About: EU budget 2013
Budget Games
The Commission and the Council take advantage of the traditional EU decision-making lack of transparency to play “budget games” with the Parliament. But MEPs want to see all cards on the table for the EU public to see, writes Ivailo Kalfin.
MEPs reverse approved budget cuts for 2014
Hours before EU leaders are due to meet in Brussels, the European Parliament may have reignited a long-standing battle by voting on Wednesday (23 October) to increase the EU's 2014 budget by €1.3 billion next year, despite national leaders having agreed to cuts.
Parliament gamble threatens to derail EU budget deal
Pressed by the European Parliament, finance ministers will meet on Tuesday (14 May) to throw an extra €11.2 billion into this year’s EU budget as part of a wider deal on finances for 2014 to 2020.
Netherlands joins UK in opposing additional cash for EU budget
The European Commission should try to find extra savings to bridge a budget shortfall this year rather than turn to member states for new cash, Dutch finance minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem told MPs yesterday (2 April), as quoted by the Dutch press.
UK to fight additional cash for EU budget
The European Commission's request for an extra €11.2 billion for this year's EU budget is "totally unacceptable," Greg Clark, Britain's financial services minister, said yesterday (27 March). VideoPromoted content
EU lawmakers sign off on reduced 2013 budget (MEPs vote)
MEPs gave final approval yesterday (12 December) to a €132.8 billion budget for 2013, paving the way for future talks on the long-term budget early next year.
EU lawmakers sign off on reduced 2013 budget
MEPs gave final approval yesterday (12 December) to a €132.8 billion budget for 2013, paving the way for future talks on the long-term budget early next year.