| Author (Person) | Cornago, Elisabetta |
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| Publisher | Centre for European Reform (CER) |
| Series Title | CER Insight |
| Publication Date | March 2025 |
| Content Type | Research Paper |
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Summary: Estimates of the impact of enlargement dispelled the myth that it would bust the EU’s budget: the rise in EU spending would be manageable if Ukraine, Moldova and all Western Balkan candidates joined the Union. However, some of the current member-states would receive lower transfers from the EU. Therefore the distributional effects of enlargement needed to be addressed to ensure it had broad-based political support. |
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https://www.cer.eu/insights/eu-budget-larger-union-key-issues-and-open-questions
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| Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
| Subject Tags | EU Budget, EU Enlargement |
| Countries / Regions | Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Ukraine |
| International Organisations | European Union [EU] |
