Publication

The decision to undertake a full, wide-ranging review of EU spending and resources was taken by the Heads of State meeting in a European Council summit in December 2005, to serve as the basis for discussions in the run-up to the proposals for the post-2013 financial framework. To this end, the Commission launched a public consultation on the budget review in June 2008, which finally saw the light of day on October 19th, with publication of the Commission's Communication on the budget review.