EU Budget

Bullika · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:11 am Post subject: EU Budget

I think this question is also relevant to Cyprus, Is it fair to solve the EU budget problems by cutting regional aid to new states?

bg_turk · Deputy Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 1316 Location: Bulgaria

No, in Bulgaria we will need all the aid we can get.

Bullika · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:16 am Post subject:

i know, i think its unfair to cut aid to the new member states that need it and those like bulgaria who will join soon.

cannedmoose · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:28 pm Post subject:

I'm just a tad disappointed with Blair's approach to this issue. The real issue in the EU budget are the bloated payments given through CAP to the richest member states, it's a total farce. Would you believe that French farmers are paid $2 per cow per day as subsidy, which is more income than half the world's population lives on! Major reform of the CAP is necessary, but Chirac refuses to make any concessions on this. Personally I think Blair should take this issue to the wire rather than forcing concessions from the weakest member states and making himself look the bogeyman.

Dhavlos · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 2:57 pm Post subject:

If the CAP budget was reduced, or spread more evenly for everyone else, then the budget would not be sucha problem, and im sure that then britain would give up its rebate.

The fact taht almost 50%of the EU budget is spent on about 5% of its GDP(agriculure) is absolutely preposterous. France needs to stop being such an old man....i watched a panorama program, and from what i could see the french are so stubborn, that they dont wantto change anything....we can all learn off finland Very Happy

cannedmoose · Posted: Sat Dec 03, 2005 3:35 pm Post subject: