Parliament sees Lisbon Agenda lines as pivotal for the EU ; reaffirming its Annual Political Strategy views, the EP has spread a number of payment increases on lines dealing with research and innovation which aim at boosting European competitiveness, while regretting that Council had cut them in the first place.
Ilgtspējīgai attīstībai, tostarp ES struktūrfondiem un kohēzijas fondiem, kopā atvēlēti 54,3 miljardi saistību apropriācijās.