16 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2020/2002(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
- having regard to the Joint Declaration of the members of the European Council with the Member States of the G5 Sahel of 28 April 2020,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral economy as a result of climate change, population growth and deforestation; whereas another major challenge is the emergence of new forms of mafia economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency, institutional weakness and corruption of themany administrations, is producing a hybridisation between terrorist groups, traffickers and traditional community and regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas terrorist attacks on civilian populations, state institutions, state representatives, security and defence forces and infrastructure undermine social cohesion, and whereas terrorist groups also use existing local conflicts for this purpose;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
B b. whereas creating the security conditions necessary for the re- establishment of basic state structures, particularly in the more remote regions where citizens may feel most abandoned, is essential;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and push young people to try to migrate to Europe in search of a better life, thereby risking their lives while also impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resources;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas, owing to the pandemic caused by the spread of COVID-19, the number of EU staff on the ground in these missions is being reduced on health grounds;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls foron the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in theEU and the Member States to examine formulas through which, in light of the grave and profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving, the combat capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism may be improved; supports the Joint Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4; _________________ 4 JOIN(2015)0017.
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
Paragraph 5 – introductory part
5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary: to examine whether the African Peace Facility could be adapted to overcome the current restrictions on acquisition of weapons and ammunition or to examine other formulas whereby this could be achieved;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a
Paragraph 5 – point a
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b
Paragraph 5 – point b
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for the EUon the Member States to step up their efforts to help the joint forces of the G5 Sahel to become operational through the direct provision of financial assistance for the acquisition of adequate weapons and military equipment; calls on the partners who made pledges at the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;
Amendment 353 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), the GARSI- Sahel programme (composed of Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese security forces) EUTM Mali and the Chadian Army, which is the essential force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;
Amendment 409 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a a (new)
Paragraph 25 – point a a (new)
(aa) developing policies to promote economic development and job creation that focus on young people. Highlights the need to involve young people in the political, economic and peace process;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c
Paragraph 25 – point c
(c) providing basic services such as health and education, which will also help to increase people’s confidence in the state;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Expresses its deep concern that the current security crisis in Africa could lead to a massive displacement of the population, undermining North African states and affecting Europe; highlights the importance of cooperation between the countries of the Sahel Region and the European Union in order to ensure orderly migration flows and to combat human trafficking gangs;
Amendment 469 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers it essential to provide extraordinary assistance to the regions concerned in view of the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Welcomes the decision adopted unanimously by the G20 to suspend debt service payments to the poorest countries;