The EU’s next long-term budget should be reinforced with new sources of funding to meet fresh challenges, such as migration, security, defence and climate change, Parliament said in two resolutions adopted on Wednesday. The texts set out Parliament’s position upcoming negotiations with the Council on the EU's long-term budget.

In a debate with MEPs on the future of Europe, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa backed Parliament’s views on increasing funding for the EU's long-term budget. “We cannot expect more from Europe without giving more to Europe,” he said on Wednesday.