Discarico 2023 – Bilancio generale dell'UE – Servizio europeo per l'azione esterna

Testo come pubblicato dal PE, in inglese.

1. Emendamento 1 · Proposta di risoluzioneRespinta

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   Presentato da Pasquale Tridico · The Left

   10. Recalls that there have been allegations regarding the involvement of Aggiunto: 19 out of 13.000 UNRWA employees in Gaza in the terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel on 7 October 2023; notes that in response to these allegations, Aggiunto: and after the investigations of the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), nine staff members had their employment formally terminated by the UNRWA; underlines … the UNRWA to improve control systems, in line with recommendations from the Rimosso: UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS), Aggiunto: OIOS, including the screening of Rimosso: staff Aggiunto: staff, a Union audit by Union-appointed independent internal experts and the strengthening of internal investigative and ethical frameworks; Rimosso: stresses that following the concerns repeatedly raised by Parliament regarding the misuse of Union funding, any Union aid should not under any circumstances be financing terrorism; urges continued vigilance in ensuring Aggiunto: welcomes that all disbursements have been released by the Commission following the full implementation of these conditions, which continues to be monitored by the Commission services; recalls that the taxpayer money is not Rimosso: misused; stresses the importance of controls to ensure compliance with Union rules and international law by beneficiaries of Union funds, as well as the need for enhanced measures to prevent misuse of Union financial support; encourages the EEAS to reinforce efforts to safeguard Union funding, and to monitor the implementation of the milestones outlined in the agreement between Commissioner Várhelyi and the UNRWA Commissioner General Lazzarini in April 2024, which includes provisions for conducting Union audits and reinforcing internal oversight at the UNRWA; underlines the need for the Palestinian Authority to align all educational materials with UNESCO standards, particularly removing any content that includes antisemitism or incitement to violence; stresses that Union financial support for the Palestinian Authority in the area of education should be provided on the condition that these standards are met; Aggiunto: to be misused; recalls the findings of the Georg Eckert Institute's Union-funded report, which revealed a complex picture on the Palestinian textbooks; notes that the Union does not fund the Palestinian Textbooks, and that neither are they the responsibility of UNRWA, which nevertheless reviews all issued textbooks to address any problematic content; encourages the EEAS to support diplomatic efforts for a comprehensive and sustainable Rimosso: solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and to keep Parliament informed about any developments in Union cooperation with the Palestinian Authority; Aggiunto: peace based on the International law, protection of civilians and the two-state solution;

2. Emendamento 3 · Proposta di risoluzioneRespinta

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   Presentato da Arno Bausemer, Alexander Jungbluth · ESN

   Aggiunto: 9 a. Calls for the end of Union funding to UNRWA, in light of allegations regarding the involvement of its staff in the October 2023 Hamas terrorist attack against Israel; firmly asserts that the European Union must not channel any taxpayer money to organizations suspected of collaboration or complicity with terrorist groups;

3. Emendamento 4 · Proposta di risoluzioneRespinta

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   Presentato da Arno Bausemer, Alexander Jungbluth · ESN

   Aggiunto: 82 a. Stresses that Union Delegations should not duplicate the work done by national embassies in third countries;

4. Emendamento 5 · Proposta di risoluzioneRespinta

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   Presentato da Carla Tavares · S&D

   … funds do not, either directly or indirectly, support terrorist or violent activities; Rimosso: emphasises that Union funding for the reconstruction of Gaza should only commence once Aggiunto: insists that all hostages taken by Hamas Rimosso: have been released; Aggiunto: must be released; recalls that, according to the European Council’s conclusions of 20 March 2025, the Union stands ready to engage in the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, together with the Union’s Arab partners, as well as with other international partners, on the basis of the Arab Recovery and Reconstruction Plan endorsed at the Cairo Summit on 4 March 2025; emphasises the importance of transparency in the allocation of financial resources in …

5. Emendamento 6 · Proposta di risoluzioneRespinta

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   Presentato da Carla Tavares · S&D

   … education should be provided on the condition that these standards are met; Aggiunto: notes that the Union does not fund the Palestinian textbooks, and that neither are they the responsibility of UNRWA, which nevertheless reviews all issued textbooks to address any problematic content; encourages the EEAS to support diplomatic efforts for a comprehensive and sustainable …