Brussels, 29/08/2002 (Agence Europe) - Terry Wynn (Labour, UK), Chair of the EP Committee on Budgets, said on Wednesday that Parliament was prepared to support the emergency measures proposed by the Commission to assist the victims of the recent floods in central Europe. Mr Wynn observed that funds existed in the current budget (2002), but added that he feared this solution might by rejected by the Council of Ministers.
Concerning the creation of a permanent budget heading to deal with the...