国际英语资讯:Germany faces hike in EU membership fees after Brexit
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="Nov">Nov</span>. 10-- <span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="faces">faces</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="steep">steep</span> <span word="hike">hike</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consequence">consequence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>, <span word="German">German</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="Funke">Funke</span>" <span word="media">media</span> <span word="group">group</span>, <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="around">around</span> 3.8 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> (4.43 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="dollars">dollars</span>) <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="household">household</span> <span word="funding">funding</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="of">of</span> 10.2 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="euros">euros</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="departure">departure</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="amount">amount</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="of">of</span> 16 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="yearly">yearly</span> <span word="cost">cost</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="membership">membership</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Germany">Germany</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Netherlands">Netherlands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sweden">Sweden</span> <span word="benefited">benefited</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="partially">partially</span> <span word="compensated">compensated</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="British">British</span> <span word="rebate">rebate</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="contributions">contributions</span>. <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="render">render</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corresponding">corresponding</span> <span word="agreement">agreement</span> <span word="nil">nil</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="void">void</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="forcing">forcing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="contribute">contribute</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="larger">larger</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="budgets">budgets</span>.</p><p><span word="Nevertheless">Nevertheless</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="degree">degree</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="uncertainty">uncertainty</span> <span word="remains">remains</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="membership">membership</span> <span word="fees">fees</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="ultimately">ultimately</span> <span word="be">be</span>.</p><p><span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="lowering">lowering</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bloc">bloc</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="expenditure">expenditure</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="taxes">taxes</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="offset">offset</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costs">costs</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>.</p><p><span word="British">British</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Davis">Davis</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="London">London</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enshrine">enshrine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="March">March</span> 29 <span word="at">at</span> 2300 <span word="GMT">GMT</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="date">date</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="ceases">ceases</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hereby">hereby</span> <span word="responded">responded</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="amongst">amongst</span> <span word="Eurosceptic">Eurosceptic</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="postponed">postponed</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="reversed">reversed</span>.</p>
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