How much is our Union worth?
At a SIEPS seminar on 18 April 2018, the future of the EU budget was discussed. The seminar was arranged together with the European Commission in Sweden.
At a SIEPS seminar on 18 April 2018, the future of the EU budget was discussed. The seminar was arranged together with the European Commission in Sweden.
On 2 May the European Commission will present its proposal for the EU budget in the coming years. This Multiannual Financial Framework is of key importance for the EU for several reasons.
The UK will leave the EU and a substantial contribution to its budget is thus lost. In addition, the EU is facing new challenges, such as the protection of its external borders, a need for increased defence and security cooperation, fight against terrorism, migration policy and climate policy, which all require common EU financing.
The EU's financial resources will thus be a key factor in the elaboration of the EU that we want to have in the future. To facilitate this discussion the European Commission has put forward a Reflection paper, which among other things features "price tags" for increased EU cooperation in different fields.
During this seminar we will discuss the following questions: