In Strasbourg on Tuesday 17 January, the former Italian Prime Minister, Mario Monti, presented the College of European Commissioners with the conclusions of the high-level group of which he is the chair on the future of the own resources of the EU (see EUROPE 11702).
"The Commission takes note of the conclusions and will take them into account in the preparatory work" for the next multi-annual financial framework (MFF) of the European Union. The recommendations of the high-level group will...