Implementation of the common foreign and security policy – annual report 2024

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Adopted

   Paragraph 76

   Tabled by Carlo Fidanza, Adam Bielan, Alberico Gambino · ECR

   76. Removed: Welcomes Added: Takes note of the conclusion of the agreement with Mercosur; Added: expresses concern regarding its potentially negative impact on EU sustainability and safety standards and on the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector, and underlines that Parliament Removed: will Added: must examine whether the Removed: provisions on sustainability meet the highest levels of ambition; Added: agreement meets the EU sustainability standards and complies with the reciprocity principle, before ratification can be considered;

2. Amendment 7Adopted

   Paragraph 87 a (new)

   Tabled by Adam Bielan, Mariusz Kamiński, Rihards Kols +2 · ECR

   Added: 87a. Underlines that corruption enables and exacerbates human rights violations, abuses, and the erosion of democratic principles and the rule of law; calls for the EU and its Member States to address the risks that corruption poses to stability, governance and peace, and to prevent and counter these threats to EU interests and to global prosperity and security, particularly in the EU’s eastern and southern neighbourhoods; encourages closer coordination between the EU, its Member States and allies and partners wherever possible, in order to tackle systemic corruption that empowers autocratic regimes, facilitates the spread of malign influence, deprives societies of essential resources and undermines democratic values, human rights and the rule of law; stresses the crucial role of civil society and independent journalists in non-EU countries in monitoring and exposing corruption; calls, therefore, for the EU to adopt a comprehensive and swiftly implemented anti-corruption framework within its foreign policy, encompassing the EU sanctions regime, the proposed anti-corruption directive and the broader EU anti-corruption strategy; urges the VP/HR to propose concrete and far-reaching measures in this regard, and supports the inclusion of anti-corruption provisions in EU trade agreements with non-EU countries;

3. Amendment 9Rejected

   Paragraph 97 – indent 3

   Tabled by Adam Bielan, Charlie Weimers, Sebastian Tynkkynen +8 · ECR

   - Removed: resources for green diplomacy; Added: funding for physical barriers at the EU’s external borders;

4. Amendment 12Rejected

   Recital Q

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo · ESN

   … particular in the face of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine; Removed: whereas the preparation for enlargement requires reforms in the EU and whereas the EU should conduct the enlargement process in parallel with the institutional and decision-making reforms necessary to safeguard the EU’s integration capacity; Added: recalls that, according to Article 49 TEU, the enlargement of the Union requires unanimity in the Council, after consulting the Commission and receiving the consent of Parliament, which acts by a majority of its component members, as well as ratification by all the Member States, thereby guaranteeing each Member State the right to oppose enlargement;

5. Amendment 13Rejected

   Recital Q a (new)

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo · ESN

   Added: Qa. Considers that enlargement has reached its limits for the political, economic and social cohesion of the EU; considers that further enlargement would compromise the institutional stability and effectiveness of decision-making of the EU;

6. Amendment 14Rejected

   Paragraph 1

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo · ESN

   … the CFSP are a key component of its contribution to EU foreign Removed: policymaking; underlines that these resolutions manifest the practical implication of the strengthened right of scrutiny in the area of foreign policy conferred on Parliament by the Treaty of Lisbon; recalls that the 2024 resolution is the first of this nature in this legislative term and aims to serve as a guide for the EU executive when setting foreign policy priorities for this term; Added: policymaking while fully respecting the sovereignty of the Member States, in particular as regard national security, in accordance with Article 4 TEU; highlights the fact that in an ever volatile international environment, the EU …

7. Amendment 15Rejected

   Paragraph 43

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo · ESN

   … is the source of the EU’s political leverage on the world stage; Removed: points out, however, that the trade-off between the ideal of unity and the high costs of unanimity in terms of credibility on the global stage should be assessed critically, particularly bearing in mind the effective functioning of an enlarged EU; Added: recalls that the CFSP is defined and implemented by the European Council and the Council acting unanimously, except where the Treaties provide otherwise;

8. Amendment 16Rejected

   Paragraph 45

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo · ESN

   45. Removed: Reiterates its call for the Council to gradually switch to qualified majority voting for decisions in areas of the CFSP that do not have military or defence implications; Added: Reaffirms that, in accordance with Article 24 TEU, the CFSP is an intergovernmental competence requiring unanimity for binding decisions, guaranteeing the sovereign right of each Member State to protect its own national strategic interests; acknowledges the concerns of some Member States, which fear a decreased ability to influence foreign and security policy at EU level; Removed: encourages, pending the full application of qualified majority voting to decisions without military or defence implications, the full use of all currently existing possibilities to enhance decisiveness in this regard, including the use of constructive abstention in line with Article 31(1) TEU; recognises that progress towards the application of qualified majority voting can only be gradual, building on the formation of a European strategic culture;

9. Amendment 17Rejected

   Paragraph 51 a (new)

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo · ESN

   Added: 51a. Reaffirms the sovereign right of the Member States to define their own security and defence policies, including the choice of their military alliances, in accordance with Article 4 TEU;

10. Amendment 18Rejected

    Paragraph 28

    Tabled by Yannis Maniatis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Sven Mikser · S&D

    … an immediate and permanent ceasefire including the unconditional release of all hostages; Added: believes that the EU-Israel Association Council meeting held on 24 February 2025 was a missed opportunity to reaffirm the shared commitment to developing relations based on full respect for rights and values; recalls that compliance with Article 2 of the Association Agreement1a is an essential element of the partnership; calls for the monitoring and assessment of the implementation of Article 2 of the Association Agreement by the Israeli Government in view of its possible review; ________________ 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).

11. Amendment 19Rejected

    Paragraph 30

    Tabled by Yannis Maniatis, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Sven Mikser · S&D

    … UNRWA’s full commitment to implement the recommendations stemming from the ‘Colonna report’; Added: strongly welcomes UNRWA’s compliance with all the conditions agreed with the Commission in 2024 to ensure continued financial support, and encourages the Commission’s continued engagement with the Agency to further strengthen neutrality and accountability; echoes the European Council conclusions of 17 October 2024 which condemn any attempt to abrogate the 1967 agreement between Israel and UNRWA; Added: echoes the European Union’s position for the 13th meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council, which condemns any attempt to obstruct UNRWA’s capacity to carry out its mandate; calls for an infringement procedure to be launched for the breach of Article 2 of the 2000 Israel-EU Association Agreement1a on the grounds of non-compliance with human rights obligations; insists that the Commission ensure that no funds from the EU budget … needed in the future to strive for even more transparency and accountability; Added: ________________ 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).

12. Amendment 21Rejected

    Recital L a (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +10 · The Left

    Added: La. whereas the ICC has also issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former Israeli Minister of Defence Yoav Gallant, for using starvation as a method of warfare and for the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution and other inhumane acts, as direct perpetrators, acting jointly with others, finding also reasonable grounds to believe that they are each responsible for the war crime of intentionally directing attacks against civilians as a superior;

13. Amendment 24Rejected

    Recital L d (new)

    Tabled by Lynn Boylan · The Left

    Added: Ld. whereas on 19 July 2024 the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion, which held that the occupation of Palestine is illegal under international law and that all states are under a legal obligation to not pursue policies which entrench the illegal occupation – including trade policies;

14. Amendment 26Rejected

    Recital U

    Tabled by Lynn Boylan · The Left

    U. whereas joining the EU requires foreign policy alignment, Removed: including on the votes on United Nations General Assembly resolutions, support for Ukraine and alignment with sanctions against Russia; whereas most of …

15. Amendment 27Adopted

    Paragraph 4 – indent 6 a (new)

    Tabled by Giorgos Georgiou · The Left

    Added: – the continued illegal occupation, under international law, by Türkiye, a NATO member country, of 37 % of Cyprus, an EU Member State;

16. Amendment 30Rejected

    Paragraph 8

    Tabled by Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt · The Left

    … urgent need for further sanctions against Belarus, mirroring all sanctions against Russia; Added: expresses deep concern over the shift in the United States’ stance on Russia’s war of aggression, up to openly blaming Ukraine for the ongoing war, suspending US military aid and attempting to coerce Ukraine into relinquishing its legitimate right to self-defence and making territorial concessions; urges the Commission and the Member States to develop an independent foreign and security policy on the basis of international law;

17. Amendment 30Rejected

    Paragraph 8

    Tabled by Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt · The Left

    … urgent need for further sanctions against Belarus, mirroring all sanctions against Russia; Added: expresses deep concern over the shift in the United States’ stance on Russia’s war of aggression, up to openly blaming Ukraine for the ongoing war, suspending US military aid and attempting to coerce Ukraine into relinquishing its legitimate right to self-defence and making territorial concessions; urges the Commission and the Member States to develop an independent foreign and security policy on the basis of international law;

18. Amendment 31Rejected

    Paragraph 9 a (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +7 · The Left

    Added: 9a. Regrets that the EU and the Member States have failed to launch any substantial diplomatic initiative to end the war in Ukraine and the suffering of the Ukrainian people; calls for the EU to launch multilateral diplomatic initiatives in order to end the war;

19. Amendment 32Rejected

    Paragraph 9 b (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +6 · The Left

    Added: 9b. Calls for the EU to pursue a more autonomous foreign policy, independent of the United States – one that prioritises the interests of the European working class over those of US transnational corporations and billionaires;

20. Amendment 34Rejected

    Paragraph 9 d (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +8 · The Left

    Added: 9d. Expresses its strong opposition to the European Council’s support for Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s ReArm Europe plan and the militarisation of the EU, in particular the use of cohesion funds for military spending; reiterates that European cohesion funds, and derogations from the Stability and Growth Pact, must be used to facilitate investment in schools, healthcare, housing, innovation and research, digitalisation, and the fight against climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, together with job creation; denounces the double standards of this neoliberal Europe, which applies flexibility to fiscal rules on military spending while continuing to impose austerity and neoliberal criteria on social and economic policies; strongly deplores the decision to use Article 122 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to approve the rearmament plan without the vote, democratic control and scrutiny of Parliament;

21. Amendment 35Rejected

    Paragraph 9 e (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +3 · The Left

    Added: 9e. Recalls that Ukrainian sovereignty must also be safeguarded, with respect to its control of its natural resources, and emphasises that any pressure exerted by transnational companies or foreign governments, such as the United States, or the EU, to gain access to these resources is entirely unacceptable;

22. Amendment 36Rejected

    Paragraph 28 a (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +11 · The Left

    Added: 28a. Condemns the Israeli genocide in Gaza and the ethnic cleansing in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as well as the deliberate targeting of UN workers, children, journalists, doctors and civilians;

23. Amendment 37Rejected

    Paragraph 29 a (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +12 · The Left

    Added: 29a. Calls for the Member States to immediately stop arms exports to Israel, in line with Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP; warns that states that support Israel with arms shipments can be sued before the International Court of Justice for complicity in genocide, in line with Article 3e of the Genocide Convention;

24. Amendment 38Rejected

    Paragraph 29 b (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +11 · The Left

    Added: 29b. Calls for the launching of an infringement procedure for the breach of Article 2 of the 2000 EU-Israel Association Agreement, on the grounds of non-compliance with human rights obligations;

25. Amendment 39Rejected

    Paragraph 29 c (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +10 · The Left

    Added: 29c. Strongly condemns Israel’s cutting off of humanitarian aid and electricity to Gaza, actions that constitute clear violations of international humanitarian law; further condemns Israel’s surprise attack on Gaza, beginning on the night of 16 March 2025, which not only ended the ceasefire and reignited the conflict but also resulted in over 1 000 deaths within just 48 hours;

26. Amendment 45Adopted

    Paragraph 35 a (new)

    Tabled by Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt · The Left

    Added: 35a. Echoes the call of ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane for the EU to take immediate action to protect the ICC and the rule of law in the international community, including by swiftly amending the EU blocking statute to bring the ICC within its scope;

27. Amendment 45Adopted

    Paragraph 35 a (new)

    Tabled by Hanna Gedin, Jonas Sjöstedt · The Left

    Added: 35a. Echoes the call of ICC President Judge Tomoko Akane for the EU to take immediate action to protect the ICC and the rule of law in the international community, including by swiftly amending the EU blocking statute to bring the ICC within its scope;

28. Amendment 46Rejected

    Paragraph 37 a (new)

    Tabled by Marc Botenga, Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán +11 · The Left

    Added: 37a. Condemns the illegal Israeli occupation of parts of the sovereign states of Lebanon and Syria;

29. Amendment 48Rejected

    Paragraph 41 b (new)

    Tabled by Lynn Boylan · The Left

    Added: 41b. Condemns the repression and criminalisation of solidarity with the Palestinian people across Europe and recalls that all persons in Europe have the right to engage in free assembly and peaceful protest under Articles 10 and 11 of the European Convention on Human Rights;

30. Amendment 49Rejected

    Paragraph 44

    Tabled by Lynn Boylan · The Left

    44. Removed: Regrets, in this context, the fact that individual Member States have used their veto right to water down agreements, delay decision-making or thwart a common policy altogether; regrets that the potential for fast, efficient and effective foreign, security and defence action, as provided for, inter alia, by the passerelle clauses of the TEU, has never been used; Added: Affirms that foreign policy remains a competence of the Member States and that the positions of neutral Member States must be respected and cannot by compromised by the imposition of foreign policy positions on sovereign Member States;

31. Amendment 50Rejected

    Paragraph 50

    Tabled by Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán, Anthony Smith +1 · The Left

    50. Takes note of the Removed: result of the presidential and congressional elections in the United States; recalls that the transatlantic relationship remains one of the most important and strategic relationship for Added: ongoing escalation in trade relations between the United States and the EU; expresses its concern that a trade war has the potential to significantly harm many export-dependent sectors of the economies of the Member States, and in particular affect workers and SMEs ; calls for the swift implementation of proportionate countermeasures in response to the tariffs already imposed and soon to be imposed on EU goods imported into the United States, calls on the Commission and the Council to consider triggering the EU’s anti-coercion instrument if necessary, calls on the Member States to set up aid programmes and funds to support the workers and SMEs in the sectors most affected by the consequences of the trade measures; underlines that the EU’s vulnerability to sudden changes in US trade policy is the by-product of decades of trade liberalisation ; believes that, in the longer term, it is necessary to reduce the exposure of the EU and its Member Removed: States, which has been emphasised by the unity and strength of the partnership demonstrated following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; underlines that a strong transatlantic relationship remains indispensable for the security of the partners on both sides of the Atlantic; calls on the Commission to foster closer ties with key partners in both the US and Canada Added: States to unilateral trade policy changes in third countries, emphasises that this implies a complete overhaul of EU trade policy, a rebalancing of economies and a transformation of production in order to Removed: counter global challenges that affect our shared values, interests, security and prosperity; in this context reiterates its call for EU-US summits to be held on a regular basis to provide top-level impetus to the future cooperation; fully supports the deepening of cooperation in the framework of the EU-US transatlantic dialogue, such as through transatlantic parliamentary diplomacy; calls for stronger transatlantic cooperation on trade, on foreign and security policy and on combatting challenges caused by rapid technological changes and growing cyber threats; welcomes in that regard the work of the Transatlantic Trade and Technology Council; Added: reverse over-specialisation in some specific sectors and to prioritise domestic needs rather than competitiveness and promotion of exports;

32. Amendment 51Rejected

    Paragraph 51 a (new)

    Tabled by Lynn Boylan · The Left

    Added: 51a. Affirms the autonomy of Member States to decide their own defence policy, recalling the neutrality of certain Member States and the provisions of Article 42 TEU and Title III, Article 3 of the Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon;

33. Amendment 52Rejected

    Paragraph 70 a (new)

    Tabled by Giorgos Georgiou · The Left

    Added: 70a. Calls on all EU Member States to stop all arms exports to Türkiye in view of Türkiye’s militarised foreign policy;

34. Amendment 53Rejected

    Paragraph 76

    Tabled by Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán, Anthony Smith +3 · The Left

    76. Removed: Welcomes the conclusion of the agreement with Mercosur; underlines that Parliament will examine whether the provisions on sustainability meet the highest levels of ambition; Added: Calls on the Commission and the Member States to definitively abandon the signing the EU-Mercosur agreement, as it is detrimental to European farmers, undermines the agricultural and food sovereignty of the Union, and presents significant risks to public health and the environment ;

35. Amendment 54Rejected

    Paragraph 76 a (new)

    Tabled by Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán, Anthony Smith +2 · The Left

    Added: 76a. Notes that the Commission has concluded numerous free trade agreements in recent years and is currently engaged in a large number of new trade negotiations; points out that these free trade agreements are totally incompatible with the EU’s values, commitments and obligations in the fields of sustainability, social and human rights, health and agriculture; stresses that the geopolitical context should in no way be used as a justification for opening new trade negotiations and, reciprocally, that trade liberalisation is not the appropriate way to strengthen relations with third countries; calls, therefore, for the suspension of the ongoing negotiations and considers that a radical change in the EU’’s trade policy is needed in order to promote other forms of cooperation that are not aimed at the perpetual growth of trade flows and are based on solidarity, social needs and planetary limits;

36. Amendment 55Rejected

    Paragraph 76 b (new)

    Tabled by Manon Aubry, Estrella Galán, Anthony Smith +3 · The Left

    Added: 76b. Expresses deep concern about the potential split of the EU-Mercosur agreement during the ratification process; denounces this approach as undemocratic and aimed at bypassing the Member States’ parliaments;

37. Amendment 64Rejected

    Paragraph 76

    Tabled by Hannah Neumann · Verts/ALE

    76. Removed: Welcomes Added: Takes note of the conclusion of the agreement with Mercosur; Removed: underlines that Parliament will examine whether the provisions on sustainability meet the highest levels of ambition; Added: regrets that EU farmers have not been sufficiently guaranteed a level playing field; regrets, furthermore, the lack of enforceability of the chapter on trade and sustainable development and the uncertainties stemming from the rebalancing mechanism; calls, therefore, on the Commission to envisage instead a different mutually beneficial and sustainable development-oriented partnership;

38. Amendment 65Adopted

    Paragraph 81

    Tabled by Hannah Neumann · Verts/ALE

    … partner and demonstrate that the international rules-based system can meet contemporary challenges; Added: calls on the Commission to ensure the active involvement of Parliament in the establishment, implementation and monitoring of the future clean trade and investment partnerships; calls, in this context, for collaborative initiatives between the EU and Global …

39. Amendment 106Adopted

    Paragraph 28 b (new)

    Tabled by David McAllister · PPE

    Added: 28b. Believes that the Association Council with Israel, held in Brussels on 24 February 2025, was a first step towards re-engaging in frank and open discussion with the Israeli Foreign Minister, which will require following up; acknowledges the value of engaging with Israel to strengthen the EU’s role in the Middle East, while stressing that the partnership must be based on full respect for rights and values; recalls that compliance with Article 2 of the Association Agreement is a crucial element of the partnership and calls for continued monitoring and assessment of its implementation by the Israeli Government; welcomes the anticipated High-Level Dialogue with the Palestinian Prime Minister in April 2025;

40. Amendment 106Adopted

    Paragraph 28 b (new)

    Tabled by David McAllister · PPE

    Added: 28b. Believes that the Association Council with Israel, held in Brussels on 24 February 2025, was a first step towards re-engaging in frank and open discussion with the Israeli Foreign Minister, which will require following up; acknowledges the value of engaging with Israel to strengthen the EU’s role in the Middle East, while stressing that the partnership must be based on full respect for rights and values; recalls that compliance with Article 2 of the Association Agreement is a crucial element of the partnership and calls for continued monitoring and assessment of its implementation by the Israeli Government; welcomes the anticipated High-Level Dialogue with the Palestinian Prime Minister in April 2025;

41. Amendment 145Rejected

    Paragraph 4 – indent 7

    Tabled by António Tânger Corrêa, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Afroditi Latinopoulou +2 · PfE

    – the brutal and indiscriminate terrorist attacks committed by Added: the EU-listed terrorist organisation Hamas across Israel on 7 October 2023, which Removed: triggered a disproportionate Added: resulted in the slaughter of more than 1 200 Israeli citizens, including women and children, and the taking of more than 251 hostages; notes that the attacks on 7 October 2023 triggered an Israeli military response Removed: and a conflict in Gaza that has Added: to bring back the hostages taken by Hamas and ensure the destruction of Hamas’s military infrastructure and its ability to rule in Gaza; notes Hamas’s responsibility in the conflict in Gaza, which continues to have a devastating effect on Removed: civilians and caused a catastrophic humanitarian situation; Added: both Palestinian and Israeli civilians, and in causing a humanitarian situation in Gaza by withholding international humanitarian aid from Gazan civilians;

42. Amendment 147Rejected

    Paragraph 4 – indent 8 a (new)

    Tabled by António Tânger Corrêa, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Afroditi Latinopoulou +2 · PfE

    Added: – Qatar’s dubious role as a negotiator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the fact that neither the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) nor any other humanitarian organisation has been able to visit the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza; calls on Qatar, Türkiye and others to cease their funding of the Muslim Brotherhood and fully reject terrorism and antisemitism; calls on Qatar to cease its support for Palestinian terrorism, the Muslim Brotherhood and antisemitism through its TV network Al Jazeera; calls, furthermore, on Qatar and Egypt to ensure that the ICRC and other international medical professionals receive immediate access to the hostages in Gaza and that the hostages receive the humanitarian and medical attention needed;

43. Amendment 149Rejected

    Paragraph 4 – indent 20

    Tabled by António Tânger Corrêa, Nikola Bartůšek, Hermann Tertsch · PfE

    … condemns the systematic human rights violations and abuses perpetrated by the Cuban Removed: regime; Added: regime and calls on the Commission to trigger the democratic clause and immediately suspend the political dialogue and cooperation agreement; strongly condemns and fully rejects the electoral fraud orchestrated by the regime … recalls that he should have been sworn in on 10 January 2025; Added: urges the Commission, in particular the VP/HR, and all EU Member States to recognise Edmundo González Urrutia as the legitimate and democratically elected President of Venezuela; expresses satisfaction that on 17 December 2024, Parliament awarded the 2024 Sakharov … and outside the country fighting for the reinstitution of freedom and democracy; Added: notes Venezuela’s alignment with Russia, Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran and other dictatorial regimes;

44. Amendment 154Rejected

    Paragraph 28

    Tabled by António Tânger Corrêa, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Afroditi Latinopoulou +2 · PfE

    … military operations must be proportionate and in line with international humanitarian law; Removed: expresses in the strongest terms its concern about the disproportionate Added: notes the military action by the Israeli Defence Forces in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank and in Removed: Lebanon; Added: Lebanon to ensure that an attack like the one on 7 October 2023 can never happen again; calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire including the unconditional release of …

45. Amendment 159Rejected

    Paragraph 41

    Tabled by António Tânger Corrêa, Sebastiaan Stöteler, Nikola Bartůšek +1 · PfE

    … policies, including but not limited to the forthcoming strategic communication plan to Removed: promote the EU’s role in the Southern Neighbourhood; Added: combat antisemitism in the Middle East and North Africa, and Gulf regions;

46. Amendment 164Rejected

    Paragraph 74

    Tabled by António Tânger Corrêa, Nikola Bartůšek, Afroditi Latinopoulou +1 · PfE

    … and religion, which should make them natural partners in today’s geopolitical context; Added: notes, with great concern, the ongoing and severe decline in fundamental rights and freedoms, security and living conditions in many Latin American countries, owing to the spread of socialism; highlights that authoritarianism is especially severe in the region, in totalitarian regimes such as those in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua; calls for strong support to the democratic opposition in the above-mentioned regimes; urges the immediate suspension of any financial aid to those regimes; notes that the EU’s engagement in the region has dwindled in recent … of condemnation of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine; calls on the Member States Removed: and the EEAS to pursue proactive diplomacy in the region, with a strong emphasis on …