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The resolution, adopted by a large majority (501 votes to 132, with 38 abstentions), welcomes the steps taken to break the vicious circle between banks and sovereign debt and the commitment to growth-friendly fiscal consolidation. It also hails the summit conclusions as "an important step on the road to a fully fledged banking union".
The Van Rompuy paper is a "good starting point", says Parliament, but more work is needed, and this must involve not only the EU institutions and national parliaments but also the social partners and civil society.
MEPs welcome the commitment to making the EU budget a tool for growth, but stress that agreement on the multi-annual budget plan can only be reached if the EU's own resources system is reformed.