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Draft report (2025/0319(BUD)) 2025-11-10
Draft amending budget no 3 to the general budget 2025 - Adjustment in payment appropriations, update of revenues and other technical updates
Committee on Budgets
Amendment 1
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Citation 6
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| – having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 16 December 2020 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, on cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, as well as on new own resources, including a roadmap towards the introduction of new own resources4 (IIA), | deleted |
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| 4 OJ L 433 I, 22.12.2020, p. 28, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_interinstit/2020/1222/oj. |
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Amendment 2
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Citation 7
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| – having regard to Council Decision (EU, Euratom) 2020/2053 EU of 14 December 2020 on the system of own resources of the European Union and repealing Decision 2014/335/EU, Euratom5 , | deleted |
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| 5 OJ L 424, 15.12.2020, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2020/2053/oj. |
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Amendment 3
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
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| E. whereas, as a result of these adjustments, additional GNI contributions of EUR 31,9 million are required to meet the payment needs; | E. whereas, as a result of these adjustments, additional GNI contributions of EUR 31,9 million are required to meet the payment needs, reflecting a persistent willingness to increase the burden placed on Member States and their taxpayers; |
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Amendment 4
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
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| 1. Takes note of Draft amending budget No 3/2025 as submitted by the Commission, and in particular of the overall very low impact on Member States’ GNI contributions, due to the balance of higher payment needs and additional revenue flows; | 1. Disapproves of the presentation made by the Commission in Draft Amending Budget No 3/2025, which, despite the exceptional increase in revenue from fines and penalties as well as the surplus of traditional own resources, still requests additional GNI contributions amounting to EUR 31,9 million; stresses that such recourse reflects unbalanced budgetary management and confirms the Commission’s tendency to systematically shift the financial burden onto the Member States, instead of controlling its expenditure and making more efficient use of existing revenues; |
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Amendment 5
Joachim Streit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
| Motion for a resolution | Amendment |
| 1. Takes note of Draft amending budget No 3/2025 as submitted by the Commission, and in particular of the overall very low impact on Member States’ GNI contributions, due to the balance of higher payment needs and additional revenue flows; | 1. Takes note of Draft amending budget No 3/2025 as submitted by the Commission, and in particular of the overall very low impact on Member States’ GNI contributions, due to the balance of higher payment needs and additional revenue flows; underlines that fiscal prudence and the efficient use of taxpayers’ money must remain guiding principles in all budgetary decisions; |
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Amendment 6
Auke Zijlstra
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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| 2. Welcomes the increased payment appropriations for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of EUR 2 billion, in conjunction with the reinforcements for the Common Agricultural Policy in this year’s Global Transfer (DEC 15/25), as a sign that programme implementation is gathering pace after a worryingly slow start in the 2021-2027 period; emphasises that the reinforcement of structural funds and CAP appropriations plays a crucial role in maintaining the continuity of agricultural support schemes, ensuring food security, and promoting sustainable rural development; notes that these measures are particularly important to strengthen the resilience of the agricultural sector and preserve the socio-economic balance in rural areas; recalls the complementarity of these increases with the adjustments to payment appropriation in the Global Transfer (DEC 15/2025); | 2. Deplores the increased payment appropriations for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of EUR 2 billion, in conjunction with the reinforcements for the Common Agricultural Policy in this year’s Global Transfer (DEC 15/25); notes that the programme implementation seems to gather pace; |
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Amendment 7
Dick Erixon
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
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| 2. Welcomes the increased payment appropriations for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of EUR 2 billion, in conjunction with the reinforcements for the Common Agricultural Policy in this year’s Global Transfer (DEC 15/25), as a sign that programme implementation is gathering pace after a worryingly slow start in the 2021-2027 period; emphasises that the reinforcement of structural funds and CAP appropriations plays a crucial role in maintaining the continuity of agricultural support schemes, ensuring food security, and promoting sustainable rural development; notes that these measures are particularly important to strengthen the resilience of the agricultural sector and preserve the socio-economic balance in rural areas; recalls the complementarity of these increases with the adjustments to payment appropriation in the Global Transfer (DEC 15/2025); | 2. Regrets the increased payment appropriations for the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) of EUR 2 billion, in conjunction with the reinforcements for the Common Agricultural Policy in this year’s Global Transfer (DEC 15/25), as a sign that programme implementation is gathering pace after a worryingly slow start in the 2021-2027 period; emphasises that the reinforcement of structural funds and CAP appropriations plays a crucial role in maintaining the continuity of agricultural support schemes, ensuring food security, and promoting sustainable rural development; notes that these measures are particularly important to strengthen the resilience of the agricultural sector and preserve the socio-economic balance in rural areas; recalls the complementarity of these increases with the adjustments to payment appropriation in the Global Transfer (DEC 15/2025); |
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Amendment 8
Joachim Streit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
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| 3. Continues to urge the accelerated implementation of measures under the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); welcomes the faster than expected uptake of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP); expects the more than EUR 3 billion in additional payments from STEP to be used swiftly and effectively for the specific objectives under the respective basic acts; | 3. Continues to urge the accelerated and results-oriented implementation of measures under the ERDF, the ESF+ and the Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI); calls on the Commission to ensure that delivery is efficient, transparent, and proportionate, avoiding unnecessary administrative burdens; welcomes the faster than expected uptake of the Strategic Technologies for Europe Platform (STEP) and expects the more than EUR 3 billion in additional payments to be used swiftly and in full alignment with measurable objectives under the respective basic acts; |
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Amendment 9
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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| 4. Takes note of the latest state of play regarding the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and welcomes the fact that, in line with the relevant provisions in the IIA, the budgetary authority has an active role in releasing the appropriations under reserve in function of the coming into force and application of the respective international implementing protocols; | deleted |
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Amendment 10
Rasmus Andresen
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
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| 4. Takes note of the latest state of play regarding the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and welcomes the fact that, in line with the relevant provisions in the IIA, the budgetary authority has an active role in releasing the appropriations under reserve in function of the coming into force and application of the respective international implementing protocols; | 4. Takes note of the latest state of play regarding the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Agreements (SFPAs) and underlines the fact that, in line with the relevant provisions in the IIA, the budgetary authority has an active role in releasing the appropriations under reserve in function of the coming into force and application of the respective international implementing protocols; calls for a future increase in the contribution by fishing operators to the financial contribution paid by the Union; |
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Amendment 11
Joachim Streit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
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| 6. Welcomes the savings in commitments (EUR 5 million) for the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) due to efficiency gains from competitive procurement procedures; | 6. Welcomes the savings in commitments (EUR 5 million) for the Technical Support Instrument (TSI) resulting from efficiency gains through competitive procurement procedures and encourages continued efforts to achieve cost savings and performance improvements across all instruments; |
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Amendment 12
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
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| 7. Takes note of the pace of implementation of reforms and the commensurate slowdown of the absorption of payments under the Ukraine Facility; acknowledges that parts of the non-absorbed appropriations may be carried over to the next budget year; encourages all actors involved to make progresses on measures linked to reforms and investments, such as the blending agreements; | deleted |
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Amendment 13
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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| 8. Takes note of the adjustments of the Union contribution to various decentralised agencies; considers these adjustments mostly technical in nature; welcomes them in as far as they optimise the use of resources under the operational lines, such as LIFE, AMIF or the Single Market Programme; regrets, however, that the underlying reason for ‘returning’ commitment and payment appropriations from the respective agency lines to the related programme lines is a delay in the recruitment of staff or a delay in the roll-out of new policy and legislative initiatives such as Retail Investment Strategy (which concerns ESMA and EIOPA), the Asylum and Migration Pact (which concerns the EUAA), the maritime safety package (which concerns EMSA) or the proposal on new genomic techniques (which concerns EFSA); | 8. Takes note of the proposed adjustments to the Union’s contribution to the various decentralised agencies; stresses that these adjustments, presented as purely technical, in fact reveal a lack of budgetary discipline and a questionable political orientation; underlines that the transfer of EUR 48 million in commitments and EUR 45 million in payments from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) to the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF), officially intended to support the implementation of the Pact on Migration and Asylum, exemplifies a costly, bureaucratic and ineffective model of migration governance, even though the mid-term revision of the Multiannual Financial Framework has already allocated an additional EUR 2 billion to this same Pact for the period 2025–2027; notes that, despite these successive budgetary increases, irregular arrivals continue to rise across the Union and the number of effective returns remains marginal; therefore considers that there is no tangible indicator demonstrating the effectiveness of the Pact on Migration and Asylum and that further reinforcement of AMIF funding is unjustified; |
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Amendment 14
Auke Zijlstra
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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| 8. Takes note of the adjustments of the Union contribution to various decentralised agencies; considers these adjustments mostly technical in nature; welcomes them in as far as they optimise the use of resources under the operational lines, such as LIFE, AMIF or the Single Market Programme; regrets, however, that the underlying reason for ‘returning’ commitment and payment appropriations from the respective agency lines to the related programme lines is a delay in the recruitment of staff or a delay in the roll-out of new policy and legislative initiatives such as Retail Investment Strategy (which concerns ESMA and EIOPA), the Asylum and Migration Pact (which concerns the EUAA), the maritime safety package (which concerns EMSA) or the proposal on new genomic techniques (which concerns EFSA); | 8. Takes note of the adjustments of the Union contribution to various decentralised agencies; considers these adjustments mostly technical in nature; brings into memory the recent funding scandal concerning LIFE, involving NGO-contracts; points to the Second report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the EU agencies for the financial year 2023 (2024/2030(DEC)) reporting on the structural problems at the EUAA (asylum agency); |
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Amendment 15
Joachim Streit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
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| 8. Takes note of the adjustments of the Union contribution to various decentralised agencies; considers these adjustments mostly technical in nature; welcomes them in as far as they optimise the use of resources under the operational lines, such as LIFE, AMIF or the Single Market Programme; regrets, however, that the underlying reason for ‘returning’ commitment and payment appropriations from the respective agency lines to the related programme lines is a delay in the recruitment of staff or a delay in the roll-out of new policy and legislative initiatives such as Retail Investment Strategy (which concerns ESMA and EIOPA), the Asylum and Migration Pact (which concerns the EUAA), the maritime safety package (which concerns EMSA) or the proposal on new genomic techniques (which concerns EFSA); | 8. Takes note of the adjustments of the Union contribution to various decentralised agencies; considers these adjustments mostly technical in nature; welcomes them in as far as they optimise the use of resources under the operational lines, such as LIFE, AMIF or the Single Market Programme; regrets, however, that the underlying reason for ‘returning’ commitment and payment appropriations from the respective agency lines to the related programme lines is a delay in the recruitment of staff or a delay in the roll-out of new policy and legislative initiatives such as Retail Investment Strategy (which concerns ESMA and EIOPA), the Asylum and Migration Pact (which concerns the EUAA), the maritime safety package (which concerns EMSA) or the proposal on new genomic techniques (which concerns EFSA); calls on the Commission and the concerned agencies to strengthen planning, management, and internal-control systems to ensure cost-effective and timely delivery; |
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Amendment 16
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
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| 8 a. Deplores the reinforcement of the LIFE programme by EUR 6,4 million; stresses that these expenditures, whose environmental impact remains uncertain, often reflect ideological choices made at the expense of a rigorous assessment of their effectiveness; considers that it would be more responsible to redirect these appropriations towards strategic priorities such as security, agriculture and research; calls on the Commission to put an end to the proliferation of costly and inefficient programmes; |
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Amendment 17
Rasmus Andresen
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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| 9. In this context, highlights and reiterates its strong support for the newly established Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) in the revised anti-money laundering framework at Union level; remains deeply concerned by the continued delays in the set-up phase, in particular in relation to recruitment and calls for an acceleration of the relevant hiring processes; | 9. In this context, highlights and reiterates its strong support for the newly established Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) in the revised anti-money laundering framework at Union level; remains deeply concerned by the continued delays in the set-up phase, in particular in relation to recruitment, calls for an acceleration of the relevant hiring processes and calls on the Commission to prioritize this issue as a matter of urgency; |
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Amendment 18
Joachim Streit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
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| 9. In this context, highlights and reiterates its strong support for the newly established Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) in the revised anti-money laundering framework at Union level; remains deeply concerned by the continued delays in the set-up phase, in particular in relation to recruitment and calls for an acceleration of the relevant hiring processes; | 9. In this context, highlights and reiterates its support for the newly established Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA) within the revised Union framework; remains concerned by the continued delays in the set-up phase, particularly in recruitment, and calls for a prompt yet efficient completion of hiring processes, ensuring that the Authority operates with lean structures and cost-effective administration; |
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Amendment 19
Dick Erixon
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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| 10. Welcomes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; considers these amounts to be genuine Union revenue sources which decrease the GNI-based contributions of the Member States; in this context, recalls that the Commission has proposed modifications for the next MFF period in order to ensure that such windfall revenue can lead to additional expenditure appropriations; | 10. Notes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; |
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Amendment 20
Auke Zijlstra
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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| 10. Welcomes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; considers these amounts to be genuine Union revenue sources which decrease the GNI-based contributions of the Member States; in this context, recalls that the Commission has proposed modifications for the next MFF period in order to ensure that such windfall revenue can lead to additional expenditure appropriations; | 10. Welcomes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; considers these amounts to be welcome 'extra' revenue, but not a standard source of Union revenue, which nonetheless decreases the GNI-based contributions of the Member States; |
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Amendment 21
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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| 10. Welcomes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; considers these amounts to be genuine Union revenue sources which decrease the GNI-based contributions of the Member States; in this context, recalls that the Commission has proposed modifications for the next MFF period in order to ensure that such windfall revenue can lead to additional expenditure appropriations; | 10. Welcomes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; considers these amounts to be genuine Union revenue sources which decrease the GNI-based contributions of the Member States; recalls that these exceptional revenues should remain one-off resources aimed at alleviating the financial burden on Member States, rather than serving as a justification for new European expenditure; |
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Amendment 22
Joachim Streit
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
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| 10. Welcomes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; considers these amounts to be genuine Union revenue sources which decrease the GNI-based contributions of the Member States; in this context, recalls that the Commission has proposed modifications for the next MFF period in order to ensure that such windfall revenue can lead to additional expenditure appropriations; | 10. Welcomes the incorporation in the budget of additional revenue stemming from definitive fines and penalty payments worth EUR 1 185,1 million; considers these amounts to be genuine Union revenue sources which decrease the GNI-based contributions of the Member States; stresses that such windfall revenues should primarily be used to reduce Member State contributions or reinforce the Union’s budgetary margin, rather than to finance new expenditure; |
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Amendment 23
Victor Negrescu
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
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| 11 a. takes note of the update of the salary adjustments for 2025 and agrees to integrate the budgetary impact of this adjustment as a technical amendment in DAB 3/2025; notes that this implies a reduction of a sum total of EUR 78,8 million in non-differentiated appropriations across the relevant budget lines and sections under Heading 7; |
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Amendment 24
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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| 12. Approves the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2025; | 12. Rejects the Council position on Draft amending budget No 3/2025; |
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Amendment 25
Julien Sanchez, Angéline Furet
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
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| 13. Instructs its President to declare that Amending budget No 3/2025 has been definitively adopted and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; | 13. Instructs its President to declare that Amending budget No 3/2025 has been definitively rejected and arrange for its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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Amendment 26
Dick Erixon
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
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| 14. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments. | 14. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, national parliaments and the Nordic Council. |
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