Brussels, 16/07/2002 (Agence Europe) - The ministers of the Economy, Finance and Budget of EU Member States are to meet, on Friday in Brussels, to adopt the draft budget 2003 at first reading. The draft budget should be characterised by the three following principles: - full respect of each of the annual spending ceilings set by the financial perspectives (and therefore refusing mobilisation of the flexibility instrument proposed by the European Commission); - creation of sufficient margins...