Archive: Eu Budget

No-score draw as EU budget talks fizzle out

David Cameron answers questions from the press in Brussels

European leaders have admitted defeat after a two-day summit attempting to secure agreement on the EU budget ended in failure.

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'A long way to go': EU budget ordeal underway

Tough gig? David Cameron faces an uphill struggle at EU budget negotiations

David Cameron faces a tough challenge today as he begins Britain's attempt to save its rebate and prevent the EU budget rising.

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Everything you need to know about the EU budget in five minutes

Lots of flags, lots of agendas

EU budget negotiations might seem a trifle complicated. That's because they are. Here's our handy little guide to make you even more confused.

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Miliband warns against 'dangerous' Tory eurosceptics

Ed Miliband says Tory eurosceptics are 'dangerous' for Britain

Britain is "sleepwalking" towards an exit from the European Union because of growing euroscepticism in the Conservative party, Ed Miliband has warned.

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Podcast: Cameron's EU mission impossible

David Cameron takes on European leaders in tough EU budget negotiations

After his Commons defeat, Cameron faces an EU budget negotiation nightmare.

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Don't be loners, Merkel tells Britain

David Cameron and Angela Merkel have established warm personal relations

Britain will find happiness elusive outside the European Union, Angela Merkel has warned the UK.

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EU budget standoff likely as Cameron meets Merkel in No 10

David Cameron will be "robust" with Angela Merkel in Downing Street talks later

Angela Merkel is likely to resist David Cameron's calls for a real-terms freeze in the EU budget when the pair meet for talks in Downing Street later.

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Eurosceptic IDS confident on life outside EU

Britain can have its cake and eat it too, Iain Duncan Smith suggested

Britain could survive in the global economy outside the European Union, Iain Duncan Smith has suggested, in an interview likely to add further fuel to Tory rebels' eurosceptic fires.

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Comment: Even those of us who support the coalition must admit it's drifting

Charlotte Henry: 'It is all building an impression of a government that is drifting'

Splits over wind farms and the EU budget would be less damaging if the coalition had issues which united it.

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Nick Clegg EU budget speech in full

Nick Clegg: 'We need to make a decision about who we will be in the new Europe, and I say we need to be strong, loud, present.'

Read Nick Clegg's speech on the EU budget in full on politics.co.uk

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Knocked for six: Clegg and Osborne fall out after EU defeat

The rebellion over the EU has stoked coalition tensions.

The government's humiliating defeat over the EU budget last night has dragged up old coalition tensions over Europe.

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Tory rebels stun Cameron with EU budget defeat

Labour MPs made tonight's defeat possible, but the PM will be blaming his eurosceptic rebels

Conservative eurosceptics have combined with Labour to hand David Cameron a bitter personal defeat on the EU budget this evening.

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EU budget revolt and PMQs as-it-happens

Trouble in Westminster as Cameron faces another revolt by eurosceptic MPs

David Cameron faces another major rebellion over Europe from his backbenchers. Follow our live coverage throughout the day on politics.co.uk.

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Despair in No 10? EU budget defeats loom

EU budget negotiations: Time to drive a hard bargain?

Downing Street is facing EU budget setbacks in the Commons and Brussels, prompting an outbreak of despair in No 10.

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Stage set for rebellion over EU budget

EU spending will come up once again as a big headache for David Cameron

Conservative eurosceptics could back calls for Britain to insist on cuts to the EU's budget in a vote expected later this week, posing a headache for David Cameron.

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Foreign Office stands up to EU foreign policy chief

Baroness Cathy Ashton has asked for the largest EU budget hike. Photo: www.politicalpictures.co.uk

Foreign Office ministers are on the offensive against EU foreign policy chief Cathy Ashton's bid to win more influence.

Osborne digs in against EU budget increase

George Osborne isn't having any of it. Photo: www.politicalpictures.co.uk

Britain is set to challenge a proposed hike in the EU budget which could cost Britain an extra £680 million every year.

Cameron-Merkel in 'absolute agreement' on EU budget

Angela Merkel was treated to a meeting at Chequers

David Cameron held talks with German chancellor Angela Merkel today, arguing the two countries were in "absolute agreement" on the EU budget.

EU budget chief: UK rebate 'should end'

The EU appears keen to strip Britain of its rebate

Britain's rebate from its contributions to the EU ought to be repealed, according to the man in charge of the Union's 140 billion euro budget.

Cameron's EU budget calls undermined

CAP reforms are undermining UK's EU budget stance - expert

Britain's negotiating position on the European Union budget is becoming increasingly unstable, an expert has said.

Treasury scorns EU direct tax proposal

Treasury opposes EU direct tax idea

Britain will oppose European Union proposals to introduce direct taxation from Brussels, a minister has said.

EU 'preparing direct tax'

The EU's 170bn euro budget could be boosted by a direct tax

Proposals for a direct tax levied by the European Union are being prepared in Brussels.

UK will 'lead the way' over finance meltdown, says Brown

UK will 'lead the way' over finance meltdown, says Brown

Great Britain will 'lead the way' as Europe looks to tackle the global financial crisis, according to prime minister Gordon Brown.

Tory MEPs forced to publish expenses

Mr Cameron is trying to address the problem, he says

Tory MEPs in the European parliament will have to publish their expenses and state whether they have any family members on the payroll, under new guidelines announced by David Cameron.

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