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Report: The European Union’s largest ‘givers’ and ‘takers’By Arthur Lyons 27 July 2019 One of the European Union’s primary issues is that not all of its member states contribute equally. This was one of the main factors which led Brits to leave the Union in 2016.The question of which member states are paying more in EU contributions than they’re getting out has and will remain to be a contentious issue in the bloc.The 2017 EU budget revealed that, in terms of direct monetary contributions, there were ten member states which were contributing more than they were getting from the EU.More at: https://voiceofeurope.com/2019/07/report-the-european-unions-largest-givers-and-takers/
I wonder why Poland is such a "taker"?
Still recovering from decades of Soviet exploitation?Having to replace Soviet era military equipment?On EU's frontier with Russia?Just guessing, but I suspect those are relevant.