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 …

In this paper we propose a reform of the EU financing system. The two most important elements of our proposal are i) to … make the contribution of taxpayers to the EU budget more visible by showing an EU VAT share on receipts and ii) to increase … the power of the European Parliament in the determination of the structure of EU expenditures by limiting the multiannual …

In the run-up to the Intergovernmental Conference of the Member States of the EU in 1996, criticism of the convergence …

The pattern of migration into the EU and within the EU has changed greatly in recent years. Does this make it necessary … to introduce a common European migration policy? How is the planned eastern enlargement of the EU to be seen against this …