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New Challenges and the EU B udget : Dreams and Reality

New Challenges and the EU B udget : Dreams and Reality. Presented by Tamás Szemlér Ph.D, scientific deputy director Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, 30 May 2008. Background: a SIEPS-IWE project.

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New Challenges and the EU B udget : Dreams and Reality

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  1. New Challenges and theEU Budget:Dreams and Reality Presented by Tamás Szemlér Ph.D, scientific deputy director Institute for World Economics of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences Budapest, 30 May 2008

  2. Background: a SIEPS-IWE project • Member states’ and experts’ position on main issues of the budget review • Two main components • Questionnaire – 167 respondents from 23 member states • Country papers – 8 member states • TheEU Budget Review:Mapping the Positions of Member States SIEPS Research Report 2008:2, edited by Tamás Szemlér and Jonas Eriksson

  3. Most fears related to: • Turkey • The financial burden of enlargements • Increasing differences

  4. Conclusions • Considerable shifts on the expenditure side have good chances • CAP reform is likely • Cohesion Policy is also under pressure • Competitiveness: a priority for everyone • Ideas on new expenditure items are present, even converging • But: in practice, most actors still have the status quo in mind • The practical limit: budget size

  5. Thank you for your attention! Contact: tszemler@vki.hu Visit also our website: www.vki.hu

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