Daniele POLATO

Guidelines for the 2027 Budget - Section III

Fund the 2027 Union budget by prioritizing renewable energy, transport infrastructure, housing, border management, and military mobility while conditioning external aid on European values.

Global Gateway – past impacts and future orientation

Exclude Chinese companies from Global Gateway infrastructure projects to secure EU energy independence and counter foreign influence in developing countries.

Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024

Tackling barriers to the single market for defence

Require member states to aggregate defence demand through common procurement and simplify regulations to reduce reliance on non-EU countries.

EU enlargement strategy

Condition EU accession on strict rule-of-law reforms and align candidate countries with the common foreign policy to counter Russian and Chinese interference.