PURPOSE : to present the revenue and expenditure account and the balance sheet concerning the activities of the budget for the financial year 2002 (Ombudsman).
CONTENT : this document sets out the amount of expenditure and the balance sheet for the other institutions of the Union (except the Commission) for 2002, in particular the European Ombudsman.
The appropriations for the year 2002 amount to EUR 3.912.326, that is an amount of 96,72%.
This budget is characterised in particular by the "frontloading" exercise decided by the budgetary authority and which had the effect of reducing its initial budget by EUR 50 000.
One should also note the strengthening of translation and interpretation posts and also stages with the Ombudsman.
Lastly, the Ombudsman's budget was marked by the publication of a "Citizen's Guide" which was widely distributed to the EU Information Offices, Permanent Representations and universities.�