30/06/2010 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 29 June, the EU Council of Ministers budget committee reached technical level agreement by qualified majority on the 2011 draft budget. Compared with the European Commission's initial proposal, the compromise provides for a reduction of €3.6 billion in total payment appropriations and a drop of €787.8 million in commitment appropriations (representing an increase of 2.91% in payments and 0.22% in commitments, by comparison with the 2010 budget)....