Brussels, 30/10/2013 (Agence Europe) - As previously announced (see EUROPE 10952) on Wednesday 30 October, the Council of Ministers of the EU approved, by written procedure, an increase in payment appropriations for 2013, by formally adopting draft budgets numbers 8 and 9.
The Council adopted by qualified majority, its position on draft budget 8/2013 providing for an increase in payment appropriations of €3.9 billion. This envelope complements the €7.3 billion envelope approved in July...