Brussels, 09/12/2010 (Agence Europe) - Meeting on Thursday 9 December, EU defence ministers were unable to reach an agreement on increasing the 2011 budget for the European Defence Agency (EDA). In early November, Catherine Ashton had suggested a rise of 2.2% (compared to 2010) next year, bringing the EDA budget to a total of €31.7 million. The rise would allow staff to be recruited (with another three posts opened). The United Kingdom challenged this rise, evoking the difficult economic...