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DRAFT OPINION (2024/2110(BUI))

On general guidelines for the preparation of the 2026 budget, Section III – Commission

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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Gheorghe Falcă

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The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls for a significant increase in the CEF-T budget, digitalisation, reduced regulatory burdens, inflation adjustments, and streamlined procedures for EU funds. It also calls for strategic action plans for automotive, maritime, aviation, high-speed rail, and hyperloop, and for reinforcing transport agencies and military mobility funding. It stresses support for Ukraine and Moldova, tourism recovery, and innovative financing models like PPPs.

Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism calls on the Committee on Budgets to incorporate these guidelines into its motion for a resolution.

Key points

  1. Calls for a significant increase in the CEF-T budget for TEN-T projects, focusing on cross-border infrastructure.
  2. Welcomes plans for automotive, maritime, aviation, high-speed rail, and hyperloop strategies; calls for a comprehensive hyperloop strategy.
  3. Calls for digitalisation of transport and systematic reduction of EU regulatory burdens across all transport modes.
  4. Calls on the Commission to incorporate inflation adjustments into the budget and reallocate underutilised funds to transport and innovation.
  5. Emphasises bolstering co-financing for large-scale projects like Clean Aviation and Europe’s Rail Joint Undertakings, and leveraging PPPs.
  6. Advocates innovative financing models, including PPPs with guarantees or risk-sharing, to attract private investment in transport and tourism.
  7. Stresses reinforcing budgets of transport agencies (EASA, EMSA, ERA) to fulfil additional tasks.
  8. Calls for streamlining application and reporting procedures, transparent fund allocation, expedited reviews, and 'once-only' principle.
  9. Insists on restoring military mobility budget to EUR 6.5 billion over seven years for dual-use TEN-T infrastructure.
  10. Reiterates need to improve EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, including railway upgrades and integrating Ukraine's rail system into EU standard gauge.
  11. Calls for funding to support tourism recovery, reduce administrative burdens for SMEs, and promote digital innovations like smart tourism platforms.

Who is affected

  • Transport and tourism sectors, including SMEs and regional authorities, benefit from simplified procedures and funding access.
  • Transport agencies (EASA, EMSA, ERA) receive reinforced budgets for additional tasks.
  • Ukraine and Moldova benefit from strengthened transport connections and integration efforts.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 6.5 billion over seven years for military mobility budget.