Selv om dialogen mellem budgetmyndighedens to parter, Parlamentet og Rådet, har været igennem vanskelige faser og endog har givet anledning til tvister, der er blevet indbragt for Domstolen, har de to institutioner bestræbt sig på - navnlig gennem vedtagelse af interinstitutionelle aftaler - at etablere procedurer, der tilsigter en øget budgetdisciplin og en forbedring af den budgetprocedure, der er fastlagt i EF-traktatens artikel 272.
Although dialogue between the two budgetary arms, the Parliament and the Council, has been through difficult periods, and has even led to disputes before the Court of Justice, the institutions have endeavoured – particularly by the adoption of interinstitutional agreements – to establish procedures leading to greater budgetary discipline and improvements to the budgetary procedure, as laid down in Article 272 of the EC Treaty.