France says proceeds from billions of euros in EU fines imposed on Google should lower what EU member states pay into the bloc’s budget. Benjamin Haddad, France’s Minister Delegate for European Affairs, makes the proposal in an interview with Franceinfo, as reported by Reuters.
France proposes using Google EU fine revenue to reduce member states’ budget contributions
France says proceeds from billions of euros in EU fines imposed on Google should lower what EU member states pay into the bloc’s budget. Benjamin Haddad, France’s Minister Delegate for European Affair...
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Key Points
- France’s Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad proposes using Google fine proceeds to reduce EU member states’ contributions.
- The plan is discussed in a Tuesday interview with Franceinfo.
- Haddad describes the Google fine revenue as a new EU revenue source.
- Cyprus Mail cites the figure as about €4.6 billion, which aligns with the broader “billions of euros” framing in other coverage.
- The proposal would apply through an “automatic” reduction of member state budget contributions.
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France wants Google fines used to cut EU members’ budget contributions
The European Union should use the proceeds of the billions of euros in fines imposed on Google to reduce the contribution of member states to the EU budget, France’s Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad said on Tuesday. “This is a new revenue source for the European Union — worth €4.6 billion — that should automatically lower […]
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France says Google fines should cut what EU countries pay into the budget
France wants the billions of euros Google has paid in EU fines to lower what member states pay into the bloc’s budget. Benjamin Haddad, the Minister Delegate for European Affairs, made the case in an interview with the TV channel Franceinfo on Tuesday, Reuters reported. “This is a new revenue source for the European Union, […] This story continues at The Next Web
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