Before taking decisions on this draft budget, on 22 and 23 November 1983 the Council held an exchange of views with a delegation from Parliament concerning in particular Parliament's priorities as ex pressed in the budgetary debates, and the general problems raised by this draft.
Inden Rådet vedtog budgetforslaget den 22.-23. november 1983 havde det haft en udveksling af synspunkter med en delegation fra Europa-Parlamentet, hvor hovedpunkterne var Europa-Parlamentets prioritering under budgetdebatterne samt de generelle problemer, forslaget gav anledning til.