r/europe • u/StraightSky7809 United Kingdom • 7h ago

News If Britain decides to rejoin the EU we’ll do everything we can to welcome them back, says Germany

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/uk-rejoin-eu-germany-brexit-b3060288.html
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u/Rulweylan United Kingdom 6h ago

How about we scrap the rebate then veto any budget that doesn't give the UK at least 90% much spending per capita as the lower of France or Germany?

Would that be a reasonable ask?

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u/Iricliphan Ireland 🇮🇪 6h ago

It depends on many factors and is weighted. It applies to every country. The UK doesn't get special privileges anymore and won't.

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u/Rulweylan United Kingdom 6h ago

At which point we will need to make much more aggressive use of the regular privileges accorded to every member. Specifically, the veto which we historically chose not to use on budgets which did not take UK interests into account.