2020/2002(INI) | [ParlTrack]

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to its report on Peace Support Operations – EU engagementwith the UN and the African Union of 7 June 2016,

Amendment 100 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Andrea COZZOLINO, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is also supporting the ~~establishment and~~ operationalisation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force;

Amendment 101 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas the continued operationalisation of key regional security actors such as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Eastern Africa Standby Force (EASF) and the African Union’s African Standby Force overlap with the EU’s interest in assisting struggling countries to provide peace and prosperity for their citizens;

Amendment 102 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)

F a. whereas regional cooperation and good neighbourly relations between the countries of the Sahelregion, West Africa and the Horn of Africa are indispensable in order to maintain and strengthen the stability in these regions;

Amendment 103 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to re~~stric~~peated failures to address long-lasting solutions ton the~~ir mandate, training programmes, and a lack of basic equipment, including weapons, ammunition and vehicl~~ conflict with development initiatives that would focus on the gaps around social, economic and governance issues that are exploited by the rebels and extremists to gain a foothold and a following in areas where chronic underdevelopment has resulted in a lack of basic governance and public services structures;

Amendment 104 #

Javier NART, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of specific training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to limited local absorption and appropriation capacities, restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and ~~a lack of basic equipment,~~the fact that they cannot supply the units they train with basic equipment and a lack of basic equipment necessary for the conduct of training activities and the equipment of the local defence forces including weapons, ammunition and vehicles;

Amendment 105 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of training, some of the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to ~~restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and a lack of basic equipment, including weapons, ammunition and vehicles~~the fact that they were not incorporated in a wider comprehensive and strategic approach aiming at building a reliable security sector which first and foremost aims at delivering security benefits to the entire local population while respecting the rule of law and in particular international humanitarian law;

Amendment 106 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness not only due to restrictions on their mandate, training programmes~~, and a~~ or lack of ~~basic~~ equipment, ~~including weapons, ammunition and vehicles~~but also owing to a failure in taking an ‘integrated approach’ to conflict-solving, understanding the deep-seated security problems of each country and drawing up a coherent long- term plan for EU involvement in the region;

Amendment 107 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of training, the above-mentioned EU as well as UN missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and a lack of basic equipment, including weapons, ammunition and vehicles;

Amendment 108 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of training, the mandate and purpose of the above- mentioned EU missions ~~have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and a lack of basic equipment, including weapons, ammunition and vehicle~~needs to be reviewed in order to draw up a “lessons learned” analysis which shall be used to adapt current and future missions;

Amendment 109 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G

G. whereas after years of training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to restrictions on their mandate, training programmes, and a lack of basic equipment, ~~including weapons, ammunition and vehicles~~sustainability plans and local ownership;

Amendment 11 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 5 a (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 5 July 2018 on Somalia,

Amendment 110 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas there are there are only a very limited number of EU financed activities in the field of conflict prevention, mediation, dialogue and reconciliation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa; whereas unfortunately the EU plans to reduce its financial means for such actions for 2021-2027;

Amendment 111 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)

G a. whereas any training, financing, or equipping of security forces in third countries should abide by European fundamental values and human rights law;

Amendment 112 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

~~H. whereas these restrictions have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by supplying such equipment;~~deleted

Amendment 113 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas these restrictions have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by supplying such equipment; whereas Africa has imported 49 percent of its military equipment from Russia and whereas China has exported 20 percent of their global arm sales to Africa;

Amendment 114 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas the~~se restrict~~ absence of a cohesive and strategical presence of the European Unions haves allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill theis void ~~left by the European Union by supplying such equipment~~by moving towards building economical, political and military partnerships with leaders in the region, especially in the Horn of Africa;

Amendment 115 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas these restrictions ~~have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by supp~~affect the credibility of the EU's external action, whilst other global actors such as China and Russia or regional actors like Turkey are stepping up their actions, with no governance stipulations and effectively in~~g such equipment~~ order to boost strictly bilateral interests;

Amendment 116 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas these ~~restriction~~shortfalls have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by supplying ~~such~~ equipment, mercenaries and building their own military facilities within several of the most despotic African countries;

Amendment 117 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas these restrictions have allowed third countries, notably Russia, China, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, to fill the void left by the European Union by supplying such equipment;

Amendment 118 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Juozas OLEKAS, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Recital H

H. whereas ~~these restrictions have allowed~~ third countries, notably Russia, China and Turkey~~, to fill the void left by the European Union by supplying such equipment~~ have increased their supply of weapons and ammunitions to countries of the region;

Amendment 119 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas in 2017 China’s Communist Party formally adopted in National Party Congress the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with an announced investment as high as $8 trillion for a vast network of transportation, energy, and telecommunications infrastructure linking Europe, Africa, and Asia; whereas China is a major stakeholder in Africa's economy with a significant influence on many aspects of the continent's affairs;

Amendment 12 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the Council's 'EU Concept for ESDP support for Security Sector Reform (SSR)' of 13 October 2005, the Commission Communication 'A Concept for European Community support for security sector reform' of 24 May 2006, the Joint Communication 'Elements for an EU-wide strategic framework to support security sector reform' of 5 July 2016 and to the Council conclusions on an 'EU-wide strategic framework to support Security Sector Reform (SSR)' of 14 November 2016,

Amendment 120 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas over the last decade, the UAE has gradually increased its presence in the Horn of Africa, using development and humanitarian projects to boost its geostrategic prominence particularly in the Gulf of Aden; whereas Somalia has urged the United Nations Security Council to take action against the construction of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military base in Somaliland;

Amendment 121 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)

H a. whereas Turkey has spent years building trust in the Horn of Africa as it seeks to increase its influence particularly in the Red Sea region; whereas Turkish companies still manage Mogadishu's main seaport, airport and even provide military training for Somali government soldiers;

Amendment 122 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)

H b. whereas the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has set its first overseas military base in Djibouti and China holds over 70 per cent of Djibouti’s gross domestic product in debt; whereas the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)’s loans catch vulnerable, developing countries in “debt-traps” depleting government reserves and sticking generations of taxpayers with gigantic debts;

Amendment 123 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas neither the Somali army, nor the Malian army nor the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadists or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandbecame sustainable security actors able to act aloned a~~nd fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled~~fter years of EU training and divers EU investments;

Amendment 124 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas neither the Somali army, nor the Malian army nor the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadists or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandoned and fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled;

Amendment 125 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas neither the Somali army, nor the Malian army nor the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) ~~have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadists or~~ hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandoned and fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled;

Amendment 126 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas neither the Somali army, nor the Malian army nor the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have ~~been able to contribute effectively to~~found effective response in their fight against jihadists or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandoned and fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled;

Amendment 127 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas neither the Somali ~~army, nor the~~an, Burkinabe, Malian ~~army n~~or the Central African Aarm~~ed Forces (FACA)~~ies have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadists and armed groups or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandoned ~~and~~. They also fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled;

Amendment 128 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Jytte GUTELAND, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Recital I

I. whereas ~~neither~~ the Somali army, ~~nor~~ the Malian army ~~nor~~and the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) ~~have been able to contribute effectively to the fight against jihadist~~are struggling to fight effectively against terrorists and armed groups or hold and secure the ground cleared with the aid of friendly international forces, the result being that the local populations feel abandoned and fear being accused of collaborating with the government by the jihadists or the armed groups in the CAR once they return and reoccupy the space from which they were expelled;

Amendment 129 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)

I a. whereas there has been a decisive drop in piracy off the coasts of both Eastern and Western Africa as a result of international maritime security efforts from both the EU and NATO that serve as a precedent for European, African and transatlantic security cooperation;

Amendment 13 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Juozas OLEKAS, Jytte GUTELAND, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Andrea COZZOLINO, Joachim SCHUSTER, Dietmar KÖSTER

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and with special attention to SDG 16, aiming at the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development,

Amendment 130 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and worse and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemendeleted;

Amendment 131 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and worse ~~and a new and comprehensive strategy the~~; whereas it is clear from the historical record that military intervention always leads to a further explosion in violence, from Chad in 1969 to Libya in 2011, Operation Serval in 2013 and Operation Barkhane from 2014 to the present day, again and again these intensely violent interventions bring about a short period of lessened violence that returns with more force ~~needs to be implemented~~later on; whereas we have learned from this history that military interventions will always be counter-productive in the long-term, and that unless underlying structural issues around the dynamics of inequality, the unequal distribution of resources and power, and governance issues are addressed, there will never be lasting stability in the region;

Amendment 132 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and worse ~~and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented~~in the Sahel region and some other theatres while others have improved, and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented with regards to those places where the EU engagement has not been effective or even been counterproductive; whereas this strategy should address the root causes of the crisis, including failed governance, equal access to resources and services, improve the existing asymmetric civil- military dialogue in the region further exacerbating already fragile humanitarian access to communities;

Amendment 133 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and worse and a new, structured and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented; , with a particular focus on regions where vulnerabilities and tensions are the highest;

Amendment 134 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation ~~has become worse and wors~~failed to improve and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented that ultimately transfers the responsibility of security into the hands of Africans;

Amendment 135 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, ~~the general situation has become worse and worse~~we are still a long way off from achieving the final goal of regional stability and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be developed and implemented;

Amendment 136 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas ~~after years of involvement~~ revised and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented considering that despite above- mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has ~~become worse and worse and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented~~not improved substantially and a number of old and new challenges persist;

Amendment 137 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has ~~become worse and worse~~deteriorated, despite the efforts made, and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented;

Amendment 138 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has ~~become worse and worse~~not improved significantly and a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented;

Amendment 139 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J

J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become worse and ~~worse and~~ a new and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented;

Amendment 14 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 a (new)

- having regard to the EU Conflict Minerals Regulations 2017/821,

Amendment 140 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)

J a. whereas conflicts have increased and the situation is increasingly unstable; whereas it is clear that the strategy with Africa needs to be rethought without making the same mistake; whereas it is necessary to account for the operations carried out so far, especially where European weapons have been used and against whom;

Amendment 141 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas ~~Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers~~since many years foreign, but also African private military and security companies have often played a very negative role, in particular in regions with a lot of mineral resources, in particular rare earth; whereas recently Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers; whereas China has installed its first military base abroad in Djibouti in 2017; whereas also Gulf countries and Turkey have increased their presence on the continent;

Amendment 142 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers and has deployed on African continent mercenaries accused of potential war crimes in Syria and Ukraine; whereas intentions of such moves are to support dictatorship regimes, secure control over extraction of mineral resources and gain political support on the level of international organizations;

Amendment 143 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers; whereas there is a growing presence of Russian mercenary units in Africa, with ties to the Russian state;

Amendment 144 #

Javier NART, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Hilde VAUTMANS, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas Russia, advancing its geopolitical goals and economic interests, has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers;

Amendment 145 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K

K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers and China steps up its presence;

Amendment 146 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

K a. whereas China has increased its influence in Africa by opening up more embassies, increased arms sales to African states, opening up a military base in Djibouti in 2017 and increasing its military presence;

Amendment 147 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)

Ka. whereas this proposal will satisfy an urgent need and the high expectations of actors on the ground and local people;

Amendment 148 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the European Development Fund and the African Peace Facility (APF) provide support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa; whereas the proposed European Peace Facility (EPF) would replace the Athena mechanism and the APF, endowing the EU with a new tool to more flexibly deploy military operations and significantly step up options for security assistance to partners; whereas the ultimate impact of the EPF as an instrument to sustainably address violent conflict and insecurity will depend on the extent to which it will be complemented by the necessary safeguards and monitoring systems to avoid potential misuse of the aid provided and to ensure that questions of accountability, human rights and respect of humanitarian law are duly taken into account;

Amendment 149 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the European Development Fund and the African Peace Facility (APF) provide support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa; whereas the EPF will replace the AFP and the Athena mechanism for the financing of common costs of CSDP military operations;

Amendment 15 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the strategic framework for the Horn of Africa of 11 November 2011, and to the EU Horn of Africa regional action plan 2015-2020,

Amendment 150 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the question of financing the CSDP is crucial for the continuation of the policy, and whereas the European Development Fund and the African Peace Facility (APF) provide support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa;

Amendment 151 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

Amendment 152 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the European Development Fund, European Peace Facility (EPF) and the African Peace Facility (APF) provide support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa;

Amendment 153 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L

L. whereas the European Development Fund ~~and~~through the African Peace Facility (APF) provides support to the African Union, financing, among other things, the operational cost of military peacekeeping operations in Africa;

Amendment 154 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement proposed to re-allocate, accelerate and prioritise €3.25 billion from existing programmes to respond to the coronavirus related needs in Africa, including €2.06billion for sub-Saharan Africa;

Amendment 155 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the European Union has been committed to the security and development of the Sahel region as leading partner through an integrated approach focused on political and diplomatic dialogue and development and humanitarian support;

Amendment 156 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the mandates of the CSDP mission are comprehensive and aim among others to foster security sector reform, advance justice reform, strengthen military and police training as well as to advance oversight;

Amendment 157 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the future European Peace Facility (EPF) that should take over from the APF in 2021 should extend its scope to the partner states and allow for the supply of military equipment;

Amendment 158 #

Manu PINEDA, Mick WALLACE, Özlem DEMIREL

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas many EU Member States do not meet the development cooperation objectives set;

Amendment 159 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

L a. whereas the African Union remains a key partner for EU's peace and stability efforts;

Amendment 16 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 b (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Secretary General’s appeal for a global ceasefire in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic,

Amendment 160 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L b (new)

L b. whereas the Sahel is one of the regions most affected by the proliferation of illicit small arms and whereas these undocumented and mostly illegally held arms do not only threaten the safety and security of communities but are also used by dangerous transnational criminal networks engaged in various forms of trafficking, including of weapons, humans and illegal drugs;

Amendment 161 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L c (new)

L c. whereas the African Union at its annual summit in February announced plans to send 3,000 soldiers to the Sahel to support the G5 Sahel in the combat against armed groups;

Amendment 162 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L d (new)

L d. whereas since 2017 the EU has followed a process of regionalisation of its CSDP missions, which next to advancing cooperation with the G5 Sahel is aimed at better identifying and filling gaps in cross-border cooperation in the regions;

Amendment 163 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L e (new)

L e. whereas since 2017 the EU has followed a process of regionalisation of its CSDP missions, which next to advancing cooperation with the G5 Sahel is aimed at better identifying and filling gaps in cross-border cooperation in the regions;

Amendment 164 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L f (new)

L f. Recommends that the EU strengthens its cooperation with the national parliaments, including security and defense committees, to improve critical oversight functions over national and external security interventions;

Amendment 165 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)

La. whereas the 'Capacity building in support of security and development' (CBSD) initiative led to a revision of the Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP+) in 2017, which resulted in financing for training initiatives and the delivery of non-lethal equipment to armed forces in non-EU countries;

Amendment 166 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1. Considers that the European Union must commit to dialogue as a strategy for conflict resolution. The EU will be encouraged to take an active role in the peaceful resolution of major conflicts in today's world through dialogue. Political and financial support for peace processes based on constructive mediation and the peaceful and democratic resolution of conflicts in Africa will be promoted, giving priority to transitional justice mechanisms and the defence of the right to justice, truth and reparation for victims, especially those of sexual violence;

Amendment 167 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1 Underlines that the EU should address the root causes of migration, such as poverty, food and nutrition security, unemployment, instability and the lack of security; the focus should also be on assisting the development of stable institutions to promote sustainable societal development;

Amendment 168 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)

-1 Believes, in light of the upcoming EU-Africa summit in October 2020, that the EU and Africa must place human rights at the core of all their relations and related policies;

Amendment 169 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 a (new)

-1 a Believes that the formulation and implementation of security and counter- terrorism policies must be permeated by a genuine respect for and adherence to universal human rights, freedoms and liberties; considers that the objective should be to reach a balance between human security and traditional security concerns, acknowledging that the former cannot be sacrificed on behalf of the latter;

Amendment 17 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 c (new)

- having regard to the EU strategy on the Gulf of Guinea of 2014,

Amendment 170 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

~~1. Considers that the European Union must coordinate the development and security initiatives in which it is involved as part of an integrated strategy;~~deleted

Amendment 171 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the European Union must coordinate the development ~~and~~, security and humanitarian initiatives in which it is involved as part of an integrated strategy; considers that the African Union and African States from the region are key partners with which the EU is meaningfully engaged in order to jointly achieve sustainable development and human security; considers that the EU- Africa security cooperation must be based on human rights and humanitarian law and must respect the do-no-harm principle; considers that a security strategy for the Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa regions must first and foremost lie on addressing the root causes of the conflicts in the region, and notably the deep inequalities;

Amendment 172 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the European Union must coordinate the development and security initiatives in which it is involved as part of an integrated strategy; recalls that the fight against terrorism depends on the ability of the states concerned to have strong and reliable institutions, well established basic services including internal security capacities and a justice system, in particular on criminal matters, in which citizens have confidence;

Amendment 173 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the European ~~Union~~Commission, the Member States and the VP/HR must coordinate the development and security initiatives in which ~~it is~~they are involved as part of an integrated strategy leading to independent African ownership in security and defence affairs;

Amendment 174 #

1. Considers that the European Union must coordinate the development and security initiatives in which it is involved as part of an integrated strategy that should include good governance, democracy, human rights, the rule of law and gender equality;

Amendment 175 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers ~~that the European Union must~~ coordinateion of the development and security initiatives ~~in which it is involved as part of~~of the EU, involved Member States, like-minded partner countries such as the U.S, UK and Canada as well as organizations such as the AU and NATO needs an integrated strategy;

Amendment 176 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1

1. Considers that the European Union must coordinate the development and security initiatives in which it is involved as part of an integrated strategy; the strategy on EU aid and foreign policy must also take into account the migration policy;

Amendment 177 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Welcomes the proposal by the European Commission and the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy which will be a basis for the new strategy with Africa based on five key areas of green transition, digital transformation, sustainable growth and jobs, peace and governance and migration and mobility; underlines the importance of the upcoming EU-AU Summit in order to strengthen bilateral relations and define common strategic priorities with partners;

Amendment 178 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. In this regard welcomes the new communication “Towards a comprehensive Strategy with Africa’ and expects that security cooperation will be an important part of the upcoming EU- Africa Summit. Is of the opinion that the overly militarized approach to fighting terrorism in Africa is not working in the long term and a future EU-Africa strategy should tackle this problem in a comprehensive way;

Amendment 179 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Strongly believes that the EU and its Member States must review their security and defence engagements in the regions of the Sahel, West Africa and the Horn of Africa, including how to strengthen the capacity of partners, including through the provision of military equipment;

Amendment 18 #

Manu PINEDA, Mick WALLACE, Özlem DEMIREL

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 d (new)

- having regard to the EU strategy for security and development in the Sahel of 2011 which was presentedby the High Representative and the Commission, upon the Council's request,

Amendment 180 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Calls for the promotion of a renewed relationship between the EU and the African continent based on solidarity, mutual respect and mutual benefit, adhering always to the principles of respect for international law, national sovereignty and equality between parties;

Amendment 181 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)

1 a. Considers that the European Union should secure resilience by connecting humanitarian, development, peace and security interventions at all stages of conflicts and crises;

Amendment 182 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 183 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the European Union’s ~~development and~~ security missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU a; reminds that ~~a centralised doctrine centre should be established cover~~the VP/HR has the duty according to the Treaty, as Vice-President of the Commission, as chair of the Commissioners’ Group on a ‘Stronger Europe ing the ~~Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian P~~World’, and the chair of the Foreign Affairs Council, and as highest authority as regards all civilian and military CSDP planning and Cconduct ~~Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the~~structures in the EEAS, to design a coherent and consistent approach for an effective and sustainable security cooperation with African partners which comprises as dimensions of security ~~sector~~;

Amendment 184 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a c~~entralised doctrine centre should be established~~ivilian-military EU Headquarters should be established giving advice to the Commission president, the HR/VP and the PSC covering the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector, ensuring effective cooperation of involved actors and coordination of Member States’ initiatives on the ground;

Amendment 185 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a ~~centralised doctrine centre should be established covering~~doctrine that integrates the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector is needed. All these efforts to ensure coordination should be introduced under the authority of the Council and in close and constant contact with the Political and Security Committee;

Amendment 186 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the European Union’s common foreign development and security missions, operations and pro~~gramme~~jects should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that ~~a centralised doctrine centre should be estab~~the Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC) should have an enhanced coordination role and should propose a centralished ~~covering~~doctrine that would reinforce the capacities of the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector;

Amendment 187 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

Amendment 188 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2

2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a ~~centralised~~pool of doctrine ~~centre~~experts should be ~~established~~considered to cover~~ing~~ the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector;

Amendment 189 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Recalls that despite significant engagements in the past, the number of challenges and crises in the region of the Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa, has increased, and that hence the EU has to be ready to not only maintain, but to review and eventually upgrade its commitments, including means to strengthen the capacity of partners, including through the provision of military equipment; emphasises in this context that there are no military-only solutions and that hence political solutions, involving the civil society, are a prerequisite for long-term stability and peace;

Amendment 19 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 e (new)

- having regard to the Annual Joint Consultative Meetings of the Political and Security Committee of the European Union and of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union,

Amendment 190 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2a. Welcomes the global commitment of the EU to the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa and appreciates the contribution made by CSDP missions and operations to peace, security and international stability; underlines, however, the need to adapt the financial and administrative rules and the political decision-making process in order to increase the speed and effectiveness of the response to crises;

Amendment 191 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)

2 a. Repeats its call for a White Book on European Defence, which designs and outlines very precise scenarios for possible EU military interventions and underlying doctrines in compliance with the military tasks of Article 43(1) TEU;

Amendment 192 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Strongly believes that only security assistance which puts human security at its centre will be effective in the medium and long term as without tangible security gains for the local population all civilian and military assistance will sooner or later fail or even produce negative unintended consequences;

Amendment 193 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)

2 b. Points to the fact that instability in the regions of the Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa ultimately has a negative spill-over effect to in particular the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood and hence poses a direct challenge to our European external border management;

Amendment 194 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Welcomes the progress made in the negotiations for both the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) as well as the European Peace Facility (EPF) and believes that they both give the EU the ability to respond more quickly and effectively to security challenges, in particular since they enhance the EU’s ability to strengthen the capacity of partners, including through the provision of military equipment while respecting the proper safeguards;

Amendment 195 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)

2 c. Strongly believes that the EU should invest to a maximum in processes aiming at conflict prevention by triggering a multitude of very concrete mediation, dialogue and reconciliation processes and projects in parallel to other security measures; underlines the need to also pursue non-state centric approaches aiming at fostering stability and security, in particular as regards inter-Community tensions;

Amendment 196 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)

2 d. Underlines that security, stability and hence ultimately also prosperity and sustainable development will only be achieved in the concerned regions, if an all-encompassing strategy is pursued, recalls in this light that security sector reform, justice reform, good governance, democratic accountability, and the protection of civilians are a prerequisite for winning the trust of populations in their governments and security forces; further underlines the civil-military nexus and the need to better streamline both components of the CSDP missions;

Amendment 197 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 e (new)

2 e. Recalls that the governments of the regions concerned have a primary responsibility towards their citizens to work towards good governance, public accountability and democratic involvement; underlines thus that the EU efforts are guided by the ultimate goal that one day the countries concerned can provide for their own security;

Amendment 198 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 f (new)

2 f. Commends the staff of the EU missions who, despite very challenging conditions, have performed exceptionally and have demonstrated dedication and professionalism;

Amendment 199 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 g (new)

2 g. Underlines the urgent need to strengthen CDSP missions as well as the EU’s overall strategic planning and communication policy, in order to increase the visibility of the EU’s actions; deems that this is crucial in order to both help engage third countries such as China, Russia and Turkey, to seek pursue similar goals, and if necessary to contain and counter third countries with opposing and damaging long-term interests for the regions;

Amendment 2 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 1 b (new)

- having regard to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute report 'Trends in World Military Expenditure, 2019' (April 2020),

Amendment 20 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 f (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 7 June 2016 on Peace Support Operations – EU engagement with the UN and the African Union,

Amendment 200 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 h (new)

2 h. Strongly welcomes plans by the African Union to assume a larger role in African peace and security operations and hence is encouraged by the plans by the African Union to send 3,000 soldiers in support of the G5 Sahel;

Amendment 201 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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; 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.Welcomes the proposal for a new Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument;

Amendment 202 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. CRejects all calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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; supports the Joint Communication of the Comas a response to the degradation in the security conditions in the region or as a means to fill any gaps in EU missions 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 ; _________________ 4projects; JOIN(2015)0017.

Amendment 203 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls ~~for~~on the ~~revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the~~EU 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 204 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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; 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 205 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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; 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~~; finds that military options are most effective when combined with non- military strategies such as deradicalization and social reintegration programs; JOIN(2015)0017.

Amendment 206 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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 further 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; 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 ; Calls on the EU to further empower African leadership in ensuring civilian dimensions of peacebuilding and resilience; _________________ 4 JOIN(2015)0017.

Amendment 207 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for ~~the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in~~a broad discussion among EU Member States and institutions about the security c~~ondition~~hallenges in the region ~~and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting~~s of the Sahel, West Africa, and the Horn of Africa on how the EU can more effectively strengthen 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 traini~~, including through the provision of military equipment in order to more adequately respond to the profound challeng es~~sential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism~~ and the serious security conditions in the region; 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 208 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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 wTakes note of the Commission proposal and the ongoing inter- institutional negotiations aiming at establishing a regulation entitled Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) comprising all tasks of the current Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP), in particular Communithy a ~~view to support~~ctions ing 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; supportfield of peace, security, stability, security sector reform (SSR), demobilisation, disarmament and reintegration (DDR), peacebuilding, counter-terrorism, organised crime, child soldiers, conflict prevention, mediation, reconciliation and the provision of non- lethal military capacity building (CBSD); notes 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 209 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. ~~Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014~~Stresses that in the 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 support~~ing~~ 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; 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.~~' and the establishment of the future EPF let to the authorisation of the supply of military equipment including weapons and ammunition as well as lethal equipment to support military capabilities in African armed forces;

Amendment 21 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 g (new)

- having regard to the Plan of Action to enhance EU CSDP support to UN peacekeepingof 14 June 2012 and on Strengthening the UN-EU Strategic Partnership on Peacekeeping and Crisis Management: Priorities 2015-2018’of 27 March 2015,

Amendment 210 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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~~terrorist armed groups; 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 211 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3

3. Calls for the revi~~sion~~ew of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the 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; 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. 4

Amendment 212 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)

3 a. Insists on the importance that the ongoing discussion on the establishment of the future EPF lead to authorization of the supply of military equipment, including weapons and ammunition as well as lethal equipment to support military capability of African armed forces;

Amendment 213 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the Council;deleted

Amendment 214 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

Amendment 215 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training;~~Welcomes the proposal from the HR, with the support of the Commission, for the establishment under the Union’s Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of an “European PeaceFacility” (EPF) for the financing of military and defence-related cooperation with third countries and international organisations, including equipment under the EU common military list[1],which will fill an important gap in EU support. In this regard, and considering the actual situation in Africa, calls on the Council to approve this proposal adopting the necessary Decision without delay establishing this new instrument, and : a) calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; b)calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the operational expenditure arising from ~~the supply and use of such~~its implementation, including equipment and training; c) calls on the Member States that do not participate in the funding ~~the supply and use of such material~~of a specification or part of it to abstain from the vote in the Council; d) Calls for the establishment in the EEAS of a new dedicated Division in charge of managing this new instrument, to oversee the supply and use of equipment and training including proper safeguards and risk mitigation measures;

Amendment 216 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Call~~Is onf the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the Councilopinion that the supply and use of such equipment and training should be monitored by Member States, scrutinized by the EP and audited by the ECA;

Amendment 217 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls ~~on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls~~ for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the Council;

Amendment 218 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; ~~calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the Council;~~

Amendment 219 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. ~~Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision~~Notes the 18 June 2018 proposal of the High Representative onf the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls on the Member States that do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material to abstain from the vote in the CouncilUnion for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, with the support of the Commission, to the Council for a Council Decision establishing a European Peace Facility (EPF); reminds that the EPF aims at incorporating the African Peace Facility and establishing a CBSD component which would allow the EU to transfer arms and ammunitions to partner countries, complementing the CBSD component under the NDICI; recalls its recommendation of 28 March 2019 on the establishment of the European Peace Facility; notes that since June 2018 Member States are working on a Council Decision establishing the EPF, latest in January 2021;

Amendment 22 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 h (new)

- having regard to the Joint Africa- EU Strategy (JAES) agreed at the 2nd EU-Africa Summit held in Lisbon on 8-9 December 2007and the JAES Roadmap 2014-2017 agreed at the 4th EU-Africa Summit held in Brussels on 2-3 April 2014,

Amendment 220 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; ~~calls on~~reminds to the Member States ~~that~~of their possibility to abstain during the vote in the Council when they do not participate in funding the supply and use of such material ~~to abstain from the vote in the Council~~;

Amendment 221 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)

4 a. Stresses that in the context of EPF a new EU-level instrument would potentially deliver joint risk assessments prior to any decision to transfer arms and ammunitions to third countries in the context of the military capacity-building pillar of EPF, assess individual measures against the eight criteria of the Common Position, and establish safeguards and possible sanctions with a view on the end- user; is concerned about the potential effects of inadequate safeguards in this context;

Amendment 222 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Considers that the sustainability ~~and~~, effectiveness, and visibility, of EU civilian and military missions in Africa, despite the high dedication and professionalism of its staff, have been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary: to ensure a large enough EU Budget, including a high enough EPF ceiling, in order to ensure the ability to strengthen the capacity of partners including through the provision of military equipment;

Amendment 223 #

Motion for a resolution
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 224 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
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: that none of them takes place or is the subject of a media communication without their appropriations being properly planned and budgeted;

Amendment 225 #

5. Considers that there are no possible sustainab~~ility~~le and effective~~ness of~~ EU civilian and military missions in Africa ~~have been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affect~~and that for there to be a possible lasting peace and stability in the region persistent underlying structural problems that primarily stem from global North economic and trade policies must be addressed and that it is therefore necessary:

Amendment 226 #

Motion for a resolution
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:~~a comprehensive medium and long-term strategy which integrates those individual measures in a wider long-term security sector reform process;

Amendment 227 #

Motion for a resolution
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 of local ownership, sustainability plans and basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:

Amendment 228 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been hampered inter alia by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:

Amendment 229 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been hampered particularly by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:

Amendment 23 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 i (new)

- having regard to the European Court of Auditors’ Special Report No 3 on The Efficiency and Effectiveness of EU Contributions channelled through United Nations organisations in Conflict-affected Countries of 2011,

Amendment 230 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – introductory part

5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have also been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary:;

Amendment 231 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

~~a) for the EU budget be large enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport);~~deleted

Amendment 232 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

~~a) for the EU budget be large enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport);~~deleted

Amendment 233 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

~~a) for the EU budget be large enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport);~~deleted

Amendment 234 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

~~a) for the EU budget be large enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport);~~deleted

Amendment 235 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) for the EU ~~budget be large enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport)~~to work towards abolishing the debt burdens of developing countries in order to roll back the remote- control power that rich countries exercise over poor countries, and restore soverign control over economic policy at the national level;

Amendment 236 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) for the EU budget be large enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and ~~military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport)~~equipment;

Amendment 237 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point a

a) for the EUPF budget to be large enough to effectively address the current challenges including relat~~ing~~ed to ~~training~~operations, missions and military equipment ~~(including weapons, munitions and transport)~~;

Amendment 238 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

~~b) to adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitions;~~deleted

Amendment 239 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

~~b) to adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitions;~~deleted

Amendment 24 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 j (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 25 November 2010 on the 10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325(2000) on Women, Peace and Security,

Amendment 240 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

~~b) to adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitions;~~deleted

Amendment 241 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

~~b) to adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitions;~~deleted

Amendment 242 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) to ~~adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limitations on~~put in place the proposed European Peace Facility, with full respect for the Common Position, for Human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Fac~~quisition of arms and muni~~ility and with full safeguards to ensure that any military equipment is not given to partner countries that are committing abuses, atrocities, and other harms against their civilian populations;

Amendment 243 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Juozas OLEKAS, Jytte GUTELAND, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Andrea COZZOLINO, Joachim SCHUSTER, Dietmar KÖSTER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) to ~~adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitions~~put in place the proposed European Peace Facility, with full respect for the Common Position, for Human rights and humanitarian law, and with effective transparency provisions such as the publication of a detailed list of military equipment provided to partner countries under the Facility;

Amendment 244 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) to ~~adapt the APF in order to overcome the current limi~~democratise the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO, and allow global South countries - who are the world's majority - to have a fair and equal representation~~s o~~ in the ~~acquisition of arms and munitions~~se institutions so they can have a real say in the formulation of policies that affect them;

Amendment 245 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) ~~to adapt~~design the AEPF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of ~~arms and munitions;~~ the equipment needed for the missions to be operational;

Amendment 246 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) to ~~adap~~ensure that the AEPF ~~in order to~~ overcomes the current limitations under the APF and the Union's budget on the acquisition of arms and munitions;

Amendment 247 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b

b) to adapt the APF and the EPF in order to overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitions;

Amendment 248 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – point b a (new)

b a) to coordinate such support with like-minded countries and organizations involved and representing the same strategic goals;

Amendment 249 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)

5 a. Reminds that EU primary law prohibits the acquisition of arms and ammunitions via the Community’s budget; recalls numerous decisions of the ECJ in this respect; reminds that the legal services of Parliament, Council and Commission have reached different legal positions as whether even the financing by the Community of non-lethal military capacity building in the context of the current IcSP is compliant with EU primary law, in particular Article 209 TFEU, and ECJ case law;

Amendment 25 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 k (new)

- having regard to the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security (WPS) and its Action Plan 2019-2024,

Amendment 250 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that all funding instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security capabilities in the affected African countries, as per Articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the light of the very serious security crisis in the Sahel-Saharan region;deleted

Amendment 251 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that all funding instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security ~~capabilities~~ in the affected African countries~~, as per Articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and~~ in the light of the very serious security crisis in the Sahel- Saharan region;

Amendment 252 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that the use of all funding instruments should be ~~explor~~optimized with a view to address underlying causes of the conflict beyond supporting the development of security capabilities in the affected African countries, as per Articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the light of the very serious security crisis in the Sahel-Saharan region;

Amendment 253 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. C~~onsiders~~alls on the Commission and the Council that all funding instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security capabilities in the affected African countries, as per Articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the light of the very serious security crisies in the Sahel-Saharan region and East Africa;

Amendment 254 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6

6. Considers that all funding instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security capabilities as well as capacities to establish and preserve peace in the affected African countries, as per Articles 209 and 212 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and in the light of the very serious security crisis in the Sahel-Saharan region;

Amendment 255 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)

6 a. Welcomes the proposal to strengthen the principle of partnership in the African – EU relations laid down in the Joint Communication`s (JOIN(2020)0004); calls on the Commission, especially the VP,HR to launch tailor-made bilateral partnerships for transformation covering a broad set of areas with a priority on security and defence; calls on the VP, HR to honour advanced countries in the area of consolidating democracy and human security and to invite them to join bilateral partnerships under the principle of “more for more”; going beyond bilateral partnerships, calls on the VP,HR to assist consolidating the security functions of sub regional organizations, like the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), the East African Community, or the Southern African Development Community (SADC);

Amendment 256 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

Amendment 257 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the operations against jihadist terrorism conducted by the national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel-Saharan area and by taking a similar approach to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON)supporting Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel-Saharan area in various and effective and sustainable ways in the area of security;

Amendment 258 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the operations against jihadist terrorism conducted by the national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel-Saharan area and by taking a similar approach to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON)M) and notes that the EPF should be appropriate instrument to do so;

Amendment 259 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. ~~Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the~~Supports operations against jihadist terrorism conducted by the national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel- Saharan area ~~and by taking a similar approach~~, as well as other reliable partner countries conducting counterrorism activities, in particular Morocco, and calls for establishing similar framework of cooperation to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON);

Amendment 26 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 l (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 22 November 2012 on the role of the Common Security and Defence Policy in case of climate-driven crises and natural disasters,

Amendment 260 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7

7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the operations against ~~jihadist~~ terrorism conducted by the national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel- Saharan area and by taking a similar approach to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON);

Amendment 261 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)

7 a. Recalls article 208 of the TEFU that states that the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries;

Amendment 262 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. Agrees to apply to existing training programmes the same facilities for the procurement of military equipment, including weapons, as those currently provided for the deployment and training of the G5 Sahel force, including financial support if needed;deleted

Amendment 263 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

Amendment 264 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Agrees~~Encourages a discussion whether it is advisable to apply to existing training programmes the same facilities for the procurement of military equipment, including weapons, as those currently provided for the deployment and training of the G5 Sahel force, including financial support if needed;

Amendment 265 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Agrees to apply to~~Recommends to consider whether existing training programmes may apply to the same facilities for the procurement of military equipment, including weapons, as those currently provided for the deployment and training of the G5 Sahel force, including financial support if needed;

Amendment 266 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8

8. ~~Agree~~Rejects tohe appl~~y to existing training programmes~~ication of the same facilities for the procurement of military equipment, including weapons, as those currently provided for the deployment and training of the G5 Sahel force, including financial support if needed to existing training programmes;

Amendment 267 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)

8 a. Believes that the EU should conduct a comprehensive analysis on key individuals and corporates benefiting from the war economy, employing its policy toolkit to deter all forms of corruption and abuses;

Amendment 268 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)

8 b. Calls for sufficient funding for technical legal assistance, training, and capacity building aimed at ensuring third country forces respect their human rights obligations;

Amendment 269 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that any financing of capacity-building operations for African countries is conditional on an action plan with reasonable deadlines with the possibility of further adjustments depending on the evolution of the situation;deleted

Amendment 27 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 m (new)

- having regard to the 2011 and 2012 reports of the United Nations Environment Programme entitled ‘Livelihood security: Climate change, conflict and migration in the Sahel’,

Amendment 270 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that any financing of capacity-building operations for African countries is conditional on an action plan, which includes training on security sector reform, human rights, international humanitarian law, and the rule of law, with reasonable deadlines with the possibility of further adjustments depending on the evolution of the situation;

Amendment 271 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9

9. Recommends that any financing of capacity-building operations for African countries isbe conditional on ~~an action plan with reasonable deadlines~~the recipient country presenting a commonly agreed support plan with reasonable deadlines to be achieved with EU monitoring with the possibility of further adjustments depending on the evolution of the situation;

Amendment 272 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Is deeply concerned about the high amount of cases of very serious human rights abuses committed by Malian security forces, as investigated and reported by the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA), which could amount to war crimes under humanitarian law; urges the VP/HR to suspend EUTM Mali and any other EU assistance to the Malian security sector until all crimes have been brought to justice and guarantees and mechanisms have been put in place which make sure that the EU’s partners strictly comply with international humanitarian and human rights law; calls on the EEAS to report to Parliament about all violations committed by EU military and security partners as a matter of urgency;

Amendment 273 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)

9 a. Considers that any increase in security force assistance should be subjected to a robust risk mitigation analysis that provides for adequate human rights protection mechanisms and civilian harm mitigation approach;

Amendment 274 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 b (new)

9 b. Notes the UN Evaluation Reports on Enforcement and Remedial Assistance Efforts for Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by the United Nations and Related Personnel in Peacekeeping Operations; is deeply shocked by the alarming scope of these crimes, and the failure to hold perpetrators to account; is equally shocked by sexual child abuse allegations against European and UN troops, in particular in the Central African Republic in 2016 and calls for justice; urges the UN, EU Member States and the EU's CSDP organs to investigate, prosecute and sentence any UN, national and EU personnel who committed acts of sexual violence without delay and with firmest resolve; stresses the urgent need to reform relevant structures in a way to end impunity of UN and EU personnel and by establishing functioning and transparent oversight and accountability mechanisms; finds it unacceptable that currently legal actions regarding alleged abuses remain purely voluntary and depended of the troop-contributing country; is convinced that also via training and education such grave crimes could be reduced and prevented; strongly; reminds the urgency to prevent such crimes in the future also in order to reinstate trust of the local population in international peacekeeping;

Amendment 275 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. Calls for the format of the EUTM Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia training missions to be redefined to better adapt them to the real needs of the armed forces and those of the populations of the beneficiary countries by:

Amendment 276 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. Calls for the format of the EUTM Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia training missions to be redefined ~~to better adapt them to the real needs of the armed forces of the beneficiary countries by:~~in a direct that encompasses DDR programmes (Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration);

Amendment 277 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. Calls for the format of the EUTM Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia training missions to be redefined to better adapt them to the real needs of the armed forces of the beneficiary countries by:

Amendment 278 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – introductory part

10. Calls for the format of the EUTM Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia training missions to be redefined to better adapt them to the real ~~needs of the armed forces of the beneficiary countries by~~and medium and long term security needs of the local population:

Amendment 279 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a

~~a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique;~~deleted

Amendment 28 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 n (new)

- having regard to the Council’s Concept on Strengthening EU Mediation and Dialogue Capacities of 10 November 2009,

Amendment 280 #

a) developing and applying an overarching security sector reform policy which has human security at its centre and puts the security needs of the entire population at the heart of all components; harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique;

Amendment 281 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a

a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique, while corresponding to the specific regional and geographical conditions;

Amendment 282 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a

a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique and tailored to the identified needs in country;

Amendment 283 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a

a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and ensur~~ing~~e they are ~~uniqu~~effective;

Amendment 284 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a

(a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement ~~and ensuring they are unique~~;

Amendment 285 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a a (new)

a a) training in how to apply humanitarian law and human rights law in war fighting in order to prevent war crimes and other serious crimes and therefore prevent that the EU finances security forces which generate negative unintended consequences;

Amendment 286 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point a b (new)

a b) training on gender equality and women’s rights, including the Women, Peace and Security agenda

Amendment 287 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b

b) ensuring that instructors are able, in coordination with the local military authorities, to select soldiers from among those proposed by the local governments, to train them to be capable fighters, and to supervise and accompany them on the ground once they have finished their training in order to assess them and prevent units from disbanding and soldiers from dispersing;deleted

Amendment 288 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b

b) ensuring that instructors are able, in coordination with the local military authorities, to select soldiers from among those proposed by the local governments, to train them to be capable fighters, and to supervise and accompany themmentor local soldiers on the ground once they have finished their training in order to assess them and prevent units from disbanding and soldiers from dispersing;

Amendment 289 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b

b) ensuring that instructors are able, in coordination with the local military authorities, to select soldiers from among those proposed by the local governments, to train them to be capable fighters, knowledgably of IHL and IHRL, and to supervise and accompany them on the ground once they have finished their training in order to assess them and prevent units from disbanding and soldiers from dispersing;

Amendment 29 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK

Motion for a resolution
Citation 6 o (new)

- having regard to its resolution of 12 March 2019 on building EU capacity on conflict prevention and mediation,

Amendment 290 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b

b) ensuring that EU instructors are ~~able~~mandated, in coordination with the local military authorities, to select soldiers from among those proposed by the local governments, to train them to be capable fighters, and to supervise and accompany them on the ground once they have finished their training in order to assess them and prevent units from disbanding and soldiers from dispersing;

Amendment 291 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point b

b) ensuring that instructors are able, in coordination with the local military authorities, to select soldiers from among those proposed by the local governments, to train them to ~~be capable fighter~~improve their skills, and to supervise and accompany them on the ground once they have finished their training in order to assess them and prevent units from disbanding and soldiers from dispersing;

Amendment 292 #

~~c) supplying training centres with both shared and individual equipment, including weapons (if the country concerned does not provide them), to make sure appropriate training can be given;~~deleted

Amendment 293 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point c

c) supplying training centres with both shared and individual equipment, including weapons (if the country concerned does not provide them), if the EU can put safeguards in place which guarantee compliance with the eight criteria of Common Position 944 when transferring arms to third countries, and if the EU can guarantee post-shipment control, end-use control and therefore prevent diversion to armed groups including terrorists, to make sure appropriate training can be given;

Amendment 294 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point c

c) supplying training centres with both shared and individual equipment, including ~~weapons~~military equipment (if the country concerned does not provide them), to make sure appropriate training can be given;

Amendment 295 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d

d~~) ensuring that training corresponds to the operational reality, i.e. it should include mobility;~~eleted

Amendment 296 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d

d) ensuring that training corresponds to the operational reality, i.e. it should include mobility and command and control capacities;

Amendment 297 #

d a) ensuring that training extends to international human rights and their efficient enforcement under all circumstances;

Amendment 298 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)

(da) improving the occupancy rate of staff posts in the missions in order to manage recurrent problems;

Amendment 299 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)

d a) benefiting from the secondment of the required military expertise, notably in the field of strategic advice;

Amendment 3 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 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 30 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 establishing an instrument contributing to stability and peace,

Amendment 300 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 – point d a (new)

d a) putting in place a Human Rights monitoring mechanism to prevent Human Rights violations;

Amendment 301 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)

10a. Believes that strengthening the presence of certain missions (EUTM Somalia) with an advisory capacity in command structures would allow for significant influence to be exercised on how operations are carried out and within the multilateral military assistance framework;

Amendment 302 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that the EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective; regrets that the VP/HR and the EEAS have not come back to Parliament regarding the CSDP annual report 2019 (2019/2135(INI)) and Parliament’s evaluation of missions in Africa; repeats criticising the lack of “suitable indicators to monitor the outcome of the EUCAP Niger and EUCAP Mali missions, and that the monitoring and assessment of the mission activities were inadequate and not geared to take account of their implications”; regrets that the VP/HR and the EEAS have not come back to Parliament’s evaluation of the force generation of EUTM Somalia;

Amendment 303 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that the ~~EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation~~upcoming Strategic Reviews of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions~~, adapting~~ be used as a comprehensive evaluation and steering tool; that the missions be better adapted to local needs and intensify cooperation with local partners, where applicable, and that best practices be taken into consideration in order to better adapt them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective;

Amendment 304 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that the EU ~~must~~should continue conducting a comprehensive and effective periodic evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, ~~adapting them to real needs~~through regular Strategic Reviews, in order to adapt them to evolving security and political situations and real needs on the ground in order to make them ~~fully~~even more operational and effective;

Amendment 305 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that the EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective; integrate them into a wider security sector reform effort at the service of the local population's security;

Amendment 306 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that the EU must ~~conduct a~~pursue its comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions in terms of their mandates, budgets and human resources, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and effective;

Amendment 307 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11

11. Believes that the EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation, and put in place proper monitoring systems and oversight, of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, ~~adapting them to real needs~~ in order to make them fully operational and effective;

Amendment 308 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 309 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali army is also unable to counter al-Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM; recalls that the Somali army was supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme; calls for a closer cooperation with U.S. Special Operations Forces in common effort to train an elite Somali army unit capable of defeating al Qaeda- linked militants on the ground;

Amendment 31 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 7 a (new)

- having regard to the European agenda on security 2015-2020,

Amendment 310 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

Amendment 311 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the Federal Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali National army is also unable to counter al- Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM; recalls that the Somali army was supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme and calls the UE to agree with the African Union and the Somali Government a position on the mechanism to be put in place once the AMISOM is over;

Amendment 312 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. CNotes that the security situation in Somalia is very worrying and is a destabilising factor throughout the Horn of Africa and even beyond; considers that the Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali army ~~is also~~, despite recent progress, remains unable to counter al-Shabab’s terrorist activities ~~and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM~~on its own; recalls that the Somali army was supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme;

Amendment 313 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Jytte GUTELAND, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN, Andrea COZZOLINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali army is also unable to counter al-Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM; recalls that the Somali army waRecalls that the Somali army is supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme to the government and the army of Somalia;

Amendment 314 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12

12. Considers that the Government of Somalia is unable to perform its duties regarding the stabilisation of the security situation and that the Somali army is also unable to counter al-Shabab’s terrorist activities and is not yet ready to take over from AMISOM; recalls that the Somali army was supposed to take over from AMISOM in December 2021; underlines that the achievement of that objective requires a new and comprehensive assistance programme;

Amendment 315 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)

12 a. Believes that the Gulf Crisis is having serious ramification in Somalia whereby United Arab Emirates (UAE) continues to support explicit actions that directly undermine the security and political gains made so far in Somalia, creating national disunity between the Federal Government of Somalia and Federal Member States (FMSs) on security, national elections and developmental issues, and calls for such actions to cease forthwith;

Amendment 316 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Requires the Malian signatories to the A~~lgiers a~~greement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali, resulting from the Algiers Process to abide by and implement them without further delay;

Amendment 317 #

Mick WALLACE, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13

13. Requires the Malian signatories to ~~the Algiers agreements~~Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in Mali to abide by and implement them without further delay;

Amendment 318 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that the European Union should continue its financial support to AMISON via the APF, maintain the presence of the three EU military missions (ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia), support democratic institutions and continue any training of the national army not linked to regional interests;deleted

Amendment 319 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that the European Union should continue its financial support to AMISON via the APF, maintain the presence of the three EU military ~~miss~~or civilian missions and operations (ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia), support democratic institutions and continue any training of the national army not linked to regional interests;

Amendment 32 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital -A (new)

-A. whereas the Resolution 66/290 of the General Assembly of the United Nations states that "human security is an approach that helps Member States to identify and overcome widespread and cross-cutting challenges to the survival, livelihood and dignity of their citizens";whereas the resolution calls for" comprehensive, context-specific and prevention-oriented people-centred responses that strengthen the protection and empowerment of all people";

Amendment 320 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14

14. Believes that the European Union should continue its financial support to AMISON via the APF, maintain the presence of the three but revised EU military missions (ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia), support democratic institutions and ~~continue any training of the national army not linked to regional interest~~the establishment of transparent, accountable and democratically controlled security sectors;

Amendment 321 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU 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;deleted

Amendment 322 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

Amendment 323 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint forces of the G5 Sahel to become operational through the ~~direct~~ provision of financial assistance ~~for~~as well as the ~~acqu~~provisition of ~~adequate weapons and military equipment~~military equipment and training, while including adequate safeguards and mitigating measures; highlights the need for a strong and credible police component in this regard; calls on the partners who made pledges at the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;

Amendment 324 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Jytte GUTELAND, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Raphaël GLUCKSMANN

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU 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 325 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls for the EU 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; and the advice in the field of doctrine, planed capacities and management; calls on the partners who made pledges at the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;

Amendment 326 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls ~~for the EU~~on 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 327 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15

15. Calls ~~for~~on the ~~EU to help~~Member States to continue to support 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 328 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas ~~cleared of jihadists, traffickers and bandits~~under their effective control by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education)~~, even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over~~;

Amendment 329 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared of ~~jihadist~~terrorist armed groups, traffickers and bandits by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education), even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over; calls on the European Union to increase the efforts in supporting African states to provide basic services;

Amendment 33 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas ~~security is a precondition for development; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace; whereas in order to ensure its security~~without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace in the Sahel region; whereas in order to ensure development and poverty eradication it is necessary to tackle the sources of poverty; whereas the primary sources of entrenched poverty in the region are climate change; unsustainable, exploitative and crushing repayment conditions on anid ~~development, each country mu~~and loans; punishing tariff regimes and the effects of having to compete on the global agricultural goods market against heav~~e or acquire adequate capacities in all essential sectors, including security and defence and whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to~~ily subsidised products from global North countries; the regressive reforms pushed by the World Bank on the agriculture sectors of these countries so they are forced to grow plantation crops for export and import food domestic use food from abroad; the exploitation of natural resources by foreign mining corporations and fossil fuel companies; the ongoing theft of trillions of dollars of tax revenue by global North countries, banks, and companies through the use of transfer mispricing and secrecy jurisdictions; whereas when these structural issues are addressed the work of improving governance can meaningfully progress and contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region;

Amendment 330 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared of jihadists, traffickers and bandits by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education)~~, even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over~~;

Amendment 331 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared of ~~jihad~~terrorists, ~~traffickers and bandit~~criminal and armed groups by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education), ~~even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over~~with the proper security environment provided by the army or security forces;

Amendment 332 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16

16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared of jihadists, armed groups, traffickers and bandits by providing basic services (administration, water and power supply, health, justice, education), even if some of these services should be temporarily provided by the army or security forces, until such time as the civil administration takes over;

Amendment 333 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Supports the African request to the United Nations Security Council for the G5 Sahel joint force and AMISON to be placed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter in order to benefit from sustainable funding;deleted

Amendment 334 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 335 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

Amendment 336 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Supports the African Union request to the United Nations Security Council for the G5 Sahel joint force and AMISON to be placed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter in order to benefit from sustainable funding;

Amendment 337 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17

17. Supports the African Union request to the United Nations ~~Security Council for the G5 Sahel joint force and AMISON to be placed under Chapter VII of the UN Charter in order to benefit from sustainable funding~~to have access to UN assessed contributions for EU-UN missions mandated by the United Nations Security Council;

Amendment 338 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 339 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that coordination with the countries of North Africa is desirable as well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human traffickingthe chaos in Libya, the advances made by political Islamism in North Africa and the lack of a relationship of trust with the Algerian regime are a breeding ground for jihadism and trafficking (particularly of humans) and complicate the fight against terrorist groups. Regrets the fact that the initiatives developed by the Kingdom of Morocco for improved cooperation have not been matched by its neighbours;

Amendment 34 #

A. whereas ~~security is a precondition~~development and sustainable peace will only be achieved by addressing the root causes of poverty and hunger; whereas human security is a key factor for development; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace; whereas in order to ensure its security and development, each country must have or acquire a~~dequate capacities in all essential sectors, including security and defence and~~n efficient, effective, transparent, accountable, democratically controlled security sector which is able deliver security for its citizens based on the rule of law and in full compliance with international humanitarian law and international human rights law; whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region;

Amendment 340 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that inclusive cooperation and coordination with the countries of North Africa is ~~desirable~~necessary as well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya, based on the Libyan Political Agreement, in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human trafficking;

Amendment 341 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that coordination and strategic cooperation with the countries of North Africa is desirable as well as an effective contribution to peace, stability and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human trafficking;

Amendment 342 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Juozas OLEKAS, Jytte GUTELAND, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 343 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 344 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

Amendment 345 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18

18. Stresses that coordination with the countries of North Africa is ~~desirable~~needed as well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human trafficking;

Amendment 346 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Calls for the EU to address the consistent and growing threats to the protection and preservation of cultural heritage and clamp down on the smuggling of cultural artefacts, especially in conflict zones; notes that depriving societies of their cultural heritage and historical roots makes them more vulnerable to radicalisation and more susceptible to global jihadist ideologies; calls for the EU to develop a broad strategy to counteract such threats;

Amendment 347 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Considers that cooperation with the countries of North Africa should be envisaged mainly in terms of information and intelligence exchange, military training and the fight against radicalisation, taking into account the proven experience of some of them;

Amendment 348 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)

18 a. Believes that a comprehensive and medium to long term security policy for these regions should also focus on fostering resilience;

Amendment 349 #

Motion for a resolution
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), 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;deleted

Amendment 35 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas security is a precondition for development; whereas human security is a precondition for lasting peace and stability; whereas a strong nexus between security, development, and humanitarian intervention is essential for the sustainable development of the Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa regions; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace; whereas in order to ensure its security and sustainable development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all ~~essential~~key sectors, including security and defence and whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region;

Amendment 350 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 351 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

Amendment 352 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to its military and security response, raises however concerns in reference to the situation of democracy and human rights; 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), 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 and which needs to respect human rights and democratic norms;

Amendment 353 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Malik AZMANI, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
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 354 #

Motion for a resolution
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), ~~EUTM Mali~~the EU Regional Advisory Coordination Cell (RACC), EUTM Mali, GAR-SI Sahel 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 355 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
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 friendly military forces from the EU neighboring countries, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), 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 356 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19

19. Welcomes ~~the eff~~and supports ofthe Mauritania ~~to take~~n comprehensive and global approach which includes a social and development ~~approach to its~~strategy with the 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), 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 357 #

Motion for a resolution
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, food insecurity, malnutrition and epidemics; 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), 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 358 #

Javi LÓPEZ, Tonino PICULA, Giuliano PISAPIA, Attila ARA-KOVÁCS, Robert BIEDROŃ, Maria ARENA, Demetris PAPADAKIS, Nacho SÁNCHEZ AMOR, Andrea COZZOLINO, Joachim SCHUSTER

Motion for a resolution
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), and 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 359 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Commends the various initiatives taken by Morocco to enhance security and stability in North and West Africa, including its dismantling of terror cells, joining NATO’s Interoperability Platform, enhancement of special forces training with Egypt,Tunisia and Mauritania, financial support for G5 Sahel, the preservation of the cultural identity of locals, openinig its universities and training centers, including in the military field, to G5 countries as well as a wide set of countering extremism initiatives as training Imams from neighbouring countries to counter extremist propaganda and signing economic partnership conventions with at risk countries such as Mali, Coite de Voire, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea;

Amendment 36 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas peace and security ~~is a pre~~are key conditions for economic and social development; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace and prosperity; whereas in order to ensure its security and development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all essential sectors, ~~inclu~~most importantly regarding security and defencse and whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region;

Amendment 360 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)

19 a. Welcomes the joint declaration of President of the European Council, Charles Michel and President of Islamic Republic of Mauritania, President in office of the G5 Sahel, Mohamed Cheikh el Ghazouani of 28 April 2020, in which they renewed and increased commitment to the security, stability and development of the Sahel in close cooperation with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Chair of the African Union Commission and the current Chair of the Economic Community of West African States;

Amendment 361 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

~~20. Encourages the Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations;~~deleted

Amendment 362 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Encourages the Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations; Encourages Member States to support NATO’s Operation Sea Guardian, US AFRICOM and the ongoing US and French led counter-terrorism and counter-trafficking operations taking place in the continent which are critical in combatting the ever-increasing number of violent extremist groups throughout the continent;

Amendment 363 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Encourages the Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations; Stresses the important human and military investment of those Member States who are already part of them; insists on the need for a stronger European involvement;

Amendment 364 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. Encourages the Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations, but these cannot be a replacement for long term efforts in the area of domestic grown stable development;

Amendment 365 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20

20. ~~Encourages th~~Notes that some Member States to support and cooperate with the Barkhane and Takuba operations;

Amendment 366 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU to better coordinate and create effective synergies between its action in the fight against terrorism and that carried out by key partners in the West African region, in particular Morocco, in accordance with the objectives and principles of the "Euro-Moroccan partnership for shared prosperity", as well as to pay particular attention to the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;

Amendment 367 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Regrets that the African continent remains home to a variety of active terrorist organizations that openly and continuously threaten African and European citizens and interests alike, including, but notlimited to: ISIS, al- Qaeda, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, al-Shabaab and Boko Haram; Calls for the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;

Amendment 368 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls ~~for~~on the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of ~~jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend~~armed terrorist groups and jihadism in the regions of Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa in light of the strategic impact of these regions on the stability and security of Southern Neighbourhood countries, which also put a certain pressure on European external borders and Member States and to therefore upgrade security cooperation, and ~~establish~~ aid programmes w~~hen requir~~ith the countries concerned;

Amendment 369 #

Malik AZMANI, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Urmas PAET, Nicolae ŞTEFĂNUȚĂ, Engin EROGLU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Hilde VAUTMANS, Frédérique RIES, Javier NART

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required; Encourages the EU to persist with its global efforts to combat jihadism, as jihadism has a worldwide reach by exporting its ideology and thereby negatively influencing societies across the globe, including African societies;

Amendment 37 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas security ~~is a precondition for development; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sus~~and development are interdependent; whereas without a sustainable development oriented at eradicating inequalities and aimed at poverty eradication, an enduring peace is not attainable ~~peace~~; whereas in order to ensure ~~its secur~~stability and development~~, each country must have or acquire~~ and strengthen crisis prevention in this region each country should work towards building adequate capacities in all essential sectors, including security and defence and whereas this will ~~not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region~~also enable each state to contribute constructively to regional peace;

Amendment 370 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish untied aid programmes ~~when required~~for social and economic development, and start engaging with debt cancellation for these countries;

Amendment 371 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls ~~for~~on the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of ~~jihad~~violent extremism, in particular Islamist terrorism, in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;

Amendment 372 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

Amendment 373 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU to pay particular attention to the maritime security as well as the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;

Amendment 374 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU to pay particular attention to the spread of jihadism and Saudi Wahhabism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;

Amendment 375 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21

21. Calls for the EU ~~to pay particular~~and its Member States to pay priority attention to the spread of jihadism in areas such as the Indian Ocean and West Africa and to lend cooperation and establish aid programmes when required;

Amendment 376 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Cautions against China and Russia’s continuous efforts to support military dictatorships, sell or donate non- interoperable military hardware, uses mercenaries accused of war crimes in Ukraine and Syria and undermine regional security efforts; is oft he opinion that Europe cannot risk becoming reactive to Sino-Africa dynamics and Russian engagement in fragile states and expanding military influences across the continent;

Amendment 377 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)

21 a. Calls for governments, army and security forces to take immediate actions to stop attacks and threats against schools, students and teachers and support quality learning for all children in the region, including refugees, migrants and displaced children;

Amendment 378 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)

21 b. Requires for further protection and support for the education authorities, communities and organisations operating on the ground that try to find alternative learning opportunities in community centres and involve thousands of West African and Sahelian children in education and skills learning programmes;

Amendment 379 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 c (new)

21 c. Calls for development of educational programmes and policies that ensure young girls access to safe, quality, primary and secondary education, across West Africa and Sahel, especially in countries with significant girls’ education challenges due to child marriage;

Amendment 38 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas security is a precondition for development~~; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace~~ because there is no peace without security; whereas in order to ensure its security and development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all essential sectors, including security and defence and whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region; whereas the stability of these regions also have an impact on the security of Europe;

Amendment 380 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 d (new)

21 d. Welcomes the efforts of the European Commission that has provided last fall additional funding to the humanitarian organisations working to deliver much needed aid in these already fragile communities and stresses the importance of additional financial aid in order to avoid an even deeper humanitarian crisis following the Covid19 pandemic;

Amendment 381 #

Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2

Good governance and sustainable development

Amendment 382 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. SRecognizes the complexity of the regional scenario and of the nature of the conflicts that affects it; believes that such conflicts require a broad set of responses that goes beyond a purely military approach; states that there can be no security strategy without joint development action;

Amendment 383 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. States that there can be no security strategy without joint development action; reminds the divers root causes of terrorism and armed conflict; calls for fostering human capital and human development, meeting the needs of the most vulnerable communities and building people’s resilience capacities;

Amendment 384 #

22. States that ~~there can be no security strategy without joint~~long term security goals are dependant on addressing structural issues around debt burdens, illegal tax flows, regressive neoliberal reforms, and other issues that create inequality and stifle genuine development action;

Amendment 385 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. SUnderlines the importance of the future EU-Africa partnership and states that there can be no security strategy without joint development action;

Amendment 386 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. States that there can be no security strategy without joint ~~development~~sustainable development and humanitarian action;

Amendment 387 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22

22. ~~Stat~~Believes that ~~there can be no~~a truly efficient security strategy ~~without~~requires joint development action;

Amendment 388 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)

22 a. States that there can be no security strategy without joint development action; underlines that this joint development action must follow the principles of Human Rights and International Law, and be focused on democracy, sustainable development with a non-discrimination basis and a strong culture of peace;

Amendment 389 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 39 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas security is a precondition for development; whereas without development, education for all, deradicalization and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace; whereas in order to ensure its security and development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all essential sectors, including security and defence and whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, stability and crisis prevention in its region;

Amendment 390 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that the European Union should ensure that sustainable development plans are multi-sectoral and provide a global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; stresses that an integrated approach to peace, security and sustainable development requires the meaningful involvement of local civil society actors, and especially of women and young people; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of humanitarian organisations and local civil society organisations to ensure effective coordination and ownership;

Amendment 391 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that the European Union should ensure that development plans are multi-sectoral and provide a global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of humanitarian organisations to ensure effective coordination; calls on the EU to strengthen strategic cooperation trough an integral approach based on mutual commitments and responsibilities, development effectiveness, accountability and local ownership;

Amendment 392 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that the European Union should ensure that development plans are multi-sectoral and provide a global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of humanitarian organisations to ensure effective coordination; the EU should also regard the development of infrastructure as crucial in these regions;

Amendment 393 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that the European Union, having as guidelines the UN Sustainable Security Goals should ensure that development plans are multi-sectorial and provide a real, global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement and cooperation with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of humanitarian organisations to ensure effective coordination;

Amendment 394 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

23. Believes that the European Union should ensure that development plans are multi-sectoral and provide a global solution to the challenges of the region concerned; is of the opinion that these plans must be adopted by the administration in agreement with the local beneficiary communities and implemented with the participation of humanitariancontext-based and multisector; is of the opinion that these plans must be in line with the principles of aid effectiveness (local ownership, harmonization, inclusion of civil society organisations, t~~o ensure effective coordination~~ransparency) reaffirmed in the European Consensus of Development;

Amendment 395 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23

Amendment 396 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Recognises that migration, both on legal channels as well as irregular, is a shared reality between the EU and Africa, which needs to be addressed through along-term shared strategy and trustful cooperation. Stresses that migrant smuggling and the facilitation of irregular migration puts countless human lives at risk, while consolidating important financial revenue for organised criminal networks affecting the security and stability of the region;

Amendment 397 #

Nathalie LOISEAU, Klemen GROŠELJ, Bernard GUETTA, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Christophe GRUDLER

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. stresses the importance of partnership with the UN, cooperation with other international institutions, notably the African Union, and dialogue with other regional and sub-regional organisations;

Amendment 398 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)

23 a. Recommends that an harmonisation of the EU's modes of action be studied, particularly for civil and military actions, possibly through a regional centralized command centre;

Amendment 399 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the EU to conduct a comprehensive evaluation and promote the implementation of the Council conclusions on the Sahel Regional Plan, the EU Gulf of Guinea Action Plan 2015- 2020, the Horn of Africa/Red Sea and the Sahel/Mali (25 June 2018), and the Pau Declaration;deleted

Amendment 4 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 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 40 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital A

A. whereas security is a precondition for development; whereas without development and poverty eradication, there will be no sustainable peace; whereas in order to ensure its security and development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all essential sectors, including security and defence and whereas this will not only stabilise that country, but will also enable it to contribute constructively to peace, fight against impunity, stability and crisis prevention in its region;

Amendment 400 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24

24. Urges the EU to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EU Global Strategy on Africa and promote the implementation of the Council conclusions on the Sahel Regional Plan, the EU Gulf of Guinea Action Plan 2015-2020, the Horn of Africa/Red Sea and the Sahel/Mali (25 June 2018), and the Pau Declaration;

Amendment 401 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – introductory part

25. Considers that the development of Africa ~~should be focused on:~~is necessary for the African people, so that EU Member States are no longer inundated by the waves of migrants threatening them and so that African societies can fight against Islamism with their own resources;

Amendment 402 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – introductory part

25. Considers that ~~the development of Africa should be~~a meaningful security cooperation between the EU and Africa must be built upon sustainable development, and especially focused on:

Amendment 403 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a

~~a) consolidating democracy by ensuring a real parliamentary system, guaranteeing all civil society liberties;~~deleted

Amendment 404 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a

a) consolidating ~~democracy~~good governance, democracy and rule of law by ensuring a real parliamentary system, guaranteeing all civil society liberties, respecting human rights and fighting against inequality, discrimination, child labour (especially in the agricultural sector) and forced labour;

Amendment 405 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a

a) consolidating democracy by ensuring ~~a real~~responsible democratic systems of governance through effective parliamentary s~~ystem~~crutiny, guaranteeing all civil society liberties;

Amendment 406 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a

a) consolidating democracy by ensuring a ~~real~~ parliamentary system, guaranteeing all civil society ~~liberties~~freedoms, rights and liberties, as well as an independent judiciary;

Amendment 407 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a

a) consolidating democracy ~~by ensuring a real parliamentary system~~, its institutions and the rule of law, guaranteeing all civil society liberties;

Amendment 408 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a

a) consolidating ~~democracy by ensuring a real parliamentary system, guaranteeing all civil society~~parliamentary democracy and respect for fundamental freedoms and civil liberties;

Amendment 409 #

Motion for a resolution
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 41 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Aa. whereas the EU's strategic environment is unstable and unpredictable in the long term; whereas it has to face a range of challenges, particularly armed conflicts at the southern borders of the European continent and jihadist terrorism; and whereas instability in this region is a direct threat to the security of Europe and its citizens;

Amendment 410 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a a (new)

a a) ending conflicts and preventing their recurrence while addressing their root causes in order to achieve long lasting peace and security;

Amendment 411 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a a (new)

a a) supporting preventive stabilisation action plans;

Amendment 412 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point a a (new)

a a) conducting free, fair and competitive elections;

Amendment 413 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

~~b) empowering women by recognising their role as the centre of gravity of African families and promoting their participation in local and national institutions;~~deleted

Amendment 414 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women ~~by recognising thei~~not only as a object of policies, but as a subject; in other words, not only implementing gender rpol~~e as the centre of gravity of African families and promoting their participation in~~icies about specific measures related to women tobe taken but promoting the participation of women in the public sphere, in the institutions and in the decision-making processes, including the gender perspective in all the public policies designed by local and national institutions;

Amendment 415 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women by recognising them as agents of change and their role as the centre of gravity ofin African ~~families and~~households and communities, promoting their participation in local and national institutions; and decision-making, and fostering their role in peace-building, conflict prevention and mediation;

Amendment 416 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women by recognising their role as the centre of gravity of African families and promoting their participation in local and national institutions; providing inclusive and equitable quality education for girls and young women, including higher education, learning and training opportunities

Amendment 417 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women by recognising their role as the centre of gravity of African families, enhancing their educational and economic opportunities and promoting their participation in local and national institutions;

Amendment 418 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women by recognising their role as the centre of gravity of African families and promoting their participation in local and national institutions and combating sexual violence against women and girls;

Amendment 419 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women ~~by recognising their role as the centre of gravity of African families~~ and promoting their participation in local and national institutions;

Amendment 42 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas the security and development approach promotes an economic vision of development (employment, infrastructure construction) and risks obscuring the important dimensions of food and nutrition insecurity, failing governance and lack of access to essential services, human rights violations, climate change, unequal wealth distribution and gender inequality;

Amendment 420 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women and young people by recognising their role ~~as the centre of gravity of African families and promoting their~~in conflict prevention and peacebuilding and promoting their equal and substantive participation in local and national institutions;

Amendment 421 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b

b) empowering women ~~by recognising their role as the centre of gravity of African families~~and the youth and promoting their participation in local and national institutions;

Amendment 422 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point b a (new)

b a) strengthening the promotion of the right of access to information, media freedom, safety & security of journalists and freedom of association;

Amendment 423 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c

~~c) providing basic services such as health and education to increase people’s confidence in the state;~~deleted

Amendment 424 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c

c) providing basic services such as health, safety at work and education to increase people’s confidence in the state; providing young people with education, training and skills and preparing them for new opportunities of the future labour market; providing inclusive social protection systems, universal health coverage and access to quality health services;

Amendment 425 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c

c) providing basic services such as health ~~and educ~~, water, sanitation and hygiene, social housing and safety nets, mental health support and protection, education and support for the displaced population to increase people’s confidence in the state;

Amendment 426 #

Motion for a resolution
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 427 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c

c) providing basic services such as health and education to increase people’s quality of life and confidence in the state;

Amendment 428 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c

c) providing basic services such as food security, health, a~~nd education to increase people’s confidence in the state~~ccess to basic hygiene, social protection and education;

Amendment 429 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point c

c) providing basic services such as inclusive health and education to increase people’s confidence in the state;

Amendment 43 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas according to new data from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI Global military expenditure was 7.2 per cent higher in 2019 than it was in 2010 and the combined military expenditure of states in Africa grew by 1.5 per cent to an estimated $41.2 billion in 2019, the region's first spending increase for five years;

Amendment 430 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d

d~~) ensuring administrative and legal stability and fighting poverty and corruption;~~eleted

Amendment 431 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d

d) ensuring, through digital transformation, transparency and accountability, administrative and legal stability ~~and~~, fighting poverty ~~and~~by creating job opportunities and by reforming the business environment and fighting corruption;

Amendment 432 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d

(d) ensuring security, administrative and legal stability and fighting poverty and corruption;

Amendment 433 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d

d) ensuring administrative and legal stability and fighting poverty, impunity and corruption;

Amendment 434 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d

d) ensuring administrative and legal stability ~~and fighting poverty and corruption~~;

Amendment 435 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d a (new)

d a) ensuring - through debt cancellation and stopping illicit tax flows - that countries have the financial freedom to give subsidies to their famers in order to allow infant agricultural businesses to grow strong enough to supply their own people and facilitate stronger inner-African trade in agricultural goods;

Amendment 436 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d a (new)

d a) tackling climate change effects by taking into consideration climate change mitigation and adaptation measures to ensure livelihoods become sustainably resilient to environmental threats;

Amendment 437 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d a (new)

d a) fighting climate change by limiting and halting global warming, developing sustainable energy, transport solutions, farming and circular and blue economies;

Amendment 438 #

Manu PINEDA, Mick WALLACE

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d a (new)

d a) strengthening resilience of institutions and communities;

Amendment 439 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d b (new)

d a) fighting poverty and corruption;

Amendment 44 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)

A a. whereas given the relationship between security and development, eradication of poverty is key to achieving lasting peace in the region;

Amendment 440 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d a (new)

d a) protecting human rights;

Amendment 441 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d b (new)

d b) respecting the rule of law and promoting sustainable development and human rights without discrimination of any ground;

Amendment 442 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d b (new)

d b) promoting sustainable agricultural practices like agro-ecology and supporting small scale producers and farmers;

Amendment 443 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 – point d c (new)

d c) implementing a nutritional nexus to address all forms of malnutrition in all contexts and continue funding for activities bridging humanitarian and development interventions to tackle the root causes;

Amendment 444 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
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 445 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Expresses its deep concern that the current security crisis in Africa ~~could lea~~, added to persistent inequalities, lack of opportunities for youth and weak governance, could lead to migrations and to a massive displacement of the population, undermining North African states and affecting Europe;

Amendment 446 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

Amendment 447 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
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~~people, further destabilization of a number of African countries and result in a widespread humanitarian crisis;

Amendment 448 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Expresses its deep concern that the current security crisis in Africa could lead to a massive displacement of the population, suppression of freedom of expression, undermining North African states and affecting Europe;

Amendment 449 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~;

Amendment 45 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and corruption of the administration, 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 concernedAfrica is struggling to contend with multiple challenges stemming from the historical development of the continent;

Amendment 450 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26

26. Expresses its deep concern that the current security crisis in Africa could lead to a massive displacement of the population, ~~undermin~~destabilising North African states and affecting Europe;

Amendment 451 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
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~~Recognize the impact of conflicts, poverty, inequalities and climate change on forced displacements and calls the European Union to facilitate regular, safe and dignified migration;

Amendment 452 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~;

Amendment 453 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Expresses its deep concern that over the last two years, Somalia has emerged as a central geostrategic battleground, with the United Arab Emirates and Turkey each providing weapons or military training to favoured factions, exchanging allegations about bribing local officials, and competing for contracts to manage ports or exploit natural resources;

Amendment 454 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Calls for dedicated funding under the NDICI for the implementation of the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security and its Action Plan; stresses the importance of focused EU actions on gender equality and women empowerment, including by ensuring the participation of African women in local, regional and national institutions;

Amendment 455 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Recommends that the EU strengthens its structural support for and the provision of avenues for civil society and communities most affected by violence and displacement to interact directly with donors on their needs.

Amendment 456 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)

26 a. Underlines the need for collaboration at Policy and operational level with different institutional actors such as the African Union and the UN; calls on the EU to promote high level dialogue with the AU and other partners;

Amendment 457 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26 b. Stresses that the NDICI should facilitate access to funds for small African NGOs, especially women’s organisations but also organisations focusing on young people, disabled, indigenous people, LGBTI people, and any discriminated and marginalised communities; stresses that many small organisations are unable to overcome the bureaucratic obstacles to apply for needed funding; recalls Parliament’s position to not support financing and investments operations which are linked to the military or state security sector or might result in violation of HR in partners countries;

Amendment 458 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26 b. Welcomes the EU strategy for the Horn of Africa, encompassing as it does not only security and humanitarian policy but also longer-term development policy and the MDG objectives; underlines the importance of this longer-term vision of development policy, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to coordinate their policies in this respect and to employ joint programming for the various countries and the region as soon as possible;

Amendment 459 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26 b. Calls on the EU to promote the effective implementation of the UN Women, Peace and Security Agenda in all areas of the EU external action, including a gender perspective on key policy areas of the EU-AU strategic partnership on security;

Amendment 46 #

Motion for a resolution
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 due to the legacies of colonialism, neo-liberal trade policies and economic reforms pushed on these countries by global North governments and major multilateral institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF, irregular tax flows into global North tax havens and secrecy jurisdictions, the corruption of global North companies who steal money from global South countries using trade misinvoicing and transfer mispricing, compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral economy as a result of climate change for which the global North is responsible, 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 and corruption of ~~the~~ administrations some of whom are being propped up by the French military, 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 460 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)

26 b. Calls for the EU to strengthen its support to independent media and civil society groups reporting on and seeking constructive solutions to tackle the economic and political roots of the conflicts;

Amendment 461 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26 c. Calls for implementing United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 (UNSCR 2250) on youth, peace and security in EU-African security cooperation; emphasizes the importance of youth as agents of change in the maintenance and promotion of peace and security; calls for enabling young people’s meaningful and effective participation in conflict prevention and resolution, peacebuilding, post-conflict processes and humanitarian action; stresses the importance of EU actions to ensure youth participation in local, regional and national institutions; calls for training, dedicated funding under the NDICI and increased financial support to youth led peacebuilding initiatives for implementation of UNSCR 2250;

Amendment 462 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26 c. Recalls that boosting regional security and combating terrorism and piracy, while essential, must not eclipse the absolute necessity of supporting as a first priority the eradication of poverty in the regions, particularly since the EU has an obligation under its founding Treaty to take account of the objectives of development cooperation – foremost among which are the reduction and eradication of poverty – in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries (Article 208(1) TFEU);

Amendment 463 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)

26 c. Believes that the EU should strengthen its collaboration with national parliaments, including security and defense committees, in order to improve critical oversight functions over national and external security interventions;

Amendment 464 #

Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26 d. Urges all military actors in the Sahel to respect International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and to implement a comprehensive response focusing on alleviating the suffering of the most vulnerable section of the population, in particular by considering the protection of civilians as a key indicator of success of any integrated security strategy; stresses the importance that the implementation of all security operations should not worsen the humanitarian situation; calls on all security actors to monitor the impact of their military operations and security measures on access to services – including food and nutrition - and forced displacement, with the aim of minimising their adverse effects on humanitarian needs;

Amendment 465 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 d (new)

26 d. considers that any conditionality of humanitarian and development aid to measures to block migratory movements would produce perverse and dangerous effects for safety of people and would cause imbalances and ineffectiveness of aids;

Amendment 466 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and to preserve business continuity for CSDP missions and operations by supporting local armed forces with advice on how to handle this epidemic;

Amendment 467 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers it essential to provide extraordinary and holistic assistance to the regions concerned in view of the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to strengthen the development action of the EU in these regions, which can play an important role in reducing the impact of the health crisis and to provide essential humanitarian aid;

Amendment 468 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers it essential ~~to provide extraordinary assistance to the regions concerned in view of~~, since Europe is mired in economic crisis, to make the granting of aid to States addressing the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic contingent on the acceptance of other measures, in particular in the area of controls on immigration and the granting of visas to their nationals illegally resident in the EU;

Amendment 469 #

Motion for a resolution
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;

Amendment 47 #

Motion for a resolution
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 c~~a number of challenges, the adverse impact of climate change, increasing water scarcity, desertification and deforestation, population growth and urbanization coupled with limited job creation, low resilience to natural disasters, limited and unequally distributed benefits from globalimzat~~e change, population growth and deforestation~~ion and lack of proper infrastructures among others; 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 and corruption ofwithin the administration, 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 470 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and to adapt current programmes and projects to this new challenge by demonstrating flexibility and adaptability to the situation;

Amendment 471 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27

27. Considers it essential to provide extraordinary health and economic assistance to the regions concerned in view of the extraordinary challenge presented by the COVID-19 pandemic;

Amendment 472 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help; c~~ontrol debt and the payment of interest;~~ alls on the EU and its Member States to abide by the call from the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to suspend all debt payments by the poorest countries to other governments as well as the call of African Finance Ministers to suspend all interest payments in 2020, and all principal and interest payments by fragile states including for 2021; urges the Commission and Member States to develop anew debt relief initiative regarding the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries affected by COVID-19; recalls that rising debt levels limit the capacity of these countries to provide basic health care systems and services designed to guarantee basic human rights; accordingly, stresses the need to link debt relief measures with additional mobilisation of Official Development Aid (ODA); calls for the creation of a multilateral debt workout mechanism to address both the impact of the crisis and the financing requirements of the Agenda 2030; calls on the EU to help fighting corruption that hinders an important part of the financial aid to reach the population, thus preventing a lot of countries to develop in a sustainable way;

Amendment 473 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest; welcomes in this regard, the initiative taken in October 2019 on the side lines of the World Bank Group/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington DC by the finance ministers of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to forge closer economic ties, building on the improving political climate in the sub- region;

Amendment 474 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest in a view of alleviating the burden on the national economies of countries particularly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, considering full or partial debt relief for the most grave situations;

Amendment 475 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest; calls for all possibilities to be explored, in view of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences, for debt relief, debt suspension and debt sustainability for African countries;

Amendment 476 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to ~~help control debt and the payment of interest~~work towards cancelling debt, suspend the payment of interest immediately, and immediately cancel all so called 'dictator debts' - debts racked up by heads of state with no democratic mandate;

Amendment 477 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Petras AUŠTREVIČIUS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and the African Development Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest;

Amendment 478 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU and its Member States, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, intervenes on a financial level to help control debt and the payment of interest;

Amendment 479 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28

28. Recommends that the EU, together with the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, ~~intervenes on a~~provides financial aid and financial ~~level~~expertise to help control debt and the payment of interest;

Amendment 48 #

Motion for a resolution
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, inefficiencyincluding human and drug trafficking, grey economy combined with an inefficient, unskilled and corrupt~~ion of the~~ administration, 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 and lack of institutional educational facilities and strong institutions leaving traditional communities abandoned and open for mercy of traffickers, terrorist, criminals, armed militias and jihadist religious extremists who often replace society's need for structured and organized functioning institutions and sense of justice;

Amendment 480 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 a (new)

28 a. Urges the EU to thoroughly analysing the economic support, under the form of low-interest loans and financial aid, that could be given to our West African and Sahel partners in the post-Covid 19 pandemic in order to avoid economic default in these countries and a deeper humanitarian crisis;

Amendment 481 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28 b (new)

28 b. Recommends to all states in West Africa and Sahel region to address in an integrated manner and with priority the most critical areas of instability, without neglecting areas that are stable, in order to prevent further spread of violence and attacks;

Amendment 482 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recommends that the countries concerned adopt the necessary measures to allow free access to humanitarian aid and basic services for people in need, including those living in territories outside government control, consider amending their anti-terrorist legislation to include humanitarian exemptions, and ensure the safety of humanitarian workers;deleted

Amendment 483 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recommends that the countries concerned adopt the necessary measures ensure accountability for IHL violations committed by all parties, to allow free access to humanitarian aid and basic services for people in need, including those living in territories outside government control~~, consider amending their anti-terrorist legislation to include humanitarian exemptions~~ allow negotiations of humanitarian access with all parties to the conflict, and stresses the importance that the delivery of humanitarian aid be perceived as neutral and impartial to, and ensure the safety of humanitarian workers;

Amendment 484 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29

29. Recommends that the countries concerned to fully assume their international legal responsibility and to adopt all the necessary measures to avoid any risk of diversion of humanitarian aid and to allow free access to humanitarian aid and basic services for people in need, including those living in territories outside government control, consider amending their anti-terrorist legislation to include humanitarian exemptions, and ensure the safety of humanitarian workers;

Amendment 485 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Welcomes the proposal to strengthen the principle of multilateralism in the African – EU relations laid down in the Joint Communication`s (JOIN(2020)0004); considers that communist China and authoritarian Russia have followed a different approach dealing with African countries opposing EU efforts; calls on the Commission to improve the public diplomacy efforts and the dialogue with the AU, governments, parliaments, and civil societies in order to explain better the EU security support in Africa as a contribution to the African development strategy 2063;

Amendment 486 #

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 a (new)

29 a. Requests the immediate suspension of the repayment of the debt of global South countries (with interest freeze), requests the constitution of an audit of this and the cancellation of any illegitimate debt (that which did not benefit the populations) without entering the amounts cancelled in official developments assistance (ODA) to inflate it artificially; underlines the importance of reparation payments, in particular the ecological, economic and social debt which the global North countries owe towards the South;

Amendment 487 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 b (new)

29 b. Calls for the real democratisation of the World Bank, the IMF and the WTO, in order to allow global South countries - who are the world's majority - to have a fair and equal representation in these institutions so they can have a real say in the formulation of policies that affect them;

Amendment 488 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 c (new)

29 c. Calls for tax justice, in particular for a change to the WHO's customs invoicing standards which presently facilitate massive corruption and tax fraud by global North companies through trade misinvoicing and transfer mispricing;

Amendment 489 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29 d (new)

29 d. Calls for tax justice through country-by-country reporting - for multinational companies to report their profits in the countries where their economic activities actually take place;

Amendment 49 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
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, massive exploitation of natural resources by foreign countries and companies, 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 and corruption of the administration, 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 5 #

Javier NART, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Hilde VAUTMANS, Malik AZMANI, Nathalie LOISEAU, Frédérique RIES, Klemen GROŠELJ, Christophe GRUDLER, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)

- having regard to the Council Decision (CFSP) 2020/253 of 25 February 2020, amending Decision (CFSP) 2018/906 extending the mandate of the European Union Special Representative for the Sahel,

Amendment 50 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, many Africa isn countries are 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, migrant and drug trafficking, smuggling of arms and cigarettes, contraband and the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption of the administration, 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 51 #

Motion for a resolution
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, lack of transparency and corruption of the administration, 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 and with the rise of radicalisation;

Amendment 52 #

Motion for a resolution
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 dest~~ruc~~abilisation of the traditional agro- pastoral economy as a result of climate change, population growth and pressure on the natural and environmental resources such as 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 and corruption of the~~weak governance, rising inequalities and lack of trust in governments and public administration, 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 53 #

Motion for a resolution
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~~some regions of Africa are affected by conflicts, poverty, climate cha~~lle~~nges, ~~such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro- pastoral economy as a result of climate change, population growth and deforestation~~food and nutrition insecurity, lack of access to basic social services, poor governance, inequalities and inappropriate agricultural models in which Europe has its share of responsibility; 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 and corruption of the administration, is producing a hybridisation between ~~terrorist~~armed 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 54 #

Motion for a resolution
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, cultural and wildlife smuggling and the uncontrolled export of ~~gold~~mineral deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption of the administration, 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 55 #

Motion for a resolution
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 ~~the~~many 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 56 #

Motion for a resolution
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 deforestationparts of the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa have been facing challenges limiting their development potential in an otherwise rapidly growing continent; these regions are particularly hard-hit by climate change and deforestation, which contribute to food insecurity and is exacerbated by population growth; 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 and corruption of the administration, is producing a~~fragile institutions result in hybridisation of conflicts between terrorist groups, traffickers and traditional community and regional ~~conflict~~actors, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing ~~as a false response for~~in the societies concerned;

Amendment 57 #

Motion for a resolution
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 and corruption of the administration, is producing a hybridisation between terrorist groups, traffickers and traditional community and regional conflicts, with the unacceptable phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing ~~as a false response for~~in the societies concerned;

Amendment 58 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the nature of security challenges, violent conflicts and political violence varies between different African regions, countries and provinces; while in the Sahel or the Horn of Africa regions, armed Islamist groups and terrorism, but also to a minor degree security forces, various criminal groups and militia cause major casualties in particular amongst civilians; whereas the situation is very different in most of West Africa's 19 countries, where some countries experience lasting stability and security, others political violence or ethnic conflict;

Amendment 59 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO, Javi LÓPEZ

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas the EU and G5 Sahel leaders express their deep concern about the increase in terrorism and the deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in the Sahel region; whereas terrorism is putting heightened pressure on the G5 Sahel countries and their neighbourhood; whereas terrorism is exacerbating local political, ethnical and religious tensions, and is fuelled by criminal and fundamentalist groupings, socio- economic grievances, weak governance, and, in some cases, of security and defence forces;

Amendment 6 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3

— having regard to the Joint Declaration of the heads of the member states of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) and the President of the French Republic made at the summit of 13 January 2020 held in Pau, France (the Pau Declaration) and the Joint Declaration of 28April 2020 made by the members of the European Council with the Member States of the G5 Sahel,

Amendment 60 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)

B a. whereas billions of dollars’ worth of gold is being smuggled out of west African countries every year through the United Arab Emirates in the Middle East; whereas according to the United Nations the Somali extremist group Al Shabaab generates millions of dollars in revenue off exports of charcoal to Iran and then the United Arab Emirates, in violation of UN sanctions;

Amendment 61 #

Motion for a resolution
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)

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 63 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)

B b. whereas terrorist and criminal attacks tend to target civilian populations, state representatives, security and defence forces, and socio-economic infrastructure, and thereby undermine social and community cohesion and integration;

Amendment 64 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty and insecurity ~~feed off each other and push young people to migrate to Europe~~, lack of education and institutional preparedness to face the security issues that created unstable and failed states is creating future migrants and adding to lucrative business of human traffickers that offers a choice to the local population to leave their homes in search of a better life, impoverishing ~~stat~~their own countries by depriving them of their best human resources;

Amendment 65 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas ~~poverty and insecurity feed off each other and push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resources~~new challenges, such as poverty and insecurity, cause migration;

Amendment 66 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and act asroot-causes as well as accelerators of migration, pushing young people to migrate out of Africa to Europe in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resources;

Amendment 67 #

Motion for a resolution
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 68 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other ~~and push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life,~~, thereby increasing the migratory pressure on Europe and putting its way of life in jeopardy, and whereas emigration from Africa impoverish~~ing~~es African states by depriving them of their best human resources;

Amendment 69 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and ~~push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life,~~are within the most important drivers of mass population displacements, in particular among young people, thus impoverishing states by depriving them of some of their best human resources;

Amendment 7 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)

- having regard to the Joint Declaration of the European Council and the heads of the member states of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) made at the summit of 28 April 2020,

Amendment 70 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty and insecurity ~~feed off each other and push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resources~~combined with other factors such as bad governance, corruption and lack of employment opportunities, particularly affect young people and the possibilities given to them, thus pushing many to migrate;

Amendment 71 #

Mick WALLACE, Idoia VILLANUEVA RUIZ, Luke Ming FLANAGAN, Özlem DEMIREL, Manu PINEDA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty, unemployment, conflicts, crises and insecurity feed off each other and push young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resources;

Amendment 72 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and push young people to migrate ~~to Europe~~ in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resources;

Amendment 73 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C

C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed off each other and push ~~young people to migrate to Europe in search of a better life, impoverishing states by depriving them of their best human resource~~large groups of young people to flee and leave their homes and families for safer regions or, exceptionally, other continents;

Amendment 74 #

Maria ARENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

Ca. whereas temperatures are rising 1.5 times faster in the Sahel region than in the rest of the world, and whereas, according to the United Nations, around 80% of agricultural land in the region is degraded, with some 50 million people who depend on livestock farming in conflict over the land. Whereas, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this situation is plunging people into food insecurity and they are struggling to cope and facing difficult choices such as embarking on dangerous migration routes or joining armed groups;

Amendment 75 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the states in Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa, due to their geographical and institutional fragility, have a long and turbulent history that made them dependent on the support to protect their own borders; and whereas the region is exposed to illegal activities, migrations and human trafficking;

Amendment 76 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas the surge in violent attacks, kidnappings, beatings and life threats against public schools, teachers and students has led to the closure of more than 9000 schools in Central and West Africa, according to UNICEF, leaving nearly two million children without proper education;

Amendment 77 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)

C a. whereas according to reports of the United Nations Environment Programme climate change has had and is having negative effects in particular in the Sahel region; whereas climate change effects are a risk factor of destabilization, violence and conflict;

Amendment 78 #

Maria ARENA

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

Cb. whereas the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has highlighted worrying new trends regarding drug trafficking in the region, with damaging effects on governance, security, economic growth and public health. Whereas, according to the Office, West and Central Africa and North Africa account for 87% of all pharmaceutical opioids seized worldwide. And whereas UNODC recognises a close link between drug trafficking and financing armed groups;

Amendment 79 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas gender equality is a prerequisite for peace, security and sustainable development; whereas the EU Strategic Approach to Women, Peace and Security stresses the need of integration of a gender perspective into all fields and activities in the domain of peace and security in order to ensure the effectiveness of EU’s policies;

Amendment 8 #

Motion for a resolution
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 80 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas the attacks of the extremist groups and escalating inter- communal violences over resources are affecting the access to education and healthcare, with a large number of girls as being most exposed for different types of abuses, physical and sexual;

Amendment 81 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)

C b. whereas the security and stability of Sahel, West Africa and Horn of Africa must be a strategic goal of EU's cooperation with the governments in the Southern Neighbourhood thus maintaining security and stability on the European external borders;

Amendment 82 #

Andrea COZZOLINO, Giuliano PISAPIA, Pierfrancesco MAJORINO

Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)

C c. whereas the EU remains seriously concerned by the increased number of children that are recruited and used in the Sahel region as child soldiers by extremist groups;

Amendment 83 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital C d (new)

C d. whereas according to Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) data for 2015-2019, Africa has imported 49% of its military equipment from Russia, which is nearly twice the volume of that purchased from its next two suppliers- the United States (14%)and China (13%); whereas Russia’s military influence across Africa consists in arms sales, deploying of mercenaries and political advisers, security agreements and training programs for unstable countries or autocratic leaders;

Amendment 84 #

Urmas PAET

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the above-mentioned challenges will be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic; whereas the European Commission announced an additional 194 million euros to support the security, stability and resilience in Sahel;

Amendment 85 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D

D. whereas the above-mentioned challenges will be exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the worsening effects of climate change;

Amendment 86 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas the threat from militant Islamist groups in Africa is not monolithic but comprises activity from a constantly shifting mix of roughly two dozen groups actively operating in 14 countries;

Amendment 87 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)

D a. whereas counter-terrorism is a high priority in the European agenda on security 2015-2020;

Amendment 88 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)

D b. whereas there were 3,471 reported violent events linked to these groups last year, a 1,105 percent increase since 2009, whereas reported fatalities resulting from African militant Islamist group activity also increased by 7 percent over last year, to an estimated 10,460 deaths;

Amendment 89 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital D c (new)

D c. whereas terrorist activities are largely concentrated in five main theaters, including Somalia, the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel—with lesser but persistent threats in North Africa and Mozambique; whereas the Sahel has seen the most rapid increase in violent extremist activity of any region in 2019; whereas each theater faces unique dynamics and requires a unique regional approach;

Amendment 9 #

Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)

- having regard to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325/1820 and its follow-up resolutions,

Amendment 90 #

Javier NART, Christophe GRUDLER, Ilhan KYUCHYUK, Nathalie LOISEAU, Hilde VAUTMANS, Klemen GROŠELJ, Frédérique RIES, Malik AZMANI, María Soraya RODRÍGUEZ RAMOS

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the European Union has conducted four military common security and defence policy missions and operations to train and advise the Armed Forces of Somalia (EU training mission (EUTM) Somalia – 2010), Mali (EUTM Mali – 2013) and the Central African Republic (EUTM CAR – 2016), one naval military operation (EU naval force operation (NAVFOR) ATALANTA – 2009), and three civilian missions to train and advise the internal security forces of Mali (EU capacity-building mission (EUCAP) Sahel Mali – 2012), Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger – 2014) and Somalia (EUCAP Somalia – 2014), and will soon conduct an advisory mission (EUAM) in the Central African Republic; whereas EU efforts in Africa have been successfully supported by hundreds of military personel from EaP countries, mostly Georgians;

Amendment 91 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E

E. whereas the European Union has conducted ~~four~~three military common security and defence policy missions and operations to train and advise the Armed Forces of Somalia (EU training mission (EUTM) Somalia – 2010), Mali (EUTM Mali – 2013) and the Central African Republic (EUTM CAR – 2016), one naval military operation (EU naval force operation (NAVFOR) ATALANTA – 2009), and three civilian missions to train and advise the internal security forces of Mali (EU capacity-building mission (EUCAP) Sahel Mali – 2012), Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger – 2014) and Somalia (EUCAP Somalia – 2014), and has established and will soon ~~conduct~~launch an advisory mission (EUAM) in the Central African Republic;

Amendment 92 #

E a. whereas there are a number of military outposts of individual countries such a France, U.S., providing billions of dollars in security assistance to local partners, conducting persistent counter- terrorism operations and missions with much broader mandates, more numerous in terms of numbers deployed, more efficient and with better results and outcomes delivered than CSDP mission; whereas there are 6,000 or more U.S. personnel deployed in Africa which conducts genuine counterterrorist operations which in parallel to political solutions, state building efforts and development initiatives are crucial to defeat terrorist group and stabilize whole regions;

Amendment 93 #

Manu PINEDA, Mick WALLACE, Özlem DEMIREL

Motion for a resolution
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 94 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)

E a. whereas lasting peace can only be achieved through dialogue and conflict resolution, and never through military operations;

Amendment 95 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)

E b. whereas sustained pressure on terrorists is needed to stop proliferation of this threat to other regions and continents, including Europe;

Amendment 96 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital E c (new)

E c. whereas over the past decade African security institutions have deployed tens of thousands of personnel in peace operations on African soil, demonstrating a genuine will to contribute to security governance on their own continent;

Amendment 97 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is also supporting the establishment and operationalisation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, operating in a region of intense Islamist activity where France, which has been heavily involved since 2012 and has suffered many military casualties, has been given no more than symbolic support by the other Member States;

Amendment 98 #

Motion for a resolution
Recital F

F. whereas the EU is also supporting the establishment and operationalisation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force, a key counter- terrorism instrument designed to address the ongoing threat of jihadist activity throughout the Sahel;

Amendment 99 #