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 …

• The European Union's capital markets union (CMU) plan is in urgent need of a revamp. Because of Brexit, EU capital … mobilised by capital markets. • The eleven EU countries in central and south-eastern Europe which joined the EU in 2004 and … after (EU11) are particularly affected by the ongoing consolidation of exchanges, which has diminished liquidity in smaller …

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 …

insolvency regimes are beginning to attract a wider range of investors. An initiative by EU finance ministers to improve …