22/04/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday 21 April, the European Parliament economic and monetary affairs committee unanimously approved, with some amendments, the proposal for an alteration to regulation 322/2002, doubling the ceiling of the Community balance of payments support mechanism for member states not belonging to the euro area (see EUROPE 9879). The European commission proposal, brought forward on 8 April, followed agreement at the last European Council to raise the aid available to...