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A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean
Document AFET-AM-789979 · 2026/2035(INI)
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| – having regard to the joint communication of 10 March 2023 on the update of the EU Maritime Security Strategy and its Action Plan "An enhanced EU Maritime Security Strategy for evolving maritime threats (JOIN(2023_8 final)"; |
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| – having regard to the joint communication of 21 February 2025 entitled ‘EU Action Plan on Cable Security’ (JOIN(2025)0009) and the findings by the Expert Group under Recommendation 2024/779 on Secure and Resilient Submarine Cable Infrastructures; |
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| – having regard to the communication of 4 March 2026 on the ‘EU Industrial Maritime Strategy’ (COM(2026) 111 final), |
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| – having regard to the communication of 4 March 2026 on the ‘EU Ports Strategy’ (COM(2026) 112 final), |
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| – having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 November 2025 on the Pact for the Mediterranean, | – having regard to the Council conclusions of 20 November 2025 on the Pact for the Mediterranean, and the European Council meeting of 12 December 2025, |
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| – having regard to the 30 March 2017 MedFish4Ever Ministerial Declaration, |
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| – having regard to the 2025 FAO report entitled ‘The State of Mediterranean and Black Sea Fisheries’ |
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| A. whereas the Mediterranean is a shared political, economic and cultural space; whereas the Euro-Mediterranean dimension is a shared responsibility of the EU as a whole; | A. whereas the Mediterranean is a shared political, economic and cultural space which is of vital importance to Europe’s security, prosperity, energy resilience and connectivity; whereas the Euro-Mediterranean dimension is a shared responsibility of the EU as a whole which requires genuine solidarity and coordinated action to tackle challenges and make the most of common opportunities; |
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| A. whereas the Mediterranean is a shared political, economic and cultural space; whereas the Euro-Mediterranean dimension is a shared responsibility of the EU as a whole; | A. whereas the Mediterranean is an area of vital and complementary strategic importance to the EU and is a shared political, economic and cultural space; whereas the Euro-Mediterranean dimension is a shared responsibility of the EU as a whole; |
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| A. whereas the Mediterranean is a shared political, economic and cultural space; whereas the Euro-Mediterranean dimension is a shared responsibility of the EU as a whole; | A. whereas the Mediterranean is a shared political, economic and cultural space and is strategically important for the Union; whereas the Euro-Mediterranean dimension is a shared responsibility of the EU as a whole; |
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| A. whereas the Mediterranean is a shared political, economic and cultural space; whereas the Euro-Mediterranean dimension is a shared responsibility of the EU as a whole; | A. whereas the Mediterranean is a shared political, economic and cultural space; having regard to the EU’s membership of the Union for the Mediterranean; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Costas Mavrides
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| Aa. whereas climate change, geopolitical fragmentation, persistent conflicts, widening economic inequalities, and demographic imbalances have reinforced the perception of the Mediterranean as a space of crisis, rather than of opportunity; |
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| Aa. whereas the Mediterranean is of strategic importance for Europe’s security, energy resilience, competitiveness and stability; whereas renewed Euro-Mediterranean cooperation should be based on partnership, trust and shared responsibility; |
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| Aa. whereas Turkey actions and revisionist claims in the Eastern Mediterranean continue to undermine regional stability, violate the sovereign rights of Member States and hinder constructive Euro-Mediterranean cooperation; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles, notably co-ownership, rule of law, human rights and democratic governance; Whereas the situation in the Middle East is generating potentially lasting effects on the public opinion of the Southern Mediterranean partners and notably of younger generations; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the coherence credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been at times hindered by divergent perceptions of the challenges facing the region, the frequent lack of efficient strategic communication and asymmetries in identifying both common and individual priorities; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners are contingent on a consistent, pragmatic and mutually respectful application of its principles, which should coincide with considerations of the specific political, economic and social characteristics of partner countries and the promotion of partnerships based on shared interests and responsibilities; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles, notably regarding the respect for international law ; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been partially undermined by an inconsistent approach of the EU not outlining the mutual benefits of this engagement on equal terms; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners require consistent external action and close political dialogue with partner countries; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles, including double standards; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners has been undermined by the lack of cooperation in curbing illegal migration, managing returns, and securing their own borders; |
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| B. whereas the credibility and effectiveness of the EU’s engagement with its southern partners have been undermined by the perception of an inconsistent application of its principles; | B. whereas the EU must apply its principles consistently and promote its own strategic interests in international partnerships; |
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| Ba. whereas since the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy in 2015 the European Commission and Member States have redirected the focus of policies towards the Mediterranean away from the promotion of democracy, human rights and rule of law and adopted a securitised approach focusing on counter-terrorism and migration management; whereas democracy, fundamental freedoms and the rule of law are essential for prosperity, stability and peace in the Mediterranean space; EU financial assistance should be conditional upon the respect for these principles; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the aims of establishing a common area of peace, stability and shared prosperity, implementing a Euro-Mediterranean free-trade area, working towards strengthening democracy and the respect for human rights, and developing an effective Euro-Mediterranean Partnership for better understanding and rapprochement between peoples have not yet been achieved; highlights the fact that the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the principles of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society involvement, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points, together with the objectives of security, stability, economic development, connectivity and shared prosperity throughout the Mediterranean; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of migration management, preventing illegal migration, multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; whereas migration management and preventing illegal migration still need to be made more effective; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, cooperation frameworks must shift from ideological concepts such as civil society support and people-to-people ties toward concrete and measurable objectives such as border control, migration management and access to raw materials for Member States; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties as well as promoting the emergence of a common area with the ultimate objective of peace, stability and prosperity remain essential reference points; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; whereas they offer a principled model opposed to that defended by other actors in the region, eminently Russia; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Yannis Maniatis, Nikolas Farantouris, Hana Jalloul Muro, Chloé Ridel, Francisco Assis, Evin Incir
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points, and constitutes a prerequisite for any lasting and mutually beneficial partnership; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain the reference points for cooperation; |
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| C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties remain essential reference points; | C. whereas 30 years after the launch of the Barcelona Process, the priorities of multilateralism, co-ownership, civil society support, and people-to-people ties must remain essential reference points; |
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| Ca. whereas the rules-based multilateral order is facing unprecedented challenges, including increasing geopolitical antagonisms, unilateralism, violations of international law and declining trust in international institutions; whereas the Pact for the Mediterranean offers a unique opportunity to reaffirm the value of multilateral cooperation, dialogue and shared responsibility in addressing common challenges; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| Ca. whereas the launch of the Barcelona Process represented a moment of genuine strategic vision, embedding Euro-Mediterranean relations within a broader ambition at a time when the European Union was itself undergoing a profound process of deepening and enlargement, which should still inspire the current repositioning of the EU as global actor; |
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| Ca. Whereas the current global and regional geopolitical context underscores the need for closer political relations and a reinforced strategic partnership between the European Union and the Mediterranean countries in order to strengthen regional stability, security, resilience and sustainable prosperity; |
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| Ca. whereas the external action of the EU needs to increase its attention to countries in the Southern Neighbourhood as effective partners address common challenges, ranging from peace and stability to climate change, to universal justice, |
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| Cb. Whereas recent conflicts, including in Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and Iran, have further escalated tensions, impacting maritime security and international trade; whereas the growing instability in the Sahel, marked by terrorism, violent extremism, political fragility, humanitarian crises and expanding criminal networks, poses a direct security challenge to the wider Mediterranean region and Europe; |
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| Cb. whereas the Mediterranean region is among the areas most exposed to the effects of climate change, including water scarcity, desertification, biodiversity loss and extreme weather events, which disproportionately affect vulnerable populations; |
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| D. whereas the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has undertaken a process of institutional reform and operational refocusing; | D. whereas the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) which is an intergovernmental organisation created in 2008 as a continuation of the Barcelona Process, providing an important venue for dialogue and cooperation at political level and at the level of civil society organisations and relevant policy stakeholders, has undertaken a process of institutional reform and operational refocusing; |
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| D. whereas the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has undertaken a process of institutional reform and operational refocusing; | D. whereas the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) has undertaken a process of institutional reform and operational refocusing; whereas EU Member States should ensure that the UfM enjoys adequate financial and human resources to uphold its mandate; |
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| Da. whereas on 16 October 2025, the Commission and the High Representative released a joint communication titled ‘Pact for the Mediterranean – One Sea, One Pact, One Future’, whose aim is to refresh EU relations with its Southern Mediterranean partners on the basis of joint responsibility and a more structured and results-oriented cooperation, in particular with respect to regional stability, security, economic development, energy, education and migration management, among other issues; |
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| Da. whereas local and regional authorities play a key role in delivering public policies on the ground and are essential to ensure the effectiveness and legitimacy of the Pact and its Action Plans; |
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| Dc. whereas a genuine partnership in the Mediterranean requires moving beyond traditional donor-recipient dynamics and ensuring co-design and shared responsibility among all actors; |
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| E. whereas the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably trade unions and chambers of commerce; | E. whereas the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably business organisations, trade unions and chambers of commerce; and whereas the private sector, especially SMEs, must play a central role in the development of the Pact; |
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| E. whereas the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably trade unions and chambers of commerce; | E. whereas the social and economic partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, not least trade unions, chambers of commerce, business organisations, SMEs and other civil society representatives; |
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| E. whereas the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably trade unions and chambers of commerce; | E. whereas the social partners, civil society organisations and academia are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably trade unions and chambers of commerce, universities, research institutes and think tanks; |
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| E. whereas the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably trade unions and chambers of commerce; | E. whereas a wide range of the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably trade unions, religious organisations, civil society organisations and chambers of commerce; |
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| E. whereas the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably trade unions and chambers of commerce; | E. whereas the social partners are key actors in the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean, notably civil society organisations, human rights defenders, trade unions and chambers of commerce; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| Ea. whereas civil society, including human rights organisations, trade unions, independent media, universities, women-led and youth-led organisations, local community networks and environmental movements, plays a key role in fostering sustainable peace, democratic resilience and inclusive development across the region; |
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| Ea. whereas according to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Mediterranean region is warming 20% faster than other regions on Earth; whereas the Mediterranean Sea hosts 7.5% of the world's marine fauna species and 18% of its marine flora species; |
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| Eb. whereas the favourable conditions in the region and declining production costs position North Africa as a potential producer of competitive green hydrogen; whereas this partnership will be beneficial for both parties in matters of energy security and industrial competitiveness through the modernisation of energy systems; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| Eb. whereas in numerous partner countries the civic space has been progressively restricted, with serious consequences for the rule of law and democratic accountability; |
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| Ec. whereas the Mediterranean Sea handles 25% of global maritime trade and 30% of global oil traffic; whereas decarbonisation of ports and reuse of materials is key for the sustainability of activities in the region; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| Ec. whereas youth unemployment rates in parts of the Mediterranean region remain critically high; |
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| F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; | F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; in this regard, it recalls that the financing of the Pact does not benefit from any new dedicated financial allocation; otherwise it will be financed on an equal budget basis through existing financial instruments, primarily the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI – Europe in the World), within the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF). |
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| F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; | F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term strategic vision, which should be consistent with the next multiannual financial framework and geared towards the promotion of security, stability, energy resilience, economic development and mutually beneficial partnerships throughout the Mediterranean, including the pursuit and coordination of complementary EU and Member State initiatives such as Italy’s Mattei Plan; |
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| F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; | F. whereas the Pact must be a political priority for the EU, anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; whereas the region is part of the mandate of the dedicated DG MENA, and the specific geographical area of the MENA Pillar in the Global Europe Instrument; |
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| F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; | F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework and supported by appropriate implementation and financing instruments; |
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| F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; | F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the EU strategic priorities and interests, as well as reflected in the next multiannual financial framework; |
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| F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; | F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework and be given adequate funding; |
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| F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, aligned with the next multiannual financial framework; | F. whereas the Pact must be anchored in a medium to long-term vision, with a particular emphasis on strengthening European security and the economy; |
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| Fa. whereas the Pact for the Mediterranean functions as an investment-driven framework; whereas the instruments underpinning the Pact, including EFSD+ guarantees, early-stage investment mechanisms, and private sector mobilisation tools, are designed to mobilise capital but neglect fair development, governance, and accountability safeguards; |
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| Fa. whereas the Pact should truly serve as an opportunity to fundamentally revitalize Euro-Mediterranean relations and help set a new tone and pace in the EU`s engagement with the region; whereas the Pact should pave the way for a new outlook on the region, aiming for a more inclusive, multilateral and horizontal approach; |
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| Fa. whereas regional and local authorities, particularly those in coastal Mediterranean regions, are frontline actors in the implementation of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and must be granted a formal role in the governance of the Pact, in line with the principles of multilevel governance and subsidiarity; |
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| Fb. whereas civic space across much of the Southern Mediterranean remains severely restricted, with documented targeted legal and political constraints on freedom of association, expression and access to funding; whereas human rights defenders, journalists and civil society representatives face harassment, judicial pressure and administrative obstacles that fundamentally affect their capacity to engage safely and independently with EU-funded initiatives; |
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| Fb. whereas the Pact for the Mediterranean should pay particular attention to the contribution of women, women-led businesses and women-led private-sector organisations to sustainable economic growth, job creation and social innovation across the Mediterranean region; |
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| Fc. whereas the Mediterranean space is historically and contemporarily characterised by high human mobility within and between countries; |
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| Fd. Whereas Mediterranean islands, whether regions or States face structural disadvantages resulting from insularity and the lack of territorial continuity with significant implications for connectivity, economic cohesion and access to essential services; |
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| G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’; | deleted |
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| G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’; | G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’; whereas he also recognized that States have the legitimate right to place limits and conditions on immigration to preserve the common good and security, avoiding indiscriminate border policies; Pope Leo XIV also promoted the idea that the priority of international policy should be to guarantee socioeconomic conditions in countries of origin, so that people are not forced to flee in order to survive. |
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| G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’; | G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’; whereas migration cooperation is needed to reduce tensions related to migration in the region; whereas many countries in the Southern neighbourhood are grappling with migratory pressure, including humanitarian assistance to displaced populations, as transit, host or destination countries, |
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| G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’; | G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’, while underscoring the need to promote peace, stability, human dignity and economic opportunities throughout the region; |
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| G. whereas His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has called on the international community to remove the causes of despair and warned against turning the Mediterranean into ‘a graveyard where even hope dies’; | G. whereas the aim of making the EU’s migration policy more stringent is to end migrant deaths at sea and put an end to illegal business dealings by human traffickers; |
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| Ga. whereas the Mediterranean region is home to 550 million people; whereas the United Nations estimates an increase to 635 million by 2050, of which the majority will live in the southern and Eastern shores; whereas the Mediterranean population experiences contrary and complementary demographic dynamics; whereas this significant human capital presents an added value that can contribute to addressing the common challenges and opportunities in the region for the benefit of societies on both shores; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Sandra Gómez López, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| Ga. whereas the Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot, warming 20 % faster than the global average, which amplifies environmental risks; whereas the region is experiencing more frequent and severe droughts, heatwaves, wildfires, water scarcity and extreme weather events, which threaten ecosystems, food security and livelihoods; whereas the UNEP Mediterranean Action Plan estimates that by 2050 water demand in the region will double or even triple; |
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| Ga. whereas migration policies geared towards human protection and the expansion of legal pathways represent a more effective and rights-consistent approach to managing human mobility than current efforts to tighten border management and externalisation; |
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| Ga. whereas the handling and processing of asylum applications at centres outside the EU would be an efficient way of reducing unnecessary sea voyages that pose a danger to life; |
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| Gb. whereas continuous reports from international and civil society organisations highlight a pattern of systematic human rights violations and abuses committed by coast guards against migrants, refugees and asylum seekers that seek to cross the Mediterranean ; whereas the EU, including through CSDP missions, contributes to the capacity building and training of such coast guards; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| Gb. whereas the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen which must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; |
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| H. whereas the Ecclesial Coordination Office for the Mediterranean (COMED) was created at the initiative of Pope Francis in the wake of the MED23 Mediterranean Encounters held in Marseille in September 2023, as a body dedicated to fostering communion, peace and fraternity across the shores of the Mediterranean basin; | deleted |
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| H. whereas the Ecclesial Coordination Office for the Mediterranean (COMED) was created at the initiative of Pope Francis in the wake of the MED23 Mediterranean Encounters held in Marseille in September 2023, as a body dedicated to fostering communion, peace and fraternity across the shores of the Mediterranean basin; | H. whereas the Ecclesial Coordination Office for the Mediterranean (COMED) was created at the initiative of Pope Francis in the wake of the MED23 Mediterranean Encounters held in Marseille in September 2023; whereas together with other religious, cultural and civil society actors, the office helps to foster dialogue, peace, fraternity and mutual understanding across the shores of the Mediterranean basin; |
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| Ha. whereas in 2025 Frontex recorded approximately 178,000 irregular border crossings at the EU’s external borders, of which 137,130 occurred on the Central Mediterranean, Eastern Mediterranean and Western Mediterranean routes, representing approximately 77% of all detections1a; whereas, between January and April 2026, 28,500 detections were reported, including 8,489 on the Central Mediterranean route, 8,427 on the Eastern Mediterranean route and 5,184 on the Western Mediterranean route, highlighting the continued importance of Mediterranean migratory routes towards Europe1b; | |
| 1a https://www.frontex.europa.eu/media-centre/news/news-release/frontex-irregular-border-crossings-down-26-in-2025-europe-must-stay-prepared-lyKpVb | |
| 1b https://www.frontex.europa.eu/what-we-do/monitoring-and-risk-analysis/migratory-map/ |
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| Ha. whereas the deteriorating geopolitical situation, extreme weather events and a heavy reliance on imports have brought about a marked increase in food insecurity on the southern shore of the Mediterranean; whereas in some areas, more than half of the population are afflicted by severe hunger, with the number of people at risk having risen from 135 million in 2019 to more than 345 million in 2025; |
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| Ha. whereas the effects of human-made climate change pose an alarming threat to the Mediterranean space, its people and exceptional biological diversity and socio-cultural richness; whereas climate change strongly interacts with other environmental problems in the Mediterranean Basin, resulting from urbanisation, land use change, overfishing, pollution, biodiversity loss and degradation of land and marine ecosystems; |
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| Ha. whereas the Mediterranean is the EU’s southern external border; having regard to the particular need to attend to effective border management and border security; |
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| Ha. whereas peace and security are mutually reinforcing and constitute essential preconditions for the prosperity of the Common Mediterranean Space; |
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| Hb. whereas the Mediterranean Basin constitutes key transit areas for transnational organised crime; whereas according to the European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA), a record 419 tonnes of cocaine were seized in the European Union in 2023; whereas the European Commission, in its Communication on a roadmap to fight drug trafficking and organised crime (COM(2023) 641 final)1a, highlighted the increasing exploitation of maritime routes, ports and logistics hubs by criminal networks to smuggle illicit drugs into Europe; whereas criminal organisations operating across the Mediterranean increasingly exploit routes linking North Africa and Southern Europe for the trafficking of drugs, weapons and illicit goods; | |
| 1a https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:52023DC0641 |
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| Hb. whereas 52% of fish stocks in the Mediterranean are considered overexploited and the sea constitutes a hot spot of discards and incidental catch of vulnerable species, threatening the environmental sustainability of capture fisheries; |
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| Hb. whereas the Mediterranean is increasingly exposed to a wide range of security hybrid challenges, including threats to maritime security and to the resilience of critical maritime and underwater infrastructures; |
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| Hc. whereas the establishment of fisheries restricted areas (‘FRAs’) allow many demersal fish stocks to recover, resulting in a generalised increase in abundance of commercial and non-commercial fish species, as well as contributing to the achievement of the target established in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) to protect at least 30 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas, and of marine and coastal areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, through effectively conserved and managed ecologically representative, well-connected and equitably governed systems of protected areas; |
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| Hc. whereas according to Europol's European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report (TE-SAT) 20251a, 58 terrorist attacks were reported across 14 Member States in 2024, including 24 jihadist attacks, while 289 of the 449 individuals arrested for terrorism-related offences were linked to jihadist terrorism; whereas according to the Global Terrorism Index 2025, the Sahel accounts for more than half of all terrorism-related deaths worldwide; whereas terrorist organisations affiliated with Da'esh and Al-Qaida continue to operate in Libya, the Sahel and parts of North Africa, contributing to regional instability and posing security challenges for both the European Union and its Mediterranean partners; | |
| 1a https://www.europol.europa.eu/cms/sites/default/files/documents/EU_TE-SAT_2025.pdf |
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| Hc. whereas the evolving strategic and economic importance of strategic sea lanes of communications, as well as maritime and underwater infrastructure, combined with the complexity of emerging challenges, highlights the need for deeper cooperation among Member States and key industrial partners in support of resilience, preparedness, and security; |
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| Hd. whereas closer Mediterranean cooperation in the field of climate and energy policies is necessary to address the region’s exposure to climate impacts, including water stress, extreme heat and ecosystem degradation, and the structural asymmetries that undermine implementation of those policies, as highlighted by the Palermo Declaration of the Mediterranean Alliance of Think Tanks on Climate Change; |
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| He. whereas the Mediterranean region has an immense technical potential for solar and wind energy, estimated at 4.5 terawatt (TW); whereas in order to achieve the renewable energy commitments made at COP28, the Mediterranean region needs to double planned renewables deployment, strengthen grid interconnections, storage capacity and demand-side flexibility; |
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| Hf. whereas illicit financial flows continue to undermine sustainable development, public trust, institutional resilience and economic opportunities across parts of the Mediterranean region; whereas effective prevention, detection, investigation and recovery of stolen assets require stronger domestic institutions, greater transparency and enhanced international cooperation among Mediterranean partners; |
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| Hg. whereas the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) continues to contribute to regional stability in the Mediterranean space by providing essential services; whereas as its largest donor, the EU has a special responsibility to uphold reliable, adequate funding to the agency; |
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| -1 Calls for enhanced cooperation between the European Union and its Southern Mediterranean partners in addressing common security challenges and strengthening regional resilience including in the areas of counter-terrorism, prevention of violent extremism, maritime security, protection of critical infrastructure, countering hybrid and cyber threats, foreign information manipulation and interference (FIMI), sanctions circumvention, defence capacity building, conflict prevention, mediation and peacebuilding, with a view to promoting stability, security and prosperity across the Mediterranean region; emphasises the need to deepen cooperation in line with the objectives of the EU Maritime Security Strategy; |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers that for the Mediterranean to be a more strategic vision promising common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, innovation, stability and peace, is essential to support the active role of the people and civil society in order to strengthen dialogue, stability and peace in the region; is confident that the Mediterranean can successfully move beyond conflicts and wars, and calls for a renewed pact based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, fragmentation and inequalities, but must become a shared space of cooperation, mutual trust and sustainable development; calls for a renewed partnership grounded in social justice and inclusive development and based on genuine co-ownership and the meaningful involvement of citizens, civil society organisations, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation. |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation involving institutions across different levels of government; |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; while strengthening the EU`s cooperation with its Southern partners; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region and counteract authoritarianism, repression and poverty; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses the importance of addressing the root causes of instability and conflict throughout the region, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, regional and businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers it essential to bolster the active role of the people, businesses and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean should become an area of peace, security, prosperity and cooperation, and calls for a new phase based on shared responsibility, investment, economic opportunities and mutually beneficial partnerships for all stakeholders; |
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| 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of a renewed pact for dialogue and cooperation; | 1. Considers it essential to revive the active role of the people and civil society in order to rebuild dialogue, stability and peace in the Mediterranean region; stresses that the Mediterranean cannot remain a hotspot of conflicts and wars, and calls for a new phase based on the protagonism of people, civil society, businesses and local administrators as drivers of these aims; |
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| 1a. Stresses that any credible Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be grounded in full respect for international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and the inviolability of the sovereignty and sovereign rights of Member States in their maritime zones, including exclusive economic zones |
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| 1a. Recalls the EU's unique position and responsibility to drive ceasefire efforts and confidence-building through diplomatic and political engagement; stresses that improvements in living standards and access to vital services across the region are dependent on the achievement of durable political solutions; |
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| 1a. Recalls that Türkiye continues to occupy large swathes of Cyprus illegally; believes that the decades-long occupation and Türkiye’s provocative conduct are removing the basis for stability in the Mediterranean region; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations placing people at the centre in a region marked by fragmentation and political divergence, drawing concrete lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, including insufficient funding, weak governance structures, and the systematic marginalisation of civil society, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central and operational principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations in the design, implementation and evaluation of all its programmes; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by strengthening security, preparedness and migration management as well as promoting bilateral economic interests; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership, co-creation, mutual interest and shared responsibility as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; notes that the Pact is the result of an unprecedented, inclusive consultation process, ensuring alignment with the real needs and aspirations of the citizens on both shores of the Mediterranean; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; emphasises, in this context, the need to strengthen regional and multilateral cooperation among Mediterranean countries in order to effectively address challenges related to sustainable development, energy and security; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean can be an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations if partner countries commit to controlling illegal migration, combatting human trafficking and implementing effective readmission agreements; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions, against a backdrop of complex situations in several Southern Mediterranean partner countries, making ambitious political dialogue difficult; stresses the need to draw lessons from the previous cooperation frameworks, and develop this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to advance achievements of mutual benefits in the areas of sustainable economic development, digital infrastructure, energy and clean tech cooperation as well as disaster resilience and security in co-ownership, in particular against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict around the strait of Hormuz which threatens also the EU's energy security; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by drawing lessons from previous cooperation frameworks and building a renewed partnership based on co-ownership, shared responsibility and the achievement of genuine results; stresses that the success of this partnership depends on the active involvement of national, local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations and businesses for the purposes of promoting stability, security and shared prosperity; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations and strengthen multilateralism by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by addressing longstanding divisions, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; |
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| 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting on people in the face of divisions and the lack of ambition among governments, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, local and regional authorities, social partners and civil society organisations; | 2. Believes that the Pact for the Mediterranean is an opportunity to renew and strengthen Euro-Mediterranean relations by betting not only on public authorities, but also people, drawing lessons from the shortcomings of previous cooperation frameworks, and building this renewed partnership on co-ownership as its central principle, with its success depending on the genuine involvement of people, institutions from different levels of government, social partners and civil society organisations; |
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| 2a. Underlines that, at a time when multilateralism is being weakened by growing geopolitical tensions, armed conflicts and attempts to undermine international law and international institutions, the Pact for the Mediterranean offers a timely opportunity to reaffirm the principles of cooperation, solidarity, mutual respect and shared responsibility; warns against allowing this opportunity to be missed and calls for the Pact to become a flagship initiative for a renewed and effective multilateralism in the Mediterranean region |
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| 2a. Stresses the importance of emphasizing the Pact`s strategic relevance not only in enhancing the EU`s visibility throughout the region but also securing key EU interests by preventing the emergence and diffusion of actors and policies detrimental to the EU`s positions; |
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | deleted |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a region of cooperation and of economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; recalls that the Barcelona Process recognised the social, human and cultural dimension as a structural pillar of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation; considers that the gap between this commitment and its actual implementation represents one of the shortcomings of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation to date, which the Pact must now address through commensurate political commitment and dedicated funding; |
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability, security and peace, and promoting an active participation of minorities; underlines that the Pact for the Mediterranean can only achieve its economic, political, social and environmental objectives in the long term if peace and stability are guaranteed throughout the region; |
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; recognises the contribution of Mediterranean regional hubs and cities to fostering dialogue, innovation and cooperation across the basin, including through existing Euro-Mediterranean networks and platforms; |
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation, connectivity and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability, shared prosperity throughout the region and peace as part of a holistic approach that brings together security, migration, energy and economic development in one strategic vision; |
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability, inclusiveness and peace; |
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic, scientific and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; |
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| 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a common space for cooperation and economic and cultural exchange, fostering growth, stability and peace; | 3. Shares the goal of revitalising the Mediterranean as a space for economic cooperation, fostering growth, stability and peace; |
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| 3a. Stresses that the Pact should serve as a framework for stronger political, security, economic and energy cooperation, based on partnership, trust and shared interests, with the aim of building a more stable, prosperous and resilient Mediterranean region; |
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| 3a. Recalls that security is an indispensable pillar and constitute essential precondition for the prosperity and peace of the Common Mediterranean Space; |
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| 3a. Recalls that security is an essential pillar and is an indispensable requirement for the prosperity and peace of the Common Mediterranean Space; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which should help to usher in a more consistent, effective and results-oriented approach to the Mediterranean, notably in the fields of security, migration management, energy cooperation, connectivity, investment and economic development, while making the most of existing instruments and not duplicating initiatives; stresses, in this regard, that the Pact should be implemented in concert with the Global Gateway and national initiatives such as Italy’s Mattei Plan, an endeavour which proves that a pragmatic approach underpinned by tangible projects can deliver results; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices to the benefit of the people on both shores of the Mediterranean and in line with international law, democratic principles and the rule of law promoting interdependent relations between Mediterranean States and civil society; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which is expected to demonstrate a coherent political focus and policy choices while regularly exchanging with the European Parliament’s AFET committee and its EUROMED, Maghreb and Mashreq delegations; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; stresses in particular the need to find effective solutions for preventing illegal migration and cross-border crime and for strengthening migration management; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, and the proposal by the Commission to include it as a geographical region in the upcoming MFF, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices strengthened by adequate financial and human resources; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Takes note of the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Notes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, but insists that this bureaucratic adjustment must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; |
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| 4. Welcomes the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which must now be followed by a coherent political focus and policy choices; | 4. Regrets the appointment of the first ever European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, and the creation of a dedicated Directorate-General, which risks further bureaucratic expansion and additional costs for EU taxpayers without guaranteed results; |
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| 4a. Takes the view that the appointment of the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean and the leverage deriving from it must also be used to promote the goal of Türkiye’s occupying forces withdrawing from the territory of Cyprus, which is a Member State of the EU; |
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| 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; | 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; supports the thematic areas of the Pact, which are structured around the following three pillars: 1) people: driving force for change, connections and innovation, 2) stronger, more sustainable and integrated economies, and 3) security, preparedness, and migration management; stresses the need to strengthen existing initiatives rather than create parallel structures, including Member States’ national strategies such as the Mattei Plan for Africa and the related Rome Process, as already acknowledge in the Pact itself; urges the Commission to ensure that the Action Plan builds on synergies with existing initiatives in order to maximize effectiveness and avoid duplication; |
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| 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; | 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; expects the Action Plan to be regularly updated and adapted to the respective contexts and to be reported back to the European Parliament and its respective committees and delegations; |
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| 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; | 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan with regard to security, preparedness and migration management; takes the view however that they are insufficient and therefore calls for support for initiatives to outsource asylum applications to third countries; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; |
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| 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; | 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent, strategic and results-oriented approach whereby priorities are clearly defined, actions are not implemented in a piecemeal fashion and consistency is maintained between security, migration management, energy, investment, connectivity and economic development; |
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| 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; believes that all of its stages should reflect a coherent strategic approach that goes beyond a mere list of actions; | 5. Supports the measures identified as priorities in the Action Plan; stresses that all stages of the Action Plan should reflect a coherent strategic approach, ensuring consistency between its definition, implementation and evaluation, and delivering tangible and measurable results on the ground rather than a mere list of actions; |
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| 5a. Stresses the importance of strengthening economic and technological cooperation with Israel, including through joint research projects, start-up ecosystems, investment partnerships and industrial cooperation, with a view to enhancing the competitiveness and resilience of the Euro-Mediterranean region; |
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| 5a. Takes the view that the cooperation between Italy and Albania to outsource some parts of the asylum process outside the EU is an excellent example of effective cooperation in the Mediterranean region with extensive benefits; |
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| 5b. Recognises Israel's leading role in innovation, entrepreneurship and technological development in the Mediterranean region; encourages the establishment of Euro-Mediterranean innovation hubs and startup accelerators with the participation of Israeli partners, particularly in strategic sectors such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, health technologies, agritech, water management and digital innovation; calls on the Commission to facilitate cooperation between Israeli, European and Mediterranean research institutions, startups, SMEs and investors in order to strengthen regional competitiveness, economic growth and technological resilience; |
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| 5c. Recognises the potential contribution of Israeli expertise and technologies in the fields of water management, wastewater recycling, desalination, precision agriculture and climate-resilient farming to addressing common challenges across the Mediterranean region; calls on the Commission to support joint Euro-Mediterranean projects involving Israel and other regional partners aimed at improving water security, agricultural productivity and environmental sustainability, particularly in regions facing severe water scarcity and desertification; |
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| 5d. Recognises the valuable experience and expertise of Israel and Jordan in combating terrorism, violent extremism, radicalisation and terrorist financing; calls on the Commission and the European External Action Service to strengthen cooperation and exchanges of best practices with these partners in the fields of intelligence-sharing, border security, counter-radicalisation and the protection of critical infrastructure; further encourages the extension of such cooperation to like-minded partners in the Gulf region in order to enhance security, stability and resilience across the wider Mediterranean and Middle East regions; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; calls on the European Commission to ensure that all pillars of the Pact, including trade, energy, investment and mobility, are implemented in full conformity with the EU’s obligations under international human rights law and with Article 21 TEU; calls on the European Commission to systematically integrate ex-ante and ex-post human rights and environmental impact assessments into the project cycle of all initiatives funded under the Pact’s investment architecture, including through EFSD+ guarantees, the T-MED platform, and the Early-Stage Investment Mechanism; insists that such assessments be independently conducted, publicly available in local languages, and accompanied by accessible grievance mechanisms for affected communities; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights, transparency, social justice, sustainable and inclusive economic development, quality employment, gender equality, and the twin socially just green and digital transition; stresses that progress in these areas should remain a core benchmark for the implementation of the Pact; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, there must be a clear shift from the donor-receiver model to a co-creation model, so that the people of all parties can enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on energy cooperation, sustainable economic development, innovation, digital infrastructure, combating foreign interference - while maintaining the universal principles of democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits, through improved mobility opportunities, living standards and economic chances, particularly for women and young people, but also through greater stability and freedom; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, it should be both the European citizens, as well as the people of the Mediterranean region to enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus stability, prosperity and growth; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights, transparency, energy, migration and fisheries; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the importance of promoting responsible governance, the rule of law, transparency, respect for fundamental rights, security and economic opportunities, while taking into account the specific characteristics of partner countries; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a firm conditionality based on effective border control, readmission of irregular migrants, and the fight against smuggling networks; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights, fundamental freedoms and transparency; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the EU and the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the countries and the people of the Mediterranean region must enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need to pay special attention to democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; |
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| 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, the people of the Mediterranean region must ultimately enjoy its benefits; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; | 6. Underlines that, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be a success, its benefits must be tangible and accessible to the people of the region; reiterates the need for a strong focus on democracy, the rule of law, human rights and transparency; |
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| 6a. Recalls, in line with the appeals of the Holy See referred to above, that freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental right and a precondition for genuine coexistence across the Mediterranean; calls for the Pact to include concrete commitments to protect religious and other minorities, including Christian communities, in the Southern Mediterranean, and to make the protection of places of worship and of cultural heritage an explicit objective of cooperation; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 6a. Stresses that gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls must be mainstreamed across all pillars of the Pact for the Mediterranean, including political participation, education, employment, mobility, climate resilience, digital transformation and peacebuilding; |
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| 6a. Stresses that enhancing women's economic and political empowerment across the Southern Mediterranean and combating all forms of violence against women and girls must be mainstreamed across all dimensions of EU-Mediterranean cooperation; |
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| 6a. Underlines that persistent violations of international law and unilateral actions in the Eastern Mediterranean undermine regional stability and the credibility of the Pact, and must not be ignored in the framework of EU external action |
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| 6b. Highlights that the credibility of the Pact depends on consistent application of EU principles, including respect for international law, democratic governance and the rule of law in all participating countries. |
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| 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; | 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; deplores that governments and authorities in the Southern Mediterranean severely and deliberately restrict civic space with human rights defenders subject to harassment, judicial pressure and administrative obstacles that fundamentally affect their capacity to engage safely and independently with EU-funded initiatives; calls on the Commission to make bilateral cooperation frameworks conditional upon the fulfilment of human rights and civil space benchmarks; encourages the HR/VP, Commission President von der Leyen and Commissioner Šuica to publicly defend freedom of association, expression and assembly including through systematic reference to the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders during high-level Euro-Mediterranean exchanges; |
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| 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; | 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation towards a structured multilevel governance approach, including through territorial diplomacy in cooperation with partner countries and by strengthening cooperation with existing regional and local networks across the Mediterranean as key actors in facilitating territorial and decentralised cooperation; |
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| 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; | 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; stresses the importance of multilevel governance and decentralised cooperation, recognising the key contribution of regional governments and Mediterranean cities in implementing the Pact’s objectives and fostering people-to-people dialogue; |
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| 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; | 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector organisations, including its euro Mediterranean networks, in the development, implementation and ongoing assessment of the initiatives implemented through the Pact for the Mediterranean believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; |
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| 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; | 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector in achieving the Pact’s objectives; underscores the need to strengthen coordination and cooperation between all of the relevant stakeholders and different institutional levels in order to implement the Pact effectively, albeit while abiding by the principle of subsidiarity; |
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| 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; | 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners and trade unions, civil society organisations, women and youth organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; |
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| 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance; | 7. Recognises the crucial role of local and regional authorities, social partners, civil society organisations, academia and the private sector; believes that a strong implementation of the Pact’s objectives requires moving from mere consultation to true multilevel governance that works effectively; |
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| 7a. Calls on the EU to make full use of its diplomatic influence and to provide the necessary technical assistance to support the peaceful resolution of ongoing and protracted conflicts in the Mediterranean region, in full compliance with international law and the principles of the UN Charter, recognising that conflict resolution, accountability and respect for international law are essential prerequisites for long-term peace, stability, real human security and sustainable prosperity in the region; |
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| 7a. Calls on Turkey, as a candidate country for accession to the European Union, to comply with international law, recognise the Republic of Cyprus, immediately end its occupation and withdraw its troops from the island, thereby contributing to the creation of conditions for peace and cooperation in the Mediterranean region, while recognising that the continued occupation of Cypriot territory is not in its own interest. |
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| 7a. Supports the exploration of a Mediterranean macro-regional approach, as a complementary framework to the Pact, aimed at improving the coordination of policies and the alignment of existing instruments, and at strengthening multilevel governance and territorial cooperation across the region; |
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| 7a. Underlines that respect for international law, including UNCLOS, as well as the territorial integrity and sovereignty of states, should be at the core of the common rules on which our cooperation is based; |
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| Security and counter-terrorism cooperation |
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| 7a. Calls for enhanced police, customs and judicial cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries to combat cocaine trafficking, drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, arms trafficking and other forms of organised crime operating across the Mediterranean; |
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| 7b. Calls on the Commission to support, through dedicated funding under the Pact, capacity-building programmes for law-enforcement, customs and border-management authorities in Mediterranean partner countries, including training, technical assistance, equipment, maritime surveillance and operational cooperation aimed at disrupting drug trafficking and organised crime networks; |
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| 7c. Supports the establishment of a dedicated Technical Facility to strengthen the territorial implementation of the Pact, enabling local and regional authorities to transform strategic priorities into structured, financeable and impactful initiatives, through technical assistance, capacity-building and the development of a coherent pipeline of projects; |
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| 7c. Calls for counter-terrorism cooperation to become a core pillar of the Pact, including enhanced intelligence-sharing, judicial cooperation, information exchanges between law-enforcement authorities and support for partner countries affected by terrorist threats in North Africa and the Sahel; |
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| 7d. Stresses that strengthening security, stability and counter-terrorism capacities in Libya, the Sahel and other vulnerable areas of the Mediterranean neighborhood is essential to addressing the root causes of instability, preventing the expansion of terrorist organisations and reducing security risks affecting both the Member States and its Mediterranean partners; |
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| 7e. Stresses that terrorist and criminal organisations may exploit irregular migration routes and trafficking networks operating across the Mediterranean; calls for enhanced cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries to strengthen border security, combat terrorist infiltration and prevent the misuse of migratory routes by criminal and terrorist actors; |
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| 8. Believes that Parliament must play a central role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, particularly in monitoring the coherence between policy goals and the proposed measures; | 8. Believes that the European Parliament and its respective committees and delegations must play a central role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, in monitoring the coherence between policy goals and the proposed measures but also in exchanges with the implementing services of the Commission, national politicians and civil society organisations on the ground; |
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| 8. Believes that Parliament must play a central role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, particularly in monitoring the coherence between policy goals and the proposed measures; | 8. Believes that Parliament must play a major role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, including monitoring the coherence between policy goals, the proposed measures and the results achieved in close cooperation with the Member States and national parliaments;re |
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| 8. Believes that Parliament must play a central role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, particularly in monitoring the coherence between policy goals and the proposed measures; | 8. Believes that Parliament must play a central role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, particularly in monitoring the coherence between policy goals and the proposed measures; calls for an enhanced role of Parliamentary diplomacy with partners in the region; |
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| 8. Believes that Parliament must play a central role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, particularly in monitoring the coherence between policy goals and the proposed measures; | 8. Believes that European Parliament must play a central role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact, particularly in monitoring the coherence between policy goals and the proposed measures; |
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| 8a. Calls on the Commission to provide Parliament with regular progress reports on the implementation of the Pact, including measurable objectives, funding commitments and progress under each pillar, in order to improve transparency, strengthen democratic accountability and ensure effective delivery of the Pact’s objectives; |
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| 8a. Regrets that Türkiye still refuses to implement the obligations assumed towards the EU, including those in relation to Cyprus; stresses that any Euro-Mediterranean framework must fully reflect this reality |
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| 8a. considers it essential that the governance of the Pact remains in the hands of the Member States, i.e. the Council, and not the European Commission; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament; | 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament through an extensive and inclusive consultation process with governments, civil society, youth, private sector, and researchers; involving EU Delegations in Southern Mediterranean countries, as well as through the organisation of a structured dialogue with local stakeholders and civil society actors in the abovementioned partner countries, in order to increase their engagement and ownership during the implementation process of the Pact; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament; | 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament, and Member States, and are accompanied by regular assessments of progress achieved in the fields of migration management, security cooperation, economic development and the use of Union funds; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament; | 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries, the Member States, Parliament and other stakeholders in order to strengthen strategic coherence and the effective implementation of the Pact’s objectives; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament; | 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries, including effective involvement of regional and local authorities, and the European Parliament; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament; | 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament, including on digitalisation, innovation and AI governance; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament; | 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and the European Parliament; |
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| 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and Parliament; | 9. Calls on the Commission to ensure that future Action Plan updates are preceded by structured dialogues with partner countries and the European Parliament and its respective bodies; |
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| 9a. Calls on the Commission to provide incentives that promote cooperation, democracy and adherence to the principles and values upheld by the Union, while at the same time isolating countries that fail to respect international law and the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Member States, and that act as sources of instability and disruption in the region. |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 9a. Supports the introduction of financial and guarantee instruments to unlock capital for climate-smart and inclusive projects in underfinanced sectors such as climate adaptation, education technology and rural development, with a view to reducing investor risk and catalysing public-private partnerships; |
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| 9a. Calls for the Pact's implementation to be embedded in a wider cadre of institutionalised dialogue and consultations with partners across the region; highlights the importance of new strategic partnership agreements in the roll-out of the Pact's initiatives and in locking in core EU interests; |
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| 9a. Stresses that implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean must make use of the many existing cooperation instruments, agreements and frameworks, in particular those of the Union for the Mediterranean; |
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| 10. Insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; | 10. Insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM), composed of the parliamentary delegations of the 27 Member States of the European Union (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden) and four European coastal countries (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Principality of Monaco and Montenegro), the European Parliament and 11 Mediterranean partner countries (Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Mauritania, Palestine, Syria, Tunisia and Turkey) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 10. Insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; | 10. Underlines that the UfM represents the most appropriate institutional framework for genuine cooperation between the EU and its Mediterranean partners, provided it is endowed with a strengthened political mandate, adequate and predictable financial resources, and a governance structure that ensures equal and meaningful participation of local authorities, social partners and civil society, in the definition and implementation of shared priorities; insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 10. Insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; | 10. Recognises the great value of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) since 2003; insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; |
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| 10. Insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; | 10. Recognises the contribution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) and calls for it to be properly involved; |
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| 10. Insists that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; | 10. Suggests that the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean (PA-UfM) could be given a substantive and enhanced role in overseeing the implementation of the Pact; |
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| 10a. Welcomes the MED9 initiative, the informal grouping of the nine southern Member States of the European Union - Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain - and emphasises that these countries share a responsibility to contribute, through coordinated action, to an effective, united and forward-looking European response to the growing instabilities and challenges facing the European Union, its neighbourhood and the wider world; highlights in particular the importance of addressing security, energy and migration challenges, rural depopulation, the opportunities and risks linked to the use of artificial intelligence, environmental protection and integrated water management, as well as advancing a comprehensive approach towards the EU’s neighbourhood; |
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| 10a. Calls on the Commission to establish a structured dialogue with civil society, social partners, private-sector representatives and trade unions, including chambers of commerce and business organisations, to support the implementation of the Pact for the Mediterranean and its Action Plan; |
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| 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; | 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM, as well as structured linkages with existing Mediterranean networks and councils, and regional and local youth ecosystems; |
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| 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; | 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean, which is enabling young, elected European and Southern Mediterranean representatives to gather in a structured platform and contribute to regional policies; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; |
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| 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; | 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM ensuring structured participation of young people in policy design, implementation and evaluation; |
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| 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; | 11. Takes note of the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; |
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| 11. Welcomes the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; | 11. Having regard to the proposed establishment of a Youth Parliamentary Assembly for the Mediterranean; encourages the anchoring of this youth assembly within the framework of the PA-UfM; |
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| 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; | 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; calls, in this context, for the enhanced inclusion of the Mediterranean partners from the Western Balkans countries as partners in the fields of security, resilience, migration management, energy and connectivity; recognises that progress in the European integration of the Western Balkans constitutes a contribution not only to the EU’s enlargement policy, but also to the broader stability, prosperity and security of the Euro-Mediterranean area; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; | 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue through cross-border academic, cultural, social and economic networks capable of building trust and long-term resilience across Mediterranean societies; |
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| 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; | 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue, including through enhanced cooperation with existing regional and local networks across the Mediterranean; |
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| 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; | 12. Reminds that the European Endowment for Democracy and the Anna Lindh Foundation are two flexible instruments close to civil society organisations and well positioned to strengthen regional dialogue, including the South-South links; |
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| 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; | 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue, particularly in the fields of economic development, security cooperation, border management and the fight against organised crime; |
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| 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; | 12. Underlines that fostering genuine South-South integration is essential to the economic credibility of the Pact, given the persistently low level of intra-regional trade among southern partners; |
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| 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links and strengthening regional dialogue; | 12. Underlines the importance of fostering South-South links on the basis of international law, with the aim of stability and development; |
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| 12a. Reiterates the importance of promoting human rights, rule of law and democracy in the region as an essential investment for EU security, since democracies constitute safer international environments; insists on the importance of peacebuilding as a driver for stability in the region; considers that the post-conflict and peacebuilding situations must take place under the aegis of the UN, and be underpinned by both access to transitional and universal justice mechanisms, as well as seeking accountability, redress and contribution to the reconstruction in those cases where there is an aggressor State; |
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| 12a. Emphasises the importance of translating the co-ownership principle featured in the Pact into action, inter alia by fostering multilateral dialogue and engagement amongst the EU and its partners as well as amongst the individual countries of the Southern Neighborhood; believes that a new approach to Euro-Mediterranean cooperation rooted in shared responsibility and an equal footing is key to successfully shifting the overall rationale behind the EU`s engagement with the region and its standing in the eyes of its partners; |
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| 12a. Highlights the added value of decentralised cooperation in the Euro-Mediterranean area, notably through partnerships between regions, municipalities, universities and civil society organisations, as instruments for resilience, democratic participation and sustainable development; |
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| 12b. Supports the development of a Mediterranean civic service to connect young people across the region with a diverse range of volunteering opportunities, fostering a deeper mutual understanding across the region; |
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| 12c. Supports the strengthening of media organisations throughout the region to promote accountability, transparency and access to verified information; |
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| 12d. Encourages the fight against disinformation and hate speech, enhancing fact-checking capacity and strengthening media literacy among the different generations; |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual financial framework, reflecting the scale and complexity of the challenges facing the region; stresses that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it and underlines that investment in cooperation, stability, sustainable development and people-to-people exchanges should be regarded not as a cost but as an investment generating long-term benefits for the region; |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate, predictable and long-term funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the level of ambition of the Pact and the EU´s political credibility will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; underlines that this financial architecture should be aligned with the objectives of territorial cohesion, ensuring that funding is designed, implemented and evaluated in a way that supports balanced territorial development, reduces structural disparities and enables place-based investments across the Mediterranean; |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework both for long term and predictable actions and emergencies, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; underscores, in this respect, the centrality of the Global Europe pillar within the next multiannual framework and the need to provide sufficient funding from its geographical pillars to the roll-out of the initiatives featured in the Action Plans; |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; stresses that the financial ambition of the Pact should not rest on public budgets alone, but should systematically mobilise private investment, blended finance and the resources of European and partner development finance institutions, against clear standards and measurable returns; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be implemented in the next multiannual funding framework within the parameters of strict budgetary discipline, concentrating on the core priorities and without any increase in the Union’s overall expenditure; highlights the need to avoid secondary expenditure and to ensure that resources are used efficiently; takes the view that the Pact’s level of ambition must above all be judged by its concrete results and not merely by the resources allocated to it; |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and be accompanied by clear objectives, measurable benchmarks and robust monitoring mechanisms to ensure effectiveness, transparency and accountability; stresses the importance of a Team Europe approach in mobilising and coordinating resources, including from private-sector actors; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; stresses that financial assistance should prioritise projects contributing to economic development, security, border management and the prevention of irregular migration; |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Believes that the solutions to the deeper challenges in the region do not lie in the creation of new institutions and public funding mechanisms; calls on the EU to replace lofty rhetoric with realism; calls on the EU to organise a thorough audit of its 2021 New Agenda for the Mediterranean, assessing which initiatives succeeded and which failed, in order to improve its policies; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; calls for the traditional geographical balance of the European Neighbourhood Policy to be protected, by maintaining the allocation criteria in place since 2007; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Stresses that the upcoming MFF 2028-2034 represents a critical opportunity to give the Pact genuine financial substance; insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Stresses the importance of forging closer South-South ties and enhancing regional dialogue in order to promote stability, economic integration, connectivity, energy cooperation, investment and shared prosperity throughout the Mediterranean; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will ultimately be judged by the resources allocated to it; | 13. Insists that adequate funding for the Euro-Mediterranean partnership must be secured in the next multiannual financial framework, and that the Pact’s level of ambition will be demonstrated by the resources allocated to it; |
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| 13a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that assessments of partner countries’ compliance with human rights and governance benchmarks attached to macro-financial assistance and other Pact financial instruments apply rigorous, transparent, and publicly verifiable criteria, and that monitoring processes include structured consultation with independent civil society organisations and relevant UN human rights mechanisms prior to each disbursement decision; |
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| 13a. Calls on the Commission to enhance and monitor public perception of EU engagement in partner countries and to integrate these findings into its communication and policy approach;calls, in this regard, to increase cooperation and outreach with UN agencies working on the ground, particularly in conflict zones, as they have direct access to and enjoy the credibility of local communities; |
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| 13a. Underlines that the three pillars of the Action Plan under the Pact for the Mediterranean should be implemented in a coordinated and mutually reinforcing manner in order to create employment opportunities for young people in the region, stimulate sustainable growth, and address the root causes of poverty, brain drain and migration; |
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| 13a. Highlights the growing geopolitical competition and multipolarity in the Mediterranean region and stresses that the Pact should contribute to strengthening the European Union's strategic presence, credibility and partnerships in the region; |
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| 13a. Calls for the Mediterranean to remain a strategic priority within the Union’s external action and future multiannual financial framework, reflecting the region’s geopolitical, environmental and demographic importance for Europe; |
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| 13a. Recognises Cyprus as a key gateway between the European Union and the Middle East, and stresses the importance of deepening cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries to promote regional stability, security and prosperity; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 13a. Believes that every Pact-funded structural investment should include local hiring, upskilling and youth inclusion as core deliverables; |
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| 13b. Supports the development of dedicated technical support instruments that facilitate the mobilisation and effective use of financial resources for territorial projects under the Pact, including by strengthening project preparation, capacity-building and enabling co-financing mechanism; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Costas Mavrides
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| 13b. Proposes that trade unions are systematically invited with defined rights in Pact governance, including consultation before approval of initiatives and agenda-setting on labour issues; |
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| 13b. Calls for greater emphasis within the Pact on conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding and reconciliation efforts, including through strengthened diplomatic engagement; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 13c. Calls on the Commission to monitor public perception of EU engagement in partner countries and to integrate these findings into its communication and policy approach; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 13d. Underlines the importance of strategic communication to showcase the tangible benefits of the Pact and to raise awareness and to improve understanding of the EU’s role and actions in the Mediterranean; stresses the need to continuously tackle emerging challenges, including disinformation; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 13e. Invites the Council to mandate the Commission to develop an integrated EU macro-regional strategy for the Mediterranean, taking into account the existing EUSAIR strategy, WESTMED, the Pact for the Mediterranean and its action plan, as well as the key role of the Union for the Mediterranean and the ARLEM; |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; highlights the inestimable contributions stronger research cooperation is poised to make in strengthening Euro-mediterranean relations, including through widening the scope of Horizon Europe and facilitating access to its various programs; underlines the importance to position the Mediterranean region as a centre of transnational education and research by fostering stronger cooperation among universities and academics from the whole region to achieve genuine academic integration; including by linking up with Higher-VET (EQF 5) providers with which many universities already collaborate. In this regard, it’s strategic to start from the existing networks of Higher-VET providers that can effectively serve as strategic hubs; points out that these providers possess state-of-the-art laboratories equipped with cutting-edge technologies, making them ideal centers for delivering both technical and linguistic training directly in loco; stresses that this preparatory phase ensures that students and workers arrive in Europe with a robust baseline of skills, which can subsequently be enhanced and tailored through targeted traineeship and apprenticeship pathways, while also promoting labor market integration through partnerships with the private sector that support skills development and ensure employability; |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, while recognising the contribution of existing Euro-Mediterranean university networks, academic consortia and higher education institutions that have, since the Barcelona Process, fostered regional cooperation and dialogue among universities from both shores of the Mediterranean; stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements, joint and double-degree programmes and academic partnerships represents the most credible instrument to this end; |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; further welcomes the scaling up of technical and vocational education and training programmes in this regard; highlights that the education and transfer of know how should lead to the people from the region contributing to generating prosperity on the ground and transferring European values to the region; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; underlines that inclusivity must be an operative criterion, as well as full parity in the participation of students and professors, with dedicated support for scholarships, equal participation of women, and access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; underlines that inclusivity must be an operative criterion, as well as full parity in the participation of students and professors, with dedicated support for scholarships, female participation, and access for students from disadvantaged backgrounds; |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; stresses that any future Euro-Mediterranean academic cooperation should include dedicated measures to support women researchers, students from disadvantaged backgrounds and scholars at risk; |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative and stresses the importance of academic cooperation, research partnerships and direct exchanges between institutions across the Mediterranean; considers that twinning arrangements, alongside other forms of institutional cooperation, can help to strengthen education, innovation, the acquisition of skills and people-to-people contacts; |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Encourages universities in the Mediterranean region to promote academic cooperation on their own initiative, for example with regard to research; criticises the Mediterranean University initiative; stresses that European taxpayers’ money should not be used to pay for higher education for the populations of North African and Middle Eastern states; |
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| 14. Warmly welcomes the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; | 14. Takes note the Mediterranean University initiative, stresses that academic cooperation is most effective through physical presence and direct interaction, and considers that a network of twinning arrangements represents the most credible instrument to this end; |
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| 14a. Encourages the creation of a broad Mediterranean University with campuses across the region and jointly recognised degrees in both EU Member States and Southern partner countries; insists on the importance of the cultural enrichment brought about by this initiative for fostering the employability of Mediterranean youth; calls for promoting the participation of Southern Mediterranean partners in the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, which seeks to enhance the mobility of workers; hopes that the Mediterranean University will foster scientific collaboration and competitiveness across the region; highlights that it will strengthen innovation by building partnerships between research centres, universities and the private sector to improve knowledge and technology transfer; |
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| 14a. Recognises the significant demographic and labour market imbalances across the Mediterranean region, particularly the high levels of youth unemployment, skills gaps and limited mobility opportunities faced by young people in several partner countries; welcomes the Pact’s key focus on investing in education, skills development, employability and youth mobility; |
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| 14a. Welcomes the proposal to establish a Mediterranean Science Diplomacy Centre; considers that scientific cooperation can contribute to building mutual trust and long-term partnerships across the Mediterranean and should support joint solutions to common regional challenges through networks linking researchers, policymakers and public institutions; |
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| 14a. Calls for the Pact to strengthen cooperation in the fields of education, vocational training, research and innovation, with a view to fostering skills development, improving access to labour markets and enhancing the competitiveness of the Mediterranean region; |
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| 14a. Recalls that education mainly falls within national decision-making; |
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| 14b. Calls for the protection, preservation and promotion of the rich cultural heritage of the Mediterranean region as a shared asset and an important element of regional identity; emphasises that cultural heritage sites, museums and cultural institutions can serve as spaces for dialogue, mutual understanding and reconciliation among diverse communities, thereby strengthening cultural resilience, social cohesion and intercultural exchange; |
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| 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; | deleted |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; | 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; emphasises that academic mobility programmes should support the development needs of partner countries and should not result in the permanent loss of highly qualified workers essential to their economic and social development; strongly insist on promoting the return and reintegration of graduates in their countries of origin; |
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| 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; | 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share as part of structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; stresses that a balance should be struck between seeking to attract qualified students and upholding immigration laws; points out, in a similar vein, that in the interests of encouraging the return of expertise, foreign students should go back to their country of origin once they have completed their studies so that they can share the skills they have acquired; |
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| 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; | 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; deplores that high rejection rates, delay and high costs currently strongly restrict academic mobility of students from the Southern Mediterranean towards the EU; |
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| 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; | 15. Takes the view that Europe should primarily invest in strengthening European research instead of promoting migration into the EU without adequate return or monitoring mechanisms; |
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| 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local authorities and universities; | 15. Recalls that study visas represent a limited and manageable share of migration flows when embedded in structured cooperation with local and regional authorities and universities; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | deleted |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | deleted |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | deleted |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a strengthened Erasmus+ programme, including enhanced support for joint and double-degree programmes, academic exchanges and university partnerships; calls for the removal of unnecessary administrative and visa-related barriers that continue to hinder student, researcher and staff mobility across the Mediterranean; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; stresses that regional authorities and universities must be recognised as key implementing partners of these mobility programmes, and calls on the Commission to involve them directly in the design of future Euro-Mediterranean mobility frameworks; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; stresses that improving access to higher education in the Southern Neighbourhood remains the absolute priority and that the best means for the EU and Member States to support this end is contributing to the creation of universities on the ground; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme ensuring equal access young people from disadvantaged socio-economic backgrounds and participants from remote and marginalised regions; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to strengthen South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through cooperation programmes now and in the future, while ensuring sufficient safeguards, reciprocity and effective cooperation with partner countries; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to improve the security of the EU’s southern external border; takes the view that investments in secondary targets such as strengthening the Erasmus+ programme should not be increased at a critical time for European security; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme while fully enforcing European migration rules; |
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| 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through a fast-track Euromed Visa programme and a reformed Erasmus+ programme; | 16. Invites the Commission and the Member States to expand South-South and intra-Mediterranean mobility through reformed Erasmus+ programme; |
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| 16a. Asks for enhancing the professional capacity of journalists, media outlets and media institutions to exercise the right to freedom of expression, access to information and to strengthen pluralism with initiatives like the Arab Factchecking also to better counter strategic lawsuits against public participation, transnational repression, FIMI and disinformation; |
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| 16a. Invites the partners in the Mediterranean region to capitalise on the skills, knowledge and competences acquired by returning students and migrants, and to foster conditions conducive to quality employment and entrepreneurship, in order to mitigate brain drain and contribute to the development and competitiveness of their labour markets; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 16a. Calls for the enhancement of inter-cultural dialogue initiatives and cultural exchanges, such as the Day of the Mediterranean and the Mediterranean Capitals of Culture and Dialogue, in order to counter polarising narratives that threaten the foundational pillars of Euro-Mediterranean relations; |
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| 16a. Notes with concern that Southern Neighbourhood countries are also a target of foreign interference by third countries such as Russia and Turkey which purposefully spread anti-EU narratives; stresses the need to allocate resources and cooperate with governments whenever possible to counter it; |
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| 16a. Stresses that Erasmus+ is a programme that is paid for by European tax revenues; emphasises that the Erasmus+ programme should therefore not be extended to citizens of North African and Middle Eastern countries, as the Commission has proposed; |
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | deleted |
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | deleted |
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal and independent Civil Society Advisory Committee as part of the Pact’s governance structure to contribute to the implementation of the Pact´s initiatives, monitor and evaluate them and ensure the effective and rights-based use of EU funds; insists for the selection of such committee to be transparent and ensuring balanced representation from both shores of the Mediterranean, including human rights defenders, women’s rights organisations, environmental and climate justice groups, youth-led organisations, trade unions, and grassroots community groups, and explicitly excluding organisations acting as proxies for state interests; |
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | 17. Calls on the Commission to ensure that civil society organisations, social partners, academia, local and regional authorities and the private sector are regularly and systematically involved throughout the implementation process in order to make the Pact more effective and inclusive and enhance its capacity to meet the region’s needs; |
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; calls for the involvement of civil society organisation in the Implementation of the Pact, in coordination with local and regional authorities with a multilevel governance framework; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; calls for civil society organisations to be involved in the Pact implementation; |
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure as actor involved in co-programming and co-design; |
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| 17. Proposes the establishment of a formal Civil Society Advisory Mechanism linked to the Pact’s governance structure; | 17. Opposes the creation of new and unnecessary administrative mechanisms that would generate additional costs for the EU budget; |
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| 17a. Recalls the enormous significance of the Mediterranean as a shared cultural space and highlights the importance of creating Mediterranean Cultural Pathways; underlines the importance of measures aimed at nurturing the shared cultural and religious heritage of this region and preserving it for future generations; stresses how more resources should be directed towards fostering cultural cooperation between the two shores of the Mediterranean and promoting inter-faith dialogue; welcomes the establishment of a dedicated mechanism to protect and promote the Mediterranean`s cultural heritage by pooling public and private resources; encourages investments supporting the promotion of the arts, including through cross-cultural projects and initiatives; emphasizes the need to adopt better measures for the conservation of archaeological sites across the Mediterranean basin; |
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| 17a. Calls on the European Commission to establish country-level human rights and governance risk profiles for all Pact partner countries, drawing on UN Universal Periodic Review outputs, EU Annual Reports on Human Rights and Democracy, and independent civil society monitoring; insists that these profiles be updated annually, published in full, and used systematically to inform investment decisions and project prioritisation under the Pact’s financial instruments; calls on the Commission to ensure that major infrastructure financing under the Pact be conditioned on strengthened parliamentary scrutiny mechanisms and anti-corruption frameworks in partner countries, and on the publication of contracts, guarantees, and beneficiary structures for all EU-supported projects; |
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| 17a. Proposes the establishment of a structured exchange programme for young entrepreneurs from the Mediterranean countries, focusing on key challenges and opportunities of digital transformation and emerging technologies, in order to foster a space for space for co-creation, collaboration, and joint initiatives between young innovators and digital leaders from both regions; recalls that both parts could benefit from such cooperation in areas as e-governance and digital public services; cybersecurity and fighting information manipulation; entrepreneurship and digital business models; AI governance and innovation ecosystems; digital rights and data protection frameworks; |
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| 17a. Highlights the importance of culture and Mediterranean cultural heritage as tools for dialogue, mutual understanding, local development and cooperation between the two shores of the Mediterranean; welcomes the proposal to establish a specific mechanism for protecting and promoting Mediterranean cultural heritage, including with a view to promoting tourism and creating new economic opportunities; stresses, in this context, the value of the Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe, which cross or pass through the Southern Neighbourhood and calls for these to be better protected and promoted; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 17a. Calls for strengthened support for independent journalism, media pluralism and press freedom across the Mediterranean region, recognising that free and independent media are essential for democratic accountability, transparency and informed public participation; calls on the Commission to develop dedicated support mechanisms for journalists and media workers at risk, as well as their families, including emergency assistance, legal support, capacity-building and cross-border cooperation programmes; |
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| 17b. Requires that all corporate beneficiaries of EU guarantees under the Pact’s investment architecture, including through the Early-Stage Investment Mechanism, have in place human rights due diligence policies aligned with EU legislation and with the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; calls for periodic independent public reporting to the European Parliament on the human rights, social and environmental impact of Pact-supported investments on a project-by-project basis; |
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| 17b. Stresses the value of the integration of private sector organisations, in the Euro-Med initiative for culture, sport and tourism, in order to maximise its impact on skills development, youth employment, sustainable tourism, cultural heritage and local economic development; calls on the Commission to ensure that this initiative is implemented in cooperation with representative organizations from these sectors, with particular attention to SMEs, local businesses and women-led enterprises; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 17b. Underlines the importance of promoting media literacy, access to reliable information and cross-border journalistic cooperation in order to strengthen democratic resilience and counter disinformation; |
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| 17c. Welcomes initiatives within the framework of Culture, Sport and Tourism for revitalising the cultural heritage of the region through the “Common Past, Shared Future” initiative as a platform for cultural heritage cooperation and rehabilitation projects; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 17c. Recalls the importance of gender equality and gender mainstreaming all pillars of the Pact, recognising the essential role of women and grassroots organisations in peacebuilding, mediation and democratic transformation; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 17d. Calls for targeted support and protection for women human rights defenders, women-led civil society organisations and grassroots feminist movements; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; considers that the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC), through its maritime leg linking the eastern Mediterranean to southern European ports, can reinforce the modernisation of trade relations and diversification of investment flows; calls for the connectivity and investment dimension of the Pact to be delivered in close coordination with the EU's Global Gateway strategy and, where interests align, with partner initiatives such as the G7 Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment, so as to avoid duplication, pool resources and offer Mediterranean partners a transparent, high-standard alternative to opaque external financing; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of the ongoing trade agreements. In fact, many of the association agreements concluded by the EU with Mediterranean countries date back to the early 2000s and were not designed to enhance the development of bilateral trade relations in the current global economic context, such as provisions on e-commerce, cooperation on sustainability—particularly environmental sustainability—or provisions that allow for industrial cooperation on strategic issues, including critical minerals and the green and digital transitions. Modernizing these agreements would bring Mediterranean countries closer to the European Union, including on respect for workers’ rights and climate action. |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; acknowledges the need to foster a transparent, fair and competitive business environment that facilitates access for European companies to the Mediterranean market of approximately 280 million people in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood; supports cooperation on connectivity, manufacturing and resilient supply chains in areas of mutual interest, with a view to strengthening economic integration, investment and sustainable growth; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; highlights that investing in local markets and economies is the premise for sustainable development of the region as whole and successful partnerships; stresses the importance of strengthening institutional capacities to prevent, detect and investigate financial crime, including through enhanced cooperation between anti-corruption bodies, financial intelligence units, judicial authorities and law-enforcement agencies; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; stresses that economic integration and investment partnerships under the Pact must be accompanied by robust safeguards for labour rights, social protection, collective bargaining and occupational health and safety standards, in line with International Labour Organisation principles; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits, notably in sectors with significant potential for sustainable growth and mutual benefit, including agri-food, renewable energy, digital technologies and healthcare, with a strong focus on sustainable local value creation and balanced territorial development; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Notes that in 2025, despite the EU accounting for 42% of the southern Mediterranean's total trade, the region represented only 4.8% of EU trade, reflecting an unrealised potential for a stronger economic relationship; supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement in particular public private partnerships, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits while supporting startups and small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in those areas; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits, which should be done while ensuring that the partner countries abide by the principle of reciprocity in respect of their production, environmental and social standards; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through pragmatic and mutually beneficial agreements, especially for sectors of strategic interest such as energy, infrastructure, connectivity, digital technologies, industry and value chains; |
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; considers it essential for this modernisation to also include the services sector; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits; | 18. Supports the modernisation of trade relations and the boosting of investment flows through new forms of agreement, especially for sectors with high mutual benefits, such as agri-food, renewable energy, digital technology, and healthcare; |
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| 18a. Supports the harmonisation of the existing national, European and international financial facilities within a European framework, aiming to boost bilateral investment flows in mutual strategic sectors. Europe could make use of concrete cooperation strategies, such as the Mattei Plan, and pool existing public financial resources (such as those of national, European, and international development finance institutions) to stimulate private investment. This would lead to the growth of value chains of strategic interest to the Union involving Mediterranean countries, while helping European industry to diversify both its export markets and its sources of supply; |
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| 18a. Calls for deeper trade and investment cooperation between the European Union and Mediterranean partners, including through the modernisation of bilateral trade relations, the reduction of non-tariff barriers, greater regulatory convergence and more efficient customs procedures; stresses that closer economic integration is essential for attracting foreign direct investment, strengthening resilient supply chains, supporting innovation and digitalisation, and fostering sustainable and inclusive growth throughout the Mediterranean region; |
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| 18a. Welcomes the contribution of the Global Gateway strategy to strengthening connectivity and investment in the Mediterranean; calls for priority investments in transport, energy, digital infrastructure, education and innovation in order to enhance regional integration, competitiveness and resilience; |
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| 18a. Calls for the Pact to strengthen the economic security of the Union and its Mediterranean partners by reducing excessive strategic dependencies, particularly in the fields of energy, critical raw materials, maritime logistics, digital connectivity and critical supply chains; |
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| 18a. Encourages the development of a coordinated regional framework for early warning, drought preparedness, wildfire prevention and resilient agricultural practices, drawing on existing capacities and strengthening cooperation among relevant actors; |
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| 18a. Emphasises the need of strengthening legal protection for investors and simplifying domestic laws and regulations to spur local private-sector growth and strengthen local supply chains around European industrial investments; |
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| 18a. Supports the harmonisation of the existing national, European and international financial facilities within a European framework, aiming to boost bilateral investment flows in mutual strategic sectors. |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 18a. Stresses that economic cooperation under the Pact should aim at creating quality jobs, strengthening social inclusion and reducing inequalities within and between countries; |
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| 18a. Calls on Member States to monitor investment flows closely for any security risks and to maintain the requisite mechanisms for identifying them; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Costas Mavrides
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| 18a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that mobility initiatives under the Pact are systematically linked to labour market needs and sectoral partnerships; |
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| 18a. Stresses the need to protect fishing activity in the Mediterranean from illegal fishing and overfishing by non-EU countries; |
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| 18b. Promote investment in new areas of cooperation along the Europe–Africa axis by strengthening the integration of the Mediterranean energy market with the European one, including partnerships with local operators, while also supporting the sustainable development of the countries involved through the application of innovative technologies and the exchange of expertise and industrial capabilities. |
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| 18b. Stresses that the Pact should contribute to strengthening mutually beneficial partnerships between Europe, the Mediterranean and Africa through investment, infrastructure connectivity, skills development, energy cooperation and local value creation, with a view to fostering long-term stability, prosperity and resilience across the wider region; |
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| 18b. Considers that the ongoing digital transformation offers unprecedented opportunities to build and develop commercial and cultural opportunities between Europe and the rest of the Mediterranean; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 18b. Promotes the establishment of a collaborative early warning system in the region for extreme weather, drought contingency plans, wildfire prevention, and resilient agricultural practices; |
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| 18b. Notes that fishing and aquaculture are key economic activities for island and coastal regions in the Mediterranean; |
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| 18c. Emphasises that regulatory simplification, legal certainty and a more transparent business environment are indispensable to deeper Euro-Mediterranean economic integration and to guarantee to SMEs to fully benefit from the Pact for the Mediterranean; calls on the Commission, in cooperation with partner countries and representative business organisations, identify and overcome regulatory and administrative barriers to cross-border investment, trade, entrepreneurship, and participation in regional value chains, with a particular focus on SMEs and startups; |
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| 18c. Holds that the modernisation and development of digital infrastructures, such as fixed and mobile networks, in the entire Mediterranean is a necessary precondition to create opportunities for greater integration and economic growth through digitalisation; |
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| 18d. Argues that common standards for digital infrastructures and interoperable digital platforms, particularly for customs, can enable frictionless trade in the entire Mediterranean region, contributing to common prosperity; |
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| 18d. Calls for the enhancement of cultural heritage as a catalyst for sustainable and inclusive local development, supporting job creation while safeguarding community identities and fostering social cohesion; |
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| 18e. Believes that growth of specialised and general digital skills is essential to encourage the growth of economic integration in the Mediterranean region; |
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| 18f. Promote investments in new avenues of cooperation along the Europe–Africa axis through greater integration of the Mediterranean energy market with the European one, including through partnerships with local operators, while contributing to the sustainable development of the countries involved through the use of innovative technologies and the sharing of expertise and industrial capabilities. |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in renewable energy that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; stresses that Mediterranean energy projects must serve the development needs of local populations and not solely EU energy security objectives; notes with concern documented cases in which large-scale renewable and hydrogen-for-export projects have generated land acquisition pressures, water stress in already water-scarce regions, risks of community displacement, and limited access to energy for domestic consumption; calls for all energy projects under the Pact to include mandatory participatory social and environmental impact assessments conducted prior to project approval, domestic energy access targets, local content requirements, and community benefit-sharing mechanisms; rejects export-driven models that reproduce patterns of unequal exchange under a green label; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; emphasises the importance of strengthened cooperation and knowledge exchange between both shores of the Mediterranean, recognising the expertise and experience developed in Southern partner countries, and promoting joint projects, mutual learning and coordinated approaches; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; stresses that energy cooperation and the development of cross-border infrastructure in the Mediterranean require an environment of cooperation based on respect for international law, abstention from threats or use of force and avoidance of unilateral actions that challenge the legitimate sovereign rights of states; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional and Union energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; stresses that, in the current context of energy diversification and reduced dependence on Russia, it is essential to strengthen energy cooperation with the Southern Neighbourhood, in particular by promoting interconnection between the two regions; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; stresses that the green transition must be socially just and deliver tangible benefits for local communities, avoiding extractive models that reproduce inequalities or undermine access to land, water and natural resources; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; including full respect for maritime delimitation in accordance with international law, and opposition to unilateral claims or activities that disregard the sovereign rights of coastal States in the Eastern Mediterranean; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security; stresses that the development of renewable energy should be accompanied by enhanced electricity interconnections, regulatory convergence, energy efficiency measures and regional power market integration, recognising that interconnected energy systems can strengthen security, resilience and economic cooperation across the Mediterranean. |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Eastern Mediterranean is of growing strategic importance for the Union’s energy security supports for Projects of Common Interest and cross-border energy infrastructure is essential to improve interconnectivity, reduce dependencies and strengthen the Union’s resilience; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for mutual financial benefit and energy security of the Pact members and the EU, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; reiterates that these efforts should strengthen partnerships and not create new, asymmetrical dependencies; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security by recognising the contribution of agriculture to the development of the bioeconomy and bioenergy and contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and sustainable feedstocks for biofuels, renewable fuels green and low carbon hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, gas, LNG infrastructure, clean nuclear energy and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential particularly in solar, but also in wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; |
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| 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and green hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the green transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; | 19. Notes that the Mediterranean region holds vast untapped potential in solar, wind, and clean hydrogen that must be developed as a strategic pool for regional energy security, contributing to the clean transition through renewable energy, network interconnections, storage infrastructure, and energy efficiency; |
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| 19a. Highlights the need to create the conditions for further investments in energy security, in particular in light of regional tensions and disruptions; underlines the vital role new pipelines linking the Western, Central and Eastern Mediterranean will play in absorbing the EU`s energy demand and speeding up the Union`s diversification efforts; stresses that energy interconnectedness should be seen as a means to boost security and flexibility; stresses that renewable energy should spur new local value chains and create new industrial, manufacturing and export opportunities, especially for countries currently reliant on fossil fuel exports, hence also contributing to economic diversification and economic resilience; encourages the EU to pursue these efforts in a holistic manner, adopting a region-wide, pan-Mediterranean approach; recalls that according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), North Africa is projected to become a net exporter of electricity by 2050; highlights that, to this end, the EU and North Africa have planned to build six interconnectors with a combined capacity of 7.3 gigawatts; |
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| 19a. Stresses the strategic importance of Mediterranean energy infrastructure for regional stability and European energy security; calls on the Pact for the Mediterranean to promote coordinated cross-border infrastructure and grid planning, strengthen crisis preparedness and energy solidarity mechanisms, and support the development of secure and resilient supply chains for clean energy technologies; underlines the role of the Mediterranean region in diversifying energy sources and supply routes, reducing strategic dependencies and enhancing the resilience and competitiveness of the European Union’s energy market; |
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| 19a. Stresses that the development of regional energy cooperation, maritime interconnections and cross-border infrastructure in the Mediterranean must be carried out in full compliance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), and with full respect for the sovereign rights and jurisdiction of Member States over maritime zones and their natural resources; |
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| 19a. Calls on the European Commission in its implementation of the Pact to deepen coordination and policy alignment in the field of sustainability, climate adaptation and resilience, particularly on water resilience, food systems and biodiversity, and urban resilience, as a means to ensure greater regional stability; calls on the Commission to develop targeted actions in this policy area; |
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| 19a. Highlights the strategic role of the Central Mediterranean, including islands and border regions, as a key platform for energy connectivity, maritime security, port infrastructure, transport corridors and cooperation with North African partners; stresses that these territories should be regarded as strategic gateways linking Europe, Africa and the wider Mediterranean region; |
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| 19a. Supports energy projects that aim to strengthen regional interconnectivity, contribute to the decarbonisation of our economies, and promote peace and geopolitical stability in accordance with international law, including UNCLOS; notes, in this regard, that the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) serves as a platform for positive regional cooperation; |
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| 19a. Underlines the importance of the Mediterranean region as a strategic partner for the diversification of the Union’s energy supplies and calls for increased investment in energy interconnectors, liquefied natural gas infrastructure, renewable energy projects, and cross-border electricity networks that reduce strategic dependencies on hostile actors; |
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| 19a. Recognises the strategic importance of critical raw materials for the green, digital and defence transitions; supports mutually beneficial partnerships with Mediterranean partners to strengthen sustainable and resilient value chains, promote local value creation, skills development and responsible extraction and processing; |
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| 19a. Deplores any activities in the Eastern Mediterranean that interfere with or obstruct the lawful exploration and exploitation of natural resources by sovereign States in their exclusive economic zones, and stresses that such actions are incompatible with good neighbourly relations |
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| 19a. Enhance the strategic role of the region as a key hub for the supply of critical raw materials essential to the energy transition, by fostering secure, diversified, and sustainable value chains in cooperation with local partners and international stakeholders. |
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| 19a. Acknowledges, however, that energy systems across the southern Mediterranean continue to rely predominantly on fossil fuels, leaving these countries vulnerable to volatile energy prices and geopolitical instability; |
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| 19b. Underlines that according to official EU data, the region’s renewable capacity potential amounts to 2,300 gigawatts, and that less than 1% of this potential is currently used for power generation; highlights that electricity generation costs are up to 40% lower in the region; underlines the MED-Optimised Scenario for developing electricity interconnections between Northern Africa and the European continent to provide affordable and clean energy; |
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| 19c. Emphasizes the potential for offshore renewable energy generation in the Mediterranean Sea, given its geographical proximity to the European continent, its extensive coastlines and the combination of wind and solar resources; |
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| 19d. Calls for exploring potential synergies and avoiding any redundancies between the initiatives under the Pact and those featured in the EU`s Global Gateway strategy; encourages a thorough assessment of the complementarities amongst the various initiatives and the rationalization of existing resources; highlights the importance of clear communication between the different stakeholders and coordination between institutional and private sector entities; |
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| 19e. Highlights the crucial role and potential of natural gas in the gradual transition toward a sustainable Mediterranean for the future, while also including decarbonisation, security and competitiveness; |
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| 19f. Recognises the strategic role of sustainable low-carbon liquid fuels as a key pillar of the Mediterranean energy transition, leveraging the transformation of existing refining, storage and distribution infrastructure contributing simultaneously to decarbonisation, energy security, industrial competitiveness and economic integration across the region; |
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| 19g. Supports the establishment of national regulations and supporting schemes to boost the deployment of CCUS as a key technology for decarbonizing energy and industry; |
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| 19h. Enhance the region’s strategic role as a hub for critical raw materials essential to the energy transition by fostering secure, diversified, and sustainable value chains with local and international partners; |
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; recognises the importance of promoting regional cooperation in the fields of maritime security, environmental protection and the sustainable development of the blue economy; calls on the Commission, in close cooperation with the Union for the Mediterranean and other relevant regional bodies, to prioritise the implementation of the Pact and build on the experience and best practices of previous initiatives in order to ensure tangible benefits for coastal communities, with particular attention to young people, women, SMEs, ecosystems, food security and economic resilience across the Mediterranean basin and the connected Black Sea region; further calls for the Pact for the Mediterranean to be used as a framework for strengthened cooperation on sustainable fisheries and as an important instrument for ensuring a level playing field between EU and non-EU fleets; |
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development, job creation and promotion of local communities in the Mediterranean; recalls that, according to the EU Blue Economy Report 2025, the blue economy of the European Union—covering maritime transport, ports, shipbuilding, fisheries and aquaculture, offshore energy, the blue bioeconomy, and coastal and island tourism—generated around €263 billion in gross value added and provided employment for approximately 4.9 million people in 2023, thereby constituting a structural pillar of the Union’s economy rather than a niche sector; calls on the Pact to duly reflect this strategic importance by integrating the blue economy as a cross-cutting dimension across its economic, environmental, and connectivity pillars; |
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; underlines, in particular, the strategic role of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, especially small-scale fisheries, in ensuring food security, preserving coastal communities and supporting the socio-economic resilience of islands and peripheral maritime regions; calls, therefore, for the Pact for the Mediterranean to include concrete support for fishers and aquaculture producers, including investment in fleet decarbonisation and modernisation, safety and on board working conditions, generational renewal, gender balance, innovation and stronger local value chains, while ensuring a level playing field, reciprocity with third countries and a firm fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; calls on the Commission and the Member States to prioritise investments in this sector, including through the European Investment Bank; highlights in particular the potential of offshore renewable energy, sustainable fisheries and maritime transport as pillars of a shared and inclusive Mediterranean blue economy; |
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; and recognises the need to protect activities, such as traditional fisheries, to ensure a just and fair transition that supports coastal communities by guaranteeing their job protection social well-being; |
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; underlines that marine resources must be managed sustainably and that small-scale fisheries and coastal communities should play a central role in maritime governance; |
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; calls on partner countries to make the necessary investments to this end without relying on financial assistance from the EU; |
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| 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development and job creation in the Mediterranean; | 20. Stresses the importance of the blue economy as a key driver of sustainable development, job creation, maritime connectivity, competitiveness and regional development in the Mediterranean; |
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| 20a. Welcomes the inclusion of a more ambitious maritime and fishing dimension in the Pact for the Mediterranean, in particular through support for ocean diplomacy and cooperation with Southern Mediterranean partners; stresses the need to support the coastal states in improving their control and surveillance capabilities to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, protect marine resources and promote the sustainable management of the maritime area; urges the promotion of a level playing field for fishing operators by means of coordinated action calling on all of the relevant policies and instruments of Union external action, including trade, development cooperation and diplomatic action; |
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| 20a. Calls for the Pact for the Mediterranean to contribute to the sustainable development of the blue economy; stresses the importance of strengthening regional cooperation within the framework of the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) beyond 2027, with a view to ensuring the sustainable management of fish stocks, preserving marine ecosystems, supporting coastal communities and enhancing the competitiveness and long-term resilience of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors throughout the Mediterranean region; |
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| 20a. Underlines that regional normalisation initiatives, including the Abraham Accords, can contribute to strengthening resilience against destabilising foreign influence, fostering economic interdependence, and supporting the objectives of the Pact for the Mediterranean in building a secure, prosperous, and interconnected Mediterranean space; |
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| 20a. Highlights the role of existing regional initiatives, in particular the Blue Mediterranean Partnership, in mobilising financing, supporting project preparation and strengthening coordination for sustainable blue economy investments, and calls for its further development and alignment with the objectives of the Pact; |
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| 20a. Calls for closely monitoring and screening investments by third parties in key maritime infrastructure in Member States along the EU`s Southern flank; expresses concern over attempts by Chinese firms to acquire leverage over key ports and other critical infrastructure; |
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| 20a. Stresses the importance of stepping up joint efforts to promote the production and uptake of renewable and low-carbon fuel for transport, in line with the principles laid out by relevant EU regulations and documents, including the Pact for the Mediterranean. |
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| 20a. Calls for enhanced cooperation on the protection and resilience of critical infrastructure, including energy, transport, telecommunications, maritime and digital infrastructure, against natural, technological, hybrid and cyber threats; |
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| 20a. Highlights the importance of fully implementing existing legislation on fisheries and the environment to ensure the restoration and protection of living marine biological resources; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 20a. Invites the creation of articulated roadmaps and measurable decarbonisation targets as part of the Pact for the Mediterranean; |
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| 20b. Emphasises that, while the European Union has made progress and met the target of designating 10 % of Europe’s waters as protected areas, the network of Marine Protected Areas (MPA), is far from being fully effective, as only a very small share of the existing MPAs have management plans and protection measures; |
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| 20b. Stresses the importance of stepping up joint efforts to promote the production and uptake of renewable and low-carbon fuel for transport, following the principles of EU regulations and documents, such as the Pact for the Mediterranean. |
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| 20c. Encourages the establishment of joint ventures amongst firms and companies from Member States and the EU`s Southern partners in sectors of high mutual interest, including energy, tech and health; underscores the considerable value of closer cooperation and coordination amongst SMEs and the need to create more institutionalized and structured platforms to foster the exchange of best practices, the transfer of know-how and joint initiatives; highlights the role chambers of commerce ought to play to facilitate these exchanges and promote shared growth; |
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| 20c. Calls to have at least 30 % of sea area in the Mediterranean protected, including through fish stock recovery areas, as provided for under the Common Fisheries Policy, and areas where the most destructive fishing techniques and economic activities are restricted; |
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| 20d. Urges the EU and its Member States to take joint action with the EU`s southern partners in the protection of endangered species in the Mediterranean basin, including the Mediterranean monk seal, sea turtles, sharks, dolphins and migratory birds; underlines that only a thriving wildlife can preserve the Mediterranean`s incredibly rich biodiversity; |
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| 20e. Recalls the commitments undertaken under the Pact concerning the reduction of marine pollution, the expansion of marine protected areas and the reduction of overfishing; urges EU Member States and countries across the Mediterranean to meet the targets established for the conservation and sustainable use of the Mediterranean Sea and its coastal areas; |
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| 20f. Recalls the EU’s commitment to complying with the Paris Agreement commitments and to working towards a zero-carbon economy; highlights that EU policies and partnerships are aligned with these commitments; |
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| 20g. Underlines the importance of tourism, maritime transport and fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean Sea; highlights that it is the second-largest cruise market, creating 80% of blue economy jobs; promotes the transition of the current tourism model in the Mediterranean towards “slow tourism”; |
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| 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; | 21. Welcomes the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED), as announced on 9 June 2026, in order to accelerate the development of renewable energy, hydrogen, clean technology manufacturing and modern electricity networks, along with boosting investments and cooperation across the Mediterranean region; |
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| 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; | 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects, through dedicated financing tools, regulatory alignment and industrial cooperation in the fields of renewable energy, hydrogen infrastructure and clean-tech value chains; ensuring cooperation and knowledge exchange between both shores of the Mediterranean; |
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| 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; | 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of results-oriented projects in order to boost energy security, regional connectivity, technological innovation, the diversification of energy sources and the development of strategic energy infrastructure in the Mediterranean; |
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| 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; | 21. Strongly supports the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) and its investment platform to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects, to accelerate renewable energy, electricity grid and clean technologies projects by mobilising public and private finance, mitigating financial risks and fostering industrial partnerships; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; | 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; financing instruments, regulatory alignment, and industrial partnerships in renewables, hydrogen corridors, and clean-tech value chains; |
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| 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; | 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; calls on the Commission to align the T-MED with the goal of achieving 1 terawatt of installed renewable energy capacity by 2030; |
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| 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to shift cooperation from episodic engagement to a structured pipeline of projects; | 21. Highlights the need for the Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy and Clean-Tech Cooperation Initiative (T-MED) to ensure that each project is assessed separately based on its own merits, cost-effectiveness and impact and with regard to whether it promotes the Union’s strategic objectives; |
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| (a) Underscores the strategic role of the agricultural sector in ensuring food security, promoting sustainable and balanced food systems and encouraging the adoption of dietary habits inspired by the Mediterranean Diet, all of which are essential for strengthening cooperation in the region; stresses, moreover, the importance of supporting the development of the agricultural and agri-food sector in the region, including by strengthening local food systems; |
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| (b) Acknowledges the vital contribution of research, innovation and the digital transformation in making production chains more efficient, more transparent and more resilient to climate challenges and market dynamics, as well as promoting technology transfer and enabling innovation to flourish and be taken up on a broad scale; |
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| (c) Advocates coordination between the second partnership programme for research and innovation in the Mediterranean area (PRIMA2) and other research and innovation programmes, which can serve as tools to support macro-regional strategies in the Mediterranean and strengthen cooperation, particularly in areas of strategic interest such as water, energy, food and sustainable ecosystems; stresses that the purpose of these endeavours should be to shape evidence-based public policy, to foster integration between research, businesses and institutions and to help bring to fruition pilot projects and innovative solutions that can be replicated at a regional level; |
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| (d) Recognises the strategic value of water as a resource and advocates investment in the Mediterranean in order to make irrigation systems more secure and efficient, develop infrastructure for water storage and reuse and promote the production of clean energy, including by means of integrated hydroelectric power stations, with a view to making production systems more competitive and resilient; |
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| 21a. Believes that the energy transition should drive renewed industrial cooperation in the Mediterranean region, in terms of both greater industrial production using renewable energy and the development of clean technologies value chains in southern Mediterranean countries; calls on the Commission to promote new partnerships on integrated green value chains in the Mediterranean, in line with the win-win cooperation model of the Pact, as a means to enhance regional and European competitiveness, foster positive interdependencies across the region, and create new industrial, manufacturing and export opportunities for southern Mediterranean partners; |
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| 21a. Welcomes the establishment of the Cyprus Regional Aerial Firefighting Station as a practical example of Euro-Mediterranean cooperation and solidarity in addressing the growing threat of wildfires; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure adequate and long-term funding to guarantee its full operational capacity and enable it to effectively fulfil its mission across the Mediterranean region; |
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| 21a. Highlights the need for a digital transformation programme to promote secure digital interconnection which gives access to digital services for citizens, public administrations and businesses, by enhancing regional connectivity via submarine cables, aligning digital regulation, strengthening cybersecurity and improving digital skills. |
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| 21a. Calls for the development of a Euro-Mediterranean health resilience dimension within the Pact, aimed at strengthening preparedness, medical supply chains, access to essential medicines, disease surveillance, health workforce training and continuity of care during public health emergencies and other cross-border crises; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 21a. Calls for dedicated initiatives to promote women’s economic empowerment, equal access to decent work, financial inclusion, entrepreneurship and leadership opportunities, with particular attention to young women and women in rural and marginalised communities; |
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| 21a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to align all their initiatives for Mediterranean cooperation with the global commitment to transition away from fossil fuels, including by halting investments in the production, extraction and transport of fossil fuels; |
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| 21a. Recognises the contribution of regional civil protection initiatives to strengthening preparedness, resilience and operational cooperation across the Mediterranean and encourages the exchange of best practices and closer coordination across the region; |
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| 21a. Calls for supporting female entrepreneurs and women-led businesses, especially within the SME sector; stresses the importance of measures aimed at enhancing women`s meaningful integration into the economy; |
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| 21a. Stresses the importance of the utilisation of the rich natural gas reserves located in the Eastern Mediterranean; calls on all Mediterranean states to respect the Law of the Sea. |
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| 21a. Stresses the need to support the energy interconnection between the Mediterranean countries with the aim of Europe's energy sufficiency; |
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| 21b. Recalls how countries across the Southern Neighborhood continue to face major demographic challenges due inter alia to high birth rates; highlights how in several cases the youth has not been meaningfully integrated into the labor force, leading to high rates of youth unemployment; stresses, however, that herein also lies the opportunity to turn this demographic feature into a crucial tool to sustain and boost the respective countries` economies by providing a robust workforce; emphasises that the expansion of labour pathways between the EU and the southern Mediterranean remains of crucial importance in matching labour supply and demand in labour markets and promoting economic growth; underlines the need for more vocational training and encourages Member States to explore options to provide young people from the Southern Neighborhood with the opportunity to enrol in training programs in the EU; underscores the major positive implications the youth`s meaningful participation in the economy and public life will have in increasing the legitimacy and stability of the governments of the EU`s Southern partners; |
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| 21b. Calls on the Commission to define, within the Action Plan framework, clear indicators and principles for monitoring local value added, job creation, skills development and innovation outcomes in the context of new industrial partnerships and technology collaboration; underlines that such a monitoring framework is essential to ensure the equitable distribution of benefits and to enhance the competitiveness of the Mediterranean region in global clean-tech value chains; considers that the T-MED initiative should serve as a reference framework for the application of these principles; |
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| 21b. Calls for the restoration of ecosystems and habitats damaged by wildfires and natural disasters, recognising their essential role in biodiversity protection, climate adaptation and disaster prevention; stresses the need for adequate financial support for post-disaster ecological restoration throughout the Mediterranean region; |
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| 21b. Stresses the vital importance of the EastMed natural gas pipeline, which constitutes a project of common European interest and enjoys the support of the European Union; strongly condemns all illegal actions aimed at obstructing the project and warns that strict measures should be taken against those responsible; |
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| 21b. Stresses the importance of ensuring coherence and complementarity between the Pact for the Mediterranean and the Global Gateway strategy, in order to maximise the impact of investments in connectivity, infrastructure, energy, digital networks and sustainable economic development; |
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| 21c. Reaffirms the importance of promoting digitalisation and robust and resilient digital economies; calls for substantial investments and initiatives in AI and the promotion of digital literacy in the countries of the Southern Neighborhood; emphasises how increased digital literacy is poised to strengthen societal resilience and foster social inclusion; encourages enhanced secure and trusted digital interconnection across the Mediterranean; stresses the importance of developing such interconnections to foster investment flows and shared economic growth in the region; |
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| 21c. Stresses the necessity of establishing the Great Sea Interconnector electricity interconnection project; emphasises that it will not tolerate any violation of the Law of the Sea by any state; |
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| 21d. Calls for the immediate construction, without further delay, of the EastMed natural gas pipeline, linking Israel, Egypt, Cyprus, Greece and Italy with the rest of Europe; notes that it could also be connected to the vertical energy corridor linking Greece with Ukraine through Bulgaria, Romania and Moldova; |
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| 21d. Considers that the ongoing digital transformation offers lots of opportunities to build and develop commercial and cultural opportunities between Europe and the rest of the Mediterranean; |
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| 21e. Holds that the modernisation and expansion of digital infrastructures, including fixed and mobile networks across the entire Mediterranean region, constitute a necessary precondition for unlocking opportunities for deeper integration and economic growth driven by digitalisation; |
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| 21f. Argues that, to promote free trade throughout the mediterranean region, particularly in the customs sector, is necessary to identify common standards for digital infrastructure and interoperable digital platforms are necessary; this will also contribute to shared prosperity; |
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| 21g. Believes that developing digital skills is necessary to promote economic integration in the Mediterranean region; |
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| 21h. Shares the opinion that greater collaboration in cybersecurity in the Mediterranean region can contribute to better prevention of cyber incidents; |
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| 21i. Highlights that transalpine transport connections and multimodal corridors linked to Mediterranean ports serve as a strategic bridge between the Mediterranean area and the European internal market; emphasizes that strengthening their resilience and operational continuity—through coordinated maintenance planning for strategic cross-border infrastructure, enhanced rail interoperability, and accelerated investment along the Mediterranean and Rhine-Alpine TEN-T corridors—is essential to prevent logistical bottlenecks and to ensure safer, more sustainable, and more efficient supply chains between the Mediterranean region and European markets |
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| Preparedness and migration management | Preparedness, preventing illegal migration, and migration management |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Preparedness and migration management | Security, preparedness and migration management |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| Preparedness and migration management | Security, preparedness and migration management |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 21a. Welcomes the creation of the Cyprus Regional Aerial Firefighting Station (CRAFS), which can serve as an example for deeper regional initiatives; |
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| 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; | 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; stresses, however, that any financial assistance, mobility partnerships, or other forms of EU support provided to partner countries should be conditional upon effective cooperation in preventing and reducing illegal/irregular migration, including border management, the fight against migrant smuggling and trafficking networks, and the readmission and return of illegal/irregular migrants; |
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| 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; | 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation, through enhanced cooperation with relevant partners and organizations representing these sectors; this will contribute to the resilience and security of the Mediterranean region; calls for facilitating the mutual recognition of professional qualifications and certifications between the northern and southern Mediterranean; |
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| 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; | 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; while strengthening cooperation on maritime border management, search and rescue operations, and the dismantling of organised criminal networks involved in migrant smuggling and human trafficking across the Mediterranean Sea, which pose a direct threat to human life and regional security |
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| 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; | 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean framework for managed mobility and migration cooperation, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, and scientific cooperation, while ensuring effective management of migratory flows and preventing irregular migration, rather than creating new incentives for migration towards Europe; |
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| 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; | 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact must not lead to uncontrolled mobility but rather serve as a framework to advance a secure and well-managed Euro-Mediterranean partnership, with strict conditionality on returns and border management, while supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation under clear legal pathways only; |
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| 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; | 22. Highlights the need to examine the Euro-Mediterranean mobility space primarily from the perspective of EU migration policy and in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups and small and medium-sized enterprises; |
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| 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to advance towards a Euro-Mediterranean mobility space in a new and cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; | 22. Highlights the fact that the Pact represents an opportunity to strengthen exchanges and cooperation in the Euro-Mediterranean in a cross-cutting manner, supporting achievements in the areas of economic cooperation, start-ups, small and medium-sized enterprises, youth, students, and academic and scientific cooperation; |
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| 22a. Emphasises the importance of strengthening regional stability, protecting the EU’s external borders, and enhancing cooperation in combating irregular migration, maritime drug trafficking and cross-border organised crime; reaffirms the commitment of the Member States to preserving a secure, resilient and well-functioning Schengen area as one of the European Union’s most tangible achievements; stresses the importance of effective management of the EU’s external borders, while ensuring full respect for EU and international law and fundamental rights; emphasises that the Pact for the Mediterranean should contribute to addressing the root causes of irregular migration and strengthening cooperation on migration management with partner countries; further underlines that the timely and effective implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum is essential for ensuring a coherent, sustainable and comprehensive European approach to migration and asylum policy; |
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| 22a. Stresses that the Mediterranean region is facing growing threats from terrorism, organised crime, drug trafficking and migrant smuggling, among others; warns that the worsening security situation in the Sahel has a direct impact on stability in the Mediterranean; welcomes, in this context, the creation of a regional forum on peace and security between the Union and Southern Mediterranean countries and the strengthening of dialogues on security and defence, and calls for these to contribute to improving shared knowledge about the regional situation, coordinating responses, strengthening partners’ capacities and exploring the possible contribution of these partners to CSDP missions and operations. |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 22a. Underlines the need for comprehensive EU support for post-conflict recovery, reconciliation and institution-building in fragile and conflict-affected Mediterranean partner countries, through locally owned reconstruction efforts, support for inclusive political dialogue, public service restoration, transitional justice and community-based peacebuilding; |
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| 22a. Notes the first Mediterranean action plan and supports future efforts and plans to fight serious and organised crime and to strengthen border management capacities and security sector governance; emphasises the need to tackle migration issues "where they start" and to fight people smuggling; |
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| 22a. Underlines the geopolitical importance of Cyprus in the Eastern Mediterranean, notably its contribution to regional stability and its role in facilitating humanitarian and evacuation operations in times of crisis; |
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| 22a. Welcomes the creation of a regional centre for improving disaster preparedness and response in the backdrop of the climate change, dramatic consequences of which are particularly felt in the region; |
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| 22a. Encourages young people, students and experts from partner countries to use their expertise to develop the economies and societies of their home countries; |
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| 22a. Shares the opinion that greater collaboration in cybersecurity in the Mediterranean region can contribute to better prevention of cyber incidents. |
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| 22b. Calls for enhanced cooperation between the European Union and its Mediterranean partners to combat maritime drug trafficking, which poses a growing threat to internal security, critical port infrastructure, supply chains and coastal communities; stresses the importance of strengthening cooperation among law enforcement, customs, maritime and port authorities, as well as with relevant private-sector stakeholders, including shipping companies, port authorities and terminal operators; emphasises the need to improve maritime situational awareness, intelligence-sharing, risk analysis and the use of innovative technologies to detect and prevent illicit trafficking activities; underlines the importance of the effective implementation of relevant EU initiatives and frameworks, including the EU Drugs Strategy, the EU Action Plan against Drug Trafficking, the European Ports Alliance, the EU Ports Strategy, the European Customs Alliance at Borders and the European Coalition Against Drugs, with a view to enhancing security, resilience and anti-corruption safeguards throughout the Mediterranean region; |
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| 22b. Reiterates that management of migrant flows is a shared responsibility of the Common Mediterranean Space, requiring close cooperation and a comprehensive and balanced approach, in line with the external dimension of the Pact on Migration and Asylum; supports the development of comprehensive and mutually beneficial partnerships which promote legal, orderly and supportive migration pathways and prevent illegal migration and migrant smuggling; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 22b. Recognises the essential role of women as agents of peace, dialogue and reconciliation, and calls for the full and meaningful participation of women in conflict prevention, mediation, peacebuilding, reconstruction and political transition processes across the Mediterranean region, in line with the Women, Peace and Security agenda; |
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| 22b. Stresses the importance of supporting frontline Member States, particularly Greece, Italy, France, Cyprus, Malta and Spain, which face disproportionate migratory pressures due to their geographical proximity to regions affected by instability and conflict; |
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| 22b. Emphasises the need of making a returns system more efficient with a sliding scale of punitive measures, from freezing new visas until returns restart to reducing the quota of visas made available to a state; |
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| 22c. Stresses that the Pact for the Mediterranean must enable progress to be made on effective returns and on a closer cooperation with third countries with respect to readmission; deplores the fact that the rate of removal of Mediterranean third-country nationals continues to fall short; calls on the Commission, in this context, to do everything in its power to reopen negotiations on readmission agreements with Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Jordan; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 22c. Underlines that cooperation on migration with partner countries should respect human rights, uphold fair labour standards and respect the principle of non-refoulement; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 22d. Calls for countries to facilitate the orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people through planned and well-managed migration policies, in line with the SDGs and the Agenda 2030; |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a constructive approach to cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries, with a sustained focus on talent and skills development, in cooperation with the private sector; stresses that such cooperation should contribute to economic growth and employment opportunities in countries of origin and should not encourage brain drain or the loss of highly skilled workers essential to their long-term development; stresses that the long-term prosperity and stability of partner countries cannot be achieved through the emigration of their most qualified workers and that the Pact should help retain talent and skills in countries of origin; |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; underlines that enhanced pathways for legal migration and labour mobility should be accompanied by tangible commitments from partner countries to cooperate on the prevention of illegal/irregular migration and the effective implementation of return and readmission arrangements; |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a firm priority on the return of illegally staying third-country nationals and the prevention of illegal migration; legal migration channels must remain limited, targeted and fully aligned with the labour market needs and absorption capacity of EU Member States; |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a pragmatic and sustainable approach to migration management, including in the light of the revised EU regulatory framework; points out that the Mediterranean remains one of the primary migration routes, which means having to cooperate effectively with partner countries to implement border controls, clamp down on trafficking networks and oversee effective returns; |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, accompanied by restrictive policies on irregular immigration which involve, in addition to the Member States, notably the Mediterranean ones, also countries on the southern shore of the Mediterranean, namely Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a strictly controlled and conditional approach to regular migration, based on the needs of EU labour markets, the full integration capacity of Member States, and effective readmission agreements; underlines that regular migration channels must never undermine efforts to combat irregular migration and human trafficking; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; calls for strengthened cooperation to tackle irregular migration as a common challenge with robust policies against migrant smuggling; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for an ambitious and constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with local and regional actors, civil society and the private sector where relevant and appropriate ; |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Insists that efforts be redoubled to prevent illegal migration; calls for a constructive approach to the management of regular migration and to finding effective solutions in order to ease the pressure of migration to Europe; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector and on the establishment of regular channels of migration; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a constructive approach for addressing migration issues at their roots and to facilitate legal pathways with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; |
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
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| 23. Calls for a constructive approach to regular migration, with a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; | 23. Calls for a a sustained focus on talent and people development, in cooperation with the private sector; |
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| 23a. Recalls the importance of safe and legal pathways to protection, including resettlement and humanitarian admission, both to ensure a durable solution for people in need of international protection and to show solidarity with partner countries in the Mediterranean region hosting large numbers of refugees; calls, therefore, on Member States to significantly scale up the places available for such schemes at the EU and national level; |
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| 23a. Stresses that irregular migration represents a major security, humanitarian, and social challenge in the Mediterranean; calls for a significant strengthening of EU external border protection, including full operationalisation and financing of Frontex/European Border and Coast Guard Agency, and enhanced cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries on prevention, interception, and rapid return of irregular migrants; |
Marco Tarquinio, Nicola Zingaretti, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 23a. Calls for the promotion and development of legal pathways for migration, including labour migration, family reunification, study, humanitarian admission, humanitarian visa and resettlement, as safe alternatives to irregular routes controlled by criminal networks; |
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| 23a. Calls for a common approach, but also for bilateral cooperation, strengthening the voluntary repatriation and resettlement of migrants from Southern Mediterranean partners in their countries of origin; |
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| 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; | 24. Calls for a coordinated response to address both immediate operational needs, including security, the management of migration flows and returns, action to combat human trafficking networks, and energy resilience, and long-term structural factors through investment, infrastructure development, economic growth and mutually beneficial partnerships in the Mediterranean; underscores the need, to that end, to pursue a differentiated approach by recognising that in the absence of a one-size-fits-all solution, partnerships should be tailored to the reliability and strategic importance of partner countries and the degree of commitment they display; |
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| 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; | 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; underlines that migration governance based on human protection, inclusive asylum frameworks, and expanded legal pathways are both more effective and more consistent with international law obligations; calls for independent monitoring of all EU-funded external migration cooperation to ensure compliance with human rights, refugee law, and EU Treaty principles; |
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| 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; | 24. Calls for comprehensive operational and institutional border management and security sector governance to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; welcomes the Joint Operation for the Mediterranean (Med-Op), which will support operational efforts in the fight against organised crime including human trafficking in cooperation with judicial and home affairs authorities; |
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| 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; | 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors, including the dismantling of migrant smuggling networks, the prevention of irregular migration, the effective enforcement of return decisions and strengthened border management; |
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| 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; | 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors, through the development of emergency plans for migration crises and the promotion of assisted voluntary repatriations to countries of origin; |
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| 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs and long-term structural factors; | 24. Calls for a comprehensive response to address both immediate operational needs, including the strengthening of border controls, and long-term structural factors that are causing the migration pressure on Europe; |
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| 24a. Calls for Union financial assistance provided under the Pact to be subject to strict conditionality, including effective cooperation on border management, the prevention of irregular migration, the fight against migrant smuggling networks and the readmission of own nationals subject to return decisions issued by Member States; |
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| 24a. Calls for strengthened operational coordination among EU Member States and agencies in order to ensure effective maritime border protection, prevent illegal crossings facilitated by criminal networks, and uphold the integrity of the Union’s external borders in full compliance with international law; |
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| 24a. Calls for a stronger security dimension within the Pact, including cooperation on conflict prevention, counter-terrorism, organised crime, cyber and hybrid threats, maritime security and the protection of critical infrastructure, in line with existing EU frameworks and international law; |
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| 24a. Calls on the Commission to establish a dialogue with Southern Mediterranean partners on the security of submarine cables, in line with the EU Action Plan on Cable Security, including measures on detection, response and recovery, as proposed in the Pact for the Mediterranean; |
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| 24a. Calls on the Commission to establish a dialogue with Southern Mediterranean partners on the security of submarine cables, in line with the EU Action Plan on Cable Security, including measures on detection, response and recovery, as proposed in the Pact for the Mediterranean; |
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| 24b. Calls for enhanced Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on the protection of critical maritime infrastructure, including submarine telecommunications and energy cables, ports and energy interconnections; stresses the need to strengthen resilience, maritime awareness and preparedness against hybrid threats and sabotage; |
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| 24b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote a coordinated and comprehensive approach to strengthening resilience and preparedness against natural and human-induced threats, including cyberattacks and hybrid threats, targeting critical offshore and subsea maritime infrastructure as well as ports; |
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| 24b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support a coordinated approach to resilience and preparedness to natural and human-induced threats, including cyberattacks and hybrid threats, affecting critical offshore and underwater maritime infrastructure, and ports; |
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| 24c. Stresses the need to strengthen cooperation on maritime domain awareness and the protection of strategic sea lanes of communications, as well as maritime and underwater infrastructure, to contribute to regional stability and economic security; and welcomes the potential definition of a European Defence Project of Common Interest (EDPCI) tackling Integrated maritime and seabed defence; |
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| 24c. Stresses the need to strengthen cooperation on maritime domain awareness and the protection of strategic sea lanes of communications, as well as maritime and underwater infrastructure, to contribute to regional stability and economic security; and welcomes the potential definition of a European Defence Project of Common Interest (EDPCI) tackling Integrated maritime and seabed defence; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | deleted |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; recalls that the principle of non-refoulement is binding on all states under international law; calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that no EU funding, cooperation agreement, or operational arrangement with third countries contributes to violations of the right to seek asylum or results in collective expulsion; recalls that the duty to render assistance to persons in distress at sea is an unconditional obligation under international law binding on all vessels and states, and condemns any policy or funding arrangement that obstructs or criminalises compliance with this duty; calls for significant increases in legal pathways for migration, including through family reunification, resettlement, humanitarian corridors, and accessible labour mobility schemes; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach covering border management, readmission, resettlement and other legal pathways for worker protection and mobility; points out that, as part of this comprehensive approach, the Union must use all of the tools at its disposal, including incentives across various sectors and areas, such as visa policy, international trade and development assistance, to encourage cooperation with respect to migration. |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; taking into account the security dimension and the fact that it is increasingly weaponised by malign actors; recognises that tackling illegal migration is a complex yet urgent and necessary challenge, entailing cooperation with the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood both as origin and transit countries; calls in that sense for the swift implementation of the 2024 EU Asylum and Migration Pact as well as recent EU legislation adopted in the field; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; stresses the urgent need to strengthen the partnership with Southern Mediterranean countries in the fight against human trafficking and smuggling networks, which represent a serious violation of human dignity and a distinct criminal matter requiring dedicated legal, judicial and law enforcement cooperation, adequate funding and full respect for the rights of victims; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a coordinated and pragmatic approach that combines respect for human rights and fundamental rights with effective border management, action to combat smuggling and human trafficking, and cooperation with countries of origin and transit, including an effective returns policy and measures designed to prevent illegal immigration; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based, human-centred approach with the respect of sovereignty, territorial integrity and constitutional responsibilities of Member States, including their primary responsibility for safeguarding their external borders and maintaining public order and internal security; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a global phenomenon amplified by policies that create pull factors for migrants such as the recent regularisation of hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants in Spain; notes that Europe is an attractive destination for migrants because of its political, economic and social stability and its generous social benefits systems; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed primarily through a security- and response-based approach, combining robust border management, effective return policies, development aid conditionality, and partnerships with third countries that fully cooperate on migration control; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach, while ensuring the protection of the Union’s external borders, safeguarding public security and preventing irregular migration; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive and whole-of route approach, in a spirit of good faith and cooperation among countries of origin, transit and destination of migrants; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a firm, comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach underpinned by effective and predictable measures and instruments; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed in particular from the perspective of the security and capacity of the host societies; |
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| 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through a comprehensive, rights-based and human-centred approach; | 25. Emphasises that migration is a multidimensional phenomenon that must be addressed through the new EU Pact on Migration and Asylum; |
Marco Tarquinio, Robert Biedroń, Murielle Laurent, Cecilia Strada, Marta Temido, Matjaž Nemec, Leire Pajín, Udo Bullmann, Hana Jalloul Muro, Nikolas Farantouris
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| 25a. Recalls that people crossing the Mediterranean include refugees, asylum seekers and persons fleeing persecution or serious harm, who are entitled to individual assessment and protection under international and EU law; calls on Member States to ensure that all persons rescued at sea are disembarked in a place of safety without delay, in full compliance with the principle of non-refoulement; strongly condemns the externalisation of border control to third countries where fundamental rights standards are not adequately guaranteed, and calls on the Commission to ensure that all EU-funded migration cooperation is subject to independent human rights monitoring with regular reporting to the European Parliament; |
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| 25a. Notes that illicit financial flows are closely linked to organised criminal networks engaged in migrant smuggling, human trafficking, arms trafficking and other illicit activities across the Mediterranean; calls for enhanced Euro-Mediterranean cooperation on financial investigations, asset tracing, confiscation and enhanced cooperation between anti-corruption bodies, financial intelligence units, judicial authorities and law-enforcement agencies to disrupt such networks; |
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| 25a. Recognises the importance of effective border management, respect for international obligations, the prevention of irregular migration and the dismantling of criminal migrant smuggling and human trafficking networks as integral elements of a comprehensive Euro-Mediterranean migration policy; |
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| 25a. Reaffirms that saving lives at sea is a legal and humanitarian obligation; calls for strengthened cooperation on search and rescue operations, full respect for international refugee and human rights law, and the protection of humanitarian actors operating in the Mediterranean; |
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| 25a. Calls for the strengthening of operational and institutional capacities for border management and security sector governance, addressing migration issues at their root and combating human smuggling and trafficking |
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| 25a. Calls for closer cooperation among Mediterranean states on migration; |
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| 25b. Calls on Mediterranean states not to obstruct returns and repatriations, particularly when they are included in the list of safe third countries as established by the European Parliament; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; expresses its support for the Global Alliance to Counter Migrant Smuggling; calls on the Commission, the EEAS and the Member States to strengthen operational cooperation with Mediterranean partner countries and with the International Organization for Migration to fight criminal people-smuggling networks, in particular through intelligence sharing, support for integrated border management and police and judicial cooperation; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; stresses that additional efforts are required to suppress the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; takes the view that this need can best be addressed by moving asylum procedures to centres outside the Union, so that applications can be handled without asylum seekers relying on the services offered by people smugglers and risking their lives on dangerous sea voyages; proposes that the Commission launch an initiative to communicate the high mortality rate on smuggling routes more effectively to the countries from which migrants depart, as well as the fact that Europe will not receive any illegal migrants; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing, including as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; calls for the establishment of an EU search and rescue mission to prevent the loss of further lives and proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; considers it essential in this regard, to cease any form of direct and indirect cooperation with authorities and entities on border management activities with a proven track-record of grave human rights abuses and crimes against humanity, in order to avoid any risk of EU complicity in these violations; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their lives or are missing as a result of the activities of criminal migrant smuggling and human trafficking networks, which continue to exploit vulnerable individuals and facilitate dangerous irregular journeys across the Mediterranean; calls for enhanced cooperation between the European Union and its Mediterranean partners to dismantle such networks, prevent further loss of life and combat cross-border organised crime; commends Frontex for its contribution to search and rescue operations, which helped rescue 24 877 people at sea in 2025; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Deeply regrets the loss of life in the Mediterranean; emphasises, however, that these deaths could have been prevented if the EU and its Member States had adopted an effective zero-tolerance migration policy that does not create the pull factors that make migrants risk their lives on unseaworthy vessels; highlights that vessels operated by private actors and non-governmental organisations (NGOs) have always acted as a smuggling service for illegal migrants and often facilitate human trafficking; warns that any increase in EU search and rescue capacity would create further pull factors that would encourage migrants to risk their lives to travel to Europe; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Reiterates the inherent dignity and value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; |
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| 26. Reiterates the value of human life in light of the thousands of people who have lost their life or are missing as a result of the activities of smuggling and human trafficking networks; proposes that the Commission undertake a search effort and launch an initiative to restore the ‘right to a name’ for the victims in the Mediterranean, as an act of dignity for all human beings and a warning for future generations; | 26. Reiterates the value of human life; stresses that the best way to prevent loss of life at sea is to dismantle trafficking networks, strengthen cooperation with origin and transit countries, and ensure that rescued persons are returned to third countries or countries of origin as quickly as possible; proposes that the Commission and Member States launch a comprehensive initiative against human trafficking networks; |
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| 26a. Clarify challenges and the potential solution linked with the Syrian refugee crisis. Under the new Migration and Asylum Pact, Syrians may no longer be considered refugees despite living in precarious conditions, particularly in the MENA region. In the region there is an unsafe situation that force many residents to flee. For this reason, the Pact should also aim to resolve the legal limbo in which these Syrian citizens currently find themselves; |
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| 26a. Highlights the importance of promoting a comprehensive and human-centred approach to security in the Mediterranean, that recognises that long-term stability depends on access to education, health, social justice, environmental sustainability and respect for fundamental rights; underlines that addressing insecurity also requires tackling inequalities and strengthening social cohesion across the region; |
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| 26a. Underlines that the success of the Pact for the Mediterranean will be judged by its ability to reduce irregular arrivals and significantly increase effective returns; calls for binding readmission clauses in all agreements with Southern Mediterranean partners and the suspension of visa facilitation or financial support for countries that do not fully cooperate on returns and border control; |
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| 26a. calls on the EU and its Mediterranean partners to establish an independent inquiry mechanism into deaths and disappearances in the Mediterranean and for the creation of a legal framework ensuring that families have the right to know the fate of their relatives; |
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| 26a. Insists that the EU must suspend financial assistance and cooperation programmes with any partner country that does not cooperate on the readmission of its nationals and the prevention of illegal migration; |
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| 26a. Calls for strict surveillance of maritime borders and territorial waters in order to prevent irregular migration and disrupt the activities of migrant smuggling networks; |
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| 26b. Stresses the need to strengthen international cooperation in the region and to develop stronger, more effective and mutually beneficial partnerships aimed at reducing illegal arrivals, enhancing return and readmission cooperation, combating migrant smuggling and human trafficking; notes the positive impact of bilateral agreements and understandings with countries of the Southern Neighborhood aimed at improving migration management and preventing excessive strains on the authorities of the Member States; |
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| 26b. Calls for the full implementation of the EU’s new Migration and Asylum Pact; |
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| 26c. Calls for closer cooperation on counter-terrorism and the prevention and countering of radicalization amongst the authorities of the Member States and the EU`s Southern partners; welcomes the positive outcomes achieved so far in tackling cross-border movements and operations of jihadist cells; underlines how the proliferation of terrorist elements and networks across the Mediterranean continues to pose a major threat to the EU`s and its partners` security and stability; calls for setting up a regional forum to foster joint awareness in matters of regional security, peace mediation and to strengthen partners’ capabilities; |
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| 26d. Supports the development of all-hazards early warning systems and the strengthening of synergies in disaster preparedness throughout the region; |
Nicola Zingaretti, Nacho Sánchez Amor, Yannis Maniatis, Elio Di Rupo, Marco Tarquinio, Matjaž Nemec, Marta Temido, Costas Mavrides
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| 27. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High-Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the President of the PA-UfM, the Secretary General of the UfM, and the Southern Mediterranean members of the UfM. | 27. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the HRVP, the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, the Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, and the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States and of the Southern Mediterranean members of the Union for the Mediterranean, the President of the European Investment Bank. |
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| 27. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High-Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the President of the PA-UfM, the Secretary General of the UfM, and the Southern Mediterranean members of the UfM. | 27. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Member States, the Council, the Commission, the Vice-President of the Commission / High-Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the President of the PA-UfM, the Secretary General of the UfM, and the Southern Mediterranean members of the UfM. |
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| 27a. Recalls that sustained cooperation on counter-terrorism with partner countries in the Southern Neighbourhood is an invaluable tool for dismantling networks and preventing attacks on European soil; stresses that partner countries are also affected by terrorism and that some of them are geographically close to jihadist hotbeds such as the Sahel or latent threats such as Daesh; |
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{AMENDMENTS 1 - 541 - Draft report A new co-ownership for the future of Euro-Mediterranean relations – the Pact for the Mediterranean}},
year = {2026},
date = {2026-06-15},
howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AFET-AM-789979}},
url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/AFET-AM-789979},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
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