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DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 10:22 AM Feb 2014

'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 OP
"Breathtaking" isn't what came to my mind...more like "repulsive" or "naseating" as breathtaking is drynberg Feb 2014 #1
Yes..... DeSwiss Feb 2014 #4
As if Russia has its hands clean. Crowman1979 Feb 2014 #2
OT - Typical diversionary tactic. DeSwiss Feb 2014 #3

drynberg

(1,648 posts)
1. "Breathtaking" isn't what came to my mind...more like "repulsive" or "naseating" as breathtaking is
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 11:40 AM
Feb 2014

For me, reserved for total surprise and hopefully more positive that crooks gone wild...

Crowman1979

(3,844 posts)
2. As if Russia has its hands clean.
Tue Feb 4, 2014, 12:14 PM
Feb 2014

This is like when Ted Haggard condemns homosexuality and later on spends some intimate time with a male prostitute.

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