Documents by topic : Budget
MEPs debate 2010 EU spending priorities Tuesday afternoon
The European Parliament will debate the EU's budget priorities for next year this afternoon. The Budget Committee has already called for substantial new money for investment in renewable energy and help for the dairy sector in Europe. Another priority is help for small and medium sized businesses. Watch the debate live at 1600 CET.
Read more : MEPs debate 2010 EU spending priorities Tuesday afternoon ….2009 budget agreed - with farm aid for developing world
Agreement has finally been reached on the outline of the European Union's budget for 2009 that includes part of €1 billion in farm aid earmarked for the developing world. It came after 9 hours of negotiations between MEPs on the Budgets Committee and European governments last Friday, 21 November.
Read more : 2009 budget agreed - with farm aid for developing world ….Budget MEPs set to review 2007 audit
Monday 10 November saw a large report land on the desk of MEPs in the Budgetary Control Committee. It's the Court of Auditors' report on how the 2007 EU budget was spent and covers public money for things like farming, energy projects and road building. MEPs will vote in June on whether to approve it. We spoke to French MEP Jean-Pierre Audy (EPP-ED) who will draft a report on the Auditors' findings.
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