Brussels, 14/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - On Monday 14 October, Coreper (the committee of member states' permanent representatives to the EU) reached a qualified majority agreement on the Council of Ministers' view on a series of amendments to the EU budget for 2013. The amendments include draft amending budget No. 8 for 2013 to settle the outstanding €3.9 billion in payment appropriations (€3 billion of which from the Structural Funds, see EUROPE 10941). The European Parliament says that...