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having regard to the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2025)0188),

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having regard to Article 294(2) and Articles 114, 164, 172 and 173, Article 175, third paragraph, Articles 176, 177, 178, 182, 183 and 188 and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C10-0070/2025),

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having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

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having regard to Article 294(3) and Articles 164 and 172, Article 173(3), Article 175, third paragraph, Articles 177 and 178, Article 182(1) and (4), Article 183, Article 188, second paragraph, and Article 192(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to the budgetary assessment by the Committee on Budgets,

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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 18 September 2025  (1),

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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions of 15 October 2025  (2),

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having regard to the provisional agreement approved by the responsible committee under Rule 75(4) of its Rules of Procedure and the undertaking given by the Council representative by letter of 10 November 2025 to approve Parliament’s position, in accordance with Article 294(4) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union,

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having regard to Rules 60, 41 and 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

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having regard to the opinions of the Committee on Security and Defence and the Committee on Transport and Tourism,

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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A10-0172/2025),

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Adopts its position at first reading hereinafter set out;

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Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it replaces, substantially amends or intends to substantially amend its proposal;

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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.