European Parliament
Jensen (ALDE )
on behalf of the group.
(DA)
Mr President, we do know how difficult it is to bring about agreement between EU Heads of State or Government as to the framework for the EU Budget. Everyone looks after his or her own interests, and each Head of State will be measured and assessed on how well allowance has been made for narrow interests in the final result of the negotiation. Fortunately, we can, however, say that it is not exclusively this struggle between national interests that will determine the budget framework, or financial perspectives, for the next few years. There is, of course, quite a lot that the European Parliament needs to say.

