Strasbourg, 24/10/2001 (Agence Europe) - The debate in the European Parliament on the EU budget in 2002, before the vote on first reading on Thursday, was especially marked by declarations by MEPs on the exceptional situation caused by the attacks of 11 September and their consequences on EU action, at times with great budgetary repercussions. Thus, the rapporteur on the Commission's budget, Carlos Costa Neves (Portuguese, EPP) stressed the impact of the "new realities" like the dramatic...