The Commission Communication of 19 October 2010 entitled "The EU Budget Review" put forward key principles which should underpin the future general budget of the Union, namely focusing on instruments with proven Union added value, becoming more results-driven and leveraging other public and private sources of funding. It also proposed to bring the full range of Union instruments for research and innovation together in a common strategic framework.
Sa Teachtaireacht ón gCoimisiún an 19 Deireadh Fómhair 2010 dar teideal "Athbhreithniú Buiséid AE", cuireadh príomhphrionsabail chun cinn ar cheart dóibh a bheith mar bhuntaca le buiséad ginearálta an Aontais amach anseo, eadhon díriú ar ionstraimí lena mbaineann breisluach aitheanta don Aontas, díriú níos mó ar thorthaí, agus foinsí eile cistiúcháin príobháideacha agus poiblí a ghiaráil, agus beartaíodh ann réimse iomlán ionstraimí an Aontais maidir le taighde agus nuálaíocht a thabhairt le chéile i gcomhchreat straitéiseach.