Brussels, 17/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 17 March, COREPER (the committee of member states' permanent representatives to the EU) approved the estimates of the Council and European Council budgets for 2012. These estimates provide for a 4.4% reduction in nominal terms (6.2% in real terms) compared with the 2011 budget. This means a total of €538.5 million, €25 million less than in the 2011 Council budget. The decision follows on from a letter from Secretary General of the...