{"id":17738,"title":"What’s the Cost of Europe?","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/investment-budget\/whats-the-cost-of-europe\/","date":"7. Januar 2018","date_unix":1515361091,"date_modified_unix":1754482663,"date_iso":"2018-01-07T21:38:11+00:00","content":"

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In the publication series \u201cEuropa briefing\u201d,\u00a0our colleagues from\u00a0„Repair and Prepare: Strengthen the Euro<\/a>„, a joint project between\u00a0the Bertelsmann Stiftung\u00a0and the Jacques Delors Institut \u2013 Berlin,\u00a0cover key topics of European politics and present possible scenarios.\u00a0What is the problem? What might happen next? And what can politics do now? Each week, we will present one of these briefings for you on this blog. Alternatively, you can\u00a0click here<\/a>\u00a0to find all the Europa briefings\u00a0on the website of the project.\u00a0<\/em><\/div>\n

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This Week’s Briefing: EU Budget
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The European Union’s budget is relatively small but how it is financed and for what purpose it is used is controversial. The debate around this issue is coming to a head with the pending departure of the United Kingdom. Where does the EU get its money from? Who benefits from the spending? And what ideas are there for a more transparent and effective budget?<\/p>\n

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Simply click on the download window above to find out the answers to all these questions and more.<\/p>\n

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\u201eThe Europa briefing series is published as part of \u201cRepair and Prepare: Strengthen the euro\u201d. For this project, the Bertelsmann Stiftung has joined forces with the Jacques Delors Institut \u2013 Berlin to provide a roadmap for a stronger Economic and Monetary <\/span>Union. You can find all briefings and further publications on the future of the Eurozone on the website of the project\u00a0<\/span>www.strengthentheeuro.eu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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Although the EU budget is comparitively small, it remains a controversial topic. Brexit will further fuel the debate on rebates and redistribution. This Briefing takes a closer look at where the EU gets its money from and who benefits most from its spending. It also examines current proposals to render the budget more transparent and efficient.<\/p>\n","thumbnail":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/01\/Budget-Title.jpg","thumbnailsquare":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2018\/01\/Budget-Title.jpg","authors":[{"id":17740,"name":"J\u00f6rg Haas","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/de\/blogger\/joerg-haas\/"}],"categories":[{"id":598,"name":"Investment & Budget","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/category\/investment-budget\/"}],"tags":[{"id":151,"name":"Publications","link":"https:\/\/bst-europe.eu\/tag\/publications\/"}]}