19/02/2003 (Agence Europe) - On Tuesday, in Brussels, Greek Defence Minister Yannos Papantoniou met European Commission President Romano Prodi, and, according to the press agency ANA, he proposed to him that a new line should be included in the EU budget for financing defence research. According to Mr Papantoniou, this idea should be discussed at the Spring European Council on 21 March. Furthermore, Mr Papantoniou presented the priorities of the Greek Presidency with regards defence during a joint meeting of the EP Committee on Foreign Affairs and a delegation of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly (to which we shall return).