This dialogue was started in the framework of the Interinstitutional Agreement by means of various trilogues and a consultation meeting in July, on the very day that the Council adopted the draft budget for 2002.
Den var allerede påbegyndt inden for rammerne af den institutionelle aftale gennem forskellige trepartsmøder og et samrådsmøde i juli den dag, Rådet fastsatte budgetforslaget for regnskabsåret 2002.