The European Parliament decided on Thursday, 17 January in Strasbourg to strengthen the proposal on the protection of the budget in the event of a general failure of the rule of law in a Member State. This proposal concerns the next EU Multi-annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027.
The report by Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (S&D, Spain) and Petri Sarvamaa (EPP, Finland) was supported in plenary (397 votes in favour, 158 against and 69 abstentions) without changes (see EUROPE 12159)....