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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9940

11 July 2009
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/2010 budget
Council first reading of “realistic and balanced” EU budget

Brussels, 10/07/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 10 July 2009, the EU Council of Ministers reached unanimous agreement in first reading on a relatively restricted draft EU budget for 2010 given the current economic climate and financial crisis. The decision whereby the Council formally draws up a draft budget for 2010 will actually be taken without debate on Monday 13 July 2009 because the meeting on Friday was not quorate (the required presence of 14 ministers was not achieved). Discussions...

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