At the close of a consultation meeting with the European Parliament and on the basis of preparatory work by the Committee of Permanent Representatives, the 2883rd Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels on 17 July 2008 unanimously confirmed the agreement on the draft general budget for 2009 reached by the Committee of Permanent Representatives and (subsequent to the incorporation of the changes made in the course of the meeting) the statements annexed to document 11490/08.
Source: EU Council

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