Brussels collides with cash-strapped states

Article discusses the wrangling between the EU Institutions - notably the Council of the European Union and the European parliament - during the negotiations during 2010 of the the 2011 budget. This presages a much bigger fight over the framework that will guide EU spending from 2014 to 2020 – a discussion that has already begun in earnest.

EUObserver, 8.11.10: Member states 'dishonest' in EU budget talks, MEP says http://euobserver.com/9/31224

ESO: Background information: Member states propose austerity budget for EU http://www.europeansources.info/record/member-states-propose-austerity-budget-for-eu/

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