Darvas, Zsolt, Pisani-Ferry, Jean, Röller, Lars-Hendrik, Santos, Indhira, Sapir, André, Van Pottelsberghe, Bruno, ...
These Memos, addressed to the next Commission President and to the new European commissioners, are written by Bruegel Scholars and edited by Senior Research Fellow André Sapir and focus on key...
A better process for a better budget. Bruegel Policy Brief 2009/04, July 2009 (2009)
Santos, Indhira, Neheider, Susanne.
European Union budget negotiations often focus on member states' financial net balances, rather than on spending with EU-level added value. But net positions are an unreliable guide to sound EU...
Indhira Santos analyses the impact of the European Union’s cohesion policy both in terms of economic efficiency and redistribution to needy areas of the EU. She illustrates with data the confusion...
Reframing the EU budget decision-making process. Bruegel Working Paper 2009/03, May 2009 (2009)
Santos, Indhira, Neheider, Susanne.
This paper traces the history of the EU budget and draws lessons for the review to come. Whatever reforms are proposed, the authors believe that they must serve to shift spending to policy areas and...
Reshaping the global economy. Bruegel Policy Contribution 2009/04, March 2009 (2009)
Pisani-Ferry, Jean, Santos, Indhira.
Jean Pisani-Ferry and Indhira Santos observe that the crisis and the national responses to it have started to reshape the global economy. But beyond the specifics of shock transmission, the crisis...
Is Structural Spending on a Solid Foundation? Bruegel policy brief 2008/02, February 2008 (2008)
Summary. The European Union’s budget review, launched last year, is an opportunity critically to examine EU policies and instruments. Structural Funds are at the heart of the EU cohesion effort,...
The new food equation: do EU policies add up? Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/06 (2008)
Santos, Indhira, Delgado, Juan.
This policy brief looks at how EU policies should be adjusted to the higher food prices. The brief makes three policy recommendations: Innovation in biofuels should be encouraged but biofuels targets...