Igennem årene har det vist sig nyttigt at af holde andre møder om budgetsamarbejdet under behandlingens sidste fase, dvs. under den mødeperiode, som EP afholder i december med henblik på budgettets vedtagelse.
Over the years, it has been found useful to arrange other budgetary cooperation meetings during the last stage of the procedure, i.e. during the partsession held by the EP in December to adopt the budget.