like the EU deficit limits. The econometric results indicate that the decline is largely due to two developments: First to … privatisation process nor EU deficit restrictions of the Maastricht Treaty can explain the decline. …

evaluations of EU Cohesion Policies by its Member States (MS). We use large language models quantify the findings of about 2 … analysis suggests that the market of evaluations is rather oligopolistic within MS, that it is very fragmented across the EU … (evidence-based policy). We conclude by discussing reform options to make the evaluations of EU Cohesion Policies more unbiased …

By international comparison as well as compared to other EU policies, the EU‘s Cohesion Policy (CP) evaluation system … advancements and evaluation reports often do not transparently describe their methodological limitations. As the EU body …

The paper applies standard public choice reasoning to the negotiations on EU enlargement and the Treaty of Nice. The … present EU countries are respected. Decisive actors in the West are the members of the European Parliament, individuals in … post-entry position of new members. The Intergovernmental Conference is reinterpreted as an opportunity of EU-15 actors to …

The EU's Cohesion Policy (CP) intends to promote European economic, social, and territorial cohesion. The policy … occupies about a third of the EU budget and it is the most evaluated of all EU policies. With the support of the German …