French President Francois Hollande (R) welcomes British Prime Minister David Cameron (L) and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte (C) prior to take part in a meeting at the EU Headquarters, on November 23, 2012 in Brussels, as part of a two-day European Union leaders summit called to agree a hotly-contested trillion-euro budget through 2020. European leaders voiced pessimism on reaching a deal on a trillion-euro EU bdget, as gruelling talks pushed into a second day with little prospect of bridging bitter divisions. POOL AFP PHOTO / BERTRAND LANGLOIS