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23/11/2012
Cameron Unhappy At Lack Of Progress In EU Budget Talks
As EU budget talks enter their second, David Cameron has said there is a “real problem” with the lack of progress, and warned that it was not the time for "tinkering" with the money spent.
The prime minister told reporters that the EU needed to cut "unaffordable spending" as had been done in the UK.
As the talks on the 2014-2020 budget resumed it is understood most EU members want a budget increase, but the UK and some others oppose that.
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy circulated a revised proposal for the new budget at the start of the two-day summit and said he believed a compromise was possible.
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after Thursday's talks: "I think we're advancing a bit, but I doubt that we will reach a deal."
Ahead of the second day of talks Cameron said: "Well I don't think there's been enough progress so far.
"There really is a problem... there hasn't been the progress in cutting back proposals for additional spending.
"It isn't a time for tinkering. It isn't a time for moving money from one part of the budget to another. We need unaffordable spending cut. That's what's happening at home, that's what needs to happen here."
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The prime minister told reporters that the EU needed to cut "unaffordable spending" as had been done in the UK.
As the talks on the 2014-2020 budget resumed it is understood most EU members want a budget increase, but the UK and some others oppose that.
President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy circulated a revised proposal for the new budget at the start of the two-day summit and said he believed a compromise was possible.
But German Chancellor Angela Merkel said after Thursday's talks: "I think we're advancing a bit, but I doubt that we will reach a deal."
Ahead of the second day of talks Cameron said: "Well I don't think there's been enough progress so far.
"There really is a problem... there hasn't been the progress in cutting back proposals for additional spending.
"It isn't a time for tinkering. It isn't a time for moving money from one part of the budget to another. We need unaffordable spending cut. That's what's happening at home, that's what needs to happen here."
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