The European Parliament is ready to negotiate an agreement with the Council on the next EU multiannual financial framework (MFF) before the May elections, "but not at any cost", Jean Arthuis (ALDE, France), Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Budgets, declared on Wednesday 14 November in Strasbourg.
On Wednesday 14 November, the European Parliament adopted its position on the MFF for 2021 to 2027, providing for expenditure representing 1.3% of the EU's gross national income...