Formålet var at dække omkostningerneved, at ca. 100 repræsentanter fra de kommende medlemsstater deltog i tre plenarmøder i Regionsudvalget (70 000 EUR). ###>Its purpose was to cover the participation of around 100 representatives from thefuture Member States in three plenary sessions of the Committee of the Regions in2003 (EUR 70 000).