Where does EU money come from? (And where does it go?)

The way the EU gets its money from the Member States is not the most straightforward, so we'll give you a quick outline in this video.We'll also briefly discuss the expenditure of the EU, but won't go into detail about how exactly it is spent, that is a subject for another video.

Errors (thanks to those who pointed them out):
2:18 - Text box: We obviously meant cease (instead of seize).

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In this series we explain complex aspects of the EU in a comprehensive and understandable way. If however, despite our diligence and help of Dr. Jan Oster, we have left something out or made a mistake, please be so kind to tell and forgive us.

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With Ciceroni we seek to be a guide to European culture and history. We make videos on little known subjects as well as more ubiquitous ones, ranging from current affairs like the European Union, to historic events like the Tulip Mania, and even mythological stories like those of the Greek Gods. In all these videos we strive to present the subjects in a objective manner and within their complex context.

[VillarsGM]

It's great to see someone, who shines a light on a topic, that so many Europeans do not understand at all. Keep it up!

[BSBoertje]

Another amazing video, love this EU series! This channel deserves more subs!

[Ackreti]

Ciceroni, can you make a video about European elections in 2019? People have absolutely no idea how voting works in the EU. I would suggest you to cover areas of European parties and groups, their relationship to national parties, Lead Candidate/Spitzenkandidat process including the ongoing dispute between Parliament and European Council on this process. And perhaps some basic CV of candidates as soon as primaries end.

[tjerkwietse]

Trigger waning:
In 0:35 the circle diagram shows a 25-75% instead of the 20-80%
This ocd keeps me alive
Also hi im from dutchland to

[Leugim]

Very informative yet easy to understand video, good job!

[tanneonea]

This confirms how right I was to vote to leave this nonsense. Thank you!!!

[theophileburtz]

Thank you! (the cool thing about the EU is that we are never short of things to say for our videos :P )

[ytpanda]

Asterisks... Asterisks everywhere...
(great vid! happy to see unbiased description rather than opinion for once )

[MartinREC]

I voted to stay in the "common market" in 1975. I was conned (Edward Heath admitted he lied to the British public several years later).

The EU Commission is just a modern version of the old USSR polit bureau (as Gorbachev pointed out at an event in Paris several years ago).
The polit bureau creates the laws, the MEPs merely rubber stamp them with no ability to alter these laws in any meaningful way.

Guy verhofstadt compared the EU 7 year economic plan with the soviet union 5 year economic plan. What a giveaway!

Altiero Spinelli's (1907-1986) name is above the main entrance to the EU. Spinelli was an Italian communist who set out a manifesto which is being followed by the EU.

Comedian Alexi Sayle has in his autobiography (and used it in an interview by remote camera) that his parents (both communists) attended meetings where it was discussed how and when they (communists) would take over the world.I though it was just a comedic tale but he was trying to warn us (obvious now).

The European elections are just an illusion of democracy.

The whole reason for the EU is to replace Europeans with a low IQ, mixed race.
Any financial arguments are just a smokescreen as suggested by Jean Monnet, co-founder of the EEC who died in 1978.

That is the plan. Look it up!

The Barcelona Decalaration 1995 (relates to importing muslims), the Marrakesh Declaration 2018 (relates to importing sub saharan Africans) and the UN migration Pact 2018 all facilitate the replacement of Europeans as stated in Practical Idealism.

They were trying to do this very gradually but the recent "crisis" has illuminated their plan. (This "migrant crisis" itself was orchestrated by the UN in 2000, so not really a "crisis".)

Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi wrote "Practical Idealism" in 1923. The EU is based on this book.

He designed the flag and suggested Beethoven's Ode to Joy as it's anthem.
Those of us who have woken up should have JSBach's "sleepers awake" from Cantata No.40 perhaps.

In December 2018, junker admitted coudenhove-kalergi's influence in the creation of the EU (maybe he thought if the cat's out of the bag, why deny it?).

For decades Europeans were told to reduce family size to save the planet (the guardian was still printing this in 2017!).
Africa's population is exploding (seems africans were not told to save the planet!).

Junker and his puppy, macron, are going to import 200 million Africans in the next 20 years becuase of falling birthrate. Why not just encourage Europeans to have more babies....or doesn't that fit the coudenhove-kalergi plan?

We're told that automation will replace employment in many sectors (Apple have recently opened a store without staff).

What will all these africans do all day?

[tremen]

People complain that the EU is too bureaucratic and inefficient, and yet they wish for it to be more democratic and for each EU citizen to have a say in European legislation, which would only make it infinitely slower. Although the argument that the EU is undemocratic is slightly dubious (given representative democracy in institutions), it seems to me people just like to complain.

[jonahlozhuern]

Hello, there's a slight language error at 2.28 (seize instead of cease). Otherwise great video!

[gefparx]

We were told that the Common Market was conceived to lessen bureaucracy

[lucasnanclares]

Wow, keep doing this kind of stuff, you have earned another subscriber

[Kevin-cmkc]

Hey ciceroni, im a brand new sub! Great videos. Can i suggest doing one on how the european court of justice works as well?

[Т-ми]

Someone should make a political drama out of this for real

[siyabongamchunu]

Not that it matters now but purely from a tactical point of view, David Cameron should have enlisted the support of the European Union during that referendum campaign. This is a highly detailed institution and the people driving the remain campaign simply weren't equipped to deliver this message.

[GSpamhunter]

"We but won't go into detail about how exactly it is spent, that is a subject for another video" - It is literally in the title of your video: "(And where does it go?)"!!

[RodrigoOM]

2:18 you meant cease to exist? Neat video though

[nomore]

How much power do the German counsellor have with in the EU and over the EU?

[umayoub]

EU also collects lots of wealth from former colonies. e.g. France gets gas at a token price from Algeria