Brussels, 24/04/2008 (Agence Europe) - The European Parliament is well aware that following the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, it will be on an “equal footing” with the Council of Ministers of the EU in legislative and budgetary areas. Budgetary procedure will, as a whole, be subject to major changes in the application of the provisions of the new treaty.
By adopting the report by Jutta Haug (PES, Germany) on Thursday 24 April in Strasbourg (499 votes for, 25 against, with 43...