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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10365
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GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/budget

Request to revise financial framework to help fund ITER

Brussels, 26/04/2011 (Agence Europe) - On 20 April, the European Commission adopted a proposal for revising the current multiannual financial framework (2007-2013) in order to ensure funding in 2012 and 2013 for the ITER nuclear fusion research project.

In an effort to help finance ITER, the European Commission is proposing to raise the subsection 1 (a) commitment appropriation ceilings (competitiveness) by €650 million for the 2012 tax year and by €190 million for the 2013 tax year at...