A bigger bang for our euros: how to reform the EU budget

The ‘no holds barred’ review of the EU budget called for by EU leaders is an opportunity to initiate serious reform - an opportunity the Union cannot afford to miss. This Policy Brief by Fabian Zuleeg and Sara Hagemann, which outlines five key principles which should guide this review, warns that eastward enlargement, recent economic developments and the need to equip the EU to deal with the challenges which lie ahead make large-scale reform of the budget essential.