Alain Lamassoure, the French Chair of the Budget Committee told us, "the Treaty of Lisbon will give the European Parliament the power to fix as a last resort the level and the content of the community budget, which represents about €130 billion.
Tas būs iespējams tikai tad, ja atradīsim jaunus pašu resursus Savienībai, kas neliks dalībvalstīm Eiropas politiku finansēšanai ņemt naudu no valsts budžeta.”