On Wednesday 18 December in Strasbourg, MEPs once again criticised the Finnish negotiating box regarding the EU's next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) and the lack of progress on this issue at the last European Council (see EUROPE B12389A2).
Manfred Weber (EPP, Germany) regretted the lack of progress made on the next MFF. “There was no debate on the MFF”. He described as the negotiating box of the Finnish Presidency of the European Council as “provocative” and asked the EU...