2002 budget: EP's supplementary estimates 2/2002

The committee adopted the report by Kathalijne BUITENWEG (Greens/EFA, NL) on the supplementary estimates 2/2002 on the EP's revenue and expenditure for 2002. The report pointed out that the aim was to help deal with the problems arising under heading 5 (Administration) in 2003 owing to the additional financial requirements imposed by the forthcoming enlargement preparations. As Parliament and Council had agreed to a "frontloading" operation which would consist of bringing forward expenditure to the 2002 budget with a view to creating additional leeway in 2003, the report proposed that approximately EUR 42.7 million be made available under Parliament's 2002 budget, by making cuts in various areas, for bringing forward expenditure in the Commission in 2002. �