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Originally Posted by DraX
Even though you type like a fucking moron Thommy I'm saying as long as corrupt politicians are NOT 100% fully committed to represent the country and its voters then YES there will be complains after EU and rightfully so.
The thick blanket of corruption that influence our western countries negatively needs to be exposed and removed.
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The financial cost of the EU bureaucracy is staggering. They couldn't even decide on one place locate the European Parliament.
https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-fr...-idUKKBN1DX0I1
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Europe needs to be closer to its regions,” she added. Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) convene in Strasbourg for one week every month and in Brussels for the remainder. The monthly upheaval costs the bloc 114 million euros ($124 million) a year
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If she wants it to be closer to it's region, then take power away and hand it back to regional governments. She just wants money to come to France.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budget...European_Union
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To pay for this, the EU had an agreed budget of €143 billion for the year 2014, representing around 1% of the EU-28's gross national income (GNI).[4] Prior to 2014, the EU had a budget of €864.3 billion for the period 2007–2013, representing 1.05% of the EU-27's GNI for the period.[5]
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When you consider that less than half of the EU countries actually contribute towards the running that 2% a lot of money to hand over.
What do these things actually mean and can a bunch of bureaucrats achieve them and why can't they do it?