Text · Opinion parliamentary committee draft
On the guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III
Document EMPL-PA-781376 · 2025/2246(BUI)
- Kind
- Opinion parliamentary committee draft EMPL-PA-781376
- Date
- 11 December 2025
- Committee
- Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
- Rapporteur
- Romana Tomc
- Dossier
- 2025/2246(BUI)
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- Official page PDF Word
- Reference
- 2025/2246(BUI)
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The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgets to incorporate its views into the resolution on the 2027 budget. It stresses persistent socio-economic challenges and the role of EU social programmes. It urges better use of EU funds, support for vulnerable groups, responses to demographic ageing, investment in skills, and adequate resources for social agencies.
Position. The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs proposes that the Committee on Budgets incorporate these points into its motion for a resolution on the 2027 budget.
Key points
- Underscores persistent socio-economic challenges including economic decline, demographic change, unemployment, poverty, and housing affordability.
- Highlights the essential role of EU social programmes in supporting cohesion and economic resilience.
- Underscores the importance of implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and achieving its 2030 targets.
- Notes the low take-up of EU funds in the last year of the current multiannual financial framework and calls for improved use, considering amending programmes.
- Calls for particular support to women, children, youth, families and vulnerable groups, with targeted measures against youth unemployment and child poverty.
- Emphasises the lack of policy responses to demographic ageing and underscores the need for adequate funding for care and support services.
- Considers a proficient workforce essential for competitiveness and resilience, recognising the role of skills, vocational training and traineeships.
- Recalls the work of the five EU agencies in social and employment policy and stresses they must be properly staffed and resourced.
Who is affected
- EU member states and the Commission are called on to improve the use of EU funds.
- Women, children, youth, families and vulnerable groups are to receive particular support.
- The five EU agencies active in social and employment policy must be adequately resourced.
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Opinion
The Committee on Employment and Social Affairs calls on the Committee on Budgets, as the committee responsible, to incorporate the following into its motion for a resolution:
1.Underscores the persistent socio-economic challenges facing the EU, including the EU’s economic decline on the world stage, demographic change, unemployment, poverty, and economic housing affordability and accessibility;
2.Highlights the essential role of EU programmes in the social fields in supporting the EU’s economic, social and territorial cohesion and fostering economic resilience;
3.Underscores the importance of implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and achieving its 2030 targets;
4.Notes, as 2027 is the last year of the current multiannual financial framework, the relatively low take-up of EU funds and calls for the Member States and the Commission to improve the use of EU funds, taking into account the recently adopted amending programmes;
5.Highlights the necessity of providing particular support to women, children, youth, families and vulnerable groups, and advocates for targeted measures to combat youth unemployment and child poverty;
6.Emphasises the lack of policy responses to the impact of the demographic challenges resulting from population ageing due to declining fertility rates and extended life expectancies; underscores the importance of adequate funding for care and support services;
7.Considers that a proficient and prepared workforce is essential to enhance the EU’s competitiveness and resilience against external shocks; recognises the essential role of skills, vocational training and traineeships;
Back matter, 1
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Annex: declaration of input 1 block
The rapporteur for opinion declares under her exclusive responsibility that she did not include in her opinion input from interest representatives falling within the scope of the Interinstitutional Agreement on a mandatory transparency register, or from representatives of public authorities of third countries, including their diplomatic missions and embassies, to be listed in this Annex pursuant to Article 8 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure.
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European Parliament (2025). “DRAFT OPINION on the guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III”. Text, 11 December 2025. docId EMPL-PA-781376. EU Parl Watch Research. https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/EMPL-PA-781376 (retrieved 25 September 2026). Data: EP Open Data API: document record, https://data.europarl.europa.eu/api/v2/documents/EMPL-PA-781376 (CC BY 4.0).
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author = {{European Parliament}},
title = {{DRAFT OPINION on the guidelines for the 2027 budget – Section III}},
year = {2025},
date = {2025-12-11},
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url = {https://news.eu-parl.st-solutions.dev/texts/EMPL-PA-781376},
urldate = {2026-09-25},
publisher = {EU Parl Watch Research},
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