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 …

European Commission's proposal to issue up to €750 billion in EU debt to finance its recovery plan is a step in the right … strong grip on revenues. To be politically sustainable, similar central control would be needed in the EU. The treaty …-based EU framework is the closest to fulfilling these criteria with political accountability through the European Parliament …

whether the ECB measures are compatible with its price-stability mandate and with the limits set by the EU Treaties … the EU Treaties and the criteria set by the EU Court of Justice in its rulings on previous ECB asset purchase programmes …-offs. Dealing with these is a political task and the ECB should welcome some clear guidance from the European Parliament and EU …

United States, especially, do not separate economic interests from geopolitical interests in the same way the EU does. They … considers how the EU and its member states can better protect European economic sovereignty in a range of areas, including state … area, we recommend ways to improve the EU’s capacity to wield economic power, without advocating increased protectionism or …

The European Union created the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in 2007 to co-fund, together with EU member … that the EU, which has exclusive competence over trade policy, needed to assume some budgetary responsibility for the … years of implementation and in the context of the negotiations on the EU’s 2021-27 Multiannual Financial Framework. The EGF …