In diesem Diskussionspapier werden Ergebnisse einer Untersuchung zu den Auswirkungen der EU-Osterweiterung auf den EU-Haushalt im Agrarbereich vorgestellt. Die Berechnungen wurden mit dem am IAMO entwickelten partialen Gleichgewichtsmodell 'Central and Eastern European Countries Agricultural...

Experts believe that is being wasted so many resources, allocating budgetary policy that does not provide a sufficiently clearly identifiable European added value. In addition, the Community budget has often been criticized for lack of transparency. The General rules concerning the distribution...

The objective of the paper is to present the results of negotiations on the EU budget for 2014-2020,with particular emphasis on the Common Agricultural Policy. Authors indicate the steps for establishing the budget, from the proposal of the European Commission presented in 2011, ending with the...

In the wake of the euro area crisis, debate on instruments to deepen economic integration among its members has intensified, among others putting forward a fiscal stabilisation capacity for EMU members. Contributions made so far to further this idea have mostly concentrated on the expenditure...

Against the background of the present system of financing the EU budget, proposals of two new taxes presented by the European Commission in the framework of the Multiannual financial framework 2014-2020 were discussed: the modified resource based on VAT (the so called new VAT) and a new proposal...

The European Union has recently implemented one of the biggest reform packages in its history. Developed solutions are designed to (1) strengthen EU’s resilience to shocks and (2) improve its shock absorption capabilities. It seems that so far stress was mainly placed on the first objective....

Conflict among member states regarding the distribution of net financial burdens has been allowed to contaminate the entire design of the EU budget with very negative consequences in terms of equity, efficiency and transparency. To get around this problem and pave the way for a substantive...

The order and modalities of cross-member state redistribution as well as the net financial position of the member states are one of the most widely discussed aspects of European integration. The paper addresses selected issues in the current debate on the EU budget for the period 2007 to 2013...

This paper analyses the impact of the post-accession experience of the Czech Republic in the years 2004-2011. In particular, it focuses on the integration into the EU internal market, preparation for Eurozone accession, transfers from the EU budget and the formulation of the EU energy policy. In...

The cohesion policy of the European Union reflects the communitarian financial priorities. As all public policies of the EU, the cohesion policy is financed from the EU budget. Therefore, it has a major role in shaping the budget. The paper analyzes the interdependence between the cohesion...