European Leaders arrive for Informal European Council

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Belgian PM Elio Di Rupo talks to the press on arrival to the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Slovenian PM Borut Pahor arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Belgian PM Elio Di Rupo talks to the press on arrival to the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg, arrives at the Justus Lipsius building, the headquarters of the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium.

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Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg, arrives at the Justus Lipsius building, the headquarters of the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium

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Jean-Claude Juncker, prime minister of Luxembourg, arrives at the Justus Lipsius building, the headquarters of the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium

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Viktor Orbán, prime minister of Hungary, arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Donald Tusk, Polish PM, arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Demetris Christofias, President of the Republic of Cyprus, waves to the press as he arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Werner Faymann, federal chancellor of Austria, arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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French president Nicolas Sarkozy gestures as he arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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UK PM David Cameron takes a stance discussing with the press as he arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Mariano Rajoy Brey, Spanish PM, arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Evangelos Venizelos, Greece's finance minister, arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Greece PM Lucas Papademos arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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German chancellor Angela Merkel arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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German chancellor Angela Merkel speaks to the press as she arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Belgian PM Elio di Rupo speaks to the press as he arrives for the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Belgian PM Elio di Rupo speaks to the press as he arrives for the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Belgian PM Elio di Rupo speaks to the press as he arrives for the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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Enda Kenny, the Taoiseach of Ireland, arrives at the Informal EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium.

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The atrium of the Headquarters of the Council of the European Union in Brussels - a former inner yard now covered with a glass ceiling - becomes a huge press room during the EU Summit meetings. Justus Lipsius building, Brussels, Belgium.

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European leaders arrive at the Justus Lipsius building, the headquarters of the Council of the European Union for their first summit meeting of the year. Items on the agenda include the financial crisis. Brussels, Belgium. 30th January 2012

January sees EU leaders return to Brussels for the first Summit meeting of this year - and the first under the Danish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

The subjects on the agenda are more or less the same as in the last few months - financial crisis, austerity measures, recession, Greece & Co.