A European Commission spokeswoman said it would be complicated to find an agreement on the forthcoming European budget, both in face of new challenges such as migrant management and security, both in the absence of the UK and negatively affecting the balance.
The executive, in view of the new proposal on the multi-year budget post 2020, scheduled for May 2018, would be working on possible scenarios: the most pessimistic hypothesis foresees a 30% cut in funds in the EU coffers, but the spokesman specified "It is quite normal that in this ongoing process there are ideas and relationships circulating. This is the purpose of this phase".