It should include a comprehensive and binding revision clause ensuring that the state of public finances and collective investment needs are reassessed at the halfway point. This would give the next European Parliament – and the voters who elect its members – the influence over the EU’s long-term budget that a democratic system requires.
即使没有政治干预造成的拖延，这些工具也是捉襟见肘的。从整体看，MFF需要腾挪空间，这不仅是为了保证其合法性。MFF应该包括全面的整体修订条款，以确保公共财政状况和集体投资需要得到中期重新评估。这将给予下一届欧洲议会（以及选出其议员的选民）对民主制度所要求的欧盟长期预算的影响力。