Brussels, 02/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 2 October, MEPs from the European Parliament's budgets committee voted in favour of a cut of nearly €10 million to the Parliament's administrative budget for 2014 compared to the European Commission's June draft budget. The outcome is a real-terms reduction in the Parliament's budget.
Average inflation (1.7% in 2014) and extra costs, due to the end of the legislature and Croatia joining the EU, would have increased the budget in real...