A long-running battle over the EU's 2011 budget has drawn to a close after MEPs backed a recently revised spending plan that foresees a 2.9 percent expenditure increase on this year's figure.
Euro deputies approved the spending plan by 508 votes to 141 in a Strasbourg plenary session on Wednesday (15 December), also pledging their support for a new petition procedure that will enable one million European citizens to call for EU action in a particular area.
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