In plenary in Strasbourg on Wednesday 14 June, the European Parliament gave formal assent to its representatives to enter into negotiations with the Council and Commission on the “omnibus” regulation of simplifications to the multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 (see EUROPE 11798).
No call for a vote by at least a tenth of MEPs was lodged by the deadline of midnight on 13 June so Parliament has officially decided to open inter-institutional negotiations on the omnibus...