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Are we, as nations of Europe, in it for good? Is, say, a Romanian family's wellbeing a concern for a Scottish taxpayer? (Photo: Adam Jones)

Let's stick together - in defence of EU 'cohesion' policy

The media are full of stories how the EU money is spent on absurd projects from Spain to Bulgaria, from Poland to Britain: railways and bridges to nowhere; new art galleries standing empty; airports built tens of kilometres apart; mousepads and stickers distributed to schools at exorbitant cost to make pro-Europeans out of pupils.

Some of these hyperbolic headlines are even true.

More cool-headed critics also ask relevant questions: why should, say, the Dutch taxpayer pay the EU ...

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Jakub Wisniewski is director of the Globsec Policy Institute in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Are we, as nations of Europe, in it for good? Is, say, a Romanian family's wellbeing a concern for a Scottish taxpayer? (Photo: Adam Jones)

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Jakub Wisniewski is director of the Globsec Policy Institute in Bratislava, Slovakia.

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