2014-2020 Un autre cadre financier pluriannuel pour une nouvelle Europe

2014-2020 Un autre cadre financier pluriannuel pour une nouvelle Europe is a proposal by the Centre Maurits Coppieters (in a joint effort with Arritti) to rethink the 2014-2020 new European Multi Annual Financial Framework coming into force on 1 January 2014.

The author, Roccu Garoby, raises relevant questions regarding the Budgetary structure of the Union: What should Europe’s priorties be and how these are reflected in monetary terms? He is aware that the MMF is more than just a budgetary tool, it will in fact show a certain political vision of the European integration process. He claims that, the European Parliament’s position on the issue is conservative, devoid of ambition and not sustainable, yet still clearly more desirable than the initial proposal by the European Commission and far more supporting of the common institutions than what the Council seems to advocate for.

Facing a new wave of predominant intergovernamentalism, due to the the tensions created during the economic and financial and crises, he stands for a more united Europe where States devolve competences to the Union and Budgetary provisions for European Institutions increase significantly. He expresses the need for rethinking the 2014-2020 fianical framework to respond the 2020 growth strategy objectives in an honest contribution to a much wider European political debate in this field.