Brussels, 15/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - Member states' contributions to the European Union budget, in 2008, almost exactly matched agreed spending for the year. With just over 1.5% of the overall EU budget unspent, the high implementation rate of funds has left another record low surplus. This, says a press release published by the European Commission on Wednesday 15 April, reflects “effective budgetary management and ongoing efforts only to call on member states for payments that are...