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European Union leaders agree budget deal

The agreement will cut spending for the first time since the EU was created in 1957.

Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip (2L), British Prime Minister David Cameron (C), Maltese Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi (2R) and General Secretary of the Council Uwe Corsepius (R) stand for a family photo during the European Council Meeting on February 7, 2013 in Brussels, Belgium. Leaders agreed to a budget deal for the EU the following day.

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