Statistics and figures can be very deceptive. This video explains a few effects that distort the figures of contributions to the EU by the Member States. Using the 2015 operating budgetary balance we try to give a more nuanced insight into the net cost of the EU. Regardless of your opinion about the (cost of the) EU, nuanced facts make for a better discussion.

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