Taoiseach to join EU budget talks

The Taoiseach and Tánaiste will travel to Brussels today for top-level negotiations on European expenditure for the next seven years.
Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore, representing the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, will meet President Jose Manuel Barroso of the European Commission and President Martin Schulz of the European Parliament to discuss a crucial piece of legislation – the EU’s Multi Annual Financial Framework (MFF).