Brussels, 09/11/2011 (Agence Europe) - Negotiations on the adoption of the 2012 budget are entering their final phase and the most difficult subjects will be the level of payment appropriations and requirements in the “competitiveness” (section 1a) and “external action” (section 4) sections for which the European Parliament will propose going above the ceilings set out in the financial framework. In the context of the current crisis, the three EU institutions have made a commitment...