On Wednesday 12 September, the members of the European Parliament criticised the position of the Council on the 2019 budget, due to the cuts it has made, particularly to the research budget (see EUROPE 12088).
Speaking on behalf of the Council, Hartwig Löger, the federal finance minister of the Austrian government, reiterated that the Council is looking at a total of €164 billion for 2019, or a 2.09% increase on 2018.
The minister noted that there is agreement between the institutions on...