Ciarán Mullooly: Defend CAP and 1.27% GNI EU Budget
MEP Ciarán Mullooly addresses the European Parliament on the next seven-year EU budget, calling for a multi-annual financial framework set at a minimum of 1.27% of GNI and exclusion of NextGenerationEU debt repayments. He demands a dedicated Common Agricultural Policy budget of at least €433 billion and warns the Parliament must be ready to withhold consent if key protections are removed.
Ciarán Mullooly sets out a clear, specific proposal for the MFF: a minimum commitment of 1.27% of GNI, with NextGenerationEU debt repayments excluded from the calculation. He argues that anything less risks leaving the Union underfunded and unable to meet economic and strategic challenges.
Mullooly places strong emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy, insisting CAP must have a dedicated and robust budget of at least €433 billion in current prices. He warns CAP cannot be treated as a leftover or absorbed into national envelopes, and links food production directly to European security.
The MEP stresses Parliament’s democratic mandate and the consequences if the final budget fails to protect CAP, cohesion and just transition funds. He makes clear that, in such a case, this Parliament must be prepared to withhold its consent and say no.
The speech frames the budget debate as a defining moment for citizens, farmers, regions and businesses across the Union. Mullooly’s intervention highlights fiscal priorities for the next seven years and sets out the political leverage Parliament can exercise over the final text.
Main demand
Ciarán Mullooly sets out a clear, specific proposal for the MFF: a minimum commitment of 1.27% of GNI, with NextGenerationEU debt repayments excluded from the calculation. He argues that anything less risks leaving the Union underfunded and unable to meet economic and strategic challenges.
Agriculture and food security
Mullooly places strong emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy, insisting CAP must have a dedicated and robust budget of at least €433 billion in current prices. He warns CAP cannot be treated as a leftover or absorbed into national envelopes, and links food production directly to European security.
Parliamentary stakes and consequences
The MEP stresses Parliament’s democratic mandate and the consequences if the final budget fails to protect CAP, cohesion and just transition funds. He makes clear that, in such a case, this Parliament must be prepared to withhold its consent and say no.
Context and implications
The speech frames the budget debate as a defining moment for citizens, farmers, regions and businesses across the Union. Mullooly’s intervention highlights fiscal priorities for the next seven years and sets out the political leverage Parliament can exercise over the final text.
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Transcript
Thank you Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, this is a defining moment for the European Parliament and for the future direction of the European Union. The next seven year budget is crucial to give stability to citizens, to farmers, to regions and to businesses in the challenging times in which we live. Our position must be clear. I'm going to be specific. The new multi-annual financial framework must be set at a minimum commissioner of 1.27% of GNI, the money generated by EU individuals and businesses. We must also exclude the next generation EU debt repayments from this equation because anything less would leave the Union underfunded and unable to meet the scale of the challenges before us. For agriculture, Parliament must be equally firm. The Common Agricultural Policy must have a dedicated and a robust budget of £433 billion at least in current prices. Cap cannot be treated as a leftover or absorbed into national envelopes. Food production is now a core part of European security. Food security is national security. So Europe must protect its farmers' capacity to produce food. Parliament has a democratic mandate. So if the final budget fails to protect cap, the crucial issues of leader and just transition funds, then this Parliament must be ready to withhold its consent and say no.