Brussels, 23/02/2000 (Agence Europe) - The financing of aid to the Balkans and the bolstering of aid for rural development are the European Commission's two top priorities for the budget for 2001. The Executive adopted on Wednesday its political guidelines for this budget, with a view to adopting the budget itself in terms of political priorities, commented Commissioner Schreyer as she presented the guidelines to the press. As expected, the operation was marked by the necessity of financing...