Inevitably – and completely understandably – with the focus on the US election, even the British media are not trying very hard with the Merkel-Cameron meeting today. Most seem to be copying out the Reuters report, which seems to apply to the German media as well, with the same headlines.

In what has all the hallmarks of being driven by the Downing Street publicity machine, one sees the emphasis on the multi-annual EU budget negotiations, with Mr Cameron continuing to play to the domestic audience, keeping attention focused on the budget, rather than the broader issues.

Tucked in at the end of the BBC report, however, us the short note that, "if no agreement is reached by the end of next year the 2013 budget will be rolled into 2014 with a two percent rise to account for inflation". In other words, come what may, there is going to be an increase … and then there are the supplementary budgets.

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Richard wrote -




Now why should she do that!?