23/05/2008 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption, on Thursday 22 May in Strasbourg (498 votes to 16 and 7 abstentions), of the report by Kyösti Virrankoski (ALDE, Finland), the European Parliament adopted, without modification, the Commission's preliminary draft amending budget No 2 for the year 2008, covering the following aspects: - inclusion in the 2008 budget of unused appropriations for commitments for the European Regional Development Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Fisheries Fund (+€378 million for sub-heading 1b “Cohesion for Growth and Employment” and +€393.6 million for heading 2 “Preservation and Management of Natural Resources”); - modifications to the establishment plan of the European Medicines Agency, following the creation of the Paediatric Committee; - and modifications to the establishment plan of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) to take account of the creation of a European Data Centre for the long range identification and tracking of ships. (L.C.)