Changes from resolution motion to resolution motion joint

AddedD. whereas on 11 June 2025, the Malian Council of Ministers adopted a bill authorising a five-year renewable mandate for the transitional president without election;

RemovedWhereas on 11 June 2025, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft law allowing for the appointment of the transitional president to a renewable five-year term;

AddedE. whereas the EU continues to support civil society and provide humanitarian aid in Mali;

RemovedExpresses deep concern over the deterioration of democratic governance in Mali, including the suspension of political parties and shrinking space for opposition voices;

Added2. Criticises the Malian authorities’ intensified actions undermining democracy, human rights, freedom of expression and association, and peaceful assembly;

RemovedStresses the importance of restoring political dialogue and constitutional order in consultation with all stakeholders;

Added3. Urges the Malian authorities to respect international human rights law and Mali’s signed commitments on political and civil rights;

RemovedCalls for the protection of civil liberties, including freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, as essential to both national reconciliation and long-term stability;

Added4. Recalls the transitional president’s instruction to his cabinet in November 2024 to create conditions for transparent and peaceful elections as soon as possible;

RemovedCondemns in the strongest terms the continued wave of terrorist attacks perpetrated by jihadist groups across Mali, whose operations have severely destabilised the country and led to the de facto loss of state control over vast regions of national territory; stresses the urgent need for a coordinated response to restore security and protect civilian populations;

Added5. Urges the authorities to immediately release those arrested or abducted for political reasons, permanently end repression and intimidation, guarantee the safety of opposition members, activists and civil society actors, and ensure peace and stability in Mali;

RemovedRecalls that France, alongside several European partners, has been engaged in Mali until 2022 to support regional security and that 53 French soldiers gave their lives to defend the region against the Islamist threat;

Added6. Notes with regret that Mali is still plagued by violence and Islamist terrorism; recalls that Russian-sponsored mercenaries have failed to bring stability; calls for ensuring accountability for rights violations and abuses, including war crimes committed by the Wagner Group/Africa Corps against the Malian people;

RemovedDenounces the rise of hostile anti-Western rhetoric promoted by segments of the transitional authorities and certain media outlets, which fuels misinformation, undermines long-standing diplomatic ties and distracts the population from Mali’s internal challenges;

Added7. Encourages closer cooperation between the EU, the EUSR for the Sahel, ECOWAS and the African Union in promoting stability and human rights in Mali;

RemovedExpresses serious concern over the growing irregular migration flows from Mali towards Europe, fuelled by growing insecurity, political instability and economic stagnation; calls on the Malian authorities to take full responsibility for preventing uncontrolled departures and urges the EU to strengthen return policies and migration control cooperation with Mali and transit countries;

Added8. Underlines the EU’s clear support for restoring multi-party democracy, providing assistance to civil society and democratic actors and ensuring that human rights are the main priority for EU support under the renewed approach to the Sahel region;

RemovedInstructs its President to forward this resolution to the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, the Council, the Commission, ECOWAS, the African Union, the United Nations, and the transitional authorities in Mali.

Added9. Calls on the VP/HR and the Member States to raise with the Malian authorities the urgent need to restore democratic order and protect human rights;

Added10. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the VP/HR, Mali’s transitional president, the Malian National Assembly, the African Union and ECOWAS.