On the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2026

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs · Rapporteur: Marlena Maląg

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This draft opinion addresses the 2026 EU budget, urging it to reflect geopolitical challenges, boost resilience, stimulate arms investment, support fiscal plans, prioritize innovation and cohesion, leverage private investment, aid migration policy, align NGO funding with EU goals, and ensure RRF complementarity.¶¶¶

Committee position. The Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgets to incorporate these points into its motion for a resolution.¶

Key points

Calls for the 2026 budget to reflect challenges from protectionism and the geopolitical context.¶
Stresses the budget should support making the EU economy more resilient to external shocks.¶
Emphasizes urgent need to stimulate investment in the arms industry due to military threat.¶
Calls for the budget to contribute to targets in member states' medium-term fiscal and structural plans.¶
Stresses cohesion policy is essential for the Single Market; calls for priority to innovation- and cohesion-enhancing investments.¶
Recalls public investment should drive private investment; significant increase in private capital is necessary for budget effectiveness.¶
Emphasizes need for budgetary assistance for responsible migration policy supporting the economy under migratory pressures.¶
Stresses NGO support must align with EU economic objectives and not undermine strategic priorities like energy independence or competitiveness.¶
Notes 2026 is last year of RRF; stresses complementarity between budget and RRF expenditure and avoiding double financing.¶

Who is affected

EU institutions and member states implementing the 2026 budget.¶¶¶
Arms industry, as it calls for stimulating investment in this sector.¶
NGOs receiving EU budget support, which must align with EU economic objectives.¶

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