2003 budget: other sections

During the conciliation meeting, the Parliament and the Council reached overall agreement on the 2003 budget, in particular as regards heading 5. Concerning administrative expenditure (Heading 5), the Council and the Parliament reached an agreement on the acceptance of the budget of Section I (European Parliament) for an amount of EUR 1.086.644.375 and Section II (Council) for an amount of EUR 431.673.000 respecting the Gentlemen's Agreement. In addition, the Council invites the Parliament to keep a total margin of EUR 30 million under Heading 5 at the end of the 2003 budgetary procedure.�