Brussels, 16/05/2012 (Agence Europe) - During presentation of the draft budget 2013 to the Ecofin Council, 11 countries of the EU (Bulgaria, Croatia, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia) presented a joint declaration in which they support the 6.8% rise in payment appropriations proposed by the European Commission. The Commission, it is to be remembered, is banking on a budget of €138 billion in payments for 2013, i.e. a rise of €9 billion...