Brussels, 03/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The reduction in the ceiling of agricultural spending, the cuts in certain external policy programmes and the funding of revision from 2003-2006 were the main points raised - and criticised - by MEPs during the short debate which followed the presentation of revision of financial perspectives proposed by the Commission (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.11).
Commissioner Schreyer presented to MEPs the two texts adopted on Wednesday: a) the proposal for...