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REPORT (05818/2024 – C9-0030/2024 – 2023/0201M(APP))

Containing a motion for a non-legislative resolution on the draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EU, Euratom) 2020/2093 laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2021 to 2027

A-9-2024-0053

Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Jan Olbrycht, Margarida Marques

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Parliament's non-legislative resolution sets out its position on the draft Council regulation amending the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027, ahead of giving consent. It welcomes the EUR 50 billion Ukraine package, extra money for migration and the external dimension, the new EURI instrument for NextGenerationEU (NGEU) borrowing costs, and the split of the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve. It regrets cuts to Horizon Europe, EU4Health, cohesion and agriculture, the lack of fresh funding for the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP), and no reinforcement of humanitarian aid or NDICI-Global Europe. It calls on the Council to approve new own resources proposals without delay and on the Commission to explain how it will manage the changes and monitor payment needs.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets sets out Parliament's position on the draft Council regulation amending the MFF, welcoming the Ukraine package, the EURI instrument and reinforcements for migration and the external dimension, while regretting cuts to key programmes and the lack of fresh funding for STEP, and calling for progress on new own resources.

Key points

  1. Says the MFF revision is needed to fund the Ukraine Facility, raise funding for policy priorities and protect programmes and flexibility against higher borrowing costs.
  2. Welcomes the EUR 50 billion Ukraine package for 2024-2027, made of EUR 17 billion in grants and EUR 33 billion in loans, anchored in the EU budget.
  3. Welcomes EUR 3.1 billion in fresh money and EUR 4.5 billion in decommitted and redeployed funds for Heading 6, and EUR 2 billion more for Heading 4.
  4. Regrets that NDICI-Global Europe's cushion and humanitarian aid were not reinforced, and says decommitted funds must return to their budget line of origin.
  5. Says support for third countries should go through Heading 6 programmes, that Facilities are a last resort, and that the Ukraine Facility's governance model is exceptional and not to be replicated.
  6. Welcomes the EUR 1.5 billion reinforcement of the European Defence Fund but regrets limited extra resources for STEP objectives and no fresh funding for other programmes.
  7. Welcomes the uncapped EURI instrument over the ceilings for NGEU borrowing costs, with a shortfall estimated at EUR 15 billion between 2025 and 2027.
  8. Says the European Council has no role in the budgetary or legislative procedure and that its discussions must not disrupt the budgetary calendar.
  9. Welcomes the EUR 1.5 billion increase to the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve and its split into two parts, but questions the two-thirds/one-third allocation.
  10. Welcomes the EUR 2 billion increase to the Flexibility Instrument but says it is largely pre-allocated and calls the revision a missed opportunity on flexibility and crisis response.
  11. Calls on the Council to approve the own resources proposals without delay to cover NGEU borrowing costs and, beyond the current MFF, the principal.
  12. Regrets the cut of EUR 2.1 billion to Horizon Europe and EUR 1 billion to EU4Health, and cuts to cohesion direct management and the Common Agricultural Policy.

Who is affected

  • Ukraine: receives a EUR 50 billion financing package for 2024-2027 through the Ukraine Facility.
  • Member States: contribute to the EURI instrument's backstop compartment and receive inflation-linked rebates.
  • Beneficiaries of EU programmes: face cuts to Horizon Europe, EU4Health, cohesion and agriculture, and must receive payments in good time.
  • Third countries: receive migration and refugee support and accession funding under Heading 6.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 50 billion financing package for Ukraine for 2024-2027.
  • EUR 17 billion in grants and EUR 33 billion in loans for Ukraine.
  • EUR 3.1 billion in fresh money and EUR 4.5 billion in decommitted and redeployed funds for Heading 6, totalling EUR 7.6 billion.
  • EUR 1.9 billion of Ukraine-related EIB guarantees and interest rate subsidies removed from Heading 6.
  • EUR 2 billion additional for Heading 4 (migration and border management).
  • EUR 1.5 billion reinforcement of the European Defence Fund.
  • NGEU borrowing cost shortfall estimated at EUR 15 billion between 2025 and 2027.
  • EUR 1.5 billion increase to the Solidarity and Emergency Aid Reserve and EUR 2 billion increase to the Flexibility Instrument.

Legal basis: Articles 311, 312 and 323 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.