(Special legislative procedure – consent)

The European Parliament,

–  having regard to the draft Council decision (09399/2021),

–  having regard to the request for consent submitted by the Council in accordance with the first paragraph of Article 2 of Protocol No 37 on the financial consequences of the expiry of the ECSC Treaty and on the Research Fund for Coal and Steel, annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (C9-0242/2021),

–  having regard to Rule 105(1) and (4) of its Rules of Procedure,

–  having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Budgets (A9-0229/2021),

1.  Gives its consent to the draft Council decision;

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