Despite the pressing demand from MEPs, the European Commission continues to believe that contingency measures to address the delay in the adoption of the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 are not a solution. This was reiterated on Friday 6 March at a conference in Brussels by Gert Jan Koopman, Director General for Budget Services (DG Budget) of the European Commission (see EUROPE B12434A17).
Indeed, he recalled that such a proposal would be considered as a mini negotiation on...