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Chris 08-02-2013 19:13
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Originally Posted by Arthurgray50@blu (Post 35533479)
David Cameron, according to Sky News is in Brussels and will tell them today that they must reduce costs in Administration etc.

In line with the rest of Europe to save money.

He is on another collision course that he wont win, He has already been told by other countries to keep his comments to himself, and he won't rule the roost. And they wont be told what to do.
So ... Having got this just about 100% wrong, are you going to give up on the political punditry, Arthur? :D

Sirius 08-02-2013 19:29
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35534108)
So ... Having got this just about 100% wrong, are you going to give up on the political punditry, Arthur? :D
Oh look is that a flying pig i see ;)

Gary L 08-02-2013 19:35
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Are we still going to be doing the IN or OUT thing later?

And just how much is it that we have saved this country?
Not the billions of euros as a whole. but what our invoice is for in pounds and pence.

Damien 08-02-2013 19:41
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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35534081)
Indeed we are sleepwalking into full membership including the Euro. Successive Governments have signed over a bit here and a bit there. The only referendum we will ever get is about what on which date we join. :mad:
No, nothing in this deal paves the way to enter the Euro.

martyh 08-02-2013 19:45
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35534108)
So ... Having got this just about 100% wrong, are you going to give up on the political punditry, Arthur? :D
Wait till he realises that our contribution is still going to go up just by less .Something of a hollow victory i feel

Chris 08-02-2013 19:57
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35534131)
Wait till he realises that our contribution is still going to go up just by less .Something of a hollow victory i feel
Not really ... Thanks to Tony Blair giving away a chunk of our rebate in an attempt to crawl up French bottoms, our contribution was always going to go up, whatever today's deal was. But thanks to the overall cut that has been agreed, our contribution will go up by a lot less than it otherwise would have.

Besides, I have read at least one pundit pointing out today that because the figures are worked out at 2013 prices but govern all spending from 2015-2020, with inflation factored in we could still find that the amount we have paid in has actually fallen. We won't be able to say that for certain until 2020 though.

martyh 08-02-2013 20:06
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35534136)
Not really ... Thanks to Tony Blair giving away a chunk of our rebate in an attempt to crawl up French bottoms, our contribution was always going to go up, whatever today's deal was. But thanks to the overall cut that has been agreed, our contribution will go up by a lot less than it otherwise would have.

Besides, I have read at least one pundit pointing out today that because the figures are worked out at 2013 prices but govern all spending from 2015-2020, with inflation factored in we could still find that the amount we have paid in has actually fallen. We won't be able to say that for certain until 2020 though.
roll on 2020 then :D

do we know who took the hit yet,french farmers ,development budget,other ?

Chris 08-02-2013 20:36
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There appears to be a cut in administration, and also technology R&D. The sop to the French is that their feckless, inefficient farmers continue to gorge themselves on lots and lots of CAP money.

Sirius 08-02-2013 20:40
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35534154)
There appears to be a cut in administration, and also technology R&D. The sop to the French is that their feckless, inefficient farmers continue to gorge themselves on lots and lots of CAP money.
Its all them horses there breading :D

Osem 09-02-2013 10:59
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Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35534108)
So ... Having got this just about 100% wrong, are you going to give up on the political punditry, Arthur? :D
I'm thinking of writing a new novel called "Arthur and the Epic Fail"... :D

As for the reduced rebate, well even Arthur couldn't blame that on the Tories... lol

Sirius 09-02-2013 11:43
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Originally Posted by Osem (Post 35534281)
I'm thinking of writing a new novel called "Arthur and the Epic Fail"... :D

As for the reduced rebate, well even Arthur couldn't blame that on the Tories... lol
Wanna bet :)

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Well according to this comic there is going to be a secret ballot. If true you can see WHY people want nothing to do with the EU

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/da...secret-ballot/

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Self-awareness has never been MEPs' strong suit. They have declared repeatedly that they won't endorse any budget proposal for 2014 to 2020 unless it provides for a substantial increase in spending. They're not terribly interested in what the extra spending should go on. It's enough to know that the money is 'for Europe'.
http://www.euractiv.com/priorities/p...-b-news-517661

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The European Parliament will vote by secret ballot on the EU's 2014-2020 budget, its centre-left President Martin Schulz and Joseph Daul, the leader of the centre-right European People’s Party, said yesterday (7 February).

Schulz, speaking at a late-night news conference, confirmed Daul's earlier statement that the use of the special procedure was planned.
So whats the betting they collude to increase the budget.

NEVER trust the EU to do what they say

Damien 09-02-2013 21:40
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Not sure they can just increase the budget but the fact they're holding a secret ballot doesn't bode well, let's wait and see if there is more politicking to be done.

martyh 09-02-2013 21:46
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Originally Posted by Damien (Post 35534567)
Not sure they can just increase the budget but the fact they're holding a secret ballot doesn't bode well, let's wait and see if there is more politicking to be done.
doesn't this new budget still have to be approved by some higher form of life in the EU ?

Osem 09-02-2013 22:08
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Once again it seems the Eurocrats really don't like it when they get an result they don't agree with.

Damien 09-02-2013 22:58
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Originally Posted by martyh (Post 35534570)
doesn't this new budget still have to be approved by some higher form of life in the EU ?
Yeah the Parliament.


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