It is important to bear in mind that, were there to be no agreement on the next financial perspective, it is the 2006 budget which would serve as the basis for negotiations to set subsequent annual budgets.
Eiropas Parlaments 15. decembrī balsos par Ārlietu komitejā pieņemto Geoffrey VAN ORDEN (PPE/DE, UK) ziņojumu, kurā izvērtēti Bulgārijas panākumi ceļā uz pievienošanos.