The EU budget - and therefore the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) - will have to play a leading role in the economic recovery plan after the coronavirus crisis, according to most political groups in the European Parliament.
The Commission will have to draw up a proposal for revising the MFF after the meeting of EU leaders on Thursday 23 April (see EUROPE B12472A1).
Although the European Parliament is in favour of an ambitious MFF 2021-2027 and new own resources to support the...