The derogation from the principle of universality concerning assigned revenue should be modified to take into account the specificities of, on the one hand, internal assigned revenue which arises from appropriations authorised by the European Parliament and the Council, and, on the other hand, external assigned revenue which is collected from and assigned by various donors to a specific programme or action. Furthermore, external donors should be allowed to co-finance external action, in particular humanitarian operations, even in cases where the basic act does not expressly provide for such co-financing.
b)"institution", le Parlement européen, le Conseil européen, le Conseil, la Commission européenne, la Cour de justice de l'Union européenne, la Cour des comptes, le Comité économique et social européen, le Comité des régions, le Médiateur européen, le Contrôleur européen de la protection des données et le Service européen pour l'action extérieure (SEAE); la Banque centrale européenne n'est pas considérée comme une institution de l'Union.
