28/06/2005 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption on Thursday of the report by Salvador Garriga Polledo (EPP-ED, Spain) and Anne Elisabet Jensen (ALDE, Denmark), the European Parliament approved a reduction in administrative funding from the 2005 budget as a result of annual salary and pension adjustments for EU staff. In April 2004, the parameter used to calculate the funding for the 2005 budget was the rate of 2.6%. The salary increases decided by the Council in December was 0.7%, which is a...