Brussels, 19/02/2014 (Agence Europe) - Negotiators from the European institutions are hoping to obtain an agreement during the trialogue on the European Union Solidarity Fund in Strasbourg on 25 February next, in order to be able to validate the reform before the European elections. Advance payments and the eligibility threshold, however, are still creating a number of problems in the negotiations.
Last summer, the European Commission proposed reforming this fund in an effort to provide...