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EU leaders arrive in Brussels to hammer out tough budget deal

European Union budget talks begin in Brussels with many suspecting an agreement will not be reached.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the EU Headquarters on November 22, 2012 in Brussels, to take part in a two-day European Union leaders summit called to agree a hotly-contested trillion-euro budget through 2020.

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