While eyes are still glued to the Greek debt saga, with news of an emergency second bail-out expected any day, the regular business of the EU continues with a packed week in Strasbourg for the parliament.
The battle over the scale of the bloc's post-2013 budget comes down to the crunch, with the chamber debating on Wednesday and voting on Thursday its position on what should be the EU's 2014-2020 spending level. A number of member states have insisted that at a time of austerity domesti...
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