Brussels, 18/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - The Cypriot Presidency of the EU Council of Ministers told the COREPER (committee of member states' permanent representatives to the EU) on Wednesday 18 July that the Council was not currently in a position to come to agreement on the proposal aiming to reduce (from 11.6% to 11%) the level of contribution made to the pensions scheme of officials and other European Union agents, with effect from 1 July 2011.
The Commission proposed amending the level of...