โ€œNo area can be exempt,โ€ an official in Berlin said ahead of the visit, arguing that net contributor states โ€“ those who put more into the Brussels coffers than they get out โ€“ already finance roughly three quarters of the EU budget.

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[+] -7 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

He's right, eventually the budget will need to be financed differently than it is today. France also isn't financed by its regions' contributions, same goes for Poland and Germany.

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  • [โ€“] 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    Merz isn't calling for the EU to have the right to directly tax its citizens.

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