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 …

The process of EU integration has intensified in the 1980s and early 1990s. The desire of a number of central and … eastern European countries to join the EU is often seen as a threat to the continuation of this process. How wide should the … radius of EU enlargement be? Which forms of integration would be appropriate between the EU and different subsets of ex …

In the face of an unprecedented economic recession caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the EU has set up the biggest … stimulus in its history - a 750-billion-euro fund called "Next Generation EU" - to support economic recovery. This initiative … is ground-breaking as it includes grants and loan facilities for member countries, financed by EU borrowing. It stresses …

to political debates that emphasise the cost of EU spending rather than the benefits, and add to the perception of the EU … budget in terms of net balances, rather than value added. • The financing of the EU budget must be reassessed in the light of … the July 2020 decision to launch the Next Generation EU programme. Budget resources could include a plastics charge, a …