EU spends LESS fighting terrorism than it wastes on self PR propaganda

• In the 2016 budget, the EU institutions allocated €261,978,418 to combating terrorism, but paid out at least €281,964,396 on ‘communications’.
• In 2016, there are 1,021 members of staff in the European Commission working in the Directorate General for Communications. By contrast, just 392 staff worked in the Directorate General for Migration and Home Affairs, only one of whose responsibilities is counter-terrorism (European Commission, 2016, link).

Commenting on the research, Matthew Elliott, Chief Executive of Vote Leave, said:

‘The EU places more importance on furthering the EU project than fighting terrorism, and that’s reflected in how it spends our money. The EU makes us less safe – and, as one senior MEP said this week, sees the migration crisis and recent terrorist attacks as an “opportunity” for greater political integration. Instead of handing Brussels £350 million a week which it wastes on propaganda and bureaucrats, we should spend our money on our priorities, like national security.’

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