Brussels, 26/04/2013 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament rapporteur is against the cut of nearly 5% to direct payments for 2013, attributable to the 2014 Community budget, which the European Commission is proposing as part of financial discipline. The proposal takes account of the agreement by EU leaders on the 2014-2020 multiannual financial framework - on which the MEPs have still not given their decision.
Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (S&D, Portugal), who is compiling the report on...