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Since the inception of the European Economic Community, the EU budget has been one of the most contested and important issues. The evolution of its structure and composition has also reflected the overall development of the EU. From a multidisciplinary approach, this book examines the current features and challenges of the EU budget. It provides historical, political, legal, and economic analyses, alongside a discussion of its future development. The book will prove timely and relevant for scholars, practitioners and policy makers alike.



Table of Contents:
Contents: 1. Introduction Luca Zamparini and Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli Part I Historical and Political Profiles 2. The EU budget and the European integration process: a historical analysis Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli 3. The EU budget between bargaining tool and policy instrument Mario Kölling 4. ´No representation without taxation´. For an history of the budgetary control in the European Union Alessandro Isoni 5. Citizens´ Attitudes towards the EU Budget: An Overview Karsten Mause 6. The Multi-Annual Financial Framework: reforms and path-dependent development of the EU budget Robert Kaiser 7. Towards a closer Intergovernmental Union? The political implications of the 2021-2027 MFF negotiations Matteo Scotto Part II Legal and Economic Profiles 8. The EU budget and the MFF between flexibility and unity Peter Becker 9. The European framework for monitoring and control of the EU budget Elsa Perreau 10. Growth, competitiveness and the EU budget Luca Zamparini 11. The relevance of the EU budget for the structural balances of Member States Maurizia Pierri 12. Brexit and the EU budget Margit Schratzenstaller 13. Conclusions Ubaldo Villani-Lubelli and Luca Zamparini Index