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EU budget 2014-20 EU budget Budget debate

The European Union budget 2014-20: More boldness needed
Policy brief by Stephen Tindale, John Peet, 05 April 2012
The new EU budget: A missed opportunity
Insight by Stephen Tindale, 11 July 2011
The EU budget: The Union risks having the wrong debate
Bulletin article by Stephen Tindale, 01 April 2011

Priorities for EU development aid

Policy brief by Stephen Tindale, 14 June 2013

The European Commission should manage more development aid. This should be spent on programmes which best meet human needs, irrespective of foreign policy priorities.
Sound public finances require more than low budget deficits

Insight by Simon Tilford, 04 January 2013

Small budget deficits are no guarantee of sustainable public finances: Europe needs higher inflation and growth if it is to stem the rise in public debt.
Brytyjski ekspert: Cameron w sprawie budżetu Unii postawi na swoim

Opinion piece by John Springford
Gazeta Wyborcza, 23 November 2012

Brytyjski premier nie jest sam. Oszczędności chce Szwecja, Holandia i, co najważniejsze, Niemcy - mówi John Springford, analityk brytyjskiego think tanku Centre for European Reform
Much ado about little: Britain and the EU budget

Insight by John Springford, 07 November 2012

Britain is expending considerable political capital on freezing the EU budget. It would be best to push for reform of how the budget is spent.
Can Angela Merkel talk Cameron into being a more flexible ally?

Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
The Guardian, 07 November 2012

The vexed EU budget is supposed to be the main topic of discussion when Germany's chancellor, Angela Merkel, meets David Cameron for supper on Wednesday in Downing Street.
The Commission should stand firm on Iceland's accession negotiations

Insight by Stephen Tindale, 08 August 2012

The world's longest running democracy would be a welcome member, but the EU should not lower standards on fishing or whaling to encourage Iceland to join.
The European Union budget 2014-20: More boldness needed

Policy brief by Stephen Tindale, 05 April 2012

Economic circumstances will make EU budget negotiations even more difficult than usual. Britain, France and Germany should drop their normal preconditions.
The new EU budget: A missed opportunity

Insight by Stephen Tindale, 11 July 2011

The Commission's proposals for the EU's 2014-2020 budgets are a missed opportunity, representing no substantial change. Spending on agriculture should be greatly reduced, that on cohesion re-focused and that on climate greatly increased.

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