UK urged to pay pensions to 1,730 Eurocrats
 

By Michael Wilkinson

A bitter clash is looming over who will foot the bill for paying pensions owed to thousands of British Eurocrats when the UK leaves the EU.

Brussels has estimated its pensions liability at €60 billion (£50.7 billion) for all retired and current officials, with annual payments currently at about €1.4 billion (£1.2 billion).

Some 1,730 Britons currently make up almost 8 per cent of the 22,000 retired EU officials.

The UK insists it can**t be held responsible for Eurocrat pensions which, it says, are the responsibility of EU institutions.

But EU officials say Britain would be expected to pay its part of the EU’s pension promises when it finally quits the EU.

It potentially sets Theresa May’s new government on a collision course with EU leaders as Brexit is negotiated.

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