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~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 27 Oct 2009 17:55

Guess how much France spent on their 6 month EU presidency July-December 2008 ?

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me Report 27 Oct 2009 17:57

171m euros

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2**

~~~Secret Red ^^ Squirrel~~~ **007 1/2** Report 27 Oct 2009 18:10

Correct Keith :)

"Usually the rotating presidency of the EU costs 70-80m euros."

But hey, it's a recession, those politicians need cheering up!

"The Union of the Mediterranean summit in Paris alone cost 16.6m euros.
"The scale of this summit, the irregular nature of its procedures and its massive impact on public finances together make this summit a kind of record," the court report said.
It noted that France spent more than 1m euros on the summit dinner for 43 heads of state and 653,703 euros on air conditioning, among other expenses. Big temporary tents and restaurants were installed for the occasion, on 13 July 2008.
The report said France organised 489 EU events during its presidency, including nine summits, 25 ministerial meetings and 328 seminars and symposiums.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's expenditure on the presidency overshadowed the previous French presidencies of the EU - in 2000 (at a cost of 56.9m euros) and 1995 (14.1m euros)."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8327500.stm

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me Report 27 Oct 2009 18:12

shocked