On Wednesday 5 June, the European Commission unveiled the European Union's draft budget plan for 2020, which includes €168.3 billion in commitment appropriations (0.99% of GNI and +1.3% compared to 2019) and €153.7 billion in payment appropriations (0.9% of GNI and +3.5% compared to 2019).
"This is the latest draft budget plan of the 'Juncker' Commission and the current programming period", said Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger, who reserved the first draft of the document for the...