The head of the European Parliament (EP) David Sassoli announced this on his Twitter page.
"With today's vote, the European Parliament adopted a historic budget," he wrote.
With today's vote, the @Europarl_EN has adopted a historic budget for a historic moment.
This lays the foundations for a new beginning: a greener and fairer Europe.
Now is the time to have the political and ideological courage to carry out this radical transformation.
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- David Sassoli (@EP_President) December 16, 2020
According to him, this budget will allow building a "greener and fairer Europe".
Now the budget should be officially adopted by the Council of the EU countries.
On December 10, the head of the European Council Charles Michel announced the unblocking of the EU budget and recovery fund.