Activities of Thierry MARIANI related to 2023/2052(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the EEAS on the situation in Syria (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on a European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the situation in Syria
Amendments (8)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. whereas Lebanon has taken in one and a half million Syrian refugees to date, which is destabilising its demography and exacerbating the country’s economic collapse; whereas the current crisis in Lebanon has been exacerbated significantly by the conflict in Syria and its fallout;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the conflict in Syria has helped drive the spread of radical Islam; whereas almost all of the armed fighters opposing the Syrian Government belong to Syrian jihadist groups;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the attempt by the European External Action Service and the EU to mediate the conflict has not improved the situation in the country or the region; whereas interference by other states has further exacerbated the conflict; whereas Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty must be respected;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas Denmark has determined that Damascus and its surrounding areas are now safe to inhabit, and is requiring Syrian refugees to return to their country of origin;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point a
Paragraph 1 – point a
(a) reaffirm the EU’s support for Syria’s continued democratic aspirations, despite the regime’s total repression since the peaceful protests in 2011, which has been bolstered by decisive military and financial assistance from Iran and Russia to enable Assad and his cronies to retain powermind the Syrian Government of its obligation to protect its citizens; emphasise that the will of the Syrian people must be respected; highlight, in particular, the plight of persecuted Christians and call for those responsible for crimes against them to be held accountable;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) condemn the attacks by Turkish forces and their occupation of Syrian territories in the north, and the role played by Türkiye, which objectively supports the jihadist rebels used as mercenaries against civilians, including Christians and Kurds; end unconditionally and irrevocably the accession negotiations with Türkiye; express their deep concern about the persistence of radical Islamist opposition in Idlib province; support the continuation of the international coalition against the Islamic State, which remains active in Syria despite significant defeats;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point k
Paragraph 1 – point k
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) recall that Syriamost Syrian regions cannot be regarded, in whole or in part, as a safe country for the return of its nationals living as refugees in Europe, people who have fled the crimes ofand that many Syrian refugees living in the EU could now return to their country of origin; condemn the cregime and risk torture and enforced disappearance ifation of any pull factors that could trigger new migration flows from theyis returgion to Syriathe EU;