Tough talks are expected when the Commission and EU states meet for the first time this weekend to discuss the EU’s budget until the middle of the next decade.
The meeting will be the first face-to-face discussion between the two on how to fund the EU from 2007 to 2013
Commission President Romano Prodi and his team will put the case for an increase in the EU budget, but can expect short shrift from some member states - including the 'big three'.
Last December, the leaders ...
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