01/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - The European Commission's proposals on the reform of procedures and management were very well received, according to the Presidency, speaking after the Portlaoise meeting (EUROPE of 28/02, p.8). Some countries called for the "n+2" rule to be made more flexible. This is the rule whereby structural fund credits, which remain unspent two years after being engaged, are lost. Ireland, Belgium and Portugal raised this issue, said a European source, and the Czech...