impair trade between the EU and the US. However, TTIP has been controversial from the outset. Non-governmental organisations …

The current system for the financing of the EU needs to be reformed. This paper puts forth a reform proposal with two … important elements: first, the addition of an EU VAT share on receipts; and second, a shift in power from the European Council … to the European Parliament with regard to the determination of the structure of EU expenditures. The first element will …

Productivity-enhancing structural reforms are crucial to the economic prospects of the EU. Indeed, such reforms are … best suit each country’s situation. This Forum examines specifi c barriers to enhanced productivity within the EU and puts … forth policy proposals to offset the secular slowdown apparent in advanced economies and take better advantage of the EU …