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Community budget should be able to cover all operating costs of Convention responsible for preparing institutional reform, except in case of additional expenses

Brussels, 25/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - The ambassadors of the fifteen Member States agreed on Thursday on funding from the Community budget for the operating costs of the Convention responsible for preparing the institutional reform, costs estimated at 4 million euro from March to December 2002 (see EUROPE of 24 January, p.10). Even though there are still uncertainties as to what the Convention will really cost as it will be its task, when being set up, to determine the way it will operate...