2025 general budget: all sections

Amendments tabled for the plenary sitting on this text, in their own numbering series. This is a different set from the committee amendments tracked elsewhere on AmendEU, and is not counted in any of the site’s amendment totals.

1. Amendment 1Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 75 a (new)
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   75 a. stresses that funding from the Union budget should under no circumstances be given directly or indirectly to persons, groups or entities linked to terrorist activities; recalls that there have been credible reports that UNRWA has employed members of the terrorist organisation Hamas, most recently the head of UNRWA’s teachers association in Lebanon, Fateh al-Sharif; highlights that it has been proven several times that members of Hamas were employed by UNRWA and that several of UNRWA’s school buildings and the headquarter provided cover for the extensive tunnel system of Hamas in Gaza; acknowledges, however, the critical role of UNRWA in providing humanitarian aid, which cannot be inter…

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2. Amendment 2Greens/EFAMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 61 a (new)
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   61 a. Is concerned by investigative media reports of Union-funded infrastructure and vehicles in Türkiye being allegedly used to detain, mistreat and forcibly return asylum seekers and refugees to Syria and Afghanistan; expresses clearly that it is unacceptable that such actions could benefit from Union financial support; recalls that EUR 750 million is allocated in DB 2025 for Syrian refugees in Türkiye; expects the Commission to implement the Southern Neighbourhood line of NDICI and IPA III in full respect of Union and international law and in particular the principle of non-refoulement; expects the Commission to investigate the use of relevant funds in Türkiye and to report to the Budgeta…

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3. Amendment 3The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph -1 (new)
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   -1. Reiterates the need to guarantee the redistributive function of the EU budget, with budget increases through increased national contributions in line with Member States’ gross national income so as to ensure the Member States that benefit the most from membership (of the single market, single currency and common policies) contribute the most to the budget.

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4. Amendment 4The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph -1 a (new)
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   -1a. Calls, therefore, for an end to the rebates for five Member States in their contributions to the EU budget and calls for real convergence in economic and social progress between Member States;

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5. Amendment 5The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph -1 b (new)
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   -1b. Takes the view that, moreover, in the current context, the objectives to be pursued through the use of funds from the EU budget should be: safeguarding the solvency of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises; reviving economic activity, with a particular focus on policies to support the full harnessing of States’ production capabilities and potential and their productive sectors; advancing the Member States’ sovereignty, particularly their food and energy sovereignty; protecting the environment and biodiversity; supporting the reception and integration of refugees and migrants, regardless of their origin and/or nationality;

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6. Amendment 6The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph -1 c (new)
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   -1c. Takes the view that the EU budget should include increased public investment in support for productive and strategic sectors, in quality public services and universal access, particularly health care, education (including crèches), geriatric and long-term care, as well as care and education for persons with disabilities, and in creating and increasing the provision of public housing that ensures access to sustainable, decent, high-quality housing for all; considers that the EU budget should contribute to combating poverty, social exclusion and inequalities, and help realise the full potential of each country and region; considers, further, that the EU budget should incorporate the pursu…

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7. Amendment 7The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph -1 d (new)
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   -1d. Rejects use of the EU budget to strengthen public-private partnerships, promote privatisation and liberalise Member States’ strategic sectors, such as energy, health and transport; argues, further, that the EU budget should support Member States that decide to reverse privatisation processes in those sectors;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 34 a (new)
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   34a. Takes the view that the EU should contribute to an urgent response to the housing crisis by: (i) creating additional dedicated European Union funding that can be deployed by Member States to expand and renovate public housing stocks and uphold the right to decent, affordable housing for all; (ii) calling on the Commission and the Council to create conditions for Member States to have interest rates appropriate for families’ living conditions, the development of their economies and the needs of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, including the possibility of reversing the policy of high interest rates.

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9. Amendment 9The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 34 b (new)
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   34b. Considers that public aid to businesses from the EU budget should be conditional upon an obligation to protect jobs, uphold workers’ rights and contribute to local and regional development;

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10. Amendment 10The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 34 c (new)
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    34c. In the context of rising cost of living and the resulting deterioration of living conditions for workers and increase in social injustice and inequalities, a considerable hike in the amounts for the ESF+ is also necessary in order for it to meet its objectives of combating poverty and social exclusion;

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11. Amendment 11The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 34 d (new)
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    34d. In 2023, almost 20 million children in the EU Member States were at risk of poverty or social exclusion, representing 24.8 % of children under the age of 18; recalls, therefore, the requests made by the European Parliament in successive resolutions and calls for the creation of a specific budget line for the Child Guarantee, with its specific allocations, taking into account the target of EUR 20 billion by 2027;

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12. Amendment 12The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 34 e (new)
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    34e. Calls for support for the outermost regions to be stepped up, particularly by way of the programme of options specifically relating to remoteness and insularity (POSEI), and calls for a POSEI transport scheme to be established with a view to providing additional support to compensate for the drawbacks and losses caused by the remoteness of those regions;

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13. Amendment 13The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 50 a (new)
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    50a. The agricultural sector, in particular small and medium-sized farmers and producers and family farms, is facing an extremely serious situation, particularly as regards rising production costs, low prices paid to producers and the economic strangulation of producers by the large retail sector; considers, therefore, that, in addition to a thorough reform of the CAP, it is necessary to ensure that resources, in particular support for the wine, olive oil and apiculture sectors, are sufficient to meet farmers’ needs;

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14. Amendment 14The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 50 b (new)
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    50b. Criticises the fact that the Commission proposal includes an 11.6 % cut to commitments and 15.4 % cut to payments with regard to the EMFAF; calls, therefore, for support to be made available to respond to the challenging situation faced by the fisheries sector, and in particular small-scale, artisanal and coastal fishing; takes the view, therefore, that the funds allocated to the EMFAF are not enough and should, rather than cut, be substantially increased;

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15. Amendment 15The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 66 a (new)
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    66a. Rejects the increase in the budget allocation for militarisation, specifically, for arms, infrastructure, capacity and military mobility; rejects the current escalating militarisation of the EU, embodied in the Strategic Compass, the European Defence Industrial Strategy and instruments like ASAP, and being advocated at the highest level in the European Union institutions; calls for funds from the EU budget for external action (with the exception of official development aid), border surveillance and externalisation, militarisation and security communitisation programmes to be reallocated to budget lines for efforts to achieve real convergence in economic and social progress between Membe…

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16. Amendment 16The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 92
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    92. Points out that multilingualism is a fundamental principle that makes the content of deliberations in the EU institutions more accessible and transparent, and ensures that proceedings are democratic;

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    92. Points out that multilingualism is a fundamental principle that makes the content of deliberations in the EU institutions more accessible and transparent, and ensures that proceedings are democratic; takes the view, however, that it is being threatened by a deterioration in the quantity and quality of translation and interpreting services as a result of budgetary constraints, increased outsourcing and poorer working conditions for providers; calls, in that regard, for funding for translation and interpretation services in the EU institutions, particularly the European Parliament, to be stepped up;

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17. Amendment 17The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 92 a (new)
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    92a. Calls for better working conditions and pay for workers in crèches, catering, security, interpretation and translation by bringing them in-house and making them permanent European Parliament staff as soon as possible;

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18. Amendment 18Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 13 a (new)
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    13 a. Urges the Commission to prohibit the allocation of European funds to individuals or associations linked to terrorist or Islamist movements or any other extremist movement opposed to the fundamental values of the European Union; this restriction should also apply to Union funding of third parties that directly or indirectly contribute to the financing of such entities

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19. Amendment 19Greens/EFAMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 90 – point d a (new)
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    (d a) welcomes the efforts to phase out fossil fuel heating and cooling systems at an adequate level in line with the energy efficiency first principle, and insists on the need to continue investments;

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20. Amendment 20Greens/EFAMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 90 – point e
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    (e) insists on the need to increase chartered train capacity between Brussels and Strasbourg in 2025;

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    (e) insists on the need to increase chartered train capacity between Brussels and Strasbourg in 2025 and insists that this continues to be treated as a priority by Parliament and calls on the French authorities to help;

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21. Amendment 21PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 27 a (new)
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    27 a. Condemns the fact that in December 2022 the Commission decided to exclude Hungarian universities from the Horizon Europe program, which is inexplicable and devastating, causing Hungarian students and researchers suffer a competitive disadvantage compared to others; highlights in that regard, that the use and accountability of Union funds has been transparent for decades at Hungarian universities; regrets that Hungarian universities have suffered enormous loss both in reputation and financially due to the inability to contract for tenders already won or submitted; calls on the Commission to immediately withdraw its discriminative decision;

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22. Amendment 22PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 35 a (new)
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    35 a. Highlights that the Hungarian government conducted a series of negotiations with the Commission in order for Hungary to be able to access the cohesion funds it is rightfully entitled to; notes that, as a result of that dialogue, Hungary undertook to fulfill a package of measures; condemns the fact that the Commission is imposing more and more conditions to transfer development funds to Hungary; demands that the Hungarian cohesion envelope be protected from the risk of redirection to other policies or countries and that the Commission disburse the financial resources immediately; expects the new Commission to review the application of the rule of law conditionality rules and to stop the…

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23. Amendment 23PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 43 a (new)
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    43 a. Condemns the fact that in December 2022 the Commission decided to exclude Hungarian universities, students, teachers and researchers from mobility programmes; highlights that reinforcing mobility opportunities is a clear policy priority in order to solidify Europe’s long-term competitiveness and according to Article 165 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the Union's action in the field of education aims to encourage the mobility of students and teachers and to promote cooperation between educational institutions; regrets that the realisation of that goal is obviously opposed by Union decisions that exclude the vast majority of students from a Member State from mobi…

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24. Amendment 24PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 44 a (new)
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    44 a. Demands that appropriations be cut for Union propaganda against the national sovereignty of Member States and while supporting culture and creativity in general, opposes the spread of 'woke' ideology by several media companies across Europe financed by Union funds;

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25. Amendment 25PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 45 a (new)
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    45 a. Expresses its deep concern at the fact that the Commission has financed or co-financed campaigns to promote the veil, claiming, for example, that ‘freedom is in the hijab’; stresses that the Union budget must no longer finance future campaigns that may promote the veil or indirectly make the wearing of the compulsory veil commonplace;

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26. Amendment 26PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 56 a (new)
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    56 a. Underlines the importance of European agricultural and wine exports for the Union's trade balance and stresses the impact of recent retaliatory measures on high value-added products, such as cognac, brandy and other agricultural products, in the context of escalating trade tensions between the Union and China; stresses that European producers of wines and spirits and agricultural products should not become the adjustment variables for trade actions linked to other industrial sectors; calls on the Commission to put in place targeted and effective support mechanisms for the sectors affected by those measures and to seek diplomatic channels to mitigate the impact of such retaliatory measu…

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27. Amendment 27PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 57 a (new)
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    57 a. Notes the amount of EUR 450 million earmarked for the agricultural reserve and recalls that EUR 516,5 million was needed in 2024; calls on the Commission to provide sufficient and coherent funding for the agricultural reserve in order to mitigate the economic effects of extreme weather events on farms and to preserve food security and self-sufficiency, while ensuring that direct payments are not reduced and considering the mobilisation of non-CAP funds, as well as allowing the use of margins to finance that reserve; points out that the agricultural reserve was not deployed for the first time until 2022 and that it has been used more frequently since then; calls on the Commission to app…

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28. Amendment 28PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 62
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    62. Notes that additional financing is needed under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) in order to ensure appropriate and speedy implementation of the Asylum and Migration Pact; decides, therefore, to reinforce the AMIF by EUR 25 million above DB in 2025 given AMIF’s positive contribution in providing immediate support to refugees;

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    62. Underlines the failure of Union policies in preventing migration flows and human trafficking; reiterates its concerns about the role played by the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), which should guarantee the proper implementation of a rigorous asylum policy in accordance with international standards, while blocking illegal immigration and ensuring border controls and an adequate repatriation policy;

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29. Amendment 29PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 62 a (new)
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    62 a. Expects that the AMIF should primarily focus on the strengthening of cooperation with third countries to reduce illegal migratory flows as well as countering irregular migration and ensuring the effectiveness of return to and readmission in third countries; demands that policies linked to legal migration and integration be managed at national level;

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30. Amendment 30PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 63 a (new)
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    63 a. Calls on the Commission to immediately mobilise substantial Union funds and means to support Member States in reinforcing external borders protection capabilities and infrastructure such as walls, means of surveillance, including aerial surveillance, and equipment; proposes an increase that covers the costs of building physical border barriers that are an essential part of a comprehensive migration policy, which should aim at preventing illegal entry, human smuggling and hybrid attacks, and detaining asylum seekers at the external borders;

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31. Amendment 31PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 63 b (new)
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    63 b. Recognises that some Members States have already spent billions of euro on protecting the Union's external borders, EUR 2 billion in the case of Hungary; requests the reimsursement of those costs; regrets that while Hungary protects the Union's external border against illegal migration, the European Court of Justice imposed a fine on it for not letting migrants enter Hungary before a final decision is made on their application; requests that the Commission use part of the EUR 2 billion due for border protection for Hungary to finance the fine imposed on Hungary by the European Court of Justice.

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32. Amendment 32PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 64 a (new)
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    64 a. Calls for the Frontex Agency to be strengthened by an increase in funding for the recruitment of standing corps officers equipped with service weapons to support Member States in controlling external borders and for the acquisition of control equipment, including land, air and sea surveillance resources; notes that that increase should also enable the standing corps to be involved in the digitalisation of border controls, namely the new Etias and entry/exit systems, and should ensure access to and full interoperability between all the relevant database (SIS, VIS, Eurodac, etc.).

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33. Amendment 33PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 64 b (new)
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    64 b. Calls for a reduction in the amount of the Frontex budget allocated to fundamental rights monitors, in order to refocus Frontex on its primary mission as a border guard; points out that there is a duplication between the work done by those staff and the work of the Fundamental Rights Agency;

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34. Amendment 34PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 64 c (new)
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    64 c. Calls for a reduction in the budget of the Fundamental Rights Agency’s, given that fundamental rights monitors already existing in several agencies such as Frontex;

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35. Amendment 35PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 67 a (new)
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    67 a. Believes that there is no military solution to the conflict and that peace is the only viable and sustainable solution; urges the parties to open diplomatic channels, with the aim of concluding a lasting peace agreement;

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36. Amendment 36PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 75
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    75. Stresses the importance of the Southern Neighbourhood line in supporting political, economic and social reforms in the region taking into consideration the increasing humanitarian needs in the region as well as other purposes of regional cooperation in providing assistance to refugees, in particular Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and in enabling support along the southern migration routes; proposes to increase appropriations for the line by EUR 60 million above the DB, including to reinforce funding for UNRWA based on EU regulations and values;

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    75. Stresses the importance of the Southern Neighbourhood line in supporting political, economic and social reforms in the region taking into consideration the increasing humanitarian needs in the region as well as other purposes of regional cooperation in providing assistance to refugees, in particular Syrian and Palestinian refugees; demands that Union funding in the Gaza area should have humanitarian relief as primary objective; underlines that beneficiaries of Union support cannot be compromised by terrorist organisations and extremist groups, and funding should not go to EU-listed terrorist organisations such as Hamas in Gaza; in that context, highlights the need to re-think the role of…

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37. Amendment 37PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 75 a (new)
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    75 a. Calls on the Commission to immediately cease all funding to organisations supporting, directly or indirectly, groups classified as terrorists by the Union; cites the Gaziantep Islamic University of Science and Technology, which has glorified the "7 October Mujahids" and described 7 October as "Awakening Day" while benefiting from Erasmus+ funds, and the NGO Al-Sharq Forum, which has described Ismael Haniyeh, former leader of Hamas, as a "martyr"; demands that Union taxpayer money not fund entities that are hostile to the security and values of Union citizens;

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38. Amendment 38PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 79 a (new)
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    79 a. Expects that Union humanitarian assistance will be able to tackle new challenges; notes that protracted crises require the making available of more financial resources in order to assist local and support people to stay in their home region; highlights in this context the particular importance of maintaining support for education in emergencies, nutrition and access to clean water; demands that Union funding enhance the cohesion of local societies and mitigate migration; therefore notes that the implementation of EU humanitarian budget needs to involve local actors, providing lifesaving and essential social services in emergency settings;

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39. Amendment 39PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 79 b (new)
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    79 b. Stresses that the Union's overseas countries and territories (OCTs) and outermost regions need special support because of their remoteness; draws attention in particular to the difficulties of access to drinking water and sanitation and the poor state of water supply networks, problems common to the OCTs and outermost regions;

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40. Amendment 40ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1 a (new)
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    1 a. Highlights that Member States continue to face numerous challenges and is convinced that citizens of the Member States expect the 2025 budget to be leaner, more efficient, transparent, performance-based providing concrete reductions in expenditure and granting an efficient and accountable use of taxpayers’ money; underlines also the need to properly evaluate which funds could be better managed at national level in order to ensure full respect for the principle of subsidiarity;

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41. Amendment 41ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 6 a (new)
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    6 a. Calls for limiting GNI-based own contributions to 1% of GNI which would effectively mean a return to the level of Member State contributions before Brexit; underlines that expenditure should be cut accordingly to match own resources, focussing on the funds dedicated to the Green Deal, defence spending, and the Union's foreign policy.

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42. Amendment 42ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 a (new)
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    15 a. Opposes the introduction of new own resources for the Union; stresses that the introduction of the Commission's proposals would further increase the fiscal pressure on citizens and businesses, in particular on small and medium-sized enterprises;

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43. Amendment 43ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 51 a (new)
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    51 a. Stresses that the Union's free trade agreements with third countries put unjustified pressure on the Union agricultural sector; calls on the Commission to prepare an in-depth analysis of the costs incurred by Union farmers in the context of free trade agreements with third countries;

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44. Amendment 44ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 62 a (new)
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    62 a. Underlines the failure of European policies on preventing migration flows and human trafficking; reiterates its concerns about the role played by instruments such as the Internal Security Fund and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund in the management of the effects of the migration and refugee crisis; stresses that the allocations should be devolved to repatriation and border security;

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45. Amendment 45ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 64 a (new)
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    64 a. Demands appropriate funding for external physical barriers at the Union border;

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46. Amendment 46ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 64 b (new)
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    64 b. Notes the increasing trend to look into offshoring parts of the EU migration policy; calls on the institutions to explore the idea of developing return hubs outside the Union, and, if necessary, to dedicate appropriate funding to the project;

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47. Amendment 47ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 76 a (new)
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    76 a. Calls for an immediate stop to the Union’s accession negotiations with Turkey, as well as for the blocking of all Union funding for Turkey;

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48. Amendment 48ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 82 a (new)
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    82 a. Regrets the ongoing increase in appropriations for the European External Action Service, which is extremely useless, costly and of questionable effectiveness;

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49. Amendment 49ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 84
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    84. Recalls that spending under Heading 7 should be set at a level that guarantees that the Union has an effective and efficient administration; considers that the Council’s cuts in this heading are unjustified and would not allow the Commission to recruit suitable staff in Luxembourg and to fulfil its tasks; restores therefore the DB for the Commission administrative expenditure, including with respect to its Offices;

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    84. Considers that the Council’s cuts in heading 7 are justified; calls for a significant reduction in the administrative appropriations allocated to Union institutions;

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50. Amendment 50S&DMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 89
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    89. Reiterates the Parliament’s priorities for the forthcoming financial year, namely, focusing Parliament’s budget on its core functions of co-legislator, acting as one arm of the budgetary authority, representing citizens and scrutinizing the work of other institutions and the implementation of EU legislation, as well as providing the resources for cyber-security and IT development and priority projects on engaging with citizens as well as green and accessible Parliament;

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    89. Reiterates Parliament’s priorities for the forthcoming financial year, namely, focusing Parliament’s budget to deliver on its core functions of co-legislator, acting as one arm of the budgetary authority, representing citizens and scrutinising the work of other institutions, as well as providing the resources for cyber-security and IT development and priority projects on engaging with citizens, green Parliament promoting the saving of resources and an accessible Parliament, fully respecting gender equality

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51. Amendment 51S&DMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 90 – point g
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    (g) recalls that the Secretary-General committed to initiate discussions with the responsible governing bodies before the end of 2024 on the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members of the European Parliament on official Parliament delegations and missions during the conciliation between the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets on Preliminary Draft Estimates of the European Parliament for 2025 last April.

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    (g) recalls that the Secretary-General committed to initiate discussions with the responsible governing bodies before the end of 2024 on the possibility for APAs, subject to certain conditions, to accompany Members of the European Parliament on official Parliament delegations and missions during the conciliation between the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets on Preliminary Draft Estimates of the European Parliament for 2025 last April; calls in this regard on the Conference of Presidents to revise the implementing provisions governing the work of delegations and missions outside the Union accordingly to comply with the request adopted consecutively since 2017 by the plenary.

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52. Amendment 52The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 1
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    1. Is adamant that, in times of geopolitical and institutional change, financial pressure, climate change and biodiversity crisis, as well as of societal challenges, a reliable, robust, flexible, investment oriented EU budget remains instrumental for the implementation of the Union’s policies and is key in responding to people’s increasing needs, in leaving no-one behind through the green and digital transitions, in delivering prosperity and security for people and in boosting the competitiveness and sustainability of the Union economy, in order to defend the social dimension of Union spending; reinforces, therefore, in its reading, budgetary lines that have a direct impact on improving peop…

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    1. Is adamant that, in times of geopolitical and institutional change, financial pressure, climate change and biodiversity crisis, as well as of societal challenges and increasing inequalities, a reliable, robust, flexible, investment oriented EU budget remains instrumental for the implementation of the Union’s policies and is key in responding to people’s increasing needs, in leaving no-one behind through the green and digital transitions, in delivering prosperity and security for people and in boosting the competitiveness and sustainability of the Union economy, in order to defend the social dimension of Union spending; reinforces, therefore, in its reading, budgetary lines that have a dir…

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53. Amendment 53The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 4 a (new)
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    4 a. Expresses deep concern about the ongoing crisis in the automotive sector, which is being significantly challenged by the rapid pace of the transition to electric vehicles; emphasises the urgent need for measures to mitigate the loss of jobs and preserve strategic industrial capacities across the Union;

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54. Amendment 54The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 5 a (new)
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    5 a. Recalls that the SURE instrument, while temporary, played a crucial role in safeguarding employment, reducing unemployment risks, and cushioning income losses during the COVID-19 pandemic; calls for the establishment of a permanent Union mechanism to provide financial support to Member States, aimed at preserving jobs and capabilities in the automotive sector and ensuring a just and sustainable transition to electric mobility;

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55. Amendment 55The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 a (new)
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    15 a. Underlines that both the International Monetary Fund and the European Central Bank acknowledge that more than half of current price inflation is driven by companies increasing their profit margins; calls on the Commission, therefore, to make a new proposal for an own resource based on a permanent taxation of the windfall profits of the MNEs of all sectors and especially the agri-food sector;

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56. Amendment 56The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 b (new)
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    15 b. Recalls that more than a third of Europeans regularly restrict how much food they eat; recalls that the wealth of the top 0,5 % wealthiest individuals has increased by 35 % over the last 10 years; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to implement a European wealth tax, which could raise more than EUR 200 billion for the Union’s own resources;

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57. Amendment 57The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 c (new)
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    15 c. Calls on the Commission to introduce a luxury carbon tax on luxury goods, including yachts, private jets and SUVs as a new own resource; believes that such a tax would be socially just, help mitigate climate change and could be more effective than a classic carbon tax;

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58. Amendment 58The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 d (new)
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    15 d. Recalls that the Commission needs to take further timely actions to increase the EU's own resources; believes that, in line with the legally binding Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020, the Commission should present a genuine tax on financial transactions which could raise more than EUR 50 billion per year, based on the details of the Financial Transaction Tax (FTT) which should have been implemented under enhanced cooperation according to the 2013 agreement;

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59. Amendment 59The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 e (new)
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    15 e. Underlines that the Commission needs to take further timely actions to increase the Union's own resources and to fight against tax avoidance; recalls that according to the EU tax observatory, multinational enterprises (MNEs) booked $1 trillion profits in tax havens in 2022, and half of it in Union tax havens; calls therefore on the Commission and the Member States to collect the tax deficit of MNEs, that is the difference between what a corporation pays in taxes globally and what that corporation would have to pay if all its profits were subject to a minimum tax rate of 25 % in each of the countries where it operates;

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60. Amendment 60The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 f (new)
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    15 f. Calls on the Commission to introduce a tax on ecological and social dumping at the borders of the European economic area as a new own resource including all sectors of activity such as raw materials, finished and semi-finished products;

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61. Amendment 61The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15 g (new)
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    15 g. Calls on the Commission to introduce a tax on kerosene as a new own resource allocated to the planning of the decline of the air transport sector, the support of its employees and the development of alternative means of transport;

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62. Amendment 62The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 40 a (new)
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    40 a. Recalls that programmes under Heading 2b play a key role in ensuring resilience and values by providing support and opportunities for young people through Erasmus+, including support to the Special Olympics World Games (SOWG) 2025, and through the European Solidarity Corps; emphasises that both programmes are required by law to put in place measures to boost participation rates among people with fewer opportunities and from disadvantaged backgrounds; recalls the important role that Erasmus+ could play in supporting youth employment by supporting the professional development of youth workers; believes however that the full potential of the Erasmus+ programme is not exploited fully in th…

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63. Amendment 63The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 42
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    42. Underlines the importance of a stronger Health Union and enhanced protection, prevention, preparedness and response against human health hazards; highlights the vital role that the EU4Health programme plays in this respect, as well as in supporting actions to achieve universal health coverage across the Union, including access to quality sexual and reproductive health services especially considering the backlash against women’s rights in several Member States ; proposes to increase the programme’s appropriations by EUR 50 million above DB to strengthen health resilience and preparedness for future health crises and in support of investments in preventing cardiovascular diseases (CVD), ca…

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    42. Underlines the importance of a stronger Health Union and enhanced protection, prevention, preparedness and response against human health hazards; highlights the vital role that the EU4Health programme plays in this respect, as well as in supporting actions to achieve universal health coverage across the Union, including access to quality sexual and reproductive health services and rights especially considering the backlash against women’s rights in several Member States; proposes to increase the programme’s appropriations by EUR 50 million above DB to strengthen health resilience and preparedness for future health crises and in support of investments in preventing cardiovascular diseases…

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64. Amendment 64The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 63 a (new)
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    63 a. Underlines the importance of saving lives at sea; highlights the need for the Commission to present a legislative proposal to establish an EU Search and Rescue Fund to show solidarity among Member States in the carrying out of search and rescue obligations;

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65. Amendment 65The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 68 a (new)
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    68 a. Regrets the fact that the 2025 budget emphasises defence expenditure while neglecting the social emergency faced by the European working class; considers that the budget should prioritise the urgent social needs of European citizens instead of subsidising excessive profits, dividends and share buybacks of defence multinationals;

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66. Amendment 66The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 78
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    78. Proposes to reinforce funding for several budget lines under the NDICI chapter, in particular the Global Challenges thematic strand; emphasises the importance of strengthening cooperation with African countries, particularly in the areas of sustainable development and economic partnership and in line with the existing instruments of enhanced cooperation between EU Member States and African countries; stresses the importance of the People strand in reducing catastrophic food insecurity in many countries in the World and in supporting health, education, gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment; highlights that support to women and girls to access quality education significantly i…

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    78. Proposes to reinforce funding for several budget lines under the NDICI chapter, in particular the Global Challenges thematic strand; emphasises the importance of strengthening cooperation with African countries, particularly in the areas of sustainable development and economic partnership and in line with the existing instruments of enhanced cooperation between EU Member States and African countries; stresses the importance of the People strand in reducing catastrophic food insecurity in many countries in the World and in supporting health, education, gender equality and women’s and girls’ empowerment; highlights that support to women and girls to access quality education significantly i…

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67. Amendment 67The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 91 a (new)
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    91 a. Highlights that subcontracting cleaning, catering, crèches and travel agency services puts people, mainly women, in an extremely vulnerable position; calls for the internalisation of cleaning, catering, crèches and travel agency staff as soon as possible;

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68. Amendment 68The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 91 b (new)
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    91 b. Notes with concern the decision of the company managing the Parliament crèche in Brussels to terminate its contract in advance in order to sign a new one for a higher amount; considers that the budget of the European Parliament should not finance the profits of a private company; highlights that the continuous changes of contractors bring uncertainty for the staff, the children and their parents and increase health and safety risks; calls for Parliament to ensure the proper functioning of the crèche protecting the staff, ensuring decent working conditions and fair remuneration, and the quality of the services and to take the necessary steps to allow for the crèche staff to be directly…

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69. Amendment 69Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 75 a (new)
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    75 a. Calls on the Palestinian Authority to remove all educational materials and contents, that fail to adhere to UNESCO standards by the next shool year, in particular those that contain antisemitism as defined by the IHRA classification endorsed by the Union, incitement to violence, hate speech, and glorification of terrorism; recalls paragraph 99 of the discharge resolution adopted by Parliament in April 2024, which directly links the October 7 atrocities to the inciteful content contained in Palestinian educational materials and demands that Union funds be made conditional on full curriculum reform; recalls the Commission’s assessment of the Palestinian textbooks, as evaluated in the Geo…

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70. Amendment 71The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2 a (new)
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    2 a. Underlines that the salaries and benefits of Commissioners, Members and the President of the Council are very generous; is concerned that such disproportionately high salaries completely alienate those people from everyday lives, needs and struggles; considers, therefore, that allocating more reasonable salaries and benefits would increase the chance of the 2025 budget proposals being more in line with the needs of working people;

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71. Amendment 72The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 a (new)
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    87 a. Calls for the end of the optional pension scheme for Members;

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72. Amendment 73The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 87 b (new)
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    87 b. Calls on the Council to cut the basic monthly salaries of all Commissioners by 50 %;

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73. Amendment 74The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 90 a (new)
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    90 a. Recalls that the daily allowance is a flat-rate sum covering accommodation, meals and related expenses for each day that a Member is present at the Parliament on official business; stresses that Members must sign an attendance register in order to benefit from that allowance; notes that there are exemptions for the President and the chairs of political groups who automatically benefit from it independent of their presence; calls for an end to those exceptions for the President and the chairs of political groups, who should be required to sign an attendance register like all other Members to benefit from their per-diem;

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74. Amendment 75The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 90 b (new)
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    90 b. Calls for an adjustment of the Statute for Members of the European Parliament to cut the basic monthly salaries of Members by 50%;

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75. Amendment 76The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 90 c (new)
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    90 c. Calls on Parliament and the Council to suppress the transition allowances of former Members, Commissioners and the President of the European Council; asks for them to be able to apply for unemployment benefits as a common worker does;

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76. Amendment 77The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 98 a (new)
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    98 a. Calls on the Council to cut the basic monthly salaries of the President of the Council by 50 %;

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