Ahem,
Let me just point out that the entire EU budget is 1% of GDP, and that the
civil service at around 35,000 employees, is comparable to a single French
ministry. Big government it is not.
Cheers,
Nathan
On 28 Feb 2014, at 11:49, Chris Barker <ftog@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And the budget, Philippe, neither of us has mentioned the budget or the audit
> report . . .
>
> Oh well . . . but big government does have its benefits.
>
> Chris
> On 28 Feb 2014, at 08:04, philippe.amard <philippe.amard@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> More seriously, what I find appalling is the lack of accountability/
>> representation, etc. of the commission - at least the Parliament is
>> elected ...
>
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