“I was surprised by [British Prime Minister David Cameron’s] reaction, because up to this moment there was no single signal from the UK administration that they have problems with this figure,” Dominik told reporters in Brussels.
The EU official also pointed at inconsistency of Cameron’s stance on contributions to the EU budget.
“You cannot question one day the system that imposes to you additional contributions due to your own data <...> and next day say that you like another element, when you get half a billion back due to the same data,” the commissioner added.
Asked whether there is a chance for the European Union to move the payment deadline for London, Dominik said the procedure would be “extremely difficult.”
Last week, UK Prime Minister Cameron broke off the EU Summit in Brussels to express his outrage with the revision of EU members' contributions to the budget, according to which Britain's contribution to the EU budget is to increase by $2.66 billion starting from December. Cameron said that the payment of an additional amount "is not going to happen". (RIA Novosti)
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EU budget request 'may draw UK away from bloc' ...
ReplyDeleteBrussel's demand from the UK for an additional $2.6 billion contribution to the EU budget will strengthen the argument of those wanting Britain to withdraw from the bloc, financial experts have said.
A European Commission request last week for the UK to pay an extra €2.1 billion following a review of member states' growth performance sparked a political storm in the country and led to British Prime Minister David Cameron describing the demand as "completely unacceptable".
Chris Skinner, the Chairman of the London-based Financial Services Club, said on Monday the membership status of UK in European Union was becoming one of the most important topics in British domestic politics ahead of parliamentary elections in May next year.
He said: "The UK will not pay this bill and will refuse to make further contributions until all the numbers have been crunched."
"The fact that these numbers include the illegal economy – drugs and prostitution – and represent a massive swing, such that France and Germany get rebates as they are in recession, is just ludicrous," Skinner added............http://www.aa.com.tr/en/headline/411106--eu-budget-request-may-draw-uk-away-from-bloc
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Καρφιά Γερμανίας προς Βρετανία: «Ολες οι χώρες πρέπει να πληρώνουν τη συνεισφορά τους στον προϋπολογισμό» ...
ReplyDeleteΗ γερμανική κυβέρνηση ανακοίνωσε την Τετάρτη ότι κάθε χώρα-μέλος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ενωσης πρέπει να καταβάλλει τη συνεισφορά της στον ευρωπαϊκό προϋπολογισμό, αναφερόμενη στην άρνηση του βρετανού πρωθυπουργού Ντέιβιντ Κάμερον να πληρώσει το επιπλέον ποσό των 2,1 δισ. ευρώ που της ζητήθηκε από την Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή.
Η θέση της γερμανικής κυβέρνησης είναι ότι οι χώρες θα πρέπει να συμμορφώνονται προς τους κανόνες, δήλωσε η εκπρόσωπος του γερμανού υπουργού Οικονομικών Βόλφγκανγκ Σόιμπλε, κληθείσα να σχολιάσει τη διαμάχη της Βρετανίας με την Κομισιόν.
«Η Ευρωπαϊκή Επιτροπή ελέγχει κατά καιρούς τις οικονομικές συνεισφορές κάθε χώρας-μέλους με βάση το Ακαθάριστο Εθνικό Προϊόν (ΑΕΠ), με κάποιες χώρες να λαμβάνουν επιστροφές χρημάτων και άλλες να πρέπει να πληρώσουν περισσότερα», σημείωσε η εκπρόσωπος.
«Κατά τη γνώμη μας, αυτή είναι η τυπική διαδικασία», κατέληξε..................http://www.tanea.gr/news/world/article/5174401/berolinoles-oi-xwres-melh-ths-ee-prepei-na-plhrwnoyn-th-syneisfora-toys-ston-eyrwpaiko-proypologismo-sxoliazontas-th-diamaxh-ths-bretanias-me-thn-komision/
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