Efter resultaterne fra Det Europæiske Råd i Edinburgh, hvor Fællesskabet fik et finansielt overslag indtil 1999, og nu hvor vi skal i gang med at revidere de forordninger, som gælder for Strukturfondenes funktion, er indholdet i denne betænkning i højeste grad relevant.
Following as it does the results of the Edinburgh European Council, at which the Community was provided with a financial perspective up to the year 1999, when we shall be initiating the process of reviewing the regulations governing the functioning of the structural funds, the content of this report is extremely timely.