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Related: About this forum'Breathtaking': Corruption cost in EU equals its annual budget
RT · Published on Feb 4, 2014
Corruption in the EU costs the economy 120 billion euro per year - equivalent to the EU's annual budget, EU Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem said when presenting a new report, adding that "there are no corruption-free zones in Europe." READ MORE: http://on.rt.com/7fxowy
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- 120 Billion? A year!?!?! Is that all? That's like.... Wednesday in DC.
Pikers......
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'Breathtaking': Corruption cost in EU equals its annual budget (Original Post)
DeSwiss
Feb 2014
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drynberg
(1,648 posts)1. "Breathtaking" isn't what came to my mind...more like "repulsive" or "naseating" as breathtaking is
For me, reserved for total surprise and hopefully more positive that crooks gone wild...
...it makes one wonder what we're waiting for.
Crowman1979
(3,844 posts)2. As if Russia has its hands clean.
This is like when Ted Haggard condemns homosexuality and later on spends some intimate time with a male prostitute.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)3. OT - Typical diversionary tactic.
Nice try.