Germany's contribution to the EU's coffers is set to rise by billions of euro by 2013.
According to a study by the French International Relations Institute (IFRI), quoted by Die Welt, Berlin's net contribution to the EU could rise to 16bn euro a year by 2013.
In 2002, the net contribution of the Union's largest member state was 7bn euro; this rose to 9.5bn euro last year.
The institution has based its calculations with the EU budget set at one per cent of gross national inco...
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