The European Parliament adopted a report by Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS (EPP-ED, GR) by 533 votes in favour, 41 against and 53 abstentions and gave its assent to the proposal.(Please also see COD/2004/0167, COD/2004/0168 and AVC/2004/0166.) The package defines the objectives, the financial resources available and the criteria for their allocation in an enlarged EU. Approximately EUR 308 billion - or 35.7 per cent of the total EU budget - will be available to spend, as scheduled, from 1 January 2007.