Political debate on new EU budget gets under way

‘Most Member States have acknowledged the European Commission’s proposals as a good basis for further negotiations on the Multiannual Financial Framework,’ Secretary of State Mikołaj Dowgielewicz declared in concluding the informal meeting of European affairs ministers in Sopot. ‘We have got clear support for the Polish Presidency to continue proceeding on the budget,’ emphasised Mr Dowgielewicz, who had chaired the two-day talks as a representative of the Polish Presidency.