Le représentant de la Commission a rappelé en préambule que le rapport d'évaluation du programme Culture 2000 à mi-parcours avait révélé certaines insuffisances parmi lesquelles une dispersion des projets communautaires, préjudiciable aux objectifs poursuivis.
By way of introduction the Commission representative noted that the mid-term evaluation report on the Culture 2000 programme had revealed a number of shortcomings, including the fact that Community projects were too thinly spread, which ran counter to the aims pursued.