1999 financial perspective: adjustment to take account of the conditions of implementation

Adopting the report by Mrs Barbara DÜHRKOP DÜHRKOP (PSE, E) on adjustment of the financial perspective to take account of the conditions of implementation for 1999, Parliament points out that the Commission proposal aims to budgetize the unused appropriations from the previous years. Parliament accepts the Commission's proposal to raise the ceiling for the Structural Funds by ECU 1433 million (in commitments) and by ECU 101 million for the Cohesion Fund. Parliament, however, does not accept the Commission proposal to leave the payment appropriations unchanged and proposes that the ceiling for payment appropriations be raised by ECU 300 million. The Council should approve this proposal. If not, a trilogue will be convened once more at the appropriate time to reach a new decision.. �