On Wednesday 24 January, the budgets committee (BUDG) of the European Parliament welcomed the draft 'Olbrycht/Thomas' and 'Deprez/Lewandowski' reports on the post-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF) (see EUROPE 11944).
José Manuel Fernandes (EPP, Portugal) congratulated the MEPs on their “excellent work, which shows that Parliament is united” ahead of the forthcoming battle of the financial perspectives. “Brexit should not reduce the ambition of the Twenty-Seven”, he said....