Strasbourg, 17/05/2000 (Agence Europe) - The external assistance administered by the European Commission has increased spectacularly in the last decade, but human resources are not following suit. A reform is therefore essential, declared Chris Patten, Commissioner for External Relations, as he presented to the European Parliament the document outlining the proposed reform of management of this aid (see EUROPE of 15/16 May, pp. 8-9). Commission staff in this area is equivalent to between one...