David Cameron, the prime minister of the UK, said today (24 October) that he will not pay a €2.1 billion bill to top-up the EU budget by a deadline of 1 December.
Member states were told during the past week about adjustments to their contributions to the EU budget, but the news did not become known to the public or, apparently, to EU leaders, until last night. The adjustment takes into account changes in the gross domestic product of member states and will mean that nine countries have to pay more this year. The deadline for the top-up payment is 1 …read more
Source: European Voice
