Community action programme Socrates: financial framework 1995-1999

At the conciliation committee meeting on 10 ·December 1997, a compromise agreement was reached on the financial supplement for the SOCRATES programme (1995-1999), on which the initial positions had been miles apart (ECU 850 m for the basic programme + ECU 50 m (Commission), ECU 25 m (Council) and ECU 100 m (Parliament) for 1998 and 1999). The Education Council meeting of 20 November had been unable to resolve the deadlock. The situation only improved following the Budget Council meeting of 27 November. The final agreement provides for supplementary funding of ECU 70 m for the last two years of the programme, 1998 and 1999. The SOCRATES programme will ultimately be adopted at the January II part-session.COD97103 10/12/97 RCC EN At the conciliation committee meeting on 10 ·December 1997, a compromise agreement was reached on the financial supplement for the SOCRATES programme (1995-1999), on which the initial positions had been miles apart (ECU 850 m for the basic programme + ECU 50 m (Commission), ECU 25 m (Council) and ECU 100 m (Parliament) for 1998 and 1999). The Education Council meeting of 20 November had been unable to resolve the deadlock. The situation only improved following the Budget Council meeting of 27 November. The final agreement provides for supplementary funding of ECU 70 m for the last two years of the programme, 1998 and 1999. The SOCRATES programme will ultimately be adopted at the January II part-session.�