Bertoncini, Yves, (2012), ‘Reforming the EU budget in times of crisis’, Notre Europe – Jacques Delors Institute, 15 November.
This tribune by Yves Bertoncini underlines the main issues at stake in the perspective of the extraordinary European Council which is to take key decisions on the EU budget for the post 2013 period. It is based on three series of remarks:
– one on the crisis, which has to be taken into account in the ongoing decision-making process;
– a second one on the key objectives of the EU budget;
– the third one on the concept of “political union”, given the fact that the EU budget is one of its major tool.