Haug, Jutta; Lamassoure, Alain; Verhofstadt, Guy; Gros, … - Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) - 2011
The system for financing the EU today is on its last legs. Indeed, with the EU budget being predominantly financed by national contributions, member states attach great importance to what they get in return, which in the end affects the European principle of solidarity and makes every budgetary...