FILE PHOTO: European Parliament President David Sassoli speaks during a news conference with Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (not pictured), in Brussels Belgium September 21, 2020. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/Pool
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Parliament President David Sassoli asked EU leaders on Thursday to increase the bloc's next seven-year budget by 39 billion euros to revive stalled negotiations on a recovery package for the bloc's recession-torn economies.
Speaking to the European Union's 27 leaders, Sassoli pointed out the extra money, which parliament wants spent on research and development, health, education and security, would be a drop in the bucket compared to the combined 1.8 trillion euro size of the long-term budget and the recovery plan.
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