Brussels, 20/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - The Council welcomes the progress made in negotiations on amending the staff regulations of EU officials and forcefully reaffirms the wish to complete these negotiations by June 2003. It confirmed the guidelines adopted on Wednesday by the General Affairs Council. In order to resolve the main outstanding issues, the Council suggests the following points should be focused on:
- budgetary consequences of the new staff regulations: The Council notes with...