A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world

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 1AGRIMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 28
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   28. Emphasises that food security is a vital component of strategic autonomy and that the next MFF must continue to support the competitiveness and resilience of the Union’s farming and fisheries sectors, including small-scale and young farmers and fishers, and help the sectors to better protect the climate and biodiversity, as well as the seas and oceans; highlights that a modern and simplified common agricultural policy is crucial for increasing productivity through technical progress, ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers, guaranteeing food security and the production of safe, high-quality and affordable food for Europeans, fostering generational renewal and ensuring the viabilit…

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   28. Emphasises that food security and food sovereignty are vital components of strategic autonomy and that the next MFF must continue to effectively support the competitiveness and resilience of the Union’s farming and fisheries sectors, including small and family farms and young farmers and fishers; affirms that a modern and simplified common agricultural policy is crucial for increasing productivity through technical progress, ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers, food security and the production of safe, high-quality and affordable food for Europeans, while contributing to the social and economic vitality of rural areas, in particular the most vulnerable ones, fostering generati…

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2. Amendment 2AGRIMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 29
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   29. Points out that the farming sector is particularly vulnerable to inflationary shocks which affect farmers’ purchasing power; calls for adequate and predictable funding for the common agricultural policy in the next MFF;

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   29. Points out that the farming sector is particularly vulnerable to inflationary shocks which affect farmers’ purchasing power; calls for an increased and dedicated budget for the CAP in the next MFF, safeguarding it from possible cuts, in order to maintain its integrity and commonality, as well as the coherence and interconnection between its first and second pillar, and therefore opposes the idea of integrating the CAP into a single fund for each Member State; calls for additional dedicated funding sources to be explored where appropriate, including outside of the CAP, in order to cope with natural disasters and provide incentives to farmers and foresters to contribute to climate change m…

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3. Amendment 3AGRIMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 29 a (new)
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   29a. Stresses that the new global challenges facing EU farmers, including the present geopolitical situation, climate change and rising input prices, require sound financial allocation in the next CAP; emphasises that, in order to address these challenges, taking into account the lessons learned from the COVID-19 crisis, and to avoid reductions to farmers’ support, the CAP urgently needs an increased budget in the next MFF that is indexed to inflation through annual re-evaluation; underlines, in that respect, that direct payments in the current form generate clear EU added value and should continue to strengthen income security, production and protection against price volatility, better targ…

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4. Amendment 4AGRIMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 29 b (new)
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   29b. Stresses the vital importance of the scheme of specific measures for agriculture in favour of the outermost regions of the Union (POSEI) and the smaller Aegean islands scheme for maintaining agricultural activity and supplying food and agricultural products in the outermost regions and the smaller Aegean islands; calls for the maintenance of their autonomy and an increase in their financial resources; regrets that the levels of support offered by these schemes have not been adjusted for inflation and urges the Commission to rectify this situation;

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5. Amendment 5Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 31
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   31. Stresses that cohesion policy funding must tackle the key challenges the Union faces, such as demographic change and depopulation, and target the regions and people most in need; calls, furthermore, for enhanced access to EU funding for cities, regions and urban authorities;

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   31. Stresses that cohesion policy funding must tackle the key challenges the Union faces, such as demographic change and depopulation, and target the regions and people most in need; calls, furthermore, for enhanced access to EU funding for cities, regions and urban authorities; recalls that, under Article 349 TFEU, the Union is required to put in place specific measures for the outermost regions and stresses, therefore, the need for continued, targeted support for these regions in the next MFF, including via a reinforced programme of options specifically relating to remoteness and insularity (POSEI);

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6. Amendment 6Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 32
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   32. Recalls the importance of the social dimension of the European Union and of promoting the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, its Action Plan and headline targets; emphasises that the Union budget should, therefore, play a pivotal role in reducing inequality, poverty and social exclusion, including by supporting children, families and vulnerable groups; recalls that around 20 million children in the Union are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; stresses that addressing child poverty across the Union requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the efficient implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level; em…

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   32. Recalls the importance of the social dimension of the European Union and of promoting the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights, its Action Plan and headline targets; emphasises that the Union budget should, therefore, play a pivotal role in reducing inequality, poverty and social exclusion, including by supporting children, families and vulnerable groups; recalls that around 20 million children in the Union are at risk of poverty and social exclusion; stresses that addressing child poverty across the Union requires appropriately funded, comprehensive and integrated measures, together with the efficient implementation of the European Child Guarantee at national level; em…

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7. Amendment 7Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 37 a (new)
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   37a. Believes that the continued presence of nuclear technology in the Union and the continued interest in the use of nuclear power as part of the national energy mix in some Member States, which currently means that about 22.8% of electricity generation in the Union stems from nuclear production, requires that the Union be a world leader with regard to knowledge of, R&D into and expertise on these technologies, including on their safety, through the Euratom Research and Training Programme and the continued involvement of the Union in the ITER project; stresses that the budgets for these programmes should reflect the new realities of the significant development towards the commercialisation…

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8. Amendment 8Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 11 a (new)
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   11a. Opposes the adoption of new own resources, given that the purchasing power of Union citizens is already in a critical situation; calls for better management of EU funds and genuine budgetary control in order to create substantial fiscal room for manoeuvre, including through the implementation of the numerous recommendations made by the European Court of Auditors;

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9. Amendment 9Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 28 a (new)
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   28a. Emphasises that food security and food sovereignty are vital components of strategic autonomy and that the next MFF must continue to support the Union’s farming and fisheries sectors, including small and young farmers and fishers, and help the sectors produce food in an effective, competitive and sustainable way; highlights the crucial role of the common agricultural policy (CAP) in increasing productivity through technical progress, ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers and guaranteeing food security; calls for the maintenance of the two pillar structure of the CAP and for independent and adequate funding for the CAP in the next MFF;

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10. Amendment 10Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 51 a (new)
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    51a. Recalls that, in accordance with Article 168 TFEU, health policy falls within the competence of the Member States, particularly with regard to the organisation and delivery of health services; considers that the next MFF should not serve as a pretext for a recentralisation of competences in the area of health; considers that the Union’s role must be limited to coordination, support and complementarity, and that any EU funding in this field must strictly respect the division of competences laid down in the Treaties;

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11. Amendment 11Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 54 a (new)
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    54a. Stresses the failure of European policies to prevent migratory flows and human trafficking; reiterates its concerns regarding the role played by instruments such as the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund in managing the effects of the refugee and migrant crisis; underlines that appropriations should be reallocated to repatriation and border security;

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12. Amendment 12Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 64 a (new)
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    64a. Stresses that the next MFF should not provide any financial support to organisations promoting radical Islam in Europe;

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13. Amendment 13Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 70 a (new)
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    70a. Draws attention to the fact that, in recent years, the Commission has been funding an increasing number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) that are engaged in political activities, as the European Court of Auditors’ report has also highlighted, while the funding of NGOs has been carried out in a non-transparent manner; highlights the fact that this practice strongly contradicts the values of a genuine civil society; considers, therefore, that it is important for the requirements of transparency to be fully applied to contracts concluded by the Commission and all other EU institutions; demands that the funding of organisations that engage in political activities should be carefully…

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14. Amendment 14Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 72 a (new)
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    72a. Demands that securing the EU’s external borders must be a top priority in the post-2027 budget, with a focus on preventing illegal migration, stopping the activities of human trafficking networks and putting in place an effective return policy; calls for stronger financial and operational support for frontline Member States’ border protection efforts, particularly those most affected by migratory pressures, while ensuring that border security remains the sovereign responsibility of national authorities;

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15. Amendment 15Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 72 b (new)
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    72b. Calls for the mobilisation of substantial Union funds and means to support Member States in reinforcing external border protection capabilities and infrastructure such as walls, means of surveillance, including aerial surveillance, and equipment; proposes that costs be covered to build and maintain physical border barriers that are an essential part of a comprehensive migration policy, which should aim at detaining asylum seekers at the external borders, preventing illegal entry and stopping human smuggling and hybrid attacks;

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16. Amendment 16Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 76 a (new)
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    76a. Recalls with grave concern that the former Commissioner entrusted with negotiating the anti-corruption framework and the rule of law with Member States over the preceding five years is currently the subject of a criminal investigation for alleged money laundering and other corruption-related offences; condemns in the strongest terms the instrumentalisation of rule of law conditionality for politically motivated ideological assaults on Member States; emphasises that in these assaults, the Commission has demonstrably utilised and financed NGOs and left-leaning media outlets through Union funds; consequently demands an immediate cessation of these attacks against national sovereignty, whic…

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17. Amendment 17Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 76 b (new)
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    76b. Expresses its firm opposition to the perpetuation of the current ‘rule of law conditionality system’ and, furthermore, to any proposals aimed at its reinforcement or expansion; recalls that any initiative seeking to strengthen or extend such conditionalities undermines the crucial objectives of simplification and enhanced competitiveness by imposing greater complexities and protracted delays on Member States seeking access to vital funding;

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18. Amendment 18Motion for a resolution · Paragraph 125 a (new)
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    125a. Recalls that there is no need to introduce new own resources, since the current own resources system is completely capable of delivering the amounts needed;

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19. Amendment 19ITREMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15
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    15. Considers that the Union must develop a competitiveness framework in line with its own values and political aims and that competitiveness must foster not only economic growth, but also social, economic and territorial cohesion and environmental sustainability as underlined in both the Draghi and Letta reports;

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    15. Recalls that ‘European competitiveness’ refers to the ability of European companies to compete successfully in global markets; points out that fostering sustainable European industrial competitiveness will require levelling the playing field for European industry compared to global competitors in terms of the cost of doing business, including by making it easier to invest, lowering energy costs, enhancing productivity, increasing long-term public investments, reducing the administrative burden and facilitating access to public contracts, critical raw materials and private capital; considers that the Union must develop a competitiveness framework in line with its own values and political…

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