Brussels, 27/11/2001 (Agence Europe) - At a discussion on Monday with the European Parliament's Budget Committee, the Director General for the Budget at the European Commission, Jean-Paul Mingasson, suggested thinking about setting up a "crisis instrument" (that would operate like the current flexibility instrument) for dealing with the increasing and often unpredictable external policy needs of the EU and thereby relieving some of the pressure in this area in the Financial Perspectives. Mr...