Empfehlung an den Rat, die Kommission und die Vizepräsidentin der Kommission/Hohe Vertreterin der Union für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik zu der Förderung der transnationalen Governance im Bereich Wasser im Interesse der Konfliktverhütung und des Friedens

Wortlaut wie vom EP veröffentlicht, auf Englisch.

1. Änderungsantrag 1Abgelehnt

   Recital J a (new)

   Eingereicht von Pernando Barrena Arza · The Left

   Hinzugefügt: Ja. whereas the UN Commission on Human Rights, in its Resolution 12 (XXXVII) of 6 March 1981, deplored the continuance of the occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco and affirmed the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination; whereas the exploitation of natural resources, including water resources, in occupied territories without the consent of the people concerned undermines the right to self-determination and may entrench situations of occupation and instability; whereas the Court of Justice of the European Union, in Joined Cases C-778/21 P and C-798/21 P1a and in Joined Cases C-779/21 P and C-799/21 P1b, held that the application of EU-Morocco economic agreements to Western Sahara and its adjacent waters requires the consent of the people of Western Sahara, in light of the right to self-determination and the principle of the relative effect of treaties; _______________________ 1a Judgment of the Court of Justice of 4 October 2024, European Commission and Council of the European Union v Front populaire pour la libération de la Saguia el-Hamra et du Rio de oro (Front Polisario), C-778/21 P and C-798/21 P, ECLI:EU:C:2024:833. 1b Judgment of the Court of Justice of 4 October 2024, European Commission and Council of the European Union v Front populaire pour la libération de la Saguia el-Hamra et du Rio de oro (Front Polisario), C-779/21 P and C-799/21 P, ECLI:EU:C:2024:835.

2. Änderungsantrag 2Abgelehnt

   Recital S

   Eingereicht von Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan · The Left

   S. Hinzugefügt: whereas, although the Oslo Accords recognised the Joint Water Committee as a water governance mechanism, World Bank assessments have shown that it has in practice impeded Palestinian water development through the entrenchment of asymmetrical control and the veto power exercised by Israel; whereas the EU Entfernt: is supportive of the joint Israeli-Palestinian water governance mechanisms, including the relaunch of existing frameworks such as the Joint Water Committee, with a view to promoting equitable water distribution, improved transparency and effective infrastructure development; Hinzugefügt: should therefore refrain from promoting structurally unbalanced mechanisms that cannot ensure equitable Palestinian access to water and sanitation; whereas unequal access to shared water resources remains a structural driver of …

3. Änderungsantrag 3Abgelehnt

   Recital T

   Eingereicht von Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan · The Left

   T. whereas as a result of the Entfernt: conflict between Israel and Hamas, Hinzugefügt: genocide perpetrated by Israel against Palestinians in Gaza, there has been extensive destruction of water, sanitation and hygiene infrastructure in …

4. Änderungsantrag 4Abgelehnt

   Paragraph 1 – point k a (new)

   Eingereicht von Pernando Barrena Arza, Rima Hassan · The Left

   Hinzugefügt: (ka) recognise that the deliberate deprivation of water and the systematic destruction of water and sanitation infrastructure in Gaza constitute grave breaches of international humanitarian law and serious violations of human rights; recall that, pursuant to Article 2 of the EU-Israel Association Agreement1a, respect for human rights and democratic principles constitutes an essential element of the agreement; call for the immediate suspension of the EU-Israel Association agreement in light of Israel’s serious and persistent violations of international law; ________________________ 1a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part (OJ L 147, 21.6.2000, p. 3, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2000/384/oj).

5. Änderungsantrag 5Abgelehnt

   Recital R

   Eingereicht von Petras Auštrevičius · Renew

   … in investigating the perpetrators so that they can be prosecuted for war Entfernt: crimes and crimes against humanity; Hinzugefügt: crimes, crimes against humanity and ecocide;

6. Änderungsantrag 7Abgelehnt

   Paragraph 1 – point u

   Eingereicht von Petras Auštrevičius · Renew

   … and compensation for the deliberate targeting and destruction of water supplies and Entfernt: infrastructure; Hinzugefügt: infrastructure as well as for acts of ecocide;