Brussels, 27/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - Without debate on Monday 26 October 2009, the EU Council of Ministers agreed with the European Parliament and the Commission on the financing of three new agencies, namely the European Asylum Support Office (EASO), the European Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) and the Office of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC Office). Whereas the financing of ACER and the BEREC Office will be secured within the agreed expenditure ceiling of sub-heading 1a (Competitiveness for Growth and Employment) of the EU's multi-annual financial framework for the period 2007-2013, EASO will be financed within the expenditure ceiling of sub-heading 3a (Freedom, Security and Justice). The annual amounts for the three agencies will be decided in the framework of each annual budgetary procedure. (L.C. trans fl)