KINNOCK AGAIN

BY ALAN OSBORNNEIL Kinnock, vice-president of the European Commission, is to appear before the budgetary control committee of the European Parliament tomorrow (Tuesday) in a crucial session for the credibility of the Commission's accounting procedures and possibly for Mr Kinnock's own future in Brussels. The committee is considering whether or not to discharge the Commission's (Euro 96 billion) Pounds 65 billion budget for 2001 - the last time it failed to do so, four years ago, it led to the resignation of the entire Commission.Mr Kinnock's position has come ...


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