Draft amending budget no 2 to the general budget 2025 - Update of revenue (own resources) and adjustments to expenditure

Wording as published by the EP, in English.

1. Amendment 1Rejected

   Paragraph 4 a (new)

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   Added: 4 a. Regrets the lack of proposals from the Commission to reduce Union expenditure, particularly in the operating costs of administrations; considers it urgent to adopt an austerity plan that will enable the Union to reduce its debt without increasing the tax burden on taxpayers;

2. Amendment 2Rejected

   Paragraph 4 b (new)

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   Added: 4 b. Considers that the adoption of “own resources” for the European Union, which smacks of federalist ulterior motives, would encourage the pursuit of irresponsible, reckless spending;

3. Amendment 3Rejected

   Paragraph 4 c (new)

   Tabled by Sarah Knafo, Milan Uhrík · ESN

   Added: 4 c. Considers it essential to maintain the principle that windfall gains and unspent amounts are returned to Member States at the end of the financial year;

4. Amendment 4Rejected

   Recital B

   Tabled by Julien Sanchez, Auke Zijlstra, Angéline Furet +1 · PfE

   … GNI base, which is 0,5 % higher than the May 2024 forecast, Added: which demonstrates misleading and imprudent budgetary forecasts,

5. Amendment 5Rejected

   Recital C

   Tabled by Julien Sanchez, Auke Zijlstra, Angéline Furet +1 · PfE

   … EUR 25 million compared to the estimate included in the 2025 budget, Added: which once again demonstrates that the initial budgetary forecast was overly optimistic and therefore imprudent and misleading,