Brussels, 21/12/2009 (Agence Europe) - A unanimous agreement in principle was reached on Friday 18 December by Coreper (Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States) on the 2009 salary increase for European civil servants. The solution agreed on consists of granting half of the increase initially proposed by the European Commission, or 1.85% (instead of 3.7%). The salary increase of 1.85% comes with a "revision clause" with flexible outlines, which could allow the European...