The UK has hit back at the European Commission in a public discussion over its EU rebate. Meanwhile, the largest new EU members, the Visegrad countries, have formed a bloc for the upcoming budget talks.
In a statement using the same vocabulary as EU budget commissioner Janusz Lewandowski over the weekend, a Downing Street spokesman on Monday (6 September) said: "The UK abatement remains fully justified. It's a matter of fairness."\n \n"Without the rebate, the UK's net contribution as a ...
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Already a member? Login hereAndrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.
Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's Foreign Affairs Editor. He has been writing about foreign and security affairs for EUobserver since 2005. He is Polish but grew up in the UK. He has also written for The Guardian, The Telegraph, and The Times of London.