Why Europe wants more money and Belgium may have to cough up an extra 2.5 billion euros per year

As if the budget isn’t dramatic enough… Just when the De Wever government is looking for another 7 billion euros, Europe is also demanding extra money. If the European Commission’s proposal goes ahead, the Belgian contribution to the European Union will increase by as much as 2.5 billion euros per year, according to a report from the federal government that HLN was able to view. The government is now counting on the ‘frugals’ — the stingy countries in Europe — to lower the bar.

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