Brussels, 08/07/2004 (Agence Europe) - The broad guidelines of the Council's position for the first reading go the draft 2005 budget are now known, following the discussion on Wednesday afternoon, at the Committee of Permanent Representatives of Member States at the EU (Coreper). The Dutch presidency has observed that there is very broad consensus on the preparatory work of the Council budgetary committee (EUROPE 7 July 2004 p 7).
In the preliminary draft for the 2005 budget, the European...