EU diplomats: ‘It’s now or never’ to agree the EU budget

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Series Details 06.02.13
Publication Date 06/02/2013
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European Council President Herman van Rompuy invited the EU's heads of state or government to a European Council Summit meeting in Brussels on 7 and 8 February 2013. The main purpose was to agree on the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for the period 2014-2020.

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ESO: Background information: Website: Multiannual Financial Framework 2014-2020 http://www.europeansources.info/record/multiannual-financial-framework-2014-2020/
Council of the European Union: Policies: Multiannual Financial Framework http://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/multiannual-financial-framework/
European Council, Brussels, 7-8 February 2013 http://www.european-council.europa.eu/council-meetings?meeting=5f59de2f-4c2f-456d-add5-fb93520d27c7&lang=en
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ESO: Background information: EU budget talks collapse over €30bn gap http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-budget-talks-collapse-over-e30bn-gap/
EUObserver, 05.02.13: Hollande ready to compromise on EU budget http://euobserver.com/news/118955
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EurActiv, 06.02.13: Cameron wants further cuts to EU budget draft, threatens veto http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/cameron-demands-cuts-eu-budget-p-news-517601
BBC News, 06.02.13: EU budget: Another battle looms http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21357085
EUObserver, 07.02.13: EU leaders gather for budget horse-trading http://euobserver.com/political/118963
EUObserver, 07.02.13: Germany: more cuts needed for EU budget deal http://euobserver.com/economic/118975
European Parliament: Press Release, 06.02.13: Budget 2014-2020: Don't sacrifice EU's future to the current crisis, say MEPs http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pressroom/content/20130204IPR05618/

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