How do politicians negotiate the EU red carpet?

Name: How do politicians negotiate the EU red carpet?
Uploaded: 2013-02-07T20:46:12.000Z
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Description: BBC political correspondent Iain Watson explains how European Union leaders know exactly which microphone to find when they arrive on the red carpet at summits.

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BBC political correspondent Iain Watson explains how European Union leaders know exactly which microphone to find when they arrive on the red carpet at summits.

EU leaders are holding a two-day summit to try to strike a seven-year spending deal, after a previous meeting in November failed.

Europe

8 February 2013