Brussels, 01/12/2011 (Agence Europe) - On Thursday 1 December, the European Parliament approved the compromise deal reached with the Council of Ministers on 18 November for the EU budget for 2012, with a slight rise (1.86%) in payment appropriations on 2011. The budget for next year is a reduction on the 2011 budget in real terms if inflation next year is the forecast 2%. The EU budget for 2012 totals €129.1 billion (+1.86%) for payment appropriations and €147.2 billion (+3.8%) for...