Brussels, 22/06/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission this week adopted the preliminary draft operating budget of the European Coal and Steel Community for the year 2001. The ECSC Treaty expires at the end of 2001 and will not be renewed.
Planned expenditure for next year will amount to a total of Euro 190 million. All this expenditure will be financed through funds set up in 1997 with the aim of covering expenditure until the expiry of the Treaty. For this reason, the Commission...