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Report (2025/2111(INI)) 2026-06-10

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

10.6.2026 A10-0147/6

Amendment 6

Thierry Mariani, Mieke Andriese, Mathilde Androuët, Gerolf Annemans, Jordan Bardella, Christophe Bay, Majbritt Birkholm, Rachel Blom, Barbara Bonte, Paolo Borchia, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Anna Bryłka, Tomasz Buczek, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Jaroslav Bžoch, Laurent Castillo, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Tamás Deutsch, Ton Diepeveen, Elisabeth Dieringer, Mélanie Disdier, Csaba Dömötör, Klara Dostalova, Marieke Ehlers, Viktória Ferenc, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Kinga Gál, Jean-Paul Garraud, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Catherine Griset, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, György Hölvényi, France Jamet, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Knotek, Jaroslav Knot, Vilis Krištopans, Sebastian Kruis, Tomáš Kubín, András László, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Jorge Martín Frías, Georg Mayer, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Jana Nagyová, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Aldo Patriciello, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, Julien Sanchez, Silvia Sardone, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Raffaele Stancanelli, Antonín Staněk, Petra Steger, Pál Szekeres, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Isabella Tovaglieri, Matthieu Valet, Tom Vandendriessche, Alexandre Varaut, Annamária Vicsek, Harald Vilimsky, Séverine Werbrouck, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Auke Zijlstra

Report A10-0147/2026

Lukas Mandl

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

(2025/2111(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital Q

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

Q. whereas the improvement of living conditions, education and job prospects in countries of origin is key to ensuring that people can build a future for themselves in their own communities rather than being forced to migrate; whereas targeted and effective cooperation can therefore reduce incentives for irregular migration by promoting stability, security and self-sufficiency in partner countries; whereas the primary objective of development cooperation should be to enable people to live in dignity in their own countries, by supporting local employment, access to water and energy, education, industrial development, food security and resilient public services, rather than by facilitating their departure to the EU;

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10.6.2026 A10-0147/7

Amendment 7

Report A10-0147/2026

Lukas Mandl

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

(2025/2111(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital AI a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

AIa. whereas development cooperation is not an end in itself, and the Commission should ensure that EU funding, which derives from European taxpayers, should primarily serve the needs, interests and well-being of the citizens of the Member States; whereas the Commission must ensure sound financial management and the protection of the financial interest of European citizens; whereas the Member States are expected to abide by the principle of national priorities in managing public resources, ensuring that obligations towards their own citizens prevail over any other allocation of public expenditure;

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10.6.2026 A10-0147/8

Amendment 8

Thierry Mariani, Mieke Andriese, Mathilde Androuët, Gerolf Annemans, Jordan Bardella, Christophe Bay, Majbritt Birkholm, Rachel Blom, Barbara Bonte, Paolo Borchia, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Anna Bryłka, Tomasz Buczek, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Jaroslav Bžoch, Laurent Castillo, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Tamás Deutsch, Ton Diepeveen, Elisabeth Dieringer, Mélanie Disdier, Csaba Dömötör, Klara Dostalova, Marieke Ehlers, Viktória Ferenc, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Kinga Gál, Jean-Paul Garraud, Juan Carlos Girauta Vidal, Catherine Griset, Enikő Győri, András Gyürk, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, György Hölvényi, France Jamet, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Knotek, Jaroslav Knot, Vilis Krištopans, Sebastian Kruis, Tomáš Kubín, András László, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, Jorge Martín Frías, Georg Mayer, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Jana Nagyová, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Aldo Patriciello, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Julie Rechagneux, André Rougé, Silvia Sardone, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Raffaele Stancanelli, Antonín Staněk, Petra Steger, Pál Szekeres, António Tânger Corrêa, Hermann Tertsch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Isabella Tovaglieri, Matthieu Valet, Tom Vandendriessche, Alexandre Varaut, Annamária Vicsek, Harald Vilimsky, Séverine Werbrouck, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Auke Zijlstra

Report A10-0147/2026

Lukas Mandl

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

(2025/2111(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Recital AJ

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

AJ. whereas migration can contribute to sustainable development and inclusive growth both in countries of origin and in destination countries, as well as within and across regions; whereas migration has an economic impact both on the country of destination and the country of origin; whereas this impact may be seen in migrants’ contribution to the public finances, employment and job creation, as well as in the role of diaspora communities in supporting the economic development of their countries of origin;

AJ. whereas migration generates serious economic, social and demographic costs for countries of origin, in particular through the loss of working-age populations, skilled workers, students, entrepreneurs and professionals; whereas large-scale emigration accelerates brain drain and deprives partner countries of the human capital required for their own stability, industrialisation and long-term prosperity; whereas development cooperation must not be used as an instrument to organise the permanent transfer of human capital from partner countries to the EU; whereas cooperation with third countries should instead aim to anchor populations locally, strengthen domestic opportunities and reduce the economic, social and security incentives for irregular departures;

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10.6.2026 A10-0147/9

Amendment 9

Report A10-0147/2026

Lukas Mandl

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

(2025/2111(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 1 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

1a. Recalls that development cooperation is neither an end in itself nor an unconditional obligation to transfer resources; stresses that all EU external funding should primarily contribute to and complement the needs, interests and national priorities of the Member States, strengthen the security of citizens and enhance the protection of the EU’s external borders, and deliver concrete, measurable and verifiable results; rejects any approach that disconnects development assistance from the effective cooperation of beneficiary countries in preventing irregular immigration, ensuring border control, combating migrant smuggling networks and accepting return and readmission procedures;

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10.6.2026 A10-0147/10

Amendment 10

Report A10-0147/2026

Lukas Mandl

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

(2025/2111(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 15

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

15. Emphasises the need to combat human smuggling and trafficking through strengthened international and multilateral cooperation with partner countries, including, where appropriate, with local authorities, security forces and civil society organisations, on crime prevention, victim protection, enhanced law enforcement, public awareness campaigns to counteract disinformation, the prosecution of perpetrators and the prevention of the exploitation of migrants by criminal networks and migrant smugglers, as well as by providing safer alternatives through the creation of legal channels for safe and regular migration and labour mobility; underlines that strict border control without alternative legal pathways for migration shifts migration routes, introducing different steps into the journey and new transit countries, thus increasing the precariousness of the journey and the exposure of migrants to smuggling networks, extortion and violence;

15. Emphasises the need to combat human smuggling and trafficking through strengthened international and multilateral cooperation with partner countries, including, where appropriate, with local authorities, security forces and civil society organisations, on crime prevention, victim protection, enhanced law enforcement, public awareness campaigns to counteract disinformation, the prosecution of perpetrators and the prevention of the exploitation of migrants by criminal networks and migrant smugglers; condemns any collaboration, whether direct or indirect, with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) or other organisations related to human trafficking networks, notably those that facilitate smuggling operations in international waters far away from European coasts or disseminate information enabling migrants to circumvent Member States’ immigration laws;

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10.6.2026 A10-0147/11

Amendment 11

Report A10-0147/2026

Lukas Mandl

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

(2025/2111(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 25 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

25a. Strongly rejects any approach under which development cooperation would become an instrument for addressing demographic decline or labour shortages in the EU by recruiting the young and skilled workforce of partner countries;

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10.6.2026 A10-0147/12

Amendment 12

Report A10-0147/2026

Lukas Mandl

Reinforcing development cooperation to address irregular population movements and their root causes in partner countries

(2025/2111(INI))

Motion for a resolution

Paragraph 33 a (new)

Motion for a resolution

Amendment

33a. Calls on the Commission to make development support for partner countries strictly conditional on effective cooperation on combating mass migration, including the prevention of irregular departures, consular identification, the issuing of travel documents, the systematic acceptance of returns and readmissions, and the fight against trafficking and smuggling networks; stresses that EU funding should be regularly assessed; calls on the Commission to systematically apply mechanisms for the suspension, reduction or reallocation of funding in such circumstances;

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