Dan Barna

2. Calls on the European Union and its Member States to work towards establishing a bloc of democratic countries that reject any unequal relationship with China, the United States or...

21. Notes that Heading 3 ‘Global Europe’ is allocated EUR 190 billion in 2025 prices in the 2028-2034 MFF, representing a significant increase from EUR 121.5 billion in the current period while...

21e. Underlines that local and regional governments (LRGs) are fundamental actors in achieving the objectives of Global Europe and in advancing sustainable development, given that...

21g. Insists that the allocation for Heading 3 Global Europe must correspond to the overall size of the MFF proposed by Parliament, set at 1.27 % of EU GNI; demands that Global Europe...

3. Calls on the European Union to form a coalition, a ‘democratic entente’, with those third countries that share the universal values of democracy, which would work to defend democracy and promote...

23. Notes with concern that the Commission’s self-imposed stable staffing has proven inadequate to meet operational requirements; acknowledges that, for the 2028-2034 MFF, the Commission has...

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21m. Stresses the urgency of structurally linking flexible crisis response mechanisms (including under the emerging challenges and priorities cushion and ‘Humanitarian Aid’) with longer-term...

21c. Underlines that the Europe Pillar, designed to prepare candidate countries for Union membership, must operate under the strictest standards of value compliance; calls for the application...

1. Calls on the European Union to rise to this historic challenge by equipping itself with the means to extend its influence to other continents, to enlarge its ranks, to make its institutions...

11 a. Stresses that unity and ability to speak and act in a single voice is an ultimate pre-condition for Europe's global relevance and that the EU cannot allow itself to get paralysed on...

21f. Calls for the systematic and mandatory involvement of LRGs and their associations in the drafting process of the future multiannual indicative programmes and action plans under Global...

21l. Calls for the continuation of resourcing for and meaningful engagement with civil society organisations (CSOs), especially local actors and women’s rights organisations, and for...

3 b. Stresses that defending democracy worldwide is only possible if it is effectively safeguarded internally; in this regard, calls for the EU to use relevant rule-of-law instruments and...

B a. whereas liberal concepts and ideals, such as freedom, democracy, free speech, are being appropriated by the illiberal narratives and movements subverting their original meaning and...

C. whereas democracy and rules- based international order are in danger and the surest way to defend them is to increase the influence and reach of the European Union by...

5. Welcomes the reinforcement of the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe as it demonstrates the Union’s commitment to strengthening its role...

21i. Insists that funds under the Global Pillar be explicitly non-transferable to other geographic pillars, in order to preserve funding for global initiatives, crisis response and conflict...

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21b. Rejects the proposed budgetary nomenclature for Global Europe, which aggregates vast resources into broad geographic pillars without visible thematic sub-ceilings; considers that this...

42. Insists that all substantive policy choices such as programme objectives, spending priorities, financial allocations, eligibility, selection and award criteria, conditions, definitions and...

21h. Calls for the ‘Global Pillar’ allocation to be reinforced to, at least, EUR 15 billion, in order to cover the wide range of cross-cutting objectives and commitments under this pillar,...

21k. Demands that the share of non- programmable funding within all Global Europe pillars be set consistently at 25 % of the total allocation under the future regulation and that this funding...

C a. whereas the 2025 Eurobarometer demonstrates that, despite the growing political polarisation and internal divides, European citizens’ appreciation of the EU is at its highest level since...

21d. Insists that the European Investment Bank (EIB) Group be formally anchored as the Union’s primary strategic financial partner within the Global Europe architecture to maximise the impact...

21j. Stresses the imperative of predictable funding; demands that transfers between geographic pillars under Global Europe be possible only if evidence demonstrates that SDG-related needs...

4 a. Stresses that elections across the EU and its neighborhood have become a strategic and ideological battleground, marked by aggressive foreign interferences and information manipulations;...

9. Urges the Union and the Member States to impose stricter limits on the size of media groups and to remain faithful to the spirit and international standards of the Digital Services Act by making...

3 a. Emphasizes that, in the increasingly aggressive geopolitical climate, strengthening the EU’s international stance and realising its potential as a global power necessitates a solid...

21a. Echoes its concern regarding the widespread use of ‘financing not linked to costs’ in the implementation of the Europe Pillar; stresses that while performance-based plans can accelerate...