The ministry has been allotted 646.2 million lei (EUR148.5 million), up 19,5% compared with 2011.
About RON258.5 million has been allotted for staff expenses and RON217.7 million for goods and services expenses. (EUR1=RON4.3497)
The Romanian Parliament on Tuesday adopted with 170 to 82 votes the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s 2012 budget, in the format proposed by the Government.