BRITAIN must pay into the European Union’s budget and accept the bloc’s laws if it wants continued special access to the single market post Brexit, Emmanuel Macron has told Theresa May. At a joint press conference at the Sandhurst military academy, the French … [Read more...] about Macron to May: pay into EU budget and obey laws for full single market access
Uk contribution to eu budget
The EU budget: who pays what?
The joint budget of the 27 members of the European Union is 129 billion euros ($165 billion) this year. It is used to subsidize the European agricultural sector, structural and regional aid, and programs in the fields of science, research and culture as well as some industries. … [Read more...] about The EU budget: who pays what?
EU budget commissioner says UK must pay up
European Union Budget Commissioner Jacek Dominik said Monday in Brussels that the European Union has warned Britain that the substantial EU budgetary rebate from which the country has benefited for thirty years will be at risk if Britain attempts to modify EU budget adjustment … [Read more...] about EU budget commissioner says UK must pay up
EU budget proposal sparks dispute
When the European Commission (EC) recently proposed to increase the European Union (EU) budget by almost 7 percent, you could practically hear the coffee cups falling out of politicians' hands in Berlin, London and The Hague. The criticism soon poured in, with decision … [Read more...] about EU budget proposal sparks dispute
Euroskeptic UK to argue for EU budget freeze
A fresh opinion poll has showed that 56 percent of Britons would either definitely, or most likely, vote to leave the EU in a referendum. Only 30 percent said they wanted the UK to remain a member. The desire to leave cut across all the three main political parties. Europe has … [Read more...] about Euroskeptic UK to argue for EU budget freeze