15. Points out that, since 2006, Parliament has had to include expenditure not foreseen in its self-imposed 1988 declaration, such as the Statute for Members and direct and indirect expenditure related to its new role following the Lisbon Treaty; highlig
hts the need for an open and in-depth discussion on the current, self-imposed 20% threshold, which applies to the level of the European Parliament budget; takes the view that the Bureau and the Committee on Budgets should work together to re-assess this limit before opening an interinstitutional dialogue on the issue; takes the view that, on the basis of the original MFF references neg
...[+++]otiated in 2006 and in force since 2007, its expenditure should be established around the traditional 20% limit, taking into account the needs of the other institutions and the available margin;