Brussels, 11/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - The debate on the budget in Strasbourg on Tuesday appeared to show that the European Parliament will not have much of a problem endorsing next year's budget. MEPs generally welcomed the agreement reached with Council in conciliation in November, although some of them stressed that the pressure on some financial headings (internal and external policies and administrative expenditure) might become untenable in the next few years.
The rapporteur for the...