On Monday 28 November, the Council of the EU will vote on endorsing the agreement reached in mid-November on the Community budget for 2017 (see EUROPE 11670).
Three countries are expected to abstain during the vote: Italy, Greece and the United Kingdom.
The total amount of commitments has been set at €157.88 billion and the level of payments at €133.49 billion. In particular, the following have been provided for: - €5.91 billion to tackle the migrant crisis and reinforce security...