22/01/2001 (Agence Europe) - Monday in Brussels, the Council approved: - the transformation of the Interim Political and Security Committee into a permanent one; - conclusions on the Middle East (Mr Patten announced that the Commission would grant to the Palestinian Authority a new financial budget of EUR 30 million); - the working programme for the Ukraine; - the working plan with Russia; - a declaration on El Salvador; - conclusions on the report by the Court of Auditors on the Cohesion...