This medium-term financial framework put an end to the annual budget marathons, which were often a source of serious conflict between the Member States and/or the institutions and were a regular feature of news stories about the Community in the late 1970s/early 1980s.
Šis vidēja termiņa finanšu ietvars izbeidza ikgadējos finanšu maratonus, kas bieži vien izraisīja konfliktus dalībvalstu vidū un/vai iestāžu starpā, kas raksturoja Kopienas dzīvi 70-to gadu beigās un 80-to gadu sākumā.