Brussels, 05/03/2014 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 4 March, European Commissioner for Financial Programming and Budget Janusz Lewandowski told the European Parliament's budgets committee that the total amount of the invoices unpaid in 2013 stands at €23.4 billion, “which is by no means standard”, he added.
Following a stand-off in 2013 between the Council and the Parliament over payment appropriations, this battle could spill over into the funding requirements for 2014.
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