Negotiations over next year\'s European Union budget have collapsed after a dispute between member states and the European Commission over a shortfall in the 2012 budget. At issue was a $11.3 billion shortfall for 2012, according to the European Commission, which asked the states to cover the sum. Several states imposing spending cuts at home questioned the amount, according to a report of the Associated Press. In a statement on his website, the European Parliament lead negotiator Alain Lamassoure said the commission must submit a new proposal before talks, which face a Tuesday deadline, could continue.