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| EU budget: David Cameron says deal 'not good enough' | EU budget: David Cameron says deal 'not good enough' |
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| UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said the EU budget deal being offered in Brussels "was not good enough", as the summit broke up without agreement. | UK Prime Minister David Cameron has said the EU budget deal being offered in Brussels "was not good enough", as the summit broke up without agreement. |
| Mr Cameron said "unaffordable spending" was being cut in its member countries and EU institutions had to start to live in the "real world". | Mr Cameron said "unaffordable spending" was being cut in its member countries and EU institutions had to start to live in the "real world". |
| He said that what had been suggested amounted to "tinkering" with spending. | He said that what had been suggested amounted to "tinkering" with spending. |
| "We put down a very clear marker," said the PM, adding that a deal was still "doable" but not "at any cost". | "We put down a very clear marker," said the PM, adding that a deal was still "doable" but not "at any cost". |
| "This wasn't Britain as some sort of lone actor," he said, adding that other countries backed the UK view. | "This wasn't Britain as some sort of lone actor," he said, adding that other countries backed the UK view. |
| At a press conference after the summit ended Mr Cameron said: "All of these countries are net contributors to the EU. In other words, like Britain, they write the cheques. | At a press conference after the summit ended Mr Cameron said: "All of these countries are net contributors to the EU. In other words, like Britain, they write the cheques. |
| "Together, we had a very clear message - 'We are not going to be tough on budgets at home just to come here and sign up to big increases in European spending'." | "Together, we had a very clear message - 'We are not going to be tough on budgets at home just to come here and sign up to big increases in European spending'." |
| He added: "But we still believe a deal is absolutely do-able. Freezing budget is not an extreme position." | He added: "But we still believe a deal is absolutely do-able. Freezing budget is not an extreme position." |
| The biggest net contributors (those who pay in more than they get back) are: Germany, the UK, France and Italy but EU Commission data shows that in terms of per capita contributions the UK is sixth, after the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Finland. | The biggest net contributors (those who pay in more than they get back) are: Germany, the UK, France and Italy but EU Commission data shows that in terms of per capita contributions the UK is sixth, after the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Germany and Finland. |
| Leaders of the 27 EU member countries are expected to meet again early next year. | Leaders of the 27 EU member countries are expected to meet again early next year. |
| Some countries had wanted to continue the talks but the two day summit ended after Germany and the UK insisted the differences were too great. | Some countries had wanted to continue the talks but the two day summit ended after Germany and the UK insisted the differences were too great. |
| Talks on the 2014-2020 budget began on Thursday and continued on Friday afternoon, with most EU members wanting a budget increase, but the UK and some others wanting a freeze or cut. | Talks on the 2014-2020 budget began on Thursday and continued on Friday afternoon, with most EU members wanting a budget increase, but the UK and some others wanting a freeze or cut. |
| President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy had circulated a revised proposal for the new budget at the start of the two-day summit and said he believed a compromise was possible. | President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy had 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." | 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." |
| UK rebate | UK rebate |
| French President Francois Hollande also cautioned that an agreement might not be possible: "We should not consider that if we don't get there tomorrow or the day after, all would be lost." | French President Francois Hollande also cautioned that an agreement might not be possible: "We should not consider that if we don't get there tomorrow or the day after, all would be lost." |
| The EU Commission, which drafts EU laws, has called for an increase of 4.8% on the 2007-2013 budget. | The EU Commission, which drafts EU laws, has called for an increase of 4.8% on the 2007-2013 budget. |
| The UK is the most vocal of EU member states seeking cuts in the budget to match austerity programmes at home | The UK is the most vocal of EU member states seeking cuts in the budget to match austerity programmes at home |
| Mr Cameron has stressed the importance of the UK keeping its budget rebate, worth 3.5bn euros in 2011, despite the EU Commission and some EU governments wanting it scrapped. | |
| Poland and its former-communist neighbours, which rely heavily on EU cash, want current spending maintained or raised. | Poland and its former-communist neighbours, which rely heavily on EU cash, want current spending maintained or raised. |
| Mr Hollande has also called for subsidies for farming and development programmes to be sustained for poorer nations. France has traditionally been a big beneficiary of EU farm support. | Mr Hollande has also called for subsidies for farming and development programmes to be sustained for poorer nations. France has traditionally been a big beneficiary of EU farm support. |
| Failure to agree on the budget would mean rolling over the 2013 budget into 2014 on a month-by-month basis, putting some long-term projects at risk. | Failure to agree on the budget would mean rolling over the 2013 budget into 2014 on a month-by-month basis, putting some long-term projects at risk. |
| Analysts say that could leave the UK in a worse position, because the 2013 budget is bigger than the preceding years of the 2007-2013 budget round. | Analysts say that could leave the UK in a worse position, because the 2013 budget is bigger than the preceding years of the 2007-2013 budget round. |
| The UK government could then end up with an EU budget higher than what it says it will accept now. | The UK government could then end up with an EU budget higher than what it says it will accept now. |
| The UK's opposition Labour Party said the summit showed the UK PM was "weak and isolated in Europe". | |
| Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander said: "It is vital for Britain that the prime minister uses the weeks ahead to do what he has so far failed to do - making the calls, making the arguments and building the alliances - so that the right deal for Britain and for Europe can finally be agreed." | |
| The Conservatives' junior coalition partners, the pro-European Liberal Democrats, said they were "at one" over Mr Cameron's actions at the summit. | |
| A spokesman for Deputy PM Nick Clegg said: "Britain has worked constructively to come to a deal and, while there has been progress at this summit, the deal is still not right for Britain and a number of other countries. | |
| "It is right that, across Europe, we now all take a couple of months to step back from this, continue to make our case for restraint and come back to it in 2013 ready to do a sensible deal along the lines we've proposed." |