23-Nov-2012 06:44 EU

EU Budget Talks: A Web of Different Interests :: <div class="field field-name-field-images field-type-entityreference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"> </div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p>European leaders are meeting this week in Brussels to map out the 2014-2020 European Union budget, which could come in at €940billion ($1.2 trillion) -- which would be lower than the previous seven-year budget of €994 billion, but higher than what Britain is calling for.</p><p>British Prime Minister David Cameron met Thursday with EU President Herman Van Rompuy to express his country's concern over proposed increases in spending in certain areas and to defend Britain's special annual rebate worth about €4 billion.</p></div></div></div>
url: http://www.ibtimes.com/eu-budget-talks-web-different-interests-896924

EU backs Xstrata-Glencore merger :: The European Commission gives its backing to commodities giant Glencore's $31bn (£19.5bn) bid to take over mining firm Xstrata.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20449079#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Ireland lifts EU debt crisis gloom :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/DU_9lH3yTwA/index.html

EU leaders brace for budget summit :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/EazXeaLvRmQ/index.html

EU budget deal unlikely - Merkel :: Angela Merkel says she doubts EU leaders will close a deal on their budget during the current summit in Brussels.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20457065#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Progress made on breaking deadlock :: EU president Herman Van Rompuy's shift came after midnight on the first day of an EU summit, and left unchanged the overall size of his proposed budget
url: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1465bd64-34d3-11e2-99df-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links%2Frss%2Fhome_europe%2Ffeed%2F%2Fproduct

VIDEO: EU budget battle: Who wants what? :: Newsnight's David Grossman examines the politics behind the EU summit's budget battles.
url: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20456866#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

EU workers in 'mega strike' :: url: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/edition_business/~3/WGIiq-0QKIc/