MIL-OSI Europe: Written question – EU funding of physical barriers to secure the external borders – P-001246/2025

Priority question for written answer  P-001246/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Mary Khan (ESN)

In Commissioner Magnus Brunner’s response to question E-002879/2024, he states that ‘it is legally possible for Member States to request EU funding for physical barriers to secure the EU’s external borders’[1].

Can the Commission please answer the following questions:

• 1.Have any Member States applied for EU funding for physical barriers for the purpose of securing the EU’s external borders?
• 2.If so, how much funding has been requested, and which Member States have submitted request(s)?
• 3.Have the request(s) for EU funding been approved?

Submitted: 25.3.2025

• [1] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/E-10-2024-002879-ASW_EN.html.