Næstformand Dombrovskis` bemærkninger ved pressemødet om investeringer i mennesker, social samhørighed og europæiske værdier
(WorldNews Denmark)

Dear colleagues, Good afternoon, From the first day, this Commission has promised to propose a budget which `protects, empowers and defends`. Today, we want to highlight some of the programmes that make that promise concrete. As you know, the context of next Multiannual Financial Framework negotiations this time around is probably more difficult than ever before - if such a thing is even possible. With the UK leaving the EU, the income side had to be revisited, including through new own resources. With plenty of new challenges that need to be addressed, we also had to prioritise expenses. The package we put forward today reflects the widely shared ambitions for...