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Report (2024/2110(BUI)) 2025-03-26

Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III

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26.3.2025 A10-0042/24

Amendment 24

Ruggero Razza, Bogdan Rzońca, Charlie Weimers, Dick Erixon

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12. Recalls the vital role that the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund play in protecting external borders; calls, in addition, for appropriate funding for border protection capabilities, including physical infrastructure, buildings, equipment, systems and services required at border crossing points, as provided for in Annex III to the BMVI Regulation21, and for the requirements to be met in terms of reception conditions, integration, return and readmission procedure; reaffirms that cooperation agreements with non-EU countries in full respect of international law can help to prevent irregular migration and strengthen border security;

12. Recalls the vital role that the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Border Management and Visa Instrument (BMVI) and the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund play in protecting external borders; calls, in addition, for appropriate funding for border protection capabilities, including border barriers, return hubs in non-EU countries, physical infrastructure, buildings, equipment, systems and services required at border crossing points, as provided for, but not limited thereto, in Annex III to the BMVI Regulation21, and for the requirements to be met in terms of reception conditions, integration, return and readmission procedure; reaffirms that cooperation agreements with non-EU countries in full respect of international law can help to prevent irregular migration and strengthen border security;

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21 Regulation (EU) 2021/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 July 2021 establishing, as part of the Integrated Border Management Fund, the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy, OJ L 251, 15.7.2021, p. 48, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2021/1148/oj.

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26.3.2025 A10-0042/25

Amendment 25

Ruggero Razza, Bogdan Rzońca, Charlie Weimers, Dick Erixon

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 12 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

12a. Recalls that cooperation with non-EU countries, particularly in the Mediterranean region and south-eastern Europe, is essential for a sustainable migration strategy; emphasises that establishing return hubs outside the EU, supported by EU co-financing, would increase return rates of illegal non-EU nationals;

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26.3.2025 A10-0042/26

Amendment 26

Ruggero Razza

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 16 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

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16a. Recalls that families are the main pillar that supports the social expenditure of the EU, especially those with children in their care, and that they therefore must be the subject of special attention in all aspects of the EU budget, in the fiscal policy recommendations and in the European Pillar of Social Rights priorities;

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26.3.2025 A10-0042/27

Amendment 27

Ruggero Razza, Bogdan Rzońca, Charlie Weimers, Dick Erixon

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 17

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17. Is highly concerned by the strong impacts of climate change and the biodiversity crisis both in Europe and globally and by the fact that the year 2024 was assessed to be the planet’s warmest year on record; calls for sufficient funding for the LIFE programme to finance climate and environment-related projects, including in the area of climate change mitigation and adaptation, and for increased budgetary flexibility to adequately respond to natural disasters in the EU; regrets that increasing numbers of natural disasters have led to a high number of victims, as well as to long-term devastating effects on citizens, farmers and businesses based and working in the regions concerned, as well as in the ecosystems impacted; calls for increased funding for the EU Solidarity Fund, RESTORE (Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction) and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, including for increasing rescEU capacities, which allow for more cost-efficient capacity building, in order to support Member States quickly and effectively in overwhelming crisis situations; recognises the EU’s role as a hub for coordinating and improving Member States’ preparedness and capacities to respond immediately to large-scale, high-impact emergencies, and its added value both for Member States and citizens; stresses, in this regard, that the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is a tangible expression of European solidarity, reinforcing the EU’s role as a crisis responder; acknowledges that the European Union Solidarity Fund or any other fund alone cannot fully compensate for the extreme weather events of increased frequency and severity caused by climate change today and in the future; stresses the need to invest in and prioritise preparedness, prevention, and adaptation measures, prioritising nature-based solutions; stresses that it is crucial to ensure that Union spending contributes to climate mitigation, adaptation efforts and water resilience infrastructure; emphasises that these investments are far lower than the cost of climate inaction;

17. Is highly concerned by the strong impacts of climate change and the biodiversity crisis both in Europe and globally and by the fact that the year 2024 was assessed to be the planet’s warmest year on record; regrets that increasing numbers of natural disasters have led to a high number of victims, as well as to long-term devastating effects on citizens, farmers and businesses based and working in the regions concerned, as well as in the ecosystems impacted; calls for increased funding for the EU Solidarity Fund, RESTORE (Regional Emergency Support to Reconstruction) and the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, including for increasing rescEU capacities, which allow for more cost-efficient capacity building, in order to support Member States quickly and effectively in overwhelming crisis situations; recognises the EU’s role as a hub for coordinating and improving Member States’ preparedness and capacities to respond immediately to large-scale, high-impact emergencies, and its added value both for Member States and citizens; stresses, in this regard, that the EU Civil Protection Mechanism is a tangible expression of European solidarity, reinforcing the EU’s role as a crisis responder; acknowledges that the European Union Solidarity Fund or any other fund alone cannot fully compensate for the extreme weather events of increased frequency and severity caused by climate change today and in the future; stresses the need to invest in and prioritise preparedness, prevention, and adaptation measures, prioritising nature-based solutions; stresses that it is crucial to ensure that Union spending contributes to climate mitigation, adaptation efforts and water resilience infrastructure; emphasises that these investments are far lower than the cost of climate inaction;

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26.3.2025 A10-0042/28

Amendment 28

Ruggero Razza, Bogdan Rzońca, Charlie Weimers, Dick Erixon, Beatrice Timgren

on behalf of the ECR Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 39

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39. Stresses that the 2026 Union budget should be aligned with the Union’s ambitions of making the Union climate neutral by 2050 at the latest, as well as the Union’s international commitments, in particular under the Paris Agreement and the Kunming-Montreal Agreement, and should significantly contribute to the implementation of the European Green Deal and the 2030 biodiversity strategy; reaffirms that the goals of the Green Deal cannot be achieved without nuclear energy; considers that the Union must prioritise defence over climate spending given the scarcity of the resources;

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