On the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defence-related investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan
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Committee on Transport and Tourism · Rapporteur: Marjan Šarec
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This draft opinion supports the Commission's proposal to allow Member States to transfer Cohesion Fund resources to the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for defence-related investments, particularly military mobility, for 2025–2027.¶¶ It proposes amendments to ensure transferred funds benefit from same pre-financing and co-financing conditions as cohesion policy, prioritise hot spots and cross-border sections of military mobility corridors, and use EU-made materials and technologies.¶¶¶
Committee position. The Committee on Transport and Tourism proposes amendments to the Commission proposal, supporting the transfer mechanism but adding conditions on prioritisation and EU content.¶¶¶
Key points
- Supports the temporary, voluntary mechanism for Member States to transfer Cohesion Fund resources to CEF for military mobility, as an interim solution for 2025–2027.¶¶
- Notes that current MFF allocates only €790 million to military mobility under CEF, insufficient to address bottlenecks.¶
- Calls for transferred resources to benefit from same pre-financing and co-financing conditions as under ERDF and Cohesion Fund, including up to 100% Union financing.¶¶
- Urges Member States to cooperate on upgrading hot spots and cross-border sections of the four military mobility corridors, which have short-term impact.¶
- Requests the Commission to give particular consideration to projects using materials and technologies available in the Union when establishing work programmes.¶
- Proposes that maximum co-financing rate of 100% apply especially to hot spots and cross-border sections within the four priority Military Mobility Corridors.¶
- Requires actions to be located on the four EU Priority Military Mobility Corridors, prioritising hot spots and cross-border sections, and comply with infrastructure requirements of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/1328.¶
- Stresses the importance of transparency and oversight, with all projects adhering to CEF monitoring and reporting standards and regular Commission updates.¶
Who is affected
- Member States: can transfer Cohesion Fund resources to CEF for military mobility projects, with conditions similar to cohesion policy.¶¶
- Transport infrastructure projects on military mobility corridors: may receive higher co-financing and priority for hot spots and cross-border sections.¶¶
- EU manufacturers: preference for materials and technologies available in the Union in funded projects.¶