Brussels, 09/10/2009 (Agence Europe) - On Friday 9 October, the Council of Ministers of the EU drew up (by qualified majority) amending letter No.1 to the 2010 draft budget. This includes additional funding (€95 million more in commitments and €60 million more in payments) to support the Palestinian Authority help reconstruction in Gaza. This will bring the total for 2010 in the region to €270 million in commitments and €235 million in payments.
The Council is so far rejecting the...