EU leaders fail to break deadlock over long-term budget
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A European Union summit ended abruptly on Friday after leaders failed to reach agreement on the bloc's long-term budget, following a two-day stand-off between poorer countries and "frugal" member states seeking to rein in spending.Summit chairman Charles Michel gathered the 27 national EU leaders together at the end of the day to bridge divisions, but rival camps rejected his compromise plan.Setting the seven-year budget is always a tug of war, but it is fiercer than ever..