Talks on next year's EU budget and fresh European Commission rules on nuclear waste stand out as the main events in a holiday week in Brussels.
EU Parliament President Jerzy Buzek will meet with colleagues from the commission and member states on Thursday (4 November) after butting heads with EU leaders on the subject at a summit last week.
The EU institutions want a 6 percent hike for 2011, including an 85 percent hike in the entertainment budget of the parliament. But 11 member...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.