Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Tempers flare on eve of EU summit


European Leaders at Odds on Debt Deal

Berlusconi's coalition on verge of collapse
Threat of government collapse comes with Italy squeezed by eurozone partners over its $2.5 trillion debt pile.

Tory demands on EU powers are impossible for Coalition, says Nick Clegg

The Deputy Prime Minister said that, for as long as his Liberal Democrats were in government, there would be no move towards leaving the EU.
In an intervention described as “very unhelpful” by senior Conservatives, Mr Clegg also forced Downing Street to water down Mr Cameron’s promise to bring back British powers from Brussels.