French President Francois Hollande leaves the EU Headquarters on November 23, 2012 in Brussels, during a two-day European Union leaders summit called to agree a hotly-contested trillion-euro budget through 2020. European Union officials were scrambling to find an all but impossible compromise on the 2014-2020 budget that could successfully move richer nations looking for cutbacks closer to poorer ones who look to Brussels to prop up hard-hit industries and regions. AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS
{"Image ImageDescription": "French President Francois Hollande leaves the EU Headquarters on November 23, 2012 in Brussels, during a two-day European Union leaders summit called to agree a hotly-contested trillion-euro budget through 2020. European Union officials were scrambling to find an all but impossible compromise on the 2014-2020 budget that could successfully move richer nations looking for cutbacks closer to poorer ones who look to Brussels to prop up hard-hit industries and regions.                    AFP PHOTO / JOHN THYS        (Photo credit should read JOHN THYS/AFP via Getty Images)", "Image Copyright": "2012 AFP"}