Decentralizing the MFF – Alternative Proposals on the EU’s 7-Year Budget

Decentralizing the MFF – Alternative Proposals on the EU’s 7-Year Budget

In the early Multiannual Financial Frameworks (MFFs), Jacques Delors’ vision was to balance the needs of the Member States with those of the European Commission. The aim was to ensure a stable working relationship based on mutual trust, a clear delineation of roles, and the responsible use of public funds to support the competitiveness of the European Union. Under the current MFF proposal, this stable relationship is clearly eroding in favor of an arbitrary centralization of the Commission’s powers. This development makes the MFF itself suboptimal and less transparent. To return to Delors’ vision and address today’s competitiveness crisis, an honest assessment of the flaws of the Commission’s MFF proposal is required. This should be coupled with creative ideas to improve it while respecting sovereignty and the principle of subsidiarity.

 

Program:

16:30 – 17:00
Registration

17:00 – 17:05
Opening remarks

17:05– 17:30
‘Decentralizing the MFF – Alternative Proposals on the EU’s 7-Year Budget’
Presentation by Philip Pilkington, Senior Research Fellow at HIIA

17:30 – 17:40
‘Rule of Law Critiques and the MFF’
Presentation by Csaba Stefán, Research Fellow at HIIA

17:40 – 17:45
‘The Regional Perspective of the Central Eastern European States’
Presentation by Ágnes Vass, Research Director at HIIA

 

17:45 – 19:00
Panel discussion

Speakers:

Philip Pilkington
Senior Research Fellow, HIIA

Paul Morland
Expert in Demographics; Director and Consultant,
Morland Strategic Services

Szabolcs Pásztor
Director of Research, Oeconomus

Richard Schenk
Research Fellow, MCC Brussels

Moderator:

Dorina Molnár
Managing Director, HIIA

19:00 – 20:00
Reception

We are looking forward to welcoming all interested guests to a meaningful and inspiring discussion!

To confirm your participation, please reach out to the organizers via email at event@hiia.hu.