Press release - MEPs want ambitious, future-oriented budget with the recovery fund as part of it

The next long-term EU budget must be ambitious and future-oriented, and the recovery fund must be a part of it, members underlined.

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Thursday, May 14, 2020

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The next long-term EU budget must be ambitious and future-oriented, and the recovery fund must be a part of it, members underlined.
Some MEPs warned of a dominant China, and emphasised the need to protect EU jobs and companies, for example from hostile takeovers.
She also pledged that the EP will play a full role in the entire recovery package and the budget.
Background
The European Commission is expected to submit soon a proposal for a revamped MFF and recovery fund to take account of the health crisis and its consequences.