European Parliament
Lena Ek, Cecilia Malmström and Anders Wijkman (PPE-DE ),
in writing.
(SV)
Today, we have voted on an amending budget affecting the income side of the EU budget. The amending budget includes, for example, the recalculation of the contributions necessary for funding the British rebate. We find it unfair and antiquated that a Member State should have been placed in this kind of unique position and we wish, in this connection, to emphasise the importance of reviewing the EU budget planned for 2008/2009. It is crucially important that this review should cover the British rebate as well as the common agricultural policy.

