Brussels blog round up for 20- 26 October – EU developmentaid at the crossroads, hunger strikes in Italy and Poland, andwill the eurocrisis break-up member states?

On Tuesday, the European Commission outlined its work programme f or 2013. Public Affairs 2.0 discusses the importance of the programme f or European Commission President José Manuel Barroso as it represents the last opportunity f or his Commission to shape its legacy prior to the end of their term in 2014. Wishing on Europe at Blogactiv.eu puts f orward the idea of a separate budget f or the 17 members of the euro, as well as a “Eurozone parliament” based in Strasbourg, alongside the current European Parliament in Brussels. Meanwhile, Nucleus at Blogactiv.eu looks at the continued challenges of building a ‘genuine’ European Monetary Union.