Making sure the numbers stack up is vital Given that budgetary wrangles were long, messy and complicated in the 1980's, the framework for EU financing is now agreed by EU leaders (and the Parliament) for 7 year cycles.
Lai padarītu procesu plūstošāku, Padome un Parlaments vienojas par ilgtermiņa finanšu ietvaru, kas aptver vairākus budžeta gadus un nosaka griestus katrai jomai, kā arī budžetiem kopumā.