2026 budget: estimates of revenue and expenditure, Section I – European Parliament

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 1Verts/ALEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 39 a (new)
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   39a. Calls on the Bureau to revise the rules and to introduce a cooling-off period for former Members during which they cannot engage in lobbying or representational activities with the Parliament equal to the time during which Members receive a transitional allowance;

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2. Amendment 2S&DMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 40
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   40. Takes note of the Conference of Presidents’ decisions of March 2025 on the Implementing provisions governing the missions outside the three places of work of the European Parliament; recalls that Parliament has consistently voted in the Plenary since 2018 to consider lifting the overall ban on APAs participating in official delegations and missions;

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   40. Recalls that Parliament has consistently voted in Plenary since 2018 to consider lifting the overall ban on APAs participating in official delegations and missions; regrets that the Conference of Presidents’ decisions of March 2025 on the Implementing provisions governing the missions outside the three places of work of the European Parliament did not align with Plenary's call; maintains its position that APAs should be allowed, under certain conditions, to accompany Members on official delegations and missions; calls on its relevant bodies to amend the relevant articles of its internal rules to allow the participation of APAs in official missions and delegations outside Parliament’s thr…

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3. Amendment 3The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 a (new)
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   19a. Calls for a genuine commitment to achieving the principle of multilingualism; to this end, calls for an increase in funding for the European Parliament’s translation and interpretation services, ensuring that their staff members are recruited to established internal European Parliament posts;

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4. Amendment 4S&D, Renew, Verts/ALEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 42 a (new)
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   42a. Notes that Parliament's estimates for the 2026 budget include the appropriations necessary for the payment of Parliament's share of the budget of the ethics body for 2026; regrets the result of the vote in the Committee on Budgets rejecting the request for transfer of appropriations C2/2025, thereby preventing the payment of Parliament's share to the budget of the ethics body for the year 2025; underscores the importance of respecting the inter-institutional agreement signed on 15 May 2024 for a well-equipped Ethics body able to foster a common culture of ethics and transparency among EU institutions; reiterates Parliament’s commitment to make available the necessary resources to ensure…

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5. Amendment 5The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 31 a (new)
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   31a. Notes with concern the difficult situation of the crèche and catering workers of the European Parliament; recalls that the public procurement of the European Parliament crèche was won by the Mona Lisa company, a subsidiary of the Esedra company; recalls that Esedra was the service providers of the Parliament crèche between 2020 and 2022; recalls that Parliament, in the European Parliament discharge (2019/2056(DEC)) voted in 2020, noted that Esedra took over as new service provider of the Parliament's crèches and nursery sections and recalled the need to ensure that the subcontractor is aligned with Parliament's policy of respect and dignity at work; notes with concerns that Parliament a…

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6. Amendment 6The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 39 a (new)
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   39a. Proposes the removal of the transition allowances of former Members; asks for them to be able to apply for unemployment benefits as a common worker does;

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7. Amendment 7The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 39 b (new)
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   39b. Proposes to cut Members’ basic monthly salaries by 50%;

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8. Amendment 8The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 39 c (new)
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   39c. Urges the removal of the optional pension scheme for Members;

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9. Amendment 9The LeftMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 39 d (new)
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   39d. Recalls that the daily allowance is a flat-rate sum covering accommodation, meals and related expenses each day that a Member is present at the European Parliament on official business; stresses that Members must sign an attendance register in order to benefit from it; notes that there are exemptions for the President and the chairs of political groups who automatically benefit from it independently from their presence; calls on the European Parliament to put an end to these exceptions for the President and the chairs of political groups, who must sign an attendance register like all other Members to benefit from their per-diem;

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10. Amendment 10ECRMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 25 a (new)
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    25 a. Notes with grave concern that Parliament has funded media organisations and activist organisations lobbying for more concentration of power in Brussels and even more funds for the Union;

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11. Amendment 11PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 2
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    2. Endorses the agreement reached in the Conciliation between the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets on 18 March 2025 to set the increase over the 2025 budget at 4,09 %, corresponding to an overall of estimates of EUR 2 636 241 620 for 2026, and to reduce accordingly the appropriations proposed on the following budget lines for a total of EUR 12 378 000: 1 0 0 6 — General expenditure allowance, 1 4 2 — External translation services, 2 0 0 0 — Rent, 2 0 0 7 — Construction of buildings and fitting-out of premises, 2 0 2 4 — Energy consumption, 2 1 0 1 — Business applications management, 3 2 0 — Acquisition of expertise, 3 2 4 3 — European Parliament visitors' centres, 3 2 4 8 — Expenditure on…

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    2. Deplores the agreement reached in the Conciliation between the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets on 18 March 2025 to set an increase of 4,09% in the 2026 budget compared to the 2025 budget, corresponding to an overall of estimates of EUR 2 636 241 620 for 2026; notes with dismay that the Conciliation has only resulted in negligible net savings amounting to EUR 5,368,000, representing merely 0,2% of the budget, which is clearly not commensurate with the stakes involved;

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12. Amendment 12PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3
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    3. Recalls that almost two-thirds of the budget is fixed by statutory obligations; notes that out of the increase of EUR 103,5 million compared to the 2025 budget an increase of EUR 85,3 million is due to statutory financial obligations, mainly for salary updates of officials and temporary staff (EUR 52,7 million), of contract agents (EUR 9,2 million) and of accredited parliamentary assistants (EUR 15,1 million); recalls that the salary indexation, in line with the Staff Regulations and Statute for Members of the European Parliament, is currently forecasted by the Commission for April 2025, July 2025, April 2026 and July 2026 at 1,2 %, 4,6 %, 0,6 % and 3,4 % respectively;

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    3. Recalls that almost two-thirds of the budget is fixed by statutory obligations; notes that out of the increase of EUR 103,5 million compared to the 2025 budget an increase of EUR 85,3 million is due to statutory financial obligations, mainly for salary updates of officials and temporary staff (EUR 52,7 million), of contract agents (EUR 9,2 million) and of accredited parliamentary assistants (EUR 15,1 million); recalls that the salary indexation, in line with the Staff Regulations and Statute for Members of the European Parliament, is currently forecasted by the Commission for April 2025, July 2025, April 2026 and July 2026 at 1,2 %, 4,6 %, 0,6 % and 3,4 % respectively; underlines that the…

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13. Amendment 13PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 6 a (new)
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    6a. Stresses that savings are absolutely necessary and regrets that Parliament’s budget has steadily increased year after year during previous legislative terms; therefore calls on Parliament to set as a main objective for its own budget the limitation of its own costs to the greatest extent possible and the pursuit of significant savings, in order to send a message of exemplarity and responsibility to Union citizens;

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14. Amendment 14PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 8 a (new)
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    8a. Recalls that a bombshell report revealed the Commission's brazen misuse of taxpayer funds, funnelling billions into a shadowy network of NGOs and think tanks to promote its own political agenda and silence dissenting voices; condemns this enormous EU-NGO propaganda complex, that undermines democracy and constitutes a massive betrayal of Union citizens; requests that Parliament's communication spending be thoroughly scrutinised in this regard;

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15. Amendment 15PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 8 b (new)
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    8b. Demands that Parliament stop financing progressive left-wing media attacking Member States' sovereignty, or promoting the spread of woke propaganda or war propaganda from Parliament’s budget; requests in this regard an end to both direct or indirect support channelled through NGOs and media and that no money be spent on promoting the liberal-leftist false political agenda;

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16. Amendment 16PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 8 c (new)
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    8c. Condemns the use of rule-of-law conditionality for politically motivated ideological attacks on Member States; highlights that in those attacks Parliament joined the Commission which used and financed NGOs and leftist media outlets from Union funds; demands therefore that such attacks against national sovereignty misusing the rule-of-law conditionality be stopped;

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17. Amendment 17PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 15
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    15. Welcomes Parliament's environmental management system (EMAS) targets for 2025-2029; recalls that energy efficiency investments are a good method of achieving value for money; takes note of the budget of EUR 8,45 million for investments on energy efficiency and environment in the 2026 estimates to further improve the environmental performance of its buildings; notes that this corresponds to an increase of 74 % compared to 2025 budget; acknowledges however, that these environmental actions are part of the 2007 ‘Construction of building and fitting out of premises’ budget line whose grand total has decreased by EUR 3,7 million in 2026 vs 2025;

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    15. Rejects the 74% increase in the budget allocated to investments in energy efficiency and the environment, raising that expenditure to €8,45 million in 2026, in the absence of concrete evidence of the effectiveness of such programmes; denounces the excessive use of public funds without a rigorous assessment of their actual impact; requests a thorough analysis of the relevance and cost-effectiveness of such investments before committing any further expenditure;

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18. Amendment 18PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19TVTAMPART@AMPART@
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    19. Highlights that multilingualism is a key principle on which Parliament’s work is based; takes note of the revision of the Code of Conduct on Multilingualism planned for spring 2025; asks that, where appropriate, Parliament capitalise on major technological evolutions in multilingualism-related services, including the development and use of AI; asks the Secretary-General to timely inform the Committee on Budgets on any budgetary impacts following this revision;

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    19. Highlights that multilingualism in the twenty-four official languages of the Union is a key principle on which the Parliament’s works is based; rejects any budgetary revision aimed at the inclusion of regional languages of Member States in parliamentary work;

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19. Amendment 19PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 19 a (new)
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    19a. Deplores that numerous working documents are available only in English, which seriously undermines equal treatment between English-speaking Members or their parliamentary assistants and non-English-speaking Members or their parliamentary assistants, and hinders the effective exercise of their respective duties; recalls that respect for multilingualism is a legal obligation as well as a fundamental principle governing the functioning of Parliament;

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20. Amendment 20PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 23 a (new)
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    23a. Rejects the financing of the budget line for capacity-building programmes for third-country parliaments, the programme for young political leaders from third countries, and the invitations of opinion multipliers from third countries; considers this to be an unjustified interference and an unnecessary expenditure that does not fall within Parliament’s mandate; stresses that public funds are being used for ideological activities with very limited added value, while Union citizens expect a rigorous and responsible management of budgetary resources; recalls that Parliament should focus on its core legislative activities rather than funding programmes that have no tangible impact on Union ci…

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21. Amendment 21PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 23 b (new)
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    23b. Rejects the financing of the organisation and reception of visitors under the European Union Visitors Programme, condemning it as an institutional manipulation tactic aimed at promoting a biased and unilateral narrative in favour of supranational integration, at the expense of national sovereignty, democracy, and pluralism; strongly condemns the use of public funds to finance "opinion multipliers", a strategy that distorts public debate, artificially steers political discourse, and marginalises alternative perspectives; rejects the misuse of taxpayer money to sustain a system where only an ideologically driven vision of Europe is promoted; demands the immediate elimination of those fund…

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22. Amendment 22PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 27 a (new)
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    27a. Calls for a more thorough and genuinely critical reflection on the specifications and funding of each investment related to building projects within Parliament’s budget, in order to allow for debate on the content and relevance of the projects and, where appropriate, to achieve savings of resources ;

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23. Amendment 23PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 29
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    29. Notes that it is planned to invest EUR 11,45 million in Europa Experiences in 2026; takes note of the decision by the Bureau in November 2024 to revise the concept of Europa Experience and expects the revised concept to be more cost-efficient and more attractive to visitors; regrets that there are still no Europa Experiences in Bucharest, Riga, Madrid, Lisbon, Nicosia, Valletta or Vilnius; calls for the establishment of Europa Experiences in all Member States as soon as a revised concept has been established; recalls that Europa Experiences should allow citizens to have a better understanding of the functioning of the Union and learn about our shared values; reiterates therefore that Eur…

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    29. Rejects the planned EUR 11,45 million investment in 2026 for the Europa Experiences spaces, considering it an unacceptable waste of public funds at the expense of the real priorities of European citizens; stresses that maintaining high costs for these largely underutilised infrastructures constitutes an inefficient and irresponsible management of budgetary resources; denounces the limited interest in these centres, whose attendance remains marginal, and criticises their use as a propaganda tool to promote an increasingly centralised Union at the expense of Member States' sovereignty; rejects any attempt to expand that costly initiative and calls for the abandonment of further investments…

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24. Amendment 24PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 29 a (new)
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    29a. Condemns the exorbitant expenses related to the maintenance, operation, cleaning, and energy consumption of the European Parliament liaison offices and Europa Experience spaces, which reflect a blatant and irresponsible waste of European taxpayers' resources; regrets this lax budgetary management, where public funds are squandered on costly and unnecessary infrastructures, without any tangible justification or real benefit for citizens;

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25. Amendment 25PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 30
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    30. Takes note that no additional financing is needed for the opening of Parliament offices in Moldova and the Western Balkans, as these would be set up within EEAS premises; stresses the importance of Parliament’s presence in these countries as a sign of European solidarity and a sign of Parliament’s commitment to the accession process;

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    30. Reiterates its opposition to the existence of the EEAS, given that the Member States already have embassies in the various countries; furthermore, firmly opposes the opening of European Parliament offices in Moldova and the Western Balkans, countries that are not Member States; considers those initiatives to be disconnected from the real priorities and expectations of Union citizens regarding the sound management of public finances;

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26. Amendment 26PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 42 a (new)
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    42 a. Calls on Parliament to refrain from promoting, spreading and supporting gender and woke ideology and to respect the Treaty on European Union and its provisions, as well as Member States’ national identities that are inherent in their fundamental structures, history, religion and traditions;

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27. Amendment 27PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 42 b (new)
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    42 b. Recalls, as provided for in the Treaty on European Union, that the Union and its institutions are to promote solidarity and equality between women and men;

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28. Amendment 28PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 42 c (new)
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    42 c. Recalls, as provided for in the Treaty on European Union, that the aim of the Unions and its institutions is to promote peace, its values and the well-being of its peoples, to preserve peace, prevent conflicts and strengthen international security;

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29. Amendment 29PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 42 d (new)
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    42 d. Calls on Parliament to support efforts for peace and an end to the war in Ukraine as soon as possible while respecting the sovereignty of Member States in matters of security and defence, and to contribute to the preservation of peace and the strengthening of European security within its existing competencies;

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30. Amendment 30PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 42 e (new)
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    42 e. Calls on Parliament to always respect the equality of Member States and to treat all Member States equally, respect their sovereignty and their national identities that are inherent in their fundamental structures, both political and constitutional;

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31. Amendment 31PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 27 b (new)
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    27b. Opposes the absurd renovation of the Spaak building of the European Parliament in Brussels, imposed by the Bureau in December 2023, with an astronomical cost estimated between EUR 455 and 490 million (as of April 2023), while Strasbourg remains the official seat of the European Parliament; recalls that the existence of a dual seat generates an additional cost estimated by the Court of Auditors in 2014 at EUR 114 million per year;

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32. Amendment 32PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 27 c (new)
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    27c. Emphasises that the decision to renovate the Spaak building at the European Parliament in Brussels estimated between EUR 455 and 490 million, taken unilaterally by the Bureau in December 2023 constitutes a denial of democracy and a lack of transparency; considers that such a significant financial commitment should have been decided after a dedicated debate within Parliament, rather than solely by the Bureau; expresses moreover deep concern over the lack of a detailed breakdown of the costs for the planned renovation of that building; considers such absence of transparency highly problematic for a project of this magnitude, raising fears of a budgetary fiasco, particularly given the hist…

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