TY - RPRT A1 - Lindner, Johannes A1 - Redeker, Nils T1 - Germany Needs a Europe Pact N2 - German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently presented a new “Germany-Pact” to advance the country, following media reporting that has portrayed Germany as the “sick man of Europe” due to its waning economy. However, as Johannes Lindner and Nils Redeker observe, Europe does not play a big role in this pact. In this op-ed, originally published in Handelsblatt, they explain why Germany should refocus on the EU single market and develop an overall strategy for modernising the country and Europe. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/detail/publication/germany-needs-a-europe-pact N1 - This policy position is also available in German: Lindner, J., & Redeker, N. (2023). Deutschland braucht einen Europapakt. https://www.delorscentre.eu/de/publikationen/detail/publication/germany-needs-a-europe-pact ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lindner, Johannes A1 - Redeker, Nils T1 - Gastkommentar: Warum Deutschland jetzt einen Europa-Pakt braucht JF - Handelsblatt N2 - Deutschland schwächelt und sollte sich wieder stärker auf den EU-Binnenmarkt konzentrieren, meinen Johannes Lindner und Nils Redeker. Sie fordern eine Modernisierungsstrategie. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.handelsblatt.com/meinung/gastbeitraege/gastkommentar-warum-deutschland-jetzt-einen-europa-pakt-braucht/29394152.html ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Lindner, Johannes A1 - Findeisen, Francesco A1 - Jäger, Philipp T1 - Turning challenges to EU competitiveness into opportunities N2 - The EU struggles to remain internationally competitive, with pressures intensifying since the Russian war in Ukraine. Many factors, most of them long-standing, determine EU competitiveness, such as lack of skilled labour, digitalisation, or quality of infrastructure. A vast literature exists on how to address these issues. This paper takes a narrower approach by focusing on three more recent levers for the EU to ensure its future competitiveness: devising an EU industrial policy, adapting to the changing energy landscape, and positioning the EU in a geopolitically tense environment. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/turning-challenges-of-eu-competitiveness-into-opportunities ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Lindner, Johannes A1 - Redeker, Nils T1 - "It’s the politics, stupid” - don't squander this golden opportunity for reforming the fiscal rules N2 - On the reform of fiscal rules, the EU risks letting a once-in-a-decade opportunity slip. The time window for a successful reform is tight. And the Commission's current proposal is economically sound but politically overconfident. This risks drawing the Commission into political fights it cannot win, and would repeat some of the mistakes of the last reform process. At the same, current rules remain impossible to apply. Those who romanticize the old framework therefore need to realize that a retreat to the old system is not an option. The EU thus needs a compromise and needs it fast. To get there in the little time left, we propose four improvements: first, the system needs some numerical benchmarks for debt reduction in the adjustment period; second, it should include a clear definition of the scope of possible deviations through growth-oriented reforms and investments; third it should come with explicit carve-outs for national expenditures linked to some EU programs; and fourth, it needs credible enforcement through better ownership not only at the national but also at the European level. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/fiscal-rules-reform ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Lindner, Johannes A1 - Nguyen, Thu A1 - Hansum, Romy T1 - What does it cost? Financial implications of the next enlargement N2 - Despite a broad consensus in the EU on the necessity of enlargement, it is far from a done deal. Especially the financial implications a Ukraine accession pose uncertainties. In our policy paper, Johannes Lindner, Thu Nguyen and Romy Hansum show that the next enlargement round would have less of an impact on the EU budget than is generally assumed. This is largely because the EU’s multiannual financial framework (MFF) has inherent adaptation mechanisms to mitigate significant fluctuations. At the same time, we stress that is impossible to predict precisely what the EU’s MFF, under which accession will happen, will look like as the rules and allocations are subject to political negotiations. Lastly, enlargement is not the only issue adding pressure on the EU budget in a Union that faces huge challenges. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/financial-implications-of-the-next-enlargement ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Lindner, Johannes A1 - Mack, Sebastian T1 - Europe must improve the quality of its regulation N2 - The EU is discussing better regulation. The issue is urgent. Nothing less than the competitiveness of European companies and the acceptance of the EU are at stake. But beware – neither symbolic politics nor broad deregulation will help. Instead: here are four concrete measures that could substantially improve the quality of EU regulation. Y1 - 2023 UR - https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/detail/publication/quality-of-regulation ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Enderlein, Henrik A1 - Lindner, Johannes A1 - Calvo-Gonzáles, Oscar A1 - Ritter, Raymond T1 - The EU budget: how much scope for institutional reform? T2 - ECB Occasional Paper Series Y1 - 2005 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/S0573-8555(06)79005-8 SN - 1607-1484 N1 - Available as e-publication in your Hertie Library. Als elektronische Ausgabe in der Hertie Bibliothek verfügbar. IS - 27 SP - 1 EP - 31 PB - Europäische Zentralbank CY - Frankfurt a.M. [u.a.] ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Enderlein, Henrik A1 - Funke, Ole A1 - Lindner, Johannes T1 - The EU budget: which fiscal capacity at the European level? T2 - European Union: Power and policy-making Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-0415715522 SP - 211 EP - 232 PB - Routledge CY - New York ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Enderlein, Henrik A1 - Lindner, Johannes T1 - The EU budgetary process in the constitutional debate T2 - European Union : Power and policy-making Y1 - 2005 SN - 978-0415358149 N1 - Available as print in your Hertie Library. Als Druckversion in der Hertie Bibliothek verfügbar. SP - 187 EP - 205 PB - Routledge CY - London ER -