MEPs handed EU budget ultimatum

Talks on next year's EU budget hit deadlock tonight after Europe's governments gave MEPs a "take it or leave it" ultimatum.

Thu, 11 Nov, 2010 - 19:36

Talks on next year's EU budget hit deadlock tonight after Europe's governments gave MEPs a "take it or leave it" ultimatum.

During negotiations in Brussels, the European Parliament accepted it could not win a controversial 6% rise next year and would have to take the 2.9% offered by ministers.

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