Draft amending budget no 1/2026: entering the surplus of the financial year 2025

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 1ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 3
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   3. Regrets that the budgeting of the surplus reduces the total GNI-based own resources contribution of Member States to the financing of the 2026 budget by a commensurate amount; underlines that, at a time when financing needs remain high, in particular for the EURI debt service costs, and room for manoeuvre within the Union budget remains extremely limited, the budget should retain a sufficient level of flexibility in the last years of the current MFF to enable the Union to cope with unforeseen events; underlines that the flexibility of the Union budget is one of the key issues to be addressed in the negotiations for the multiannual financial framework 2028-2034;

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   3. Welcomes that the 2025 surplus reduces the GNI-based contributions of Member States to the 2026 budget and recalls that budget surpluses should primarily benefit Member States rather than be used to justify additional Union spending; reiterates that the Union budget should remain financed through Member State contributions in accordance with the Treaties and rejects the creation of new Union own resources; stresses that budgetary surpluses and extraordinary revenue should primarily be used to reduce Member States' GNI-based contributions and should not serve to finance additional Union expenditure or further budgetary centralisation;

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2. Amendment 2ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 4
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   4. Recalls its long-standing position that windfall gains stemming from fines and fees, or equivalent amounts thereof, should be used as supplementary revenue for the Union budget and should not lead to a corresponding decrease in GNI-based contributions;

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   4. Recalls that extraordinary revenue from fines and similar payments should primarily reduce Member States' GNI-based contributions and should not become a permanent source of financing for higher Union expenditure;

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3. Amendment 3ESNMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 7
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   7. Reiterates its long-standing call for sustainable, predictable and resilient revenue for the Union budget pursuant to Article 310 TFEU that should match the expenditure side and the strategic priorities and identified financing needs of the Union; reaffirms Parliament’s strong commitment to the introduction of new own resources, not only for NGEU debt repayment but also to finance the Union’s enhanced policy ambitions; recalls that, without new genuine own resources, the financial burden will inevitably fall on Member States through increased GNI-based contributions; considers, therefore, that the introduction of genuine new revenue streams of at least EUR 60 billion per year is an essent…

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   7. Reiterates that the Union budget should continue to be financed primarily through Member States' contributions in accordance with the Treaties; rejects the creation of new Union own resources and recalls that any budgetary surplus should primarily reduce national contributions rather than finance additional Union competences or expenditure;

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4. Amendment 4PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 7 a (new)
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   7a. Recalls that, rather than introducing new own resources, which would impose an additional and unjustified burden on citizens and businesses, it is essential to ensure the effective collection of existing own resources, a significant share of which continues to be lost as a result of fraud, under-declaration and insufficient controls;

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5. Amendment 5PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 7 b (new)
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   7b. Recalls that, as of 31 December 2025, according to the European Public Prosecutor's Office Annual Report 2025, fraud affecting revenue, in particular VAT and customs duties, accounted for an estimated damage of EUR 45,01 billion, based solely on the estimated damage in cases subject to ongoing investigations;

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6. Amendment 6PfEMotion for a resolution · Paragraph 7 c (new)
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   7c. Recalls that the weakness of customs controls, particularly in ports, encourages large-scale fraud and causes the Union budget to lose billions of euro every year in VAT and customs duties revenue; stresses that more systematic customs controls would generate additional revenue for the Union budget and would therefore help avoid the need to introduce new own resources;

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