Brussels, 25/11/2015 (Agence Europe) - Unsurprisingly, in Strasbourg on Wednesday 25 November, the European Parliament adopted the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2016, as approved by the conciliation committee (see EUROPE 11437 and 11431). The Parliament adopted the 2016 budget by 516 votes in favour, 179 votes against and eight abstentions, and it was then enacted into a legislative text by President Martin Schulz.
The total amount of commitment appropriations...