Guidelines for the 2026 Budget - Section III

Tabled by Sarah Knafo

27. Observes that the need for the EU Removed: to maintain and augment its Added: Member States to maintain a strong presence on the global stage is increasingly crucial amid escalating global conflicts, geopolitical Removed: shifts and Added: shifts, foreign influence efforts worldwide, Removed: particularly considering developments with other major global providers of aid; stresses that in order to achieve this, the Union requires sufficient funding and resources to act, including to respond to major crises in its neighbourhood and throughout the world, in particular in the light of the sudden decrease in international funding; stresses the importance of the humanitarian aid programme and regrets that resources are not increasing in line with record-high needs; underscores the need to strengthen the EU’s role as a leading humanitarian actor while effectively addressing emerging crises, particularly in regions facing protracted conflict, displacement, food insecurity and natural disasters; emphasises that the Union also requires sufficient resources for long-term investments in building global partnerships, and points out the importance of the participation of non-EU countries in Union programmes, where appropriate; Added: and the evolving dynamics of the EU’s relationships with other global political powers; stresses that this context must not be used as a pretext for the Union to increase its resources, worsening the budgetary imbalances of Member States or the tax burden on their citizens;

Wording as published by the EP, in English. PE769.787v01-00