The draft 'Olbrycht/Thomas' report, as adopted by the committee on budget of the European Parliament on Thursday 22 February, on the eve of an informal European summit, recommends a post-2020 multiannual financial framework (MFF) at a level of 1.3% of gross national income (GNI)(see EUROPE 11966). The MEPs call for new own resources, making it possible to reduce the national contributions to the EU budget by the same amount.
According to Jan Olbrycht (EPP, Poland), this is the Parliament’s...