1996 budget: other sections

The rapporteur pointed out that the priorities of the new budget were rigour, transparent management and an improved working method. He regretted that some of the increases in administrative expenditure for 1996 were higher than the overall increase envisaged (for example with regard to pensions). In his opinion, the accession of the new Member States to the Union meant that it was essential to create new, vital posts, even though that would create a more complex linguistic situation. Of the more innovative elements adopted, the rapporteur highlighted the interinstitutional cooperation (organisation of competitions, joint invitations to tender, etc.) as well as the decisions on terminations, freelance interpreters and the creation of seven reserve posts for linguist-lawyers.