The European Parliament completed its first reading on Thursday 4 April on the proposal to protect the budget in the event of a general failure of the rule of law in a Member State. This proposal is part of the package of proposals on the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 (see EUROPE B12174A1).
Parliament thus confirmed its position on this text, adopting the report by Eider Gardiazabal Rubial (S&D, Spain) and Petri Sarvamaa (EPP, Finland).
In January, the deputies...