Brussels, 17/07/2001 (Agence Europe) - On 20 July, the Budget Council will carry out the first reading of the preliminary draft budget 2002 on the basis of the agreement reached by Coreper last Thursday (see EUROPE of 13 July, p.8). The Council will begin at 11h00 with the usual consultation meeting with a delegation of MEPs (and in the presence of the European Commission) which should mainly cover compulsory expenditure, namely common foreign and security policy (CFSP), agriculture and...