EU budget increase of 2% agreed
European Union negotiators have agreed to increase the region's budget by 2% next year.
The decision to bring the budget up to €129bn came following more than 15 hours of talks that ended early this morning.
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The decision to bring the budget up to €129bn came following more than 15 hours of talks that ended early this morning.
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