Brussels, 10/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - The so-called “net contributor” countries of the EU, including the United Kingdom, Germany, France and the Netherlands, on Tuesday 9 April criticised the proposal for additional funds (€11.2 billion in payment appropriations) for the 2013 budget. In the opposite corner, the so-called “cohesion” countries are of the opinion that the EU should settle the bills.
The draft rectifying budget (no. 2/2013) raised very little enthusiasm among the net...