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> Fines imposed on undertakings found in breach of EU antitrust rules are paid into the general EU budget. This money is not earmarked for particular expenses,

by nuthje 1y ago

> Fines imposed on undertakings found in breach of EU antitrust rules are paid into the general EU budget. This money is not earmarked for particular expenses, but Member States' contributions to the EU budget for the following year are reduced accordingly. The fines therefore help to finance the EU and reduce the burden for taxpayers. This quote is re: anti-trust, but likely generalizes. https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/index/fines_en#:~:text=Fines%20imposed%20on%20undertakings%20found,following%20year%20are%20reduced%20accordingly. https://competition-policy.ec.europa.eu/index/fines_en#:~:te...

bboygravity 1y ago
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- libertine 1y ago
  This is a recurring Russian propaganda point, now amplified by the new US Administration. I am curious about the basis for this. Could you explain further from your perspective how you came up with this conclusion?
  - theyknowitsxmas 1y ago
    Those pesky Russians and common sense of using #964B00 in your navbar then getting hit for 500 million is stupid.
    - libertine 1y ago
      It doesn't strike you odd that these claims pop up out of the blue when certain subjects are brought up? The answer could simply be: "oh it's just ignorance at play, and some people just repeat what they heard and made them feel good because it helped them cope/made them resentful/.." 100% of the time I had these engagements, these folks didn't even know what the EU was. Donald Trump is a great example of this, he has no clue what the EU is, nor how it came to be lmao
- surgical_fire 1y ago
  Please, enlighten me how exactly is the EU not democratic. I am very sure you have excellent arguments to support this claim.
  - epolanski 1y ago
    We can't elect a single official to reverse and destroy decades of work without any parliamentary debate, I guess that makes EU non democratic as opposed to the brilliant US example.
  - ffsm8 1y ago
    It's a very often repeated criticism of the EU. While it's member states are democratic, the EU Parlament is kinda it's own thing. I personally still consider it somewhat democratic, as we so have votes (even though they have horrendous voter participate) - but it's not a niche opinion.

by nuthje 1y ago

bboygravity 1y ago

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libertine 1y ago
This is a recurring Russian propaganda point, now amplified by the new US Administration. I am curious about the basis for this. Could you explain further from your perspective how you came up with this conclusion?
- theyknowitsxmas 1y ago
  Those pesky Russians and common sense of using #964B00 in your navbar then getting hit for 500 million is stupid.
  - libertine 1y ago
    It doesn't strike you odd that these claims pop up out of the blue when certain subjects are brought up? The answer could simply be: "oh it's just ignorance at play, and some people just repeat what they heard and made them feel good because it helped them cope/made them resentful/.." 100% of the time I had these engagements, these folks didn't even know what the EU was. Donald Trump is a great example of this, he has no clue what the EU is, nor how it came to be lmao
surgical_fire 1y ago
Please, enlighten me how exactly is the EU not democratic. I am very sure you have excellent arguments to support this claim.
- epolanski 1y ago
  We can't elect a single official to reverse and destroy decades of work without any parliamentary debate, I guess that makes EU non democratic as opposed to the brilliant US example.
- ffsm8 1y ago
  It's a very often repeated criticism of the EU. While it's member states are democratic, the EU Parlament is kinda it's own thing. I personally still consider it somewhat democratic, as we so have votes (even though they have horrendous voter participate) - but it's not a niche opinion.