On financing the EU budget, the Parliament has long argued for the expansion of EU "own resources" - money due directly to it rather than received as contributions from EU Member States.
Attiecībā uz ES budžeta finansēšanu Parlaments jau ilgu laiku iestājas par ES „pašu resursu”, t.i., līdzekļu, ko ES saņem tieši, nevis no dalībvalstīm, paplašināšanu.