EU Fiscal Integration and the Transformation to a Spending State

Abstract

This panel explores the EU's evolving fiscal architecture and its transformation from a primarily regulatory union to one with significant spending capacities. Papers analyze gridlock dynamics and informal cooperation mechanisms in Council negotiations, examine the shift from judicialization to central banking as a primary engine of integration, compare fiscal policy responses across different crises, and investigate the broader implications of the EU's system transformation from a regulatory to a spending state, with particular attention to how control constellations shape spending governance.

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Gridlock in EU Council Negotiations	View Paper Details
Every Crisis Has Its Fiscal Policy: Explaining the EU’s Fiscal Policy Choices in the COVID-19 and the Security Crises	View Paper Details
Profitable Cooperation? The Weimar Triangle and Bargaining Success in European Union Lawmaking	View Paper Details
EU System Transformation from a Regulatory to a Spending State: Why and How Dimensions of Control Constellations Matter for Spending Governance	View Paper Details