Brussels, 26/07/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission says it is 1,254 official short to accomplish its tasks and intends finding these positions within two years through internal reforms (dropping certain activities, fallout from its administrative reform, early-pension plan) as well as by taking on 717 new officials. Otherwise, it would be forced to abandon a certain number of activities, for which precise examples are supplied. The European Commission adopted these conclusions on...