5 Resolutions & reports ·decision 5 of 9 on Wednesday, 2 April 2025

Guidelines for the 2026 budget – Section III

Committee report by Andrzej Halicki · voted 13:08–13:26

Non-binding texts in which Parliament states its position on a topic. They carry political weight but do not create law.

Adopted by a large majority 441 for · 173 against · 70 abstained (64 % in favour) EU budget & funds Economy & single market Annual budget

The vote ✦ In short Full text Procedure

What Parliament decided

Adopted Adopted by a large majority

Parliament adopted the text as its official position.

For 441 Against 173 Abstained 70

Final vote — text as a whole at 13:26 · 64% of votes cast in favour · every MEP’s position →

Who backed it

The Left ✗
Verts/ALE ✓
S&D ✓
Renew ✓
PPE ✓
ECR –
PfE ✗
ESN ✗
NI ✗

Backed by Verts/ALE, S&D, Renew and PPE; opposed by The Left, PfE and ESN; ECR mostly abstained.

✦ What this vote decides · AI summary, based on the text voted on

Parliament adopted its position on the 2026 budget guidelines for the Commission, focusing on strategic preparedness, security, competitiveness, sustainability and the single market. The adopted text calls for additional investment in defence, research, innovation, SMEs, health, energy, migration and border protection, alongside administrative simplification. It also stresses the need to finance Ukraine's needs, support enlargement countries, and strengthen transport and tourism funding.

How the vote unfolded · 101 ballots

Before the final vote, MEPs decided on 74 amendments (8 adopted, 66 rejected) and 26 parts of the text voted on separately (10 adopted, 15 rejected, 1 lapsed).

Roll calls requested by The Left, S&D, PPE, ECR, PfE, ESN · split votes by PPE, PfE (2), ESN · separate votes by PfE.

adopted rejected lapsed square = amendment circle = part of the text decisive vote Solid = roll call (click for every MEP’s vote); faded = no individual positions

All 101 ballots in voting order

1. Amendment 3, adding text before paragraph 1 13:08 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Before § 1 – Am 3 requested by The Left

Rejected

2. Amendment 4, adding text before paragraph 1 13:08 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Before § 1 – Am 4 requested by The Left

Rejected

3. Amendment 6, adding text before paragraph 1 13:08 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Before § 1 – Am 6 requested by The Left

Rejected

4. Separate vote on paragraph 1

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

5. Amendment 34, adding text after paragraph 1 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 1 – Am 34 requested by S&D, ESN

Rejected

6. Amendment 49, adding text after paragraph 2 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 2 – Am 49 requested by S&D, PfE

Rejected

7. Amendment 35, adding text after paragraph 3 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 3 – Am 35 requested by ESN

Rejected

8. Amendment 50, adding text after paragraph 3 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 3 – Am 50 requested by S&D

Rejected

9. Paragraph 4 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Reaffirms, in this regard, that research and innovation remain crucial for the EU’s success in cutting-edge industries and new clean and sustainable technologies; recalls the long-standing goal of increasing research and innovation investment to 3 % of gross domestic product (GDP); calls, therefore, for increased funding to be provided under Horizon Europe to fund at least 50 % of all excellent proposals in all scientific disciplines, enable researchers as well as companies, especially SMEs, to bring new developments to the market, and to scale up, ensure solid economic growth and boost the Union’s competitiveness in the global economy, thereby preventing actors from leaving for competing regions’ requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

10. Paragraph 4 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘while also ensuring that Europe has the knowledge base it needs to pursue the Green Deal commitments;’ requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

11. Amendment 7, adding text after paragraph 4 13:09 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 4 – Am 7 requested by The Left

Rejected

12. Amendment 36, adding text after paragraph 4 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 4 – Am 36 requested by S&D, ESN

Rejected

13. Amendment 51, adding text after paragraph 4 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 4 – Am 51 requested by PfE

Rejected

14. Amendment 8, adding text after paragraph 6 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 6 – Am 8 requested by The Left

Rejected

15. Amendment 9, adding text after paragraph 6 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 6 – Am 9 requested by The Left

Rejected

16. Amendment 10, adding text after paragraph 6 13:10 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 6 – Am 10 requested by The Left

Rejected

17. Amendment 11, adding text after paragraph 7 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 7 – Am 11 requested by The Left

Rejected

18. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 8

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

19. Amendment 14, adding text after paragraph 10 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 10 – Am 14 requested by The Left

Rejected

20. Amendment 37 to paragraph 11 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 11 – Am 37 requested by S&D, ESN

Rejected

21. Amendment 29 to paragraph 11 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 11 – Am 29 requested by PPE

Adopted

22. Amendment 15, adding text after paragraph 11 13:11 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 15 requested by The Left

Rejected

23. Amendment 38, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 38 requested by S&D, ESN

Rejected

24. Amendment 52, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 52 requested by S&D, PfE

Rejected

25. Amendment 53, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 53 requested by S&D, PfE

Rejected

26. Amendment 54, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 54 requested by PfE

Rejected

27. Amendment 55, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 55 requested by S&D, PfE

Rejected

28. Amendment 56, adding text after paragraph 11 13:12 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 11 – Am 56 requested by S&D, PfE

Adopted

29. Amendment 24 to paragraph 12 13:13 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 12 – Am 24 requested by S&D, ECR

Rejected

30. Amendment 30 to paragraph 12 13:13 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 12 – Am 30 requested by PPE

Adopted

31. Separate vote on paragraph 12 requested by The Left

32. Amendment 25, adding text after paragraph 12 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 12 – Am 25 requested by S&D, ECR

Rejected

33. Amendment 57, adding text after paragraph 12 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 12 – Am 57 requested by S&D, PfE

Rejected

34. Amendment 58, adding text after paragraph 12 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 12 – Am 58 requested by S&D, PfE

Rejected

35. Amendment 39, adding text after paragraph 13 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 13 – Am 39 requested by ESN

Rejected

36. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 13

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

37. Amendment 13 to paragraph 14 13:15 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 14 – Am 13 requested by The Left

Rejected

38. Amendment 16, adding text after paragraph 14 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 14 – Am 16 requested by The Left

Rejected

39. Amendment 17, adding text after paragraph 14 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 14 – Am 17 requested by S&D, The Left

Adopted

40. Amendment 40, adding text after paragraph 15 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 15 – Am 40 requested by ESN

Rejected

41. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 15

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

42. Amendment 61, adding text after paragraph 15 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 15 – Am 61 requested by S&D, PfE

Rejected

43. Amendment 26, adding text after paragraph 16 13:16 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 16 – Am 26 requested by ECR

Rejected

44. Amendment 27 to paragraph 17 13:17 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 17 – Am 27 requested by ECR

Rejected

45. Amendment 81, adding text after paragraph 17 13:17 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 17 – Am 81 requested by The Left

Rejected

46. Amendment 79 to paragraph 18 13:17 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 18 – Am 79 requested by S&D, The Left

Rejected

47. Paragraph 18 — part 1 of 3 Part 1: “Text as a whole without the words: ‘including sexual and reproductive health and access to services’” requested by PPE

electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded

Adopted

48. Paragraph 18 — part 2 of 3 Part 2: ‘including sexual and reproductive health’ requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

49. Paragraph 18 — part 3 of 3 Part 3: ‘and access to services;’ requested by PPE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

50. Amendment 41, adding text after paragraph 18 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 18 – Am 41 requested by S&D, ESN

Rejected

51. Amendment 33, adding text after paragraph 19 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 19 – Am 33 requested by PPE

Adopted

52. Amendment 62, adding text after paragraph 19 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 19 – Am 62 requested by PfE

Rejected

53. Amendment 18, adding text after paragraph 20 13:18 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 20 – Am 18 requested by The Left

Rejected

54. Separate vote on paragraph 21

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

55. Amendment 19, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 19 requested by The Left

Rejected

56. Amendment 42, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 42 requested by ESN

Rejected

57. Amendment 63, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 63 requested by PfE

Rejected

58. Amendment 80, adding text after paragraph 21 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 21 – Am 80 requested by The Left

Rejected

59. Amendment 64 to paragraph 22 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 22 – Am 64 requested by PfE

Adopted

60. Amendment 65, adding text after paragraph 22 13:19 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 65 requested by S&D, PfE

Adopted

61. Amendment 82, adding text after paragraph 22 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 82 requested by The Left

Rejected

62. Amendment 83, adding text after paragraph 22 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 83 requested by The Left

Rejected

63. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

64. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

65. Amendment 86, adding text after paragraph 22 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 22 – Am 86 requested by The Left

Rejected

66. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

67. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 22

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

68. Amendment 20, adding text after paragraph 24 13:20 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 24 – Am 20 requested by The Left

Rejected

69. Amendment 66, adding text after paragraph 24 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 24 – Am 66 requested by PfE

Rejected

70. Amendment 22, adding text after paragraph 25 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 22 requested by S&D

Adopted

71. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 25

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

72. Amendment 90, adding text after paragraph 25 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 90 requested by The Left

Rejected

73. Amendment 91, adding text after paragraph 25 13:21 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 91 requested by The Left

Rejected

74. Amendment 92, adding text after paragraph 25 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 25 – Am 92 requested by The Left

Rejected

75. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 25

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

76. Amendment 67, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 67 requested by PfE

Rejected

77. Amendment 68, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 68 requested by PfE

Rejected

78. Amendment 69, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 69 requested by PfE

Rejected

79. Amendment 70, adding text after paragraph 26 13:22 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 26 – Am 70 requested by PfE

Rejected

80. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 26

electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded

Rejected

81. Amendment 43 to paragraph 27 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 27 – Am 43 requested by ESN

Rejected

82. Amendment 44 to paragraph 28 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 28 – Am 44 requested by ESN

Rejected

83. Amendment 71, adding text after paragraph 28 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 28 – Am 71 requested by PfE

Rejected

84. Amendment 72, adding text after paragraph 28 13:23 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 28 – Am 72 requested by PfE

Rejected

85. Paragraph 31 — part 1 of 2 Part 1: ‘Insists on the benefits of pre-accession funds, both for the enlargement countries and for the EU itself, as the funding creates more stability in the region; welcomes the implementation of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans to further support the economic convergence of Western Balkan countries with the EU’s single market through investment and growth in the region; insists on the need to deploy the necessary funds to support Moldova’s accession process, in line with the EU’s commitment to enlargement and regional stability; underlines the role of the Reform and Growth Facility for the Republic of Moldova and highlights the necessity of securing sufficient financial resources for its full implementation; underlines the importance of sustained support for candidate countries in implementing the necessary accession-related reforms, in particular regarding the rule of law, anti-corruption and democracy and in enhancing their resilience and preventing and countering hybrid threats;’ without the words: ‘welcomes the implementation of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans to further support the economic convergence of Western Balkan countries with the EU’s single market through investment and growth in the region;’ requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

86. Paragraph 31 — part 2 of 2 Part 2: ‘welcomes the implementation of the Growth Plan for the Western Balkans to further support the economic convergence of Western Balkan countries with the EU’s single market through investment and growth in the region;’ requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

87. Paragraph 31 — part 3 13:24 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 31/3 Part 3: ‘calls on the Commission to allocate additional funding to support civil society, independent media organisations and journalists;’ requested by PfE requested by PfE

Adopted

88. Amendment 45, adding text after paragraph 31 13:24 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 31 – Am 45 requested by ESN

Rejected

89. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 32

electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded

Rejected

90. Amendment 46, adding text after paragraph 32 13:25 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 32 – Am 46 requested by S&D, ESN

Rejected

91. Vote on text inserted after paragraph 32

electronic vote (totals only) — no individual positions recorded

Rejected

92. Amendment 47, adding text after paragraph 33 13:25 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 33 – Am 47 requested by ESN

Rejected

93. Separate vote on paragraph 34 requested by PfE

— no individual positions recorded

Adopted

94. Amendment 73, adding text after paragraph 34 13:25 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 34 – Am 73 requested by PfE

Rejected

95. Amendment 74, adding text after paragraph 36 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 36 – Am 74 requested by PfE

Rejected

96. Amendment 28 to paragraph 39 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – § 39 – Am 28 requested by ECR

Rejected

97. Amendment 75, adding text after paragraph 41 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 41 – Am 75 requested by PfE

Rejected

98. Amendment 76, adding text after paragraph 42 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – After § 42 – Am 76 requested by PfE

Rejected

99. Vote on text inserted after recital A

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

100. Vote on text inserted after recital B

— no individual positions recorded

Rejected

101. Final vote — text as a whole 13:26 A10-0042/2025 – Andrzej Halicki – Motion for a resolution (as a whole)

Adopted

Part of the sitting of Wednesday, 2 April 2025. The vote was taken on Report A-10-2025-0042 in procedure 2024/2110.

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