Press Release: Council agrees EU funds for Croatia

The Council on 27 June 2013 approved draft amending budget no 1 for 2013 providing the EU budget 2013 with the necessary resources for the accession of Croatia to the European Union on 1 July.

The Council agreed to increase the EU budget for 2013 by a total of EUR 655.1 million in commitments and EUR 374 million in payments in order to cover the pledges made at the accession conference of 30 June 2011.

ESO: Background information: Elements of the political agreement on the European Union's future budget 2014-2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/memo-elements-of-the-political-agreement-on-the-european-unions-future-budget-2014-2020/

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