorist organisations should be tried in court;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k b (new)
(kb) call on the Member States to protect minors who are EU nationals and who may be detained for security-related offences or association with armed groups;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point k c (new)
(kc) call on the Member States to repatriate all European children, offering them adequate support and reintegration; call on them to promote in all bilateral relations and international bodies the repatriation of all children of nationals of third countries fully respecting international law;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) step up efforts to counter Russian disinformation about Syria, including disinformation in Arabic; take the necessary steps in order to ensure that online platforms substantially increase their fight against disinformation in the region, in particular through the recruitment of Arabic-speakers to moderate online content;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p
Paragraph 1 – point p
(p) call on Member States to establish a European fund for victims of crimes against humanityserious violations of international law in Syria, by ideveloping a legal framework allowing the transfer to families of the victims funds frozen for being linked to property unlawfully acquired by the Syrian regimentifying existing funds linked to violations of international law in Syria within their jurisdictions, such as monetary judgements, sanctions fines and penalties, forfeiture orders, funds frozen for being linked to property unlawfully acquired by the Syrian regime, and other revenue; call to develop a legal framework allowing the transfer of such funds to the families of the victims; recall that such funds must be carefully designed in full cooperation with the families of the victims;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(ua) highlight the impact of the Syrian conflict on the 438,000 Palestinian refugees estimated in the country and who depend primarily on the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) for their basic needs; express concern regarding the Agency’s financial situation and call for Palestinian refugees to be better included in the EU’s humanitarian plans in Syria;