Conflict among member states regarding the distribution of net financial burdens has been allowed to contaminate the entire design of the EU budget with very negative consequences in terms of equity, efficiency and transparency. To get around this problem and pave the way for a substantive budget reform, we propose to decouple distributional negotiations from the rest of the budget process by linking member state net balances in a rigid manner to relative prosperity. This would be achieved through the introduction of a system of compensating horizontal transfers that would take to its logical conclusion the Commission's proposal for a generalized compensation mechanism. We discuss the impact of the proposed scheme on member states? incentiv...
The goal of this thesis was to outline a reformed budget for the European Union. The focus was on th...
There is a growing debate about complementing the European Monetary Union by a more comprehensive fi...
'This paper analyses the consequences of the planned enlargement on the EU budget for the years 2007...
Conflict among member states regarding the distribution of net financial burdens has been allowed to...
European Union budget negotiations often focus on member states' financial net balances, rather than...
The order and modalities of cross-member state redistribution as well as the net financial position ...
SUMMARY European Union budget negotiations often focus on member states ' financial net balance...
The order and modalities of cross-member state redistribution as well as the net financial position ...
This paper traces the history of the EU budget and draws lessons for the review to come. Whatever re...
Whenever the European Union’s budget is discussed, much of the political focus is on net balances – ...
This paper traces the history of the EU budget and draws lessons for the review to come. Whatever re...
• The EU budget review process will restart as we approach the end of the current financial framewor...
The budget of the European Union nearly always raises much commotion. Many member states anxiously g...
This policy brief provides a practical solution to facilitate reform of the EU budget decision-makin...
This paper analyses the consequences of the planned enlargement on the EU budget for the years 2007 ...
The goal of this thesis was to outline a reformed budget for the European Union. The focus was on th...
There is a growing debate about complementing the European Monetary Union by a more comprehensive fi...
'This paper analyses the consequences of the planned enlargement on the EU budget for the years 2007...
Conflict among member states regarding the distribution of net financial burdens has been allowed to...
European Union budget negotiations often focus on member states' financial net balances, rather than...
The order and modalities of cross-member state redistribution as well as the net financial position ...
SUMMARY European Union budget negotiations often focus on member states ' financial net balance...
The order and modalities of cross-member state redistribution as well as the net financial position ...
This paper traces the history of the EU budget and draws lessons for the review to come. Whatever re...
Whenever the European Union’s budget is discussed, much of the political focus is on net balances – ...
This paper traces the history of the EU budget and draws lessons for the review to come. Whatever re...
• The EU budget review process will restart as we approach the end of the current financial framewor...
The budget of the European Union nearly always raises much commotion. Many member states anxiously g...
This policy brief provides a practical solution to facilitate reform of the EU budget decision-makin...
This paper analyses the consequences of the planned enlargement on the EU budget for the years 2007 ...
The goal of this thesis was to outline a reformed budget for the European Union. The focus was on th...
There is a growing debate about complementing the European Monetary Union by a more comprehensive fi...
'This paper analyses the consequences of the planned enlargement on the EU budget for the years 2007...