tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post2214714413043480983..comments2024-01-16T08:40:53.682+00:00Comments on <a href="http://www.openeurope.org.uk">Open Europe</a>: Another manufactured row over the EU budget?OEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00556463374230498875noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-31474186408612903462013-10-30T13:44:55.500+00:002013-10-30T13:44:55.500+00:00If I have 4 chocolate bars but there are five peop...If I have 4 chocolate bars but there are five people, we all take a bit off our bar to make five smaller, but equal bars!<br />Seems hard to believe the leadership of the EU didn't go to Primary School! Crystal Ballnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-3381858458012740682013-10-26T12:35:00.028+01:002013-10-26T12:35:00.028+01:00To put the amount in dispute in perspective: How d...To put the amount in dispute in perspective: How does the (one time) amount in dispute compare to the yearly cost of the yearly migration of the European Parliament?Jespernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-82660403391129866842013-10-23T11:24:41.766+01:002013-10-23T11:24:41.766+01:00Ref. first Anonymous comment.
Absolutely right.
Ref. first Anonymous comment.<br />Absolutely right.<br />Average Englishmannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36227136.post-59798529552507703022013-10-22T16:15:14.899+01:002013-10-22T16:15:14.899+01:00"The depressing result is a budget that point..."The depressing result is a budget that pointlessly recycles far too much cash around wealthier member states while not allocating enough to areas such as R&D which could enable the EU to take advantage of growth opportunities in innovate areas of the global economy".<br /><br />Not the truth the wealthiest nations are net contributers so they get nothing back. R&D is not something the people should be paying for after all it is companies that benefit from it so they should pay for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com