In the debate the rapporteur Salvador Garriga Polledo for the European People's Party told the House that 2005 had been a difficult year in that it was "the first full budgetary year in the enlarged Union" - a reflection of the 10 new countries that joined the EU the year before.
Par Komisijas budžetu viņš sacīja, ka Komisija ir pelnījusi apstiprināšanu, lai gan attiecībā uz finanšu kontroli tai ir dažas strukturāla rakstura problēmas.