British nationals may end up paying into the EU general budget after the UK leaves the European Union.
An EU proposal to tighten border security controls for all visa-free travellers sometime in 2020 will be generating cash by demanding fees from holidaymakers. The fees will pay for annual running costs.
But an European Commission official on Monday (26 June) said any surplus revenue would also then go to the EU budget and reduce member state contributions.
Proposed last No...
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Nikolaj joined EUobserver in 2012 and covers home affairs. He is originally from Denmark, but spent much of his life in France and in Belgium. He was awarded the King Baudouin Foundation grant for investigative journalism in 2010.