08/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - In the first committee discussion on her report on the implementation of the Socrates programme, CDU MEP Doris Pack highlighted the programme's success which was partly down to 75% of the budget having been managed in a decentralised fashion by EU Member States. She stressed Member States' satisfaction with the way they had rapid access to the European Commission's central management process which gave them the impression that the Commission wanted to make itself...