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Non-substantial follow-up to the European Parliament non-legislative resolution on a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world
AMENDMENTS
Rapporteur: Siegfried Mureşan (EPP/RO), Carla Tavares (S&D/PT)
The Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety presents to the Committee on Budgets, as the committee responsible, the following:
References: 2024/2051(INI) / A10-0076/2025 / P10_TA(2025)0090
Amendment 1
Date of adoption of the resolution: 7 May 2025
Motion for a resolution
Competent Parliamentary Committee: Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Citation 22 a (new)
Competence: Piotr SERAFIN
Motion for a resolution
Reason:
Amendment
The Commission welcomes the European Parliament’s initiative to present its views in the own initiative report ‘A revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world’ and takes due note of the ideas and positions expressed by the European Parliament.
– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 December 2019 entitled ‘The European Green Deal’ (COM(2019)0640);
The Parliament’s report will serve as a useful and timely input in view of the preparation of the Commission proposals for the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework, which the Commission intends to present in July 2025.
Amendment 2
Preliminarily, Commissioner SERAFIN addressed the points raised by the European Parliament during the plenary debate that took place on 6 May 2025.
Motion for a resolution
The Commission looks forward to cooperating with the European Parliament throughout the negotiations on the post-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework.
Citation 22 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
– having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2020 on the European Green Deal1a;
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1a OJ C 270, 7.7.2021, p. 2.
Amendment 3
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 c (new)
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2020 entitled ‘A new Circular Economy Action Plan For a cleaner and more competitive Europe’ (COM(2020)0098);
Amendment 4
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 d (new)
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to its resolution of 10 February 2021 on the New Circular Economy Action Plan1a;
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1a OJ C 465, 17.11.2021, p. 11.
Amendment 5
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 e (new)
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Commission communication of 26 February 2025 entitled ‘The Clean Industrial Deal: A joint roadmap for competitiveness and decarbonisation’ (COM(2025)0085);
Amendment 6
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 f (new)
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the Antwerp Declaration for a European Industrial Deal of 20 February 2024;
Amendment 7
Motion for a resolution
Citation 22 g (new)
Motion for a resolution
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– having regard to the ‘Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework’, adopted in December 2022 at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity;
Amendment 8
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Motion for a resolution
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Aa. whereas a healthy environment underpins the well-being of all people and is an environment in which biodiversity is conserved, ecosystems thrive and nature is protected and restored, leading to increased resilience to climate change, weather- and climate-related disasters and other environmental risks; whereas the dependence on virgin raw materials and critical minerals poses a threat to the environment and our economies; whereas climate change, pollution, including air pollution, and biodiversity loss need to be tackled to safeguard the Union’s security and prosperity; whereas, as highlighted by the European Environment Agency, the implications of climate change affect the whole continent, but disproportionately affect vulnerable populations due to socio-economic factors and in particular in less developed regions; whereas the European Central Bank highlights that climate-related risks have an impact on macroeconomic indicators such as inflation, economic growth, financial stability and monetary policy transmission and that the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of natural ecosystems are likely to amplify climate-related risks1a; whereas intergenerational responsibility and young people’s needs have to be prioritised;
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1a https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/climate/managing_mitigating_climatel_risk/html/index.en.html
Amendment 9
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Motion for a resolution
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Da. whereas the 8th Environment Action Programme (8EAP) provides that by 2050 the EU’s natural environment is to be restored, resilient and adequately protected and that all pollution reduced to levels no longer considered harmful to human health and natural ecosystems; whereas the Zero Pollution Action Plan sets out specific targets to reduce air, water and soil pollution, including the goal of reducing ‘the health impacts of air pollution (premature deaths) by more than 55 %’ and ‘nutrient losses by at least 50 %’ by 2030; whereas air pollution remains the leading environmental threat to health in Europe; whereas the Declaration of the Seventh Ministerial Conference on Environment and Health recognises the importance of planning and investing in health-promoting and equitable environments to achieve resilient and healthy communities; whereas healthy soils can provide ecosystem services that are vital to humans and the environment; whereas it is estimated that 60-70 % of the soils in the Union are deteriorated; whereas a significant amount of water is lost due to the outdated water and irrigation network, and given climate and demographic change, the strategic importance of sufficient quantity and quality of water as a resource for citizens, industry, ecosystems and agri-food production will increase;
Amendment 10
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Motion for a resolution
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F. whereas, since the adoption of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), the political, economic and social context has changed beyond recognition, compounding underlying structural challenges for the Union and leading to a substantial revision of the MFF in 2024;
F. whereas, since the adoption of the current multiannual financial framework (MFF), the political, economic, environmental and social context has changed beyond recognition, compounding underlying structural challenges for the Union and leading to a substantial revision of the MFF in 2024;
Amendment 11
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Motion for a resolution
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G. whereas the context in which the Commission will prepare its proposals for the post-2027 MFF is every bit as challenging, with the established global and geopolitical order changing quickly and radically and the Union budget needing to change accordingly;
G. whereas the context in which the Commission will prepare its proposals for the post-2027 MFF is every bit as challenging, with the established global and geopolitical order changing quickly and radically in a challenging economic and social landscape, as well as the consequences of overrun planetary boundaries, and the Union budget needing to change accordingly;
Amendment 12
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Motion for a resolution
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1. Underlines that the post-2027 long-term budget must be designed and resourced so as to enable the Union to deliver on its policy objectives, tackle the growing challenges it faces, manage and repay its debt sustainably, respond to shocks and crises and adjust to evolving spending needs;
1. Underlines that the post-2027 long-term budget must be designed and resourced so as to enable the Union to deliver on its policy objectives, tackle the growing challenges it faces, manage and repay its debt sustainably, respond to shocks and crises and adjust to evolving spending needs, while ensuring social, economic, environmental and territorial cohesion;
Amendment 13
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
1a. Highlights the potential of synergies among EU programmes and funds; calls for the development of arrangements to maximise synergies under the post-2027 MFF funding programmes, ensure regulatory stability and promote simplification and harmonisation where appropriate in the use of EU funds and to minimise administrative burdens for all actors;
Amendment 14
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
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1b. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to phase out all fossil fuel subsidies and environmentally harmful subsidies in the next MFF; considers that this should be done to support the transition towards the European Green Deal objectives of climate neutrality and zero pollution while boosting the competitiveness of the European economy, mitigating the cost-of-living crisis, and promoting a just transition; calls on the Commission to come forward with its planned roadmap in this regard, well ahead of its proposal for the next MFF; emphasises the importance of the Just Transition Fund for the economic and social transition of regions with a high dependence on fossil fuels and other polluting operations;
Amendment 15
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Motion for a resolution
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6. Is convinced that boosting competitiveness, decarbonising the economy and enhancing the Union’s innovation capacity are central priorities for the post-2027 MFF and are vital to ensure long-term, sustainable and inclusive growth and a more resilient economy and society;
6. Is convinced that boosting competitiveness, decarbonising the economy and strengthening the Union’s innovation capacity are central priorities for the post-2027 MFF in achieving the Union’s climate and environmental objectives and are vital to ensure long-term sustainable and inclusive growth and a more resilient economy and society;
Amendment 16
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Motion for a resolution
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8. Points out that Draghi puts the annual investment gap with respect to innovation and infrastructure at EUR 750-800 billion per year between 2025 and 2030; underlines that, while the Union budget cannot cover that shortfall alone, it must play a vital role;
8. Points out that Draghi puts the annual investment gap with respect to innovation and infrastructure, including industrial decarbonisation, at EUR 750-800 billion per year between 2025 and 2030 without considering the investment gap relating to climate adaptation, zero pollution, biodiversity and circularity objectives; underlines that the Union budget cannot cover that shortfall alone, but must play a vital role in covering it; recalls the role of the MFF in strategically attracting private capital and unlocking the financing needed for the green, digital and social transitions; stresses the use of InvestEU in tackling the investment gap and scaling up green and decarbonisation technologies with a higher financial risk; highlights that EU funding needs to bring true additionality and not replace Member States’ commitments;
Amendment 17
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
10. Insists that, in the next MFF, more must be done to maximise the potential of the role of the European Investment Bank Group – together with other international and national financial institutions – in lending in strategic policy areas, such as climate and, latterly, dual-use defence projects;
10. Insists that, in the next MFF, more must be done to maximise the potential of the role of the European Investment Bank Group – together with other international and national financial institutions – in lending in strategic policy areas, such as climate, environment, biodiversity and the just transition and, latterly, dual-use defence projects; highlights that climate-related investments must be approached in a comprehensive and efficient way and be streamlined across all economic and security priorities;
Amendment 18
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
10a. Emphasizes the need for investments in the field of nature restoration; calls for innovative financing mechanisms that prioritise nature-based solutions across European structural funds, drawing on the strategic lessons from InvestEU;
Amendment 19
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Motion for a resolution
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12. Stresses that the next MFF should include much greater funding for energy, transport and digital infrastructure, with priority given to cross-border connections and national links with European added value; considers that such infrastructure goes hand in hand with a deepening of the single market;
12. Stresses that the next MFF should include much greater funding for energy, water, transport and digital infrastructure, with priority given to cross-border connections and national links with clear European added value; considers that such infrastructure goes hand in hand with a deepening of the single market in a way that also contributes to meeting our climate, energy and environmental targets;
Amendment 20
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
12a. Emphasises the strategic imperative of transforming Europe's energy landscape through dedicated investments in renewable technologies that reduce geopolitical vulnerabilities and foreign energy dependencies; underscores the urgent need to accelerate affordable, European energy production while simultaneously expanding grid infrastructure, positioning these investments as a core pillar of economic resilience and competitiveness in the next MFF;
Amendment 21
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
12b. Highlights the need for healthy soils within the Union and the need for necessary resources to support the monitoring of soil status and the uptake of sustainable soil management and regenerative practices, as well as measures to ensure policy coherence in relation to the objective of achieving healthy soils by 2050;
Amendment 22
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
14. Underlines that a more competitive, productive and socially inclusive economy helps to generate high-quality, well-paid jobs, thus enhancing people’s standard of living; emphasises that, through programmes such as the European Social Fund+ and Erasmus+, the Union budget can play an important role in supporting education and training systems, boosting workforce adaptability through reskilling and upskilling, and thus preparing people for employment in a modern economy;
14. Underlines that a more competitive, sustainable, productive and socially inclusive economy helps to generate high-quality, well-paid jobs, thus enhancing people’s standard of living; emphasises that, through programmes such as the European Social Fund+ and Erasmus+, the Union budget can play an important role in supporting education and training systems, boosting workforce adaptability through reskilling and upskilling, and thus preparing people for employment in a modern economy; highlights the need for environmental education in this regard;
Amendment 23
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
17. Emphasises that food security is a vital component 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 to better protect the climate and biodiversity; highlights the crucial role of the common agricultural policy in increasing productivity through technical progress, ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers and guaranteeing food security; calls for adequate funding for the common agricultural policy in the next MFF;
17. Emphasises that food security and sustainable production capacity are vital components of strategic autonomy and that the next MFF must continue to support the Union’s farming and fisheries sectors, with an emphasis on small and young farmers and fishers, and help the sectors through increased support for their just transition; calls for enhanced investment in sustainable agricultural innovation and smart farming technologies that improve efficiency while reducing environmental impact, reduce pollution, reverse biodiversity loss, and ensure that food supply chains remain sustainable, resilient and competitive; highlights the crucial role of the common agricultural policy in increasing productivity through technical progress, ensuring a fair standard of living for farmers, guaranteeing food safety and security, and protecting against unfair competition from third countries with lower environmental protection standards; calls for adequate funding for the common agricultural policy in the next MFF, aligning funding with environmental priorities, as highlighted by the Strategic Dialogue on the future of EU Agriculture; calls for the establishment of a strategic food crisis response mechanism to ensure food availability;
Amendment 24
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
19. 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; highlights, in particular, the importance of enhanced support to address the EU-wide housing crisis affecting millions of families and young people;
19. Stresses that cohesion policy funding must tackle the key challenges the Union faces, such as demographic change, depopulation, exposure to climate change and effects of environmental degradation, increasing natural disasters and extreme weather events and long-term economic stagnation, and target the regions and people most in need; highlights, in particular, the importance of enhanced support to address the EU-wide housing crisis affecting millions of families and young people;
Amendment 25
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
22. Recalls that the Union is committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2050, which requires a decarbonisation of the economy through the deployment of clean technologies, improved energy and transport infrastructure and more energy-efficient housing; notes that the Commission estimates additional investment needs to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at 1.5 % of GDP per year compared to the decade 2011-2020 and that, while the Union budget alone cannot cover the gap, it must remain a vital contributor;
22. Recalls that the Union is committed to reducing its carbon emissions by at least 55 % in 2030, achieving climate neutrality by 2050, which requires a decarbonisation of the economy through the deployment of clean technologies, improved energy and transport infrastructure and more energy-efficient housing; notes that the Commission estimates additional investment needs to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 at 1.5 % of GDP per year compared to the decade 2011-2020 and that, while the Union budget alone cannot cover the gap, it must remain a vital contributor, using an approach that safeguards economic competitiveness and fiscal responsibility; underlines the role of the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change (ESABCC) in providing independent advice to decision-makers; recalls the importance of research and innovation in addressing the key challenge of tackling climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss in order to strengthen science-to-policy uptake regarding their economic and health impacts, and of prioritising funding to EU institutions and companies in the field;
Amendment 26
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
22a. Stresses that water is a cornerstone of the EU’s strategic autonomy; calls on the Commission to support a water-smart transition for industries and local and regional authorities within the upcoming MFF, investing in circular and efficient water use; highlights the increased water needs of innovative industry sectors, such as for data centres, and the need to ensure their sustainability and continued operation; recalls that the lack of dedicated water funding within the current MFF limits the EU’s capacity to direct targeted investments towards essential water resilience measures; highlights that the Commission should consider the water resilience strategy as an integral part of the next MFF; stresses that water infrastructure such as reservoirs, interconnections and desalination, should be enhanced and modernised due to its importance in protecting against natural disasters, with particular attention paid to protection against floods; highlights that nature-based solutions for water resilience and climate adaptation should be prioritised; highlights that the next MFF should address the geographically vulnerable regions that are severely affected by water scarcity, such as the Mediterranean basin, to ensure an adequate supply for agriculture, industry, ecosystems and communities; stresses the need for reliable access to clean and affordable water resources, tackling the dangers of pharmaceutical polluters, micro plastics and PFAS pollution, as well as ensuring that wastewater is treated in accordance to EU standards;
Amendment 27
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
22b. Stresses the importance of science-based civil society funding for appropriate activities in the green transition, with programmes such as LIFE and Horizon providing support for innovative environmental projects and actions towards ecological transformation; highlights the crucial role of such initiatives in empowering evidence-based solutions including for nature conservation and climate change mitigation;
Amendment 28
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
23. Underlines that industry will be central in the transition to net zero and that support will be needed in helping some industrial sectors and their workers to adapt; stresses that the transition must leave no one behind, requiring investment in regions that are heavily fossil-fuel dependent and increased support for households, in particular through the Social Climate Fund;
23. Underlines that industry will be central in the transition to net zero and that support will be needed in helping some industrial sectors and their workers to adapt; emphasises that EU funding for clean technology and industrial transformation should prioritise European-based companies and innovation hubs to maintain global leadership in strategic green sectors and reduce dependency on third-country supply chains; stresses that the transition must leave no one behind, requiring investment in regions that are heavily fossil-fuel dependent and increased support for households, in particular through the Social Climate Fund and the Just Transition Fund; welcomes the Clean Industrial Deal boosting European industrial competitiveness, particularly for SMEs, and calling for a balanced regulatory approach that incentivises investment; stresses the need to support rural and remote communities, as well as regions disproportionately reliant on polluting industries and practices, through dedicated funding to ensure they are not left behind;
Amendment 29
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
24a. Points out that EU funding for green innovation should prioritise EU businesses, technological sovereignty and industrial scaling, ensuring that the EU remains globally competitive in the clean tech sector;
Amendment 30
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
24b. Stresses the need for funding for circular economy initiatives, including for improving resource efficiency, reducing the depletion of natural resources, reducing waste and increasing industrial recycling, ensuring that these policies are compatible with the Union’s competitiveness and simplification agenda;
Amendment 31
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
28. Notes that, according to the Commission President, the defence spending gap currently stands at EUR 500 billion for the next decade; underlines that the Union budget alone cannot fill the gap, but has an important role to play;
28. Notes that, according to the Commission President, the defence spending gap currently stands at EUR 500 billion for the next decade; underlines that the Union budget alone cannot fill the gap, but has an important role to play; considers, at the same time, that defence spending cannot come at the detriment of social, environmental, research and health policies;
Amendment 32
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
31. Emphasises that the Union needs to ramp up funding for preparedness across the board; underlines that, in addition to efforts to mitigate climate change through the green transition, significant investment is required to adapt to climate change, in particular to protect against and reduce the impact of natural disasters and severe weather events; considers that support for this purpose must be significantly increased in the next MFF;
31. Emphasises that the Union needs to ramp up funding for preparedness across the board; underlines that, in addition to efforts to mitigate climate change through the green transition, significant investment is required to adapt to climate change, in particular to protect against and reduce the impact of natural disasters and severe weather events to society and biodiversity, prioritising nature-based solutions when available; recommends allocating adequate funding to initiatives that mitigate the health risks linked to climate change and air, light and noise pollution; considers that support for this purpose must be significantly increased in the next MFF, to protect communities and infrastructure, particularly in the regions at risk of increasing natural disasters; calls for efficiency and expedited disbursement of EU funds targeted to responding to natural disasters; underlines that preparedness and response should be conducted in line with the One Health approach;
Amendment 33
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
32. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked economic and social havoc globally and that a key lesson from the experience is that there is a need to invest in preparedness for health threats, in medical research and in the resilience of public health systems in the Union; considers that the next MFF must build on the work done in the current programming period;
32. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked economic and social havoc globally and that a key lesson from the experience is that there is a need to invest in preparedness and crisis response for health and environmental threats, in medical research and in the resilience of public health systems in the Union and advancing science on the health and economic burden of pollution; stresses the impact of climate and environmental degradation on health; considers that the next MFF must build on the work done in the current programming period; highlights the need for a robust flexibility reserve within the MFF to respond to crises in public health and climate resilience;
Amendment 34
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
37. Stresses that the next MFF must continue to tackle the most pressing global challenges, from fighting climate change, to providing relief in the event of natural disasters, ensuring global food security, improving healthcare systems, reducing poverty and inequality and boosting competitiveness and the security of global supply chains; emphasises, in particular, the need for support for the Union’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods;
37. Stresses that the next MFF must continue to tackle the most pressing global challenges, from fighting climate change and biodiversity loss and preventing and reducing pollution to providing relief in the event of natural disasters, ensuring global food security, improving healthcare systems, reducing poverty and inequality and boosting competitiveness and the security of global supply chains; emphasises, in particular, the need for support for the Union’s Southern and Eastern Neighbourhoods;
Amendment 35
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
38. Underlines that the budget must uphold the Union’s role as the world’s leading provider of development aid and climate finance in line with the Union’s global obligations and commitments; insists that the budget must continue to support the Union in its efforts to defend the rules-based international order, democracy, multilateralism, human rights and fundamental values;
38. Underlines that the budget must uphold the Union’s role as the world’s leading provider of development aid and climate finance in line with the Union’s global obligations and commitments; insists that the budget must continue to support the Union in its efforts to defend the rules-based international order, democracy, multilateralism, human rights and fundamental values; recalls in this regard that the MFF should support the Union in meeting international commitments as regards climate and environment;
Amendment 36
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 47
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
47. Stresses that instability in neighbouring regions, poverty, underlying trends in economic development and demographic changes continue to generate migration flows towards the Union, placing significant pressure on asylum and migration systems; underlines that the post-2027 MFF must support the full implementation of the Union’s Asylum and Migration Pact, in line with fundamental rights and EU values; underlines, moreover, that, in line with the Pact, cooperation with third countries on migration must abide by EU law and respect international standards;
47. Stresses that instability in neighbouring regions, poverty, underlying trends in economic development and demographic changes, further exacerbated by the effects of climate change, continue to generate migration flows towards the Union, placing significant pressure on asylum and migration systems; underlines that the post-2027 MFF must support the full implementation of the Union’s Asylum and Migration Pact, in line with fundamental rights and EU values; underlines, moreover, that, in line with the Pact, cooperation with third countries on migration must abide by EU law and respect international standards;
Amendment 37
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 53
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
53. Underlines, therefore, that the next MFF must ensure that, across the board, spending programmes pursue climate and biodiversity objectives, promote and protect rights and equal opportunities for all, including gender equality, support competitiveness and bolster the Union’s preparedness against threats;
53. Underlines, therefore, that the next MFF must ensure that, across the board, spending programmes pursue climate, pollution and biodiversity objectives, promote and protect rights and equal opportunities for all, including gender equality, support competitiveness and bolster the Union’s preparedness against threats;
Amendment 38
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
54a. Welcomes the improvements in performance reporting seen in the current MFF, which allow for better scrutiny of the impact of EU spending; underlines the need to further develop and introduce methods and tools for assessing the environmental impacts of MFF spending, ensuring that investments help achieve policy targets; highlights the importance of alignment between political commitments in environmental legislation and corresponding financial allocations in the MFF; emphasises the need for ambitious and dedicated funding within the MFF that comprehensively support the climate, biodiversity and pollution objectives and targets;
Amendment 39
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
56. Is pleased that the climate mainstreaming target of 30 % is projected to be exceeded in the current MFF; regrets, however, that the Union is not on track to meet the target for biodiversity-related expenditure; considers that the targets in the IIA have been a major factor in driving climate and biodiversity spending; recalls, furthermore, the importance of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, as defined in the Taxonomy Regulation12 , in implementing the Union budget;
56. Is pleased that the climate mainstreaming target of 30 % is projected to be exceeded in the current MFF; regrets, however, that the Union is not on track to meet the target for biodiversity-related expenditure; considers that the targets in the IIA have been a major factor in driving climate and biodiversity spending; recalls, furthermore, the importance of the ‘do no significant harm’ principle, as defined in the Taxonomy Regulation12 , in implementing the Union budget; stresses the importance of the work of ECHA, EEA and EFSA; calls for measures that ensure that funding allocations reach environmental protection objectives in an effective way, while avoiding unnecessary duplications;
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12 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/852/oj).
12 Regulation (EU) 2020/852 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 June 2020 on the establishment of a framework to facilitate sustainable investment, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/2088 (OJ L 198, 22.6.2020, p. 13, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2020/852/oj).
Amendment 40
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 68
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
68. Calls for a root-and-branch reform of the existing special instruments to bolster crisis response capacity; underlines that the current instruments are both inadequate in size and constrained by excessive rigidity, with several effectively ring-fenced according to crisis type; points out that enhanced crisis response capacity will ensure that cohesion policy funds are not called upon for that purpose and can therefore be used for their intended investment objectives;
68. Calls for a root-and-branch reform of the existing special instruments to bolster crisis response capacity and to endow the MFF with flexibility linked to evolving needs; underlines that the current instruments are both inadequate in size and constrained by excessive rigidity, with several effectively ring-fenced according to crisis type; points out that enhanced crisis response capacity linked to extreme weather events will ensure that cohesion policy funds are not called upon for that purpose and can therefore be used for their intended investment objectives;
Amendment 41
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 72
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
72. Emphasises that, in order to maximise impact, it is imperative that spending under the next MFF be much more rigorously aligned with the Union’s strategic policy aims and carefully coordinated with spending at national level;
72. Emphasises that, in order to maximise impact, it is imperative that spending under the next MFF be much more rigorously aligned with the Union’s strategic policy aims and carefully coordinated with spending at national level; stresses the need for accountability and transparency in all types of funding;
Amendment 42
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 74 a (new)
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
74a. Recalls that EU-level ‘off-the-shelf instruments’ were introduced in the 2014-2020 MFF to make EU funding more efficient and accessible to local authorities and regions, particularly those with lower administrative capacities, in particular to support critical investments in climate change, energy efficiency and key infrastructures.
Amendment 43
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 77
Motion for a resolution
Amendment
77. Deplores the fact that, under the existing architecture and despite the joint declaration by the three institutions as part of the 2020 MFF agreement whereby expenditure to cover NGEU financing costs ‘shall aim at not reducing programmes and funds’, financing for key Union programmes and resources available for special instruments, even after the MFF revision, have de facto been competing with the repayment of NGEU borrowing costs in a context of steep inflation and rising interest rates;
77. Deplores the fact that, under the existing architecture and despite the joint declaration by the three institutions as part of the 2020 MFF agreement whereby expenditure to cover NGEU financing costs ‘shall aim at not reducing programmes and funds’, financing for key Union programmes and resources available for special instruments, even after the MFF revision, have de facto been competing with the repayment of NGEU borrowing costs in a context of steep inflation and rising interest rates; underlines that any further joint borrowing should be much more targeted on specific political priorities;
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INFORMATION ON ADOPTION BY THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
Date adopted
8.4.2025
Result of final vote
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Members present for the final vote
Grégory Allione, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Mathilde Androuët, Pascal Arimont, Bartosz Arłukowicz, Sakis Arnaoutoglou, Anja Arndt, Thomas Bajada, Barbara Bonte, Lynn Boylan, Delara Burkhardt, Mohammed Chahim, Christophe Clergeau, Annalisa Corrado, Ivan David, Antonio Decaro, Ondřej Dostál, Viktória Ferenc, Emma Fourreau, Emmanouil Fragkos, Heléne Fritzon, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Andreas Glück, Hanna Gronkiewicz-Waltz, Roman Haider, Martin Hojsík, Pär Holmgren, Romana Jerković, Marc Jongen, Radan Kanev, Ondřej Knotek, Stefan Köhler, Katri Kulmuni, Peter Liese, Javi López, César Luena, Ignazio Roberto Marino, Tilly Metz, Dan-Ştefan Motreanu, Rasmus Nordqvist, Jacek Ozdoba, Jutta Paulus, Michele Picaro, Jessica Polfjärd, Nicola Procaccini, Carola Rackete, Massimiliano Salini, Silvia Sardone, Majdouline Sbai, Lena Schilling, Günther Sidl, Susana Solís Pérez, Marta Temido, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Beatrice Timgren, Filip Turek, Ana Vasconcelos, Aurelijus Veryga, Kristian Vigenin, Alexandr Vondra, Emma Wiesner, Michal Wiezik, Tiemo Wölken, Anna Zalewska
Substitutes present for the final vote
Mireia Borrás Pabón, Biljana Borzan, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Valérie Deloge, Nikolas Farantouris, Sigrid Friis, Giorgos Georgiou, Jens Gieseke, Paolo Inselvini, Letizia Moratti, Valentina Palmisano, Manuela Ripa, Laurence Trochu, Roberto Vannacci
Members under Rule 216(7) present for the final vote
Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Liudas Mažylis, Verena Mertens
FINAL VOTE BY ROLL CALL BY THE COMMITTEE ASKED FOR OPINION
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