Brussels, 18/03/2004 (Agence Europe) - Several members of the European Commission clearly indicated during a hearing on the next financial perspectives, organised by the EP budgets committee, that new EU goals cannot be funded if the Community budget is limited to 1% of Gross National Product (as requested by six Member States: France, Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Sweden and Austria).
Replying to a question from the chairperson of the budgets committee, British Labour Party member...