On Wednesday 19 October, the Slovak Presidency of the Council called upon the European Parliament (EP) to take account of the final figures from 2016 before adopting its amendments, which will skyrocket the draft EU budget for 2017.
The EP is getting ready to amend, on 26 October, the position of the Council on the draft 2017 budget and the Slovak Presidency's message is crystal clear:"we have to face reality. The 2016 EU budget is way in excess of actual needs. We must learn from this and...