A delicate balance. There is nothing surprising in the European Commission's proposals for the 2004-2006 financial framework for new accessions coming up against reservations, discontent and protests. That's the rule: a plan involving movements of money is always open to dispute, either by those who must cough up the money or those who are to receive it, and in most cases by both at the same time. Reactions of ill-humour are thus normal, on condition that the significance and scope of the...