On Wednesday 11 November, following agreement on the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2027 and the Recovery Plan, Margarida Marques MEP (S&D, Portugal), co-rapporteur on the MFF, told EUROPE that the European Parliament fought to increase funding for a number of EU programmes by €15 billion in order to “maintain those programmes that produce added value for the EU and safeguard the future EU budget”. She also referred to the “step forward” on own resources and...