Next year already… The member states' reactions to the draft EU budget for 2012 give a flavour of debates to come about the EU's financial perspectives for 2014-2020. Yesterday, I explained the differences among political leanings and among member states in this connection. The European Commission believes it has drafted a reasonable budget for next year that takes account of the budget problems facing the member states and demands that a similar tightening of the belt be carried out at EU...