European Parliament 2019-2024

Committee on Foreign Affairs

2020/2002(INI)

7.5.2020

AMENDMENTS 1 - 360

Draft report Javier Nart (PE646.966v01-00)

EU-African security cooperation in the Sahel region, West Africa and the Horn of Africa (2020/2002(INI))

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PE650.694v01-00 2/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 1 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Citation 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the OECD and Sahel and West Africa Club report 'The Geography of Conflict in North and West Africa' (14 Feb 2020),

Or. en

Amendment 2 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Citation 1 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

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)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

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Amendment 4 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

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)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

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Amendment 6 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Javi López

Motion for a resolution Citation 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

— having regard to the Joint — having regard to the Joint Declaration of the heads of the member Declaration of the heads of the member

PE650.694v01-00 4/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN states of the Group of Five for the Sahel states of the Group of Five for the Sahel (G5 Sahel) and the President of the French (G5 Sahel) and the President of the French Republic made at the summit of 13 January Republic made at the summit of 13 January 2020 held in Pau, France (the Pau 2020 held in Pau, France (the Pau Declaration), Declaration) and the Joint Declaration of 28April 2020 made by the members of the European Council with the Member States of the G5 Sahel,

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Amendment 7 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

Amendment 8 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

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Amendment 9 María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, Javier Nart

AM\1204633EN.docx 5/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 10 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 11 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Javi López

Motion for a resolution Citation 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 12 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

PE650.694v01-00 6/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

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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)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

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Amendment 14 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

AM\1204633EN.docx 7/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 15 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

Amendment 16 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 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 8/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 17 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 18 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

Amendment 19 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

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Amendment 20 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 21 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 g (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

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Amendment 22 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 h (new)

PE650.694v01-00 10/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

Amendment 23 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 i (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

Amendment 24 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 j (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

AM\1204633EN.docx 11/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 25 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 k (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 26 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 l (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- 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,

Or. en

Amendment 27 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 m (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 12/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN conflict and migration in the Sahel’,

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Amendment 28 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 n (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 29 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Citation 6 o (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 30 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

- having regard to the proposal for a

AM\1204633EN.docx 13/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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,

Or. fr

Amendment 31 Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 32 Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Mick Wallace

Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-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";

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 14/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 33 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas security is a precondition A. whereas without development and for development; whereas without poverty eradication, there will be no development and poverty eradication, there sustainable peace in the Sahel region; will be no sustainable peace; whereas in whereas in order to ensure development order to ensure its security and and poverty eradication it is necessary to development, each country must have or tackle the sources of poverty; whereas the acquire adequate capacities in all primary sources of entrenched poverty in essential sectors, including security and the region are climate change; defence and whereas this will not only unsustainable, exploitative and crushing stabilise that country, but will also enable repayment conditions on aid and loans; it to contribute constructively to peace, punishing tariff regimes and the effects of stability and crisis prevention in its region; having to compete on the global agricultural goods market against heavily 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;

Or. en

Amendment 34 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

AM\1204633EN.docx 15/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas security is a precondition A. whereas development and for development; whereas without sustainable peace will only be achieved by development and poverty eradication, there addressing the root causes of poverty and will be no sustainable peace; whereas in hunger; whereas human security is a key order to ensure its security and factor for development; whereas without development, each country must have or development and poverty eradication, there acquire adequate capacities in all essential will be no sustainable peace; whereas in sectors, including security and defence order to ensure its security and and whereas this will not only stabilise that development, each country must have or country, but will also enable it to acquire an efficient, effective, transparent, contribute constructively to peace, stability accountable, democratically controlled and crisis prevention in its region; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 35 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

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 16/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN and crisis prevention in its region; security and sustainable development, each country must have or acquire adequate capacities in all 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;

Or. en

Amendment 36 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 37 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

A. whereas security is a precondition A. whereas security and development for development; whereas without are interdependent; whereas without a

AM\1204633EN.docx 17/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN development and poverty eradication, sustainable development oriented at there will be no sustainable peace; eradicating inequalities and aimed at whereas in order to ensure its security and poverty eradication, an enduring peace is development, each country must have or not attainable; whereas in order to ensure acquire adequate capacities in all essential stability and development and strengthen sectors, including security and defence and crisis prevention in this region each whereas this will not only stabilise that country should work towards building country, but will also enable it to adequate capacities in all essential sectors, contribute constructively to peace, stability including security and defence and whereas and crisis prevention in its region; this will also enable each state to contribute constructively to regional peace;

Or. en

Amendment 38 Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 39 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital A

PE650.694v01-00 18/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 40 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Javi López

Motion for a resolution Recital A

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 41 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution

AM\1204633EN.docx 19/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. fr

Amendment 42 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 43 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

PE650.694v01-00 20/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 44 Manu Pineda, Mick Wallace

Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. es

Amendment 45 Vladimír Bilčík

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean B. whereas Africa is struggling to in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian contend with multiple challenges Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to stemming from the historical development contend with challenges, such as historical of the continent; underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro- pastoral economy as a result of climate change, population growth and

AM\1204633EN.docx 21/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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;

Or. en

Amendment 46 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the underdevelopment due to the legacies of destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral colonialism, neo-liberal trade policies and economy as a result of climate change, economic reforms pushed on these population growth and deforestation; countries by global North governments whereas another major challenge is the and major multilateral institutions such emergence of new forms of mafia as the World Bank and the IMF, irregular economy, including human and drug tax flows into global North tax havens trafficking and the uncontrolled export of and secrecy jurisdictions, the corruption gold deposits, which, combined with the of global North companies who steal abandonment, inefficiency and corruption money from global South countries using of the administration, is producing a trade misinvoicing and transfer hybridisation between terrorist groups, mispricing, compounded by the destruction traffickers and traditional community and of the traditional agro-pastoral economy as regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of a result of climate change for which the jihadist religious extremism appearing as a global North is responsible, population false response for the societies concerned; growth and deforestation; whereas another major challenge is the emergence of new forms of mafia economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled

PE650.694v01-00 22/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN export of gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption of 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;

Or. en

Amendment 47 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with a number of challenges, the underdevelopment compounded by the adverse impact of climate change, destruction of the traditional agro- increasing water scarcity, desertification pastoral economy as a result of climate and deforestation, population growth and change, population growth and urbanization coupled with limited job deforestation; whereas another major creation, low resilience to natural challenge is the emergence of new forms of disasters, limited and unequally mafia economy, including human and drug distributed benefits from globalization trafficking and the uncontrolled export of and lack of proper infrastructures among gold deposits, which, combined with the others; whereas another major challenge is abandonment, inefficiency and corruption the emergence of new forms of mafia of the administration, is producing a economy, including human and drug hybridisation between terrorist groups, trafficking and the uncontrolled export of traffickers and traditional community and gold deposits, which, combined with the regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of abandonment, inefficiency and corruption jihadist religious extremism appearing as a within the administration, is producing a false response for the societies concerned; 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;

Or. en

AM\1204633EN.docx 23/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 48 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the underdevelopment including human and destruction of the traditional agro- drug trafficking, grey economy combined pastoral economy as a result of climate with an inefficient, unskilled and corrupt change, population growth and administration and lack of institutional deforestation; whereas another major educational facilities and strong challenge is the emergence of new forms institutions leaving traditional of mafia economy, including human and communities abandoned and open for drug trafficking and the uncontrolled mercy of traffickers, terrorist, criminals, export of gold deposits, which, combined armed militias and jihadist religious with the abandonment, inefficiency and extremists who often replace society's corruption of the administration, is need for structured and organized producing a hybridisation between functioning institutions and sense of terrorist groups, traffickers and traditional justice; community and regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 49 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral

PE650.694v01-00 24/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN economy as a result of climate change, economy as a result of climate change, population growth and deforestation; massive exploitation of natural resources whereas another major challenge is the by foreign countries and companies, emergence of new forms of mafia population growth and deforestation; economy, including human and drug whereas another major challenge is the trafficking and the uncontrolled export of emergence of new forms of mafia gold deposits, which, combined with the economy, including human and drug abandonment, inefficiency and corruption trafficking and the uncontrolled export of of the administration, is producing a gold deposits, which, combined with the hybridisation between terrorist groups, abandonment, inefficiency and corruption traffickers and traditional community and of the administration, is producing a regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of hybridisation between terrorist groups, jihadist religious extremism appearing as a traffickers and traditional community and false response for the societies concerned; regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 50 Ilhan Kyuchyuk

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, many African countries contend with challenges, such as historical are struggling to contend with challenges, underdevelopment compounded by the such as historical underdevelopment destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral compounded by the destruction of the economy as a result of climate change, traditional agro-pastoral economy as a population growth and deforestation; result of climate change, population growth whereas another major challenge is the and deforestation; whereas another major emergence of new forms of mafia challenge is the emergence of new forms of economy, including human and drug mafia economy, including human, trafficking and the uncontrolled export of migrant and drug trafficking, smuggling gold deposits, which, combined with the of arms and cigarettes, contraband and abandonment, inefficiency and corruption the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, of the administration, is producing a which, combined with the abandonment, hybridisation between terrorist groups, inefficiency and corruption of the traffickers and traditional community and administration, is producing a hybridisation regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of between terrorist groups, traffickers and jihadist religious extremism appearing as a traditional community and regional false response for the societies concerned; conflicts, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false

AM\1204633EN.docx 25/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN response for the societies concerned;

Or. en

Amendment 51 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral economy as a result of climate change, economy as a result of climate change, population growth and deforestation; population growth and deforestation; whereas another major challenge is the whereas another major challenge is the emergence of new forms of mafia emergence of new forms of mafia economy, including human and drug economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled export of trafficking and the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, which, combined with the gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption abandonment, inefficiency, lack of of the administration, is producing a transparency and corruption of the hybridisation between terrorist groups, administration, is producing a hybridisation traffickers and traditional community and between terrorist groups, traffickers and regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of traditional community and regional jihadist religious extremism appearing as a conflicts, with the phenomenon of jihadist false response for the societies concerned; religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned and with the rise of radicalisation;

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Amendment 52 Javi López, Tonino Picula, Giuliano Pisapia, Attila Ara-Kovács, Robert Biedroń, Maria Arena, Demetris Papadakis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Jytte Guteland, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Raphaël Glucksmann, Andrea Cozzolino, Joachim Schuster

Motion for a resolution Recital B

PE650.694v01-00 26/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as the underdevelopment compounded by the destabilisation of the traditional agro- destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral pastoral economy as a result of climate economy as a result of climate change, change, population growth and pressure on population growth and deforestation; the natural and environmental resources whereas another major challenge is the such as deforestation; whereas another emergence of new forms of mafia major challenge is the emergence of new economy, including human and drug forms of mafia economy, including human trafficking and the uncontrolled export of and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled gold deposits, which, combined with the export of gold deposits, which, combined abandonment, inefficiency and corruption with weak governance, rising inequalities of the administration, is producing a and lack of trust in governments and hybridisation between terrorist groups, public administration, is producing a traffickers and traditional community and hybridisation between terrorist groups, regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of traffickers and traditional community and jihadist religious extremism appearing as a regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of false response for the societies concerned; jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;

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Amendment 53 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, some regions of Africa contend with challenges, such as are affected by conflicts, poverty, climate historical underdevelopment compounded change, food and nutrition insecurity, lack by the destruction of the traditional agro- of access to basic social services, poor pastoral economy as a result of climate governance, inequalities and change, population growth and inappropriate agricultural models in deforestation; whereas another major which Europe has its share of challenge is the emergence of new forms of responsibility; whereas another major mafia economy, including human and drug challenge is the emergence of new forms of trafficking and the uncontrolled export of mafia economy, including human and drug gold deposits, which, combined with the trafficking and the uncontrolled export of

AM\1204633EN.docx 27/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN abandonment, inefficiency and corruption gold deposits, which, combined with the of the administration, is producing a abandonment, inefficiency and corruption hybridisation between terrorist groups, of the administration, is producing a traffickers and traditional community and hybridisation between armed groups, regional conflicts, with the phenomenon traffickers and traditional community and of jihadist religious extremism appearing regional conflicts; as a false response for the societies concerned;

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Amendment 54 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral economy as a result of climate change, economy as a result of climate change, population growth and deforestation; population growth and deforestation; whereas another major challenge is the whereas another major challenge is the emergence of new forms of mafia emergence of new forms of mafia economy, including human and drug economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled export of trafficking, cultural and wildlife gold deposits, which, combined with the smuggling and the uncontrolled export of abandonment, inefficiency and corruption mineral deposits, which, combined with of the administration, is producing a the abandonment, inefficiency and hybridisation between terrorist groups, corruption of the administration, is traffickers and traditional community and producing a hybridisation between terrorist regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of groups, traffickers and traditional jihadist religious extremism appearing as a community and regional conflicts, with the false response for the societies concerned; phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;

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Amendment 55

PE650.694v01-00 28/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral economy as a result of climate change, economy as a result of climate change, population growth and deforestation; population growth and deforestation; whereas another major challenge is the whereas another major challenge is the emergence of new forms of mafia emergence of new forms of mafia economy, including human and drug economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled export of trafficking and the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, which, combined with the gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption abandonment, inefficiency, institutional of the administration, is producing a weakness and corruption of many hybridisation between terrorist groups, administrations, is producing a traffickers and traditional community and hybridisation between terrorist groups, regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of traffickers and traditional community and jihadist religious extremism appearing as a regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of false response for the societies concerned; jihadist religious extremism appearing as a false response for the societies concerned;

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Amendment 56 Katalin Cseh

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean B. whereas parts of the Sahel region, in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian West Africa and the Horn of Africa have Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to been facing challenges limiting their contend with challenges, such as development potential in an otherwise historical underdevelopment compounded rapidly growing continent; these regions by the destruction of the traditional agro- are particularly hard-hit by climate pastoral economy as a result of climate change and deforestation, which change, population growth and contribute to food insecurity and is deforestation; whereas another major exacerbated by population growth;

AM\1204633EN.docx 29/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN challenge is the emergence of new forms of whereas another major challenge is the mafia economy, including human and drug emergence of new forms of mafia trafficking and the uncontrolled export of economy, including human and drug gold deposits, which, combined with the trafficking and the uncontrolled export of abandonment, inefficiency and corruption gold deposits, which, combined with of the administration, is producing a fragile institutions result in hybridisation hybridisation between terrorist groups, of conflicts between terrorist groups, traffickers and traditional community and traffickers and traditional community and regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of regional actors, with the phenomenon of jihadist religious extremism appearing as a jihadist religious extremism appearing in false response for the societies concerned; the societies concerned;

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Amendment 57 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Recital B

Motion for a resolution Amendment

B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in B. whereas from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Red Sea and the Indian the west to the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to Ocean in the east, Africa is struggling to contend with challenges, such as historical contend with challenges, such as historical underdevelopment compounded by the underdevelopment compounded by the destruction of the traditional agro-pastoral destruction of the traditional agro- economy as a result of climate change, pastoral economy as a result of climate population growth and deforestation; change, population growth and whereas another major challenge is the deforestation; whereas another major emergence of new forms of mafia challenge is the emergence of new forms of economy, including human and drug mafia economy, including human and drug trafficking and the uncontrolled export of trafficking and the uncontrolled export of gold deposits, which, combined with the gold deposits, which, combined with the abandonment, inefficiency and corruption abandonment, inefficiency and corruption of the administration, is producing a of the administration, is producing a hybridisation between terrorist groups, hybridisation between terrorist groups, traffickers and traditional community and traffickers and traditional community and regional conflicts, with the phenomenon of regional conflicts, with the unacceptable jihadist religious extremism appearing as a phenomenon of jihadist religious false response for the societies concerned; extremism appearing in the societies concerned;

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 30/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 58 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 59 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 31/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN defence forces;

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Amendment 60 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 61 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 62

PE650.694v01-00 32/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 63 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Recital B b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 64 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

C. whereas poverty and insecurity feed C. whereas poverty and insecurity, off each other and push young people to lack of education and institutional migrate to Europe in search of a better preparedness to face the security issues life, impoverishing states by depriving that created unstable and failed states is them of their best human resources; creating future migrants and adding to

AM\1204633EN.docx 33/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN lucrative business of human traffickers that offers a choice to the local population to leave their homes in search of better life, impoverishing their own countries by depriving them of their best human resources;

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Amendment 65 Vladimír Bilčík

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 66 Katalin Cseh

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 67

PE650.694v01-00 34/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 68 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 69 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 35/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN them of their best human resources; people, thus impoverishing states by depriving them of some of their best human resources;

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Amendment 70 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 Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 71 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 36/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 72 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 73 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital C

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 74 Maria Arena

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 37/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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;

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Amendment 75 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 76 Dragoş Tudorache

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 38/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN UNICEF, leaving nearly two million children without proper education;

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Amendment 77 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 78 Maria Arena

Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 79 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 80 Dragoş Tudorache

Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 81 Željana Zovko

PE650.694v01-00 40/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 82 Dragoş Tudorache

Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 83 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital C d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 41/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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;

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Amendment 84 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 85 Katalin Cseh

Motion for a resolution Recital D

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 86 Anna Fotyga

PE650.694v01-00 42/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 87 Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 88 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 89 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital D c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 90 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital E

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 44/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Mali – 2012), Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger Mali – 2012), Niger (EUCAP Sahel Niger – 2014) and Somalia (EUCAP Somalia – – 2014) and Somalia (EUCAP Somalia – 2014), and will soon conduct an advisory 2014), and will soon conduct an advisory mission (EUAM) in the Central African mission (EUAM) in the Central African Republic; Republic; whereas EU efforts in Africa have been successfully supported by hundreds of military personel from EaP countries, mostly Georgians;

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Amendment 91 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 92 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 93 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 94 Manu Pineda, Mick Wallace, Özlem Demirel

Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new)

PE650.694v01-00 46/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 95 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital E b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 96 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital E c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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AM\1204633EN.docx 47/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 97 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 98 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 99 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Recital F

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE650.694v01-00 48/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN F. whereas the EU is also supporting F. whereas the EU is also supporting the establishment and operationalisation of the establishment and operationalisation of the G5 Sahel Joint Force; the G5 Sahel Joint Force, which is vital for combatting terrorism and security threats and for the improvement of regional security;

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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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 101 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

AM\1204633EN.docx 49/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 102 Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 103 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas after years of training, the G. whereas after years of training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to restrictions on their effectiveness due to repeated failures to mandate, training programmes, and a lack address long-lasting solutions to the of basic equipment, including weapons, conflict with development initiatives that ammunition and vehicles; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 104 Javier Nart, Petras Auštrevičius, Christophe Grudler, Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie

PE650.694v01-00 50/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Frédérique Ries, Klemen Grošelj, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 105 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas after years of training, the G. whereas after years of training, above-mentioned EU missions have been some of the above-mentioned EU missions hampered in their sustainability and have been hampered in their sustainability effectiveness due to restrictions on their and effectiveness due to the fact that they mandate, training programmes, and a were not incorporated in a wider lack of basic equipment, including comprehensive and strategic approach weapons, ammunition and vehicles; 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;

Or. en

AM\1204633EN.docx 51/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 106 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

G. whereas after years of training, the G. whereas after years of training, the above-mentioned EU missions have been above-mentioned EU missions have been hampered in their sustainability and hampered in their sustainability and effectiveness due to restrictions on their effectiveness not only due to restrictions mandate, training programmes, and a lack on their mandate, training programmes or of basic equipment, including weapons, lack of equipment, but also owing to a ammunition and vehicles; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 107 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 108

PE650.694v01-00 52/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 109 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 G

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 110 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1204633EN.docx 53/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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;

Or. en

Amendment 111 Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 112 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 54/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 113 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 114 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 115 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital H

AM\1204633EN.docx 55/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

Amendment 116 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 117 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Javi López

Motion for a resolution Recital H

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 56/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Or. en

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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 119 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 120 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

AM\1204633EN.docx 57/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 121 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital H a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 122 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Recital H b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE650.694v01-00 58/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN 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;

Or. en

Amendment 123 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

I. whereas neither the Somali army, I. whereas neither the Somali army, nor the Malian army nor the Central nor the Malian army nor the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) have been African Armed Forces (FACA) became able to contribute effectively to the fight sustainable security actors able to act against jihadists or hold and secure the alone after years of EU training and ground cleared with the aid of friendly divers EU investments; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 124 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital I

AM\1204633EN.docx 59/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 125 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 126 Željana Zovko

PE650.694v01-00 60/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Recital I

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 127 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

AM\1204633EN.docx 61/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 129 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 130

PE650.694v01-00 62/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas after years of involvement deleted 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;

Or. fr

Amendment 131 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 63/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Or. en

Amendment 132 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas after years of involvement J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become missions, the general situation has become worse and worse and a new and worse and worse in the Sahel region and comprehensive strategy therefore needs to some other theatres while others have be implemented; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 133 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 64/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN tensions are the highest;

Or. en

Amendment 134 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 135 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 136 Željana Zovko

AM\1204633EN.docx 65/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 137 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

Amendment 138 Javi López, Tonino Picula, Giuliano Pisapia, Attila Ara-Kovács, Robert Biedroń, Maria Arena, Demetris Papadakis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Jytte Guteland, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Raphaël Glucksmann, Andrea Cozzolino, Joachim Schuster, Dietmar Köster

Motion for a resolution Recital J

Motion for a resolution Amendment

J. whereas after years of involvement J. whereas after years of involvement in the above-mentioned civil and military in the above-mentioned civil and military missions, the general situation has become missions, the general situation has not worse and worse and a new and improved significantly and a new and

PE650.694v01-00 66/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN comprehensive strategy therefore needs to comprehensive strategy therefore needs to be implemented; be implemented;

Or. en

Amendment 139 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 140 Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Mick Wallace

Motion for a resolution Recital J a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 141

AM\1204633EN.docx 67/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds K. whereas since many years foreign, of instructors to train and arm FACA but also African private military and soldiers; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 142 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds K. whereas Russia has sent hundreds of instructors to train and arm FACA of instructors to train and arm FACA soldiers; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 143

PE650.694v01-00 68/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Katalin Cseh

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 144 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Recital K

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 145 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

AM\1204633EN.docx 69/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 146 Urmas Paet

Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 147 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

Amendment 148 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 70/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN operations in Africa; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 149 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 150 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital L

AM\1204633EN.docx 71/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

Amendment 151 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 152 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Recital L

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 72/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN operations in Africa; military peacekeeping operations in Africa;

Or. en

Amendment 153 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 154 Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 155 Dragoş Tudorache

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 156 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 157 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)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 74/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN for the supply of military equipment;

Or. en

Amendment 158 Manu Pineda, Mick Wallace, Özlem Demirel

Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. es

Amendment 159 Vladimír Bilčík

Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 160 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital L b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 75/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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;

Or. en

Amendment 161 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital L c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 162 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital L d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 163 Željana Zovko

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 164 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Recital L f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 165 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Recital L a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 77/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN financing for training initiatives and the delivery of non-lethal equipment to armed forces in non-EU countries;

Or. fr

Amendment 166 Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Mick Wallace

Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-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;

Or. en

Amendment 167 Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-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

PE650.694v01-00 78/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN institutions to promote sustainable societal development;

Or. en

Amendment 168 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-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;

Or. en

Amendment 169 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Paragraph -1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

-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;

Or. en

Amendment 170

AM\1204633EN.docx 79/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

Amendment 171 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 Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 80/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 172 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 173 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 174 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 175 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 176 Kinga Gál

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 82/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN must also take into account the migration policy;

Or. en

Amendment 177 Vladimír Bilčík

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 178 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 83/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN in Africa is not working in the long term and a future EU-Africa strategy should tackle this problem in a comprehensive way;

Or. en

Amendment 179 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 180 Manu Pineda, Mick Wallace, Özlem Demirel

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. es

PE650.694v01-00 84/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 181 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 182 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Considers that the European deleted 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 the Military Planning and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector;

Or. en

Amendment 183 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

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2. Considers that the European 2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security Union’s security missions and programmes missions and programmes should be should be coordinated by the VP/HR under coordinated by the VP/HR under the the authority of the Council in accordance authority of the Council in accordance with with Article 43(2) of the TEU; reminds Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a that the VP/HR has the duty according to centralised doctrine centre should be the Treaty, as Vice-President of the established covering the Military Commission, as chair of the Planning and Conduct Capability and the Commissioners’ Group on a ‘Stronger Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability Europe in the World’, and the chair of the training missions, and projects supporting Foreign Affairs Council, and as highest or reforming the security sector; authority as regards all civilian and military CSDP planning and conduct 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;

Or. en

Amendment 184 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Considers that the European 2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security Union’s development and security missions and programmes should be missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a centralised doctrine centre should be civilian-military EU Headquarters should established covering the Military Planning be established giving advice to the and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Commission president, the HR/VP and Planning and Conduct Capability training the PSC covering the Military Planning missions, and projects supporting or and Conduct Capability and the Civilian reforming the security sector; 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’

PE650.694v01-00 86/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN initiatives on the ground;

Or. en

Amendment 185 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 186 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Considers that the European 2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security Union’s common foreign development and missions and programmes should be security missions, operations and projects coordinated by the VP/HR under the should be coordinated by the VP/HR under authority of the Council in accordance with the authority of the Council in accordance

AM\1204633EN.docx 87/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that the centralised doctrine centre should be Joint Support Coordination Cell (JSCC) established covering the Military Planning should have an enhanced coordination and Conduct Capability and the Civilian role and should propose a centralised Planning and Conduct Capability training doctrine that would reinforce the missions, and projects supporting or capacities of the Military Planning and reforming the security sector; Conduct Capability and the Civilian Planning and Conduct Capability training missions, and projects supporting or reforming the security sector;

Or. en

Amendment 187 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 188 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2. Considers that the European 2. Considers that the European Union’s development and security Union’s development and security

PE650.694v01-00 88/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN missions and programmes should be missions and programmes should be coordinated by the VP/HR under the coordinated by the VP/HR under the authority of the Council in accordance with authority of the Council in accordance with Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a Article 43(2) of the TEU and that a pool of centralised doctrine centre should be doctrine experts should be considered to established covering the Military Planning cover the Military Planning and Conduct and Conduct Capability and the Civilian Capability and the Civilian Planning and Planning and Conduct Capability training Conduct Capability training missions, and missions, and projects supporting or projects supporting or reforming the reforming the security sector; security sector;

Or. en

Amendment 189 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 190 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

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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;

Or. fr

Amendment 191 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 192 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

2 b. Strongly believes that only security assistance which puts human security at its centre will be effective in the medium

PE650.694v01-00 90/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN 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;

Or. en

Amendment 193 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 194 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

AM\1204633EN.docx 91/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN respecting the proper safeguards;

Or. en

Amendment 195 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 c (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 196 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 d (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Or. en

Amendment 197 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 e (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 198 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 f (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 199 Željana Zovko

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 200 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 h (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

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

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

Or. en

Amendment 202 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Rejects all calls for the revision of 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) 230/2014 in the light of the grave and No 230/2014 as a response to the profound degradation in the security degradation in the security conditions in conditions in the region and in order to fill the region or as a means to fill any gaps in any gaps in EU missions and projects with EU missions and projects; a view to supporting the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military

AM\1204633EN.docx 95/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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.

Or. en

Amendment 203 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Calls on the EU and the Member 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No States to examine formulas through 230/2014 in the light of the grave and which, in light of the grave and profound profound degradation in the security degradation in the security conditions in conditions in the region and in order to fill the region and in order to fill any gaps in any gaps in EU missions and projects with EU missions and projects, the combat a view to supporting the capacity-building capability of African armed forces fighting of partners in the security sector, against jihadism may be improved; including through funding for military supports the Joint Communication of the spending and the provision of weapons, Commission and the High Representative ammunition or lethal equipment, of the Union for Foreign Affairs and transport and training essential for Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled improving the combat capability of African ‘Capacity building in support of security armed forces fighting against jihadism; and development – Enabling partners to supports the Joint Communication of the prevent and manage crises’4; 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;

PE650.694v01-00 96/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN ______4 JOIN(2015)0017. 4 JOIN(2015)0017.

Or. es

Amendment 204 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building a view to improving the combat capability of partners in the security sector, of African armed forces fighting against including through funding for military jihadism; supports the Joint spending and the provision of weapons, Communication of the Commission and the ammunition or lethal equipment, High Representative of the Union for transport and training essential for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 improving the combat capability of African April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in armed forces fighting against jihadism; support of security and development – supports the Joint Communication of the Enabling partners to prevent and manage Commission and the High Representative crises’4; 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 JOIN(2015)0017.

Or. fr

Amendment 205 Katalin Cseh

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

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3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building a view to supporting the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat essential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism; supports the Joint against jihadism; supports the Joint Communication of the Commission and the Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; crises’; finds that military options are most effective when combined with non- military strategies such as deradicalization and social reintegration programs; ______4 JOIN(2015)0017.

Or. en

Amendment 206 María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building a view to further supporting the capacity-

PE650.694v01-00 98/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN of partners in the security sector, including building of partners in the security sector, through funding for military spending and including through funding for military the provision of weapons, ammunition or spending and the provision of weapons, lethal equipment, transport and training ammunition or lethal equipment, transport essential for improving the combat and training essential for improving the capability of African armed forces fighting combat capability of African armed forces against jihadism; supports the Joint fighting against jihadism; supports the Communication of the Commission and the Joint Communication of the Commission High Representative of the Union for and the High Representative of the Union Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building support of security and development – in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; crises’4 ; Calls on the EU to further empower African leadership in ensuring civilian dimensions of peacebuilding and resilience; ______4 JOIN(2015)0017. 4 JOIN(2015)0017.

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Amendment 207 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Calls for a broad discussion among 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No EU Member States and institutions about 230/2014 in the light of the grave and the security challenges in the regions of profound degradation in the security the Sahel, West Africa, and the Horn of conditions in the region and in order to fill Africa on how the EU can more any gaps in EU missions and projects with effectively strengthen the capacity of a view to supporting the capacity-building partners, including through the provision of partners in the security sector, of military equipment in order to more including through funding for military adequately respond to the profound spending and the provision of weapons, challenges and the serious security ammunition or lethal equipment, conditions in the region; supports the Joint transport and training essential for Communication of the Commission and the improving the combat capability of High Representative of the Union for African armed forces fighting against Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 jihadism; supports the Joint April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in Communication of the Commission and the support of security and development – High Representative of the Union for Enabling partners to prevent and manage

AM\1204633EN.docx 99/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 crises’; April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; ______4 JOIN(2015)0017.

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Amendment 208 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Takes note of the Commission 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No proposal and the ongoing inter- 230/2014 in the light of the grave and institutional negotiations aiming at profound degradation in the security establishing a regulation entitled conditions in the region and in order to Neighbourhood, Development and fill any gaps in EU missions and projects International Cooperation Instrument with a view to supporting the capacity- (NDICI) comprising all tasks of the building of partners in the security sector, current Instrument contributing to including through funding for military Stability and Peace (IcSP), in particular spending and the provision of weapons, Community actions in the field of peace, ammunition or lethal equipment, security, stability, security sector reform transport and training essential for (SSR), demobilisation, disarmament and improving the combat capability of reintegration (DDR), peacebuilding, African armed forces fighting against counter-terrorism, organised crime, child jihadism; supports the Joint soldiers, conflict prevention, mediation, Communication of the Commission and the reconciliation and the provision of non- High Representative of the Union for lethal military capacity building (CBSD); Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 notes the Joint Communication of the April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in Commission and the High Representative support of security and development – of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Enabling partners to prevent and manage Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled crises’4 ; ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’; ______4 JOIN(2015)0017.

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Amendment 209 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Stresses that in the light of the 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No grave and profound degradation in the 230/2014 in the light of the grave and security conditions in the region and in profound degradation in the security order to fill any gaps in EU missions and conditions in the region and in order to fill projects with a view to support the any gaps in EU missions and projects with capacity-building of partners in the security a view to supporting the capacity-building sector, supports the Joint Communication of partners in the security sector, including of the Commission and the High through funding for military spending Representative of the Union for Foreign and the provision of weapons, Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April ammunition or lethal equipment, 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support transport and training essential for of security and development – Enabling improving the combat capability of partners to prevent and manage crises' and African armed forces fighting against the establishment of the future EPF let to jihadism; supports the Joint the authorisation of the supply of military Communication of the Commission and the equipment including weapons and High Representative of the Union for ammunition as well as lethal equipment to Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 support military capabilities in African April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in armed forces; support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; ______4 JOIN(2015)0017.

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Amendment 210 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1204633EN.docx 101/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Calls for the revision of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building a view to supporting the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat essential for improving the combat capability of African armed forces fighting capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism; supports the Joint against terrorist armed groups; supports Communication of the Commission and the the Joint Communication of the High Representative of the Union for Commission and the High Representative Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 of the Union for Foreign Affairs and April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled support of security and development – ‘Capacity building in support of security Enabling partners to prevent and manage and development – Enabling partners to crises’4 ; prevent and manage crises’4 ; ______4 JOIN(2015)0017. 4 JOIN(2015)0017.

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Amendment 211 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3

Motion for a resolution Amendment

3. Calls for the revision of Article 3. Calls for the review of Article 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 3a(4)(b) and (c) of Regulation (EU) No 230/2014 in the light of the grave and 230/2014 in the light of the grave and profound degradation in the security profound degradation in the security conditions in the region and in order to fill conditions in the region and in order to fill any gaps in EU missions and projects with any gaps in EU missions and projects with a view to supporting the capacity-building a view to supporting the capacity-building of partners in the security sector, including of partners in the security sector, including through funding for military spending and through funding for military spending and the provision of weapons, ammunition or the provision of weapons, ammunition or lethal equipment, transport and training lethal equipment, transport and training essential for improving the combat essential for improving the combat

PE650.694v01-00 102/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN capability of African armed forces fighting capability of African armed forces fighting against jihadism; supports the Joint against jihadism; supports the Joint Communication of the Commission and the Communication of the Commission and the High Representative of the Union for High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 Foreign Affairs and Security Policy of 28 April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in April 2015 entitled ‘Capacity building in support of security and development – support of security and development – Enabling partners to prevent and manage Enabling partners to prevent and manage crises’4 ; crises’4 ; ______4 JOIN(2015)0017. 4 JOIN(2015)0017.

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Amendment 212 Nathalie Loiseau, Klemen Grošelj, Bernard Guetta, Petras Auštrevičius, Christophe Grudler, Malik Azmani

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 213 David Lega

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a deleted Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply

AM\1204633EN.docx 103/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN 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;

Or. en

Amendment 214 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a deleted 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;

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Amendment 215 Javier Nart, Christophe Grudler, Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie Loiseau, Klemen Grošelj, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

PE650.694v01-00 104/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a 4. Welcomes the proposal from the Council decision on the establishment of a HR, with the support of the Commission, specific service to oversee the supply and for the establishment under the Union’s use of such equipment and training; calls Common Foreign and Security Policy for funding from the EU budget to be (CFSP) of an “European PeaceFacility” provided for the administrative expenditure (EPF) for the financing of military and arising from that Council decision, defence-related cooperation with third including for personnel; calls on the countries and international organisations, Council to charge the Member States for including equipment under the EU the expenditure arising from the supply common military list[1],which will fill an and use of such equipment and training; important gap in EU support. In this calls on the Member States that do not regard, and considering the actual participate in funding the supply and use situation in Africa, calls on the Council to of such material to abstain from the vote approve this proposal adopting the in the Council; 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 its implementation, including equipment and training; c) calls on the Member States that do not participate in the funding 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;

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Amendment 216 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a 4. Is of the opinion that the supply Council decision on the establishment of and use of such equipment and training a specific service to oversee the supply and should be monitored by Member States, use of such equipment and training; calls scrutinized by the EP and audited by the for funding from the EU budget to be ECA; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 217 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 218 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 Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a 4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a Council decision on the establishment of a Council decision on the establishment of a specific service to oversee the supply and specific service to oversee the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls use of such equipment and training; calls for funding from the EU budget to be for funding from the EU budget to be provided for the administrative expenditure provided for the administrative expenditure arising from that Council decision, arising from that Council decision, including for personnel; calls on the including for personnel; calls on the Council to charge the Member States for Council to charge the Member States for the expenditure arising from the supply and the expenditure arising from the supply and use of such equipment and training; calls use of such equipment and training; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 219 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

4. Calls on the VP/HR to propose a 4. Notes the 18 June 2018 proposal Council decision on the establishment of a of the High Representative of the Union specific service to oversee the supply and for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, use of such equipment and training; calls with the support of the Commission, to the for funding from the EU budget to be Council for a Council Decision provided for the administrative establishing a European Peace Facility expenditure arising from that Council (EPF); reminds that the EPF aims at

AM\1204633EN.docx 107/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN decision, including for personnel; calls on incorporating the African Peace Facility the Council to charge the Member States and establishing a CBSD component for the expenditure arising from the which would allow the EU to transfer supply and use of such equipment and arms and ammunitions to partner training; calls on the Member States that countries, complementing the CBSD do not participate in funding the supply component under the NDICI; recalls and use of such material to abstain from its recommendation of 28 March 2019 on the vote in the Council; 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;

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Amendment 220 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 221 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

PE650.694v01-00 108/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 222 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Considers that the sustainability 5. Considers that the sustainability, and effectiveness of EU civilian and effectiveness, and visibility, of EU civilian military missions in Africa have been and military missions in Africa, despite the hampered by the lack of basic equipment in high dedication and professionalism of its the countries affected and that it is staff, have been hampered by the lack of therefore necessary: 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;

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Amendment 223 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

AM\1204633EN.docx 109/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. es

Amendment 224 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Considers that the sustainability 5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been military missions in Africa have been hampered by the lack of basic equipment in hampered by the lack of basic equipment in the countries affected and that it is the countries affected and that it is therefore necessary: therefore necessary that none of them takes place or is the subject of a media communication without their appropriations being properly planned and budgeted;

Or. fr

Amendment 225 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution

PE650.694v01-00 110/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 226 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

5. Considers that the sustainability 5. Considers that the sustainability and effectiveness of EU civilian and and effectiveness of EU civilian and military missions in Africa have been military missions in Africa have been hampered by the lack of basic equipment hampered by the lack of a comprehensive in the countries affected and that it is medium and long-term strategy which therefore necessary: integrates those individual measures in a wider long-term security sector reform process;

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Amendment 227 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, Joachim Schuster

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

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

Or. en

Amendment 228 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 229 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

PE650.694v01-00 112/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 230 Javier Nart, Christophe Grudler, Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie Loiseau, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Malik Azmani, Klemen Grošelj, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 231 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a

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

Or. fr

Amendment 232 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment a) for the EU budget be large enough deleted to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and

AM\1204633EN.docx 113/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN military equipment (including weapons, munitions and transport);

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Amendment 233 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 234 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 235 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a

PE650.694v01-00 114/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Amendment a) for the EU budget be large enough a) for the EU to work towards to effectively address the current abolishing the debt burdens of developing challenges relating to training and countries in order to roll back the remote- military equipment (including weapons, control power that rich countries exercise munitions and transport); over poor countries, and restore soverign control over economic policy at the national level;

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Amendment 236 Javi López, Tonino Picula, Giuliano Pisapia, Attila Ara-Kovács, Robert Biedroń, Maria Arena, Demetris Papadakis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Raphaël Glucksmann, Joachim Schuster, Dietmar Köster

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point a

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

Or. en

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

Motion for a resolution Amendment a) for the EU budget be large enough a) for the EPF budget to be large to effectively address the current enough to effectively address the current challenges relating to training and military challenges including related to operations, equipment (including weapons, munitions missions and military equipment; and transport);

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Amendment 238 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. es

Amendment 239 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

Amendment 240 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 116/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 241 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment b) to adapt the APF in order to deleted overcome the current limitations on the acquisition of arms and munitions;

Or. en

Amendment 242 Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment b) to adapt the APF in order to b) to put in place the proposed overcome the current limitations on the European Peace Facility, with full respect acquisition of arms and munitions; 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 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 population;

Or. en

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

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

b) to adapt the APF in order to b) to put in place the proposed overcome the current limitations on the European Peace Facility, with full respect acquisition of arms and munitions; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 244 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

b) to adapt the APF in order to b) to democratise the World Bank, overcome the current limitations on the the IMF and the WTO, and allow global acquisition of arms and munitions; 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;

Or. en

Amendment 245 Fabio Massimo Castaldo

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 118/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN the missions to be operational;

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Amendment 246 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment b) to adapt the APF in order to b) to ensure that the EPF overcomes overcome the current limitations on the the current limitations under the APF and acquisition of arms and munitions; the Union's budget on the acquisition of arms and munitions;

Or. en

Amendment 247 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment b) to adapt the APF in order to b) to adapt the APF and the EPF in overcome the current limitations on the order to overcome the current limitations acquisition of arms and munitions; on the acquisition of arms and munitions;

Or. en

Amendment 248 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

AM\1204633EN.docx 119/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN b a) to coordinate such support with like-minded countries and organizations involved and representing the same strategic goals;

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Amendment 249 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 250 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Considers that all funding deleted instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security capabilities in the affected African countries, as per Articles 209 and

PE650.694v01-00 120/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN 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;

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Amendment 251 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 252 Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 253 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 254 Katalin Cseh

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6

Motion for a resolution Amendment

6. Considers that all funding 6. Considers that all funding instruments should be explored with a view instruments should be explored with a view to supporting the development of security to supporting the development of security capabilities in the affected African capabilities as well as capacities to countries, as per Articles 209 and 212 of establish and preserve peace in the the Treaty on the Functioning of the affected African countries, as per Articles European Union and in the light of the very 209 and212 of the Treaty on the serious security crisis in the Sahel-Saharan Functioning of the European Union and in region; the light of the very serious security crisis in the Sahel-Saharan region;

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 122/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 255 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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);

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Amendment 256 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Recommends that the EU deleted 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,

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Amendment 257 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Recommends that the EU considers 7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and supporting Mauritania, Mali, Burkina logistical costs of the operations against Faso, Niger and Chad, within the jihadist terrorism conducted by the framework of peacekeeping operations in national armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, the Sahel-Saharan area in various and Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the effective and sustainable ways in the area framework of peacekeeping operations in of security; 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);

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Amendment 258 Javier Nart, Christophe Grudler, Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie Loiseau, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Petras Auštrevičius, Frédérique Ries, Klemen Grošelj

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

7. Recommends that the EU considers 7. Recommends that the EU considers contributing to the operational and contributing to the operational and logistical costs of the operations against logistical costs of the operations against jihadist terrorism conducted by the national jihadist terrorism conducted by the national

PE650.694v01-00 124/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina armed forces of Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger and Chad, within the Faso, Niger and Chad, within the framework of peacekeeping operations in framework of peacekeeping operations in the Sahel-Saharan area and by taking a the Sahel-Saharan area and by taking a similar approach to the one it takes to similar approach to the one it takes to financing the G5 Joint Forces and the financing the G5 Joint Forces and the African Union Mission in Somalia African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISON); (AMISOM) and notes that the EPF should be appropriate instrument to do so;

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Amendment 259 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 260 Javi López, Tonino Picula, Giuliano Pisapia, Attila Ara-Kovács, Robert Biedroń, Maria Arena, Demetris Papadakis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Jytte Guteland, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Joachim Schuster

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7

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

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Amendment 261 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. en

Amendment 262 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Agrees to apply to existing training deleted programmes the same facilities for the procurement of military equipment,

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Amendment 263 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

8. Agrees to apply to existing training deleted 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;

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Amendment 264 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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AM\1204633EN.docx 127/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 265 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 266 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 267 Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new)

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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;

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Amendment 268 Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 269 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

9. Recommends that any financing of deleted 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;

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AM\1204633EN.docx 129/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 270 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 Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 271 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 Paragraph 9

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

PE650.694v01-00 130/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Amendment 272 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 273 Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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AM\1204633EN.docx 131/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 274 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 b (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 275 Javi López, Tonino Picula, Giuliano Pisapia, Attila Ara-Kovács, Robert Biedroń, Maria

PE650.694v01-00 132/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Arena, Demetris Papadakis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Juozas Olekas, Jytte Guteland, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Raphaël Glucksmann, Andrea Cozzolino, Joachim Schuster

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 276 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

10. Calls for the format of the EUTM 10. Calls for the format of the EUTM Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia Mali, EUTM CAR and EUTM Somalia

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Amendment 278 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – introductory part

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 279 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 280 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution

PE650.694v01-00 134/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Paragraph 10 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment a) harmonising training methods and a) developing and applying an rules of procedure and engagement and overarching security sector reform policy ensuring they are unique; 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;

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Amendment 281 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a

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

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Amendment 282 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

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

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Amendment 283 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

a) harmonising training methods and a) harmonising training methods and rules of procedure and engagement and rules of procedure and engagement and ensuring they are unique; ensure they are effective;

Or. en

Amendment 284 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point a

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. fr

Amendment 285 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

PE650.694v01-00 136/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN security forces which generate negative unintended consequences;

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Amendment 286 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 287 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment b) ensuring that instructors are able, deleted 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;

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Amendment 288 Javi López, Tonino Picula, Giuliano Pisapia, Attila Ara-Kovács, Robert Biedroń, Maria

AM\1204633EN.docx 137/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Arena, Demetris Papadakis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Jytte Guteland, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Andrea Cozzolino, Joachim Schuster, Dietmar Köster

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 289 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point b

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 290 Javier Nart, Christophe Grudler, Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie Loiseau, Ilhan Kyuchyuk,

PE650.694v01-00 138/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Klemen Grošelj, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point b

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

Or. en

Amendment 291 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point b

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

Or. en

Amendment 292 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 293 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point c

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 294 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point c

Motion for a resolution Amendment

PE650.694v01-00 140/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN c) supplying training centres with both c) supplying training centres with both shared and individual equipment, including shared and individual equipment, including weapons (if the country concerned does military equipment (if the country not provide them), to make sure concerned does not provide them), to make appropriate training can be given; sure appropriate training can be given;

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Amendment 295 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 – point d

Motion for a resolution Amendment d) ensuring that training corresponds deleted to the operational reality, i.e. it should include mobility;

Or. en

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

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

Or. en

Amendment 297 Katalin Cseh

Motion for a resolution

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 298 Arnaud Danjean

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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 299 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)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 300 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,

PE650.694v01-00 142/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Dietmar Köster

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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

Or. en

Amendment 301 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

Or. fr

Amendment 302 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes that the EU must conduct 11. Believes that the EU must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP a comprehensive evaluation of the EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions, adapting them to real needs in missions, adapting them to real needs in order to make them fully operational and order to make them fully operational and

AM\1204633EN.docx 143/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN effective; 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;

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Amendment 303 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

11. Believes that the EU must conduct 11. Believes that the upcoming a comprehensive evaluation of the Strategic Reviews of the EUCAP Sahel EUCAP Sahel Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, Mali, EUCAP Sahel Niger, EUCAP EUCAP Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian Somalia and EUAM CAR civilian missions missions, adapting them to real needs in be used as a comprehensive evaluation order to make them fully operational and and steering tool; that the missions be effective; 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;

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Amendment 304 Javier Nart, Christophe Grudler, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Petras Auštrevičius, Klemen Grošelj, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 305 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 306 Arnaud Danjean

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11

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

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Amendment 307 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 Paragraph 11

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 308 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

12. Considers that the Government of deleted Somalia is unable to perform its duties and that the Somali army is also unable to

PE650.694v01-00 146/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN 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;

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Amendment 309 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 310 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

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

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Amendment 311 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 312 Arnaud Danjean

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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AM\1204633EN.docx 149/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 314 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 315 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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PE650.694v01-00 150/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 317 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 318 Mick Wallace, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Believes that the European Union deleted should continue its financial support to AMISON via the APF, maintain the presence of the three EU military

AM\1204633EN.docx 151/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN missions (ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and EUCAP Somalia), support democratic institutions and continue any training of the national army not linked to regional interests;

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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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 320 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14

Motion for a resolution Amendment

14. Believes that the European Union 14. Believes that the European Union should continue its financial support to should continue its financial support to AMISON via the APF, maintain the AMISON via the APF, maintain the presence of the three EU military missions presence of the three but revised EU (ATALANTA, EUTM Somalia and military missions(ATALANTA, EUTM EUCAP Somalia), support democratic Somalia and EUCAP Somalia), support

PE650.694v01-00 152/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN institutions and continue any training of democratic institutions and the the national army not linked to regional establishment of transparent, accountable interests; and democratically controlled security sectors;

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Amendment 321 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint deleted 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;

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Amendment 322 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint deleted 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;

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Amendment 323 Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint 15. Calls for the EU to help the joint forces of the G5 Sahel to become forces of the G5 Sahel to become operational through the direct provision of operational; calls on the partners who made financial assistance for the acquisition of pledges at the Brussels Donors’ adequate weapons and military Conference on 22 February 2018 to equipment; calls on the partners who made implement them expeditiously; pledges at the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;

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Amendment 325 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint 15. Calls for the EU to help the joint forces of the G5 Sahel to become forces of the G5 Sahel to become operational through the direct provision of operational through the direct provision of financial assistance for the acquisition of financial assistance for the acquisition of adequate weapons and military equipment; adequate weapons and military equipment; calls on the partners who made pledges at and the advice in the field of doctrine, the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 planed capacities and management; calls February 2018 to implement them on the partners who made pledges at the expeditiously; Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;

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Amendment 326 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint 15. Calls on the Member States to step forces of the G5 Sahel to become up their efforts to help the joint forces of operational through the direct provision of the G5 Sahel to become operational financial assistance for the acquisition of through the direct provision of financial adequate weapons and military equipment; assistance for the acquisition of adequate calls on the partners who made pledges at weapons and military equipment; calls on the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 the partners who made pledges at the February 2018 to implement them Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 expeditiously; February 2018 to implement them expeditiously;

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AM\1204633EN.docx 155/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Amendment 327 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution Amendment

15. Calls for the EU to help the joint 15. Calls on the Member States to forces of the G5 Sahel to become continue to support the joint forces of the operational through the direct provision of G5 Sahel to become operational through financial assistance for the acquisition of the direct provision of financial assistance adequate weapons and military equipment; for the acquisition of adequate weapons calls on the partners who made pledges at and military equipment; calls on the the Brussels Donors’ Conference on 22 partners who made pledges at the Brussels February 2018 to implement them Donors’ Conference on 22 February 2018 expeditiously; to implement them expeditiously;

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Amendment 328 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

16. Believes that the African states 16. Believes that the African states have to take responsibility for fulfilling have to take responsibility for fulfilling their sovereign duties in all areas cleared their sovereign duties in all areas under of jihadists, traffickers and bandits by their effective control by providing basic providing basic services (administration, services (administration, water and power water and power supply, health, justice, supply, health, justice, education); 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;

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Amendment 329 Michael Gahler

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 330 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 331 Javi López, Tonino Picula, Giuliano Pisapia, Attila Ara-Kovács, Robert Biedroń, Maria

AM\1204633EN.docx 157/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Arena, Demetris Papadakis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Jytte Guteland, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Raphaël Glucksmann, Andrea Cozzolino, Joachim Schuster, Dietmar Köster

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 332 Javier Nart, Christophe Grudler, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Malik Azmani, Nathalie Loiseau, Klemen Grošelj, Frédérique Ries

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 333 Arnaud Danjean

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Supports the African request to the deleted 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;

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Amendment 334 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Supports the African request to the deleted 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;

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Amendment 335 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

17. Supports the African request to the deleted United Nations Security Council for the G5 Sahel joint force and AMISON to be placed under Chapter VII of the UN

AM\1204633EN.docx 159/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN Charter in order to benefit from sustainable funding;

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Amendment 336 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

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 338

PE650.694v01-00 160/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Javi López

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Stresses that coordination with the 18. Stresses that coordination with the countries of North Africa is desirable as countries of North Africa is desirable as well as an effective contribution to peace well as an effective contribution to peace and reconciliation in Libya in order to and reconciliation in Libya in order to prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the spread of jihadism, arms and human spread of jihadism, arms and human trafficking; trafficking; welcomes in this respect, Morocco’s initiative to donate 3.3milions dollars to the priority investment program of the G5 Sahel join force tasked with fighting terrorist and insurgents in West Africa;

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Amendment 339 Jérôme Rivière, Thierry Mariani, Nicolas Bay

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

18. Stresses that coordination with the 18. Stresses that the chaos in Libya, countries of North Africa is desirable as the advances made by political Islamism well as an effective contribution to peace in North Africa and the lack of a and reconciliation in Libya in order to relationship of trust with the Algerian prevent it from becoming a hotspot for the regime are a breeding ground for spread of jihadism, arms and human jihadism and trafficking (particularly of trafficking; 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;

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Amendment 340 Ilhan Kyuchyuk

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Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 341 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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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

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

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Amendment 343 Dragoş Tudorache

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 344 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 345 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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 346 Anna Fotyga on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 348 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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Amendment 349 Mick Wallace, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Luke Ming Flanagan, Özlem Demirel, Manu Pineda

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of deleted Mauritania to take a social and development approach to its military and

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Amendment 350 Alviina Alametsä on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations community; 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;

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Amendment 351

PE650.694v01-00 166/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Željana Zovko

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali and the Chadian Army, which is the and the Chadian Army, which is the essential force in the central and east essential force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions; for its battalions; calls upon the countries of the G5 Sahel to pursue domestic reforms and fully implement human rights, good governance and democratic accountability;

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Amendment 352 Michael Gahler

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response, raises expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali however concerns in reference to the and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply situation of democracy and human rights; affected by terrorism; compliments the expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali efforts and sacrifices of the international and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply community, the United Nations affected by terrorism; compliments the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization efforts and sacrifices of the international Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint community, the United Nations

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Amendment 353 Francisco José Millán Mon, Gabriel Mato

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali Forces (Operation Barkhane), the GARSI- and the Chadian Army, which is the Sahel programme (composed of Spanish, essential force in the central and east French, Italian and Portuguese security sectors of the G5 requiring special support forces) EUTM Mali and the Chadian for its battalions; Army, which is the essential force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;

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Amendment 354 Javier Nart, Christophe Grudler, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Nathalie Loiseau, Malik Azmani, Klemen Grošelj, Frédérique Ries, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos

PE650.694v01-00 168/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali Forces (Operation Barkhane), the EU and the Chadian Army, which is the Regional Advisory Coordination Cell essential force in the central and east (RACC), EUTM Mali, GAR-SI Sahel and sectors of the G5 requiring special support the Chadian Army, which is the essential for its battalions; force in the central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;

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Amendment 355 Ilhan Kyuchyuk

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Task Force, the friendly military forces Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali from the EU neighboring countries, the and the Chadian Army, which is the G5 and the French Armed Forces essential force in the central and east (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali and the

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Amendment 356 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Javi López

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of 19. Welcomes and supports the Mauritania to take a social and Mauritanian comprehensive and global development approach to its military and approach which includes asocial and security response; expresses its solidarity development strategy with the military and with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, security response; expresses its solidarity countries that are deeply affected by with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, terrorism; compliments the efforts and countries that are deeply affected by sacrifices of the international community, terrorism; compliments the efforts and the United Nations Multidimensional sacrifices of the international community, Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the United Nations Multidimensional the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, and the French Armed Forces (Operation the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 Barkhane), EUTM Mali and the Chadian and the French Armed Forces (Operation Army, which is the essential force in the Barkhane), EUTM Mali and the Chadian central and east sectors of the G5 requiring Army, which is the essential force in the special support for its battalions; central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;

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Amendment 357 Nicolae Ştefănuță

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali

PE650.694v01-00 170/173 AM\1204633EN.docx EN and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the affected by terrorism, food insecurity, efforts and sacrifices of the international malnutrition and epidemics; compliments community, the United Nations the efforts and sacrifices of the Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization international community, the United Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Nations Multidimensional Integrated Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and and the Chadian Army, which is the the French Armed Forces (Operation essential force in the central and east Barkhane), EUTM Mali and the Chadian sectors of the G5 requiring special support Army, which is the essential force in the for its battalions; central and east sectors of the G5 requiring special support for its battalions;

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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

Motion for a resolution Amendment

19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania 19. Welcomes the efforts of Mauritania to take a social and development approach to take a social and development approach to its military and security response; to its military and security response; expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali expresses its solidarity with Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply and Burkina Faso, countries that are deeply affected by terrorism; compliments the affected by terrorism; compliments the efforts and sacrifices of the international efforts and sacrifices of the international community, the United Nations community, the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Mission in Mali, the Multinational Joint Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Task Force, the G5 and the French Armed Forces (Operation Barkhane), EUTM Mali Forces (Operation Barkhane), and EUTM and the Chadian Army, which is the Mali, which is the essential force in the essential force in the central and east central and east sectors of the G5 requiring sectors of the G5 requiring special support special support for its battalions; for its battalions;

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Amendment 359 Anna Fotyga

AM\1204633EN.docx 171/173 PE650.694v01-00 EN on behalf of the ECR Group

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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;

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Amendment 360 Andrea Cozzolino, Giuliano Pisapia, Pierfrancesco Majorino, Javi López

Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new)

Motion for a resolution Amendment

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

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