"If you are capping the amount, it's a very divisive discussion," said a senior European Commission official. "It's a stupid way to discuss budgets."
Eastern European countries are furious because a spending freeze would hit budgets earmarked for Europe's poorest areas.
The letter, signed by Britain, France, Germany, Finland and Holland will be published today but fails to set out any figures after an earlier British attempt to reduce spending by �210 billion was blocked by Mrs Merkel.
Queen Elizabeth II King Abdullah Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Omar al-Bashir Gloria Arroyo
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