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BUDGETARY ASSESSMENT (COM(2025)0541 – C100176/2025 – 2025/0541(COD))

On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union support for the Schengen area, for European integrated border management and for the common policy on visas for the period from 2028 to 2034

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Committee on Budgets · Rapporteur: Anouk Van Brug

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The Committee on Budgets gives its budgetary assessment of the proposed regulation on Union support for the Schengen area, European integrated border management and the common policy on visas for 2028-2034. It asks to raise the programme envelope from EUR 15 396 750 000 to EUR 17 117 154 000 in current prices and 15 300 000 000 in 2025 prices. It wants the envelopes of the three Home Affairs Regulations kept separate, clear allocation criteria and more parliamentary involvement in how money is allocated. It calls for a detailed budgetary nomenclature, an annex defining it, and respect for Parliament's budgetary prerogatives. It asks for sufficient resources from the outset, safeguards on reallocation flexibility, rule-of-law and fundamental-rights screening, and robust anti-fraud and audit rules.

Committee position. The Committee on Budgets asks the lead committee to raise the programme envelope, separate the three Home Affairs envelopes, secure a detailed budgetary nomenclature and stronger parliamentary control, and align the amendments with those to the NRP Regulation.

Key points

  1. The proposal sets an indicative envelope of around EUR 15.4 billion in current prices, against around EUR 7 billion in 2021-2027.
  2. The three Home Affairs Regulations share a ring-fenced minimum of EUR 34.2 billion, and member states may reallocate part of the indicative amounts.
  3. The EU Facility sets an indicative amount of EUR 25.2 billion for home affairs objectives.
  4. The committee insists the programme envelope be increased to EUR 17 117 154 000 in current prices and 15 300 000 000 in 2025 prices.
  5. It considers the financial envelope of each of the three Home Affairs Regulations should be separated to reflect their specific priorities.
  6. It calls for clear allocation criteria, transparency and parliamentary involvement, since the Commission alone decides allocations through its work programme.
  7. It wants sufficient human, technical and IT resources from the outset and throughout 2028-2034, with efficient use of funds and no unnecessary administrative burdens.
  8. It warns that reallocating amounts between the three envelopes without justification risks funding not based on objective criteria, and asks member states to inform the Commission of changes.
  9. It is concerned at the absence of clear criteria and methodology for what counts as an adequate level of resources for each home affairs objective.
  10. It believes substantive policy choices must be set in the basic act, with delegated acts for non-essential elements, and Parliament and Council on equal footing when approving national plans.
  11. It deplores the lack of a detailed budgetary nomenclature, recommends indicative sub-envelopes in the basic act and an annex defining the nomenclature, and wants the revised financial statement in the final agreement.
  12. It calls for conditionality on rule-of-law breaches, compliance with the Charter of Fundamental Rights, ex ante screening in award procedures, and harmonised anti-fraud and audit rules.

Who is affected

  • Member states: may reallocate amounts between the three Home Affairs envelopes and must report changes to the Commission.
  • The Commission: would decide allocations between the three funds and across member states through its work programme.
  • The European Parliament: would see its budgetary role limited to approving an aggregate figure unless its demands are met.
  • Beneficiaries: should face no disproportionate complexity from combining funds across instruments.

Figures and deadlines

  • around EUR 15.4 billion in current prices: indicative financial envelope for the programme.
  • around EUR 7 billion: envelope in the 2021-2027 programming period.
  • around EUR 8.4 billion in current prices and around EUR 6.7 billion in constant prices: increase over 2021-2027.
  • EUR 34.2 billion: ring-fenced minimum for the three Home Affairs Regulations.
  • EUR 25.2 billion: indicative amount of the EU Facility for home affairs objectives.
  • EUR 15 396 750 000 in current prices: current programme envelope the committee wants increased.
  • EUR 17 117 154 000 in current prices and 15 300 000 000 in 2025 prices: requested programme envelope.
  • 2028-2034: programming period of the multiannual financial framework.