The Heads of State or Government of the Member States will debate for the first time, on Thursday 13 December in Brussels, proposals for the next EU Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027.
The European Council is expected to have a long discussion on this sensitive issue, in order to prepare the ground for negotiations for an agreement, if possible, in autumn 2019 (see EUROPE 12157).
In his letter of invitation to EU leaders, the President of the European Council, Donald...