The agreement also covered the rights of the parliament in relation to foreign policy and EU missions (s.a.) and was endorsed first by the Budgets committee and subsequently, on 14 December by the EP plenary, which thus finalised the 2007 budgetary procedure.
Eiropas Parlaments pirmajā lasījumā balsoja par vairāku budžeta līniju palielināšanu, kopējam budžetam sasniedzot 122 miljardus eiro.