In an atmosphere where the nation states of the EU are having to be more austere in spending their own money, what does this mean for the EU as it looks forward to 2020 and plan long term? We discuss the pressure points and how to balance a budget.
This is the first podcast recorded during our meeting to discuss Prospects for the EU financial perspective in an age of austerity.
Contributors are:
Stephen Tindale, Associate Fellow, Centre for European Reform, London
Jorge Núñez Ferrer, Associate Research Fellow, Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels