BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) – European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen said in parliament on Thursday that the agreement by European Union leaders to bring in new revenue streams to boost the economic recovery is a historic step for the bloc.
After a four-day summit, EU leaders agreed on Tuesday to impose a tax on non-recycled plastic and give the amount levied to the EU. They also agreed to tax digital services and goods imported from countries with lower CO2 emission standards.
“The big winner of this summit are the new own resources” she said while submitting the summit proposals which have to be ratified by the parliament in coming months.
“We have now a unanimous agreement on the need for new own resources. And this is a huge and historic step forward for our union, which both the Commission and the parliament have long been pushing for,” she said.
She also said the cash bourse to member states from the 750 billion euro recovery package was linked to governments observing the rule of law.
This is to put pressure on Poland and Hungary to agree to the EU calls for not to undermine the independence of the courts, non-governmental organisations and media.
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