Supplementary and amending budget 2/1999: section II Council

PURPOSE: Presentation of a draft supplementary and amending budget for the year 1999 concerning the Council. CONTENT: In accordance with the financial regulation, the Commission is propoing to the budgetary authority a draft supplementary and amending budget no. 2 for 1999 concerning the section 2 of the Communities budget, relating to the Council. The objective of this supplementary and amending budget is to permit the introduction of a support structure for the High Representative for the High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy. In particular, it provides for new posts for the High Representative himself and his colleaguse (11 permanent or temporary official posts, overall).�