Press Release - 20 Feb. 2018 - COUNCIL CONCLUSIONS ON THE BUDGET GUIDELINES FOR 2019
Introduction
1. The Council considers that the budget for 2019 should ensure prudent budgeting and provide adequate resources to support clearly set priorities, while leaving sufficient margins under the ceilings. The EU budget should seek to boost growth, promote employment and create new jobs, enhance effective EU cohesion and agriculture, foster competitiveness and tackle the internal and external dimension of the migration, security challenges and protection of the external borders.