The 2014-2020 financial framework will be flexible. The European Parliament's decision not to oppose the financial framework established by the European Council for the 2014-2020 period is wise and timely, on condition that the terms to which its consensus is subject are taken into account. Do we need to go over them again? Let me recap: (1) complete mid-term revision, to be defined by majority ruling at the European Council, or an expiry clause; (2) flexibility in applying the framework,...