Brussels, 18/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - In parallel to the adoption of the Budget 2001 by the European Parliament, the Council and Parliament adopted a joint declaration on internal reform of the European Commission. The Parliament and Council congratulate the Commission on the "efforts to improve the efficiency and performance of budget implementation" and ask it to present, before 30 June 2001, a report including the following elements:
"1. Progress made on: - the reduction of outstanding...