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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 (23)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to the report of the visit to the Syrian Arab Republic of the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights of 3 July 2023 to the 54th regular session of Human Rights Council,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Geneva and Astana processes have failed, given the continued refusal of the Syrian regime to negotiate seriously a political solution with the opposirepeated failure of the attempts to find a political solution;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas Israel has occupied a part of the Syrian territory in the Golan Heights since 1967; whereas the Israeli military continues to launch air strikes and other forms of attacks on Syrian infrastructure, including civilian;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas terrorist organisations continue to have a presence and control part of the Syrian territory, and terrorist attacks continue to regularly take place in government-controlled areas; whereas terrorist organisations operating in Syria have received backing and support from several international actors; whereas hundreds of thousands of Syrians have been killed in terrorist attacks since the beginning of the war;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas Türkiye occupies a part of the Syrian territory both with its own army and through proxies, and is engaging in large-scale armed conduct on Syrian territory on a regular basis;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the United States continues to occupy a part of Syria in the al-Tanf military base and the 55km area surrounding it, where there is estimated to be around 900 US soldiers as well as local proxies; whereas the US presence in Syria is involved in the exploitation of the country's oil fields;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas ISIS committed crimes against humanity, including genocide, in the territories temporarily under its control prior to the intervention of the Syrian state's forces and the international coalition;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas the Syrian state is not sufficiently addressing the basic needs of the Syrian people, the country’s economic situation is extremely precarious and Syria has turned into a narco-stat; whereas sanctions and other unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria have had a strong impact on the daily livelihoods of the Syrian people, and have made increasingly difficult their access to international aid and to international markets for basic products, including medicines and medical equipment, in a country where 90% of the population lives below the poverty line;
Amendment 100 #
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 power; highlight the need to pursue inclusive and democratic dialogue between the government and peaceful opposition forces in order to reach a final settlement and end the country's partition;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
(b) stress the regime’s personal responsibility for the death of half a million civilians, the destruction of the country, the displacement of the majority of the population, the torture and disappearance of 150 000 people at the hands of the concentration-camp system, the use of chemical weapons against civilians and the systematic destruction of any peaceful opposition; highlight the responsibility of terrorist organisations and the international actors supporting them for the destruction of the country and the death of civilians; stress the need to ensure accountability for all war crimes committed by the different sides throughout the war in Syria;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) underline the need to lift sanctions and unilateral coercive measures which currently have an impact on the people of Syria, in line with the call of the UN Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of the unilateral and coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point e
Paragraph 1 – point e
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) deplore the continued presence on Syrian territory of hundreds of Iranian and Russian bases and militias, as well as the presence of Turkish and US military and their proxies; express concern about the economic exploitation of the country by predatory foreign powers, including the exploitation of Syrian oil by the US;
Amendment 135 #
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; 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 defeatscall for a UN-led process to take place in order for Turkish, US and Israeli forces to abandon the Syrian territories they occupy and to ensure that the Syrian people can face the security challenges and threats still present in their territory with the support they require;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point i a (new)
(ia) condemn the repeated airstrikes and other attacks by the Israeli military on Syrian territory and underline the need to put an end to them immediately;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point l
Paragraph 1 – point l
(l) step up efforts to counter Russianall disinformation about Syria, including disinformation in Arabic;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point n
Paragraph 1 – point n
(n) urge that information be exchanged automatunder judicially supervision between all Member States on possible war criminals whose asylum applications are rejected under Article 1(F) of the Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r
Paragraph 1 – point r
(r) invite the international community, at the 2024 Brussels Conference, to increase urgently its humanitarian assistance to the 15.3 million Syrians who depend on it on a daily basis; insist on access to clean water, education and long- term budget support tailored to women’s needs; point out that the EU is the biggest contributor in this regard; welcome the continued efforts of Lebanon, Jordan, Türkiye and Iraq to host 6 million refugees while facing difficult economic conditions, while calling on these host countries to respect their obligations under international law to effectively provide protection and access to fundamental rights to Syrians, refraining from deportations or refoulement, as well as promoting hate speech and discriminatory narratives;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point r a (new)
(ra) highlight that the effectiveness of the international aid provided by the EU and other international acts is severely damaged by sanctions and unilateral coercive measures imposed on Syria, as well as on all of Syria's economy, as they target key sectors for the country's development and prevent access to international markets;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(ta) increase resettlement quotas of EU Member States for Syrian refugees, and ensure that Syrian refugees and Palestine refugees fleeing from Syria are granted international protection and access to fundamental rights and services in the EU;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) recall that Syria cannot be regarded, in whole or in part, as a safe country for the return of itsSyrian nationals living as refugees in Europe, people who have fled the crimes of the regime and risk torture and enforced disappearance if they return to Syriaor asylum seekers, or Palestine refugees previously living in Syria; highlight that the security and humanitarian conditions are not adequate in any part of the country;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point u a (new)
(ua) recall how UNRWA, despite chronic funding shortages, continues to play a crucial role to ensure the continued provision of essential services to Palestine refugee communities in Syria and the region, and call for additional EU humanitarian assistance to Palestine refugees affected by the conflict;