Is the EU a waste of money?

Is the EU a waste of money?

From Monster Under the Bed by European Investment Bank

October 21, 2019 · 26 min · Season 1 · Episode 6

About this episode

This episode explores the misconceptions surrounding the EU budget and its costs to member countries.

In this episode of Monster Under the Bed, we bust the idea that the EU is something to scare people with, and the myth that it costs us too much In the last few years, the EU budget has become a major topic of public discourse – whether in the media, or in our neighbourhood cafes. Something that once felt so remote has gone mainstream. A lot of that is due to Brexit, and a lot of the conversations have had to do with specifically how much the European Union costs us, and our countries. So we decided to figure out whether there’s any truth in the often-heard exclamations that the EU costs us too much. In this episode you’ll find out (without a lot of math or statistics): ·        What is the EU budget ? How is it decided, collected and spent? How big is it? ·        How much does each European contribute to the EU budget? ·        Why do some countries pay more into the EU budget than others do? ·        What is cohesion ? ·        Why do people believe some of the myths about the EU…

People in this episode

Guests: Alexander Stubb, Mariusz Krukowski

Topics covered

  • EU budget
  • public discourse
  • myths about the EU
  • Brexit
  • cohesion
  • European contributions

Keywords

  • EU budget
  • cost of EU
  • Brexit
  • European contributions
  • cohesion
  • myths about EU

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: European Investment Bank

Places: EU, Europe, Brexit

More episodes of Monster Under the Bed

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Monster Under the Bed podcast page.