The Great European Rip-Off: How the Corrupt, Wasteful EU is Taking Control of Our Lives

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It has been estimated that the EU costs around xA3;1,000 billion a year, which translates to an incredible xA3;2000 for every man, woman, and child in Europe. And what does that money provide? Politicians and administrators selflessly working to bring us efficient government? Well-targeted regulations that promote economic prosperity? A safe and free society? A well-protected environment? Help for people in poorer countries? In fact, this money is squandered by a self-serving euro-elite of unaccountable politicians and incompetent bureaucrats, or else devoured in a feeding frenzy of fraud and corruption where a few lucky insiders become unimaginably rich. In addition, the tsunami of regulation pouring out of Brussels is strangling industry, destroying jobs, restricting personal freedom, desecrating the environment, and further impoverishing the developing world. Using their extensive network of insider sources, David Craig and Matthew Elliott smash through the secrecy and disinformation that are the Brussels hallmark to reveal what European rulers are really getting up to. The result is a horrifying story of bureaucracy, hypocrisy, and kleptocracy at the highest levels.

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David Craig worked as a consultant to nearly 100 organizations in 15 countries across Europe, Asia, and the US, and is the author of Rip-Off!, Plundering the Public Sector, and Squandered. Matthew Elliott is the author of TheBumper Book of Government Waste 2008.