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Remaining ‘in’ will mean even higher EU payments |
EU Member States ‘invited’ to provide the financial resources the EU needs to respond to new urgent challenges such as defence, security, social policies & migration. This should include both increasing national contributions and removing current vetoes on the introduction of new own-resources tools such as taxes on polluting emissions, the activities of big web operators & financial transactions. |
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No real mention of Brexit and the consequent reduction in funds! Slightly more feasible than an EU ‘army’, but is their funding for it in the existing budget? EC welcomes first operational steps towards a European Defence Union EC sets out Roadmap for deepening Europe's Economic and Monetary Union 2018 EU budget: Council cannot accept EP amendments The Future of EU Finances: the 7th report on economic, social and territorial cohesion |