The UK seems increasingly isolated in its bid to keep the 4.6 billion euro a year that it receives back from the EU budget.
During a discussion over the EU budget from 2007-2013 today (16 November), there was "great consensus, apart from the UK of course, that there is no need for the British rebate", according to French diplomats.
But British Chancellor Gordon Brown continues to insist that the rebate is "fully justified".
And the clash promises to hold up progress on th...
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