Not only is this the first full annual budget for an EU of 25 Member States and a new European Commission, as well as for basic European institutions whose composition has been changed or adjusted as a result of enlargement, from the Court of Justice to the Ombudsman, it is also the first year of implementation of the new Staff Regulations.
Ciononostante, il nostro lavoro continuerà ad essere caratterizzato dalla continuità, sulla base delle regole negoziali formali ed informali introdotte dai nostri predecessori.