The EU budget contains EUR 40 million for border management, EUR 30 million for the eastern neighbourhood and EUR 60 million for military mobility.

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The claim attributes EUR 60 million to military mobility; the EP position actually requests EUR 20 million more for military mobility, while the EUR 60 million increase is for the Southern Neighbourhood.

Omissions

• The EUR 60 million increase actually concerns the Southern Neighbourhood, which the speaker did not mention at all; military mobility is increased by EUR 20 million.
• All three figures are increases over the Commission's draft 2027 budget, not total allocations for these policy areas.
• The figures describe the European Parliament's negotiating position on the 2027 budget adopted in the October 2026 plenary; final amounts depend on the subsequent conciliation with the Council.
• The official EP press release reporting these figures was published around the time of the vote (press-release reference 20261018IPR48257), i.e. essentially contemporaneous with the session, so the speaker could have known the figures.

Sources

• SecondaryEnergy News — European Parliament proposes a 2027 EU budget of 194 billion euros"The instrument for border management and visas would gain 40 million euros. They also request 20 million euros for military mobility." / "Funding for the southern neighbourhood would rise by 60 million euros and for the eastern neighbourhood by 30 million euros."
• SecondaryWhat Does EU Mean — Parliament Proposes €194 Billion 2027 EU Budget"40 million for the Border Management and Visa Instrument. Military mobility obtains €20 million."
• SecondaryAthena University Grant Office — European Parliament set out its position on EU's 2027 budget"Funding for the Southern Neighbourhood should increase by €60 million and by €30 million for the Eastern Neighbourhood, with an additional €40 [million for the Border Management and Visa Instrument]"