The Irish Presidency is bracing itself for a long and drawn-out process of negotiation over the future EU budget, finance minister Charlie McCreevy indicated today.
The Commission will present, on 10 February, its proposals for how the EU should be financed for the five or seven years beginning in 2007.
Mr McCreevy announced today that finance ministers will have an early opportunity to discuss these proposals on 2 April at an informal meeting in Punchestown (Ireland) and he ind...
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