Lessons for EU Economic Governance

This hybrid roundtable was dedicated to discussing some of the findings of the Recovery Watch focus area on EU Governance with a specific look at the policy implications for reforming the EU economic governance framework.

The research is part of the Recovery Watch project. FEPS, Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) and Institut Emile Vandervelde (IEV), in partnership with first-rate knowledge organisations, have built a structured network of experts to monitor the implementation of National Recovery and Resilience Plans and assess their impact on key social outcomes. Fact- and data-based evidence will sharpen the implementation of national plans and instruct progressive policymaking from the local to the European level.

Assessment of the NextGenEU: Capacity to finance EU Public Goods

• Jérôme Creel, Director of Studies, OFCE Sciences Po
• Francesco Saraceno, Deputy Director, OFCE Sciences Po
• Ole Funke, Deputy Director General European Policy, German Federal Chancellery
• Margarida Marques, Member of the European Parliament and rapporteur on the 2021-2027 multiannual Financial Framework and the review of the macroeconomic legislative framework
• Isabelle Brachet, Fiscal Reform Policy Coordinator, Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe and member of the Fiscal Matters network

The discussion was moderated by Maria João Rodrigues, FEPS President

RRF Governance & Monitoring: Performance-based management tying disbursements to agreed milestones and targets

• Jonathan Zeitlin, Distinguished & Emeritus Professor, University of Amsterdam, Founder of the Amsterdam Centre for European Studies (ACES) and Visiting Fellow, EUI Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
• Francesco Corti, Associate Research Fellow at CEPS and Advisor to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Affairs and Health of Belgium
• Luc Tholoniat, Director, DG for Economic and Financial Affairs, European Commission
• Azzurra Rinaldi, Professor of Economic and Director of the School of Gender Economics, University Unitelma Sapienza of Rome

The discussion was moderated by David Rinaldi, FEPS Director of Studies & Policy

The presentation used during this debate can be found here.