Strasbourg, 27/10/2005 (Agence Europe) - At first reading or 27 October, the European Parliament voted on the general budget for 2006, amending the budget which had been cut by the Council at its first reading of last July. The sum total of payment appropriations adopted by the European Parliament rises to 115.4 billion EUR, which represents 1.04% of Community GDP, and to 121.4 billion EUR in commitment appropriations. The two rapporteurs, Giovanni Pittella (PES, Italy) and Valdis...