(Special legislative procedure – consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council regulation (05600/2014),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article 311 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and Article 106a of the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community (C7‑0047/2014),

–  having regard to its resolution of 29 March 2007 on the future of the European Union’s own resources(1),

–  having regard to its resolution of 8 June 2011 on investing in the future: a new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe(2),

–  having regard to its resolution of 13 June 2012 on the Multiannual Financial Framework and own resources(3),

–  having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2012 in the interest of achieving a positive outcome of the Multiannual Financial Framework approval procedure(4),

–  having regard to its resolution of 13 March 2013 on the European Council conclusions of 7-8 February 2013 concerning the Multiannual Financial Framework(5),

–  having regard to its resolution of 3 July 2013 on the political agreement on the Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020(6),

–  having regard to its resolution of 16 April 2014 on implementing measures for the system of own resources of the European Union(7),

–  having regard to the fact that for the first time the Treaty requires Parliament's consent to implementing measures for the system of the Union's own resources,

–  having regard to Rule 81(1), first and third subparagraphs, of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Budgets (A7-0269/2014),

1.  Gives its consent to the draft Council regulation;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments.

(1) OJ C 27 E, 31.1.2008, p. 214. (2) OJ C 380 E, 11.12.2012, p. 89. (3) OJ C 332 E, 15.11.2013, p. 42. (4) OJ C 68 E, 7.3.2014, p.1. (5) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0078. (6) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2013)0304. (7) Texts adopted, P7_TA(2014)0434.