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RC-10-2025-0157 → TA-10-2025-0035

From: RC-10-2025-0157 resolution motion joint of 11 Mar 2025
To: TA-10-2025-0035 Adopted text of 12 Mar 2025
Changes: 11 changes to the text
Paragraphs: +5 added · −2 removed · 10 changed

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Title (from): on the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
Title (to): The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

Title (from): on the need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria
Title (to): The need for EU support towards a just transition and reconstruction in Syria

What changed, in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds a call to support the agreement with the SDF for Kurdish recognition.10 Broadens the call for respecting territorial integrity from Türkiye and Israel to all neighbouring countries.9 Adds 'caretaker' to descriptions of Syrian authorities in two places.5 8 Adds deploring of killings of Christians in the context of violence.2 Other changes are formal: decimal separators, punctuation, and spelling corrections.1 3 4 6

The notes class 5 changes as substance, 6 as formal, 0 as wording only.

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Changes that matter, 11

Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.

Change 1

ChangedE. whereas the EU rightly refused to normalise its ties with the Assad regime right through to its demise and played a significant role as a major humanitarian donor to Syrian civilians and as host to ~~1.3~~1,3 million refugees fleeing the conflicts; whereas since 2011, the EU and its Member States have mobilised more than EUR ~~33.3~~33,3 billion in humanitarian, development, economic and stabilisation assistance focusing on life-saving aid, resilience programmes and the political implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2254 (2015); whereas in December 2024 the EU launched a humanitarian air bridge to deliver emergency healthcare and other essential supplies; whereas in the aftermath of the fall of the Assad regime, some Member States announced a suspension of pending asylum applications by Syrians; whereas the EU has suspended sanctions on key economic sectors to facilitate engagement with Syria and its reconstruction;

Note on change 1 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Updates decimal separators in figures for refugees and assistance amounts.

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ChangedF. whereas the caretaker government authorities control most but not all of Syrian territory, with the overall security situation in Syria remaining fragmented and volatile; whereas violent events, including revenge killings, sectarian violence and criminal activities, are seen to be increasing, particularly in the coastal and rural areas; whereas pro-Assad armed groups and, allegedly, others have conducted coordinated attacks starting on 6 March 2025 in the Latakia, Tartus and Homs governorates, leading to deadly clashes with Syrian security forces; whereas in return, members of the Syrian security forces and the SNA, foreign fighters and jihadists reportedly participated in unjustifiable retaliations and executions targeting Alawite civilians on the basis of their ethno-religious affiliation; deplores also the confirmed killings of at least 10 Christians; whereas, despite the statement delivered by de facto President al-Sharaa, the fighting lasted several days and has so far caused over 1 000 casualties; whereas ~~de-facto~~de facto President al-Shaara has announced the creation of a ‘fact-finding committee’ and of a ‘higher committee’;

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Adds deploring of confirmed killings of at least 10 Christians and corrects spelling of 'de facto'.

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Change 3

ChangedO. whereas Syria finds itself in a tremendously dire economic situation, with soaring inflation in the country reaching a record high level of ~~40.2~~40,2 % in 2024, electricity shortages and rising commodity prices; whereas the collapse of the Syrian economy was exacerbated by regime corruption, predatory economic policies and reliance on illicit activities, including the production and trafficking of Captagon; whereas a colossal reconstruction effort must be undertaken while navigating the shift to an open market economy, with exports having dramatically decreased compared to pre-war levels;

Note on change 3 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Updates decimal separator in inflation rate figure.

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ChangedP. whereas ~~5.5~~5,5 million Syrian refugees live in the five countries neighbouring Syria, namely Türkiye, Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt, with the EU providing financial assistance to help shoulder the associated costs; whereas approximately 500 000 internally displaced persons and 300 000 external refugees have returned to their areas of origin since the collapse of the Assad regime, with inadequate services, limited livelihoods and damaged infrastructure hindering their sustainable reintegration;

Note on change 4 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Updates decimal separator in refugee count figure.

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Changed10. Strongly believes that the success of the Syrian political transition, notably the safeguarding of civil peace and the building of trust in state institutions, hinges on transitional justice and reconciliation as a path to fighting the impunity of all parties responsible for violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses; calls for judicial reform to be made an urgent political priority; encourages the caretaker Syrian Government to establish an independent transitional justice committee to ensure accountability for past human rights violations committed by all factions, emphasising that military unification cannot be achieved without a credible justice mechanism to build trust among armed groups, including representatives from the southern factions, the SDF and former regime officers;

Note on change 5 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds 'caretaker' before 'Syrian Government' in context of transitional justice.

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Changed11. Calls on caretaker authorities to fully cooperate with competent international instances, including UN mechanisms established specifically for investigating serious crimes in Syria, such as the UN International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism, the UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria, the UN Independent Institution on Missing Persons, and the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, and facilitate their on-site operations; encourages Syria to ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) and align national legislation accordingly, as well as give the ICC retroactive jurisdiction through a declaration; recognises the irreplaceable contribution of Fareed al-Madhhan (‘Caesar’) to documenting regime crimes, as well as the Syrian Network of Human Rights’ work in tracking disappearances; stresses the importance of these processes now being completed; calls for the EU to support the renewal of the mandate of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria and increase funding for all relevant ~~mechanisms~~mechanisms, notably in light of US disinvestment;

Note on change 6 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds comma after 'mechanisms' and corrects punctuation.

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Changed14. Highlights that Syria is among the most heavily mine-contaminated countries; is alarmed by the rising number of victims, including children, who have been killed or injured by mines and other explosives, a problem that is further increasing as people start to return; commends efforts by international and local organisations in identifying, marking and clearing explosive ~~ordnance~~ordnance, and calls for the EU to urgently support demining efforts jointly with specialised actors and Syrian authorities;

Note on change 7 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds comma after 'ordnance' and corrects punctuation.

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Change 8

Changed24. Calls on Syria to break free from its notorious long-standing alliances with Tehran and Moscow, which have brought suffering to the Syrian people and destabilisation to the Middle East and beyond; calls, further, on the caretaker Syrian authorities to bring the Russian military presence in Syria to an end; condemns Russia for hosting Bashar al-Assad and his family and shielding them from justice, after having obstructed justice by actively interfering in international investigations and vetoing UN Security Council resolutions aimed at addressing the regime’s war crimes and their own;

Note on change 8 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds 'the caretaker' before 'Syrian authorities' in context of Russian military presence.

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Change 9

Changed25. Calls on ~~Türkiye and~~neighbouring ~~Israel~~countries to respect Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty and to immediately cease all attacks and incursions on and occupation of Syrian territory in full compliance with international law;

Note on change 9 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces 'Türkiye and Israel' with 'neighbouring countries' in call to respect territorial integrity.

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Change 10

Added27. Insists that different ethnic and religious groups must be protected in order to create a peaceful Syria; therefore calls for the European Union and the Member States to support the implementation process of the agreement between the Syrian transitional government and the Kurdish-led SDF, in order to guarantee the Kurdish community full recognition and political participation in Syria;

Note on change 10 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds new paragraph insisting on protection of ethnic and religious groups and supporting agreement with SDF.

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Change 11

Changed~~30.~~31. Welcomes ~~de-facto~~de facto President al-Sharaa’s pledge to seek peaceful relations with all of Syria’s neighbours; calls on the caretaker Syrian authorities to ensure this commitment is turned into concrete action to prevent and refrain from taking any security-threatening measures against neighbouring countries and beyond;

Note on change 11 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Corrects spelling of 'de facto' and renumbers paragraph from 30 to 31.

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European Parliament (2025). “Changes between RC-10-2025-0157 and TA-10-2025-0035”. Text, 12 March 2025. from RC-10-2025-0157, to TA-10-2025-0035. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2025-0157/compare/TA-10-2025-0035 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).

BibTeX

@misc{epw-text-2025-03-12,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between RC-10-2025-0157 and TA-10-2025-0035}},
  year = {2025},
  date = {2025-03-12},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2025-0157/compare/TA-10-2025-0035}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/RC-10-2025-0157/compare/TA-10-2025-0035},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from RC-10-2025-0157, to TA-10-2025-0035. Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}