In his invitation to the countries' heads of state and government, Costa emphasizes the importance of "facilitating" agreement on the budget this year.
“That includes making progress on new own resources, which will be crucial,” Costa writes.
Sweden is among the countries most critical of the whole idea of new direct revenues. However, the European Parliament is pushing for taxes on online gambling and cryptocurrencies, among other things.
The long-term budget will be a major part of next week's EU summit. Cyprus's spring presidency has produced a compromise said to involve a two percent reduction compared with the European Commission's initial proposal from last year, Politico Europe reports.
