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Hungarian Presidency predicts 'huge fight' over EU budget - 08 December 2010 - News

Hungary's foreign minister spoke out on Tuesday (7 December) against capping the European Union's budget for years into the future and predicted a "huge fight" in the EU's long-term budget negotiations.

EU budget talks collapse - 12 November 2010 - News

EU finance ministers failed to reach a compromise with the European Parliament over the 2011 budget yesterday night (11 November). If they fail to find a mutually acceptable solution by Monday, the 2010 budget will roll over to 2011, raising questions as to how the European Union will finance ambitious new projects such as the European External Action Service.

Summit opens battle over EU's long-term budget - 29 October 2010 - News

Wrangling over the European Union's long-term spending plan for 2014-2020 kicked off at a summit on Friday (29 October), months earlier than anticipated, with Britain securing considerable support for a lean budget.

WWF: EU's long-term budget does not reflect 2020 goals - 20 October 2010 - Interview

Tony Long, director of the WWF's European Policy Office, says the draft EU budget for 2014-2020 fails to reflect the bloc's long-term priorities on climate change, biodiversity and resource-efficiency.

Brussels wants EU taxes to fuel budget - 20 October 2010 - News

The European Commission listed yesterday (19 October) a number of options to fuel the EU's future budget, which is currently funded overwhelmingly by member states. An EU VAT, a tax on air transport or a share of new financial, corporate or energy taxes are among the possible options.

MEPs warn against looming fight on EU budget reform - 14 July 2010 - News

The Socialists and Democrats group in the European Parliament yesterday (13 July) warned against quarrelling over numbers and figures in the EU assembly's newly-formed committee on budget reform. 

Parliaments debate closer budgetary coordination - 02 June 2010 - News

The unprecedented crisis that has hit the euro zone calls for better budgetary coordination and national parliaments have a big role to play here, said MPs and MEPs meeting in Brussels to discuss greater synergies between European and national budgets.

France warns EU contributions under pressure - 28 August 2009 - News

France's ability to remain one of the top net contributors to the European Union budget is coming under growing strain from its mounting debt burden, Prime Minister Francois Fillon said yesterday (28 August).

Poland gets €13 billion for rural development - 13 September 2006 - News

Despite its failure to fulfil European environmental requirements, Poland will receive the most money from the EU budget for developing rural areas and protecting the environment.

Parliament to give EU budget final approval stamp - 17 May 2006 - News

The EU's long term budget for 2007-2013 will get final approval from the European Parliament, formally ending more than a year of hard negotiations.   

Mixed emotions over EU budget deal - 07 April 2006 - News

Despite getting an extra 4 billion euro in the deal with the Council over the EU's long term budget 2007-2013 the Parliament was less than cheerful.  

Businesses and green groups rally for EU eco-tech funds - 04 April 2006 - News

Small and medium-sized businesses, environmental technology suppliers and green campaigners join calls to maintain funding for eco-innovation in the 2007-2013 EU budget.

Parliament wants grip on EU budget review - 23 February 2006 - News

The hard-won EU summit deal, reached in December 2005, has in reality left the Parliament with a political ‘fait accompli’. But the EP hopes to have its say over the mid term-review.

New member states pressure UK into budget move - 02 December 2005 - News

The cold reception in new member states to the UK's idea of cutting structural funds at their expense has led the UK to put its rebate into play at the EU budget talks. 

UK confirms plan to cut EU budget - 29 November 2005 - News

The UK Presidency has confirmed that it wants to cut the long term EU budget to 1.03% of GNP. The Commission cautions on the need for solidarity in the EU.

Blair calls informal social Europe summit - 04 July 2005 - News

Tony Blair's first political move since taking the helm of the EU was to call an informal summit in October to debate the future direction of Europe, including its social model.

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