On Thursday 5 July, the member states of the EU reached a unanimous agreement at technical level on the position of the Council on the draft 2019 budget. This agreement is to be confirmed on Wednesday 11 July by the Committee of Permanent Representatives of the Member States to the EU (Coreper).
A budgetary trialogue (Council, Parliament, Commission) is scheduled for Thursday 12 July (see EUROPE 12056) and on 24 July, the ECOFIN Council will adopt its position on the draft 2019 budget.
The...