According to the sources, the increase will be subject to negotiations.
The proposition to increase by 50% the sum allotted to Romania through CAP in 2014-2020 has been discussed by President Traian Basescu, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in a meeting Thursday, presidential adviser Cristian Diaconescu confirmed.
Basescu is in Brussels where he will attend a special meeting of the European Council to start Thursday evening. On Thursday afternoon, the head of state met with Van Rompuy and Barroso for talks on European Union’s draft budget for 2014-2020.