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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 8303

23 September 2002
Contents Publication in full By article 19 / 31
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) eu/budget/enlargement
Fifteen divided on approach opted for by Commission to calculate budgetary balance of future Member States

Brussels, 23/09/2002 (Agence Europe) - At the meeting, last Thursday, of the "Enlargement" Council, the representatives of the Member states proved to be very divided on the methodology opted for by the European Commission (in its working document forwarded to the ambassadors: see EUROPE of 11 September, p.7) to calculate the budgetary balances of the candidate countries. All had reservations over the subject of the basic calculation, or the amount envisaged in 2003 which is regarded as a...

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