Press Release: 2015 EU budget talks go to conciliation

On the 22 October 2014 The Council of the European Union informed the European Parliament that it could not approve all the amendments of the European Parliament for the 2015 EU budget. This meant that on 28 October 2014 a three-week conciliation period would start, aimed at bridging the gap between the Council's and the European Parliament's position.

2015 was the second annual budget under the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2014-2020 and had a double purpose: to help launching new spending programmes and to finance the completion of measures kicked off under the previous programming period 2007-2013.

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ESO: Background information: Draft budget 2015: Commission amends its proposal http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-draft-budget-2015-commission-amends-its-proposal/

EurActiv, 24.10.14: European Parliament seeks to expand 2015 budget by 2 billion euros http://www.euractiv.com/sections/euro-finance/european-parliament-seeks-expand-2015-budget-2-billion-euros-309451

European Parliament: Press Release, 22.10.14: Settle bills, invest more for growth and jobs: Parliament’s position on the EU budget for 2015 http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/content/20141016IPR74260/

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