The European Parliament has struck a deal with representatives of EU governments to ensure a greener and forward-looking budget for the next seven years as well as a swift recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic. After ten weeks of intense negotiations, MEPs secured an additional €16 billion in EU investments to support Europeans, foster research and address future crises.

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A stronger budget to get Europe back on its feet

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On top of almost €1.1 trillion proposed

the additional funds obtained by Parliament

will strengthen EU programmes for research,

The investments will also support the transition

towards a digital and carbon-neutral economy.

will help mitigate the impact of the pandemic.

"We understand that these are difficult times.

so Europe can look beyond the pandemic and rebuild."

that the cost of paying back the recovery funds

should not come at the expense of ordinary Europeans.

for the introduction of new streams of EU revenue.

Parliament has fought for an ambitious budget,