Brussels, 20/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - As expected, the Budget Council adopted the draft budget for 2001 on first reading, as established according to the conclusions of the Permanent Representatives, providing only marginal changes (see yesterday's EUROPE, p.8). The Council thus rejects, notably, the revision of the financial perspectives. According to Council sources, Commissioner Schreyer proposed an alternative that acknowledged the abandonment of the proposal for an immediate...