Author (Person) | Emerson, Michael, Núñez Ferrer, Jorge |
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Series Title | CEPS Working Document |
Series Details | No.140, February 2000 |
Publication Date | February 2000 |
Content Type | Report |
This paper describes the development of the negotiations from the birth of the Agenda 2000 proposals to the end of the Berlin European Council Summit and discusses the consequences of the outcome. The study shows to what extent net contributions to the EU budget and narrow national interests dominated the negotiations, at the expense of the original aims of the reforms (to prepare the Union for enlargement and for the next round of WTO negotiations), which were practically forgotten. This type of behaviour is by no means unique. On the contrary, it has been recurrent in the history of the EU. Estimates of future expenditures and own resources show that the Berlin European Council conclusions will prove to be far from satisfactory. From Source URL click on 'CEPS Working Documents'. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source http://www.ceps.eu/ |
Subject Categories | Economic and Financial Affairs, Politics and International Relations |