Brussels, 19/05/2010 (Agence Europe) - Adopting a report in Strasbourg on Tuesday 18 May 2010 on estimates of European Parliament revenue and expenditure for the 2011 financial year, the European Parliament decided to take a strict approach.
Adopting a report by Helga Trüpel (Greens/EFA, Germany), the EP set its overall budget at €1.706 billion, 5.5% more than in 2010 and 20.28% in Heading 5 (administrative expenditure for all institutions). It says it wants to 'identify savings before...