Kommissionen mener efter flere resultatløse forsøg, at med udløbet af den niende EUF i 2007, den opnåede udvidelse af Unionen og indledningen af debatten om den finansielle ramme efter 2006 er det nu et godt tidspunkt endnu en gang at behandle spørgsmålet om opførelse af EUF på budgettet.
After numerous vain attempts on its part, the Commission felt that, as the ninth EDF was due to expire in 2007, when the enlargement of the EU would already have taken place and as the debate on the financial framework after 2006 had started, it was time for another debate on the inclusion of the EDF in the budget.