the EU makes me mad

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scott_e
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the EU makes me mad

Post by scott_e » Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:49 pm

This article makes me mad:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-26016797

Just feel there is no level playing field in Europe at all and we would prosper more without the constraints.

We are never going to be part of the single currency and the Euro states are getting closer together fiscally.

Cameron argues better to be in the club in the hope of having some influence over largest export market.

5 member states contribute most:
-germany
-uk
-france
-italy
-spain
Big calls on policy come from these 5.

Net contributors are UK and Germany.
French get most back via common agriculture policy.
CAP accounts for 30 to 35% of budget.
France will veto EU budget changes if CAP funding is threatened.

Rant over.
Scott

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Re: the EU makes me mad

Post by tut » Tue Feb 04, 2014 1:16 pm

Apart from French Elise drivers, a large proportion of the rest are a waste of oxygen.

Virtually all of the main European PM's speak English, Hollande of course does not as he probably can not find the time to learn it in-between shagging actresses.

tut

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the EU makes me mad

Post by Sanjøy » Tue Feb 04, 2014 2:31 pm

Who would.
W213 All Terrain

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