Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

26.03.2025 A10-0042/41

Amendment 41

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 18 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

18a. Underlines that health is an exclusive competence of the Member States; calls for the EU not to provide funding to projects related to gender theories or gender equality;

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26.03.2025 A10-0042/42

Amendment 42

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 21 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

21a. Reaffirms the importance of freedom of expression and freedom of the press as the best guarantee against totalitarian trends; considers, furthermore, that the ‘Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values’ programme has become primarily a tool for ideological propaganda and that, in a context of budgetary difficulties for the Member States, its budget must be considerably reduced; considers that the ‘Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values’ programme should benefit only Member States and not candidate countries;

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26.03.2025 A10-0042/43

Amendment 43

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 27

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

27. Observes that the need for the EU to maintain and augment its presence on the global stage is increasingly crucial amid escalating global conflicts, geopolitical shifts and foreign influence efforts worldwide, particularly considering developments with other major global providers of aid; stresses that in order to achieve this, the Union requires sufficient funding and resources to act, including to respond to major crises in its neighbourhood and throughout the world, in particular in the light of the sudden decrease in international funding; stresses the importance of the humanitarian aid programme and regrets that resources are not increasing in line with record-high needs; underscores the need to strengthen the EU’s role as a leading humanitarian actor while effectively addressing emerging crises, particularly in regions facing protracted conflict, displacement, food insecurity and natural disasters; emphasises that the Union also requires sufficient resources for long-term investments in building global partnerships, and points out the importance of the participation of non-EU countries in Union programmes, where appropriate;

27. Observes that the need for the EU Member States to maintain a strong presence on the global stage is increasingly crucial amid escalating global conflicts, geopolitical shifts, foreign influence efforts worldwide, and the evolving dynamics of the EU’s relationships with other global political powers; stresses that this context must not be used as a pretext for the Union to increase its resources, worsening the budgetary imbalances of Member States or the tax burden on their citizens;

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26.03.2025 A10-0042/44

Amendment 44

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 28

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

28. Underlines that the EU’s security environment has changed dramatically following Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine and unpredictable changes in the policies of its main allies; recalls the importance of enhancing citizens’ safety and of achieving efficiency in the area of defence and strategic autonomy, through a comprehensive approach to security that covers military and civilian capabilities, external relations and internal security; stresses the importance of the Internal Security Fund to ensure funding to tackle increased levels of serious organised crime with a cross-border dimension and cybercrime; recognises the pressure which increased defence spending represents for Member Sates’ national budgets; stresses the importance of Member States stepping up their efforts and increasing funding for their defence capabilities, in a consistent and complementary manner in line with the NATO guideline;

28. Underlines that the EU’s security environment has changed dramatically following Russia’s illegal, unprovoked and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine; recalls the importance of enhancing citizens’ safety and that military and civilian capabilities, external relations and internal security are exclusive competences of the Member States;

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26.03.2025 A10-0042/45

Amendment 45

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 31 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

31a. Considers that pre-accession funds for countries applying to join the Union are an unnecessary expense given the current state of budgetary imbalances in Member States and the tax burden on Europeans;

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26.03.2025 A10-0042/46

Amendment 46

Alexander Jungbluth, Stanisław Tyszka

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 32 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

32a. Stresses that any funding under the NDICI should be made conditional on the effective implementation of repatriation agreements;

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26.03.2025 A10-0042/47

Amendment 47

Sarah Knafo

on behalf of the ESN Group

Report A10-0042/2025

Andrzej Halicki

Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

(2024/2110(BUI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33a. Recalls that every euro spent by the Union is taken from the fruits of fellow citizens’ labour;

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