The agreement fails to fulfil commitments made towards the new Member States and does not provide for a sufficient and detailed flexibility mechanism, a firm commitment to undertake the review with a clear role for the European Parliament or sufficient accompanying measures for example to ensure better implementation and control of expenditure of funds in Member States.
Parlaments tādējādi atgādina, ka sarunas par ES budžetu 2007.–2013. gadam nav noslēgušās, jo jāpanāk vienošanās starp Parlamentu un Eiropadomi.