The EU rescEU mechanism fund was increased by €11 billion.

Omissions

• The €11 billion figure is the total proposed common funding allocation for the combined EU Civil Protection Mechanism and health emergency preparedness, not strictly an incremental 'increase by €11 billion' of the rescEU fund alone.
• The €11 billion is a Commission proposal (presented 17 July 2025 as part of the next Multiannual Financial Framework) to strengthen the Civil Protection Mechanism and rescEU; the previous funding period allocated about €2.9 billion to rescEU, so €11 billion represents the new proposed allocation rather than the increase amount.
• The scope covers both civil protection and health emergency preparedness threats, whereas the MEP attributed the entire €11 billion to the rescEU mechanism specifically.
• The claim presents the increase as accomplished, while the source describes it as a proposed Regulation that had not yet been adopted as of the session date.

Sources

• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (DG ECHO)The new Regulation proposes to allocate around EUR 11 billion in common funding for civil protection and health emergency preparedness threats.