Brussels, 27/03/2003 (Agence Europe) - Strengthening the European Parliament's budgetary powers and the EU's budget autonomy, and simplification of budgetary procedures: these are the criteria which guided the European Commission in its proposals to the European Convention on the Union's finances, Budget Commissioner Michaele Schreyer told the Press on Thursday. These proposals were presented by the Commission Secretary General, David O'Sullivan, to the Convention's "discussion circle"...