Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

25.3.2025 A100042/1

Amendment 1

João Oliveira

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A100042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital A (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

A. whereas the European Union’s budget has a redistributive function as one of its main principles and it must therefore ensure that the Member States that have benefited most from the single market, the single currency and common policies throughout the integration process contribute more to the budget.

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25.3.2025 A100042/2

Amendment 2

João Oliveira

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A100042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital B (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

B. whereas, according to the working document ‘The Redistributive Function of the EU Budget’1a, the EU budget currently has a limited redistributive impact, and rebates and other compensation mechanisms affecting the contributions of some Member States further reduce the redistributive impact of the EU budget;

1a Pasimeni, P., & Riso, S. (2016). The Redistributive Function of the EU Budget (IMK Working Paper No. 174). HansBöcklerStiftung. Available at http://www.boeckler.de/imk_5016.htm

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25.3.2025 A100042/3

Amendment 3

João Oliveira

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A100042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1. Calls for the EU budget to be ramped up in an effort to tackle the socio-economic plight that peoples and Member States are facing, which has been compounded by the rising cost of living, among other aspects;

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25.3.2025 A100042/4

Amendment 4

João Oliveira

on behalf of The Left Group

Report A100042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

-1a. Calls, further, for the budget’s redistributive function to be stepped up, providing support for efforts to achieve real convergence in economic and social progress between Member States;

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