Swedish Child-Priestess Greta Thunberg Goes to Davos and Scolds Us All Some More PJ Media ^ | 01/21/2020 | Jim Treacher
Posted on 02/21/2020 3:35:39 PM PST by RightGeek
EU leaders were facing budget chaos today at a bruising first summit since Brexit as four wealthy nations refused to fill the gap left by Britain's departure.
The 27 leaders reached a stalemate after arguing into the early hours in Brussels, with talks on the trillion-euro budget resuming for a second day today and this afternoon there was still deadlock.
The UK's departure has left the bloc with a €75billion (£63billion) hole in its finances over seven years and the budget battle has exposed bitter divisions between EU members.
Germany wants to spend more on climate change while France is seeking more money for a joint defence, with poorer nations determined to keep their generous EU payouts.
But the so-called 'frugal four' of Austria, the Netherlands, Denmark and Sweden are unwilling to pay more to plug the gap.
Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte, who came prepared for a long-haul summit by carrying a biography of Frederic Chopin, said he did 'not plan to put my signature' to the latest compromise proposal.
EU figures are seeking a figure of 1.08 per cent of the bloc's combined GDP to cover the six years from 2021 to 2027, but the frugal nations are unwilling to go above the current 1 per cent.
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The German army ain't what it used to be.
Lots of fatsos there...too much beer.
LOL! Good one!
Trump was right to call the EU out. In the end, it’s all about money isn’t it. And the biggest benefactor??
this is hilarious . . . . . . . someone ping kronos
:)
They run out of other people’s money already?
Germany has gone full anti-nationalist these days, so I assume they will politely foot the bill.
All societies are NOT the same.
The hard-working, high-intellect societies should not be expected to foot the bill for those that cannot manage on their own.
It’s against human nature to work hard to provide for amorphous, helpless people at the expense of yourself and your loved ones.
Leave charity to those with the money to afford charity, don’t force others to contribute at gunpoint. (It always comes down to force in the end)
Less caviar, fine wine, coke and hookers for the EU elite—cry me a river!
Great posts. Dysfunctional, dystopian dreams meet reality. Boo Hoo is right.
Go home useless bureaucrats. Do something productive. Pick the rocks out of your car tires, re-arrange your sock drawer, etc., etc.
Hi EU! Eat a bag of d*cks you crooked schmucks. The exodus has begun.
Swedish Child-Priestess Greta Thunberg Goes to Davos and Scolds Us All Some More PJ Media ^ | 01/21/2020 | Jim Treacher
We all said this was coming. Britain was treated as a milch cow to pay for the Yurps’ pet projects. Now they’ll have to pay for them themselves and they don’t like it and they’re at each others’ throats about it.
As our French friends would say Que’lle Surprise!
This is a great reason why BREXIT was a huge win for the UK. The EU was just sucking off the UK’s big economy to run its fascist regime. Now the UK is gone and no other country wants to pick up the tab.
JoMa
The implosion will accelerate with Itali’s departure. Coming soon to a theater near you.
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