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A-10-2025-0268 → TA-10-2026-0021

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A-10-2025-0268 Plenary report of 16 Dec 2025
To
TA-10-2026-0021 Adopted text of 22 Jan 2026
Changes
5 changes to the text
Paragraphs
+5 added · −8 removed · 5 changed
More facts (3)
Dossier
2025/2034(INI)
Title (from)
on the choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness
Title (to)
Choice of performance indicators for audit and budgetary control in the context of financing measures to support the implementation of future European competitiveness
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AI: What changed, in short Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Changes the emphasis on competitiveness measures to prioritize economic results while allowing broader societal effects to be considered.2 Removes the requirement to report on social and environmental footprint of projects.3 Refines simplification for SMEs to focus on reducing red tape and administrative costs.4 Adds a call for a 'one in, two out' principle to cut regulatory burden.5 The other change is formal: decimal separators are updated.1

The notes class 4 changes as substance, 1 as formal, 0 as wording only.

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Changes that matter, 5

Changes to the text in document order — the ones the change notes describe. Cover page, renumbering and punctuation-only edits are left out (see “Every difference”); changes to citations and references stay in and are marked as formal in the notes.

Change 1

ChangedF. whereas the Draghi report has cautioned that the EU’s declining competitiveness, exacerbated by the increasingly unstable geopolitical environment, together with the succession of crises it has faced in recent years, poses an existential threat to the Union; whereas the report estimates that the EU needs to mobilise additional public and private investment equivalent to 4.4-4.74,4-4,7 % of EU GDP – approximately EUR 750-800 billion annually between 2025 and 2030 – to close the investment gap;

AI: Note on change 1 · formal Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Replaces decimal commas with decimal points in the percentage figures.

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Change 2

Changed2. Stresses that measures to enhance competitiveness shouldcan becontribute accompaniedto bybroader actionssocietal tobenefits, promoteprovided socialthat cohesion,those someasures thatremain economicfocused progresson translatesproductivity, intogrowth broaderand societaljob benefits;creation; insists that any overarching performance framework for the EU budget should primarily provide aeconomic balancedresults assessmentand coveringmeasurable bothpolicy economicoutcomes, resultswhile andtaking socialinto impact;account, where relevant, broader societal effects, without undermining the principles of efficiency and effectiveness;

AI: Note on change 2 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Rewords paragraph 2 to emphasize that competitiveness measures can contribute to broader societal benefits, but the performance framework should primarily provide economic results and measurable policy outcomes, taking into account broader societal effects where relevant.

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Change 3

Changed12. Insists that indicator data and methodologies be made publicly available in real time through an interoperable monitoring, reporting and audit system, thereby increasing transparency and ensuring traceability down to project and final beneficiary level; recalls the importance of ‘final beneficiary transparency’ for EU funds; stresses that EU funding, including that under indirect management, must be transparent and should allow for effective auditing and prevention of double funding; insists further that this data should include comprehensive information regarding the social and environmental footprint of the projects financed;

AI: Note on change 3 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Drops the requirement that data include comprehensive information on the social and environmental footprint of projects financed.

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Change 4

Changed35. Considers that in order to accelerate both the green and digital transitions, particular attention should be paid to innovative SMEs for which simplification is critical; stresses that simplification should notfocus leadon toreducing deregulationunnecessary red tape and administrative costs for SMEs; emphasises that simplification must be carried out inwhile ensuring a wayproportionate thatand guaranteesefficient regulatory framework, guaranteeing regulatory certainty as well as proper impact assessment; suggests that progress in reducing the administrative burden could be measured with indicators such as the number of projects approved and the number of projects concluded annually with SMEs, the decrease in the rate of appeals or disputes related to application procedures and the reduction in time required to access EU funding, from application to disbursement;

AI: Note on change 4 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Changes paragraph 35 to focus simplification on reducing unnecessary red tape and administrative costs for SMEs, while ensuring a proportionate and efficient regulatory framework.

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Change 5

Added36. Calls on the Commission to further step up efforts to reduce regulatory burden and to ensure that EU legislation is proportionate, evidence-based and delivers clear added value for citizens and businesses; considers the current ‘one in, one out’ approach to be insufficient in this regard; calls, therefore, for the application of a ‘one in, two out’ principle, whereby the introduction of any new costs through regulatory obligations is offset by reductions in regulatory costs stemming from other EU legislation by at least twice the equivalent amount, with the objective of achieving a net reduction in the regulatory burden, while treating separately the burden on companies and public administration.

AI: Note on change 5 · substance Written by AI from the official text — check the source · deepseek-v4-flash · 4 Sept 2026

Adds a new paragraph calling for a 'one in, two out' principle to reduce regulatory burden, requiring new costs to be offset by twice the amount in reductions.

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European Parliament (2026). “Changes between A-10-2025-0268 and TA-10-2026-0021”. Text, 22 January 2026. from A-10-2025-0268, to TA-10-2026-0021, reference 2025/2034(INI). EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0268/compare/TA-10-2026-0021 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: European Parliament Open Data, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/ (CC BY 4.0).
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@misc{epw-text-2026-01-22,
  author = {{European Parliament}},
  title = {{Changes between A-10-2025-0268 and TA-10-2026-0021}},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-01-22},
  howpublished = {\url{https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0268/compare/TA-10-2026-0021}},
  url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/A-10-2025-0268/compare/TA-10-2026-0021},
  urldate = {2026-09-25},
  publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
  note = {Text. from A-10-2025-0268, to TA-10-2026-0021, reference 2025/2034(INI). Data: European Parliament Open Data (CC BY 4.0)}
}