CSOs respond to the European Parliament vote on the revision of the EU’s 7-year budget

Brussels, 3rd October 2023 - Today, the European Parliament  voted on the mid-term revision of the EU’s long term budget. The ONE Campaign, Global Citizen and Aidsfonds reacted:

“Today’s vote highlights the continued ambition of the Parliament to ensure the EU’s budget is better equipped to face multiple and complex global challenges. The Parliament’s call for additional funding for external action and to respond to emergencies and unforeseen crises is much needed, and we urge Member States to agree to these proposals in upcoming negotiations. 

It is vital that the EU budget can support the delivery of the bloc’s external priorities without forcing short-sighted trade-offs. Funding for Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction is vital, but should not come at the expense of urgent action on climate and development, or other key partnerships such as with Africa. The EU can and must do both, in order to free up resources for urgent global priorities, by ensuring that EUR 1.6 billion currently set aside for Ukraine in the EU’s Global Europe instrument is covered by the new Ukraine Facility from 2024 onwards. We are calling on the Budgets and Foreign Affairs committees to take action on this in the vote on the Ukraine Facility report later this week.”

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