However, Mr Alexander warned MEPs that "the room for negotiation is very narrow," and that the revised proposals would still be based on reviewing all budgetary expenditure in 2008-2009.
EP lielākās grupas līderis Hans-Gert POETTERING (PPE/DE, DE), pārmeta Lielbritānijai, ka ES prezidentvalsts lomā tās sniegums bijis nepietiekams. "