Brussels, 22/02/2012 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 21 February, the European Commissioner for financial planning and the budget, Janusz Lewandowski, welcomed the Council's positions on the 2013 budget guidelines, which he believes, “are closer than some claim” (EUROPE 10557). In a press release he declared, “Like the Council, the Commission is deeply convinced that in the current economic and financial crisis, the EU budget must find savings and efficiency measures wherever possible,...