09/07/2015 (Agence Europe) - Council position on draft 2016 budget. On Thursday 9 July, Coreper agreed on the Council's position with regard to the draft 2016 budget, reducing the commitments by €563.6 million and the payments by €1.4 billon (compared with the Commission's draft). The Council is thus tabling a total of €153.27 billion in commitments and €142.12 billion in payments. It will adopt its position formally in September, which will serve as a mandate with a view to then...