Brussels, 09/11/2012 (Agence Europe) - EU member states are split over the call for a €9 billion extension to payment appropriations for the EU's 2012 budget, and on Friday 9 November in Brussels they failed to negotiate a compromise with the European Parliament on the EU's budget for 2013. The Parliament closed the door on the talks because the Council refused to allow supplementary payment appropriations. Agreement on the 2013 budget was nonetheless imperative by Tuesday, explained...