In spite of the many more jobs the EU has to do since the Lisbon Treaty came into force, the EP voted a restrictive overall spending level for next year's EU budget, with a less than 1% increase over 2010.
Neskatoties uz Lisabonas līguma izvirzītajiem uzdevumiem un prioritātēm, EP balsoja par taupīgu ES budžetu, ar mazāk nekā 1% pieaugumu salīdzinot ar 2010.gadu.