Brussels, 08/06/2011 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament has taken the bull by the horns, much to the dismay of most member states (which want a severe EU belt-tightening) and said on Wednesday 8 June that it “is of the firm opinion that freezing the next MFF at the 2013 level, as demanded by some member states, is not a viable option”.
Adopting a report by Salvador Garriga Polledo (EPP, Spain), crystallising the work of the EP's special committee on post-2013 budget challenges,...