Brussels, 18/09/2003 (Agence Europe) - The latest European Commission report on the breakdown of EU operational expenditure per Member State shows that, compared to the situation in 2001, the United Kingdom considerably stepped up its contribution to the 2002 budget due to the reduction from EUR 7.3 billion to EUR 4.9 billion in the amount of its "refund". The report, adopted on Thursday by the European Commission, allows shows that, with a budgetary balance (difference between the amount...