“Dear EPP colleagues, you are preparing to vote on amendments that are unacceptable to our group”, declared Jean-Marc Germain (S&D, French) during the debate on the guidelines for the 2026 budget at the European Parliament’s plenary session on Monday 31 March.
The French MEP was referring to at least two amendments from the EPP group and another from 45 EPP MEPs on border protection, migrant return policies and the end of EU funding for UNRWA.
Tabled after the vote in the European...