In Strasbourg on Wednesday 24 October, the European Parliament is expected to take position by a comfortable majority in favour of a draft 2019 budget of €166.3 billion in commitments (or €721 million more than the Commission's original proposal) and €149.3 billion in payments (see EUROPE 12114, 12104).
The European Parliament's vote will mark the start of three weeks of conciliation with the Council, with the aim of achieving an agreement to allow the budget to be put to the vote at...