Strasbourg, 13/12/2001 (Agence Europe) - By adopting in record time, in Strasbourg on Thursday, the report by Carlos Costa Neves and Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and that of Terry Wynn, the European Parliament established the budget for next year, amounting to 98.63 billion euro in commitment appropriations and 95.65 billion in payment appropriations, which, as agreed with the Council, represents an increase in payment appropriations of 2% on the Budget 2001. Total appropriations correspond to...