Sittings · Document
Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
23.4.2026 A10-0085/36
Amendment 36
Mariusz Kamiński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0085/2026
Daniel Freund
Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
(2025/2145(DEC))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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| 9. Stresses that Members of the Commission must meet the highest standards of integrity, independence and accountability, both in their current functions and in their previous roles; notes with concern that several senior management positions remained vacant in DG NEAR during the period in which the current Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare was responsible for this Directorate-General in his capacity as Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, and notes that the information provided by the Commission in this regard during the exchange of views with the discharge authority was inaccurate; stresses that the Commission must ensure that all Members of the College meet the standards of integrity, independence and professional conduct required in order to exercise their responsibilities, particularly where those responsibilities involve the management of politically sensitive portfolios and significant Union funds; considers that, taken together, the past serious and prolonged management failures in DG NEAR, the provision of inaccurate information to Parliament in the context of the discharge procedure, and the additional concerns relating to conduct and independence outlined above demonstrate a pattern that is incompatible with the standards of accountability, reliability and sound administration required of a Member of the Commission; | 9. Stresses that Members of the Commission must meet the highest standards of integrity, independence and accountability, both in their current functions and in their previous roles; expresses concern that a former Commissioner for Justice has been charged with money laundering during his term of office in the Commission, and that further alarming reports regarding his links to Russia are currently under investigation by the Belgian authorities; calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with the Belgian authorities and to assess whether those issues may have been connected with the performance of the Commissioner’s duties; notes with concern that several senior management positions remained vacant in DG NEAR during the period in which the current Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare was responsible for this Directorate-General in his capacity as Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement, and notes that the information provided by the Commission in this regard during the exchange of views with the discharge authority was inaccurate; stresses that the Commission must ensure that all Members of the College meet the standards of integrity, independence and professional conduct required in order to exercise their responsibilities, particularly where those responsibilities involve the management of politically sensitive portfolios and significant Union funds; considers that, taken together, the past serious and prolonged management failures in DG NEAR, the provision of inaccurate information to Parliament in the context of the discharge procedure, and the additional concerns relating to conduct and independence outlined above demonstrate a pattern that is incompatible with the standards of accountability, reliability and sound administration required of a Member of the Commission; |
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23.4.2026 A10-0085/37
Amendment 37
Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0085/2026
Daniel Freund
Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
(2025/2145(DEC))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 108 a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 108 a. Stresses that the SAFE instrument must never be treated as a tool of political struggle, used instrumentally against selected Member States; emphasises that the importance of security issues requires that all actions relating to defence financing remain free from biased assessments and attempts at interference that could weaken the capabilities of Member States in this area, particularly those on the eastern flank, which are most exposed to external threats; |
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23.4.2026 A10-0085/38
Amendment 38
Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0085/2026
Daniel Freund
Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
(2025/2145(DEC))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120 – point vii
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| (vii) closely align the rule of law report with the Conditionality Regulation and report in more detail on the breaches of the principles of the rule of law that can be used as input to trigger the Conditionality Regulation; | deleted |
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23.4.2026 A10-0085/39
Amendment 39
Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0085/2026
Daniel Freund
Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
(2025/2145(DEC))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 120 – point vii a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| (vii a) not to use the Conditionality Regulation as a tool of undue interference and pressure on Member States, nor to invoke the rule of law in a biased and political manner, which in fact leads to the erosion of that principle; |
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23.4.2026 A10-0085/40
Amendment 40
Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0085/2026
Daniel Freund
Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
(2025/2145(DEC))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 160 – point vii a (new)
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| (vii a) introduce all possible measures aimed at reducing the adverse impacts of the EU-Mercosur agreement on European agriculture and the market position of European producers, and to reliably monitor the scale as well as the actual effects of these impacts; |
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23.4.2026 A10-0085/41
Amendment 41
Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Report A10-0085/2026
Daniel Freund
Discharge 2024: EU general budget - Commission
(2025/2145(DEC))
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 160 – point xvi
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| (xvi) ensure that climate and environmental considerations are taken into account in the next MFF; | (xvi) ensure that climate and environmental considerations are rationalised and reduced in the next MFF, while enhancing innovation, the development of modern technologies, and the competitive position of European producers; |
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