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1 New Challenges and the EU 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 MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

2 Background: a SIEPS-IWE project Member states’ and experts’ position on main issues of the budget reviewMember states’ and experts’ position on main issues of the budget review Two main componentsTwo main components –Questionnaire – 167 respondents from 23 member states –Country papers – 8 member states The EU Budget Review: Mapping the Positions of Member States SIEPS Research Report 2008:2, edited by Tamás Szemlér and Jonas Eriksson MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

3 MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

4 MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

5 MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Most fears related to: Turkey The financial burden of enlargements Increasing differences

6 MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES

7 MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES Conclusions Considerable shifts on the expenditure side have good chancesConsiderable 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 convergingIdeas 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

8 Thank you for your attention! Contact: tszemler@vki.hu Visit also our website: www.vki.hu MTA VILÁGGAZDASÁGI KUTATÓINTÉZET INSTITUTE FOR WORLD ECONOMICS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES


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