Brussels, 07/09/2001 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday evening in Strasbourg, some MEPs were critical of both the outcome of and the manner in which the Council carried out its first reading of the draft 2002 budget in July (see EUROPE of 21 July, p.7). The EP is gearing up to vote on the budget in October, and can be said to have set the tone for the remainder of the budget procedure.
We are extremely disappointed with the outcome of the meeting and I will therefore have to make what had...