DRAFT OPINION on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 202...

European Parliament 2024-2029 Committee on Transport and Tourism 6.6.2025 DRAFT OPINION of the Committee on Transport and Tourism for the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy 2025/0103(COD) on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2021/694, (EU) 2021/695, (EU) 2021/697, (EU) 2021/1153, (EU) 2023/1525 and 2024/795, as regards incentivising defencerelated investments in the EU budget to implement the ReArm Europe Plan (COM(2025)0188 – C10-0070/2025 – 2025/0103(COD)) Rapporteur for opinion: Marjan Šarec PA\1321783EN.docx PE774.234v01-00 EN United in diversity EN PA_Legam PE774.234v01-00 2/6 PA\1321783EN.docx SHORT JUSTIFICATION The EU’s ability to move military assets swiftly and effectively across its territory has become a strategic imperative amid growing geopolitical instability. Military mobility is central not only to security and defence but also to economic resilience and civilian transport development. Upgrading critical cross-border infrastructure is essential to enhance dual-use capabilities, enabling both military deployments and civilian use. Despite the adoption of the EU Action Plan on Military Mobility 2.0, the current 2021–2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) allocates only €790 million to military mobility under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), far short of what is needed to address bottlenecks and priority corridors. While the European Regional...