Article - Long-term budget: EU needs proper funding to tackle crises, say MEPs

The European Parliament could not have approved an agreement that would go against the interests of European citizens.

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/economy/20200309STO74453/https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/economy/20200309STO74453/
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Wednesday, March 11, 2020
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  • The European Parliament could not have approved an agreement that would go against the interests of European citizens.
  • S&D group leader Iratxe Garca Prez (Spain) said: It is preferable to have no agreement [on the EU budget] rather than a bad agreement."
  • The capacity to act

    MEPs said current challenges show the EU has to have the financial capacity to provide common solutions.

  • By Tuesday, its all about how bad things are given the EU cant solve the problems.
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