Memo: Agreement on EU budget 2014

On 12 November 2013, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union struck a deal on the EU budget for 2014, which also provides for remedying payments shortfalls in the current fiscal year.

MEPs ensured that victims of catastrophic flooding and drought in 2013 would be compensated, and that its priorities for 2014 in areas such as employment, research and innovation, border management and humanitarian aid were also taken on board.

On 20 November 2013, the European Parliament approved the EU’s budget for 2014

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Conciliation talks on 2014 EU budget started http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-conciliation-talks-on-2014-eu-budget-started/

EurActiv, 12.11.13: Late night deal seals 2014 EU budget http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/late-night-deal-seals-2014-eu-bu-news-531613

EUObserver, 12.11.13: MEPs and ministers agree 2014 budget breakthrough http://euobserver.com/news/122069

BBC News, 12.11.13: EU negotiators clinch deal on 2014 budget http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24909708

Deutsche Welle, 12.11.13: EU agrees on 2014 budget http://dw.de/p/1AFjv

France24, 12.11.13: EU clinches agreement on 2014 budget http://www.france24.com/en/20131112-eu-clinches-agreement-2014-budget

European Parliament: Press Release, 12.11.13: EU budget 2014: Parliament and Council strike a deal http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131112IPR24403/

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/13/468: 2014 EU budget agreed http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/139448.pdf

http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/documents/2014/2014_en.cfm http://ec.europa.eu/budget/biblio/documents/2014/2014_en.cfm

Council of the European Union: Press Release, PRES/13/483: Council approves agreement on 2014 EU budget http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/ecofin/139638.pdf

European Parliament: Press Release, 20.11.13: Parliament approves EU’s 2014 budget and plugs 2013 payment gaps http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20131118IPR25540/

European Commission: RAPID: Memo, MEMO/13/1023: EU Budget 2014: Statement by Commissioner Lewandowski http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-13-1023_en.pdf

---