Brussels, 21/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - After the credit reductions decided upon by the Council last July, the European Parliament is to take position at first reading, on Thursday 27 October in Strasbourg, in favour of a draft budget 2006 with higher levels of ambition for the Lisbon strategy (research, employment, education, youth) and the external actions of the EU. According to the results of the work of the Parliamentary committee on budgets, the draft 2006 budget is likely to stand at a...