22 Amendments of Nathalie LOISEAU related to 2021/2206(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
A a. whereas the mission ATMIS replaced AMISOM since the 1st of April 2022 with the hand-over to the Somalian national army forces in 2024 as main objective;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
A b. whereas the non-extension of the resolution 2608 (2021) of the UN Security Council Fighting Piracy off the Coast of Somalia limits the access of the EUNAVFOR Atalanta to the Somalian territorial waters; whereas the security situation is fragile and the Shebabs terrorist group remains active;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) encourage the UK to coordinate its efforts in the region with the ones of the EU;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g
Paragraph 1 – point g
(g) provide the countries affected by conflicts and natural disasters with prompt and adequate humanitarian assistance, in coordination with like- minded partnerallocate prompt and adequate humanitarian aid and assistance to the countries affected by the extreme drought and other natural disasters and by the Russian aggression in Ukraine, which has contributed to soaring food and fuel costs and disrupted global supply chains;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g b (new)
(g b) take note of the Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch report that documents a systematical expelling of several hundred thousand Tigrayan civilians from their homes using threats, unlawful killings, sexual violence, mass arbitrary detention, pillage, forcible transfer, and the denial of humanitarian assistance amounting to crimes against humanity as well as war crimes;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point g c (new)
(g c) call for an urgent deployment of an AU-led international peacekeeping force with a robust civilian protection mandate to Western Tigray, which is crucial to promote human rights, to allow the delivery of humanitarian aid, and to help protect at-risk communities in Tigray;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) acknowledge the positive impacts of Operation Atalanta in guaranteeing maritime security, and take note ofdeplore the non- extension of its mandate within the UNSCthe UNSC resolution 2608 (2021) which unfortunately limits the access of the operation to the Somalian territorial waters; call on the Member States to show adequate commitment to the EU Training Mission in Somalia both in terms of personnel and means, in order to empower the Somali Armed Forces to guarantee security in the country;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) acknowledge the positive impacts of Operation Atalanta in guaranteeing maritime security, and take note of the non-extension of its mandate within the UNSC; he achievements of the EUCAP Nestor mission and the EU MASE programme in developing national and regional capacities for maritime law enforcements;call on the Member States to show adequate commitment to the EU Training Mission in Somalia both in terms of personnel and means, in order to empower the Somali Armed Forces to guarantee security in the country;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point i
Paragraph 1 – point i
(i) take note of the growingpersistent activity of the Al Shabab terrorist groups in the wholpart of the region, and providecalls for the provision of tailored and effective assistance to the affected countries in countering both the immediate effects of this expansion and the root causes of extremism and radicalisation;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j
Paragraph 1 – point j
(j) ensure that assistance channelled through the European Peace Facility abides by European fundamental values andmaintain the support provided via the European Peace Facility, especially to EUNAVFOR Atalanta and to EUTM Somalia to helps in building a transparent,n accountable, robust and reliable security sector;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point j a (new)
(j a) ensure the funding of the civilian component of ATMIS;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) urge Eritrean authorities to release Swedish-Eritrean writer and journalist David Isaak, detained since 2001, and all other prisoners of conscience; calls for his family to be at least given the right to know whether he is dead or alive;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m a (new)
(m a) require the conclusion of the electoral process in Somalia to remain a priority and adopt a firm position if the crisis persists;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m b (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m b (new)
(m b) call for an independent international commission of inquiry on the alleged crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing perpetrated in Ethiopia’s Western Tigray province since November 2020 by Amhara security forces, local authorities and militias against the Tigrayan population;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point m c (new)
Paragraph 1 – point m c (new)
(m c) call for an UN- led international investigation on the alleged crimes against Eritrean refugees perpetrated in the Hitsats and Shimelba refugee camps in Ethiopia’s Tigray region by Eritrean forces and Tigrayan militias;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point p a (new)
(p a) call on the EU to provide technical support to empower the diaspora in Europe to step up business relations with the region,notably by allowing remittances to be sent through legal, transparent and trusted channels instead of resorting to the halawa system, in order to prevent the misuse of the diaspora’s funding for criminal activities;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t
Paragraph 1 – point t
(t) acknowledge that safe and efficient infrastructures are key to consistent, sustainable and fair development in the region; fully exploit the potential of new EU-sponsored initiatives aiming at enhancing regional integration and connectivity; increase consultation and coordination with African counterparts in the definition of specific projects to be developed in the global gateway framework;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point t a (new)
(t a) take note of possible insecurities and tensions that can arise from the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) by Ethiopia and the sharing of Nile waters with Sudan and Egypt that are located downstream;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point u
Paragraph 1 – point u
(u) take note of the growing, multifaceted and often opaque influence of third parties in the regionsuch as China, Russia and Turkey in the region particularly in the economic, energy, security and military spheres; and take, when possible, all the appropriate actions to counter these interferences; recognise that the increasing presence of factors that do not share the Union`s values, interests and objectives could undermine the EU’s role as a privileged partner;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – point v
Paragraph 1 – point v
(v) reinforce strategic communication through effective and fact-based campaigns about EU actions and EU sponsored initiatives in the region, underlining their added value for local communities, sustainable development and inclusive growth, while also countering disinformation and false narratives from third parties such as Russia;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Expresses its concern over the establishment of a Chinese naval base in Djibouti since 2017 for long-range military projection,hosting over 1,000 personnel and conducting military drills such as in Mogadishu in November 2017; is concerned over China's takeover of the strategic port of Doraleh and Djibouti's rising public foreign debt contracted through loans from China;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Expresses its deep concern over the planned establishment of a Russian naval base in Port Sudan for a 25-year- lease; believes this decision would bear negative repercussions for the peace and security of the Red Sea; is deeply disappointed by Sudan President Hemetti's statement of 23 February 2022 in Moscow, falsely claiming that Russia's aggression against Ukraine was to "protect" Russia; points at the particular responsibility of Sudanese authorities in providing secure passage to the CAR to Russia's Wagner group, in return for security guarantees to help Hemetti remain in power.